26/10/2026
This Friday (30th October) it's another Special Night!! Northwich Folk Club will be welcoming Paul Armfield in the big function room at Davenham Royal British Legion.
After a few years in revolutionary eastern Europe, Paul Armfield returned to his beloved Isle of Wight in the early 90’s to get married, have children, sell books and write songs. His first album Songs Without Words was released in 2003 to wide critical acclaim, his voice being compared to the likes of Cat Stevens, Tim Hardin and Nick Drake and the music being described as Folk Noir. A big fan of Scott Walker Paul was likewise applauded for his renditions of Jacques Brel chansons as well as his own lovelorn, poetic songs. Now in his mid 50s Paul is a veteran performer with a warm, relaxed stage presence. A songwriter’s songwriter, he has picked up plaudits from the likes of Guy Garvey and Chris Difford. Still selling books by day he is also an occasional funeral celebrant, a lino-cut artist, and a double bassist whose playing can be heard on the best-selling Michael Kiwanuka single ‘I’m Getting Ready’ as well as collaborations with jazz pianist Greg Foat. An accomplished musical-saw player, he has a busking alter-ego called the Stranger On The Saw. Here’s a link to Paul performing https://paularmfield.com/videos/
Supporting Paul will be Pete King. Pete is a singer/songwriter from Manchester who recently came to a Singers’ Night and impressed us all . He has worked with a number of bands as a guitar player and/or songwriter and has worked as a Producer/Writer with Lee Monteverde (LMC), signing a recording contract with All Around The World records. He’s worked with veteran 70’ and 80’s producer/writers Ben Findon, Steve Roland and Pete Waterman, both here in the UK and abroad. He’s aslo written music for the theatre, mainly The Creation Theatre Co. based in Oxford, scoring some original music and songs for their productions and also composed and recorded the music for a one man production of Hamlet which toured around the country and appeared in London’s West End.
The event starts at 8pm. Advance tickets are available via www.danarts.co.uk price £10 or £8 for members.
Doors open at 7.30pm for the 8pm start and your host is Pete Thompson. Club information 07419110929 or from the Northwich Folk Club website www.northwichfolk.co.uk.
Last week's lyrics challenge was Lord Franklyn (Lady Franklyn’s Lament) – Siobhan Hare got it!! Congratulations Siobhan!!
This week's challenge is:-
" President Coolidge came down in a railroad train
With a little fat man with a notepad in his hand
President say "little fat man, isn't it a shame?"
What the river has done to this poor cracker's land."
Name that tune!!
NB The next John and Pete's Folk and Beyond show on Radio Northwich will be on 8th November (3pm). It will have segments with a Remebrance theme. If you have any favourite song you would like to hear on that show or others in the future please contact John or Pete (John on [email protected] or Pete on [email protected]) with a request
Photos of Paul by Alice Armfield ©
