A FIVE-PIECE folk band specialising in traditional English songs and tunes are coming to play Hambledon Folk Club on Wednesday, December 13.
Magpie Lane are from Oxford and they combine powerful vocals with vigorous tunes, performing a wide selection of Christmas carols, wassails and dance tunes, many of them quite unusual.
Between them the band plays concertina, melodeon, bouzouki, cello, fiddle and guitar and all of them sing.
A spokesman for Hambledon Folk Club said:?“When they burst into five-part harmony it is a joy to hear. These veterans of traditional English folk music are perfect for our Christmas session – and there’ll be a cup of mulled cider and mince pie for everyone.”
Rod Biggs, of Ringwood Folk, said: “Every time Magpie Lane appear at Ringwood Folk Club we are near to capacity, with plenty of great singing.
“It’s really good to hear proper southern English traditional music played so well.”
Flos Headford, from Shreds and Patches, said Magpie Lane is the “finest English Folk Band for concerts”.
For more information on the band, visit: www.magpielane.co.uk
Hambledon Folk Club will be celebrating its 21st anniversary on Wednesday, January 10, featuring former organisers and popular artists such as George Wilson, Ramskyte and Tom Lewis.