Appearing as part of the Folkestone Songwriting Festival 2027, the Singing Loins and RailCard are coming to Folkestone’s most intriguing venue – Speedway. Further acts will be announced.
Tickets are £15 in advance or, in the unlikely event there are any left, £18 on the door
The Singing Loins
Chris Broderick & Chris (Arfur) Allen started The Loins as a raw, stripped down acoustic duo in 1990 and soon had Medway legend Billy Childish in their corner. He recorded their first two albums live in his bathroom onto a mono Revox tape machine and released them on his Hangman label. These savage rarities are now swapping hands for big dollars on EBay and are often quoted as major influences by young purveyors of punk/folk.
After a couple more self-released albums and a great album with Billy Childish called At The Bridge they split in 1999. After a six-year lay-off they shook hands and returned in 2005 with a triumphant comeback album, Songs To Hear Before You Die, and a year later were joined by Rob Shepherd, who played junk shop banjo and mandolin on their 2007 album, The Drowned Man Resuscitator.
The group then went from strength to strength with full blown sell out tours of Eastern Europe, Germany & France, plenty of American indie radio plays, and an ever increasing fan base all over the world. Further albums for Damaged Goods include Unravelling England, Stuff, and Here on Earth.
Founder member Chris Broderick, the voice of The Singing Loins sadly passed away in 2022.
After the passing of their dear friend, Chris Broderick, Billy, Arf, and Rob decided to get together and record a 45 in his memory. As a result of this a new line-up of the Loins recorded an album for Damaged Goods called Twelve which was released on 6th September 2024.
Railcard
Railcard formed in 2025 when Rachel Love (Dolly Mixture), Ian Button (Papernut Cambridge, The Penrose Web) and Peter Momtchiloff (Heavenly, The Would-Be-Goods) discovered that they were all born within weeks of each other. It seemed like a great reason to form a new band, so Love and Button began writing songs together, and Railcard was born. Whatever the reason, we all agree it was a great idea. No soggy British Rail sandwiches here – come and hear them in a fabulous venue,
Some quotes:
“The foursome shimmy seamlessly between hyper-melodic vintage King’s Road psychedelia…..featherlight lushness…..pop-exotica…..sublimely rubber-grooved glitterball-kosmisch……….and ‘70s kitsch curiosity.”
– Freq
“…stands as a quietly assured affirmation of the continued relevance of literate, jangle-adjacent pop in an era often defined by immediacy and disposability…..they have delivered one of the most thoughtful and rewarding indie-pop releases in recent memory.”
– The Big Takeover
