| Venue: |
The Queens Head, Woburn Street, Ampthill, Bedfordshire until April 5th The White Hart, Dunstable Street, Ampthill from April 12th |
| When | Club Closed. The last performance was on 13th September 2005 |
| Contact |
We are closed. There is no-one left to call |
| What to expect |
Diverse range of guest artist's Sing-a-rounds other evenings. A wide range of songs from traditional folk to 'written while I was waiting'. |
| Special because: | Encourages all talent. Appreciation of new songs |
| Date | Artiste | Artiste Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| January 11th | Party Night. | Celebrating the start of our 2005 season with silly songs and tales from the holidays |
| January 18th | Come all ye | Try your voice out in a friendly atmosphere. |
| January 25th | Graeme Knights | a superb night of shanties, ballads and good humour |
| February 1st | Come all ye | A night of singing in the round. Listeners also welcome |
| February 8th | Hilary Ward and friends | Known as 'My Guru Always Says' at the Mudcat cafe |
| February 15th | Sing around | Sing songs of love or loss |
| February 22nd | Mike Blair | Our local guitar guru travels up from his shop to entertain us. |
| March 1st | Music Night | Give your voice a rest or sing along. |
| March 8th | Breezy |
Famous on the Bedfordshire folk scene. A good humoured entertainer.
A great night featuring excellent support from Hilary, Rev and friends. |
| March 15th | Sing-a-round | A night of song and conversation with Mike Gibson |
| March 22nd | Dave Webber & Anni Fentiman | Promises to be a great night. |
| March 29th | Acoustic night | Demonstrate your instrumental and vocal skills |
| April 5th | Acoustic night | Come and say goodbye to the Queens Head |
| New Venue: White Hart, Dunstable Road, Ampthill | ||
| April 12th | Derek Brimstone |
"An excellent all round performer,a great comedian, raconteur and musician"
Robert Shelton - Sunday Times. Club relaunch in our new venue with the renowned raconteur, guitarist and banjo player. Folk and blues |
| April 19th | Dan McKinnon | "an excellent songwriter with a rich, warm voice that transports you into the worlds of his songs. He's one of the few people I will book year on year because he always goes down a storm." Bryn Colvin, Redditch Folk Club |
| April 26th | Life & Times | Bedfordshire's very own Graham Meek & Barry Goodman |
| May 3rd | Singers Night | Come all ye - £1 entry |
| May 10th | Standing Room Only | Fantastic new trio with Penny McLaren & ex Shave the Monkey |
| May 17th | George Papavgeris | A welcome return for the Greek from Hemel Hempstead. Contemporary folk tradition |
| May 24th | Robb Johnson | Superb urban folk & immensely talented singer guitarist |
| May 31st | Engine Room | Mike Gibson and Chris Wenham deliver powerful songs and sea shanties |
| June 7th | Singers Night | Come all ye. £1 entry |
| June 14th | Martin Curtis | Singer/songwriter from New Zealand |
| June 21st | Geoff Higginbottom | the stentorian entertainer from “up north” |
| June 28th | Vicki Swan & Johny Dyer | Fantastically talented duo. Part of the Ampthill music festival. Small pipes & guitar |
| July 5th | Singers Night | American Theme for 'Nearly the 4th of July' |
| July 12th | Pete Quin |
A ragtime guitar legend with a repertoire starting from ragtime and expanding into a wide range of
carefully crafted songs and tunes.
"A fantastic evening of heartfelt songs and wonderful musicianship featuring songs about Bridlington, Iceland and life. Good stage presence and rapport with the audience. So good I bought 3 CD's!" Tony Tibbenham |
| July 19th | Lynne Heraud and Pat Turner | New Roots competition finalists. Provided a night of soothing harmonies and good humour. |
| July 26th | Phil Hare | Fire in the belly caper material. Phil provided lilting melodies, amusing anecdotes and stirring ballads. |
| August | Closed | We have August off to get out and enjoy the sunshine |
| September 6th | Singers Night | Singing songs of summer .. sand, sea and song. |
| September 13th | Redbornstoke Morris | Bedfordshire history, toe-tapping tunes and delightful company. A great night to close on. The diverse range of songs and tunes, including 2 world premiers celebrating the life of morris dancers on tour either by foot or bus. |
| Club Closed. | ||
| September 20th CANCELLED | Fundraiser CANCELLED | With Mike Gibson and friends |
| September 27th CANCELLED | Mick Pearce CANCELLED | Virtuoso guitarist |
| Club Closed. | ||
| The Club Closed on 13th September 2005 | ||
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For more information on Ampthill please visit Ampthill.org.uk |
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