Newick Folk

East Sussex
Verified bookings: 7
Reviews: 10
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Price from: £400

Newick Folk perform mainly traditional music plus anything else that takes our fancy. That might be anything from Lily the Pink and My Old Man’s a Dustman to the themes from Captain Pugwash or Blackadder and maybe even Blueberry Hill or the Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square. We set out to entertain you and we love it when people get up and dance. We play at lots of Ceilidhs for Weddings and significant birthday events.

Should you wish we can provide covers or jazz sets so if you wanted to combine two genres in an evening - for example Ceilidh set / Covers set or Jazz set / Ceilidh set - we can accomodate that.

We are based in Newick and play many local events and sessions throughout Sussex with occasional ventures to Kent, Surrey and the nearer bits of London

Price for the full team with caller is £650 which includes for a full PA and local area travelling. We have an eclectic background so musical adventures are always on the cards which is why we have additional offers such as Jazz, covers and original material bands.

These represent the additional musical projects of band members and are available via poptop as individual packages that now come with their own photos, videos and audio tracks.

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Hayley

• July 27, 2019

These guys were fabulous. Really helped to make our day special. Lots of compliments from our guests. They played songs at our wedding ceremony at leatherhead registry office and then came back to our house to entertain us and our guests in our garden! The guys were very obliging and wonderful musicians. Highly recommend - thanks Newick Folk!!!! 👍👍

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Dave Mallett

• Sept. 1, 2018

"Just a quick thankyou to you and the band for a fantastic day at our wedding on 1st September.

Everyone loved your music (some won't stop talking about you!) and we couldn't have asked for better."

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Natalie Grundy

• Aug. 4, 2018

thank you for the wonderful performance you did at our wedding. Everyone said you guys were so good and I'm just sorry I didn't get to chat to you more - you know how weddings are, they tend to be a little hectic!

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Rhiannon Harman

• July 14, 2018

I just wanted to say a massive thank you again for playing at the fair today. You really set the mood beautifully; it's so lovely to have live music at a school event.

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Tere Tammar

• Feb. 10, 2018

We had such an enjoyable time on 10th February and a lot of the joy was due to the life enhancing music of Newick Folk. So many people have said to us that they would like to take up country dancing after this. Quite a lot of people commented on the last song. We have never heard anybody sing it better! We really could not have been more pleased with how it all went.

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Gemma Mawbey

• July 24, 2017

My predecessor booked you in to last years Medieval Harvest Festival at Autumn Lodge Dementia Home. We were so impressed and everyone thoroughly enjoyed you all it really made our residents day. We are hoping to do it all again this year and would love to book you in.

Services From Newick Folk

Newick Folk
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Folk Plus Covers

We are essentially a folk band but most of us have played in other genres including Jazz, Blues, Rock and Soul. We are able to deliver a Folk set and a second set that could be covers, Jazz or a mixed genre set to meet your tastes and the requirements of the event. Our standard offering would be 2 x 1 hour sets to include full PA. If you require a caller for a Ceilidh style event that can be supplied at an extra cost. Our quotation is all-inclusive except that the band will require feeding and a couple of drinks at your cost plus whatever parking is necessary. We need an hour to set up and if the event is outdoors we need a waterproof Gazebo or Marquee to play under plus a reliable source of power. We pride ourselves on our flexibility. Catered events such as weddings often don't run to time and it's our job to work with your other contractors to deliver a smooth experience on your special day.
From: £750 per event
Newick Folk
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Ceilidh Trio plus Caller

