Americana band, The Toy Hearts, will be playing at the Bell on Saturday (Sept 10th). Their mixture of acoustic bluegrass and western swing has been widely acclaimed and the family group was featured in session last Sunday on the BBC by “Whispering” Bob Harris (available on iplayer). Find out more about the band at: www.thetoyhearts.com

There’s no official festival this year, but there are three events worth looking out for: The Rode Fun Run 5km – Run/jog/walk 11:30 Sunday 3rd July – details to follow Rocking Rode July 16th Village Memorial Hall 19:30 – Blues, rock, music, bar 3rd Annual Rode Folk Night 1st October Village Memorial Hall 19:30 Live folk [...]

An astonishing line up for this year’s Folk Night which kicks off the 2010 Rode Village Festival: The Real Cheesemakers featuring the Revd. Philip Hawthorn – a mixture of traditional songs and ditties about trousers – defies description – just unbelievable! Corryvrecken – A Mother and Daughter duo who have been singing traditional songs together [...]