Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: Brakn
Date: 21 Aug 07 - 07:18 PM

Charlie Williams.

Ayup Flower!

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: Banjo-Flower
Date: 21 Aug 07 - 07:43 PM

How did they get out of Barnsley?

is there a hole in the fence again?

Gerry

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 21 Aug 07 - 07:53 PM

Me!!! lol

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: GUEST,Bruce Michael Baillie
Date: 22 Aug 07 - 12:33 AM

...Ray Padgett, he's a cheeky chappie!

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: Betsy
Date: 22 Aug 07 - 03:26 AM

Is Burland -   Barnsley ?

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 22 Aug 07 - 03:57 AM

Booker Padget and Deakin followed by Dave Burland and Doric and Derethy Elliot

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 22 Aug 07 - 04:00 AM

'ay oop Banjo-Flower, I believe they got out through the tunnel the yellowbellies were building to get in.

eric

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: cptsnapper
Date: 22 Aug 07 - 04:06 AM

Sharon Fountain

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: Banjo-Flower
Date: 22 Aug 07 - 06:52 AM

ey up Eric The Red why are'nt you at Whitby?

Gerry

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: Kampervan
Date: 22 Aug 07 - 07:02 AM

Ey up Eric T R

The only tunnel the Yellowbellies would dig would be the one to plant a million tonnes of dynamite under that stronghold of Yorkshire so as to watch as a cloud of dust in the shape of a Barnsley chop drifted skywards ;-)

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: Banjo-Flower
Date: 22 Aug 07 - 07:10 AM

And watch it settle on Halifax, Eric

Gerry

Running for the door

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 22 Aug 07 - 07:21 AM

DON'T MENTION ANYONE WITH THE INITIALS KR!

:D

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: Bainbo
Date: 22 Aug 07 - 07:41 AM

I didn't know Keith Richards was from Barnsley.

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: Betsy
Date: 22 Aug 07 - 07:45 AM

Sean Cannon spent a lot of his time at Barnsley didn't he ?

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 22 Aug 07 - 07:57 AM

There was an excellent sound engineer fron Barnsley, first name Steve, last name Rushbie or something similar. He had a daughter - Catherine? - that was a pretty good singer; she had a problem with altitude, I believe, she was a girl that couldn't fly or something like that. I don't know what happened to her. But she was good.

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 22 Aug 07 - 08:53 AM

KATE RUSBY!!!!!!!

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 22 Aug 07 - 08:54 AM

Ooooooh, Ted, now you have bin an gin an dun it...

:D

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: Kampervan
Date: 22 Aug 07 - 08:54 AM

G P Shhuuuussssssshhhh. All sorts of things start to happen when anyone mentions K R.
Try to stick to less controversial things like global warming or the war in Iraq.

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: North/South Annie
Date: 22 Aug 07 - 02:42 PM

Padgett and Booker of course but I'm not bad either eh lads?

Annie

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 22 Aug 07 - 03:14 PM

Zoe Bottomley the most bautiful voie I'v heard in a long while

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 22 Aug 07 - 03:29 PM

Did anybody ever develop Dave Burland's idea of reviving the area by opening 'dude pits'

The' wez supposed te be like them 'dude ranches' in America where city-folk gan te pretend te be cowboys. The idea being that holiday makers could gan te Barnsley and work in the mines for a day/week and get the feel of how it used te be.

Apparently it meant paintin' the coal white so as not te get anybody's claes mucky.

A missed opportunity aah thowt!

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: RTim
Date: 22 Aug 07 - 03:51 PM

At one time there were more car thefts (per capita?) in Barnsley than in any other town or city in the UK!
I don't know what that tell us?
Tim Radford

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 23 Aug 07 - 02:11 AM

Hey Gerry, why aren't YOU in Whitby ?

I can't go at present for domestic reasons.

eric

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: Banjo-Flower
Date: 23 Aug 07 - 05:19 AM

I had a great night in the Elsinore last night and last Saturday night you would have loved it Eric/Dave

I'm commuting as and when this year

Gerry

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: Betsy
Date: 23 Aug 07 - 05:28 AM

Good Luck to you Banjo Flower, Padge , Booker and all the rest at Whitby . I am at work 30 miles north of Whitby 10.30am on Thursday and the sun is cracking the pavement already !!! Hope to get there on Friday sometime. All folkies deserve a bit of sun after the poxy weather we've had this summer - so fingers crossed that it lasts .
Back to the thread - surely, Barnsley Bitter (loosely) fit's the bill.

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 23 Aug 07 - 05:43 AM

Zoe Bottomley the most beautiful voice

I wonder if there is anyone called Zoe Voicely with a beautiful bottom...

:D

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: GerryMc
Date: 24 Aug 07 - 03:50 AM


Kathryn Roberts is a mighty fine singer. Younger sibling Jamie is a bit good too.

