Folk Club Thursday

01

Olive stretch corduroy, cut straight, with enough give for three hours on a pub bench.

02

Aviator-inspired shearling in washed black. The one splurge, and winters of wear will settle the bill.

03

One hundred percent lambswool in dark tartan. Wear it indoors until the radiators catch up.

04

Cable-knit wool and cashmere, buttoned to the neck for the second verse.

05

Olive tartan lambswool with frayed ends. Moss green, for whoever arrives early and takes the good chair.

06

Small brown leather satchel, gold twist clasp. Room for a capo, a lighter and little else.

07

Brown suede, tonal stitching, ridged rubber sole. Built for wet pub steps and a long evening standing.

08

Brown cotton corduroy, straight in the leg, peat in colour. Built for the walk home afterwards.

09

Rich brown lambswool, made in Scotland. The small embroidered mark folds out of sight.

10

Beige cable knit with a spread collar. The cardigan the floor singer borrows, then keeps.

11

Brown suede, laced, with a ridged rubber sole. For stairs, wet pavements and the support act.

12

Grey and red tartan in lambswool and cashmere, fringed. Close to oxblood by lamplight.

13

Green wax finish, baker boy shape. Moss by lamplight, with a peak to hide under.

14

Green corduroy, pleated, straight in the leg. Let the wale do the talking.

15

Woody, spicy, herbaceous. A travel-size hand balm and cleanser that smell like the room, not a candle.

16

Plain charcoal lambswool, one end frayed. The quiet one, and the one you will actually reach for.

17

Cashmere and lambswool plaid with contrasting tassels, suited to a draughty staircase up to the back room.

18

Tan suede, snug, under $60. They will scuff by the second Thursday, which is rather the point.

19

Barbour's waxed leather satchel for the shoulder. It should darken and soften with every rainy walk over.

20

Soft tan suede under $60. The sort of boot that looks better after one wet walk.

21

Reversible tartan, two moods for $45. Wear whichever side the cardigan argues with least.

22

Grey suede, shearling cuff and lining. Warm hands for the walk, pocketed once the room fills.

23

Beeswax and honey in a pocket tube, for lips chapped by the cold walk over.

24

Twenty-five percent shea, thick as clotted cream. Rub in by the radiator, ideally in front of the fire.

25

Palo santo, ebony and a little rose. Smells like a pub snug after the fire is banked.

26

Shea butter and lavender for eight dollars, happy in a coat pocket. No designer label required.

27

One ounce of shea butter for six dollars. Kind to tuning-peg hands, and agreeable beside beeswax.

28

Shea butter in a tiny tube. Keep one in the guitar case, one in the coat.

29

Shea butter and lavender, six dollars, pocket-sized and capo-adjacent. Keep it wherever your hands end up.

30

Mango and shea butter, unscented, so it will not compete with the candles. Soft as an old cuff.

31

Blue sandalwood in a spray, for a quick wash before someone passes you the fiddle.

32

Shea butter in a squeeze tube. Smells faintly of a sensible aunt's handbag, which is praise.

33

Chai and vanilla for the lips: a warm cup of something between sets.

34

A tinted lanolin mask in a spiced Kashmir Chai shade. Wear it out, sleep in it.

35

Honey-infused and sheer, in a warm shade that suits lamplight better than daylight.

36

One balm for lips, hands and body. Tuck it in a leather satchel.

37

Stainless steel, double-ended, quietly practical. For hands that spend Thursdays on strings and sleeves.