Each night at the club a different person hosts the evening, and they set their individual stamp on proceedings. They are there to facilitate the evening, welcome you if you are a visitor and make sure everyone gets a chance to sing and play in a supportive, friendly atmosphere.
Guest Nights
Names of special guests are given in bold below. See the Guest performers page for more.
First Thursdays – mini spots
On the first Thursday of the month, beginning in March Folk Club members have the opportunity to perform an extended ‘mini spot’ of 15 to 20 minutes of new material. The names of performers are in italics below.
Bideford Folk Club MCs 2017
August
3rd Pam & Al
10th Danny Second Thursday (long story!); The Lorraine Turner Ensemble
17th John B
24th Derek
31st John W
September
7th John P First Thursday; Danny Dove
14th Jerry Guest Night; Granny’s Attic
21st Pan & Al
28th Martyn
October
5th Sue First Thursday; Pete and Jenny
12th John P Guest Night; Daniel Nestlerode
19th John B
26th Pete
November
2nd Jerry First Thursday; Roger Cockram
9th Danny Guest Night; Robb Johnson
16th John W
23rd Martyn
30th Pam & Al
December
7th Sue
14th Danny
21st Martyn Christmas Carols and seasonal nibbles in the bar.
28th Derek
January
4th Jerry
11th John P
18th John W
25th John B
Even later in 2018 – Subject to confirmation
April 19th Guest Night; John Conolly
May 31st Guest Night; Carolyn Robson and Iris Bishop
