Live Music
Smooth Sunday Sessions with Jimmy Van Lin
DATE
Sun 08 Feb 2026
VENUE
St George's Arts Centre
Great Art, Tasty Food and Amazing Music from talented Kent-based Acts
Join us at the St George’s Arts Centre Café twice a month for live music from talented singers and musicians.
Music starts 12.45pm lasting 45mins - 1 hour
No need to book, just turn up
Sunday 8th February: Jimmy Van Lin
Jimmy is a multi-instrumentalist including Fiddle (Violin), Mandolin, Piano, Keyboard, Tenor Guitar, Tenor Banjo, Octave Violin & Banjolele.
Jimmy has won the Fiddle Naseby Battlefield Bluegrass Award twice in 2017 & 2018 as well as the Single Mic Competition in 2021 and came joint runners up in the London Fiddle Convention Contest in 2016.
On the Mandolin, Jimmy plays Covers, Country, Irish & Folk music and on the violin his styles include: Bluegrass, Country, Gypsy Jazz, Swing, Irish, Folk, Americana, Contemporary, Popular & Romantic music.
Currently playing Violin & Mandolin in his Church Band at Chiltern Church! Also has many years of experience playing Classical music. Grade 8 Violin (Merit) & Piano (Merit) (He lead his Secondary and College Orchestras) & lead the 2nd Violins section at Keele University.
Check out his YouTube Channel, Facebook & Instagram page:
https://youtube.com/c/TheFunkyFiddler
https://www.facebook.com/funkyfiddler/
Jimmy Van Lin (@thefunkyfiddler)
Please note: Photography and videography may take place during Smooth Sunday Sessions. This will mainly comprise of the performer(s) but may also include generic shots of the audience from behind. Should you not wish to be photographed/videoed at all, please inform a member of staff.