We are delighted to be welcoming Damien Barber & Mike Wilson to the Goose for the first time, but we hope not the last!
Damien Barber is a stylish and distinctive singer, be it unaccompanied or alongside his guitar or concertina. Though he has now lived for some time in West Yorkshire, his roots remain firmly planted in his beloved East Anglia.
Mike Wilson is the youngest member of the inimitable Wilson Family, the powerful Teesside singing siblings who have raised the rafters at many a festival and folk club event over the years. His musical heritage remains emphatically that of the North East – an evocative mixture of rural and industrial folk songs, both traditional and modern.
Together, Damien and Mike have an incredibly rich shared repertoire of traditional songs from around the country, plus the work of modern folk writers such as Peter Bellamy, Ewan MacColl and Mike Waterson.
They are two of the most powerful traditional voices in the UK today.
Creeping Jane is/are Nyge and Sue, who have been running The Goose Is Out! since 2008. They sing unaccompanied in unison and harmony, mainly but not solely traditional folk songs from the UK.
James Eagle is a past winner of Islington Folk Club's Trad2Mad competition. He is a regular at the Goose monthly singarounds, both as a wonderful singer and also often as a familiar face on the door! He also edits Folk London magazine!
