Kelso Folk
Kelso Folk and Live Music Club

Before the Cobbles was remodelled in February 2008, James Shepherd shot some pictures of the typical weekly Friday night sessions. Most of these showed slack-jawed yokels drooling over their guitars with eyes closed, because that’s what happens when you shoot singers and musicians after a couple of pints and mid-song. However, a few of us managed to stay reasonably sober-looking and composed.

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She has been touring in the UK annually, establishing a reputation and doing radio interviews; now Beck Sian is coming to Kelso on Friday February 22nd. This will be a most unusual night for the club, as Beck sings, plays guitar and also wields the digeridoo. Her music is firmly in the New Age idiom and you’d have to compare her to Loreena McKennitt, Enya or indeed to her cousin Kate Bush.

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