We play "Soil Music" for barn dances and other events.
See below for forthcoming events.

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Keith’s Kolumn
autumn '10

The old potatoes have been out and about these last couple of months.

There was a public dance as part of the Basildon Folk Festival with barrels of real ale at the back.

We helped the Upminster Crew celebrate some anniversaries - lovely to see a gathering of the old enthusiasts…now with a new generation who are learning the dances.

End of September we played in Chalkwell park as part of the Village Green festival. I had to play tea chest at first as bassist Nigel was stuck in Southend traffic.

A community hall in Walthamstow saw a lively hoedown for a housing association followed by a birthday party in Maldon Town Hall.

16th October was Big National Ceilidh night all over uk. We organised a dance in Leigh on sea and raised £680 for WaterAid.

Last night we played for a wedding up in mid Essex where young and very young were all over the dancefloor whooping it up.

See you at the next dance I hope!

Keith

We're based in Leigh-on-Sea, four miles west of Southend-on-Sea, Essex - 40 miles (65 km) east of London, England.

"One of Britain's best barn dance bands" - Andy Kershaw

"I enjoyed the band very much" - Jon Boden, BBC Radio 2

Forthcoming Events

If you arrive here and get an out-of-date forthcoming events list, please visit our Facebook page.

We're playing for a charity barn dance in Eastwood, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex on Saturday 18 February. Tickets from Sheila on 01268 780668.

We're busy most weeks, but almost all our events are for private functions - weddings, engagement parties, anniversaries, birthdays, private clubs etc. We're sorry if you would like to come and see us and find that there aren't any events you can make, but this is just how the bookings go!

We play about once a quarter for the Grand Ceilidh Club at their new venue, Riga Music Bar, Milton Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 7JG. Phone Claire on 07818 622822 for more details. This is a club that meets every Wednesday with a live band, and is very deserving of your support. We're next playing there on Wednesday 29 February.

See our section featuring Keith's own barn dance instructions! There are two dances for you to try...

We're affiliated to the English Folk Dance and Song Society.

 

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