Sun 2 Jan 1966

Brentwood

DC

Thu 6 Jan 1966

Black Bull, Whetstone
MM ad refers to "BBC's Strawberry Hill Boys"

DC/DG

Fri 7 Jan 1966

Redhill

DC

Sat 22 Jan 1966

Hole in the Ground, Winchester Road, Swiss Cottage

DC/DG

Sat 5 Mar 1966

Half Moon, Putney
MM ad says: "Special Jamboree Night with Gerry Lockran, Riyd Rivers, Cliff Aungier plus fabulous guests stars Strawberry Hill Boys. Come at 8pm or you'll never get in!!!"

DC/DG

Sat 26 Mar 1966

Troubadour, Earls Court

DC/DG

Sat 2 Apr 66

MM review by Eric Winter of Troubadour gig
Sometimes you're so close to history being made you can smell it. Last Saturday at the Troubadour, London's oldest folk club, the air was full of history.
The featured performers were the Strawberry Hill Boys - Dave Cousins whose banjo has been ringing expertly round the folk scene for some years, John Berry, a sensitive (as opposed to a plonk plonk) bass player, and Tony Hooper on guitar. As they set up a swinging grassroots sound, three country music giants tumbled in - Bill Clifton, respected as well as loved for his authoritative work in the bluegrass field; Eric Weissberg, sometime of the Tarriers and lately in Britain to accompany Judy Collins; and Pete Roberts of the Country Gentlemen. ...
The visitors soon went into ad hoc rehearsal with the Strawberry Hill Boys and emerged to produce an astonishing sound on such high flying numbers as 'Mary Dear' and 'The Little Whitewashed Chimney' not to mention such standards as 'Salty Dog' and 'There Ain't Nobody Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone'" DG Wed 30 Mar 1966 Red Lion, Barking DC/DG Sun 3 Apr 1966 Hoxton Hall, Shoreditch
MM: "Another great folk song and dance evening with the Strawberry Hill Boys, The Fielders & IIDA, with Ray Goulding to lead the dancing from 8. A real Victorian music hall, well worth the journey."

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Sat 9 Apr 1966

Five Proud Walkers included in MM ad for New All Star Club, 9A Artillery Passage, E1

DG

Thu 14 Apr 1966

Sandy Denny at Les Cousins, Greek Street

DG

Sat 30 Apr 1966

New Greenford Hall Barking
also playing: Nigel Denver, The Watersons, Clarence Ashley and Tex Isley, The Ian Campbell Folk Group

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Mon 2 May 1966

Sandy Denny at Les Cousins, Greek Street

DG

Wed 4 May 1966

Sandy Denny at Borehamwood Folk Club

DG

Sat 7 May 1966

Folk Festival Southampton
the boys played on Saturday evevning at the Ceilidh, alongside Bob and John Copper, Isla Cameron and the Young Tradition.
At other times in the three day event (6-8 May) guests included Frankie Armstrong, Leon Rosselson, Martin Carthy, Roy and Val Bailey and Derek Serjeant.
See extracts from the festival programme at: http://www.strawbsweb.co.uk/@f/f_progs.htm

DC/DG

Fri 13 May 1966

Five Proud Walkers included in MM ad for New All Star Club, 9A Artillery Passage, E1

DG

Fri 13 May 1966

MM ad: "At The Cousins": Les Bridger and Sandy Denny

DG

Sat 21 May 1966

Troubadour, Earls Court

DC/DG

Wed 25 May 1966

Sandy Denny at Les Cousins

DG

Mon 6 Jun 1966

Half Moon, Putney
MM ad includes: Gerry Lockran, Royd Rivers, Cliff Aungier "with top guests as always, the Strawberry Hill Boys"

DC/DG

Sun 19 Jun 1966

Enterprise Hampstead
also playing: North West Three, Terry Gould

DC/DG

Sun 26 Jun 1966

Studes Drum, Green Man, West Ealing

DC/DG

Fri 1 Jul 1966

Five Proud Walkers at Ram Jam Club 390 Brixton Road

DG

Sun 24 Jul 1966

Joelle Cousins born

DC

Fri 29 Jul 1966

Gin Bottle Four, Osterley

DC/DG

Sun 7 Aug 1966

Studes Drum, Green Man, West Ealing

DC

Tue 9 Aug 1966

Crown, Twickenham

DC/DG

Sat 20 Aug 1966

Troubadour, Earls Court

DC

Mon 5 Sep to Mon 19 Sep 1966

Dave Cousins solo tour in Denmark

DC

Sat 17 Sep 1966

MM announcement that Jackson C Frank appearing every Wednesday at Les Cousins, Greek Street

DG

Mon 26 Sep 1966

Half Moon, Putney

DC

Mon 3 Oct 1966

Alex Campbell and Sandy Deny at Deane Arms, South Ruislip

DG

Sun 30 Oct 1966

Studes Drum, Green Man West Ealing

DC/DG

Tue 1 Nov 1966

Crown, Twickenham

DC/DG

Thu 10 Nov 1966

White Bear (WB) Opening Night
report in MM dated Sat 12 Nov (which would have come out on Thu 10 Nov) "Martin Winsor, Redd Sullivan and the Strawberry Hill Boys are the residents at a new club opening tonight at the White Bear in Hounslow."

DC/DG

Thu 17 Nov 1966

WB - Johnny Silvo

DC/DG

Thu 10 Nov 1966

WB - Cliff Aungier

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Sat 26 Nov 1966

Sandy Denny plus guests at Angers, Teddington

DG

Sun 4 Dec 1966

The George, Morden
also playing Gerry Lockran

DC

Fri 9 Dec 1966

Gin Bottle Four, Osterley

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Thu 15 Dec 1966

WB - Pete and Maria Cray

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Sun 18 Dec 1966

Vietnam show at St. Pancras Town Hall: Julie Felix, Bert Jansch, Alexis Corner, Trevor Lucas, Tom Paley, Sandy Denny
MM piece read: "Sandy Denny has the sort of rich soaring voice that could make her a British Baez, though the comparison does her an injustice. .... A recent Folksong Cellar appearance and club dates all over the country is followed by her big chance in this Sunday's Vietnam concert in which she appears on the same bill as Britain's top-drawing female folk-singer ... Julie Felix."

DG

Thu 22 Dec 1966

WB - Banjo's 50th birthday
SHB's Karl Dallas wrote in MM: "Dave Cousins' banjo celebrates its 50th birthday tonight at the Strawbs' grand Christmas binge at their club at the White Bear, Hounslow. All other banjos are invited to join the festivities.
The Strawbs recently notched up their 30th BBC radio show with an appearance on Cavalcade with the BBC Concert Orchestra."
DG: This seems to be the first written reference to "Strawbs," though the MM ad still read "Strawberry Hill Boys". Strawbs

DC/DG

Fri 30 Dec 1966

Les Cousins Greek Street
an all-nighter show - Davy Graham played between 7.30 and 11, and the Strawberry Hill Boys took over for 11.30 to 6am

DC/DG

Sat 31 Dec 1966

UFO opened on Tottenham Court Road

DG