Traditional Music Sessions in Sussex, Kent and Surrey

This is a selection of the free, participatory tune and song sessions happening in a loosely defined area roughly corresponding to Sussex, Kent and Surrey.
If you would like your entry modifiied or removed or know of any other sessions that should be here, contact Bryan Creer.
I can accommodate one-off or irregular sessions if you talk to me nicely.
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    Venue -click for full address and map. Organiser - click for contact details

First Sunday afternoon of the month
Next session is on Sunday 2nd June 2013
12:00 - 2:30 The Swan Inn, Lewes Bryan Creer
Instrumental, mainly traditional English.
Closed in May if it's Bank Holiday weekend.

First Sunday evening of the month
Next session is on Sunday 2nd June 2013
8:30 The Crown, Newick Jem Cooper
Open acoustic jam session at the Crown every first Sunday of the month starting 8.30pm. We do a lot of traditional stuff but also some golden oldies etc...

First Sunday evening of the month
No session on Sunday May 5th
Next session is on Sunday 2nd June 2013
8:00 The Gun and Spitroast, Horsmonden Gavin Atkin
The aim is to play a good mix of mainly English tunes, including whatever people bring along, as well as our own favourites and a good helping of the tunes folks have been been looking at during the Wednesday night classes
(see the http://frittendenfestival.com/free-traditional-music-classes-at-the-gun-and-spitroast-horsmonden/ site for details).

First Monday evening of the month
Next session is on Monday 3rd June 2013
8:00 The White Hart, Stopham Bridge, Pulborough, RH20 1DS Keith Whiddon
Irish session. Instrumental, mainly traditional Irish.

First Tuesday evening of the month
Next session is on Tuesday 4th June 2013
8:00-11:00 John Harvey, Lewes Valmai Goodyear
Instrumental, mainly traditional English.

First Tuesday evening of the month
Next session is on Tuesday 4th June 2013
8:00-11:00 Red Lion, Shoreham Annie
An informal gathering of 'Last Orders' playing mostly Irish songs and instrumentals. Anyone is welcome to come and listen or play a tune or sing a song. Mostly Irish, but English and Scottish welcome.

Usually Saturdays mid month ,Contact John for details. The Sloop ,Sloop Lane ,Scaynes Hill , W.Sussex John Robson
tel: 01342 718730
Irish tunes[predominately with room for Scottish/English /French and songs]

Second Sunday evening of the month.
Next session is on Sunday 9th June 2013
8pm The Plough, Henfield Mike Ainscough
An eclectic mix of blues, rags, reels and airs...

Second Monday evening of the month
Next session is on Monday 10th June 2013
8:00-11:00 Royal Oak, Wineham Ian Bush
Sangboc Folk Club.
A sing-a-long club for English Folk songs, music, sea shanties and songs of the sea.

Second Monday evening of the month
Next session is on Monday 10th June 2013
8:00-11:00 The Laughing Fish, Isfield Will Duke
Instrumental, mainly traditional English.

Second Tuesday evening of the month
Next session is on Tuesday 11th June 2013
8:00-11:00 Elephant and Castle, Lewes Bryan Creer
Concertinas Anonymous. Concertina practice session. All systems, beginners welcome.

Second Wednesday evening of the month
Next session is on Wednesday 12th June 2013
8:00 - 11:00 The Park Crescent, Brighton Saskia Jackson
English Instrumental Folk Sessions.

Second Wednesday evening of the month
Next session is on Wednesday 12th June 2013
8:30-11:00 The Royal Oak, PettChris Hamblin
This is an open gathering of musicians sharing in the extensive repertory of Irish session tunes. Instrumentalists who have some knowledge of Irish tunes are welcome to join in, anyone is welcome to come along, sit down, have a drink and listen. Session usually led by Chris Hamblin, Charlie Gask & Friends

Second Wednesday evening of the month
Next session is on Wednesday 12th June 2013
8:00-11:00 The Kings Head, Southover Street, Lewes Michi Mathias
Fiddle & banjo tunes from American old-time Appalachian stringband tradition.
Usually closed in August.

Second and Fourth Wednesday evening of the month
Next session is on Wednesday 12th June 2013
8:30 Gun & Spitroast at Horsmonden Gavin Atkin
Free traditional music classes by Gavin Atkin. They're not sessions exactly (we tend to focus on only a few tunes each time) but they will be of interest to some of the same people.
http://frittendenfestival.com/free-traditional-music-classes-at-the-gun-and-spitroast-horsmonden/

Third Monday evening of the month
Next session is on Monday 17th June 2013
9:00-11:00 Bridge Inn, Shoreham by Sea.
Variable so check the website.
Shoreham Sessions
The music mainly originates from the folk tradition, and might have come from England, Scotland, Ireland or elsewhere

Third Tuesday evening of the month
Next session is on Tuesday 18th June 2013
8:00-10:30 Usually The Ram Inn, Firle. Check with Elizabeth first. Elizabeth Rimmington
Bring songs, tunes and storytelling - whatever you find interesting and/or want to share with us, but be prepared for us to want to learn all about it.

