Black Swan Folk Club

E-Newsletter 256

February 2023

 Hello everyone

 

 Time for another Newsletter with details of what we have coming along in the next few months or so.

 

This Thursday February 23 THE POWER of THREE from Leeds return to the club for a full guest evening after a couple of highly lauded appearances at our open mic nights.

We’re looking forward to an exciting guest spot debut from this powerful trio.

Thurs March 2 it’s another Open Mic, this time with a feature spot from our ‘house band’ RAMSHACKLE and we also have a few highly anticipated guests who’ll be travelling along to the club for this one.

It’s a very special evening at The Crescent Club YORK YO24 1AW on Sunday March 5 with one of Ireland’s foremost songwriters ELEANOR McEVOY. A long awaited York debut for this singer-songwriter who rose to fame on the ‘A Woman’s Heart’ compilation album, which also featured Mary Black, Dolores Keane and Sharon Shannon.

Having released her sixteenth album Gimme Some Wine to rave reviews at the end of 2021, Eleanor is now back on the road following the release of her latest riveting single South Anne Street.

‘Her live show is spellbinding. She walks in a single pool of light, the stage set with an electric guitar, an acoustic guitar, violin, piano and a small amp. What follows has been enthralling audiences around the world for decades.’

We also have two Irish singers as supports for this show Paula Ryan and Susie Coyle.

Doors open at 7pm and music will start around 7-30pm.

Thursday March 9 another club debut it's CHARLIE DORE and JULIAN LITTMAN. This will of course include a host of Charlie’s original songs and some fine instrumentation from ex-Steelye Span member Julian.

Thursday March 16 a welcome return, in a solo capacity, for harpist singer and composer RACHEL NEWTON at the club 

And staying at The Black Swan we have a St Patrick’s Night special on Fri March 17 with LISA O’NEILL-(This show has now sold out).

On Sunday March 19 McCUSKER, McGOLDRICK and DOYLE play for us again at The Crescent. We’re looking forward to another excellent show from this powerhouse trio.

There’s another new name lined up for the club on Thursday March 23. BRIGID MAE POWER.
The Irish singer arrives highly recommended and with a track record of well received performances and recordings.

 

Finally for March, the ever-popular singer-songwriter REG MEUROSS guests for us once again on
Thursday March 30.

To start April, no strangers to the club SHERBURN, BARTLEY, SANDERS will be there on April 6 and as always be presenting an evening of top folk song and musicianship.

The following week April 13 it's Devonian melodeon player, all round entertainer and folk song exponent JIM CAUSLEY. Nominated no less than six times for a BBC Folk Award Jim is another artist making a welcome return to the Black Swan Folk Club.

And Thurs April 20 April looks like being a night of high nostalgia, when a band who made their name in the 70s, visit the Black Swan. They are HUNTER MUSKETT and are reunited once again with founder members Terry Hiscock, Chris George and Doug Morter.

Following an Open Mic on Thurs 27 April we present the OYSTER BAND ACOUSTIC (no introduction needed) at The National Centre for Early Music in York on Sunday April 30 and a few days later up-and-coming songstress IONA LANE makes her guest debut at the club on Thursday May 4.

CHRIS WHILE and JOHNNY HEYES are at the club on Thursday May 11. Chris’s astonishing voice accompanied by Johnny’s guitar wizardry

 

And on Thursday May 18 there’s guitar wizardry and banjo wizardry with BROOKS WILLIAMS and DAN WALSH

 

BOB FOX, JEZ LOWE and JULIE MATTHEWS bring their show ‘In the Footsteps of Ewan MacColl’ to the Crescent Club on Monday May 22.

 

We’ll be having Open Mic evenings on Thurs May 25 and Thurs June 1st before we begin our annual ROLAND WALL’S CITY of YORK FOLK WEEKEND at The Black Swan on June 2, 3 and 4.

The weekend kicks off with a concert from TOM BLISS and the Burning Bridges in aid of MS and MND charities on Fri night (June 2) and is followed by a weekend featuring numerous local folk artists in band, solo and duo formats performing inside the pub and on stage outside in the car park.  

 

SPIERS and BODEN will be in concert at The Crescent Club YORK on Wed June 7

and

DAPHNE’S FLIGHT (the fantastic 5-piece band featuring MELANIE HARROLD, JULIE MATTHEWS, MIRANDA SYKES, HELEN WATSON and CHRIS WHILE) will be at The Crescent Club in YORK on Tues September 12.

 

Ticket links and availability for all the above can be found by going to the Black Swan Folk Club website:-www.blackswanfolkclub.org.uk  

Also watch our Facebook and Twitter pages for updates.

 

Outside the folk club other local folk events that we know about are The Rheingans Sisters at the NCEM on Friday March 3 and Leveret perform there on Wednesday March 15.

 

Singer-songwriters Toni Bunnell and John Storey will be presenting an audio-visual performance of their own songs on Sun afternoon April 30 between 2pm and 4pm. This one to be held in the Wolfe Room at The Black Swan Inn home of The Black Swan Folk Club.

 

Katie Spencer will be in concert at The Crescent Club on Sunday May 21.st.

 

Every week you’ll find there’s a tune session on Tues evening from 8pm onwards at The Maltings, Tanner’s Moat in York.

 

As always we’re looking forward to seeing you soon.

 

 

Chris and The Black Swan Folk Club