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Thread #126764 Message #2819916
Posted By: Mary Humphreys
23-Jan-10 - 07:11 PM
Thread Name: Folk Clubs, Greater Manchester 1960-99
Subject: RE: Folklore: Folk Clubs, Greater Manchester 1960-99
Some I do remember are The Wellgreen in Hale - Pete Wilmott and Cheshire Folk. So do I - I remember doing a gig there in the late 1960s. Timperley.- Tony & Arthur - I thought they ran a club in Poynton, Cheshire? Is either of them still going?
Of course I remember the Unicorn - I was a resident there when Harry & Lesley Boardman ran it with Joe Kerrins, Mark Dowding, Nick Dennerley etc for many's the long year. I remember Tom Paley turning up there as the booked guest one night and instead of singing songs & playing his wonderful banjo he played Swedish fiddle. Not what we expected. I also remember Peggy Seeger's gig - she was there to collect Ewan's postumous award from Salford University. Also Ian Rosselson, whose daughter had graduated from Manchester Uni and he did a gig at the club because he was in the city. But I also remember an fantastic traditional song club near/in Stevenson's Square where Terry Whelan , Dave Hillary and many others of legendary fame sang. What was it called? I had the idea that it was called the Loving Ballad ( after Lord Bateman)...does anyone else remember it? Mary