WELCOME TO

D ARTFORD    F OLK    C LUB

Winner of the BBC Radio 2 "Folk Club of the Year" Award 2008

E-mail: dartfordfolkclub@gmail.com


  
*** A very warm welcome to all our members, friends and visitors ***


      DARTFORD FOLK CLUB IS A LIVE MUSIC VENUE PROMOTING MANY STYLES OF ACOUSTIC MUSIC.       
  




WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON:


    10 JUN 2025        Tom Lewis  

Widely acknowledged as North America's finest exponent of contemporary nautical songs.   -   Canadian Society for Traditional Music

Tom Lewis brings to the stage wry humour, button accordion, ukulele, a great voice and bridging the sea-going and folk-singing communities.
Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland; then moving to Gloucester, England, Tom joined the Royal Navy as an Engineering Apprentice just a few days
after his sixteenth birthday and, posted to a naval training establishment in Scotland in 1960, he soon started frequenting THE HOWFF Folk Club,
in Dunfermline where he was exposed to such luminaries as Willie Scott, Alex Glasgow, Ewan McColl and Archie Fisher, to name but a few.
However, it was Cyril Tawney who came to have an enormous influence on Tom's own development as a writer & entertainer.

During a 24 year naval career, Tom juggled the requirements of the service with a growing commitment to participating in folk clubs,
concerts and festivals but it was meeting Lyn that coincided closely with Tom's first foray into songwriting.
After completing his naval service in 1983, Tom & Lyn emigrated to the mountains of British Columbia and soon Tom was receiving calls
to play music which eventually led to the couple decided to 'take the show on the road' for a while and see where the road might lead...

We are delighted to welcome TOM LEWIS back to DARTFORD FOLK CLUB.



Please do come early (Doors open at 7.15pm) if you are planning to sit with a large group of friends.

For further information, please E-mail: dartfordfolkclub@gmail.com

Tuesday evenings                                            GUEST LIST FOR 2025                                           8.00pm - 10.30pm

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(1999 - 2005)
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(2016 - 2020)
PAM & ALAN COLLS

Founders of the Dartford Folk Club, Pam and Alan Colls ran the Club together for over 40 years, booking an amazing variety of artists within the Folk genre.
Sadly both Pam and Alan have passed away but, at our 50th Birthday celebrations in October 2023, the team, guests and audience raised a glass
to remember their friendship, achievements and amazing contributions to the music world.

The Dartford Folk Club is now managed by a small team of original members in memory of and as a legacy to Pam & Alan's love for music.

For further information, bookings and enquiries please E-mail:   dartfordfolkclub@gmail.com





DARTFORD FOLK CLUB meets at the

DARTFORD WORKING MEN'S (CIU) CLUB
40 Essex Road
Dartford, DA1 2AU


We hope to see you there!


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