The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #72284   Message #1243948
Posted By: Betsy
10-Aug-04 - 07:57 AM
Thread Name: Teesside Fettlers.?
Subject: RE: Teeside Fettlers.?
The finest line-up in my mind was Stu McFarlane , Ron Angel, Vin Garbutt and Frankie Porter - Stu is active in local Radio in Middlesbrough , all the rest are still highly active in the Folk Scene (obviously Vin) and are a delight to meet.
Story :- Going back to Fiddlers comments about 1974 - can you imagine that the first "real" song I ever wrote, got sang by them at the ROYAL ALBERT HALL !!!
A bit perverse - but in the right circumstances (and usually for a laugh ) ,I often use the story as a tongue in cheek boast - " The first song I ever .....blah blah blah "
Other regular members over the years were Bob Skingle, who amazingly left the Channel Islands to live in Middlesbrough !!, and Sean McManus who recently passed away.