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Readifolk 🎶🪕🎻🪗🎵
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Making Sunday night Folk Music night in Reading UK since 1982.
Visit 🌐 www.readifolk.org.uk to find out more and 🌐📻🛜 readifolkradio.bsky.social our weekly podcast brought to you by members of the club.
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Readifolk 🎶🪕🎻🪗🎵 @readifolk.bsky.social · 3d
What an excellent singers' night we had last night, and just look what we have coming up. #SundayNight is #FolkMusicNight in #TheDing The Laners, Stonesthrow, @skinnertwitch.bsky.social @moonrakersband.bsky.social
Pinboard image of acts coming up at Readifolk in November and December. At the top are the words "Folk song and music in Reading since 1982." There are photos of singing groups The Laners (on 16th November) and Stonesthrow (23rd November), duo Skinner & T'witch (7th December) and Moonrakers (Christmas show 14th December) as well as singers' and theme nights in between. The pinboard is available at www.tockify.com/readifolk
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Just look at this weekend of music in #TheDing!
...and what better way to round it off than a traditional evening of song led by our #SundayNight #FolkMusicNight guests The Laners. That's them, bottom right in the poster!
See you on Sunday!
rdgwhatson.bsky.social What's On Reading @rdgwhatson.bsky.social · 17h
Jazz! Reggae! Rock! Folk! Nu-Metal! Shrek!
Your weekend gig guide is here and jam-packed with all manner of musical delights to suit all musical palates.

See the full list with booking links and whatnot via whatsonreading.com/themes/weeke...
Montage of gig posters
November 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
readifolk.bsky.social
We're looking forward to a #FolkMusicNight #SundayNight of song with The Laners.
And you can hear the Laners here!
thelaners.com?page_id=32
Music – The Laners
thelaners.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Our next session is a traditional evening of song with The Laners.
Sunday 16th November 8pm in the ♥️ of Reading (Watlington House Hall, RG1 4RA, entry on foot from South Street).
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Image advertising Readifolk's guest night with The Laners on Sunday 16th November at 8pm. The background is a noticeboard with posters advertising the club. In the centre is a poster advertising the group's appearance at the club, with a photo of the three members of the Laners singing together. The venue is Watlington House Community Hall, accessed on foot from South Street in Reading. The postcode is RG1 4RA. The cost is £10 cash on the door (£5 if you are under 25) and you bring your own refreshments. The poster also includes logos for Reading Arts and the English Folk Dance and Song Society. There is a QR code leading to www.readifolk.org.uk and a logo for the club. There are social media icons for @readifolk on Bluesky, Facebook and Instagram.
November 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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What an excellent singers' night we had last night, and just look what we have coming up. #SundayNight is #FolkMusicNight in #TheDing The Laners, Stonesthrow, @skinnertwitch.bsky.social @moonrakersband.bsky.social
Pinboard image of acts coming up at Readifolk in November and December. At the top are the words "Folk song and music in Reading since 1982." There are photos of singing groups The Laners (on 16th November) and Stonesthrow (23rd November), duo Skinner & T'witch (7th December) and Moonrakers (Christmas show 14th December) as well as singers' and theme nights in between. The pinboard is available at www.tockify.com/readifolk
November 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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TONIGHT
#SunlayNight is #FolkMusicNight in #TheDing
readifolk.bsky.social Readifolk 🎶🪕🎻🪗🎵 @readifolk.bsky.social · 9d
Our next session is another of our welcoming singers' nights, where everyone is encouraged to share songs and tunes. But no pressure: you're welcome to come to listen too.
#SundayNight
#FolkMusicNight
#TheDing
@rdgwhatson.bsky.social @acespacenewbury.bsky.social
Image advertising Readifolk's singers' night at 8pm on Sunday 9th November. The background is a weathered noticeboard with listings for Readifolk. There are also images of musical notes. The centre of the noticeboard is a Post-it, advertising the event. The venue is Watlington House Community Hall, accessed on foot from South Street in Reading. The postcode is RG1 4RA. The cost is £3 cash on the door (free if you are under-25) and you bring your own refreshments. The poster also includes logos for Reading Arts and the English Folk Dance and Song Society. There is a QR code, leading to www.readifolk.org.uk and social media icons for @readifolk on Bluesky, Facebook and Instagram.
November 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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What sort of music do we like?
We're glad you asked.
You can hear our latest @readifolkradio.bsky.social podcast brought to you by club regulars Malcolm, Clare and Ian here: www.mixcloud.com/ianfreedman1...
November 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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...and there we are, bottom right of the poster, rounding of another fabulous weekend of music in #TheDing with you, yes you, making the music at another of our welcoming singers' nights - Sunday at 8 in the heart of town. #LiveMusic #SundayNight #FolkMusicNight
rdgwhatson.bsky.social What's On Reading @rdgwhatson.bsky.social · 7d
Blues. Punk. Reggae. Psychobilly. Gospel. And SO MUCH MORE!

