Saturday Sun…A Tribute to Derroll Adams
‘Saturday Sun convey Derroll’s music with great love and honesty’ - Danny Adams (Derroll’s wife)
Saturday Sun are a three piece band from the UK playing acoustic folk and blues music with a hint of country. This show will be a special tribute to the brilliant, but often forgotten, artist Derroll Adams.
The band will be playing his songs with additional spoken word from Ralph McTell, Arlo Guthrie, Wizz Jones, Happy Traum, Allan Taylor, Ian A Anderson and more…..as well as Derroll himself!
ALAN J COOK will be on pedal steel, guitar and acoustic guitar.
Whispering Bob Harris …..”One of the best in the business”.
Chris Hillman (The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers)…..”I had the honour of working with Alan many times over the years, he is a fine musician and a pleasure to work with”,
JOHNNY FEWINGS and HELEN RICH share the vocals.
Johnny also plays guitar and banjo.
Geoff Muldaur…’Johnny’s soft and easy banjo pickin’ is right up there with the late, great Kate McGarrigle. Calm and steady. Always a joy to play with Mr. Fewings.”
Michele Stodart (The Magic Numbers) .... "Johnny Fewings is an exceptional talent on the banjo. He has a beautiful, gentle, intimate voice. I’ve had the pleasure of sharing the stage with him and I’m excited to see what the future brings for Saturday Sun."
Helen Rich plays bass, takes the lead vocal on some songs and provides gorgeous harmony on others.
Mark Nicholls, Virgin Marketing Director…‘The band was good before but the addition of Helen Rich has put them into another stratosphere’
After a recent concert at the Green Note in Camden Town co-owner Immy Doman commented.."Saturday Sun put on a compelling show, celebrating the music of banjo legend Derroll Adams. They bring the songs to life with sensitivity, skill and reverence, sharing stories and entertaining context along the way. Highly recommended - an excellent show!”
Rosslyn Court
Expect a small, seated, friendly, quirky, listening venue with a heart – we have a tiny bar selling beer, wine, cider and hot and cold drinks -nibbly stuff and always a cake. The venue is accessible, on one level. You will be seated at tables or in rows, according to numbers in the audience. If you need to use your phone for texting or lyrics, please turn the brightness of your phone down and consider sitting near the back to minimise the impact.
The first hour of concerts is livestreamed on YouTube. You can watch it any time after 7.30 on the night of the concert via the Rosslyn Court Website. There is an exclusive second set for the audience in the room, including a Q&A with the performers. We ask you to make a donation, please, when you watch the livestream to help us to continue this service.
In buying a ticket you are entered for the Rosslyn Court raffle. You may win a CD …or a “Who Gives A Crap” emergency toilet roll! WGAC donate half their profits to water charities and are plastic free. People who donate or engage with the live chat during the concert are also entered into the raffle.
There is usually a floor singer and often a 2-minute community slot informing us of what happens locally. The second half starts with a Q&A and is not livestreamed. If you think of something you want to know more about in the first half, just ask! Sometimes there is another floor song.
The concerts usually finish well before 10. Except for Tim Edey because he is unstoppable. (We also run a B&B here hahaha)
If you want to view the livestream after midnight of the concert date then go to the livestream option on the website where all the old livestreams live.
Tickets are usually £12. We have a few at £6 and some at £18 to help us to subsidise the concessionary tickets. Sometimes tickets are more.
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