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We arrange, sing and play folk songs that are selected by the group, and learn something of the origins of the songs, and the life and times of the people who may have written or performed them.
We welcome anyone who can sing or play (at any standard!) and enjoy folk music with like-minded people.
Some sing melody, some can ad lib harmony & descant. Some read music, many do not.
A bonus, not expected, is if you can arrange, compose, or play a suitably (non electric) musical instrument.
Here is a selection of our repertoire (as at January 2022): Some numbers are missing because we like variety, and drop some tunes as new ones come along.
1 Leaving of Liverpool
2 Take Me Home Country Roads
3 Keep Hauling
4 Morningtown Ride
5 Four Strong Winds
6 Island in the Sun
7 Fields of Gold
8 Streets of London
9 Nancy Spain
12 The Irish Rover
14 Back Home Again
15 The Rose
16 The Buzzard Song
17 This Land is Your Land
19 The Wild Rover
21 King of the Road
22 Days
28 Where have all the flowers gone
29 No Hopers, Jokers and Rogues
34 Sloop John B
35 Puff
36 Fields of Athenry
37 Fiddlers Green
38 Mountains of Mourne
39 Leaning on a lamppost
40 Wild Mountain Thyme (Will Ye Go Lassie Go)
41 The Golden Vanity
42 Song for Ireland
43 Nancy Spain
44 City of New Orleans
(updated 03 Mar 2023)
Click to return to main Folk Music Page
Top Photo: Singing at the SU3A Christmas Meeting, Dec 2021
Next Photo: Just some of our rapidly expanding group "Post Covid"
Below: Group members enjoying home-based sessions pre-Covid, Nov 2018
We arrange, sing and play folk songs that are selected by the group, and learn something of the origins of the songs, and the life and times of the people who may have written or performed them.
We welcome anyone who can sing or play (at any standard!) and enjoy folk music with like-minded people.
Some sing melody, some can ad lib harmony & descant. Some read music, many do not.
A bonus, not expected, is if you can arrange, compose, or play a suitably (non electric) musical instrument.
Here is a selection of our repertoire (as at January 2022): Some numbers are missing because we like variety, and drop some tunes as new ones come along.
1 Leaving of Liverpool
2 Take Me Home Country Roads
3 Keep Hauling
4 Morningtown Ride
5 Four Strong Winds
6 Island in the Sun
7 Fields of Gold
8 Streets of London
9 Nancy Spain
12 The Irish Rover
14 Back Home Again
15 The Rose
16 The Buzzard Song
17 This Land is Your Land
19 The Wild Rover
21 King of the Road
22 Days
28 Where have all the flowers gone
29 No Hopers, Jokers and Rogues
34 Sloop John B
35 Puff
36 Fields of Athenry
37 Fiddlers Green
38 Mountains of Mourne
39 Leaning on a lamppost
40 Wild Mountain Thyme (Will Ye Go Lassie Go)
41 The Golden Vanity
42 Song for Ireland
43 Nancy Spain
44 City of New Orleans
(updated 03 Mar 2023)
Click to return to main Folk Music Page
Top Photo: Singing at the SU3A Christmas Meeting, Dec 2021
Next Photo: Just some of our rapidly expanding group "Post Covid"
Below: Group members enjoying home-based sessions pre-Covid, Nov 2018
Think you might be interested in joining this group?
1. If you are not already a member of Southwell U3A but are interested in finding out more about this group and/or would like to attend one of their group meetings please click on the Contact Us link and let us know. We will arrange for the Group Leader to get in touch with you as soon as possible.
2. If you are already a member of Southwell U3A and are interested in joining this group you can contact the Group Leader directly. Their details are in the Group Leaders page in our Membership Area of the website. As a Southwell U3A member you will have received the password for the Members Area pages in Newsline. If you have forgotten the password please use the Contact Us facility on this website to request the password