"We are a Local Sussex Folk Band with a repertoire to suit many events particularly those where there is a wide age range like weddings and significant birthday parties. We mix traditional tunes with not-so-traditional songs to deliver an entertaining performance. We can provide a caller and PA system for dances if required. What do we play? Repertoire is mainly Irish, Scottish and English Tunes and songs by the Pogues, Steve Earle, The Wolf Tones, the Dubliners plus a few old favourites like Lily the Pink, My Old Man’s a Dustman, Rave On /Bye Bye Love and Folsom Prison Blues and maybe even the odd jazz standard. Our Trio line up includes vocal/mandolin/guitar (Alan), whistles/oboe (Martin), double bass (Karn), with caller. We will be able to supply you full PA plus caller ready to deliver 2 x 1 hour dance sets plus a few tunes and songs. Most of our repertoire is Irish or Scottish Tunes Typical Dances with their tunes include Hello Haste to the wed/Irish Washerwoman Clopton Bridge Harvest Home/Alexander's hornpipe Circle Waltz Planxty Fanny Power / Planxty Irwin Bridge of Athlone Dingle Regatta Train and Tunnel Ballydesmond Polka/ John Ryan Polka Cumberland Square My love she's but a lassie yet /Atholl Highlanders Circassian Circle Mucking of Geordies Byre/Lanigan's Ball Snow Ball Bedbreaker Cheltenham Flyer Ships in Full Sail/Rakes of Kildare Dashing White Sergeant Gay Gordons Strip the Willow etc W We don't go in for fancy riders, but a couple of drinks and something to eat are always appreciated. Can you let us know if the dancers are beginners or experienced - it helps with the repertoire let me know if you need any further information Alan"
From: £450 per event
Newick Folk
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Kitsch n Sync - Covers & Original Material Band With Male & Female Vocals - 2 Hours

The Band is Rhiannon and Aldo Daniel, Alan Rae and Karn Broad. Between them they have been playing for over 200 years in a wide range of genres. Aldo is a walking encyclopedia of rock and pop and is an accomplished guitarist. Rhiannon plays violin, guitar and keys with country and Americana influences. Karn is a unique bass player, guitarist and sound engineer. Alan plays Keyboards in K&S but also sings and plays guitar and mandolin. His influences are folk, blues and jazz. The band members are well used to playing together. Rhiannon and Alan played in Heavenly Blues, Alan and Karn played together in “Just Tina” a Tina Turner trib band before Karn joined Alan’s Folk Band, Newick Folk. Rhiannon often plays violin the Folk Band. The songs are unusual, interesting and tuneful and the delivery is tight. The Band plays its own compositions written by Rhiannon or Alan plus covers like “Sunny came Home”, “Walking in Memphis”, “Mary J Brown and the Hollywood sign” “Blue on Black etc. The band often includes folk or jazz standards plus anything else has a high grin factor.
From: £450 per event
Newick Folk
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Ceilidh Band for Barn Dances

"We are a Local Sussex Folk Band with a repertoire to suit many events particularly those where there is a wide age range like weddings and significant birthday parties. We mix traditional tunes with not-so-traditional songs to deliver an entertaining performance. We can provide a caller and PA system for dances if required. What do we play? Repertoire is mainly Irish, Scottish and English Tunes and songs by the Pogues, Steve Earle, The Wolf Tones, the Dubliners plus a few old favourites like Lily the Pink, My Old Man’s a Dustman, Rave On /Bye Bye Love and Folsom Prison Blues and maybe even the odd jazz standard. Our line up includes vocal/mandolin/guitar (Alan), whistles/oboe (Martin), double bass (Karn), keyboard (“Professor” Roland Batty), violin (Rhiannon) I've quoted you for the full band plus full PA plus caller ready to deliver 2 x 1 hour dance sets plus a few tunes and songs. Most of our repertoire is Irish or Scottish Tunes Typical Dances include Dance Ceilidh Tunes Hello Haste to the wed/Irish Washerwoman Clopton Bridge Harvest Home/Alexander's hornpipe Circle Waltz Planxty Fanny Power / Planxty Irwin Bridge of Athlone Dingle Regatta Train and Tunnel Ballydesmond Polka/ John Ryan Polka Cumberland Square My love she's but a lassie yet /Atholl Highlanders Circassian Circle Mucking of Geordies Byre/Lanigan's Ball Snow Ball Bedbreaker Cheltenham Flyer Ships in Full Sail/Rakes of Kildare Dashing White Sergeant Gay Gordons Strip the Willow etc We don't go in for fancy riders, but a couple of drinks and something to eat are always appreciated. All this is spelled out in the Housekeeping section of the attached flier that tells you a bit more about the band. Can you let us know if the dancers are beginners or experienced - it helps with the repertoire The video is in 3 sections, a bit about the history of the band, a clip of us running a Ceilidh with our caller in action and a video from the studio when we recording the ""Leaving of Liverpool"" Best wishes let me know if you need any further information Alan"
From: £650 per event
Newick Folk
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Online Singing Guitarist Performance

