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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
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 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.
Expect a fascinating night.
Entrance tonight is £14
FEBRUARY 7
MICHTY!
MICHTY! have become our regular ”After Burns night” guests. They are a unique combination of part Scottish session and part Gaelic choir.
MICHTY! started out 10 years ago as a group of musicians from all over London meeting to play Scottish music and in the last year or two expanded to include the Gaelic harmony group Adhoctet Ghaidhlig; this group met through Còisir Lunnainn (London Gaelic Choir).
As a result this evening offers a wonderful contrast; on one hand terrific playing of Scottish tunes ( including pipes!) with some songs, complemented by really beautiful choral singing.
Entrance tonight is £12