The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #136900   Message #3134871
Posted By: Sandra in Sydney
14-Apr-11 - 03:39 AM
Thread Name: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs?
Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs?
San Francisco Folk Music Club (US)- founded 1948
Bush Music Club (Aus) - founded 1954 - headed to 60
Topic in Bradford (UK) - founded 1956 - 55 in 2011
The Folksong Society of Greater Boston - 1959
Swindon Folksingers Club (UK) - founded Jan 1960 - 51 years old
Stockton folk club (UK) - founded 1962 - 50 next year
Birtley Folk Club - also founded 1962 - also 50 next year
Herga (UK) - heading to 50 in a couple of years
The Pick'n & Sing'n Gather'n (NY state) - pushing 50
Black Diamond Folk Club, Birmingham (UK) 48 next year
Southport's Bothy Folksong Club (UK) - 46 later this month
Folklore Society Of Greater Washington (US) - 'only' 45½
Croydon Folk Club (UK) - founded 1967 - 44 in 2011
Calgary Folk Club (Can)- founded 1972 - 40 next year
Somers Traditional Folk Club (UK) - just celebrated 30 years

Newtongrange Folk Club (UK) - spiritual descendent of Music Club active in the late 1870s!