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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Tuesday, 23rd<\/sup> June, 2026, 8pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00a312 – pay at the door<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shottstown Miners\u2019 Club, John St, Penicuik<\/p>\n\n\n\n All other Tuesdays \u2013 relaxed friendly singarounds<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 01783 331592\/penicuikfolk.org.uk<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Steve Tilston is one of our most celebrated song smiths, widely recognised within the world of folk and contemporary music; the words, arrangements and subtle, quite superb guitar playing could be no one else. The writer of such classic songs as The Slipjigs and Reels<\/em> and the award-winning The Reckoning<\/em>, is also a published author. Steve\u2019s first novel All for Poor Jack is an historical tale set in Bristol and the New World, full of colourful characters. It\u2019s a mighty good read and has been enjoyed by the likes of Bob Dylan no less!<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is Steve\u2019s farewell tour, so grab the chance to hear this fabulous musician before he retires to dig his garden!We meet every Tuesday, from 8pm ’til 10, to sing, play and chat (Chairman Alan Murray speaking). Our view of folk music is the same as Louis Armstrong\u2019s … all music is folk music. I ain’t\u00a0never heard\u00a0a\u00a0horse sing\u00a0a\u00a0song<\/em>. So – in a typical Penicuik Folk Club evening, you’ll get traditional Scots\/English songs, guitars, Scottish small pipes, concertinas, self-penned songs, poems, a smidgin of Gaelic and an occasional burst of Bruce Springsteen, Dolly Parton or Richard Thompson (we are not worthy!).\u00a0 A rumour has spread that one of us is even going to attempt a Led Zeppelin song. I can\u2019t possibly comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We applied for a grant to make our activities more attractive, accessible and popular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n WE GOT THE MONEY!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n So – thank you National Lottery Awards for all Scotland<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We plan to acquire a new, better-and-lighter PA system, enhance our Zoom capability and install an induction loop system in our venue. The Lottery funded this on the basis that it was:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n So – we’ll be offering occasional “open mike” nights and encouraging local performers to offer up short sets of tunes\/songs in a “concert” setting. You can, of course, come and join in a session any Tuesday and expect to be listened to, but the Open-Mike sessions will be more organised affairs with an MC and a running order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We welcome performers and listeners equally. It’s a good, safe place to try out your “performing” skills. Yoiu can expect to be listened to appreciatively … this isn’t a pub session where the performers are simply human juke boxes! We’re not precious about it but we insist that, if we’re not all joining in (‘cos that’s what the performer wants) , listeners keep quiet and listen. We all started somewhere and we like to encourage tentative singers, players and readers to have a go, make mistakes (like the rest of us do!) and get gradually more confident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We run our sessions in parallel on Zoom, to include those who can\u2019t make it to the club\u2019s venue and those we picked up during lockdown as distant Zoom-buddies. So \u2013 there\u2019s a screen at the end of the table where the Zoomers get a chance to perform. You\u2019d be surprised how quickly you feel like they\u2019re in the room with you!<\/p>\n\n\n We meet in the Miners’ Club<\/a>‘s lounge bar – a large, comfortable (but also cheery and COSY!) room that is large enough for most of our concerts and all of our singers\u2019 nights. We will also be able to use the club\u2019s large function room for any larger concerts, apart from the occasional collaboration with our pals in Penicuik Community Arts Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want to know more, or to be added tio our email list, please message us via our Facebook<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" STEVE TILSTON Singer-Songwriter par excellence\u00ad Tuesday, 23rd June, 2026, 8pm \u00a312 – pay at the door Shottstown Miners\u2019 Club, John St, Penicuik All other Tuesdays \u2013 relaxed friendly singarounds 01783 331592\/penicuikfolk.org.uk Steve Tilston is one of our most celebrated song smiths, widely recognised within the world of folk and contemporary music; the words, arrangements and … Continue reading Basics and news …<\/span> News – lottery funding more folk to more folk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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