About The Club :

First of all we would like to thank Bob & Dot Eason for giving us the opportunity of running this club at the Community Athletic Sports Club in Netherne, Coulsdon, without them it wouldn’t have got off the ground.
This club is open for the promotion of live acoustic music in Coulsdon and surrounding areas. Its primary aim is to get people together to enjoy and appreciate live acoustic music whether you play, sing or listen and this venue is ideal for this purpose. We are open every 2nd Friday in the month from

8 – 11pm except where indicated on What's On page. There is plenty of parking and a bar for drinks and snacks, for those that don’t drink alcohol there is tea, coffee, soft drinks and juice.

Typical night with "Rattle on the Stovepipe"		Resident Band - The Grass Hoppers

This is a new venture and started in April 2005 by Ray and Sheila Tassie, we welcome all types of acoustic music from bluegrass, old timey, ballads and blues to keep it live and alive. In a relaxed and friendly enjoyable manner. Always music has been there but during the 90’s other things took priority and enthusiasm slipped but in 2001 on hearing the sad news of the untimely death of Bluegrass musician Ted London (Henley Horrors) the spark was

re awakened, so here’s to you Ted (see photo below)

Ted teamed up with Viva Smith and Ray Tassie in the late 60's to form Wild Oats. Mike Flood joined,  Ted then left to pursue his love of Bluegrass.

 Derek Smith (who Viva subsequently married) joined, they were very popular during the seventies and eighties. Viva then formed an all girl harmony group

Dangerous Curves which was very popular until her untimely death on Easter Monday 2009.

Wild Oats made two LP's if anyone would like copies on CD please let us know and donations will go to Cancer Research UK in memory of Viva.

We have a resident band, The Grass Hoppers - Ray Tassie, Mandolin. Ges Blackmore, Guitar. Adrian (Eddie) Greene, Banjo, and Mike Flood, Bass.

(see photo above)

Ray, Viva, Ted & Mike (Wild Oats)
Painting of Ted London		Wild Oats                                                  Dangerous Curves
Ted London  1942 - 2001		Viva Smith 1946 - 2009

One of our favourite groups "Grassroots"

Membership :

It is a Membership Only Club due to council rules and regulations on social clubs. The membership fee is only £6 pa and a monthly entrance fee to cover our costs varying from £2 - £10 depending on guest artists appearing. If you would like to join please inform us at least 48hrs in advance either by

email: sheila@bluegrass-plusclub.co.uk or phone/fax: 01737 551191 This can be wavered if you are a guest of a member. A member can bring up to 3 guests

Ideas & Suggestions :

If you have any Ideas,, suggestions or feedback we would love to hear from you

Information : Membership Fee £6 Live Acoustic Music Every Month Licenced Bar - Plus Tea & Coffee & Snacks Open Every 2nd Friday in the Month From 8 – 11pm Click on:   What's On Always check when travelling long distances for changes to dates and programme Join Now - Contact Sheila on: email: sheila@bluegrass-plusclub.co.uk or phone: 01737 551191