Everyman Folk Club

01/09/2026

📣 New season at the Everyman Folk Club coming up. Are you ready?

🗓 It will soon be time to reopen the doors to the Everyman,
and we’re excited to be seeing - and hearing - you again shortly. There is a rich variety of marvellous musicians ready to entertain you, including familiar friends as well as some new guests in our 2026 to 2027 season.

🍁❄️ Our season begins in September with versatile, energetic Pete Morton as the friendly ghost of Sailor Swift, before the welcome return of Sherburn Bartley Sanders. Our last event of the calendar year is a celebration of Les Barker (the best and funniest Poet Laureate we never had) by Keith Donnelly and John Watterson.

🌱☀️ Hilary Spencer starts the New Year with her powerful and assured voice, before Isobel & Jim Kimberley bring their fresh interpretations of traditional and revival songs to the Everyman. Jack Hogsden follows; one of the UK’s leading melodeon players and a fine singer, before the much awaited and long overdue return of Barrie & Ingrid Temple. We end the season in May 2027 with “the sweetest voice in England”, Edwina Hayes.

🌐 Visit our website to read more about our brilliant guests, and follow the Book Tickets link to see the various options available to buy online, by cheque, and with cash - including our Discounted Season Ticket.

🤗 With Residents, Floor Singers and a Booked Guest Artist on every occasion, there is always a warm welcome for new performers and audience members.

🎼 Venue: The Riverside Centre, Gt Glemham Road, Stratford St Andrew, Saxmundham, Suffolk IP17 1LL
Doors and bar open at 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start

The Everyman Folk Club is a non-profit community organisation which aims to promote traditional and modern folk music in Suffolk, England.

01/09/2026

Seize the opportunity to give yourself a treat, save yourself money, and help support your club, by purchasing a Discounted Season Ticket for all of the events at the Everyman Folk Club in the 2026 to 2027 season.

The season ticket is available up to our first evening, on Friday 25 September 2026 - online, by cheque, and with cash; whichever is easiest for you.

Grab yours now, then sit back and look forward to the next exciting year at our friendly, traditional folk club! (Ticket links are in the first two comments below).

01/09/2026

📣 The new season of the Everyman Folk Club starts at the end of this month. Our online box office is open and Advance Tickets are on sale for all events from September 2026 to May 2027.

🎟 Thanks to everyone's support, we are delighted to keep our ticket prices down to £10 in advance. You can also save money AND support your club with our Discounted Season Ticket.

🌐 To buy online, by cheque, or with cash, please see the links in the first comment.

🎫 Tickets for each event will also be available on the door at £12 each, subject to availability.

30/05/2026

The Everyman Folk Club season ended last night with an enthralling appearance by squeezebox virtuoso, John Kirkpatrick. We were treated to a celebration of folk music at its best. The huge variety of tunes was exhilarating as John’s fingers flew across the keys of his button accordion, Anglo concertina, and single row melodeon (in D!). His understanding and love of the Morris tradition shone through, and his recently composed Double Dream Waltz was astonishing. A certain gravitas was brought to songs such as Fare Ye Well, Lovely Nancy and The Gown So Green, whilst zest and enthusiasm were directed at The Handling of Your Sword and Riding Down to Portsmouth. This performance of traditional, contemporary, and original songs and tunes showed the remarkable versatility of this folk titan.

The evening included entertaining songs from Bill Johnston & Sheila Darling, Louise Forster, and Tracey Wisdom, with MC Charlie Haylock ending the floor spots with two moving poems by the late Suffolk poet, Elizabeth Davey (1919–2019). Well done one and all.

Thank you to our amazing audience for your support over the last year – and, indeed, the last 30-years! It was brilliant to end the season with a sell-out crowd; your stunning singing was truly overwhelming. Have a lovely Summer, and we’ll see you on Friday 25 September 2026 when friendly ghost, Sailor Swift (aka Pete Morton), will take our breath away.

