hotspots - The Saltburn Folk Club Website
Hotspots generally take place on the 2nd Monday of each month. They usually last 30 minutes. They provide a showcase for club members, or may feature someone who has caught our attention. They are unpaid but are much appreciated by the audience.
FUTURE HOTSPOTS
HOTSPOT PERFORMER DATE
Martin Stephenson 8th July 2019
Campbell Taylor 12th August 2019
Ian Bartholomew 9th September 2019
Sarah Paterson 14th October 2019
Martin Stephenson (Monday 8th July 2019)
Martin is a teacher at Beverley School for Autism in Middlesbrough and has worked in East Cleveland and Middlesbrough for 30 years. He lives in Saltburn and is a regular performer at the Saltburn Monday Night Folk Club and at the Saltburn Conservative Open Mic nights. He performs well known songs along with a few of his own tunes about family, life and love.
Martin grew up in South East London as part of a large Anglo-Irish Catholic family. His musical influences from an early age involved older brothers and sisters listening to The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Dylan and the Kinks to name a few. David Bowie was an ever-present musical influence throughout his life. Martin's more recent influences have been Rufus and Louden Wainwright, Tom Waites, Nick Cave and more and more the folk scene. Anything with a good tune and a bit of a story behind it.
Martin plays the baritone ukulele. His style is gentle and laid back and most suited to the more intimate atmosphere provided by the folk club scene.
Campbell Taylor (Monday 12th August 2019)
Campbell/Taylor are a Lincolnshire based folk duo. They sing a mix of traditional and contemporary folk songs, with an occasional dash of Americana.
Mark Campbell, an accomplished guitar player and singer, has been a stalwart of the folk and acoustic music scene in the Grimsby and surrounding areas for almost 30 years. In the middle of 2015 he was joined by Linda, and they have developed a distinct sound of twin line harmony singing.
They perform at various folk clubs, festivals and charity events, and are active members of Grimsby and Louth folk clubs.
'The best live harmonies ever on this show...' Chris Berrow, (BBC Radio Lincolnshire presenter
Ian Bartholomew (Monday 9th September 2019)
Ian Bartholomew is a native of Hartlepool and although he's been playing guitar since his teens has only come to performing on the local scene within the last 10years. In that time, he has performed solo, in duo's and most recently the last few years with Teesside Folk outfit Peg Powler who released their debut LP 'Northern Lines' in 2016. In 2017 performance highlights included shows with Mercury Music nominee Katherine Williams and Neil MacColl (son of Ewan) and with Author and Historian/Musician John Thomas from the USA at Decca's home of recording Walthamstow Assembly Hall. Most recently he has supported Folk Horizon winner (BBC Folk Awards) Ewan McLennan.
Ian takes inspiration for his songs on many themes including birds, old guitars and dodgy promoters! No subject is off limits!!