After approximately 12 years of sterling service for the benefit of the Isle of Wight folk world, Debbie has decided to pass folkonwight to a new custodian -see below.

Debbie set up the site to help publicise our folk sessions and so that the many IoW folk music fans who are not on facebook could keep up to date. I am sure you would all like to thank Debbie and her assistant John Bentley for the time and expertise they have given on behalf of us all. They are both still admins for the Folk Music on the Isle of Wight facebook group and Debbie has kindly agreed to help me with emails.

I have decided to adopt a pen name -‘K’, for reasons which I am sure some of you will appreciate. I don’t promise to do updates as speedily as before, so send in information in good time, please.

Email – folkonwight@aol.co.uk

I have been making some mainly cosmetic changes while learning about the site, I hope you like them.

Interesting events in November – Lots more in the Events section

Sat 2 The Annual Playford Ball, East Cowes Town Hall, 14.00-17.00 . £8 on the door. Tea/coffee/squash provided, bring anything else. Wear what you like, period costume or modern posh is ideal. They walk through all the dances

Thur 7 An evening with Brighstone Barnacles at the Sun Inn, Hulverstone, 19.00 start

Thur 7 Have fun learning to dance the morris with Men of Wight (women welcome) at Newport Methodist Hall, Sea Street, Newport,  20.15 to 21:45.  Contact bagman@menofwight.org.uk

Fri 8 to Sun 10 Wight Walk and Fiddle Weekend, Northcourt House, Shorwell. Details bobhuxtable@btinternet.com

Sat 9 and Sun 10 Donal O’Riain with JC on guitar and Tom Ferguson on bodhran, Monkton Arts, 19.00. £15 http://ww.monktonarts.co.uk

Sat 16 Heidi Talbot and Boo Hewardine at Quay Arts Centre, 20.00. £16

Sun 17 Medina Tattoo -The Crew are taking part

Sun 17 Quay Folk Club at Quay Arts, Newport. Guests: Hunter Muskett. 19.00 Donations