Review - Kevin Dempsey
30/05/25

An excellent end to this season at the Everyman Folk Club with guitar virtuoso, Kevin Dempsey on Friday. Kevin dazzled us all, not only with his incredible dexterity, but also his immense repertoire and ability to switch between genres and styles in a performance that included folk, blues, jazz, funk, and bluegrass. We were entertained with an imaginative variety of traditional and modern songs such as rhythmic Wicked Polly; complex All For You; and sensitive Just Around The Corner (Kieran Goss). The tremendous yet unpretentious display by this versatile entertainer ended with Kevin’s beautiful and haunting rendition of The Parting Glass – a supreme end to a superb evening.

We are grateful to the night’s engaging floor singers: Phil Lyons, Ian & Michelle Wright, Dave Tricker, Charlie Haylock (the night’s magnificent MC), David Cotter, and Bill Johnston & Sheila Darling. Well done one and all.

As ever, huge thanks to the bedrock of the Everyman - our amazing audience for support and encouragement throughout this season. We wish everyone a lovely Summer, and we’ll see you on Friday 26 September 2025 when Damien Barber and Mike Wilson open our new season.