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Thread #136900 Message #3295255
Posted By: Sandra in Sydney
23-Jan-12 - 11:15 PM
Thread Name: Long-lived folk clubs? 70 yrs?
Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs?
thanks, Vic & congratulations to you & Tina for your commitment!
San Francisco Folk Music Club (US)- founded 1948 Bush Music Club (Aus) - founded 1954 Topic in Bradford (UK) - founded 1956 The Folksong Society of Greater Boston (US) - 1959 Victorian Folk Music Club (Aus) - 1959 Swindon Folksingers Club (UK) - Jan 1960 Stockton folk club (UK) - 1962 Aberdeen Folk Club - 1962 Birtley Folk Club - 1962 Herga (UK) - heading to 50 in a couple of years The Pick'n & Sing'n Gather'n (US - NY state) - pushing 50 Cutty Wren Folk Club, Redcar (UK) - 1965 Folk at the Royal Oak, Lewes (UK) - 1965 Black Diamond Folk Club, Birmingham (UK) - 1964 Southport's Bothy Folksong Club (UK) - 1965 Orpington Folk Club (UK) - 1965 Whitby (UK) - similar age to Orpington Folklore Society Of Greater Washington (US) - 1965 'only' 45½ Croydon Folk Club (UK) - 1967 Durham City Folk Club - 1969 Fleetwood - 1969 (40 slightly interrupted years) Calgary Folk Club (Can)- 1972 Islington Folk Club (UK) - 1972 Llantrisant Folk Club (UK) - 1980 Somers Traditional Folk Club (UK) - 1981