Sharp’s takes place weekly in the Basement Bar every Tuesday from 7:30 -10:30PM, apart from in August, when ‘Sharp’s Summer Season’ de-camps to another London location.
Our regular singers’ nights and theme nights are priced at £4 for floorspots, £5 for listeners.
Theme nights have an optional topic for inspiration - learn a new song, dust off an old one, write something brand new - or bring something entirely unrelated if it doesn’t take your fancy.
Guest nights are priced at £7 for floor spots, £8 for listeners
January 9th – Theme night: ‘Strong Ale and Drinking’
January 16th - Singers’ Night
January 23rd - Tonight we have an Aussie treat, with an extended floorspot from Ashlea Reale, as she shares her passion for bringing new life to the darkest stories from Western Australia’s colonial past. As tales of murder, mutiny and outlaws take centre stage, her performance can be likened to that of a true crime podcast meets Australian folk. Be prepared to embark on a musical journey through time.
January 30th/ February 6th/ 13th - Singers’ nights
February 20th - Guest Night: Our guest tonight is Steve Turner, pioneer of highly sophisticated English concertina song accompaniments, stretching the boundaries of traditional forms. Steve has one of the best voices in the business to boot. He is a multi-instrumentalist, who also accompanies himself on the cittern, mandolin and tenor banjo.
February 27th/ March 5th - Singers’ Nights
March 12th - Theme night: ‘Love Lost and Gained’
March 19th & 26th, April 2nd & 9th - Singers’ Nights
April 16th - Guest Night: Cooper & Toller Vicky Cooper and Richard Toller are a traditional folk duo based in Bristol. They sing solo and in close harmony, play fiddle, mandolin, guitar and banjo, and even throw in the occasional clog dance. Their Debut album ‘A Number Of Work’ was released in March 2023 to critical acclaim. With a repertoire ranging from murder ballads to bawdy drinking songs, their material may be hundreds of years old but their approach is energetic, sophisticated and timeless. Plus, plenty of time for floorspots.
April 23rd/ 30th - Singers’ Night
May 7th - Album Launch: ‘Homecoming’ Alex Cumming Alex is a traditional singer, accordionist, pianist and dance caller hailing from Somerset, England, now living in Brattleboro VT, USA. He performs songs and tunes from around the United Kingdom and America with a great depth of knowledge. After over a decade of recording albums and touring with various bands, Sharp’s is delighted to be hosting the launch of his debut solo album. Plus, plenty of time for floorspots.
May 14th - Theme Night: ‘A Song From Europe’
May 21st: Singers’ Night
May 28th - Guest Night: Stick in the Wheel. This radical East London duo explore the raw holler of folk, synths, spoken word and intricate guitar fuzz. They present full-force reworkings of centuries-old work-songs with fragments of ancient texts, conjuring the past to point toward the future. Plus, plenty of time for floorspots.
June 4th, 11th, 18th: Singers’ Nights
June 25th - Guest Night: Sound Tradition is a cappella folk foursome singing in glorious harmony. Their varied repertoire ranges from lively chorus songs to lilting ballads, and from medieval times to the modern day, but always with an ear for the English folk tradition. Come and join in!
2nd, 9th, 16th July: Singers’ Nights
July 23rd - Guest Night: Rumpled Muslin. Rumpled Muslin are Scottish singer Amanda MacLean, known for her haunting ballads and wry Glaswegian humour, Alison Frosdick, traditional a capella singer & previous member of the folk duo 'Alison & Jack', and Wendy Lanchin, whose background includes not just folk but theatre, Jazz & Blues. All three are regular floor-singers at Sharp’s. Tonight they join forces to sing a wide-ranging repertoire of trad and more contemporary pieces in close harmony.
Plus, plenty of time for floorspots – audience members are invited to play and sing as well as listen!
July 30th: Singers’ Night
And upcoming highlights…
September 24th - Guest Night: The Kimberleys have developed a sound which is both true to the tradition and refreshingly original. Folk anthems such as ‘Tam Lin’ and ‘Elsie Marley’ retain their familiarity, but with fresh and vital arrangements they shine like new pennies, recalling the excitement of folk revival greats.