Your WEEKEND GIG GUIDE is here!
whatsonreading.com/themes/weeke...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
readifolk.bsky.social
Our next session is another of our welcoming singers' nights, where everyone is encouraged to share songs and tunes. But no pressure: you're welcome to come to listen too.
#SundayNight
#FolkMusicNight
#TheDing
@rdgwhatson.bsky.social @acespacenewbury.bsky.social
Image advertising Readifolk's singers' night at 8pm on Sunday 9th November. The background is a weathered noticeboard with listings for Readifolk. There are also images of musical notes. The centre of the noticeboard is a Post-it, advertising the event. The venue is Watlington House Community Hall, accessed on foot from South Street in Reading. The postcode is RG1 4RA. The cost is £3 cash on the door (free if you are under-25) and you bring your own refreshments. The poster also includes logos for Reading Arts and the English Folk Dance and Song Society. There is a QR code, leading to www.readifolk.org.uk and social media icons for @readifolk on Bluesky, Facebook and Instagram.
November 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Our next guest night is a traditional evening of song and big choruses with THE LANERS on Sunday 16th November.
Find us in the ♥️ of Reading (Watlington House Hall, RG1 4RA entry on foot from South Street).
@rdgwhatson.bsky.social @acespacenewbury.bsky.social #SundayNight #FolkMusicNight
Image advertising Readifolk's guest night with The Laners on Sunday 16th November at 8pm. The background is a noticeboard with posters advertising the club. In the centre is a poster advertising the group's appearance at the club, with a photo of the three members of the Laners singing together. The venue is Watlington House Community Hall, accessed on foot from South Street in Reading. The postcode is RG1 4RA. The cost is £10 cash on the door (£5 if you are under 25) and you bring your own refreshments. The poster also includes logos for Reading Arts and the English Folk Dance and Song Society. There is a QR code leading to www.readifolk.org.uk and a logo for the club. There are social media icons for @readifolk on Bluesky, Facebook and Instagram.
November 3, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Snaps from an excellent evening with Four Gone Confusion and our floorsingers #SundayNight #FolkMusicNight
Photo of the four members of Four Gone Confusion singing and playing instruments Photo of Peter and John from Four Gone Confusion, playing flute and guitar
November 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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#SundayNight is #FolkMusicNight in the ♥️ of #TheDing
Join us at 8 TONIGHT for an evening with Four Gone Confusion.
It's their first visit to the club too!
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November 2, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Four Gone Confusion will be live in the ♥️ of #TheDing on SUNDAY!
#LiveMusic
#FolkMusic
#SundayNight
#FolkMusicNight
November 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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#HappeningNow With a preview of SUNDAY's guests Four Gone Confusion too!
readifolkradio.bsky.social readifolkradio.bsky.social @readifolkradio.bsky.social · 13d
Join us tonight here: bit.ly/Folk_Friday_Radio at 8PM UK time for music by Anamoe Drive, Celtic Lilly, First Aid Kit Charm Of Finches, Elin A Carys, Jess Tuthillm Marina Florence & loads more besides. Join in on Facebook at The Folk Friday Chat Thread page.
October 31, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Delighted to be part of another exceptional weekend of music in #TheDing. That's our guests, multi-instrumentalists FOUR GONE CONFUSION, at bottom right in the poster, bringing the weekend to a close on SUNDAY NIGHT 8pm at Watlington House Hall (entry on foot from South Street).
rdgwhatson.bsky.social What's On Reading @rdgwhatson.bsky.social · 14d
It's that time of the week again - and this week's WEEKEND GIG GUIDE is a bumper edition with Halloween parties, fundraisers, singalongs, jazz, folk, Beatles and even a festival!

