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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Vic Smith Date: 21 Jan 12 - 10:45 AM The club that now meets at the Royal Oak in Lewes on Thursdays (http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic/ ) has been meeting every week (no gaps) since it started at the Lewes Arms about 70 yards from its present home in 1965 - so thats 47 years. Tina and I have been running it since 1969. |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 23 Jan 12 - 11:15 PM 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 |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Alan Day Date: 24 Jan 12 - 04:20 AM Vic I can remember you running a Folk Club at Preston Park Brighton and then in a pub near there for many years after.At the same time you were doing the Radio Folk programme from the room opposite the Brighton Pavillion, you should have got a medal years ago. Al |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Herga Kitty Date: 24 Jan 12 - 04:34 AM The Herga folk club will reach 50 next year, 2013! Kitty |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 24 Jan 12 - 05:36 AM thanks, Kitty 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) - 1963 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 |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 24 Jan 12 - 07:06 AM forgot to say we are currently working on the extravaganza we will be producing at the National Folk Festival at Easter. It will include songs of the period (1954-64), tunes, dances (sometimes different to the ones we do today) & lots of photos & oral history & more! Last night we sorted the format, now we need to do a bit more research, type it up, inform the performers, send it out, meet & discuss it 18th Feb, rehearse 24th March & present it at Easter! Easy! Our mentor does such shows each year using those of his friends who are on the program, normally with no rehearsal as they come from all over Australia, but it works for him & a good time is had by all. Next year & 2014 I'm sure we will be as comfortable as he is! Description of our workshop in the program - Celebrating the birth of Australian Bush Music with a concert that revisits history in the making. Join the members of Australia's oldest (and possibly the world's second oldest) folk club, the Bush Music Club in a musical celebration of their roots. In the lead up to the Bush Music Club's 60th Anniversary in 2014, we take you on a trip down memory lane to the days when the Australian folk song The Drovers Dream was on the top of the Hit Parade. It all began in 1952 when John Meredith and several friends (aka the Heathcote Bushwhackers) started performing the songs they remembered from their earlier years. In 1953 they joined the cast of 'Reedy River' and contributed to the great success of it's Sydney run. By 1954 The Bushwhackers were so popular that they founded the Bush Music Club to cater for all the aspiring "Bushwhackers", with the aim of re-popularising Australian folk songs and encouraging the composition of new songs contemporary in theme & traditional in style. Within a few years there were Bushwhacker-style bands across the country and Australian Bush Music was born. |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: GUEST,old git Date: 24 Jan 12 - 08:03 AM Grimsby Folk Club reaches 48 years of existence this Sunday. geoff t |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: breezy Date: 24 Jan 12 - 10:32 AM Which clubs meet on a weekly basis ? and welcome visiting floor singers? Herga was well attended last night for a singer's night with 15 singers Wendy Harrowsmith will be appearing soon |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: breezy Date: 24 Jan 12 - 10:33 AM long -living folk clubs ! 'Lived' may imply they are no longer |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 25 Jan 12 - 03:13 AM thanks, oldgit long-living it really is, breezy - there probably were older clubs around which haven't survived. 