8pm start, doors open 7:30 ish. Sorry, no dogs.        Please join our mailing list for up-to-date information: machteltje<at>gmail.com  Always check before travelling if you're not on the email list.
Ring Chris on 01242 - 571185, or Judith on 01242 - 577506

   Just Walkin’ is a collection of 14 songs inspired by observations and conversations whilst walking - primarily Malvern; Isle of Wight; Warley Woods. This is my first album, recorded at the request many friends who have encouraged, even nagged me over the years!  Maybe it will be enjoyed by others of you who I don’t yet know? 

     The songs are: Busy Counting Blessings; Patterns On The Sand; My Treasure Island; Ferryman; Keep Going (You’ll Get There); Lantern Hill; Turning Tree; On The Lane That Time Forgot; The Old Beech Tree; Fruit & Leaves; Malvern Song; For A Rainy Day; Spring In My Step; Just Walkin’.

      Recorded & mixed by Eric Payne. Audio mastering & graphic design by Chris Stewart (cmaj7<at>mail.org). With thanks to these good folk for their invaluable skills, patience and time!

        Do contact me for more information and to buy - monshep<at>icloud.com or tel. 07836 261543. Facebook Messenger will also find me. 

        Price £10 (plus p&p if required) with proceeds to ‘Home for Good’ - a charity with a bold vision to find a home for every child who needs one. 

p17:  BISHOP'S FROME SINGAROUND & MUSIC SESSION 🄵, 3rd Tuesdays,  8pm, currently at the Chase Inn, Bishop's Frome, but please check - see below.
We have been struggling to find a regular venue for our lovely session.  Our main problem lies with the fact that so many local pubs either don't open at all on Mondays and Tuesdays or have reduced hours. We are therefore now beginning to consider the possibility of going back to a Wednesday night, and would welcome any thoughts on this via email bernieuptonfolk<at>gmail.com  Bernie and Annie

[new Member]  The Long Road from Shanghai to Bromyard - Alan Courtney 🄵  ~ cover picture above

     My new album is a musical autobiography of the last 8 tumultuous years, starting in Shanghai in 2016 where we stayed with my daughter, meandering its way back home via Australia, the pandemic, and my home county of Devon. It records the changes I have undergone musically and personally during that time. It ends at my favourite musical place in the world: Bromyard Folk Festival. The first 7 songs are written in a variety of genres; the remaining 8 are folk songs more in a traditional idiom. They are original songs (including The Old Rising Star which has just had its 50th birthday!). I am very lucky to have great friends who gave of their time and expertise generously, to help me make this album, and very grateful to Heather Joyce (who co-wrote several songs), Soprano Sax, Whistles and Vocal; Jackie Gribble, Vocals and Concertina; Mark Walbridge, Recorders; Dave Young, Melodeon and Concertinas; Lisa Warburton, Hammered Dulcimer; John Smith, Fiddle. 

Emergency Relocation of Club with Immediate Effect  !
We have sadly lost the use of St Michael's Hall due to the building's deterioration and it is no longer a safe environment.  A quick fix is needed to ensure our continuity and the Church Rooms alongside St Michaels Church have been reserved in the first instance whilst we research other venues. Many will recall meeting there prior to Covid and it provided a comfy space for our singing and playing. Plus you can make yourself a cuppa.  So on 4th September for that very special evening with 3 United we will meet there.
Enter the Church grounds via Sheep Street & the rooms are on your right, or enter the grounds from the High Street and navigate around the main church building. Map on https://www.stmichaelshighworth.co.uk/find-us . The Church rooms are just North of the main building.  For the tec savvy what 3 word code is unladen.risen.bright   Geoff