28/05/2026

Thank you 🙏- tonight’s event with John Kirkpatrick is sold out. 🎶
Please don’t attend if you don’t have a ticket, as we will have to turn you away.

28/05/2026

21/05/2026

🌟 UPDATE - This event is sold out 🌟
Please do not attend if you do not have a ticket, as we will have to turn you away at the door. Thank you all for your support. ❤️

🎶 John Kirkpatrick is not only one of the country’s best button accordion, melodeon and Anglo concertina players, but is also a fine singer and a terrific songwriter. One of the great solo acts on the folk scene, John is a leading interpreter of English folk music. He has been a member of the Albion Country Band, Magic Lantern, The Richard Thompson Band, Umps and Dumps, Steeleye Span, Brass Monkey, Trans-Europe Diatonique, and Band of Hope, as well as numerous ceilidh bands. As songwriter, composer, choreographer, and musical director, John he has contributed to more than sixty plays in the theatre and on radio and, as featured artiste, band member, or session player, his music can be heard on over 200 different commercial recordings.

“The inventiveness and dynamism of John's playing are just as top-notch as one has come to expect of such a perfectionist.” - Mike Greenwood, Taplas

🎟 https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/everyman-folk-club (£10) and - subject to availability - on the door £12
ⓕ https://www.facebook.com/events/1309483344658656
🔗 http://www.everymanfolkclub.co.uk
🐑 Community non-profit organisation

🎼 Venue: The Riverside Centre, Gt Glemham Road, Stratford St Andrew, Saxmundham, Suffolk IP17 1LL
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Doors and bar open at 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start

All are welcome at this friendly and traditional folk club. With Residents, Floor Singers and a Booked Guest Artist on every occasion, expect traditional and contemporary songs and tunes performed acoustically, stupendous chorus singing, and entertaining introductions.

25/04/2026

An entertaining evening with Anthony John Clarke at the Everyman Folk Club last night. AJ’s performing expertise enabled him to move smoothly between serious and subtle to amusing and highly comical songs, including classics such as what has become his anthem - The Broken Years. Amid the banter and anecdotes were well-crafted songs showcasing his talent as an observer, a commentator, and an ingenious wordsmith. Each was accompanied masterfully on guitar, with which AJ complemented and enhanced his voice without overshadowing it. Thank you, AJ for a thought-provoking and engaging performance.

Very well done to all the evening’s floor singers - Dave Tricker, Graham Schofield, Chris King, Teresa Booth & Stella Day, and Terence Blacker. Thank you all, and MC Charlie Haylock, for your contributions to the evening.

Any concerns about being heard without amplification vanished as soon as the music started. Our attentive audience focused on AJ’s every word and nuance and – of course – participated in each chorus and refrain with delight, and some glorious harmonies too. We’re excited to see and hear you all again on Friday 29 May 2026, when John Kirkpatrick is our final guest of this season.

24/04/2026

🎶 Tonight at the Everyman - folk singer and raconteur, Anthony John Clarke is our booked guest. An integral part of the UK music scene for 30-years, AJ is much loved by those who know him and hugely respected by his peers.

"full of emotion, the songs are gently delivered with truth and honesty" - Folk North West

“He storms it every night he gets on stage. Brilliant!!!" - Fairport Convention

🎟 https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/everyman-folk-club (£10) and after the online box office closes, on the door (£12)
ⓕ https://www.facebook.com/events/1591909148772947
🔗 http://www.everymanfolkclub.co.uk
🐑 Community non-profit organisation

🎼 Venue: The Riverside Centre, Gt Glemham Road, Stratford St Andrew, Saxmundham, Suffolk IP17 1LL
🗺 https://w3w.co/laughs.informal.tickling
Doors and bar open at 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start

All are welcome at this friendly and traditional folk club. With Residents, Floor Singers and a Booked Guest Artist on every occasion, expect traditional and contemporary songs and tunes performed acoustically, stupendous chorus singing, and entertaining introductions.

Tickets are available now for this event and for John Kirkpatrick on Friday 29 May 2026. 🗓