Third Wednesday evening of the month
Next session is on Wednesday 19th June 2013
8:00-11:00 Frimhurst Family Home, Guildford Road, Frimley Green, Surrey, GU16 6NU Jason French
Surrey Bluegrass Jam.

Third Wednesday evening of the month
Next session is on Wednesday 19th June 2013
9:00-11:00 Folk By The Fireside at The Woolpack, Burgess Hill, RH15 8NN Dan Whaley
Eclectic, acoustic singaround, with absolutely all styles welcomed. We adhere to the “All music is folk music –I ain’t never heard no horse sing” point of view.

Third Thursday evening of the month
Next session is on Thursday 20th June 2013
9:00-11:00 The Stag Inn, Hastings TN34 3BJ Ring Sian Hayward 01424 427985
Rattlebag (a 4-piece acappella folk group) http://www.rattlebag.co.uk host this singaround on the third thursday of the month at The Stag Inn, Hastings Old Town.

Third Friday evening of the month
Next session is on Friday 21st June 2013
8:00-10:30 Murrell Arms, Barnham Mike Tristram
We start with a list of planned songs to give a shape to the evening.
Some are solo and some group/chorus, generally unaccompanied and mainly traditional Sussex.
Then we add the unexpected in to our songlist, with 'bring and sing' slots in which anyone can bring or play anything.

Third Sunday afternoon of the month
Next session is on Sunday 16th June 2013
4:30 - 8:30 ish The Maypole Inn, Yapton David
Eclectic acoustic session - All Welcome.

Fourth Tuesday evening of the month
Next session is on Tuesday 28th May 2013
8:00-11:00 Elephant and Castle, Lewes Bryan Creer
Lewes Favourites session tunes practice session.
Come and learn some of the tunes played in local sessions. We run through them at a sensible speed as many times as you like.

Last Monday evening of the month
No sessions in the Summer
Next session is in September
8:30-11:00 The White Horse, Maplehurst Ring Polly Dare on 01403 248387
French tunes session, with a few poems. Tunes from England and Continental Europe very welcome as well.
Ring Polly to check that it is on during the summer.

Last Tuesday evening of the month
Next session is on Tuesday 28th May 2013
8:00-11:00 The Swan, Worthing Freddie Adams
Mostly English, but with a bit of French and Irish thrown in for good measure.

Fourth Sunday evening of the month
Next session is on Sunday 26th May 2013
8:00-11.00 The Plough, Lower Beeding Bob Keeble
English music session at The Plough, Lower Beeding. Fourth Sundays not when its Christmas day. Lead by Last Man Jack, Brian Skinner, Bob Keeble Kevin Jones

Last Friday evening of the month
Next session is on Friday 31st May 2013
9:00 The Royal Oak, Whatlington Paul
Irish Traditional Music Session.

Last Sunday evening of the month
Next session is on Sunday 26th May 2013
7:45 The Lord Nelson, Brighton Brian Ablett
This is a chance to join with like minded people who wish to come together on a regular basis to play and sing a variety of acoustic music based around Ceilidh, Morris, folk music, music hall, monologues, drinking songs, sea shanties and more!
Times/dates may vary so check the website."

Last Sunday evening of the month
Next session is on Monday 27th May 2013 (Bank Holiday)
8:00-10:30 The Bull, Ditchling Ian Chisholm
Ballads and blues, rags reels and airs, an eclectic acoustic session.
Check with Ian in December."

Last Sunday evening of the month
from September to April
Next session is in September
8:00 Bell & Jorrocks, Frittenden Gavin Atkin
Starting at 8pm and continuing until it's time to sing Nellie Dean.
The style's very much mixed tunes, stepping and singing, and the material's trad and old fashioned.
They're chaired sessions with featured guests, but there's no entry charge.
http://frittendenfestival.com/sessions

Every Sunday afternoon 4:00-6:00 The Bugle, Brighton  
Predominantly Irish tunes.

Every Sunday evening 8.45 for 9.00 The Mitre, Brighton  
Singaround.

Every Monday evening 9 p.m. start The Foundry, Brighton Mandy Murray
Mainly Irish tunes but also some Swedish, French, English and American.
Line up is Mandy Murray,Ben Paley and Jim Birch,musicians and singers welcome

Every Wednesday evening 9 p.m. start The Pond, Brighton Ring Kluggers on 01273 692849 or Ian on 01273 509552
Singaround

Fortnightly on a Tuesday evening
Next session is on Tuesday 4th June 2013
8:00-11.00 The Star Inn, Eastbourne Stuart Walker
Mainly English tunes and songs.
For more details, see Folk at The Star Inn

Every four weeks on a Sunday evening
Next session is on Sunday 26th May 2013
8:00 Fitzherberts, Brighton Vince Purcell
Old Time American session run by Vince and friends