Our next guest on Wednesday 16 May is CHRIS CLEVERLEY who might fall into the category of singer- songwriter, but has much more to surprise and delight. A fingerstyle guitarist and banjo player, his style faithfully captures the essence of the folk revival and continues the legacy of Nic Jones and John Renbourn. His unique brand of contemporary folk contrasts the calming pastoral influence of his childhood in the foothills of the Brecon Beacons and Cornwall with the raw and at times unsettling honesty of his lyricism. “With guitar playing ancestry pulsing through his veins, Chris is fast gaining the accolade of being among the most masterful players on the scene”.

Our next guests are THE DOVETAIL TRIO who have been described as “presenting England’s traditional songs with a bold and fresh approach” since first appearing as a trio in 2014. They came together when Matt Quinn from Brighton a melodeon and concertina player met Rosie Hood a fiddler and singer with a particular interest in songs from her native Wiltshire.
They wanted a skilled guitarist to complement the mix so asked Jamie Roberts, who had a good grounding with Kerfuffle and was playing with Katriona Gilmore, to join them. Jamie can flat pick or play in bluegrass mode as well, so whilst Rosie and Matt sing traditional material from several sources, they have a much wider range as we saw when they visited the club in 2015. They have recently been busy with separate projects and compositions and only tour together for a short time each year, so we’re pleased they’ll be back on 18th April.

GRANNY’S ATTIC
Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne (melodeon, concertina and vocals), George Sansome (guitar and vocals) and Lewis Wood (fiddle, mandolin and vocals) play the folk tradition with verve, energy and their own inimitable style. They met at school in 2009 and have since played at clubs and festivals where they have been heralded for their lively performances, as we saw at the Riverside Festival in August.
They are all exceptional musicians and fine singers who play English, Irish and Scots traditional music as well as their own compositions. Cohen has been nominated in this year’s BBC Folk Awards, and you’ll see why on Wednesday 21st March from 8.30pm.

Ruth Notman is from Nottingham and starting from singarounds at Mansfield Folk Club, she became a finalist at the BBC Young Folk Awards in 2007. She formed “Threads” with Bella Hardy, Saul Rose and Hannah Edmonds, then also gained recognition for her song writing appearing at Gate to Southwell in 2008. She made “The Life of Lilly” in 2009 to great acclaim enhanced with great production by Ich Mowatt at Sounding Post Studios in Giltbrook. Then life and training for a career in nursing intervened, but she stepped out to studios in London last August to record a second solo CD which should be ready for us to sample very shortly.

TOM KITCHING and ZOE MULFORD Weds 17th January 2018.
American songwriter, singer and guitar/banjo player Zoe Mulford teams up with English fiddler/mandolinist Tom Kitching for our first guest night of 2018. Tom was invited to the studio to provide backing for Zoe’s album “Small Brown Birds” but as they worked on Zoe’s beautifully crafted songs, Tom added his experience leading Pilgrims’ Way and ceilidh bands until it became clear that they should tour as a duo. Zoe’s song “The President sang Amazing Grace” has now been recorded by Joan Baez. Together they make music infused with energy and wit, both vital and deeply moving and we are really pleased they start the tour with us at the Gladstone on Wednesday 17 January, starting at 8.30 pm.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our members. We have decided to have a break on Wednesday 27 December 2017 so our next singers’ night will be on Wednesday 3 January 2018. We look forward to seeing you then.

Our next guest PAUL CARBUNCLE is a Carrington regular who has been very prolific recently in other venues on the Nottingham folk and roots scene.
Originally from east Kent, Paul is a punk-folk stand-up with a distinctive guitar style. He has just completed a CD called “Weasels” which he’s hoping you’ll want to buy for Christmas, perhaps remembering “Squirrels” from his last guest night in 2015. He writes brilliant songs such as “Chopping an Onion” or “Their Front Pages” which draw attention to human dilemmas or political manipulation in a direct way.
He also has a respect for the traditional canon of folk song “of and for the people” so sprinkles interpretations of these into his set to provide an entertaining mix, occasionally enlivened by the odd broken string mid-song.

Sam Carter has been described as “one of the most gifted acoustic guitarists of his generation” by Mike Harding, but those of us who saw him open ’50 years from the Summer of Love’ at Southwell with Cream’s “ Sunshine of Your Love”, know his wide range of expertise. His vocal and guitar style draws comparison with John Martyn and lyrically his perspective is closer to Richard Thompson. We expect Sam’s sets to include the 12 songs he wrote for ‘How the City Sings’ his fourth CD released a year ago, which are at times affectingly intimate and at others brimming with righteous rage. Sam said “I’m writing about my own life but also trying to give voice to the lives of others.”

Doug Eunson and Sarah Matthews have been singing in harmony and playing together for 20 years. Some readers may remember them as half of Cross o’the Hands and when they came to us in 2015.
Doug also plays melodeon and Sarah fiddle or viola for English and European dance sides, but along the way they’ve collected some of the best English folk songs which have enhanced their repertoire. They have also written songs about various Derbyshire events landmarks and towns, and their third album ‘Songs and Laughter’ includes several of these and emphasises how their relaxed and humorous delivery enhances their obvious writing talents.

We are pleased to announce that there will be a special fundraising evening at the club on Wednesday 4th October, in aid of the local charity Framework. We will have two guest acts, Cookie and Foreign Accent, performing for about 30 minutes each, one before the break and one after, with floor singers beginning each half. The evening is being hosted under the banner of “We Shall Overcome” (WSO), a nationwide collective organising events, mostly music concerts, at a local level to help local causes affected by austerity cuts.

Foreign Accent are a folk-rock band based in Nottingham. Their songs are drawn from Hungarian Folk melodies and poems, reflecting the origins of the band, along with other melodic sources including Indian and English traditional music. Here’s a sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0zUKMtjB7k

Cookie is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter from Kimberley. His new CD “Fake Ballads & Tea Shanties” was the featured album on Roger Williams’ radio programme A World Of Difference a few weeks ago. Many of Cookie’s songs involve local themes, such as “The Cries of Nottingham”, “Old Lady Trent”, and “Ballad Of The Pretty Windows” (about the Fox & Grapes murder in Sneinton). Here’s a sample: https://soundcloud.com/nottinghamcookie/c5-pretty-windows-mix-1

We Shall Overcome is a movement of musicians, artists, activists and community organisers who are angry about the human costs of austerity policies and want to do something practical to help those affected. Each WSO event is used to directly help the community in which it is based. At the Carrington Triangle Folk Club event we will be asking for cash donations for Framework, suggesting a minimum donation of £5. WSO is political in as much as it is anti-austerity, supporting charities helping those hardest hit by government cuts, but it is not party political. More information here: https://weshallovercomeweekend.com/

Framework is a charity and housing association that helps homeless people, prevents homelessness, and brings opportunities to vulnerable people in Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Derbyshire and South Yorkshire. More information here: http://www.frameworkha.org/