Hoy Diary

2010	Artiste	Members' Admission	MC
26th Jan	Liz Simcock Trio Liz is a great songwriter and gorgeous singer with a relaxed and very endearing stage presence. She is going from strength to strength as a performer and stands alongside any of the female singer/songwriters currently working on the acoustic/folk music scene. In '99 she featured on the excellent Playpen Album of New Acoustic Music alongside Eliza Carthy, Billy Bragg and Eddy Reader, but now concentrates on her solo studio career or performing in the trio with Ian Newman (bass) and Warwick Jones (guitar).	£5	tbc
2nd Feb	Isamabarde Isambarde are a folk band with tremendous energy and enthusiasm. They are the unusual and winning combination of Chris Green's driving guitar, Emily Sanders' incisive fiddle playing and the lyrical oboe of Jude Rees, coupled with great full on vocal harmonies. Their music is a powerful blend of traditional and contemporary folk songs and between them they are taking the English tradition forward into the 21st century whilst not losing sight of their folk roots.	£6	Dave
9th Feb	Martin Carthy 'A legend in his own lifetime'...the most important English folk artist of his generation and still playing folk clubs all over the world! Martin Carthy has the ability to take a traditional song, adapt it, often with either a new tune or additional words and say something contemporary and relevant whilst retaining the works traditional roots. His intelligent approach made this music accessible to wider audiences and enriched the British folk heritage. He's also a smashing bloke!	£10	Kiti
16th Feb	Open Night featuring Pete Dunhill & Charlie Skelton As usual our open mike nights are a showcase for any local musicians, or visitors, who wish to perform. The evening will end with a full and entertaining set from Pete on guitar and vocals and Charlie, vocals, fiddle, small pipes and anything else he can get a tune out of!	£2 (Performers Free)	Tony
23rd Feb	Norah Rendell & Brian Miller Fabulous lead vocalist Norah Rendell sings and plays flute with top class Irish bouzouki and guitar backing from Brian Miller. This exceptionally talented pair of North Americans met while living in the southwest of Ireland and studying Irish traditional music at it's source. Their duo performance clicked from the start and in the space of just a few years they have come to be regarded as two of the best young interpreters of traditional music on the folk scene, whose live stage performances are simply a joy to watch.	£6	Steve
2nd Mar	Ruth Notman Over the past decade the British folk scene as produced it's fair share of sensational female vocalists and one of the most recent, Ruth Notman is up there with the best of them. A Nottingham girl, she started performing in local folk clubs at just 13 years old, in 2007 she was a finalist in the BBC's Young Folk Awards and now at the ripe old age of 20, with three albums to her credit, she is kept busy appearing at club's and festivals around the country. She plays a variety of instruments, sings a mix of traditional and self-penned songs and has a voice that's to die for!	£6	Simon
9th Mar	Damien Barber & Mike Wilson Two of the finest exponents of Traditional Song in the UK...it's hard to believe that these relatively young men have a combined 40-plus years experience of performing at folk venues. Damien from Norfolk is a stylish and distinctive singer, guitarist and excels on the English concertina. Mike is the youngest of the Wilson Family siblings from Teesside and as such is steeped in the traditions of the North-East. Their recently recorded album 'Under the Influence' topped the folk charts in 2009	£7	tbc
16th Mar	Craobh Rua Craobh Rua, pronounced (Crave Ru-ah) play Irish traditional music 'from the Heart'. Belfast born and based, they perform Celtic music at it's finest, mixing rousing jigs and reels with tender ballads and airs. Fronted by the powerful vocals of Jim Rainey, with group founder Brian Connolly on banjo and mandolin, the stunning fiddle playing of Michael Cassidy and last but not least Connor Lamb on uillean pipes and whistles...the band are regarded around the globe as a shining example of everything that's good about Irish music.	£10	Steve
23rd Mar	Open Night featuring Arfur Doo & The Toe Rags A chance to hear the best of our local musicians and singers (visiting performers are always welcome). The evening will end with a full set by the hugely popular folk rock band...Arfur Do & The Toe Rags...for those of you whose feet are not wrapped in rags it will be a foot-stomping set, guaranteed to send you home on a high note!	£2 (Performers Free)	Tony
30th Mar	tbc
6th Apr	Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts	£5
13th Apr	Mawkin:Causeley	£8
20th Apr	Open Night featuring Joe & Jo	£2 (Performers Free)	Tony
27th Apr	Tim Laycock	£6
4th May	Flossie Malavialle	£6	Simon
11th May	Wild Willy Barrett & The Sleeping Dogz	£6
18th May	Open Night featuring Lou Brown	£2 (Performers Free)	Tony
25th May	tbc
1st Jun	Pete Coe	£7
8th Jun	Suntrap	£6
15th Jun	Open Night featuring Thames Traditional Arts Ass.	£2 (Performers Free)	Tony
22nd Jun	Danny Spooner	£5	Tony
13th Jul	Bob Fox	£6
27th Jul	Kittiwakes	£5
21st Sep	Open Mike Night featuring Clive Cowan	£2	Tony
12th Oct	Cloudstreet	£7
19th Oct	Open Mike Night featuring Grand Reunion	£2

On a normal guest night we have several floor-spots who perform between 8.15 and 9.00 pm
Arrive early and ask to the MC on the night if you want to perform - or email now and book ahead

Our Open Mike Nights usually end with a 45 minute spot by a pre-booked guest,
often a local semi-professional artiste, who is paid modest expenses by the Club.
If you would like to be considered for this spot,
please contact Tony Prior on 01702 715111 or hoy@priority.ms

These bookings are subject to change, often due to circumstances beyond our control.
For up to date information call Tony Prior on 01702 715111 or email hoy@priority.ms

Speak to the MC on the night for a floor spot or Book a spot on-line
There are normally has several requests from artistes willing to perform
so please arrive in good time to discuss the situation on that particular evening with the MC.)

For links to the websites of artistes appearing at The Hoy
(and a lot more about the national folk scene)
look up all you need to know on
folkandroots gigguide