We are playing a Ceildh this Friday 24th April as a benefit for the Annan School – tickets available here.
Category: Gigs
Barcombe Village Hall – Sat 18th April
Next stop on our 2015 ‘No Hall Too Small’ tour (apologies to Hank Wangford) is the beautiful, sustainable venue of Barcombe Village Hall. We have the usual mix of great tunes and songs, real ale and food bar plus professional sound system. Tickets are £8.50 (£5 for under 16s) available online from the WeGotTickets link below, from Barcombe Stores or on the door. Put on your dancing shoes!
Arlington Village Hall – 29th November 2014
This is a special autumn concert with our usual mix of tear-jerkers, romantic waltzes, foot-stompers (bring your dancing shoes!) and home grown oddities to brighten up a dark November evening.
It’ll be cabaret style seating with tables and a bar. Tickets £6 on the door (half price for students/under 16’s), doors 7.30pm, music 8pm.
Line up will be: Anna (fiddle), Glen (guitar, melodion, vocals), Ian (accordion, keyboard, vocals), James (percussion), Marylin (fiddle), Rivkah (whistles, recorders, oboe, vocals).
The hall is in Arlington Village, near Berwick. Turn left off the A27 at Drusilla’s Roundabout toward Berwick if coming from Brighton/Lewes and then first right to Arlington. The hall is on the left, just before the Yew Tree Inn.
Firle Ceilidh – 25th July 2014
Firle Dance Nights ‘Music and Dancing for All’
Contraband are delighted to be playing this month’s Firle Ceilidh. These are friendly, inclusive dance nights, dancing with a caller to traditional music. No experience necessary. Bring your own drink.
Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm start, 10.30pm finish. The Village Hall, The Street, Firle BN8 6LP. Nearest station Glynde. £7.50 on the door, kids free.
Beltaine Wild Village
Contraband are playing the Ceilidh at the Beltaine Wild Village event on Friday 2nd May starting 8pm.
Day and weekend tickets are available – more info here
14th March 2014 – Barn Dance in Firle
Come along to the this new village dance session in Firle, near Lewes.
It will be a fun inclusive evening, open to dancers of all ages and abilities – there’s no need to know any dances, the caller will get you sorted out in no time.
Entrance is £7.50, kids free. Starts at 7.15 and bring your own refreshments.
5th February 2014 – Lamb Folk Club Eastbourne
We’re looking forward to playing The Lamb Folk Club in Eastbourne on Wednesday 5th February. Appearing as a 6-piece instrumental band. The full line-up will be:
Anna Richardson – fiddle
Glen Redman – melodeon, mandola, mandolin, guitar
Ian Cairns – accordion, keyboard
Jim Richards – percussion
Marylin Thomas – fiddle
Rivkah Cummerson – whistles, recorders, oboe
Doors open 7.30pm and music starts at 8pm. £6 on the door (half price students and under 16s). Be early if you want a seat up the front. The club is upstairs at the historic Lamb pub, High Street, Eastbourne BN21 1HH (on the A259 near Waitrose on the Seaford side of town).
For those of you that haven’t been to the Lamb Folk Club before it’s a great club that books an eclectic list of quality acts. It’s also very welcoming, with none of the cliquey attitude that sometimes gives folk clubs a bad name.
The Churchfitters
Contraband supporting the excellent folk supergroup The Churchfitters at All Saints Centre, Lewes on Friday 22nd November 7.30pm.
Food from Pleasant Bakery, beer from Harvey’s Brewery (bar profits to Starfish Music Project)
Tickets from Union Music Store, online from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/240260 or on the door.
Lewes Town Hall Ceilidh
We played our first ceilidh with the current Contraband line-up at Lewes Town Hall on November 8th. In fact, not quite the current line-up as we were joined by Jim Richards on bodhran – great. We really enjoyed it and hope to do some more ceilidhs soon.