Guest nights at Bideford start at 8pm unless it says otherwise below – we advise you to arrive at 7:30 or thereabouts to be sure of a seat. They finish between 10:30 and 11. There’s no singaround on guest nights, support performers are invited in advance by the MC for the evening.
We don’t charge for tickets but we do pass the box round – please consider how much you might pay for a public concert and then contribute at least the cost of a drink. All club events are financed by the collections taken each week.
2017
Daniel Nestlerode 12th October
We are pleased to welcome Daniel Nestlerode back to Bideford. Daniel was born in Pennsylvania but is now based in Cambridge. He sings many original songs and also performs traditional material accompanying himself principally on mandolin but also mandola, tenor mandola and guitar.
If you fancy a good dose of Americana/country then you could do worse than have a listen to More Than A Little Guitar, the pun will become obvious when you see the album and find out more about the ex-Californian Daniel Nestlerode.
folkall.blogspot.co.uk/
Listen to Rolling With the Circus
Daniel’s website.
Robb Johnson 9th November
Robb is one of the finest singer-songwriters active in the UK today. His songs are edgy, hard hitting and full of social comment. He featured in the BBC’s “Folk Britannia” series and has worked with many well-known performers including Leon Rosselson and Chumbawumba.
“Britain’s finest songwriter since Richard Thompson”
Venue
“The real deal when it comes to songwriting”
Mike Harding, BBC Radio2
See Ballad of the NHS on YouTube
Robb’s website
2018
John Conolly 19th April
John Conolly makes a welcome return to Bideford. John has been around the British folk scene since the early 60s, he has written many songs – particularly about the east coast herring fishing community of which “Fiddler’s Green” is probably the best known.
More recently John has written many love songs and has also taken to writing some outrageously funny ditties. He plays melodeon and guitar.
Readers will, I’m sure, need no introduction to John’s enthusiastic, involving and entirely accessible performing style and his enviable songwriting versatility is well showcased on this latest collection
Living Tradition
Johns facebook page
John singing Fiddler’s Green
