Presenting live acoustic music in Twickenham most Sundays, at Patchworks, The Cabbage Patch pub, 2 minutes from Twickenham Station
TwickFolk has been presenting live music in South West London since January 1983. We are now one of the best-known and most highly respected hosts of live acoustic, folk, blues and Americana in South East England. We aim to book the best quality acts across a broad range of genres – traditional and contemporary music from Britain, Europe and beyond. Doors open at 7.45pm, for music at 8pm. The Cabbage Patch serves a selection of real ales and craft beers alongside everything you’d expect of a pub, including food.
Coming up at TwickFolk:
26 April: Johnny Coppin
Johnny Coppin is a singer/songwriter, composer and poetry anthologist. Formerly with the folk-rock band Decameron, he has released many solo albums, supported Gerry Rafferty, Jasper Carrott and the Albion Band on tour and appeared at festivals in Britain, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Holland and Belgium. TV appearances include his own programme, “Song of Gloucestershire”, for the BBC, “Stars in a Dark Night” for Channel 4 and “Music Writers on TV” for HTV, while his radio work includes Radio 4 and Radio 2 as well as many appearances on British local radio shows.
Johnny has also created music for theatre, including “Songs on Lonely Roads” (the story of composer/poet Ivor Gurney) with David Goodland, the Shrewsbury Theatre Guild’s production of “Arthur’s Plough”, as well as writing and directing the music for the Festival Players Theatre Company and their touring productions of Shakespeare, which culminate in the Three Choirs Festival.
He has edited two poetry anthologies – “Forest & Vale & High Blue Hill” and “Between the Severn and the Wye”. His third book, “A Country Christmas”, is a collections of prose, poetry, carols, songs and folklore.
“Strong, clear vocals, and… Continue reading. →
3 May: Singaround: Informal, unplugged song circle
Another of our popular singaround evenings.
Expect anything from sea shanties to psychedelia, with a mix of original songs, traditional songs and covers of well known and less known songs.
Some performers will take requests on the night.
If you fancy a go at singing in public, then this is the place to start.
If you just want to sit back and listen, that’s also fine. In fact listening, and paying attention to the words and music, is what an evening of folk is all about.
We welcome anyone with a song or a tune to play. Or a poem or a story tell. Expect a warm welcome and a supportive ring of singers and audience.
Non-performers are welcome to come and there is no need to pre-book.
… Continue reading. →10 May: Phil Beer
With a professional career that started in the 1970’s, Phil Beer is one of the most recognisable and respected folk musicians in the UK and we are delighted to welcome him to TwickFolk for what promises to be a special evening.
Perhaps best known as half of award-winning duo Show of Hands, Phil has also been a member of the Albion Band, toured with Mike Oldfield and Johnny Coppin and played sessions for acts as varied as Steve Harley, Jackie Oates and the Rolling Stones. A vocalist and dazzling multi-instrumentalist, Phil’s solo appearances are an eclectic mix of traditional tunes, covers of Bruce Springsteen or The Hollies, together with his own compositions and songs from his contemporaries.
Phil says: “I’ve now been ‘on the road’ for 45 years. I’m amazed I’m still standing. I’ve made hundreds of albums with bands/singers/ musicians and done gigs with most of them. Some are world famous, some you’ve never heard of. Whilst I ache in the places I used to play (L Cohen!), I’m still up for what is about to happen, not what has been and gone. Hopefully, myself and… Continue reading. →
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