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Thread #136900 Message #3762928
Posted By: Sandra in Sydney
04-Jan-16 - 07:34 PM
Thread Name: Long-lived folk clubs? 70 yrs?
Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs?
thanks, Splott Man, list updated -
San Francisco Folk Music Club (US)- founded 1948 Bush Music Club (Aus) - founded 1954 Topic in Bradford (UK) - founded 1956 Edinburgh University Folk Society (UK) - April 1958 Vancouver Folk Song Society (Can) - July 1959 The Folksong Society of Greater Boston (US) - 1959 Victorian Folk Music Club (Aus) - 1959 Swindon Folksingers Club (UK) - Jan 1960 Dunfermline Folk Club (UK) - 1961 Stockton folk club (UK) - 1962 Aberdeen Folk Club (UK) - 1962 Birtley Folk Club (UK) - 1962 Herga (UK) - 1963 The Fo'c's'le (formerly Balladeer) Southampton (UK) - 1963 The Pick'n & Sing'n Gather'n (US - NY state) - pushing 50 Grimsby Folk Club (UK) - 1964 Washington DC (US) - 1964 Black Diamond Folk Club, Birmingham (UK) - 1964 Southport's Bothy Folksong Club (UK) - 1965 Cutty Wren Folk Club, Redcar (UK) - 1965 Folk at the Royal Oak, Lewes (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) - 1965 Frodsham Folk Club (Cheshire UK) - Jan 1968 Durham City Folk Club (UK) - 1969 Fleetwood (UK) - 1969 (40 slightly interrupted years) Dorking Folk Club (UK) - late 60s Calgary Folk Club (Can)- 1972 Islington Folk Club (UK) - 1972 Woods Hole Folk Music Society (US) - 1973 Llantrisant Folk Club (UK) - 1980 Somers Traditional Folk Club (UK) - 1981