Keep in touch with Folkmaster acoustic sessions, music club meetings, and our annual festival in Shoreham-by-Sea ... musicians and musicophiles welcome!
We currently run two regular monthly folk events The Shoreham Session (3rd Monday each month) and The Golden Slipper Club performers club (1st Thursday each month).
We also run an annual mini Folk Festival - Crabstonbury .... Folk Off The Rails ... 18 & 19 July 2026
-- Shoreham Session @ The Crab : Monday 16 Feb 2026
-- FOldS Music @ the Amsterdam : Friday 27 Feb 2026
-- The Golden Slipper Performers Club @ The Crab : Thursday 5th Mar 2026
-- <<<<< Crabstonbury -- Folk Off The Rails >>>>> : Sat 18 & Sun 19 July 2026
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The SHOREHAM FOLK SESSION
will meet at The Crabtree, Shoreham-by-sea
on Monday 16 February 2026
8.00 for 8.30pm
(and regularly on the third Monday of every month)
This is a round-table session where performers take it in turn to lead a song or a tune.
Come along and help keep the tradition alive - it's free for performers and listeners!
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FOldS (Friends of Old Shoreham) Music at the Amsterdam
8pm on Friday 27 February 2026
Andy Melrose - one half of the highly regarded folk, Heartlands.
John Finch - a very well-known local musician who has been singing and entertaining crowds in Shoreham for many years.
The Valentinos - have also been on the Shoreham music scene for many years delivering their take on Americana, Country and Blues.
Event organised by Brett Widows on behalf of FOldS, so please contact him for more details.
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The GOLDEN SLIPPER Performers Club
will meet at the Crabtree, Shoreham-by-sea
THURSDAY 5 March 2026
8.00 for 8.30
(and regularly the first Thursday of the month)
The format is short spots (2-3 songs/tunes) by local performers,
with the house band starting and finishing the evening.
Free entry for performers and listeners.
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< Crabstonbury -- Folk Off The Rails >
Your very own mini festival of folk, blues, Americana in Shoreham by sea
Save the date : Sat 18 & Sun 19 July 2026
Requests for 30 min spots to be by EMAIL please .... NO texts, WhatsApps, hastily scribbled notes or carrier pigeons ... EMAIL ONLY
We're hoping to extend it into the Saturday evening, and to the session on Monday 20th
If anyone would like to help with the organisation, let me know, and hopefully we can make it bigger and better than ever!
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Dr Bob
contact@folkmaster.com