Of course Kate Rusby (I know some people will have a go at her for being......er, what's the word?.....successful but I think she's fab. There, said it)

Zoe Bottomley is a great singer and her dad has a great collection of beautiful guitars.

Another Barnsley lass worth checking out is Steph Shaw.

Go Barnsley!


Gerry :-)

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: GUEST,Zoe Voicely
Date: 24 Aug 07 - 09:07 AM

Have you got a match, Dave?

Your face and ...

I'll get my long coat

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: GUEST,Sarah, Barnsley
Date: 26 Aug 07 - 10:28 AM

Leon O'Doherty is Barnsley's best kept secret: http://www.myspace.com/leonodoherty

Dom Dudill Ex Barnsley now Manchester, fiddle player with Blackbush http://www.blackbushmusic.com/
and is one of James Cannon's Sinners

http://www.myspace.com/jamescannonandthesinners

S :)

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: r.padgett
Date: 26 Aug 07 - 05:22 PM

O just woke up!

Dave Bottomley, John Platt and Sarah are the club musicians and stalwarts!!

Padgett and Booker been there for ever (with Nigel Deakin and Bill Richardson)

Dave Burland back on the scene playing and entertaining very well indeed, I am told

so is Jim Potter now 78 y.o. just come back from Whitby FF!!

young uns like Jamie Roberts with Catriona Gilmore (of Tiny Tin ladies) are very able newcomers looking for work

James Cannon (Sean's lad) has a band The Sinners, out of Barnsley doing folky

Steph Shaw very confident young singer, solo

Leon and Dom Dudill as Sarah says, new young uns

Dom very good fiddler and Leon solo performer many self penned own stuff and very competent singer and guitarist

Kate Rusby packing em in at Festivals

Katherine Roberts just had twins!

Mick Roberts doing more folk stuff semi retired from proper job
Derek and Dorothy Elliot with Melody in good voice at Whitby

Chris Parkinson of Sultans of Squeeze bust at WFF ( married to Nadine Elliot)

Sharon Fountain just moved out from Birdwell to near Scunthorpe very able singer still!!

Missed any body??

O yes secret weapon, Betty Martin brilliant singer for 40 years! and still only looks 40! husband Dave Martin Irish whistle player

Ray

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: r.padgett
Date: 26 Aug 07 - 06:22 PM

Yep Missed "our" Zoe Bottomley ~ brilliant singer to Dave's accompaniment

Watch out for Fyrish! Dave and Marj

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: GUEST,selby
Date: 27 Aug 07 - 04:24 AM

Is Miss McShane of Bellowhead fame not from Barnsley ?

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: GerryMc
Date: 27 Aug 07 - 05:25 AM



I'm not sure Dave and Marjorie would claim to be Best Folkies from out of Barnsley being somewhat proud of their Scottish heritage and not really being from Barnsley but living nearby. Unless of course Best Folkies from out of Barnsley means any musician who has visited Barnsley. Woo hoo! that means I'm from Barnsley too!

;-)


Gerry

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: GUEST,Sarah
Date: 27 Aug 07 - 08:06 AM

Ay, Miss McShane is a Barnsley Lass.

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: GUEST,padgett
Date: 28 Aug 07 - 04:01 AM

Yea got to miss someone hadn't I!

Rachel (Bellowhead) and her dad Chris McShane who leads PADS at Barnsley

Performing Arts Development Service are "instrumental" in bringing musical ability to all at this professional centre covering all abilities

Chris regular at Whitby FF working with kids

Robin Garside originally from Penistone cut his folk teeth at Barnsley Civic club

On another thread I have listed many a folky and where they ended up
eg Prof Steve Linstead (Durham) John Ashton (Newfoundland), John Dakin, Colin Thompson

Ray

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: GUEST,padgett
Date: 28 Aug 07 - 04:22 AM

Good to bump into North South Annie and Zany Mouse on occasion, Civic Hall/Centenary rooms Folk club a lot to answer for!!

Just seen that Linstead is at York University now, and John Ashton Prof of Folklore in Newfoundland

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: GUEST
Date: 30 Aug 07 - 03:39 PM

These lists are all very well, Ray, but to get to the original point - who is the *best*?!?!?

Tough I know, so I propose a Top Trumps style play off - each folkie being awarded points for a series of desirable traits in a folk singer from barnsley the one with highest overall score is the winner -

I need everyones inputs on this - but for starters suggest

'Number of songs in Repetoire'
and
'Number of Verses in Longest Song'

Sarah x

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: JulieF
Date: 30 Aug 07 - 04:22 PM

Ray

Where has Sharon gone ?

She was in the Meadow Hotel in Sheffield last time I was there a couple of months ago.   I know that it was shut down but I was rather hoping that she would get another local pub.

