THE CUCKOO'S NEST FOLK CLUB

Direct from England
Brian Peters

Traditional songs and music from England with squeezeboxes and guitar

Wed. Sept. 8, 7:30 pm - HOUSE CONCERT
@ home of Tom & Anne Siess, 458 High St., London
Tickets - $15

Advance tickets for both events available at
Chapters North (Masonville), L'Atelier Grigorian, The Village Idiot

Friends of Fiddler's Green
(Ian Bell, Alistair Brown, Ian Robb, Tam Kearney, Laurence Stevenson, Grit Laskin)

Sat. Sept. 11, 7:30 pm
Chaucer's Pub, 122 Carling Street, London, ON N6A 1H6
$15 advance / $18 at the door

Nobody, not even the Friends themselves, can predict what might happen during one of their concerts,
but it always includes humour, powerful vocal harmony, great musicianship, and often biting social commentary.
The Friends were recently recognized for their incredible contribution to folk music as recipients of the Estelle Klein Award from the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals.

Advance tickets available at
Chaucer's Pub/Marienbad Restaurant (519-679-9940), Centennial Hall Box Office (519-672-1967), Chapters North (Masonville), Grooves, L'Atelier Grigorian, The Village Idiot
TO PURCHASE ON LINE - Click on the ticket ==>

Please note: Only Centennial Hall and on-line ticketing accept Credit Cards .... all other outlets are CASH ONLY

Special Advance $60 Multi-Ticket Available only at the Concerts $60 = 5 Concerts for the Price of 4
(applies to regular priced concerts only)

COMING IN THE 2010/2011 SEASON
(Confirmed so far ... dates & performers may be subject to change)

Direct from Ireland
Kieran Goss

Sat. Sept. 18, 7:30 pm
Chaucer's Pub (upstairs), 122 Carling Street, London, ON N6A 1H6
$15 advance / $18 at the door

Kieran Goss was born and raised in County Down, Northern Ireland. Much has been made of Goss's masterful stagecraft–in the words of country music legend Don Williams, his "amazing ability to reach out to his audience and connect with them in a very special way". On his latest cD 'I'll Be Seeing You', arguably for the first time in Goss's career, the lyrical and melodic promise of his excellent early work, married to the spare, restrained production has crystallised to bridge the gap between his live shows and his recordings. While it may be premature to use the words "career-defining album" this early on in his career, that's very close to what 'I'll Be Seeing You' feels like.

Please note: Only Centennial Hall and on-line ticketing accept Credit Cards .... all other outlets are CASH ONLY

Direct from Scotland
North Sea Gas

Sun. October 3, 7:30 pm
Chaucer's Pub, 122 Carling Street, London, ON N6A 1H6
$15 advance / $18 at the door

Thirty years and stronger than ever!! One of Scotland's most popular folk bands with great vocals and tremendous three part harmonies. Guitars, Mandolin, Fiddle, Bouzouki, Whistles, Bodhrans, Banjo and good humour are all part of the entertainment. They have received Gold and Silver disc awards from the Scottish Music Industry Association and regularly have sell out shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe!! They have recorded 14 albums and are constantly adding new material to their show. Their latest album, Edinburgh Toon, recorded live in "The Lot", Grassmarket, Edinburgh in 2009 is proving as popular as all their other recordings!!

"The album is offered in the spirit of enjoyment, and in that it succeeds superbly" - Alasdair Maclean (The Scots Magazine).

Their previous album Rosslyn received wonderful reviews from folk magazines, newspapers etc including Dirty Linen (USA), the Scots Magazine, and The Living Tradition. Their show, in the same way as their albums, consist of traditional, contemporary and self-penned material all put together in a style of their own . This proves popular during their regular tours of Scotland, America, Canada, Germany, Austria, and many other destinations every year also in TV and Radio appearances both sides of the Atlantic including "Late Night Saturday" and "Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour" one of the biggest radio shows in the USA.

Advance tickets available SOON at
Chaucer's Pub/Marienbad Restaurant (519-679-9940), Centennial Hall Box Office (519-672-1967), Chapters North (Masonville), Grooves, L'Atelier Grigorian, The Village Idiot
TO PURCHASE ON LINE - Click on the ticket ==>

Please note: Only Centennial Hall and on-line ticketing accept Credit Cards .... all other outlets are CASH ONLY

Direct from Scotland
Brian McNeill
(a founding member of the legendary Battlefield Band)

Sun. October 24, 7:30 pm
Chaucer's Pub, 122 Carling Street, London, ON N6A 1H6
$15 advance / $18 at the door

This year Brian McNeill celebrates the 40^th year of a career that has established him as one of the most acclaimed forces in Scottish music. Brian has been described as ‘Scotland’s most meaningful contemporary songwriter’ (The Scotsman); add to that his work and influence as performer, composer, producer, teacher, musical director, band leader, novelist and interpreter of Scotland’s past, present and future and you have a man who has never stood still. He has performed around the globe, both as a soloist and with some of the era’s most influential bands, including Battlefield Band, which he founded in 1969, and Clan Alba.

Brian was born in 1950 in Falkirk and began his musical training in his early teens with violin lessons, but soon forsook that for the electric guitar. There followed a comprehensive musical education and mildly misspent youth - until his student years brought him to Celtic music. As a direct consequence, in 1969 he formed the Battlefield Band, which became one of Scotland's best known ensembles.

Brian plays fiddle, octave fiddle, guitar, mandocello, bouzouki,viola, mandolin, cittern, concertina, bass and hurdy gurdy. The importance of his songwriting, mostly about Scotland's past and future, has long been recognised. Songs including The Yew Tree, The Lads O' The Fair, The Snows of France and Holland, Strong Women Rule Us All With Their Tears, Any Mick'll Do and No Gods and Precious Few Heroes have established him as one of Scotland's leading songwriters.

Please note: Only Centennial Hall and on-line ticketing accept Credit Cards .... all other outlets are CASH ONLY

All concerts at
Chaucer's, 122 Carling Street, London, ON N6A 1H6
(unless otherwise indicated)

Please note: Only Centennial Hall and on-line ticketing accept Credit Cards .... all other outlets are CASH ONLY

Special Advance $60 Multi-Ticket Available only at the Concerts $60 = 5 Concerts for the Price of 4
(applies to regular priced concerts only)

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