99 Long Street
Atherstone CV9 1BB
Lauren South
Lauren South is a singer and multi-instrumentalist whose self-penned and traditional songs have gained her a reputation as one of Warwickshire’s finest up and coming folk musicians. Tenor guitar, fiddle and shruti box provide backing for songs full of emotion and imagery, inspired by Lauren’s love of the night sky, nature and motherhood.
Recently Lauren has performed at festivals including Bromyard, Warwick, Bunkfest, Gate to Southwell and Chippenham, as well as venues including the Red Lion Folk Club, The Woodman Folk Club, Temperance Leamington, Oxford Music&Folk and Huntingdon Hall supporting Reg Meuross. Lauren also forms one half of the new duo, Donnelly&South, with Keith Donnelly.
‘I love Lauren’s voice! It has a distinctive and unique beauty that allows her to turn every word she sings into a kind of magic formula.’ (Reg Meuross)
‘Enthralling, intricate, pure crystal vocal lines… some of the most beautifully melodic vocal lines I’ve heard.’ (The Woodman Folk Club)
Support on the night …
Yonderland
Paul Monks & Jane Moss have been playing floor spots around the local folk clubs for some years, playing mostly original songs with some covers. They are now performing under the name Yonderland.
Floor Singers booked to perform on the night …
Maria Barham
As a solo artist, after many years of playing a wide repertoire of covers up and down the country, in bars, pubs, restaurants etc (which she still does), Maria has decided to concentrate more on writing and performing her own songs again. She is just as comfortable playing in a noisy bar as she is a quiet Folk club, where she’ll happily perform her own and Traditional folk songs.
Pete McParland
Pete performs regularly, and with acclaim, at numerous folk clubs in the Midlands. Songs from the 60s and 70s are his forte, but he wanders into other areas, too, with great success.
And your hosts, of course, are
Finger In The Jar
Formed especially as the host group for Atherstone Folk Club in June 2013, Finger In The Jar are Anne & Steve Beeson and Phil Benson.
Finger In The Jar perform as a group, as duos and as solo artists, depending on the songs being sung.