Folkmob Club in Eltham, London

Subject: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: GUEST,woodsie
Date: 22 Dec 07 - 03:40 AM

I thought I'd start a new thread off!

This must be one of the best clubs in London see FolkMob It's certainly the best value for money as they only charge £2 on most guest nights the norm in the area is £4 or £5. You can enjoy an intimate singaround with a really friendly bunch of people or on alternate weeks you can get to play on stage with full PA and lighting. You can be sure that you will sound good as they have an experienced sound engineer monitoring and mixing throughout! On top of all this they even provide peanuts and biscuits on the tables!

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: Hamish
Date: 22 Dec 07 - 03:49 AM

Looks good. Alas, Multimap tells me:

total distance: 50.44 miles (81.18 km)
est. duration: 1 hour(s), 9 minute(s)

so it's rather unlikely I'll be a regular!!

Good luck!

--
Hamish
Hamish's MySpace
~8^)

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: GUEST,Pete the hat
Date: 22 Dec 07 - 07:48 PM

Considering that when I joined Folkmob 4years ago I wouldnt sing play or go near the stage,let alone stay sober on club nights,With a little friendly encouragement from other members I have slowly over the years blosomed into a confident no thrills guitar player who likes nothing more then getting up there on stage and throughly although still somewhat nervously having a blooldy good 5 mins on PA stage nights.
At the end of the day if you can only play Three Blind Mice on one string you will feel better afterwards because Folkmob has one thing thats outstanding and important " Folkmob has a
very friendly sympathetic crowd of members.To hear a roar of hoots cheers and welldones coming from all directions is one thing.What its done for MY confidence is unbeleiveable.(AINT DONE NOUGHT FOR ME SPELLING THOUGH) I have also learned that one can have a drink and play which is great.But to be drunk and play one will never master.

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: GUEST,Dave Kenningham
Date: 23 Dec 07 - 10:34 AM

Thanks for the comments Pete. Look forward to hearing more of you in 2008. As Woodsie mentions, we sometimes have guest nights as well. On February 13th we have one of the finest singer songwriters around - Don Mescall.He recently wrote the song that Kate Rusby performed with Ronan Keating 'All over again'. Check him out on myspace http://www.myspace.com/donmescall.

Dave.

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: Cap n' Ella
Date: 23 Dec 07 - 02:27 PM

Folkmob at the Tudor barn is indeed a very special club who's members enjoy performing and listening to all types of music, so whatever is your particular 'thing'is, it will always be well recieved.

The venue is quite amazing - a genuine 16th century barn set in the grounds of a lovely park, and it has a licensed bar!! (get there soon before someone realises what they have there and decides to turn it into a Bernie Inn)!

From a performers point of view the set-up is really good with candlelit tables set around a low stage so that you're always in touch with the audience and as for the PA, Andy the soundman is a true professional who always manages to make you sound great whilst maintaining the natural accoustic feel plus he doesn't fiddle with the knobs during songs!!

(hope that's enough to get us another booking next year)

Tony Petty (Capella)

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: woodsie
Date: 24 Dec 07 - 03:59 AM

Capella, Derek Brimstone, Blues Abuse, Suntrap, Julie Ellison, Liz Simcock, Joe Bazouki, Alec Gorham and many more folk luminaries have performed at this club in recent times. Some of the floor spots are truly amazing, especially Jim Radford who at nearly 80 years old has a repetoire of about 400 songs all to memory!!!

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: GUEST,Pete the Hat
Date: 24 Dec 07 - 02:12 PM

Capella
I speakfor meself re What I have said above.No one else. I certainly have benifited from Folkmob.

I have also visited folk clubs where the small repeatitive little rude click, with there heads stuck up there arses are not worth bothering about.

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: GUEST,Goat Herdsman
Date: 25 Dec 07 - 08:29 AM

Well said Peter - I like Bill G he is a true pro with plenty of charisma

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: GUEST,Pete the Hat
Date: 28 Dec 07 - 03:08 PM

Thanks for that above Goatman.

You could bring your Herd of Goats to the Tudor Barn? Im sure Ron the landlord would be most accomodating?
You could do that song from! The Sound of Music.
"High on a hill stood a lonely Goatherd. Bill G can do the yoodleing on the chorus?

