The Twitten Revellers

The Twitten Revellers are back at The Crown on Monday 9 November, starting at 20:00. They're a regular fixture at the pub in Hastings' Old Town, where they host an open folk session on the second Monday of every month, so if you've been before, you know the drill: it's a toe-tapping folk session, free entry, just turn up.

This particular night sits inside the Hastings Old Town Cider Festival, which runs from Saturday 7 to Sunday 15 November across the pubs of the Old Town. The festival brings ciders and perries from small producers to the neighbourhood, alongside tastings, food, music and traditional dance. Morris sides and folk musicians are regular visitors, and the programme has included dance outs by local sides and performances by Old Town musicians — a reminder that cider, song and dance have gone together in English villages for centuries.

The pubs of the Old Town stand close together along the High Street, George Street, All Saints Street and the streets by the Stade, many of them in buildings several centuries old with low beams and open fires. The narrow passages between them are called twittens, often stepped and unlit, and it's where the band takes its name. The Crown is at 64-66 All Saints' St, right in the heart of it all.

So, if you're in the Old Town during the festival, you can drop in for a drink and stay for the music. The Twitten Revellers start at 20:00 on Monday 9 November at The Crown, and as always, there's no charge to get in.