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) - 1963 The Pick'n & Sing'n Gather'n (US - NY state) - pushing 50 Grimsby Folk Club - 1964 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 |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Nicholas Waller Date: 25 Jan 12 - 07:14 AM @ breezy "Which clubs meet on a weekly basis? and welcome visiting floor singers?" The Topic in Bradford (for which I do the website) has always met weekly, with no dark periods I can see from the records apart from the odd occasion such as when the club night falls on Christmas Day and New Year's Day (amounting to 40-50 occasions since 1956). As well as regular singarounds (generally monthly and also all through August), floor singers are welcome on nights when paid guest acts are performing. Our Past Gigs page lists dated gigs back to 1960! And there's an A-to-Z list of everyone who has performed, as well. Unfortunately, despite a couple of club legends, no evidence has emerged to indicate that either Bob Dylan or Paul Simon ever played at The Topic in the 1960s. We like to call ourselves "The Oldest Folk Club In the World", though possibly the claim - as discussed on our History page - amounts only to being the oldest continuously-operating pub-based English-style weekly folk club (though at the moment we are technically not based at a pub but at Bradford's Irish Club - but there is draught beer, so that's OK). |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: The Sandman Date: 25 Jan 12 - 07:22 AM breezy ,its wendy arrowsmith not harrowsmith |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 25 Jan 12 - 08:22 AM looks like Topic is the oldest known folk club in the UK, Nicholas! We sometimes say the Bush Music Club is the oldest known folk club in the English-speaking world, tho there is one American-speaking club older than us! |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 28 Dec 15 - 02:07 AM see UK's Oldest Folk Club thread on UK clubs |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 28 Dec 15 - 02:09 AM I;m not sure why I didn't keep updating this thread. BMC had a very successful 60th Anniversary year in 2015 & I'll add links when I get home. sandra (off to a singing session!) |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Joe Offer Date: 28 Dec 15 - 03:50 AM I'm proud to belong to two of the oldest clubs - San Francisco (1948) and Washington DC (1964). |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 28 Dec 15 - 10:43 AM oops, Washington was not on the list of 25 Jan 12 - 03:13 AM ============ 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) - 1963 The Pick'n & Sing'n Gather'n (US - NY state) - pushing 50 Grimsby Folk Club - 1964 Washington DC - 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) - 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 ========== it is now! |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Harmonium Hero Date: 28 Dec 15 - 04:13 PM Frodsham Folk Club (Cheshire UK) opened in Jan 1968, and to my knowledge, has been running ever since. Geoff Bibby has been runnig clubs in Warrington since before I met him - around 1970, although I'm not sure if this has been continuous. Can anyone confirm? Not sure how long the Kiveton Park club (Yorks) has been running. I remember playing there a couple of times with The Wakes in the mid/late '70s, and the club wasn't new then. They boast that they never close - even on Christmas Day. John Kelly. |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: GUEST,Peter Date: 28 Dec 15 - 05:16 PM Croydon Folk Club celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2015 which pushes the formation date back by 2 years. |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Tattie Bogle Date: 28 Dec 15 - 05:56 PM The oldest Folk Club in Scotland: Edinburgh University Folk Society took off in April 1958: they had a great celebration weekend in 2008! And the original Dunfermline Folk Club started in 1961: another big commemorative weekend staged by the current Dunfermline Folk Club i October 2011. Sadly, one of the founder members and prolific songwriter, John Watt, died in hospital that very weekend |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 28 Dec 15 - 07:31 PM 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 - April 1958 The Folksong Society of Greater Boston (US) - 1959 Victorian Folk Music Club (Aus) - 1959 Swindon Folksingers Club (UK) - Jan 1960 Dunfermline Folk Club - 1961 Stockton folk club (UK) - 1962 Aberdeen Folk Club - 1962 Birtley Folk Club - 1962 Herga (UK) - 1963 The Pick'n & Sing'n Gather'n (US - NY state) - pushing 50 Grimsby Folk Club - 1964 Washington DC - 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 - 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 |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 28 Dec 15 - 09:18 PM updated with Tom Radford's info from UK's Oldest Folk Club thread The Fo'c's'le in Southampton has been running since 1963; first organised by John Paddy Browne and John Edgar Mann. It started at the old Bassett Hotel, an off shoot of the Balladeer Jazz club. It has had many venues and different organizers over the years, but still continues to flourish, now at the Richmond Inn, Portswood - nearly every Friday!! I was involved as a resident singer way back in the early 1970's when it was at The Bay Tree - and I remember singing in the 10 year anniversary concert at the theatre at So'ton University - and forgot my words........... Someone should write a history of this great club!!! ------- I should correct my own error - The Balladeer was the original name for the club, and it was an off shoot of the Concorde Jazz Club at The Bassett on Burgess Road, Southampton, that started in 1957!! ============== San Francisco Folk Music Club (US)- founded 1948 Bush Music Club (Aus) - founded 1954 Topic in Bradford (UK) - founded 1956 Edinburgh University Folk Society - April 1958 The Folksong Society of Greater Boston (US) - 1959 Victorian Folk Music Club (Aus) - 1959 Swindon Folksingers Club (UK) - Jan 1960 Dunfermline Folk Club - 1961 Stockton folk club (UK) - 1962 Aberdeen Folk Club - 1962 Birtley Folk Club - 1962 Herga (UK) - 1963 The Fo'c's'le, (formerly Balladeer) Southampton - 1963 The Pick'n & Sing'n Gather'n (US - NY state) - pushing 50 Grimsby Folk Club - 1964 Washington DC - 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 - 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 |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: RTim Date: 28 Dec 15 - 10:44 PM Please note - the last post should be TIM Radford!! To add another long running club that I now attend regularly: The Woods Hole Folk Music Society started 5/27/1973 and is still in operation. see: http://www.arts-cape.com/whfolkmusic/ There is even a list of all performers who have been at the club since the original days!! Tim Radford |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 29 Dec 15 - 02:12 AM oops, sorry Tim San Francisco Folk Music Club (US)- founded 1948 Bush Music Club (Aus) - founded 1954 Topic in Bradford (UK) - founded 1956 Edinburgh University Folk Society - April 1958 The Folksong Society of Greater Boston (US) - 1959 Victorian Folk Music Club (Aus) - 1959 Swindon Folksingers Club (UK) - Jan 1960 Dunfermline Folk Club - 1961 Stockton folk club (UK) - 1962 Aberdeen Folk Club - 1962 Birtley Folk Club - 1962 Herga (UK) - 1963 The Fo'c's'le (formerly Balladeer) Southampton - 1963 The Pick'n & Sing'n Gather'n (US - NY state) - pushing 50 Grimsby Folk Club - 1964 Washington DC - 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 - 1969 Fleetwood - 1969 (40 slightly interrupted years) Calgary Folk Club (Can)- 1972 Islington Folk Club (UK) - 1972 Woods Hole Folk Music Society - 1973 Llantrisant Folk Club (UK) - 1980 Somers Traditional Folk Club (UK) - 1981 |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Jon Bartlett Date: 29 Dec 15 - 08:24 PM I think we're the oldest in Canada: 17 July 1959 http://www.folksongsociety.org/ Jon Bartlett, Vancouver Folk Song Society Life Member |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 30 Dec 15 - 03:18 AM updated (once again), thanks, Jon. I like your website sandra (Secretary & Life Member of Bush Music Club) BMC website BMC blog 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) 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 |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Splott Man Date: 04 Jan 16 - 05:56 PM I first attended Dorking Folk Club in the late 60s. It was at the Wheatsheaf PH in High St and run by members of the Orange Blossom Sound. It moved to the Star & Garter Hotel near Dorking North Station, and was continued by Paddy O'Neill. I subsequently moved away, but visited it regularly for a number of years. There is still a Dorking Folk Club, now at Dorking Golf Club, and as far as I know it has been running without a break since those heady days in the late 60s. Splott Man |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 04 Jan 16 - 07:34 PM 