NOVEMBER 2021 UPDATE
From 14 February this year we presented some virtual sessions of Best of the Music Fest, with more than 40 musical acts live-streaming from their homes to YouTube and Facebook, thanks to volunteers from Redbridge Music Lounge. Sessions from 14 February, 7 & 21 March, 11 & 25 April and 9 May are still available to view on YouTube and you can find the links to these from www.bestofthefest.uk or from www.rmluk.org
Check these websites also to catch up with over 40 additional performances from the Walled Garden on 23 May, 27 June, 25 July, 22 August, 26 September & 17 October 2021
Our 2021 season of live music once a month in the Walled Garden at Valentines Mansion in Valentines Park Ilford is now complete
Best of the Music Fest
Redbridge Music Lounge and the Green Fair Music Club present
Our first winter season of FREE and diverse live music
The Cranbrook Sessions
Live-streamed to Facebook and YouTube in front of a small invited audience at the Redbridge Music Lounge clubhouse, The Cranbrook Centre, Valentines Park, (close to Melbourne Road entrance) Ilford IG1 4SB
Session 1: Sunday 14 November 2021 from 11am to 3pm
Acts included: John Drummond, Afia Lorraine, Sam Castell-Ward, Ayo Bamidele,
The Dog Jammers and Moorby Jones.
Now available to watch on YouTube via www.bestofthefest.uk
Session 2: Sunday 12 December 2021 from 11am to 3pm
Acts to include: Letsb'avinyouBand, Al Neville, Marilyn Joy, Ian Hollyer, Bob Gilbert
More information or to book a seat:
rgfmusicclub@gmail.com Phone 07306 729555
Best of the Music Fest outdoors will hopefully return to the Walled Garden at Valentines Mansion in April 2022, all being well....
www.rmluk.org www.rgf.org.uk
Redbridge Green Fair Live Music Club
(During the Covid 19 lockdown in 2020/21 Chris Wyatt from Redbridge Music Lounge spent time sorting the video archives of the Green Fair Music Club in order to bring you a selection of live recordings from the Music Club shows in recent years, (and from elsewhere), particularly from some of the acts who otherwise would have performed at Best of the Music Fest or the Midsummer Music Fest before the Pandemic restrictions were lifted)
Check out the links on the Music Lounge website:
https://www.rmluk.org/media-video/music-video/
(The pandemic also resulted in the cancellation of Redbridge Midsummer Music Fest in 2020 and 2021, traditionally run in partnership with Redbridge Music Lounge www.rmluk.org since 2003, as well as the Fairlop Fair in July 2020, where many of our varied acts have also provided a wealth of great live music performance every year since 2011...and again in July 2021!)
Redbridge Green Fair Live Music Club 2021
Friday 26 November
We are delighted to continue a new season of the Green Fair Music Club in this great venue with feel-good evenings featuring more very talented acts from the diverse realms of largely local live music - Full details below as and when confirmed, following an 18 month enforced absence due to the Covid 19 Pandemic
Events normally take place at the Cranbrook Castle Tennis Club 65 St.George's Road, (entrance in Pavilion Road) Ilford IG1 3PG (10 minutes walk from Gants Hill station down Cranbrook Road (towards Ilford), turn right along Cranbrook Rise, take second left into St George's Road; Buses 145 and 366 pass the other end of St George's Road as they travel along The Drive)
More information from Steve Collins: rgfmusicclub@gmail.com 07306 729555 www.rgf.org.uk
Please request a copy of our Covid 19 Guidance before attending the Music Club sessions
REDBRIDGE GREEN FAIR MUSIC CLUB
SHOWCASE NIGHT
Cranbrook Castle Tennis Club
St.George’s Rd/Pavilion Rd Ilford IG1 3PG (10 mins walk Gants Hill)
Friday 26 November 2021 8pm (doors open 7.45pm)
Tonight featuring:
THE TRAVELING TILBURYS
Unique and popular tribute to The Traveling Wilburys, and the solo and collective songs of Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty. Enjoy this memorable mix of brilliant song-writing talent!
AFIA LORRAINE
Singer/songwriter/guitarist & pianist, formerly appearing as Chermaine, playing original songs including her new single ‘Wait For You’ https://soundcloud.com/afialorraine
Admission only £5 (Under 18’s £3, under 12’s free) cash only
Information: rgfmusicclub@gmail.com 07306 729555 www.rgf.org.uk
Licensed Bar (cash only) No membership required Everyone welcome
(Watch this space for details of future programme:
Our sessions usually run on two Fridays each month, except August and December. Every session normally features two or three varied and excellent acts in a friendly and intimate atmosphere)
FRIDAY 10 DECEMBER: THE BLUE HEARTS + DAVE RICH
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REDBRIDGE GREEN FAIR MUSIC CLUB
SHOWCASE NIGHTS
Our Green Fair Music Club showcase sessions are currently running usually one or two Fridays each month. The format normally varies from month to month featuring some return appearances by popular previous acts as main guests, opportunities for young performers, debut appearances by acts new to us, and occasional themed nights. The programme always provides a host of class acts and fine music as well as offering a platform for some of the brightest and best new talent, especially from the local area.
Expect the best of local rock, jazz, folk, blues, country & Americana artists plus a diverse range of excellent support acts - watch this space for news of our next programme!
Future programmes will continue to be open for new performers - please contact us at rgfmusicclub@gmail.com if you are interested in taking part in future. All musical genres welcome - solo acts, groups, ensembles
More information: Steve Collins 07306 729555.
Young people aged 16 to 25 years will always be welcome following our previous joint initiative with the Young People's Live Music Connections Project led by Redbridge Music Lounge which offered practice, support and performance opportunities for the borough's young musicians so please get in touch if you are interested
BEST OF THE MUSIC FEST - the story so far....
Best of the Music Fest in the Walled Garden at Valentines Mansion began in 2013 but was unable to commence its 8th season of Sunday lunchtime & afternoon concerts in April 2020 due to the Covid 19 Pandemic - our annual season has previously run on one Sunday of every month from April until October from 11am to 4.30pm, providing free entertainment with a host of diverse live music, and normally features about 50 different acts over seven events! In 2020 we managed two events in August & September, and in 2021 we have been pleased to be able to hold six events from May to October, bringing our total number of different live music acts featured since April 2013 to 150! Thanks are due to all those amazing and generous performers, and to our enthusiastic and appreciative loyal and ever-growing audience, and of course to our Redbridge Music Lounge volunteers!
Thanks very much for your continued interest in our events programmes. Thankfully it is now possible at last to offer more live music entertainment in Redbridge. Please take care of yourselves and our very best wishes to you. Please keep in touch, and, if you wish to be added to my e-mail group, just let me know by email or text message.
We will continue to help promote all our supporting musicians and music acts whenever and however possible.
Steve Collins & Chris Wyatt
(Redbridge Music Lounge & Redbridge Green Fair Music Club)
(07306 729555 Steve)
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