Kelso Folk & Live Music Club
FRIDAYS! Open Mic at the ACE CENTRE 7.30-10.30pm – Pub session at the Cobbles Inn 10.00pm-late

Before the Cobbles was remodelled in February 2008, James Shepherd shot some pictures of the typical weekly Friday night sessions. Most of these showed slack-jawed yokels drooling over their guitars with eyes closed, because that’s what happens when you shoot singers and musicians after a couple of pints and mid-song. However, a few of us managed to stay reasonably sober-looking and composed.

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She has been touring in the UK annually, establishing a reputation and doing radio interviews; now Beck Sian is coming to Kelso on Friday February 22nd. This will be a most unusual night for the club, as Beck sings, plays guitar and also wields the digeridoo. Her music is firmly in the New Age idiom and you’d have to compare her to Loreena McKennitt, Enya or indeed to her cousin Kate Bush.

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The 13th Borders Festival of Walking 2007 was based in Kelso and organised by volunteers from the town. As  result of good management and promotion, it made a profit of £3,250 to distribute to local charities and associations. The cheques were presented in early February – town provost Margaret Riddle is seen holding the cheque with Trevor Black of the St James’s Fair committee. Peter Fry and David Kilpatrick are behind – Peter chaired the Walking Festival committee, and David as Folk Club chairman received the club’s cheque.

Kelso Folk and Live Music Club has received a donation of £750 towards the production of a club CD release.

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