St Albans Folk Music organises pub music sessions, a monthly
concert series, ‘Folk at the Maltings’, and an annual 'New roots' competition for
young musicians. It is a part of the 'Folk at the Festival' Committee which
organises the St Albans Folk Festival.
St Albans
Folk Festival will be on June 26-28, with the main events being on Saturday
June 27, 2020. Once again there will be a
day of dance in the City Centre, and a day of music with free showcase
performances in local pubs and other venues, sessions and singarounds.
The festival concert will be in the Abbey Theatre and our guest will be Fay Hield, Sam
Sweeney and Rob Harbron. This is our only ticketed event, but we welcome musicians and singers
who want to take part in our showcase performances, sessions and singarounds.
Write a new Roman song for St
Albans The final took place on Sunday June 30
and the winner, Nigel Moorcroft, will be singing his winning song ‘Bricks’ at the Folk
at the Maltings New Year concert on Friday January 3. The possibility of
another song writing concert in 2020 is still being discussed.
St
Michael's Street folk evening
St Michael's
Street folk evening will be on Wednesday July 1 2020. Dancing
in St Michael's Street and music everywhere.
New
Roots an event for young musicians. If you are under 25 and play
folk, roots or traditional music, we would like to hear from you, and entries
for New Roots 2020 close on January 31. The final will be at Trestle
Arts Base, St Albans on Sunday April 26 2020 from 11am to 5pm. For
further details, click here.
Folk at the Maltings
Maltings Arts Theatre, The Maltings, St Albans AL1 3HL
Friday December 6, 8.00pm Julie Felix plus Burdock
Born in
Santa Barbara, California, Julie Felix came to the UK in the 1960s and rose to fame in the late 1960s and early
1970s. This included a career in television, including becoming the resident
singer on BBC TV’s ‘The Frost Report’.
Decades later, she remains based in the UK, living in Hertfordshire, and
she still sings on. She will be supported by Bedfordshire-based trio Burdock, who were
New Roots 2019 finalists.
Friday January 3, 8.00pm, New Year Concert with The Moorcrofters and Lizzy Hardingham
The Moorcrofters, made up of Nigel
Moorcroft, Ellie Turton-Hill and Steve McClennon in a set of songs, some by Nigel Moorcroft, including his winning song,
Bricks. Lizzy Hardingham is a local singer with a growing reputation and organised the
competition.
Tickets: £12, Students and
concessions £11. Under 18 £7.50
December 6 £14, students and
concessions £13. Under 18 £10
To book:
Online at http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/ovo
By phone 0333 666 3366, in person at St Albans Central Library or pay on the
door.
Sessions Mainly
traditional Irish, English, Scottish and other traditional music. All welcome
to listen or to play. Mainly tunes, but singers welcome.
Weekly sessions at 8.30pm on
Wednesdays are now at the Robin Hood,
126 Victoria Street, St Albans AL1 3TG. The session on December 18 will include
traditional carols, words provided. There will be no session on Christmas Day
and the session on New Year’s Day will be in the afternoon.
Monthly sessions are at the Great Northern, London Road at 6.00pm on
Sundays, usually on the fourth Sunday of the month. The December session will
be on December 29.
Links to other
regular events in St Albans
Contact Alison
Macfarlane
Tel 01727 852111
Email: info@stalbansfolkmusic.org.uk