Promoting two gigs a week at the fabulous venue 'Centre Stage', Bournemouth Folk Club is one of the most enterprising folk clubs in the South. The old-fashioned title 'folk club' belies the reality of a vibrant young folk scene of acoustic songwriters and folk-influenced instrumentalists. Bournemouth Folk Club also presents top national names from the UK folk scene and monthly acoustic blues and bluegrass gigs.
Bournemouth Folk Club is run by FAWM - (folk and acoustic world music). This is a not-for-profit organisation which aims to bring the best of folk music and a wide range of roots music to Bournemouth.
Officials of the organisation are:
- Paul Burke (director) and Catherine Burke (assistant);
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Val Munro (tickets); and Sheila Burke (admin).
Bournemouth Folk Club has been directly associated with:
- Purbeck Folk Festival;
- FAWM concerts in East Dorset;
- Club du Monde (world music project); and
- Paul Burke's radio show (Forest Folk) on ForestFM radio.
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Catherine Burke (above) is resident multi-instrumental musician
and one of the organising team at Bournemouth Folk Club.
Paul Burke (left in action with Djambo) manages Bournemouth Folk Club.
Top left Val and Sheila appear to have pulled!!
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