
2023 CALENDAR

Bully Wee Band
19th January, 2023
Crail Community Hall
Since their reformation in 2004, the Bully Wee Band have had no trouble proving that they are still a force to be reckoned with as one of Britain’s foremost exponents of acoustic folk/rock music.
Bring your own bottle and glass.
£12.50

Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira
with Miguel Girao
23rd February, 2023
Crail Community Hall
As a multicultural artist (with heritage from Scotland, Ireland, France, Switzerland, and Malaysia), Jocelyn’s music celebrates Canada’s cultural diversity, integrating Celtic and folk traditions of her roots. She is inspired by the incredible people, places, and cultures encountered through her music travels, and weaves these influences into her compositions.
Bring your own bottle and glass.
£10

Anthony Toner
13th April, 2023
Crail Community Hall
Anthony Toner is a singer songwriter based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Anthony caused something of a stir in
Crail when supporting Barbara Dickson and Rab Noakes at the folk club last September, so due to public
demand he returns.
Famed for his engaging between-songs patter and his accomplished guitar playing, he is one of Northern
Ireland’s most popular live acts, chalking up dozens of live shows a year as a solo acoustic artist, ‘In the Round’
with friends, and also on electric guitar, playing slide blues in the Ronnie Greer Blues Band. In each setting, his
command of the instrument and his voice are pressed into service to deliver some of the finest lyrics you’ll hear in
contemporary roots music.
Bring your own bottle and glass.
£10

Singers' Night
24th August, 2023
Crail Community Hall
Always a fun night. An opportunity to come along and sing or play or just listen. We have a very high standard of both local and visiting performers. What can go wrong for a couple of quid?
Bring your own bottle and glass.
£2

Rob McHale
26th October, 2023
Crail Community Hall
ROB MCHALE AWARDED “IMEA FOLK ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2019” AND “FOLK ALBUM OF YEAR 2019”
Awarded IMEA ( International Music and Entertainment Association) “Folk Artist of the Year 2019” and “Folk Album of the Year 2019”
Bring your own bottle and glass
£10

Christmas Party
14th December, 2023
Crail Community Hall
Why not come along to our legendary Christmas Party. Free mince pies and, of course, a raffle plus load of great floor spots make this a great start to the festive period.
Proceeds from the raffle will be going to charity so donations of prizes very welcome. We are strictly limited to 50 people so if you haven't already signed up please reserve your ticket by clicking on the "Reserve Ticket" button below. Please email crailfolkclub@gmail.com
to let us know if you would prefer vegetarian mince pies.
£Free

Burns Night
26th January, 2023
Crail Community Hall
Celebrate the work of Robert Burns at our annual Burns Night (near enough) event. Fine haggis, neeps and tatties included in the admission price. Sing, play, recite or just listen. Always a good fun show.
Ronald Sandford will be addressing the haggis, and Joseph Usher will be playing the pipes.
Bring your own bottle and glass
Admission will be by advance ticket only.
£10

Jez Lowe
27th April, 2023
Crail Community Hall
As BBC Radio DJ Mike Harding said recently, “No-one else writes or sounds like Jez Lowe”, and chances are, even if you’ve never heard the man himself, you’ll have heard his songs, sung at festivals, club-gigs, open-mikes or on CD, by the great and good, the professional and the enthusiast, the young and not-so-young. What higher accolade could a songwriter hope for?
‘Jez Lowe is one of our finest songwriters.’ BBC Radio 2 Twitter @LoweJez
Bring your own bottle and glass.
£10

Singers' Night
8th June, 2023
Crail Community Hall
Always a fun night. An opportunity to come along and sing or play or just listen. We have a very high standard of both local and visiting performers. What can go wrong for a couple of quid?
Bring your own bottle and glass.
£2

