Bluegrass and Old-Time Bands and Duos, and Appalachian Clog-Teams
in South East England
(not exclusive - please advise
me of any omissions!)
| Band | Based in | Type | Contact | Tel/Email/Website |
| A Band Like Alice | London/Hants | Bluegrass | Alan Ward | www.abandlikealice.com |
| Betty Davila & her Acoustic Astronauts | S.London | Bluegrass/Acoustic Country | Mike Hartes | www.sutton-acoustic.co.uk |
| Biggin Hill-Billies | S.London | Bluegrass/Irish/Jazz | John MacDonagh | 020 8309 5735/ www.bigginhillbillies.co.uk |
| Blackwater String Band | Brighton | Bluegrass | Malcolm | http://uk.myspace.com/blackwaterstringband |
| Buffalo Smoke | London | Bluegrass | Andy Metcalfe | www.buffalosmoke.net |
| Chequered Flag | Portsmouth | Appalachian Clogging Team | Jo & Simon Harmer | http://members.aol.com/cheqflag/index.htm |
| The Coal Porters | London | Bluegrass | Sid Griffin | www.myspace.com/thecoalporters |
Dartford Ramblers |
Dartford area | Old-Time/Folk | Alan Colls | 01322 222553 |
| Deep River Band | Sussex/Norfolk | Bluegrass | Gerry Williams | www.deepriverband.moonfruit.co.uk / 01892 782947 |
| Diamond Back | London | Bluegrass/Country | Cedric Thorose | 020 7281 1170 |
| Foghorn Leghorn | London | Bluegrass | Tim Kent | www.myspace.com/foghornleghornboys |
| Grass-Roots | Kent/Sussex | Bluegrass | Terry McCarthy | 01435 830793 www.grassrootsband.co.uk |
| Hemingrass | N.London | Bluegrass | Caspar Cronk | 020 8340 4683 |
| The Henry Bros | London | Old-Time | www.myspace.com/thehenrybrothers | |
| Hickory Junction | Chichester | Bluegrass/Newgrass | Harry Smith | www.hickoryjunction.co.uk |
| High Weald Ridge | Medway | Bluegrass/original acoustic music | Peter Jennings | Peter.Jenni ngs@def ra.gsi.go v.uk [nb please delete the spaces when using this email address] |
| Hi Jinx | W.Sussex | Appalachian Clogging Team | http://freespace.virgin.net/michael.bird/hijinx/hijinx.htm | |
| The Jolenes | W London | Bluegrass/Country/Old-Time | Angie Boothroyd | www.myspace.com/thejolenesuk |
| Monroe's Revenge | S.London | Bluegrass | Dave Plane | 020 8291 2746, www.monroesrevenge.co.uk |
| Moonhill | E Sussex | Progressive Bluegrass | Paul Bishop | www.myspace.com/moonhillmusic |
| The Mounthoolies | S.London | Bluegrass/Country Roots | Richard Partridge | www.mounthoolies.co.uk |
| Native Grass | East/North Kent | Bluegrass/Old-Time | George/Lesley | 01227 770840 |
| The New Deal String Band | London/Sussex | Old-Time | Tom Paley | 020-7837-6857, |
| Occasional String band | London | Old-Time/Bluegrass | Neil Rogers | www.occasionalstringband.co.uk |
| Old Faded Glory | E.Sussex | Old-Time | Barry/Mary Murphy | 01323 832388 or ba rry.m.mur phy@btinte rnet.com [nb please delete the spaces when using this email address] |
| Old Yeller Dog | Surrey/Hants | Old-Time | Dave Marshall | |
| Orange Blossom | S.London | Bluegrass | Mike Hartes | sutton-ac oustic@blueyo nder.co.uk [nb please delete the spaces when using this email address] |
| The Pineapple Pickers | London | Bluegrass/Old-Time | Pete Stanley | 020 7916 4178 |
| The Ragged StringBand | London | Old-Time/Blues | www.myspace.com/raggedstringband | |
| Rattle-on-the-stovepipe | London/Kent/S.Wales | Old-Time | Dave Arthur | 077653 77441, www.davearthur.net |
| The Rosinators | London | Old-Time/Country Roots | www.rosinators.com | |
| The Rustic Ramblers | Maidstone | Old-Time, Bluegrass | Christopher Moon | 07889 993418 |
| Sea Change | East Kent | Old-Time, Bluegrass, Folk | Roger Everatt | roger@everatt.free serve.co.uk [nb please delete the space when using this email address] |
| Second Hand String Band | Brighton | Bluegrass/Old-Time | Amy Harrison | www.myspace.com/secondhandstringband |
| Silver Moon Pickle | London | Bluegrass | Ben Tippen | www.myspace.com/tippensband |
| Slim Pickings | Portsmouth area | Bluegrass | Pat Saunders | www.slimpickings.uk.com |
| Smokey Mountain Echoes | West Kent | Bluegrass/Old-Time | Tony Cole | 01732 833584 |
| The So Last Century String Band | E Sussex | Old Time | Michi Matthias | 01273 471431 / www.myspace.com/solastcenturystringband |
| The Southdown Ramblers | W.Sussex | Bluegrass | Reg Daniel | 01903 717962 / www.southdownramblers.org |
| Southern Tenant Folk Union | London | Bluegrass | Pat McGarvey | www.myspace.com/southerntenantfolkunion |
| Tanglefoot | N.Kent | Appalachian Clogging Team | http://mysite.freeserve.com/tanglefoot/page1.html | |
| Taproots | N.Kent | Appalachian Clogging Team | www.roots.ik.com | |
| The Union Canal String Band | W London | Bluegrass/Old-Time | www.myspace.com/unioncanalstringband | |
| The Wagon Tales | London | Bluegrass | Ben Somers | www.myspace.com/thewagontales / 07811 447486 |
| Wood, Wire & Words | Hayling Island | Bluegrass/Old-Time | Pat Francis | www:woodwireandwords.com |
| Woody's Kitchen | Kent/London | Bluegrass/Country | Ron Jacobs Wood | 01892 784714 woodyskitchen.co.uk |