Folk Club Guest Concert Nights are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7.00 for 7.30pm
@ Abbotsford Hotel, 14 Corsehill Road, Ayr KA7 2ST
There is usually an entrance charge, and a night consisting of a guest headline performer supported by floor singers.
Laverock
Tuesday 28th January 2025 7.30pm
(Doors open 7.00 pm) £9 entry (Cash only).
Laverock seek to uncover the real Robert Burns and the heart of his legacy: the beauty of nature, the bliss of love, the warmth of companionship.
Born in France to a Danish mother and a Scottish father, Alex Smith brings a fresh, outside-in approach to Scots traditional music.
Lanarkshire-born vocalist Joanne O’Donnell’s vocals express the simple emotions captured in the poetry.
From Liverpool, Andy Upton has focussed his skills on acoustic guitar. His ear for intricate and delicate arrangements gives Laverock its unique melodic personality. To find out more see-www.laverockfolkmusic.com
Supported by the Club’s Stalwart Floor Singers
Tuesday 4th February 2025 7.30pm
(Doors open 7.00 pm) £9 entry (Cash only).
Ernest Aines is a Melbourne based award-winning indie folk singer-songwriter. He is performing in January at Celtic Connections.
Ernest is playing two UK tours in 2025, following two tours in 2024. He has played all major folk festivals in Australia in the past two years.
Highlights of his 2024 tours included: Performing live on BBC Liverpool and BBC Cornwall and at The Cambridge Folk Festival.
In 2023 Ernest was selected by Sounds Australia to play at the International Folk Alliance Conference and the Library of Congress special show in Kansas City. There he impressed audiences and American Folk legend Tom Paxton was moved to personally encourage him.
Ernest’s debut album, Spiral Bound, has garnered rave reviews and will be followed by a second in early 2025.
Supported by the Club’s Stalwart Floor Singers
THE ABBOTSFORD HOTEL,
14 Corsehill Road, Ayr, KA7 2ST
All Welcome
- Folk Club Concert Nights 2025
- 02 December Ukes & Spots
- 04 November Rosie Calvert & Will Finn
- 07 October Eilidh Grant Trio
- 02 September John Graham, Jim Jack & Cy Jack
- 05 August At Home Spots
- 01 July Steven Clark
- 03 June The Quiggs
- 06 May Kirsty Law
- 01 April Steve Turner
- 04 March Tanninzie
- 04 February Ernest Aines
- 28 January Laverock: A Special Feast of Burns Music
- 7th January Alan Reid
- Folk Club Concert Nights 2024
- 03 December Ukes and Spots
- 05 November Alastair McDonald
- 01 October Ian Bruce
- 03 September John Malcolm & Nigel Munro
- 06 August At Home Spots
- 02 July Bob Wood
- 04 June Fil Campbell & Tom McFarland
- 07 May The Ian Walker Band with John Graham
- 02 April The Cafeorchestra
- 05 March Alan Jones
- 06 February Muldoon’s Picnic
- 23 Jan Burns Night: Ken O’Hara/ Davie Hunter/Paul Creighton
- 09 Jan Sean Gray
Folk Club Guest Concert Nights 2023 - 05 Dec Dalrymple UKES and Spots
- 07 Nov Gavin and Clare Livingstone
- 03 Oct Stan Graham
- 05 September Alastair McDonald
- 01 August Floor Singers Unleashed
- 04 July Davey Hunter and Beatrice
- 06 Jun Tapsalteerie
- 02 May Haggerdash
- 04 April Dougie McKenzie & Bran Miller
- 07 Mar Pauline Vallance
- 07 Feb Cafeorchestra
- Folk Club Guest Concert Nights 2022
- 06 Dec Tanninzie
- 01 Nov Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer
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Folk Club Guest Concert Nights 2017 - May Tanninzie
A Typical Guest Concert Night
Audience participation in chorus singing is essential
- Get your drink in the Bar
- From 7pm pay your admission and buy your raffle tickets
- Find a seat
- At 7.30 pm the MC will welcome you to the night’s entertainment, update you with any information and maybe sing a song
- He will then invite local floorsingers to start the night off
- After their essential contribution, the MC will invite the main guest(s) to play their first set
- Amid the applause, the MC returns to announce the Intermission and Raffle. with time to get more drinks and raffle tickets
- While the raffle winners are feeling delighted with their prizes the MC returns to invite more local floorsingers to start off the second half
- The MC re-introduces the main guest(s) to play their second and final set
- With rapturous applause, the evening draws to a close with hopefully just enough time for one more song from the guest(s)
- The MC thanks everyone for their contribution, wishes all a safe journey home and has one final song “Take your glasses to the Bar”
- Exit all with a broad smile