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ABOUT US...
We usually meet on the first Sunday of the month doors open at 7pm, finishing around 10.15pm. Singing starts at 7.30ish
EXPECT....
intense and intimate nights with great singers and musicians!
Our residents are the 7 piece harmony group Shötley Crüe. They start the evening followed by a few floor singers. Put your name down on the list at the door if you want to sing.
LOCATION
We are upstairs at The Castle pub, 280 Crystal Palace Road, East Dulwich, SE22 9JH
The pub is a 20 mins walk from East Dulwich station or get a bus to Crystal Palace Road. Parking is a lot easier on Sunday!
ENTRANCE is usually £12, sometimes more, pay on the door.
CONTACT
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Our events are organised by and are responsibility of Dulwich Folk, not The Castle Pub
Monthly Folk night in Dulwich
At the Castle Pub,
Crystal Palace Road, SE22 9JJ
September 6
RATTLE ON THE STOVEPIPE
Widely regarded as one of the best old timey British bands we welcome Rattle to a rare South London gig. They are
Dave Arthur (guitar, 5-string banjo, melodeon, percussion, vocals), Pete Cooper (fiddle, mandolin, vocals), Dan Stewart (5-string banjo, guitar, fiddle, harmony vocals.
The band first got together in 2003 to explore the connections between British, Irish and Appalachian songs so you can expect a mix of traditional songs, ballads and storming dance tunes from the Appalachians and the British Isles. This is real old time music played with verve and melodic nous by musicians at the very top of their game.
Shirley Collins compared them to old Virginia musicians with “that same sweetness, ease, subtlety and good humour, every song and tune so well understood, so deftly played and so perfectly paced.”
Entrance tonight is £14
OCTOBER 4 RHOLBEN
Welsh Harmony singing workshop 5pm
Music Gig 7.30
Rholben gave us a wonderful night in 2022 and we are more than pleased to get them back. Also a great success in 2022 was the afternoon singing harmony workshop so they will be holding another this year in the afternoon to teach a Welsh song which participants will sing during the gig in the evening.
They play Welsh traditional music with tenderness, wit, and deep emotion. Siriol Davies is a really beautiful singer and is supported by thoughtful guitar, melodic bass, sweeping strings, and brilliant harmonies to create a sound that feels light and current whilst also feeling as weighty and old as the hill from which they take their name. They are Siriol Davies Vocals, Oboe John Ruddock Guitar Colin Fletcher Double Bass Jane Griffiths Viola, Fiddle Giles Lewin Fiddle
Entrance to the gig £15
Afternoon singing workshop £10
Joint entrance afternoon and evening £20.
NOVEMBER 1 CLAIRE HASTINGS
At last-Claire is coming to Dulwich! She was originally scheduled to visit us in 2020 ; that gig was torpedoed by covid . Since then she has had 2 children and although she has been active in Scotland, both locally and at Celtic Connections and at Orkney Folk festival. This is her first visit to London since 2019.
Claire is a past winner of the Scottish young traditional musician of the year. As well as traditional songs she is an accomplished songwriter, accompanying herself primarily on ukulele. Claire is an highly engaging and authoritative live performer ; she has released three highly regarded cds , the most recent being "Lullabies from Scotland." She runs "Claire's music club" and on line and in person workshop for under 5s.
Claire is also a talented actor including in the Edinburgh Festival show ‘A Man’s a Man’ about the life of Robert Burns.
Entrance tonight is £12
DECEMBER 6
OWEN SPAFFORD, WILL ALLEN and BEN FILMER-SANKEY
Expect a masterclass of English traditional music! Will has been to Dulwich twice with Club Debris and is very widely recognised as an amazing melodeon/ fiddle player with Brown Boots and in his own right as a solo performer.
Owen is my favourite fiddle player. He plays mainly Irish music with the Weaving and everything else with Spafford/Campbell. At my 80th birthday concert will remember he played an absolutely sublime 30-minute solo set.
Ben is the go-to guitarist for folk groups in London and also a really fine singer.
Check out their “Sun in the Sands “ album which is sensationally good.
Entrance tonight is £15
JANUARY 17 (NOTE THE DATE!)
HANNAH WHITE AND KEIRON MARSHALL
Hannah and Keiron are UK Americana superstars. In 2025 Hannah won the Americana awards for UK Artist of the Year and UK Album of the Year, while Keiron picked up the instrumentalist of the year award. The Hannah White band has played the Albert Hall with Jools Holland, headlined at the Union Chapel and supported Richard Thompson.
Hanna was born in Sidcup and raised on a council estate; her songs are gritty and poetic and reflect the life she’s lived. Sometimes described as “American Noir” she’s authentic, soul-stirring, and undeniably British. When Keiron joins in there are definite echoes of Richard and Linda Thompson.
As well as lead guitar in the Hannah White band Keiron also fronts his own very excellent blues band which is firmly based on the 50’s sound of Muddy Waters et al.
Hannah and Keiron did come to Dulwich a few years ago and sang a song from the floor but this is their first folk club gig. Together as a duo they will be very different from the full band but check out the Hannah White band albums “Fine Day” and “Sweet Revolution.”
Hannah and Keiron also run the Sound Lounge in Sutton, a xero carbon music venue, vegan restaurant and community hub. Hannah has been a leading spokesperson for music fringe venues on TV radio and social media for much of 2025.
This will be a fascinating night.
Entrance tonight is £14