Local Events
Incomplete and expanding list of local ‘joinery-innery’ events to get involved with. Once you start looking, it’s a bit overwhelming just how much grassroots live music there is going on – broadly divided here into sessions (a less formal group, where people can play together), or open mics where there’s a stage to be taken.
Sessions
Open mics/stages
‘Brentford sessions,’ hosted by
Geraint ‘Ger’ Evans
– ‘Magpie & Crown’ pub (TW8 8EW)
Tuesdays from 20:30
– ‘Northumberland Arms’ pub (TW8 8JB)
Thursdays from 20:30
Friendly acoustic roundtable
Hanwell Ukulele Group
‘The Green W7’ pub (W7 3TX)
Tuesdays from 20:00
Welcoming guided playalong, with chords on-screen and a weekly raffle; led by Geoff Price
English(ish) Tunes Session
‘The Grange’ pub (W5 3XH)
2nd and 4th Thursday each month, 19:00–22:00
Folk session aimed at English tunes, but often roams elsewhere. Led by Bob Little
Traditional Irish session
Irish Cultural Centre (W6 9DT)
Fridays from 17:30–20:00
Irish session, led by some of London’s top ‘trad’ musicians
Marshall Lounge Open Stage
Upstairs at the ‘Kings Arms’ pub (W7 3SU)
Thursdays from 19:30
Open stage, with full backline and PA system, hosted by Horace Innis
Brentford Open Stage
‘Northumberland Arms’ pub (TW8 8JB)
Wednesdays from 19:30
Same as above!
Horsenden Farm Open Mic
Horsenden Farm (UB6 7PQ)
Last Saturday of each month from 14:00
Beer, pizza, and music on the side of a lovely green hill
Green Rhythm Club Open Mic
Upstairs at the ‘Kings Arms’ pub (W7 3SU)
First Monday of each month from 19:00
Diverse open mic/stage; “magicians, poets and performers, everyone’s welcome!”
Viaduct Open Mic
‘The Viaduct’ pub (W7 3TD)
First Thursday of each month from 20:00
Welcoming and relaxed open mic, all styles welcome; hosted by Paul Brill
‘Shhh…’ Originals-Only Open Mic
Hanwell Community Library (W7 3HL)
Last Tuesday of each month, 18:30–20:30
Acoustic open mic, especially for songwriters to perform their own work
Open Mic Night at The Hope, Richmond
‘The Hope’ pub (TW9 2PN)
Sundays from 20:00
All styles welcome. Hosted by Tony Bowen, who’s happy to play for you or lend his guitar