Rick Townend
Bluegrass Musician, Teacher, Barn Dance Caller

Next Live Performances:

Saturday June 2 [between 1.45 & 4pm], playing banjo & fiddle with the Acoustic Astronauts, at the Surrey and Hampshire Canal Society Festival, Frimley Lodge Park, Sturt Road, Frimley Green, Surrey GU16 6HY

Monday June 4 [between 5 and 8.30pm] playing banjo and guitar at a concert in memory of Earl Scruggs, at St Julians Club, Sevenoaks TN15 0RX - 01732 458261


about Rick Townend
General information
Performers and Bands in SE England

Barn-Dances: Caller and Bands

The Kent Carters - the UK's Carter Family tribute
Grassroots bluegrass band (Rick on Fiddle)
Kentucky to Kent UK - day festival on August Bank Holiday, at St Julians Club, Sevenoaks TN15 0RX
UK Bluegrass - information, blogs

the Echo Mountain Band - Rick's 1960/70s band

SEFAN (South East Folk Arts Network)
Appalachian Clogging - teams/teachers
Rod Smith's Traditional Music website
sales of 'Just the Tune' CDs and many other resources
St Julians Club (Family Club)
regular bluegrass, old-time and other music

Video of Rick Townend (with Grassroots)
for other you-tube videos of Rick see 'Echo Mountain Band' page