TwickFolk

TwickFolk
Founded1983
Typeacoustic music organisation run entirely by volunteers
Legal statusregistered charity
Focusacoustic folk and roots-based music
Location
Methodconcerts
Revenue
ticket sales
Employees
none
Websitewww.twickfolk.co.uk

TwickFolk (previously known as Twickenham Folk Club) organises acoustic music events in and around Twickenham, south-west London. A registered charity,[1] it is run, not for profit, by a small group of volunteers.[2] It was established in January 1983[2][3] and is now one of the best known and most highly respected folk clubs in London and the South East of England.[4]

TwickFolk organises gigs on Sunday evenings, usually at the Patchworks music venue at The Cabbage Patch pub in London Road, Twickenham,[5][6] featuring British and North American acoustic folk and roots-based music in a programme that includes blues, country music and Americana as well as traditional folk music.[7] 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 unplugged singaround where everyone sits in a circle and those who want to sing or play an instrument can take turns to do so.[6][8] TwickFolk has also organised workshops on building a cigar box guitar[9] and on playing guitar and nyckelharpa.[10]

TwickFolk has also held charity fundraising nights benefiting national and local charities.[2][3]

Broadcasts

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In March 2014 BBC Radio Wales marked the Six Nations rugby tournament by broadcasting live, from Isleworth's Red Lion pub, a concert, Twickenham Heartbeat, in its folk roots and acoustic music programme Celtic Heartbeat. Hosted by Frank Hennessy and Bethan Elfyn, it featured performers from TwickFolk, and special guests including Ralph McTell.[11]

Recordings

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Noel Murphy's CD A Session was recorded live, with The Mahogany Gaspipes, in a folk session at The Cabbage Patch pub in 1997.[12]

Guests

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Guests who have appeared at TwickFolk include Nels Andrews,[13] Les Barker,[14] Sally Barker,[15] Alyssa Bonagura,[16] Maggie Boyle and Paul Downes,[17] Chuck Brodsky,[18] The Carrivick Sisters,[19] Olivia Chaney,[20][21] Charlie Dore and Julian Littman,[22] Kris Drever,[23] Gareth Dunlop,[24] Ana Egge,[13] Carrie Elkin,[25] Mark Erelli,[26] Stephen Fearing,[27][28] David Francey,[29] Vin Garbutt,[30] Dick Gaughan,[31] Melissa Greener,[32] Jack Harris,[33] Hatful of Rain,[34][35] Rebecca Hollweg,[36][37] Luke Jackson,[38] Robb Johnson,[39] Diana Jones,[40] Kara,[41][42] Sam Kelly Trio,[43] Lau,[5] Sarah McQuaid,[44] Madison Violet,[45] Emily Maguire,[46] Iain Matthews,[47] Megson,[30] Jim Moray,[48][49] Jess Morgan,[50] Elliott Morris,[51] Pete Morton,[30][52] O'Hooley & Tidow,[53] Earl Okin,[54] Ellis Paul,[55] Rod Picott,[56][57] Rebecca Pronsky,[58] Kim Richey,[24][59] Justin Rutledge,[60] Southern Tenant Folk Union,[61] Sunjay,[62] Miranda Sykes,[63][64] Greg Trooper,[65] Kevin Welch,[66] Dan Wilde,[50] Brian Willoughby[67] and Chris Wood.[68]

