VIDEOS OF COMING PERFORMERS

ANDY IRVINE December 13th

Our Christmas treat to ourselves in 2007 is another visit from the magnificent ANDY IRVINE:-

BILL CADDICK January 3rd We start the new year with a band with the man who has been the most consistently excellent songwriter for decades now.
THE NEW DEAL STRING BAND January 24th

The superb combination of Tom Paley, his son Ben and Joe Locker will be with us in January
Here is a video of a solo appearance by Tom singing "Sporting Life Blues"

DAVE SWARBRICK March 20th

We are delighted to be able to bring you the living legend of the fiddle.

BRYAN BOWERS April 10th

Reckoned by many to be the best exponent of the autoharp in the world, Bryan will be on tour in Europe again next April

MARTIN CARTHY June 26th

It is always a delight to be able to present the folk scene's top name and a man who has brought consistent excellence to his performances:-
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Here is a photo montage of some of the best nights at the Royal Oak between 2002 and 2006
The music to accompany the video is:-
1] Foul Weather Call/From Night Till Morn
2] Monkey Hornpipe/Stepdance
3] Hunt The Squirrel/Four Hand Reel
It was played by Dan Quinn & Will Duke, two of the resident performers at the Royal Oak, and taken from their album â€œWild Boysâ€ available from:- http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rebe.cleveland/hebeweb.htm
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The events that take place every Thursday in the well-appointed upstairs room at the Royal Oak in Station Street, Lewes, East Sussex are intended to encourage the performance of traditional music and song. We operate throughout the year apart from August.
This is not a club as such; there is no membership, rather a number of like minds who come together to celebrate and enjoy a range of musical traditions in a convivial, socially conducive atmosphere. We believe that we try to make all newcomers feel welcome.
Guest artists are booked to appear virtually every week; we do have a very few 'Open Nights' during the year. Within our limited financial resources, we try to present artists from a range of musical backgrounds and experiences who are talented and display a love of their chosen music or styles. When we have guest artists, there is a cover charge on the door that reflects the status and fees of the artists. However, we do try to run our non-guest nights on a "Free Admission" basis. All the money that we take is used to book the best variety of guest artists that we can afford. We are not subsidised in any way by commercial sponsorship, arts organisation or local council grant The organisers bear the running costs of the venture themselves in the belief that they get more out of it than they put in.
For visitors to the town, we are easily found. From the train station, turn right out of the main exit from the station and go up Station Street. The main crossroads in the town is where Station Street crosses the High Street where buses arrive. The large train station car park is free after 7.30pm.
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