Just Reproach in Deal on 19th December 2012

Driftwood played at the Just Reproach micro pub in Deal on Wednesday 19th December 2012.

It was brilliant to see so many people in the pub; and thanks for joining in with percussion and singing the Christmas songs.

Thanks also to our special guests - Sheila on violin, and Helen on ukulele - you were both great!
 


Also thanks to Mark for booking us.

Challock Farmers Market 7th December 2012

Driftwood played at Challock Farmers Market on Friday 7th December 2012.

The highlight for us was when some children from Challock Primary School joined in with shaky eggs for the Christmas songs.  It was lovely to see them enjoying themselves - many thanks.

Also thanks to Pauline Hickson for booking us, we really enjoyed playing there.

Rare Breeds Centre, Ashford, Halloween Fear & Fun evenings 29th to 31st October 2012

There was certainly a "bad moon rising" when Driftwood played at the Rare Breeds Centre, near Ashford.  This was part of the annual Halloween Fear & Fun evenings held at the end of October.

It was great fun entertaining people while they waited for their tractor ride into the unknown. We also enjoyed the dressing up!

Our special thanks to Adrian O for inviting us to take part in this event, and for the lifts.

Also thanks to Stephen for keeping the Driftwood witches supplied with refreshments.

St Leonards Church, Deal on Saturday 13th October 2012

Driftwood played the finale at a concert held in St Leonards Church in Deal on 13th October 2012.  It was great to hear so many people joining in singing "Thank you for the music".

The evening was full of many wonderful local performers and was another fund raising event arranged by Lynda Borley.

Crabble Mill Cider & Beer Festival 6th October 2012

Driftwood played a couple of sets at the Cider & Beer Festival held at Crabble Mill on 6th October.

It was great fun, with some of the audience joining in with shaky eggs.

Thanks to Jan, Pete, Helen & Jon for coming along to support us. Also thanks to Ade Dawkins for organising the gig.

What great fun with the ukuleles - lucky Jan, Pete and Helen were able to join in.

You can never get too much ukulele practise!  Well, that's what I say anyway (and I know Helen agrees).

Driftwood play at Greenfields Shooting Club in Sturry on 26th September 2012

Driftwood played at the Greenfields Shooting Club in Sturry for Over Fifties group. It was great fun and they made us really welcome.

It was good to hear the audience singing along and playing shaky eggs, and to see so many smiling faces.

Special thanks to Chris Cayley for booking us and for taking the photos.

Driftwood play at the Market Inn in Sandwich on 23rd Sept 2012

Another great gig for Driftwood at the Market Inn, Sandwich on 23rd September 2012. Our thanks to Jeanette and Bob for their hospitality.

It was good to hear some of the audience joining in with shaky eggs and some singing.

Our special thanks to Francesca & Colin for coming along to see us - it's always good to see a friendly face at a gig.

Driftwood play at the Astor Theatre, Deal on 16th Sept 2012

Driftwood played at the Astor Theatre in Deal as one of the support acts of the early evening concert of Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll.

The concert was part of the Deal Maritime Folk Festival on 16th September 2012.

It was great to play at the Astor again, especially with the new stage lighting - made us look like real stars.

Driftwood play at Just Reproach, Deal 15th & 16th Sept 2012

Driftwood had a great time playing at The Just Reproach - Deal's very own Micro Pub - on 15th & 16th September as part of the Deal Maritime Folk Festival.  Our thanks to Mark and his staff for their hospitality.  In fact we were there so much it felt like we had moved in.

We had a brilliant time and the atmosphere was great - thanks to all those who came along and joined in with shaky eggs and the singing.  Thanks to Andy and his group Franglais for their songs.

Special thanks to Colin and Helen who joined in with their ukuleles.

Port Arms, Deal 14th Sept 2012

Driftwood played at the Port Arms, in Deal, as part of the Deal Maritime Folk Festival.  Our thanks to both Nikki's for their hospitality.

It was a great acoustic gig and thanks to Sheila Jones for joining in on some numbers with her violin - brilliant, it really added to our sound.

Also thanks to Adrian O for coming along and playing us some songs, and to Lis Clayson who sang a couple of songs with us.