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ Registered charity number 1159059. "TwickFolk". Charity overview. Charity Commission. 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Club Of The Month:TwickFolk". FATEA magazine. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  3. ^ a b Jela Webb (2008). "TwickFolk: Music for the Folks!". Maverick. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  4. ^ Louise Parmakis (28 November 2010). "Twickfolk bring us a programme to ward off those gloomy December nights". Bright Young Folk. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  5. ^ a b Robin Denselow (5 February 2008). "Lau: Cabbage Patch, Twickenham". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  6. ^ a b Tom Ambrose (19 December 2014). "Have a sing-along at Patchworks, Twickenham". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  7. ^ Paul Jackson (2016). "Josh Harty: Holding on". Reviews. FATEA. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  8. ^ Tom Ambrose (21 September 2013). "Singers' night at the Cabbage Patch Club, Twickenham". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  9. ^ Chickenbone John. "Make A Cigar Box Guitar with ChickenboneJohn". Cigar Box Nation. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Sunday 28th September at Twickfolk, 3 workshop[s]". Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer. September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  11. ^ "Twickenham Heartbeat". Celtic Heartbeat. BBC Radio Wales. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Noel Murphy: A Session". The Balladeers. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  13. ^ a b "Ana Egge And Nels Andrews". Pineapster Tickets. October 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  14. ^ Tom Ambrose (13 December 2014). "Poet coming to Twickenham's newest music venue tomorrow night". Sutton Guardian. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  15. ^ George Odling (1 September 2014). "Original material: The Voice runner-up coming to TwickFolk". Kingston Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  16. ^ "TwickFolk: KIM RICHEY + Alyssa Bonagura". Events: show. St Margarets Community Website. May 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  17. ^ "Strumming their stuff". Richmond and Twickenham Times. 27 September 2013. p. 44.
  18. ^ Jela Webb (21 June 2011). "Chuck Brodsky, Twickenham Folk Club, London. June 19th 2011". No Depression. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  19. ^ Tom Ambrose (31 January 2014). "Sisters of Strings". Richmond and Twickenham Times. p. 31.
  20. ^ Steve Price (28 October 2013). "What's on at TwickFolk in November?". Your Twickenham. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  21. ^ Alex Gallacher (12 November 2013). "Nonesuch Records sign Olivia Chaney". Folk Radio UK. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  22. ^ Simon Beards (18 March 2019). "Live review: Charlie Dore and Julian Littman @ Twickfolk, London – 24th February". Maverick. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  23. ^ Will Gore (17 September 2010). "Drever heading to TwickFolk". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  24. ^ a b Tom Ambrose (7 December 2014). "TwickFolk welcomes double Grammy tonight". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  25. ^ Jela Webb (30 March 2012). "Carrie Elkin: A long weekend during the UK Tour April 14th – 17th 2011". Scribd. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  26. ^ Georgia Mann (20 March 2009). "Erelli to make his Mark at TwickFolk". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  27. ^ Will Gore (4 October 2009). "A perfect marriage at TwickFolk". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  28. ^ "Fearing hurricanes". Richmond and Twickenham Times. 18 October 2013. p. 37.
  29. ^ Alex Gallacher (16 May 2012). "David Francey 2012 Tour + UK album releases". Folk Radio UK. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  30. ^ a b c "Twickfolk: A great club with eclectic tastes". Music news. Spiral Earth. 20 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  31. ^ Tom Ambrose (9 November 2014). "Protest singer shakes up the stage at Twickenham's Cabbage Patch". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  32. ^ David Gazet (18 April 2014). "Sound of Nashville". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  33. ^ "Sounds Soulful: Music". Richmond and Twickenham Times. 11 October 2013. p. 35.
  34. ^ Mike Davies (18 June 2018). "Hatful of Rain: Songs of the Lost and Found". Folk Radio UK. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  35. ^ Tom Ambrose (27 March 2014). "Beautiful bluegrass coming to Twickenham this weekend". Sutton Guardian. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  36. ^ "Rebecca Hollweg + Sue Graves". Time Out. London. January 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  37. ^ Tom Ambrose (31 January 2015). "Jazz songwriter bringing silky tones to the Cabbage Patch, Twickenham". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  38. ^ Tom Ambrose (30 June 2014). "New album showcased at Twickfolk next month". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  39. ^ George Odling (2 January 2015). "Songwriter to herald start of a new year at Twickfolk". Croydon Guardian. p. 23. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  40. ^ "Finding her roots". Richmond and Twickenham Times. 21 February 2014. p. 34.
  41. ^ Alban Low (9 March 2015). "Kara at Twickfolk". Art of Jazz. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  42. ^ Steve Price (2015). "What's on in Twickenham 2015". Your Twickenham. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  43. ^ Tom Ambrose (17 January 2015). "Britain's Got Talent competitor coming to the Patch, Twickenham". Wimbledon Guardian. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  44. ^ "Sarah McQuaid UK tour dates 2015". ATV Today. 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  45. ^ Will Gore (10 September 2009). "Madison Violet's sounds of home". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  46. ^ "Songwriter showcases fan-funded album at Twickfest". Richmond and Twickenham Times. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  47. ^ Will Gore (14 July 2009). "Matthews goes solo at TwickFolk". Surrey Comet. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  48. ^ Peter Shaw (3 November 2016). "Jim Moray at TwickFolk, Twickenham (Llive Review}". Folk Radio UK. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  49. ^ Alex Ramon (1 March 2012). "Concert Review: Jim Moray @ Twickfolk (26/02/2012)". Boycotting Trends: Film, Theatre & Music Musings. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  50. ^ a b Tom Ambrose (13 April 2014). "All the emotions of life at TwickFolk tonight". Sutton Guardian. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  51. ^ Tom Ambrose (23 January 2015). "Celtic connections abound at Twickfolk tomorrow". Richmond and Twickenham Times. p. 32. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  52. ^ Will Gore (24 January 2011). "Pete Morton's Economy Drive". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  53. ^ "TwickFolk: Belinda O'Hooley and Heidi Tidow". St Margarets community website. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  54. ^ "Earl of TwickFolk". Richmond and Twickenham Times. 7 February 2014.
  55. ^ Jela Webb (6 August 2011). "Ellis Paul and Lizanne Knott: Twickenham Folk Club, London July 24th 2011". Whispers. Bob Harris. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  56. ^ "Rod Picott, Twickfolk, Cabbage Patch, Twickenham – July 3rd, 2022 – Americana UK". Hipnaija.com. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  57. ^ Simon Beards (2 November 2011). "Gig Review: Rod Picott at Twickfolk, Twickenham". Backroads. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  58. ^ Rachel Bishop (29 March 2013). "Brooklyn to Twickenham for folk singer Rebecca Pronsky". Richmond and Twickenham Times. p. 31. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  59. ^ Will Gore (30 April 2009). "Richey heads to TwickFolk". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  60. ^ Will Gore (12 December 2008). "Toronto Folk Tales". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  61. ^ Will Gore (24 March 2011). "Award-winners set for TwickFolk show". Croydon Guardian. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  62. ^ "Young folk". Richmond and Twickenham Times. 28 February 2014. p. 37.
  63. ^ Tom Ambrose (4 March 2015). "Singer and double bassist Miranda Sykes at Twickfolk tomorrow". Sutton Guardian. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  64. ^ Alban Low. "Twickfolk Quality Street – Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston". Art of Folk. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  65. ^ Jela Webb (30 March 2012). "Greg Trooper: TwickFolk @ The Cabbage Patch Pub, Twickenham, May 8th 2011". Scribd. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  66. ^ Jela Webb (1 May 2012). "Kevin Welch, Twickenham Folk Club (Twickenham, UK 4/29/12)". No Depression: The Roots Music Authority. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  67. ^ Tom Ambrose (20 March 2014). "Folk duo return to TwickFolk". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  68. ^ Peter Mahnke (November 2010). "TwickFolk: Chris Wood". St Margarets community website. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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