Morocco Bound – Bermondsey bookshop

Morocco Bound bookshop/bar/cafe in Morocco Street SE1 (off Bermondsey Street) has a fine selection of books, as well as drinks. There are regular events including jazz, folk and poetry nights.

The Cramps in Nunhead Cemetery (?)

The great US band The Cramps visited London in 1990 and were photographed in a cemetery for a Melody Maker photoshoot by Joe Dilworth. Online there has been debate about where exactly these photos were taken, with candidates discussed including Nunhead Cemetery, Abney Park and Kensal Green.I am going to go with Nunhead for now ...

Music Monday: ‘Welcome to the Party’ – Professor Green in Brockley

Professor Green is often to be seen at coffee shops and similar in the Brockley area, so perhaps no surprize to see him filming his latest video in Coulgate Street, home of Parlez, Brown's and Brocca. 'Welcome to the Party' gently self-mocks his journey from working class boy does good to 'one foot in the ...

The Gig Guide – 1995 South London music listings

I found this June 1995 issue of  The Gig Guide for London in Revolution Records in Penge. I don't remember it from the time and it certainly doesn't cover the breadth of music from that period. Its focus is very much on the pub music scene but it provides an interesting snapshot of South London ...

Music Monday: Martin Carthy celebration (and rehearsals in New Cross Road)

A lovely night at EartH in Dalston on Saturday to celebrate the life and songs of folk legend Martin Carthy.The event was organised by Jon Wilks and Campbell Baum (Broadside Hacks), with the stage set up as a mythical pub, The North Country Maid, where musicians sat at tables and refreshed their glasses at the ...

Music Monday: Martin Carthy celebration (and rehearsals in New Cross Road)

A lovely night at EartH in Dalston on Saturday to celebrate the life and songs of folk legend Martin Carthy.The event was organised by Jon Wilks and Campbell Baum (Broadside Hacks), with the stage set up as a mythical pub, The North Country Maid, where musicians sat at tables and refreshed their glasses at the ...

Miners strike benefits 1984: Deptford, Woolwich, Old Kent Road with Test Dept, The Mekons and more

There were many fundraising gigs in support of the miners during their 1984/85 strike, including across SE London. One of the most musically significant took place at the Albany in Deptford in September 1984 where Test Dept played with the South Wales Striking Miners Choir - starting a strong relationship between the two that led ...

Miners strike benefits 1984: Deptford, Woolwich, Old Kent Road with Test Dept, The Mekons and more

There were many fundraising gigs in support of the miners during their 1984/85 strike, including across SE London. One of the most musically significant took place at the Albany in Deptford in September 1984 where Test Dept played with the South Wales Striking Miners Choir - starting a strong relationship between the two that led ...

Miners strike benefits 1984: Deptford, Woolwich, Old Kent Road with Test Dept, The Mekons and more

There were many fundraising gigs in support of the miners during their 1984/85 strike, including across SE London. One of the most musically significant took place at the Albany in Deptford in September 1984 where Test Dept played with the South Wales Striking Miners Choir - starting a strong relationship between the two that led ...

Bermondsey Folk Festival 2025

Bermondsey Folk Festival is back on Saturday, 27 September 2025 in the Blue market (SE16 3UQ) from 12 noon to 5 pm, in an event that will feature Jacken Elswyth (amazing banjo player with Shovel Dance Collective), Cunning Folk (launching new album Folk Process 2), Bity Booker, Indika Akuus, Gemma Khawaja, Okinawa Sanshinkai and others.The ...