TwickFolk (previously known as Twickenham Folk Club) organises

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events in and around

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, south-west London. A

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,Registered charity number 1159059. it is run,

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, by a small group of volunteers. It was established in January 1983 and is now one of the best known and most highly respected

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s in London and the

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. TwickFolk organises gigs on Sunday evenings, usually at the Patchworks music venue at The Cabbage Patch pub in London Road, Twickenham, featuring British and North American

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and roots-based music in a programme that includes

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and

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as well as traditional folk music. The evening usually consists of a main "guest" preceded by a support act or several floor spots. Occasionally TwickFolk organises singers' nights. These consist of either several performed floor spots or an

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singaround where everyone sits in a circle and those who want to sing or play an instrument can take turns to do so. TwickFolk has also organised workshops on building a

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and on playing guitar and

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. TwickFolk has also held charity fundraising nights benefiting national and local charities.

Broadcasts

In March 2014

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marked the Six Nations

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tournament by broadcasting live, from

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's Red Lion pub, a concert, ''Twickenham Heartbeat'', in its folk roots and acoustic music programme ''Celtic Heartbeat''. Hosted by

Frank Hennessy Frank Hennessy (born 2 February 1947) is a Welsh folk singer and radio presenter. Born into Cardiff's Irish community, Hennessy was used to performance in front of his family by the time his father gave him a guitar aged 13. Although an appre ...

and

Bethan Elfyn Bethan Elfyn () is a Welsh radio and television presenter. Elfyn was born in Bangor, Gwynedd, was brought up in Newtown, Powys, and now lives in Cardiff with her husband, Clwb Ifor Bach Promoter and Works Manager Richard Hawkins. They had a ...

, it featured performers from TwickFolk, and special guests including

Ralph McTell Ralph McTell (born Ralph May, 3 December 1944) is an English singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been an influential figure on the UK folk music scene since the 1960s. McTell is best known for his song " Streets of London" (19 ...

Recordings

Noel Murphy's CD ''A Session'' was recorded live, with The Mahogany Gaspipes, in a folk session at The Cabbage Patch pub in 1997.

Guests

Guests who have appeared at TwickFolk include

Nels Andrews Nels Andrews is a folk singer based in Santa Cruz, California. In 2002, Andrews was selected as a winner in the New Folk Competition at the annual Kerrville Folk Festival in Kerrville, Texas. In 2006, Nels was selected as the winner of the Tellur ...

Les Barker Les Barker (30 January 1947 – 14 January 2023) was an English poet, who was famous for his comedy, comedic poetry and parody, parodies of popular songs, but he also produced some very serious thought-provoking written works. Work Barker ...

Sally Barker Sally Barker (born 19 September 1959) is a British singer and songwriter, known for her solo work and as a founding member of the Poozies. In 2014, she was a finalist in the BBC One talent contest ''The Voice'', finishing in joint second place. ...

Alyssa Bonagura Alyssa Bonagura (born April 1, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter. Early life and career Alyssa Bonagura is from Franklin, Tennessee. She is the daughter of singers Michael Bonagura and Kathie Baillie of Baillie & the Boys. She has been sin ...

Maggie Boyle Maggie Boyle (24 December 1956 – 6 November 2014) was an English, London-born folk singer, who also played flute, whistle and bodhrán. Early life Margaret Boyle was born in the Battersea district of southwest London, and grew up in London's I ...

and

Paul Downes Paul Downes is an English folk guitarist, singer and composer. He has appeared on eight albums with bands, three highly acclaimed solo albums and has over 150 session credits. He has toured every concert venue, theatre and festival in Britain, p ...

Chuck Brodsky Chuck Brodsky (born May 20, 1960, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American musician and singer-songwriter currently living in Asheville, North Carolina. He is particularly known for his often humorous and political lyrics, as well as his ...

, The

Carrivick Sisters The Carrivick Sisters are twins Laura and Charlotte Carrivick from South Devon, England, who perform as a musical duo. They combine original songs, based on old stories, legends and folklore from their local area, with American bluegrass and old ...

Olivia Chaney Olivia Chaney (born 1982) is an English folk singer, pianist, guitarist, harmonium player and songwriter. Her debut solo album, ''The Longest River'', was released on Nonesuch Records in 2015. Her follow-up solo album, ''Shelter'', was released ...

Charlie Dore Charlie Dore (born 1956) is an English singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and actress. Although best known as a singer-songwriter, Dore has a multi-faceted career that includes acting in film, TV and radio, comedy-improvisatio ...

and

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Kris Drever Kris Drever (born 31 October 1978) is a Scottish contemporary folk musician and songwriter who came to prominence in 2006 with the release of his debut solo album, ''Black Water''. Drever is the vocalist and guitarist of the folk trio Lau with ...

, Gareth Dunlop,

Ana Egge Ana G. Egge (born September 20, 1976, in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian/American musician and songwriter. Egge grew up the daughter of a teacher and a wheat farmer in Ambrose, North Dakota, and later moved to Silver City, New ...

Carrie Elkin Carrie Elkin (born October 11, 1973 in Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio), is a Folk music, folk/Country music, country singer and musician based out of Austin, Texas. Active since the mid-1990s, she signed with Red House Records in September 2010. ...

Mark Erelli Mark Erelli (born June 20, 1974) is an American singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist,Chilton, Martin''The Telegraph'' (UK), November 22, 2011. and touring folk musician from Reading, Massachusetts who earned a master's degree in evolutionary b ...

