At Lewes Tuesday on 18th
February we welcomed two very different new singers from opposite ends of the
folk spectrum. Cat Hogan from
Brighton is a younger singer who frequents various Brighton folk clubs and she heard
about us at the Brighton Pub Carols with the Napier Quire in December at the Park Crescent. Andy Miller from Lewes was having a quiet pint in the downstairs bar at the Royal Oak when he fell into conversation, firstly with Tina and then with Mac, and was persuaded to come upstairs and join our session. Although he had not sung in public for over 30 years, he knew several Copper songs from memory and had a wealth of knowledge of the local Lewes folk scene past and present. He has also worked at Harvey’s Brewery for 43 years so maybe has some new drinking songs for our repertoire…!
We warmed up with
Sussex by the Sea then revisited and consolidated some numbers from
January (Where Stormy Winds do Blow, Old Adam, Blacksmith, Life of a Man, Unquiet Grave, Rolling in the Dew, before turning to Thousands or More
and Fathom the Bowl and ending as usual with Jolly Good Song).
A very enjoyable evening! We would love to welcome anyone else who would like to join us in Lewes next month.
Tina
Welcome to our website for singers who want to learn and sing traditional and new South Downs folk songs, sung in the traditional way. "Put another barrel on, landlord, and pull a pint for me! The ale here in Sussex is the best we all agree!"
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