Look & book via whatsonreading.com/themes/weeke...
Montage of gig posters
October 30, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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This looks good!
acespacenewbury.bsky.social ACE Space Newbury @acespacenewbury.bsky.social · 15d
Benji Kirkpatrick was
@folkace.bsky.social Stephen Ottner's guest on
Kennet Radio Folk Ace programme 14/10/2025.
Listen: mixcloud.com/kennetradio/...

Benji Kirkpatrick plays Jimi Hendrix on Thursday 6 November at Arlington Arts Centre, near Newbury.
Tickets: arlington-arts.com/events/bendr...
Folk Ace - 14th October 2025
Benji Kirkpatrick picks the music and chats about music in his life and his life in music.
mixcloud.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:17 AM
readifolk.bsky.social
We're looking forward to an evening with Four Gone Confusion on SUNDAY. And you can preview their music here: www.fourgoneconfusion.org/music
#LiveMusic #SundayNight #FolkMusicNight #TheDing
Music
Four Gone Confusion Folk Band Music
www.fourgoneconfusion.org
October 29, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Our next guest night is an evening of song and tunes with Four Gone Confusion on SUNDAY 2nd NOVEMBER
Find us in the heart of Reading at Watlington House Hall, RG1 4RA, entry on foot from South Street.
@rdgwhatson.bsky.social @acespacenewbury.bsky.social #TheDing
Image advertising Readifolk's guest night with Four Gone Confusion on Sunday 2nd November at 8pm. The background is a noticeboard with posters advertising the club. In the centre is a poster advertising the band's appearance at the club, with a black-and-white photo of the four members of Four Gone Confusion singing and playing a variety of instruments. The venue is Watlington House Community Hall, accessed on foot from South Street in Reading. The postcode is RG1 4RA. The cost is £10 cash on the door (£5 if you are under 25) and you bring your own refreshments. The poster also includes logos for Reading Arts and the English Folk Dance and Song Society. There is a QR code leading to www.readifolk.org.uk and a logo for the club. There are social media icons for @readifolk on Bluesky, Facebook and Instagram.
October 28, 2025 at 12:12 PM
readifolk.bsky.social
What a collection of songs and tunes on our theme "Waters of Time"! #LiveMusic #ComeAllYe #TheDing
List of songs and tunes shared at our theme night "Waters of Time": You can't Wade in the Same River Twice, Sweet Thames Flow Softly, Walking the River Bank (original), Salmon Tails, Fiddlers Green, The River, Moon River, Who Knows Where the Time Goes?, The Water is Wide, John Harrison's Hands, Blow me Bully Boys Blow, Let No Man Steal Your Thyme, Medway Flows Softly, Clay Pigeons, I'm Learning to Fly, Making Bricks for London Town, Blackwater Side, Sitting on the Dock of the Bay, Eye of the Storm, The Waters of Tyne, The Island, Flow River, Slow River, Down By the Water, The Bold Fisherman, Loch Lomond, Tracks of my Tears, Downeaster Alexa, Waters of Babylon, Skye Boat Song, Tonight Will Be Fine
October 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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TONIGHT the theme is "Waters of Time".
What happens at a theme night?
We're glad you asked!
A theme night is a singers' night where we try to share as many songs and tunes we can on the theme.
You can see some of the songs and tunes we have shared before here: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Graphic providing information about Readifolk Singers' and Theme Nights. The cost is £3 (free to 25s and under). There are colourful images of musical instruments and the words "folk song and music in Reading since 1982."
October 26, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Our next session is TOMORROW and you can hear some music we like with @readifolkradio.bsky.social ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_N...
October 25, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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...and here we are rounding off another excellent weekend of music in #TheDing with a welcoming come-all-ye on the theme "Waters of Time". Singers and players of all standards are welcome, or come just to listen and join in with choruses.
Bottom right, that's us!
rdgwhatson.bsky.social What's On Reading @rdgwhatson.bsky.social · 21d
Pirates
Snakes
Horses
MySpace

