Welcome to Cambridge Folk Club
Intimate roots and acoustic music
Cambridge Folk Club presents Open Stage, Showcase and Guest Nights. Buy your tickets on-line from this website or phone 01638 603986
We are a live music club offering all styles of acoustic and folk music. We support local and national artists in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. We meet every Friday night at 8.00pm in the upstairs function room at The Golden Hind, Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1SP. This easily accessible pub offers a wide selection of draught lagers, beers and ciders, and a great range of pub food, and there's parking too.
For details of what's coming up, see the Programme at a glance page and the Detailed Programme page.
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Friday 14th February 2025:
Freddie Hall and friends
Freddie Hall with Johnny Wright and Fabian Bonner
Support: Romy Gensale
At the Golden Hind, 355 Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 1SP
8pm (Doors open 7:30pm)
Entry: £12(door), £11(advance), £10(members).
American soul singer and songwriter Freddie Hall originally from Canastota, New York, currently resides in Cambridge, England. He performs a variety of music from jazz to blues. He has developed a unique style of interpreting songs and makes his audience feel like they are part of the music. Freddie has supported and shared the stage with the likes of The Three Degrees, The Temptations, Aretha Franklin, and Gladys Knight. Freddie has performed throughout various cities in the US including Las Vegas, Boston, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and San Francisco. After achieving success in America, he began touring internationally performing in the UK, Germany, Italy, France, and Austria. Freddie recently completed a tour of the French Riviera and Southern Italy and has an invitation to return and perform later this year.
https://www.facebook.com/TheFreddieHallBand/?locale=en_GB
Johnny Wright is the brilliant lead guitarist in Lexie Green's band and accompanies her when they play as a duo. He also performs with a number of other musicians and bands in the Cambridge area and hosts the Wednesday Session at The Haymakers in Cambridge.
https://www.facebook.com/johnnymagicboy/
Fabian Bonner has played gigs and festivals and toured with UK and US bands for 30 years. Festivals include Glastonbury, Cambridge Folk Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Cork Jazz Festival, Chiemee Reggae Festival . He has performed with Ralph Carney (Tom Waits, B-52s) and Jake Clemons (E Street Band . Currently playing with Smith and Brewer Band, Ezio, Sean O’Hanrahan. Locally he plays with his own band The Sure Can Play Boys, The 5 Federales with Nick Baraclough, and occasionally The Barefoot Doctors .
Romy Gensale’s musical and songwriting life started way back in the early 1980s in London, with her first band, an all-female five-piece called Drunk on Cake. They played their own brand of original music from popular independent and thriving venues such as Camden’s Powerhaus and Dingwalls to Brixton’s Ace Club. Later she found herself in the 8-piece World Music band Speaking in Tongues which graced the stages of the ICA and The Marquee and filled out the Borderline as resident band. Her claim to fame was headlining an evening with support by an extremely talented Tori Amos. making her mark on the UK.
Romy later moved to Norfolk for a quieter lifestyle and decided to go solo and begin recording her own music. She has since formed the ‘rock fusion’ band ROME, taking her self-penned music to a new and exciting level, and making waves at venues keen to promote original music.
“I’ve always been a fan of songwriters who can take a step back from life, really look at it in detail, make sense of it and then turn that perspective into something beautiful. A modern and feistily independent example of such is Romy Gensale”
Helen Robinson, Sounds Magazine.
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Praise for the Folk Club
"Cambridge Folk Club is an example of what a folk club should look like, and the direction I hope the folk scene continues to go in. With a commitment both to the tradition, and to creating events that welcome everyone. Cambridge Folk Club is a warm, welcoming and safe atmosphere for artists and audiences and a true embodiment of what folk music should be. People coming together, sharing music, laughter and community through song. The team are welcoming, friendly and helpful, the sound is beautiful and the audiences are appreciative."
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Open Stage 2024 album
This album is now available on streaming platforms.
A play list is available on YouTube at:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yLo4_Tifwg&list=OLAK5uy_lfzk4z7Fz8WqDfPC66H3enzvB_YWqhFGY
For more details see the Open Stage 2024 Album page.