This free entry Folk Festival will be held on the afternoon and evening of September 9th at this friendly, music loving pub with a lovely landlord, Adie, who is a huge fan of folk (and rock) music!

There are a great selection of real ales at The Cross Lances and on the Folk Festival day, there will be a BBQ to enjoy as well.

The festival is being headlined by the electrifying progressive folk rock "Kindred Spirit Band" and there will also be a host of brilliant performers playing earlier, feature spots, in the garden and inside the main pub plus the opportunity for visiting performers to play one of around 12 spots going (first come, first served with the start of registration from 2.45pm).

Running Order

2.45pm - Fest Opens

3pm - 4pm

4pm - 4.30pm

4.30pm - 5pm

5pm - 5.30pm

5.30pm - 6pm

6pm - 6.30pm

6.30pm - 7pm

7pm - 8pm

8pm - 9pm

9pm - 11.30pm

Open Mic registration

Open Mic

Simon O'Grady

Open Mic

Paula Tait

Open Mic

Peter London

Open Mic

The Rusty Rovers

Acoustic Jamming

Kindred Spirit Band

The Rusty Rovers

The Rusty Rovers play traditional acoustic folk music from around the British Isles (jigs, reels, hornpipes, polkas etc.) and sing some well known Irish songs. Songs by Steve Earle, Waterboys, Pogues, Dubliners, and even Rod Stewart can also get an airing. They have featured at Crawley Folk Festival. As well as playing gigs, the boys also host a very successful acoustic open mic night in Epsom. The band has a maximum of 5 players- Ed-fiddle/mandolin/vocals Rich-guitar/vocals/banter Ron-banjo/whistle/bodhran/mouth organ/washboard/kitchen sink Pete-guitar/vocals/cahon Bill-fiddle/sea shanties. Today we will be having a smaller but never-the-less, excellent line-up.

Peter London

Peter London had been gracing folk clubs and open mic nights in the West London area for many years, with his well loved and energetic style. Not only does he write brilliant folk songs but he performs them with passion, a great voice and superb guitar and harmonica skill.

If you haven't seen Peter play before, you are in for a real treat! Don't miss him!

Paula Tait

Original and Traditional Songs from the Baltic to the Balkans and Beyond... Paula's self-penned folk songs are steeped in that inexplicable longing and nostalgia the Portuguese call Saudade. Always passionately delivered, her compelling vocals are accompanied by harp, guitar or kantele. Every now and then, a more forthright protest song in the vein of Ewan MacColl appears, usually fully formed and spitting - or weeping - blood.

Her choice of traditional songs reflects her love of many of Europe's musical traditions, particularly those of the Wanderer and the Outsider. You might hear echoes of Fado, Sevdah, Rembetika, Klezmer, Sephardic and Gypsy music, along with folk songs from the Baltic to the Balkans and anywhere in between.

Hear Paula on Reverbnation

Simon O'Grady

Simon has a smooth, mellifluous and yearning voice and his guitar playing is excellent and Bert Janch-esque in style. His material is largely English folk songs and his own, self penned songs, which are of a similar style.

Simon was part of the brilliant "Grand Union" folk band before it disbanded. Here he is playing with them...