Proud to be associated with
24 - 26 August 2012
FESTIVAL TICKETS ON SALE
CENTRE STAGE - Queens Road, BH2 6BE
between Bournemouth Triangle and Westbourne village centre
Please no flash or obtrusive photography!
half-price major gigs;
£3 local gigs
BOOKINGS
updated
updated
May 2012
to July 2011
Thursday 17 May |
HUNGRYTOWN |
£5  |
Sunday 20 May |
GALLEY BEGGAR |
£5 |
Thursday 24 May |
MARTIN SIMPSON solo |
£15 |
Sunday 27 May |
JIMMY LEE
& the Edge of Chaos Orchestra |
£10 |
Thursday 31 May |
EMILY MAGUIRE |
£10 |
Bournemouth Folk Club closes for Summer from 31 May - re-opens Sundays only from 23 September 2012 |
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24 - 26 August PURBECK FOLK FESTIVAL |
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Sunday 23 September - DJAMBO |
£5 |
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Sunday 30 September - PIERRE BENSUSAN |
£14 |
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| Sunday 7 October - SPANK THE PLANKS | £5 |
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Sunday 14 October - WHILE & MATTHEWS |
£14 |
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| Sunday 21 October - TBA | £5 |
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Sunday 28 October - THE OLD DANCE SCHOOL |
£12 |
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Sunday 4 November - LUCY FARRELL & JONNY KEARNEY |
£10 |
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| Sunday 11 November - ANT HENSON | £5 |
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Sunday 18 November - local headline |
£5 |
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| Sunday 25 November - BOO HEWERDINE | £10 |
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| Sunday 2 December - BRIGHT MORNING STAR (BBC Folk Award winner BELLA HARDY with Chris Sherburn + Anna Massie) |
£14 |
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| Sunday 9 December - JASMINE NEWSOME-STONE | £5 |
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| Sunday 23 December - local | £5 |
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| Sunday 30 December - local | £5 |
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2013 |
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| Sunday 6 January - local headline | £5 |
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| Sunday 13 January - local headline | £5 |
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| Sunday 20 January - VIN GARBUTT | £12 |
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Peter Rowan & the Bluegrass Band: Bournemouth Folk Club, Centre Stage, Westbourne
Thursday 9 September 2010
WHO better to see live to get a taste of the authentic bluegrass scene than Peter Rowan and his veteran Bluegrass Band?
The four-man group of traditional folk players are each renowned as esteemed musicians of their genre. Rowan, particularly, has established himself internationally as a bluegrass star ever since his apprenticeship some 45 years ago with the original father of bluegrass, Bill Monroe. His later collaborations with other folk greats, Seatrain and Old and In The Way to name a few, and his phenomenal success as a solo artist have sealed his reputation as a diverse singer-songwriter, performing music that explores the breadth of the bluegrass tradition.
Now Rowan is making a formal tribute to his traditional country roots with the release of his latest record, Legacy, together with Keith Little, Jody Stecher and Paul Knight. Having recorded this debut album in April, the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band performed the full track list at Centre Stage; especially delighting the audience were Jailer Jailer, The Raven and Catfish Blues, each containing elements of pure bluegrass yet also incorporating more original strands of folk. Returning to the stage after a very warm ovation, the band played a Rowan old-time classic, Land of the Navajo as well as Moonlight Midnight. Rowan certainly took his audience on a musical journey down his folk roots throughout the evening and Legacy proved to be the perfect testament to it