Cherry Orchard Fun Day at Herne on 19th August 2012

Driftwood played at the Cherry Orchard Fun Day in Herne on Sunday 19th August 2012. 

It was great to see Shorne Bedwell again and we were delighted he joined in with some songs on the bodhran - great drumming Shorne. Next time we'll make sure he brings his djembe!

It was another scorcher so we were very glad of the shade of the gazebo. Many thanks to Carol Davis for booking us. Also playing at the event were Joskins, and The Bottles.

Beer Festival at the Astor Theatre in Deal 17th & 18th August 2012

Driftwood played at the Astor Theatre in Deal during the Beer Festival held on 17th & 18th August 2012.

Part of the festival was to raise awareness of the Deal Maritime Folk Festival to be held from 14th to 16th September.  It was great fun to play on the stage, but extremely hot.

Our thanks to all the staff at the Astor for their hospitality and for their contribution towards the Deal Maritime Folk Festival funds.

Strode Park Volunteers BBQ on 16th August 2012

Driftwood had a great time playing at Strode Park Volunteers BBQ on Thursday 16th August 2012.

The weather was nice and sunny and it was good to meet some of the volunteers and visitors to the centre.

Our thanks to Tracy for booking us - and for the food and hospitality - we had a brilliant time!

Market Inn, Sandwich on 5th August 2012

Driftwood had a great time at the Market Inn in Sandwich on Sunday 5th August 2012. Plenty of participation from the audience with the shaky eggs and when Lillian joined in with the singing of 'You are my sunshine' it was brilliant. Many thanks to Jeanette and Bob for their hospitality.  We're looking forward to playing there again on Sunday 23rd September from 3pm.

Driftwood play at Milton Cottage in Eastry on 7th July 2012 as part of Sue Manton's Artist open studio

Driftwood played in the garden at Milton Cottage in Eastry on 7th July 2012 as part of Sue Manton's open art studio - SEAS Art Group.  It was a lovely afternoon and we had our very own stage. Colin joined us for some ukulele songs - great fun! Many thanks for Sue for making us so welcome.  Sue had some beautiful pictures, check her out on www.suemanton.co.uk

Busking at Quayside, Sandwich at Sandwich Folk n ' Ale Festival on 15th July 2012

Driftwood joined in with some busking at the Quayside in Sandwich during the weekend Sandwich Folk n ' Ale Festival.  The weather was kind to us and we had a great jamming session. Thanks to all.  Later in the afternoon we had a great gig in the Market Inn public house - good fun.

Greenpeace Acoustic Music Event at Black Robin, Kingston on 28th July 2912

We had a brilliant day at the Greenpeace Acoustic Music Event, held at the Black Robin in Kingston.  It started at 12 noon when we played our first set on the Main Stage, accompanied by audience members with shaky eggs. After lunch we did another set, playing acoustically on the decking area and managed to get a few children joining in with shaky eggs. We finished off the afternoon with a playalong in the car park area where Greenpeace had some stalls - it was great fun and yes you've guessed it - shaky eggs were again involved. Our thanks to Ray Fielder for organising the event and asking us to play.  Also special thanks to the Landlady at the Black Robin for her hospitality.

Driftwood Duo at Raise the Roof

We were at the Raise the Roof benefit yesterday.

This is an annual event to raise money to replace the Village Hall Roof at Blean near Canterbury

Canterbury Greenpeace Climate Fair

Driftwood Duo played at the Canterbury Greenpeace Climate fair on Saturday 12th May.

Great fun loved the flash mob at lunchtime.




DriftwoodDuo Video http://youtu.be/CKODcnXYEI8

Greenpeace Flash Mob http://youtu.be/xoTxfXoRUOg

Next busk in Deal Friday 20th April

The next busk - where Driftwood Duo will be playing - is on Friday 20th April 10am to 1pm at the Undercroft at Deal Town Hall. All proceeds to the Deal Maritime Folk Festival in Sept. This is being organised by Mac Mckean

Crabble Mill Videos

We did the floor spot at the Crabble Spot at the Crabble Mill Folk Club in Dover on the 30th March 2012.

Our roadie took a couple videos which can be found at http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL910EC5CFC4C69E84