The Pulpit

OCTOBER

4th  Cheese Club

5th 19:30 – Quiz Night

7th Rev Ferriday

It has been a while since The Rev entertained us, so we are very pleased to have been able to tempt him to play his first Pulpit show. If ever there was a musician and a venue more perfectly matched…

With strong roots in Hillcountry Blues and Americana The Rev’s original music has a low down dirty blues sound and a deep vocal delivery that is strong in lyrical content. Hip-shakin’ acoustic and early electric guitar riffs are accompanied by sliding melodies and toe tappin’ foot percussion to capture that raw, foot stomping, Juke Joint sound.

“From Indie accolades via NME and John Peel Sessions while in 80s band Loop, this gritty Blues man has proven himself a many-faceted British talent

10th The Avocado Brothers DJ SET

14th Bluebeard and the Desperate Hours (duo)

The stars have finally aligned and we have managed to bag a Pulpit set from Bluebeard & The Desperate Hours. Well, Bluebeard & A Desperate Hour, as for this gig they play in a piano and cello duo format.

So expect more considered, stripped back versions of their piano-driven pop-rock, music that draws on the emotional directness of Springsteen, the energetic positivity of Coldplay and the well-crafted arrangements of Elbow. They are melodic, hook-filled songs that place emotional honesty and connection at the centre.

19th Quiz Night

21st Deadlight Dance

Deadlight Dance is the current venture from multi-instrumentalists Nick Fletcher and Tim Emery. The pair met in Sixth Form and first played back in 1989 in a short-lived Gothic Rock band. Staying friends and periodically playing together in the in-between time, they formed Deadlight Dance during lockdown, sharing a love of bands like The Cure, Sisters of Mercy and Fields of the Nephilim.

The band have played actively since forming, recording and playing live. From Bristol to Southampton to Lancaster, they have spread their wings taking in the Swindon Shuffle, as well as several appearances at local village pubs too. March ’24 sees them on the bill for All that Is Devine VI in Camden. The majority of shows have been around their home and surrounding counties. Their new album “Vox Populi” was released in March 2026.

Between the pair they handle vocals (Nick mainly), 6 & 12 string guitars, basses, bass VI, mandocello, mandolin, synths / keyboards, electronic / acoustic drums and drum programming.

27th Swindon FOLK CLUB .. present..  COBBLERS CHILD Swindon Folk Club Presents… are intimate Tuesday night events in the Pulpit, Swindon. A wonderful small pub with a range of fantastic ales and other drinks. Many of the artists we put on at these events are new to Swindon Folk Club and audiences appreciate the pin-drop quiet atmosphere so they can really enjoy the act. Music starts at 8pm and is usually finished by a sensible-for-midweek 10pm! Entry is free. The artists are paid by SFC, but you can also show your appreciation by contributing to an artist tip jar.

Cobbers Child are a four piece folk band of multi-instrumentalists from Gloucestershire. They deliver compelling tunes and songs where the traditional sits alongside the modern from near and far along with their own compositions.

https://www.facebook.com/cobblerschild/

28th POETRY IN THE PUB  An informal evening of verse with resident and guest poets, and open spots. ( just join us and sign up on the night )

Last Wednesday of every month

NOVEMBER

1st Cheese Club & Old Town Day of The Dead Festival

2nd 19:30 – Quiz Night

4th Sian and Rob Colquhoun Sian & Rob Colquhoun are a Wiltshire-based Americana and roots duo known for their close vocal harmonies, original songwriting and energetic live performances. Drawing on Appalachian old-time music, early bluegrass and folk traditions brought together with a distinctly roots-led approach shaped by their Scots-Irish heritage.

They have quickly established themselves on the UK folk and roots circuit playing stages at Maverick Festival, Purbeck Valley Folk Festival, Wimborne Minster Folk Festival, Swanage Folk Festival and King Harvest in 2026.

Expect gorgeous original songs, tightly woven vocal harmonies, fiery flat-picking guitar, hypnotic old-time banjo and a flourish of percussive flat-foot dancing. Their live performances balance rhythmic intensity with stripped-back, song-focused arrangements.

Alongside a growing catalogue of original material, they reinterpret traditional songs with energy and care, creating sets that move between the intimate and the propulsive.

Their debut album Sourwood Honey is released on September 4th.

Music from 8.00pm. Entry free but please do bring some cash for the artists tip jar to show your appreciation and help keep music live.

11th Blair Chadwick  For his day job, Blair Chadwick has spent the last five years playing sold-out events across the UK with his successful function party, The Bullets.

Blair left home at 17 with one ambition: to become a rock ’n’ roll star. In 2005, he released his first solo album, Don’t Look Up, heavily inspired by the songwriting of Nick Drake and Cat Stevens.

After moving to London in 2012, Blair formed a fruitful songwriting partnership with Charlie Bateson. Together they created the band Steepways and produced the UK Americana album Holy Smoke, which is still available to stream on all major platforms.

Blair is currently recording The Bullets’ original EP, Fully Loaded, with producer Ben Brookland-Bennett (The Treatment, The Departed) at Iconic Studios.

For fans of Ryan Adams, great rock ’n’ roll and the saddest country songs.

Support from local singer-Songwriter Matt JR Hurley. A musical “Journey-Maker” who brings an honest and refreshing take on the classic singer/songwriter acoustic scene. With vulnerable vocal melodies and soulful guitar playing, Matt JR Hurley brings a vision of hope and a passion to bless through the music he creates.

Music from 8.00pm. Entry is free but please do bring cash for the artist tip-jar.

16th QUIZ NIGHT

18th Tom Corneill (solo) from Young Martyrs  Tom has spent the last few years supporting the likes of The 1975, Badly Drawn Boy, Toploader and McFly. His storytelling alt-country style has seen him and the band gathering a loyal following and 2026 is set to be a big year with their third studio album due for release in the summer. Tonight, Tom hosts an intimate show of tunes & tales.

22nd Christmas Light Switch On

24th Swindon FOLK CLUB …. Present Tamsin Quin Well known around Swindon and surrounding areas (and for sometime a member of The Lost Trades), Tamsin is a talented singer and songwriter who we are proud to present! “Her songs are full of charismatic story telling, a whimsical pining for the past and a hopeful melancholy.” The Medium

https://www.facebook.com/TamsinQuinMusic/

30th 19:30 – Quiz Night

DECEMBER

2nd Jess Chivers

6th Cheese Club

9th Jol Rose

14th 19:30 – Quiz Night