Saturday 26 October
7.30-10.30pm £10
Bal with Duo Mistral
7.30-10.30pm £10
Bal with Duo Mistral
On Bouge comes South of the River!
Caroline and Chris Shaw, stalwarts of the UK French Balfolk family, are with us again in October.
They love to play dances from Gascony and southwestern France, such as Marianna (Caroline shows us how!) and Auvergnat bourrées, as well as some lovely Breton tunes, and tunes they write themselves, like Chris's Willow Express, famous from GIGCB's ceilidhs in France and the UK. Caroline's strong rhythmic fiddle style, working with Chris's box playing, gives us a great repertoire for dancing and listening. They proudly play fiddles made by Jean-Pierre Champeval, Caroline also plays boha, a south-west bagpipe. After retiring from running the legendary London-based French dance club On Bouge for decades, they've now come back out on the road for festivals and little clubs like ours. You're guaranteed a great night!
Caroline and Chris Shaw, stalwarts of the UK French Balfolk family, are with us again in October.
They love to play dances from Gascony and southwestern France, such as Marianna (Caroline shows us how!) and Auvergnat bourrées, as well as some lovely Breton tunes, and tunes they write themselves, like Chris's Willow Express, famous from GIGCB's ceilidhs in France and the UK. Caroline's strong rhythmic fiddle style, working with Chris's box playing, gives us a great repertoire for dancing and listening. They proudly play fiddles made by Jean-Pierre Champeval, Caroline also plays boha, a south-west bagpipe. After retiring from running the legendary London-based French dance club On Bouge for decades, they've now come back out on the road for festivals and little clubs like ours. You're guaranteed a great night!
Patcham Memorial Hall
3 Old London Road, Brighton BN1 8XR
Fabulous polished wooden ballroom floor, just perfect for French dancing!
Wear flat-soled shoes, trainers are not recommended, and no stiletto shoes please.
Accessible entrance and facilities, seating and refreshments.
3 Old London Road, Brighton BN1 8XR
Fabulous polished wooden ballroom floor, just perfect for French dancing!
Wear flat-soled shoes, trainers are not recommended, and no stiletto shoes please.
Accessible entrance and facilities, seating and refreshments.
We don't have a licensed bar, so please bring your own drinks - free tea and coffee is available.
L' Auberge Espagnole - 6.30 til 7.15 - Optional shared buffet supper - if you would like to eat with us first, please bring buffet-style food to share, and your own plate & cutlery, a glass and your own drink. A Co-op shop is just up the road.
L' Auberge Espagnole - 6.30 til 7.15 - Optional shared buffet supper - if you would like to eat with us first, please bring buffet-style food to share, and your own plate & cutlery, a glass and your own drink. A Co-op shop is just up the road.
DF Autumn 2024 and beyond...
30 November BOF! East Anglian pioneers
28 December Our Bal de Noël with les Étoiles de Brighton & invitées
2025 ... it's our 25th anniversary at last!
We've secured a lovely programme for next year... some new to us, like Portmanteau from Cambridgeshire, and Sawney White Bird, plus the return of Ça Ribote from Brittany.
Peut Qu'Manquer will help us celebrate our silver anniversary in October...
30 November BOF! East Anglian pioneers
28 December Our Bal de Noël with les Étoiles de Brighton & invitées
2025 ... it's our 25th anniversary at last!
We've secured a lovely programme for next year... some new to us, like Portmanteau from Cambridgeshire, and Sawney White Bird, plus the return of Ça Ribote from Brittany.
Peut Qu'Manquer will help us celebrate our silver anniversary in October...
Dance and listen to lovely live music - our house band Jeudi Matin warms up
and our guest band plays for two long dancing spots,
with other local musicians in the interval...
Doors open for 7.30 start*. Entrance is £10, cash on the door
* We're trying out an earlier start in the evening for the Autumn/Winter season.
and our guest band plays for two long dancing spots,
with other local musicians in the interval...
Doors open for 7.30 start*. Entrance is £10, cash on the door
* We're trying out an earlier start in the evening for the Autumn/Winter season.
Patcham Memorial Hall
3 Old London Road, Brighton BN1 8XR
We're just off the A23 as you enter Brighton, near the junction with A27.
Old London Rd is at the entrance to Patcham Village, near the Miller & Carter / Harvester pub.
The Hall is about halfway down, next to Downsview College (the old school building) and the Peace Gardens.
Public transport: B&H bus 5A stops at the Hall, or the 5 stop at Carden Avenue. Metrobus 272 & 17 stop at Ridgeway Ave, The Big Lemon 52 at the Coop. Preston Park railway station is 15 mins walk south.
3 Old London Road, Brighton BN1 8XR
We're just off the A23 as you enter Brighton, near the junction with A27.
Old London Rd is at the entrance to Patcham Village, near the Miller & Carter / Harvester pub.
The Hall is about halfway down, next to Downsview College (the old school building) and the Peace Gardens.
Public transport: B&H bus 5A stops at the Hall, or the 5 stop at Carden Avenue. Metrobus 272 & 17 stop at Ridgeway Ave, The Big Lemon 52 at the Coop. Preston Park railway station is 15 mins walk south.
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Other French and European music and dance sessions nearby
2nd Sunday 3-5pm in Shoreham by Sea
French/Euro acoustic music session (Maxine, Bill & Jim) at the Crabtree pub, Buckingham Rd, Shoreham by Sea BN43 5UA https://www.facebook.com/groups/crabtreefrenchsession
3rd Sundays 1-5pm in Kent
Les Batons at Hollingbourne, Kent: afternoon French & Breton dance session, with a guest and local musicians Hollingbourne Village Hall. ME17 1TR. https://www.lesbatons.org/
2nd Sunday 3-5pm in Shoreham by Sea
French/Euro acoustic music session (Maxine, Bill & Jim) at the Crabtree pub, Buckingham Rd, Shoreham by Sea BN43 5UA https://www.facebook.com/groups/crabtreefrenchsession
3rd Sundays 1-5pm in Kent
Les Batons at Hollingbourne, Kent: afternoon French & Breton dance session, with a guest and local musicians Hollingbourne Village Hall. ME17 1TR. https://www.lesbatons.org/
For more UK French dance & music clubs and dance groups & festivals in France click on the blue links on the left!