I can provide you a 40 minute set over zoom covering classic sixties, folk, blues and some of my own material. I'll say hello and talk interactively to you about your event and say hello to your guests. Then I'll start into the set. Song list itself is open for discussion and I can if you like amend the lyrics to suit your occasion. Typical songs might include: Folk Come by the Hills Dirty old Town Galway girl 3 Drunken Maidens Streets of New York Ye banks and Braes Caledonia Blackwaterside Rounding the Horn Sally Mclennane A place called England Grey funnel Line Pop American Pie Route 66 San Francisco Bay Blues My old Man's a Dustman Lily the Pink Maggie May Brown Eyed Girl You ain't going knowhere John Wesley Harding Rave on / Bye Bye Love You won't see me Its all over now Tambourine Man Do it Again
From: £100 per event
Newick Folk
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Folk Duo / Trio

We're a Local Sussex Folk Band with a repertoire to suit many events particularly where there is a wide age range like weddings or significant birthday parties. We mix traditional tunes with not-so-traditional songs for an entertaining performance. Can perform either as a Duo or Trio. The basic price is for the duo - Martin - Whistles and Alan Guitar/Mandolin/Vocals and covers 2 x 50-minute sets. What do we play? The repertoire is mainly Irish, Scottish and English Tunes and songs by the Pogues, Steve Earle, The Wolf Tones, the Dubliners plus a few old favourites like Lily the Pink, My Old Man’s a Dustman, Rave On /Bye Bye Love and maybe even the odd jazz standard. Current favourites: Ashokan Farewell Streets of New York Irish Rover Neil Gow’s Lament Galway Girl White Cockade Durham Rangers Caledonia Lish Young Buy-a-Broom Lark in the Clear Air CarrickFergus Wild Rover Lark in the Morning McFarlane of the Sprotts Fiddlers Green Foxhunters Jig Grey funnel Line Parting Glass
From: £300 per event
Newick Folk
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Online Singing Pianist Performance

I can provide you a 40 minute set over zoom covering blues, classic sixties and American Songbook material. I'll say hello and talk interactively to you about your event and say hello to your guests. Then I'll start into the set. Song list itself is open for discussion and I can if you like amend the lyrics to suit your occasion. Typical songs might include: Jazz Lets face the Music and Dance Pasadena They can't take that away from me La Mer I've got you under my skin Over the Rainbow I've got Rhythm Lullaby of Birdland Fly me to the moon A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square These Foolish things Lady is a tramp Sunny Side of the Street Americana Heart of Saturday Night Tonight I'll be staying here with you The Weight The night they drove old dixie down Dirty old town Knocking on Heavens Door Hotel California Desperado Like a Rolling Stone Sweet Home Alabama Georgia on my mind Nobody Knows you when you're down and out Pop Woodstock Spider and the Fly California Dreaming Route 66
From: £100 per event
Newick Folk
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Singing Pianist - 1.5 Hours

I’m a versatile singer able to accompany myself on piano, mandolin and guitar. I’ve played keys in various covers, blues and jazz bands as well as the Just Tina tribute band. I currently front “Newick Folk” who specialise in contemporary approaches to traditional tunes – mainly folk and Irish but also some Jazz standards. I’m quite wide in my tastes so I can play numbers from artists from the Beatles to Steely Dan including plenty of Dylan and Americana songs and sixties/seventies material. Typical songs might include Lets face the Music and Dance Pasadena They can't take that away from me La Mer I've got you under my skin Over the Rainbow I've got Rhythm Lullaby of Birdland Fly me to the moon A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square These Foolish things Lady is a tramp Sunny Side of the Street Americana Heart of Saturday Night Tonight I'll be staying here with you The Weight The night they drove old dixie down Like a Rolling Stone Knocking on Heavens Door Hotel California Desperado
From: £150 per event
Newick Folk
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Jazz Duo - American Songbook/Soul/Blues - 2 x 50 Minutes