Stephen Fearing Stephen Fearing (born 1963) is a Canadian roots/folk singer-songwriter.

David Francey David Francey (born 1954) is a Canadian folk music, folk singer-songwriter. He is the recipient of three Juno Awards and three Canadian Folk Music Awards. Early life Francey was born in Ayrshire, Scotland. He immigrated to Canada with his family ...

Vin Garbutt Vincent Paul Garbutt (20 November 1947 – 6 June 2017) was an English folk singer and songwriter. A significant part of his repertoire consisted of protest songs covering topics such as "the Troubles" in Northern Ireland (''Welcome Home Howa ...

Dick Gaughan Richard Peter Gaughan (born 17 May 1948) is a Scottish musician, singer and songwriter, particularly of folk and social protest songs. He is regarded as one of Scotland's leading singer-songwriters. Early years Gaughan was born in Glasgow's Roy ...

, Melissa Greener,

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, Hatful of Rain, Rebecca Hollweg, Luke Jackson,

Robb Johnson Robb Jenner Johnson (born 25 December 1955) is a British musician and songwriter who has been called "one of the last genuinely political songwriters". He is known for his mix of political satire and wit. He has his own record label, Irregular ...

, Diana Jones,

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, Sam Kelly Trio,

Lau Lau or LAU may refer to: People * Lau (surname) * Liu (劉/刘), a common Chinese family name transliterated Lau in Cantonese and Hokkien * Lau clan, one of the Saraswat Brahmin clans of Punjab * LAU (musician): Laura Fares Places * Lebane ...

Sarah McQuaid Sarah McQuaid is a singer, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist. She has recorded six solo albums: When Two Lovers Meet (self-released, 1997), I Won't Go Home ’Til Morning (self-released, 2008), The Plum Tree And The Rose (Waterbug Rec ...

Madison Violet Madison Violet is a Juno-nominated Canadian music duo composed of singer-songwriters Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac. The group has been notable for various folk and pop award nominations and wins. History Lisa MacIsaac is a fiddler, vocal ...

, Emily Maguire,

Iain Matthews Iain Matthews (born Ian Matthews MacDonald, 16 June 1946) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. He was an original member of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention from 1967 to 1969 before leaving to form his own band, Matthe ...

, Megson, Jim Moray,} Jess Morgan, Elliott Morris, Pete Morton,

O'Hooley & Tidow O'Hooley & Tidow are an English folk music duo from Yorkshire. Singer-songwriter Heidi Tidow (pronounced ''Tee-doe'' or ''Tee-dov'') performs and records with her wife, singer-songwriter and pianist Belinda O'Hooley, who was formerly a member of ...

Earl Okin Earl Okin (born 31 January 1947) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and comedian. Life and career Born in Carshalton, Surrey, Okin has lived in Notting Hill since he was six years old. He holds a degree in philosophy from the University ...

, Ellis Paul,

Rod Picott Rod Picott (born November 3, 1964) is a singer-songwriter whose music incorporates elements of Americana, alternative country, and folk. He was born in New Hampshire, but relocated to Nashville, Tennessee in 1994. After several years of playing ...

, Rebecca Pronsky, Kim Richey, Justin Rutledge, Southern Tenant Folk Union, Sunjay,

Miranda Sykes Miranda Sykes (born 1978 in Spalding, Lincolnshire) is an English folk singer, double-bassist and guitarist who performs with Steve Knightley and Phil Beer in the acoustic roots/folk group Show of Hands. As of 2019 she is undertaking solo pe ...

Greg Trooper Greg Trooper (January 13, 1956 – January 15, 2017) was an American singer-songwriter, whose songs have been recorded by many artists, including Steve Earle, Billy Bragg, and Vince Gill. History Trooper was born in Neptune Township, New Jerse ...

, Kevin Welch,

Dan Wilde Dan Wilde (born 24 December 1984) is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Blackpool, now living in Cambridge. He has released three solo albums so far, including ''With Fire in Mind'' and ''Rhythm on the City Wall'', which was relea ...

Brian Willoughby Brian Willoughby (born 20 September 1949) is a British guitarist. He has worked with many musicians, notably Dave Cousins and The Strawbs, Mary Hopkin, as well as releasing solo work. Discography (UK releases unless stated otherwise) Albums ...

and Chris Wood.

Gallery

File:2013 01 20 Cabbage Patch TwickFolk 30th.JPG, The Cabbage Patch pub in

File:Ellis-twick.jpg, Ellis Paul at TwickFolk, May 2006 File:2014 02 16 Earl Okin TwickFolk.jpg,

at TwickFolk, February 2014 File:2014 03 09 TwickFolk Red Lion radio rec 011.JPG, Sue Graves performing at

's Red Lion pub at a TwickFolk concert, ''Twickenham Heartbeat'', recorded and broadcast live by

on 9 March 2014 File:2014 03 09 TwickFolk Red Lion radio rec 027.jpg,

performing for TwickFolk, March 2014 File:2014 03 02 Diana Jones TwickFolk 011.jpg, Diana Jones at TwickFolk, March 2014 File:Jez Lowe performing at TwickFolk.jpg,

Jez Lowe John Gerard "Jez" Lowe (born 14 July 1955) is an English folk singer-songwriter. Lowe was born and raised in County Durham, in a family with Irish roots. He is known primarily for his compositions dealing with daily life in North-East England, ...

performing at TwickFolk, February 2015

Notes and references

External links

Official website: TwickFolk

Official website: The Cabbage Patch pub

Highlights from previous TwickFolk events
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