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 |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 23 Apr 20 - 10:45 AM list updated from posts on thread - Bush Music Club (Sydney, Australia) Bush Music Club, Australia's oldest folk club & apparently the second oldest folk club in the English Speaking world 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 Folk Club (UK) - Jan 1960 Dunfermline Folk Club (UK) - 1961 Stockton Folk Club (UK) - 1962 Aberdeen Folk Club (UK) - 1962 Birtley Folk Club (UK) - 1962 & closed December 2014 Herga (UK) - heading to 50 in a couple of years The Fo'c's'le (formerly Balladeer) Southampton (UK) - 1963 The Pick'n & Sing'n Gather'n (US) - 1960s Grimsby Folk Club (UK) - 1964 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 Croydon Folk Club (UK) - 1967 Frodsham Folk Club (Cheshire UK) - Jan 1968 Christchurch Folk Club (formerly Bank Peninsula Folk Club) (NZ) - est. Nov 1968 Central Australian Folk Society in Alice Springs (Aus) - est. 1968 Durham City Folk Club (UK) - 1969 Fleetwood (UK) - 1969 (40 slightly interrupted years) Top End Folk Club (Aus) - est 1971 Calgary Folk Club (Can) - 1972 Islington Folk Club (UK) - 1972 Woods Hole Folk Music Society (US) - 1973 final concert May 2019, Society is still in existence Dorking Folk Club (UK) - 1976 Llantrisant Folk Club (UK) - 1980 |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: treewind Date: 26 Apr 20 - 10:03 AM I think Bacca Pipes Folk Club in Keighley, West Yorkshire should be in that list. Started in 1967, and Jenny Scott has been running it for the last 45 years and still going strong. Currently an online Zoom singaround session - we're not letting the pestilence stop us! |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 26 Apr 20 - 10:32 AM thanks, treewind, BACCApipes added to blog list updated from posts on thread - Bush Music Club (Sydney, Australia) Bush Music Club, Australia's oldest folk club & apparently the second oldest folk club in the English Speaking world https://blog.bushmusic.org.au/2020/04/bush-music-club-australias-oldest-folk.htm 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 Folk Club (UK) - Jan 1960 Dunfermline Folk Club (UK) - 1961 Stockton Folk Club (UK) - 1962 Aberdeen Folk Club (UK) - 1962 Birtley Folk Club (UK) - 1962 & closed December 2014 Herga (UK) - heading to 50 in a couple of years The Fo'c's'le (formerly Balladeer) Southampton (UK) - 1963 The Pick'n & Sing'n Gather'n (US) - 1960s Grimsby Folk Club (UK) - 1964 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 Croydon Folk Club (UK) - 1967 BACCApipes Folk Club - 1967 Frodsham Folk Club (Cheshire UK) - Jan 1968 Christchurch Folk Club (formerly Bank Peninsula Folk Club) (NZ) - est. Nov 1968 Central Australian Folk Society in Alice Springs (Aus) - est. 1968 Durham City Folk Club (UK) - 1969 Fleetwood (UK) - 1969 (40 slightly interrupted years) Top End Folk Club (Aus) - est 1971 Calgary Folk Club (Can) - 1972 Islington Folk Club (UK) - 1972 Woods Hole Folk Music Society (US) - 1973 final concert May 2019, Society is still in existence Dorking Folk Club (UK) - 1976 Llantrisant Folk Club (UK) - 1980 |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Richard Mellish Date: 26 Apr 20 - 05:53 PM Just to clarify: the "heading to 50 in a couple of years" for Herga was what Kitty said in 2011. Herga started in 1963. I wasn't there, but I know because on Herga's 30th birthday I took a friend there who had been born in 1963 and it was also her 30th birthday. A few years ago Herga was fading and the stalwarts who had been running it latterly decided to wind it up, but only a few months later it restarted under new management. So it has now been running almost continuously for 57 years, including currently in virtual mode. |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 26 Apr 20 - 09:40 PM thanks, Richard. oops, I forgot to update the entry from the original thread for the blog when I added the website which clearly says 1963. blog has been updated ----- so too this list 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 Folk Club (UK) - Jan 1960 Dunfermline Folk Club (UK) - 1961 Stockton Folk Club (UK) - 1962 Aberdeen Folk Club (UK) - 1962 Birtley Folk Club (UK) - 1962 & closed December 2014 Herga (UK) - 1963 The Fo'c's'le (formerly Balladeer) Southampton (UK) - 1963 The Pick'n & Sing'n Gather'n (US) - 