Heavenly Blues is a collaboration between local singer Cylvian Flynn and Pianist and Vocalist Alan Rae. Cylvian has a long track record of singing with local bands like Revo6 and Atelier du Soul as well as her alter ego as Just Tina as which she appeared on Stars in their Eyes. Alan has played keys for Blues Business, Ugly bugs Blues Band and Kitsch n Sync and also fronts local Ceilidh band Newick Folk. We’ve played together quite a bit over the last 10 years – Alan played keyboards for Cylvian in Revo6 and in Just Tina. We've decided to branch out and try something new. Cylvian wants to explore the full range of her voice while Alan has been studying Jazz piano at the Brighton Jazz School for the last 3 years. So we put our talents together to create a cool atmosphere by performing classics from the American Songbook like Autumn Leaves, Every time we say Goodbye and Bye Bye Blackbird topped up with soul classics like Natural Woman and Midnight Train to Georgia with a few bluesy numbers from previous repertoires. This provides a versatile repertoire for your event, be it a sophisticated evening do or a sunny lunchtime. We normally perform 2 x 50 minute sets but other arrangements are possible. We will provide our own pa. All we need is power and somewhere waterproof if we're playing outdoors
From: £300 per event
Newick Folk
(10)

5 piece Folk Band playing the music of these Islands

"We are a Local Sussex Folk Band with a repertoire to suit many events particularly those where there is a wide age range like weddings and significant birthday parties. We mix traditional tunes with not-so-traditional songs to deliver an entertaining performance. What do we play? Repertoire is mainly Irish, Scottish and English Tunes and songs by the Pogues, Steve Earle, The Wolf Tones, the Dubliners plus a few old favourites like Lily the Pink, My Old Man’s a Dustman, Rave On /Bye Bye Love and Folsom Prison Blues and maybe even the odd jazz standard. Some of our current favourites include Ashokan Farewell Streets of New York Irish Rover Neil Gow’s Lament Galway Girl White Cockade Durham Rangers Caledonia Lish Young Buy-a-Broom Parnell’s March Come by the Hills Leaving of Liverpool Lark in the Clear Air CarrickFergus Wild Rover Lark in the Morning McFarlane of the Sprotts Fiddlers Green Hardiman the fiddler Galway Shawl Munster Cloak Foxhunters Jig Grey funnel Line The Parting Glass Our line up includes vocal/mandolin/guitar (Alan), whistles/oboe (Martin), double bass (Karn), keyboard (“Professor” Roland Batty), violin (Rhiannon) We can perform as a trio, four piece or five piece with or with out caller so as to accommodate different budgets or musical / venue requirements. We can perform as a Trio, Four piece or Five piece band. Price includes for full band plus PA. Package includes for 2 x 1 hour sets We don't go in for fancy riders, but a couple of drinks and something to eat are always appreciated. Best wishes let me know if you need any further information Alan"
From: £500 per event
Newick Folk
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Singing Guitarist

I can provide you 2 x 50-minute sets covering classic sixties, folk, blues and some of my own material. I'll say hello and talk to you about your event and say hello to your guests. Then I'll start into the set. Song list itself is open for discussion and I can if you like amend the lyrics to suit your occasion. Typical songs might include: Folk Come by the Hills Dirty old Town Galway girl 3 Drunken Maidens Streets of New York Ye banks and Braes Caledonia Blackwaterside Rounding the Horn Sally Mclennane A place called England Grey funnel Line Pop American Pie Route 66 San Francisco Bay Blues My old Man's a Dustman Lily the Pink Maggie May Brown Eyed Girl You ain't going knowhere John Wesley Harding Rave on / Bye Bye Love You won't see me Its all over now Tambourine Man Do it Again If you've got to go Jazz/ Blues / own material La Mer Nobody knows you when you're down and out San Francisco Bay Blues Slow Lane November Sunday Spider and the Fly Making Whoopee These foolish things
From: £200 per event
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FAQs

  • Please, describe your act or business in on sentence:

    We are a folk band that play lots of Ceilidhs/ Barn Dances, perform the music of these islands (Irish, Scottish English) and most of the time manage to keep our latent jazz tendencies under control.

  • What are the highlights of your career?

    We have an eclectic background. Our pianist has played with many well known names, our bass player is well known as a member of many local bands including "Just Tina" and The Trailers. Our singer was in a band at University with June Tabor and has played with a number of local bands including an appearance at the Himalayan Blues Festival in 2009.

  • What is your competitive advantage (special features)?