All this and more in this weekend's WEEKEND GIG GUIDE, which proves once again that Thursday is very much the new Friday
whatsonreading.com/themes/weeke...
Montage of gig posters
October 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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🎵 Waters of Time 🎵
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Sunday 26th October is a theme night, where everyone is encouraged to share a song or tune on the theme (or we'll find a link!). Find us in the heart of #TheDing
@rdgwhatson.bsky.social @acespacenewbury.bsky.social #LiveMusic #FolkMusic #TheDing
Image advertising Readifolk's theme night "Waters of Tme" at 8pm on Sunday 26th October. The background is a weathered noticeboard with listings for Readifolk. There are also images of musical notes. The centre of the noticeboard is a Post-it, advertising the theme night. There is a background image of water. The venue is Watlington House Community Hall, accessed on foot from South Street in Reading. The postcode is RG1 4RA. The cost is £3 cash on the door (free if you are under-25) and you bring your own refreshments. The poster also includes logos for Reading Arts and the English Folk Dance and Song Society. There is a QR code, leading to www.readifolk.org.uk and social media icons for @readifolk on Bluesky, Facebook and Instagram.
October 21, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Our next guest night is an evening of eclectic songs and tunes, played on a variety of instruments by Four Gone Confusion.
@rdgwhatson.bsky.social @acespacenewbury.bsky.social #LiveMusic #FolkMusic #SundayNight #FolkMusicNight in #TheDing
Image advertising Readifolk's guest night with Four Gone Confusion on Sunday 2nd November at 8pm. The background is a noticeboard with posters advertising the club. In the centre is a poster advertising the band's appearance at the club, with a black-and-white photo of the four members of Four Gone Confusion singing and playing a variety of instruments. The venue is Watlington House Community Hall, accessed on foot from South Street in Reading. The postcode is RG1 4RA. The cost is £10 cash on the door (£5 if you are under 25) and you bring your own refreshments. The poster also includes logos for Reading Arts and the English Folk Dance and Song Society. There is a QR code leading to www.readifolk.org.uk and a logo for the club. There are social media icons for @readifolk on Bluesky, Facebook and Instagram.
October 20, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Some snaps from a fantastic evening with @maggieholland.bsky.social and floorsingers #LiveMusic #FolkMusic
Photo of Maggie Holland singing and playing guitar at Readifolk Photo of Maggie Holland singing and playing banjo at Readifolk Collage of photos of Maggie Holland and floorsingers at Readifolk
October 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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#SundayNight is
#FolkMusicNight
In the ♥️ of #TheDing
That means TONIGHT at 8, an evening of song with

MAGGIE HOLLAND
@maggieholland.bsky.social

See you there! 🎵🎶🎵🎶🎶🎵🎶🎶🎶
Image advertising Readifolk's guest n9ight with Maggie Holland on Sunday 19th October at 8pm. The background is a noticeboard with posters advertising the club. In the centre is a poster advertising Maggie Hollands appearance at the club, with a black-and-white photo of the singer singing and playing guitar. The venue is Watlington House Community Hall, accessed on foot from South Street in Reading. The postcode is RG1 4RA. The cost is £10 cash on the door (£5 if you are under 25) and you bring your own refreshments. The poster also includes logos for Reading Arts and the English Folk Dance and Song Society. There is a QR code leading to www.readifolk.org.uk and a logo for the club. There are social media icons for @readifolk on Bluesky, Facebook and Instagram.
October 19, 2025 at 8:53 AM