1960s Grimsby Folk Club (UK) - 1964 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 Croydon Folk Club (UK) - 1967 BACCApipes Folk Club - 1967 Frodsham Folk Club (Cheshire UK) - Jan 1968 Christchurch Folk Club (formerly Bank Peninsula Folk Club) (NZ) - est. Nov 1968 Central Australian Folk Society in Alice Springs (Aus) - est. 1968 Durham City Folk Club (UK) - 1969 Fleetwood (UK) - 1969 (40 slightly interrupted years) Top End Folk Club (Aus) - est 1971 Calgary Folk Club (Can) - 1972 Islington Folk Club (UK) - 1972 Woods Hole Folk Music Society (US) - 1973 final concert May 2019, Society is still in existence Dorking Folk Club (UK) - 1976 Llantrisant Folk Club (UK) - 1980 |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 17 Jul 23 - 11:33 AM The Bush Music Club is now planning it's 70th Anniversary next year. Applications are going in to festivals, song & tune books are being created ... So how are the other long running clubs? sandra (Life Member, Archivist, blogger) Bush Music Club blog |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Vic Smith Date: 17 Jul 23 - 12:43 PM On Chichester Folk Club it states:- "Chichester Folk Song Club is exactly what it says on the tin: a centre of folk music, for over fifty years, in the fine city of Chichester. The club meets every week of the year at the excellent venue of The Chichester Inn." Details on their Facebook page or at their website by clicking Here |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: GUEST,jim bainbridge Date: 17 Jul 23 - 04:02 PM just seen this- no mention of the Marsden Inn club in South Shields- it started in late 1963 & I think is still going at a different venue |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 17 Jul 23 - 09:48 PM thanks, Vic & Jim Chichester Folk Song Club - over 50 years - Marsden Folk club - Folk Club takes place on the last Friday of every month at the Royal British Legion Club, Marsden - 1963 List updated with new clubs, but I haven't checked whether all clubs on my 2020 list are still going 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 Folk Club (UK) - Jan 1960 Dunfermline Folk Club (UK) - 1961 Stockton Folk Club (UK) - 1962 Aberdeen Folk Club (UK) - 1962 Birtley Folk Club (UK) - 1962 & closed December 2014 Herga (UK) - 1963 The Fo'c's'le (formerly Balladeer) Southampton (UK) - 1963 Marsden Folk Club UK)- 1963 The Pick'n & Sing'n Gather'n (US) - 1960s Grimsby Folk Club (UK) - 1964 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 Croydon Folk Club (UK) - 1967 BACCApipes Folk Club - 1967 Frodsham Folk Club (Cheshire UK) - Jan 1968 Christchurch Folk Club (formerly Bank Peninsula Folk Club) (NZ) - est. Nov 1968 Central Australian Folk Society in Alice Springs (Aus) - est. 1968 Durham City Folk Club (UK) - 1969 Fleetwood (UK) - 1969 (40 slightly interrupted years) Chichester Folk Song Club - over 50 years (as of 2023) Top End Folk Club (Aus) - est 1971 Calgary Folk Club (Can) - 1972 Islington Folk Club (UK) - 1972 Woods Hole Folk Music Society (US) - 1973 final concert May 2019, Society is still in existence Dorking Folk Club (UK) - 1976 Llantrisant Folk Club (UK) - 1980 |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Rigby Date: 18 Jul 23 - 06:46 AM Cambridge Folk Club was founded in 1964 and it still going strong, as far as I'm aware. |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 18 Jul 23 - 11:04 AM & it's still going strong - thanks, Rigby Cambridge Folk Club 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 Folk Club (UK) - Jan 1960 Dunfermline Folk Club (UK) - 1961 Stockton Folk Club (UK) - 1962 Aberdeen Folk Club (UK) - 1962 Birtley Folk Club (UK) - 1962 & closed December 2014 Herga (UK) - 1963 The Fo'c's'le (formerly Balladeer) Southampton (UK) - 1963 Marsden Folk Club UK)- 1963 The Pick'n & Sing'n Gather'n (US) - 1960s Grimsby Folk Club (UK) - 1964 Cutty Wren Folk Club, Redcar (UK) - 1965 Folk at the Royal Oak, Lewes (UK) - 1965 Black Diamond Folk Club, Birmingham (UK) - 1964 Cambridge Folk Club - 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 Croydon Folk Club (UK) - 1967 BACCApipes Folk Club - 1967 Frodsham Folk Club (Cheshire UK) - Jan 1968 Christchurch Folk Club (formerly Bank Peninsula Folk Club) (NZ) - est. Nov 1968 Central Australian Folk Society in Alice Springs (Aus) - est. 1968 Durham City Folk Club (UK) - 1969 Fleetwood (UK) - 1969 (40 slightly interrupted years) Chichester Folk Song Club - over 50 years (as of 2023) Top End Folk Club (Aus) - est 1971 Calgary Folk Club (Can) - 1972 Islington Folk Club (UK) - 1972 Woods Hole Folk Music Society (US) - 1973 final concert May 2019, Society is still in existence Dorking Folk Club (UK) - 1976 Llantrisant Folk Club (UK) - 1980 |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Bill D Date: 18 Jul 23 - 11:09 AM (FSGW) is getting close to 60 now. FSGW.org |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 18 Jul 23 - 06:46 PM oops, I had them down as 1965 - was this a typo (me!) or did someone tell me a fib or a typo? All corrected now, thanks, Bill. They are certainly very busy - Over 200 events a year. 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 Folk Club (UK) - Jan 1960 Dunfermline Folk Club (UK) - 1961 Stockton Folk Club (UK) - 1962 Aberdeen Folk Club (UK) - 1962 Birtley Folk Club (UK) - 1962 & closed December 2014 Herga (UK) - 1963 The Fo'c's'le (formerly Balladeer) Southampton (UK) - 1963 Marsden Folk Club UK)- 1963 The Pick'n & Sing'n Gather'n (US) - 1960s Grimsby Folk Club (UK) - 1964 Cutty Wren Folk Club, Redcar (UK) - 1965 Folk at the Royal Oak, Lewes (UK) - 1965 Black Diamond Folk Club, Birmingham (UK) - 1964 Cambridge Folk Club - 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) - 1964 Croydon Folk Club (UK) - 1967 BACCApipes Folk Club - 1967 Frodsham Folk Club (Cheshire UK) - Jan 1968 Christchurch Folk Club (formerly Bank Peninsula Folk Club) (NZ) - est. Nov 1968 Central Australian Folk Society in Alice Springs (Aus) - est. 1968 Durham City Folk Club (UK) - 1969 Fleetwood (UK) - 1969 (40 slightly interrupted years) Chichester Folk Song Club - over 50 years (as of 2023) Top End Folk Club (Aus) - est 1971 Calgary Folk Club (Can) - 1972 Islington Folk Club (UK) - 1972 Woods Hole Folk Music Society (US) - 1973 final concert May 2019, Society is still in existence Dorking Folk Club (UK) - 1976 Llantrisant Folk Club (UK) - 1980 |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: rosma Date: 18 Jul 23 - 07:29 PM The Dragon Folk Club (Bristol, UK) celebrated it's fiftieth anniversary at the end of May 2019, so we are now 54. blog report of 50th anniversary |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 18 Jul 23 - 10:18 PM thanks, rosma 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 Folk Club (UK) - Jan 1960 Dunfermline Folk Club (UK) - 1961 Stockton Folk Club (UK) - 1962 Aberdeen Folk Club (UK) - 1962 Birtley Folk Club (UK) - 1962 & closed December 2014 Herga (UK) - 1963 The Fo'c's'le (formerly Balladeer) Southampton (UK) - 1963 Marsden Folk Club UK)- 1963 The Pick'n & Sing'n Gather'n (US) - 1960s Grimsby Folk Club (UK) - 1964 Cutty Wren Folk Club, Redcar (UK) - 1965 Folk at the Royal Oak, Lewes (UK) - 1965 Black Diamond Folk Club, Birmingham (UK) - 1964 Cambridge Folk Club - 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) - 1964 Croydon Folk Club (UK) - 1967 BACCApipes Folk Club - 1967 Frodsham Folk Club (Cheshire UK) - Jan 1968 Christchurch Folk Club (formerly Bank Peninsula Folk Club) (NZ) - est. Nov 1968 Central Australian Folk Society in Alice Springs (Aus) - est. 1968 Dragon Folk Club (Bristol, UK) - 1969 Durham City Folk Club (UK) - 1969 Fleetwood (UK) - 1969 (40 slightly interrupted years) Chichester Folk Song Club - over 50 years (as of 2023) Top End Folk Club (Aus) - est 1971 Calgary Folk Club (Can) - 1972 Islington Folk Club (UK) - 1972 Woods Hole Folk Music Society (US) - 1973 final concert May 2019, Society is still in existence Dorking Folk Club (UK) - 1976 Llantrisant Folk Club (UK) - 1980 |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: GUEST,Terry Free Date: 19 Jul 23 - 01:18 AM When you are down our way do visit the Devonport Folk Club, fondly known as"The Bunker" in Auckland New Zealand, which meets every Monday night. Celebrates fifty-three years this and is considered by many the best folk club in the world. |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 19 Jul 23 - 06:30 AM thanks, Terry 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 Folk Club (UK) - Jan 1960 Dunfermline Folk Club (UK) - 1961 Stockton Folk Club (UK) - 1962 Aberdeen Folk Club (UK) - 1962 Birtley Folk Club (UK) - 1962 & closed December 2014 Herga (UK) - 1963 The Fo'c's'le (formerly Balladeer) Southampton (UK) - 1963 Marsden Folk Club UK)- 1963 The Pick'n & Sing'n Gather'n (US) - 1960s Grimsby Folk Club (UK) - 1964 Cutty Wren Folk Club, Redcar (UK) - 1965 Folk at the Royal Oak, Lewes (UK) - 1965 Black Diamond Folk Club, Birmingham (UK) - 1964 Cambridge Folk Club - 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) - 1964 Croydon Folk Club (UK) - 1967 BACCApipes Folk Club - 1967 Frodsham Folk Club (Cheshire UK) - Jan 1968 Christchurch Folk Club (formerly Bank Peninsula Folk Club) (NZ) - est. Nov 1968 Central Australian Folk Society in Alice Springs (Aus) - est. 1968 Dragon Folk Club (Bristol, UK) - 1969 Durham City Folk Club (UK) - 1969 Fleetwood (UK) - 1969 (40 slightly interrupted years) Devonport Folk Club (NZ) aka The Bunker - 1970 Chichester Folk Song Club - over 50 years (as of 2023) Top End Folk Club (Aus) - est 1971 Calgary Folk Club (Can) - 1972 Islington Folk Club (UK) - 1972 Woods Hole Folk Music Society (US) - 1973 final concert May 2019, Society is still in existence Dorking Folk Club (UK) - 1976 Llantrisant Folk Club (UK) - 1980 |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: GUEST,Tom Patterson Date: 19 Jul 23 - 10:42 AM Someone will know for sure, but I think The Bridge ( Newcastle Upon Tyne) has been running for a long time. |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: GUEST,Tom Patterson Date: 19 Jul 23 - 10:46 AM The Bridge appears to have opened in 1958. |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 20 Jul 23 - 05:35 PM Thanks, Tom Bridge Folk Club Newcastle San Francisco Folk Music Club (US) - founded 1948 Bush Music Club (Aus) - founded 1954 Topic in Bradford (UK) - founded 1956 Bridge Folk Club Newcastle (UK) - 1958 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 Folk Club (UK) - Jan 1960 Dunfermline Folk Club (UK) - 1961 Stockton Folk Club (UK) - 1962 Aberdeen Folk Club (UK) - 1962 Birtley Folk Club (UK) - 1962 & closed December 2014 Herga (UK) - 1963 The Fo'c's'le (formerly Balladeer) Southampton (UK) - 1963 Marsden Folk Club UK)- 1963 The Pick'n & Sing'n Gather'n (US) - 1960s Grimsby Folk Club (UK) - 1964 Cutty Wren Folk Club, Redcar (UK) - 1965 Folk at the Royal Oak, Lewes (UK) - 1965 Black Diamond Folk Club, Birmingham (UK) - 1964 Cambridge Folk Club - 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) - 1964 Croydon Folk Club (UK) - 1967 BACCApipes Folk Club - 1967 Frodsham Folk Club (Cheshire UK) - Jan 1968 Christchurch Folk Club (formerly Bank Peninsula Folk Club) (NZ) - est. Nov 1968 Central Australian Folk Society in Alice Springs (Aus) - est. 1968 Dragon Folk Club (Bristol, UK) - 1969 Durham City Folk Club (UK) - 1969 Fleetwood (UK) - 1969 (40 slightly interrupted years) Devonport Folk Club (NZ) aka The Bunker - 1970 Chichester Folk Song Club - over 50 years (as of 2023) Top End Folk Club (Aus) - est 1971 Calgary Folk Club (Can) - 1972 Islington Folk Club (UK) - 1972 Woods Hole Folk Music Society (US) - 1973 final concert May 2019, Society is still in existence Dorking Folk Club (UK) - 1976 Llantrisant Folk Club (UK) - 1980 |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: GUEST,RJM Date: 25 Jul 23 - 03:43 AM LEIGH ON SEA Folk Club Home of Contemporary & Traditional Folk Music since 1970. Great club, recommended, had a great gig here feb 2023 |
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Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? From: GUEST,RJM Date: 25 Jul 23 - 03:55 AM The Hoy at Anchor Folk Club Home of Contemporary & Traditional Folk Music since 1970 The Estuary Club 1386 London Road, Leigh on Sea, Essex There is ample parking to the rear via Canvey Road and wheelchair access via a ramp. Hoy Diary Hoy Photos The Hoy Shanty Crew Hoy Singers Nights Hoy Songs As well as national & international artistes of great renown, there is normally a chance for local performers to show what they're worth especially on Open Nights. You'll find traditional folk music and song along side contemporary music but above all you'll find a warm welcome from the members and a great atmosphere. For those aged 18 years and under admission is only £1 (Proof of Age required) Steve Ramm looks after bookings of professional artistes Contact Steve on steverammhoy@virginmedia.com or 07913 632956 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HoyatAnchor/ |
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