    We know that the people who book us are usually celebrating an important event in their lives - a wedding, a family reunion or a significant birthday. It's our job to give them a good experience and to manage any issues due to catering delays etc so that the event is seamless. We're good at this as these testimonials show We were able to book this band for St Patrick's weekend and the whole process ran very smoothly. Very quick to respond to email queries and the set was tailored to our Irish theme which we so appreciated. The guys were very easy going, organised and supportive of our fundraising cause too. Would definitely recommend as a jolly evening was had by all, Thank You :-) Amy Lumsden (Fundraising Event ) 10/10 This is just an email to say thank you so much for playing at my 21st. You and the rest of your band were absolutely amazing. You were all polite and everyone enjoyed your music. The caller was great. It's the best music for a celidh that i've been too. My family and friends were amazed at how well you all played and loved the songs in between (and so did i). Thank you all for a lovely evening and i hope you enjoyed yourselves too and grabbed enough food and drinks during the breaks. Catherine Moreley 9/10

  • What kind of events do you usually serve?

    Weddings, parties celebrating significant birthdays

  • Who are your previous clients?

    Crown Inn, Newick Griffin Inn, Fletching Royal Oak, Newick Townings Farm Open Day Chailey Festival Five Bells, Chailey Griffin Inn Fletching Linklater Pavilion, Lewes Sloop Inn, Lindfield Newick Festival Newick Twinning Association Various private parties, Barn dances and weddings. Lindfield Festival Surrey Hills Woodfair Rose and Crown Fletching Apple Tree Haslemere Fairwarp Fete Crowborough Town Council Townings Farm

  • How can event planners pay for your services?

    Cash or by BACS transfer

  • How long do you play for?

    For a Ceilidh we would do two 1 hour sets with a few songs in addition. Otherwise 2-3 hours with a break We don't go in for fancy riders but a couple of drinks and something to eat is always appreciated

  • Do you have your own PA and lighting?

    Yes to PA - we don't have lighting

  • Do you have Public Liability Insurance and PAT tested equipment?

    Yes we have Public & Product Liability Insurance with Royal & Sun Alliance. Indemnity amount £10,000,000, Policy Number RSAP7229194200 via AMPBAND All of our equipment is PAT tested

  • How much space do you require?

    5 x 3 square metres

  • My favourite tune is not on your list. Will you be able to play it?

    A definite maybe - we will where possible learn special tunes but we reserve the right to say we can't

  • How many breaks do you take? How long are they?

    one or two breaks - usually 20-30 minutes. However we will agree this with the client in advance

Set List/Services

Our main offering is the Newick Folk Band - available as trio, four or five piece with caller for Ceilidhs/ Barn Dances - the band can also add a covers or jazz set if required. More specialist offerings can be found as

Heavenly Blues - Jazz Blues and Soul Piano + Vocals
Kitsch n Sync - Original Material about 21st century life with a few quirky covers thrown in

The Ceilidh Band's main repertoire includes

Ships in full sail / rakes of kildare
Blaydon Races
John Mchuges Jig /out on the ocean
Dirty Old Town
The Bed Breaker
Juice of the Barley
Battle of Brisbane
Foxhunters Jig
Dublin in the rare old times
Haste to the wedding / Irish Washerwoman
Mucking of Geordie's Byre / Lannigan's Ball
Dingle Regatta
Munster Cloak
Sally Mac Lennane
Irish Rover
Tell me Ma
Planxty Irwin / Planxty Fanny Power
Egan's/Alexander's hornpipe
The Galway Shawl
Off to California / boys from blue hill
Galway Girl
Blackbird
Lily the Pink
Kesh Jig
Keel Row
My love she's but a lassie yet / |Atholl Highlanders
Sloop John B
Ballydesmond Polka/ John Ryan's Polka
Wild Rover
Pugwash/Portsmouth/ Sailors Hornpipe
Goodnight Irene
Streets of New York
CarrickFergus
Mountains of Mourne
Three Drunken Maidens
Lish Young Buy a Broom
My old man's a Dustman
Typical dances include

Cumberland Square
Bridge of Athlone
Oxo Reel
Circassian Circle
Cheltenham Flyer
Blaydon Races
Strip the Willow
Gay Gordons
Dashing White Sergeant etc