Gentle giant back at folk club

Horsham Folk Club will be giving a warm welcome to the return of Pete Collins on Sunday, October 23 - a gentle giant of a man with a wonderful voice of great warmth, depth and tonal quality, promises club spokeswoman Caroline Thomas.

“He sings with a conviction that brings a real truth of feeling to his performances: a truly compelling performer.”

Pete said: “I live in Wadhurst, East Sussex and have had the pleasure over many years (more than I should like to admit to!) of knowing and singing with some of the great singers that Sussex has produced like Ron Spicer, Gordon Hall and Bob Copper.

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“I love singing in Sussex because the atmosphere at local sessions is always warm and socially inclusive even to incomers from London like me. I have only lived here for 35 years!”

Caroline added; “Pete’s informal sessions with a crowd of singing friends are legendary throughout both East and West Sussex whilst bookings at local folk clubs allow Pete to indulge in some of his quieter repertoire.

“He has sung regularly at Broadstairs Folk Week since 1975 and has run the lunchtime sing around in the Neptune since 1977, except for a break of three years while working in Ukraine and Kazakhstan. He was full-time artistic director of Broadstairs Folk Week in 1995 and 1996.” /blob/ 8pm, Sunday, October 23, Horsham Folk Club, Normandy Centre, Denne Road, Horsham, RH12 1JP. Tickets: £5 (members £3), under 21s and students free; available on the door from 7.45pm. Information: 01403 276273.

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