Grayshott Folk Club
www.grayshottfolkclub.co.uk
Grayshott Village Hall, Headley Road, Grayshott,
Nr. HINDHEAD, Surrey GU26 6TZ
Grayshott Folk Club welcomes back: MERRY HELL (again!)
Friday 1st August 2025 @ 7.30pm
This could be the fourth or possibly the fifth time Merry Hell have come to play for us..........but who's counting? Each time they come down from Wigan, to play at the Wickham Festival, they stop by and sell out Grayshott Village Hall. They always thoroughly entertain us all, indulging us in Folk/Rock anthems and uplifting music. Everyone goes home with a skip in their step and joy in their hearts. Next day, they'll suddenly find themselves humming or singing a familiar tune like “Bury Me Naked” which is the kind of earworm that makes you wonder; where have I heard that song before? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8XSJjpYdA4
Firm Festival favourites, Merry Hell continue to crest a wave of success and are selling out shows all across the UK so please don't leave it too long to get your tickets from all of the usual places. Although basically a family affair with four Kettles in the band (John on Guitar, Andrew on Lead Vocals, Bob on Bouzouki with John’s wife Virginia on Vocals), they are more than ably assisted and supplemented by the highly talented Simon Swarbrick (Dave Swarbrick’s Nephew) on Fiddle, Lee Goulding on Keyboards and Colin Foster on Bass. Together, they make a full and wonderful sound.
"Lean On Me": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb_b95a5hsA is another catchy earworm.
Merry Hell’s brand new album entitled: “Rising Of The Bold” , will be released on May 9th 2025 and you can pre-order it here: https://merryhell.bandcamp.com/album/rising-of-the-bold.
It features their single “Peace Can Be Louder Than War” and they recorded members of our Grayshott Folk Club audience singing along to this song when they last played for us in May 2024. They added our voices to the 1,000+ strong choir.
Merry Hell will be playing for us on Friday 1st August 2025 as part of our “mini-festival” and on Saturday 2nd August 2025, Steve Wickham (ex-The Waterboys) and Ray Coen return to play for us again.
Tickets £20
Reservations by phone on 01428 607096
Online through Ents24 at: https://www.ents24.com/hindhead-events/grayshott-village-hall/merry-hell/7292365