J

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: r.padgett
Date: 31 Aug 07 - 01:27 PM

Hi JulieF

You could try "myspace" for Sharon

I got a message on there from her and I also saw/spoke to her at Whitby ff

She is moving to near Scunthorpe and is still doing day job!

Will you be at Sheff ff Julie?
Hope you are keeping well

Ray

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: JulieF
Date: 02 Sep 07 - 08:22 AM

Hi Ray

Should be at the Sheff folk fest. Have moved from Stocksbridge so don't have to worry about the buses so much.   Not sure if we will be running as session - need to talk to the organisers but should defintely be at some of the singarounds.

see you there

J

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: GUEST,padgett
Date: 03 Sep 07 - 06:12 AM

That's an interesting one Sarah!

You mean songs in repertoire not sung from the book?

Sorry John Platt

Criteria may have a bearing on the outcome!

Probably Dave Burland

Ray

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: Mark H.
Date: 04 Sep 07 - 04:23 AM

I was always amazed by Sharon Fountain.
Sometimes I vaguely regret selling my Northworthy Wyaston guitar, but then I remind myself that it could hardly have gone to a better home.

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: Colin Randall
Date: 04 Sep 07 - 05:52 AM

I once referred to Kate Rusby in the Telegraph as the best thing to come out of Barnsley, and immediately received a postcard from someone in Birmingham telling me that only Dave Burland could ever qualify for the description.........but as many people will know, Kate wouldn't quarrel with that anyway since he's been a hero of hers from childhood. I interviewed her recently for Salut! Live and she regarded Dave's thumbs-up for her new album as the ultimate seal of approval.
Dave did the first guest spot at my first folk club, in my home town, Shildon, Co Durham, in or around 1967. It was a fairly grim club, and Dave's performance, and friendliness, are among my few happy memories of the place before we moved the club to the big city (Bishop Auckland).

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: GUEST,padgett
Date: 04 Sep 07 - 06:20 AM

Dave Burland has a lot to answer for

The first clubs were run by Tony Heald [an accomplished artist today and retired teacher] joined by Dave Burland, Jim Potter, Derek and Dorothy Elliot, and latterly the young hustling Robin Garside k/as Wild Orange! ran on Saturday nights with no doubt underage drinking etc ~ the place to be!!

The club was encouraged by Barnsley MBC, via John Simmonds entertainments manager

Dave, Jim and Tony were the mainstays in the 1970s and Derek and Dorothy opened their King George Folk on the Monday

Barnsley fc still runs on Mondays at the Shaw Inn

Steve and Ann Rusby sang together in the early days and had a Ceildh band with Ann on Accordion, Steve played banjo still live at Cawthorne about 3 miles from Barnsley centre and near Penistone {penny stone!!] where folk took off with Garside and Gough (Paul's from Cleethorpes) where they went professional for a time and then joined to form a group called Tom Tiddler's ground with among others Brian Dewhurst/Preston

Ray

Ray

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: GUEST,big ears
Date: 02 Jan 09 - 09:57 PM

dudill.......dayton a.......rusby k.........son of burland c bayte..........and some other people who i carnt remember

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: GUEST,Charley O'Neill
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 08:00 AM

Big Ears, who are these people you speak of ? Does padgett know em ?

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: Weasel
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 08:11 AM

Could anybody remind me of the folkies who came out of Bretton Hall in the 70's and were working in the Barnsley area

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: r.padgett
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 11:17 AM

Deighton family, Dave was a melodeon player and had a family band including Rosie Arthur Maya and wife Josie

Josie and Dave live in Barnsley still and family "all over" I think Arthur in Holland where Josie came from

One Deighton family member on the folk scene nationally I think Rosie?

Dave at Leeds College of Music was making instruments last I spoke to him

Dominic Dudill studied music at Barnsley College, his dad being a dance caller, he went to Manchester and plays with two bands the one local to Barnsley being James Cannon and the Sinners who are quite some band doing Irish

James of course is Sean Cannon's son!! grew up in Barnsley

Others are Dave Fisher who plays with Dave Burland's Rock and Roll Band and Bryan Ledgard who did album sleeves for folkies

the Bretton college people had one early folkie who worked at the old night club in Barnsley who went to do perfoming arts teaching at Barnsley College ~ name escapes me at the mo'
Others at Bretton did pottery and came from Stoke way

Ray

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: r.padgett
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 12:03 PM

The Bretton folkie was/is Chris Evans

Ray

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: GUEST,Charley O'Neill
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 01:51 PM

Oscar the frog ??

Subject: RE: Best Folkies from out of Barnsley ?
From: GUEST,Charlie O'Neill
Date: 18 Jun 11 - 10:22 PM

update please,any more we should know about?