Review - Damien Barber & Mike Wilson
29/09/25

What a lively and cheerful start to our new season at the Everyman Folk Club last night with fantastic guests, Damien Barber and Mike Wilson. Rooted in the folk tradition, their choice of material was a tribute to the singers from whom they learned their songs. Damien’s understated concertina playing and beautiful guitar arrangements were perfectly balanced accompaniments to the rich and expressive voices of this superb duo. Damien and Mike’s admirable stagecraft included informative introductions to each song, peppered with joyful badinage. Thank you both for another brilliant evening of “great songs brilliantly sung".

Very well done to all our floor performers for the evening - Graham Schofield, John Clark & Kathy Migdal, Bill Johnston & Sheila Darling, Matthew Robertson, Steve Shipley, and Dave Tricker – who treated us to songs, concertina and melodeon tunes, and well crafted limericks too! We’re also very grateful to Charlie Haylock for his excellent emceeing.

Huge thanks to our cracking audience – it was lovely to see you all, and to enjoy your magnificent chorus singing – of course! See you next time, when we are delighted to welcome Carolyn Robson & Moira Craig to the Everyman on Friday 31 October 2025.