This quiet upstairs room in an even quieter bar was a major venue during the 1960s folk revival. These days, it hosts Folk 'n' Friends (www.singingsession.com), a loose-knit...

The Forest provides an antidote to the creeping commercialism of other venues. Housed in a converted church, it contains an art gallery, a non-profit café and a club-cum-music...

This nifty little basement space is now the home of Out of the Bedroom (www.outofthebedroom.co.uk), a regular weekly event bringing together aspiring local singer/songwriters.