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4th December
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The
Medlars
(£9 / £10)
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Originally formed in 2009 The Medlars are folk trio from
Essex, performing songs and tunes originated and rooted in the folk
tradition, revisiting and creating new arrangements of classic English folk
songs with a contemporary feel. Its
current line up formed from a chance encounter at Folk East 2017, The
Medlars are now Alie Barnes - vocals, Emma Hardy - fiddle/vocals, Tom Hardy
guitar/vocals.
Alie grew up with the influences of the East Anglian fens in
her blood and has been performing and running folk clubs since the
mid-1980s. Emma has a classical music background and Tom is a self-taught
guitarist, with a wide range of influences from folk to punk. Whilst
original influences remain, these have expanded, drawing in ideas from
within and outside the tradition. The Medlars have performed at festivals,
such as Bobbing Barn, Moira, The White Horse, and Upton, and Folk Clubs
including Colchester, Hadleigh, Loughton, The Hoy at Anchor, Waveney, and
Wivenhoe.
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18th
December
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Phil Beer
(£15 for all)
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The Truth…
Whilst that may be the perception, I would actually take issue
with that statement. I didn’t write it.
I’m very good at what I do. The trick is to design what you do in
order to accommodate your limitations. Thats why I don’t teach. I leave
that to the pros. I’m too busy gigging or making albums anyway. Please stop
asking me! The perpetual problem of being a Z list muso/celebrity is how to
describe yourself. The most onerous task of all is trying to big yourself
up and exaggerate past exploits. I’ve now been ‘on the road’ for 45 years.
I’m amazed I’m still standing. I’ve made hundreds of albums with bands/singers/ musicians and done gigs with them. Some are
world famous, some you’ve never heard of. The dumbest and most pathetic
thing in existence is to see a musicians C. V. that lists the people that they may just
have been with on the same bill on the same day at some festival as people
that they’ve ‘worked with’. Whilst I ache in the places I used to play (L
Cohen!), I’m still up for what is about to happen, not what has been and
gone. Hopefully, myself and my compatriots have more to contribute yet
before we shuffle off.
This is why my catchphrase is…
Phil Beer. Plays guitar and fiddle, sings a bit. Sums it up.
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All Wednesdays
without guests.
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Singers Nights.
Admission £2 for
everyone.
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Bring your instruments, poems, stories
and particularly your favourite songs and join in - or just listen or sing
the choruses.
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