The Claire Hastings Trio
and Dougie Mackenzie & Brian Miller
27th July, 2023
Crail Community Hall
Joining Claire will be Jenn Butterworth; one of the most notable folk guitarists in the UK acoustic music scene. Jenn was last seen at Crail with Laura-Beth Salter back in 2022. In recent years she was awarded ‘Musician of the Year’ from the Scots Trad Music Awards, and was nominated for the same title in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Claire will also be joined by first class fiddle player Laura Wilkie. Laura is another highly sought after musician on the scene who has toured across the world in various different groups including Kinnaris Quintet with Jenn Butterworth
£12

Siobhan Miller
28th September, 2023
Crail Community Hall
A richly celebrated Scottish folk singer and songwriter, Siobhan Miller’s soulful and stirring renewal of traditional song has won her the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Best Traditional Track, and the BBC Alba Scots Trad Music Awards’ Scots Singer of the Year an unprecedented four times, whilst all five of her solo releases – including 2022’s acclaimed Bloom – have been shortlisted for BBC Alba STMA Album of the Year.
Bring your own bottle and glass.
£12

Singers' Night
9th February, 2023
Crail Community Hall
Always a fun night. An opportunity to come along and sing or play or just listen. We have a very high standard of both local and visiting performers. What can go wrong for a couple of quid?
Bring your own bottle and glass.
£2

Brooks Williams & Dan Walsh
11th May, 2023
Crail Community Hall
"He is a lovely player, a lovely singer and a great writer. Brooks Williams is the real thing." Martin Simpson
"Brooks Williams is one of those select few 'how on earth does he do it?!' artists." (Fatea)
BBC Folk Awards Best Musician nominee Dan Walsh combines ‘virtuoso playing and winning songwriting’ (MORNING STAR).
Fairport Convention’s Simon Nicol said of Dan “everyone at the concert also wondered why these two had never teamed up before. An excellent, uplifting and cheering experience!”
Bring your own bottle and glass.
£10

Ella Munro Band
22nd June, 2023
Crail Community Hall
Ella is a folk singer originally from the Isle of Skye but now based in Glasgow. In 2009, she was awarded a place at the National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music, where she spent 5 years studying Scots and folk song. Ella then studied further at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. It was during this time that Ella formed the Ella Munro Band.
Bring your own bottle and glass.
£10

Adam Holmes
10th August, 2023
Crail Community Hall
Adam’s 4 albums, Heirs and Graces, Brighter Still, Midnight Milk and Dreamweaver have cast an impressive shadow across the UK Folk Scene and gained him Scottish Album of the Year Nominations (in 2014, 2017 and 2018) and BBC Radio 2 Folk Award Nominations. His songs have featured widely on BBC Radio 2 and Radio 3, BBC Scotland, Edith Bowman’s BBC Scotland Quay Sessions show and Virgin Radio, amongst many others.
Bring your own bottle and glass.
£10

Katie Spencer
12th October, 2023
Crail Community Hall
'Katie’s guitar playing has echoes of my dear friend the late great Bert Jansch. Like a musical weaver she threads her poetic lyrics through the guitar’s strings and produces little tapestries of song.' – Ralph McTell
'Her articulate picking, with suggestions of folk and jazz, frames intelligently written songs and is the backbone to her music.' - Guitarist Magazine
'One of the most satisfying and spellbinding singer-songwriter collections I’ve encountered in some time.' - RnR Magazine
Bring your own bottle and glass.
£10

Heidi Talbot & Boo Hewerdine
23rd November, 2023
Crail Community Hall
Boo and Heidi have recorded and toured together extensively going all the way back to Heidi’s first solo tour of the UK in 2005. Born in Ireland, Heidi became a folk star in the USA as a member of the Irish American band Cherish the Ladies, and now lives in Edinburgh. With a background like that, it's hardly surprising she should develop a style that switches easily between Celtic and Americana, but subtlety is Talbot’s magic ingredient.
Her tour with Boo, one of England's most celebrated singer-songwriters celebrates their long-standing musical relationship spanning over 18 years.
Bring your own bottle and glass.