The Musical Traditions Club aims to present the finest traditional singers from Britain and Ireland in a friendly and appreciative atmosphere.
"I wanted to learn something about my own tradition ... I've been going to the Musical Traditions Club ... and just love it. It's so simple and so immediate and it just speaks to me in a way that other music doesn't."
Verity Sharp, Radio 3 Late Junction presenter, fRoots No.244 October 2003
The club meets about once a month on Fridays (see the current programme for dates). Past guests have included Len Graham, Gordon Hall, Fred Jordan, Elizabeth Stewart, Sheila Stewart, and Roisin White.
We take pride in the strength of our resident singers and musicians, who include: Peta Webb, Ken Hall, Dan Quinn, Jim Ward, The Rakes, The Posh Band and the Pigeon English Band.
The club was founded over twenty years ago -- in October 1990 -- in the spirit of Musical Traditions magazine, now happily available in electronic form on the Web.
From 2005 to 2011 the club organised a festival in honour of Keith Summers, one of the club's founders, who died in 2004. The funding for this has now run out but in 2012 there will be a smaller-scale event in the bar on Saturday 19th May -- see the current programme.
The club meets from 8pm to 11pm at:
The King and Queen
1 Foley Street
London
W1W 6DL
The pub is a friendly local serving real ales (including Adnams) on the corner of Foley Street and Cleveland Street in the Fitzrovia area of the West End of London. There is a map of the area on the UK Street Map Page.
The nearest tube station is Goodge Street (Northern Line, Charing Cross Branch); Oxford Circus, Great Portland Street, and Warren Street are within easy walking distance too. Public transport information can be obtained from Transport for London. Parking in the evening is easier than you might imagine -- and although we're within the congestion charging zone, it doesn't apply after 6pm.
Admission for members is normally £6.00 (concessions £4.00); non-members £7.00 (concessions £5.00). Membership is no longer compulsory but members will be given priority.
For further details, contact:
Peta Webb
Telephone: (020) 8340 0530
or email Peta Webb
Page created by Martin Nail. Last revised 25th May 2011