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: GUEST,Goat Herdsman
Date: 29 Dec 07 - 02:06 PM

By the way Bill G refers to my special singing Billy Goat not the famous eltham crooner

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: GUEST,Andy
Date: 02 Jan 08 - 04:37 AM

Ah, Woodsie, Tony - the cheque's in the post

See you tonight

Andy

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: GUEST,Dave Kenningham
Date: 07 Jan 08 - 06:49 PM

Just to remind you that this Wednesday we have a singaround. Please come along everyone is welcome.

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: growler
Date: 08 Jan 08 - 03:22 PM

Woodsie
Would you give 'Ruff and Reddy ' an extended floor spot

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: GUEST,Essex Girl
Date: 09 Jan 08 - 08:59 AM

Simon,on behalf of the folkmob committee we'd be delighted to give you an extended floor spot. I'll be in touch

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: GUEST,woodsie
Date: 21 Jan 08 - 01:54 AM

Keep me posted as yo the date!

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: GUEST,Essex Girl
Date: 21 Jan 08 - 08:33 AM

Terrific P.A. night last Wednesday. 52 people, most of whom wanted to perform. Singaround this week all welcome!!!

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: GUEST,Peter
Date: 21 Jan 08 - 12:11 PM

Never been to Folkmob but have been to other gigs at the Tudor Barn. What all organisers forget to push is that it is just so easy to get to with dual carriageway from the M25 and M11/A12 to within a few hundred yards of the venue.

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: GUEST,Essex Girl
Date: 22 Jan 08 - 08:56 AM

It's also across the road from the station. Trains take about 20 minutes from London Bridge.

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: woodsie
Date: 22 Jan 08 - 09:24 AM

Here is the exact location Tudor Barn The nearest Trunk roads are the A2 and A20.

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: GUEST,Don Alduck
Date: 22 Jan 08 - 01:18 PM

Don Mescall is there in February - yes the bloke who has writtrn for Frances Black, Ritchie Havens, Kate Rusby and many more. I'm going!

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: Wesley S
Date: 22 Jan 08 - 01:41 PM

Is Eltham a neighborhood of London? Excuse the question because I live in the United States - specifically Texas. Where is Eltham in relation to Belgravia London?

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: Cap n' Ella
Date: 22 Jan 08 - 05:52 PM

Hi Wesley S, Eltham is in South East london and south of the Thames River - Belgravia is in West London (North of the Thames) the two are probably only 20 miles apart but if you're driving it's not the easiest of journeys and you should expect to be held up in heavy traffic for most of the journey! probably best to take public transport.

PS: if you're coming straight from Texas best make an early start if you want to get a floor spot!

Best Wishes
Tony

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: GUEST,Pete the Hat
Date: 22 Jan 08 - 07:39 PM

Looking forward to Don Mescall in Feb.I saw him at Folkmob a couple of years back.Great musician.Great song writer.If you have not seen him then come along you wont be dissapointed.

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: GUEST,woodsie
Date: 23 Jan 08 - 03:50 AM

The link in the first posting on this thread give all the details of location etc - it is again!

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: Alan Day
Date: 23 Jan 08 - 04:04 AM

The advert for Woolwich Folk Club in the middle fooled me as I was looking to see what night you were on.Is it only me who would have turned up on the wrong night?
Al

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: Wesley S
Date: 23 Jan 08 - 09:03 AM

Thanks Tony. I won't be in London until the end of May so I guess I still have a little time.

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: Girl Friday
Date: 24 Jan 08 - 07:25 AM

52 people !!!! Where are they all coming from? Sorry that you haven't seen TDL there for a while. We have a bit of bother with the stairs. Glad to hear it is going so well.

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: GUEST,woodsie
Date: 24 Jan 08 - 10:11 AM

Thanks for pointing that out Alan. It's so easy to overlook the obvious! I have now put the correct day and time on the home page.

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Feb 08 - 04:22 AM

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: Girl Friday
Date: 14 Oct 08 - 11:02 AM

On Wednesday 15th October the excellent duo Norcsalordie will be the guest performers at The Tudor Barn. Still only £3.00 admission this represents excellent value for money. Remember to bring your own drink as the Barn is no longer licenced.

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: GUEST,Norcsalordie
Date: 14 Oct 08 - 05:04 PM

Thanks for the mention GF. We always try to give value as our audience means a lot to us - without them we can't pay the bills

Although we play folk music most of our gigs are not to folkies at all but to Joe Public and we get a great buzz from seeing the wide range of people who enjoy our performances

Hope to see you tomorrow

'the Norcs'

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: GUEST
Date: 14 Oct 08 - 08:29 PM

Hi Norcs.. We'll be there - having withdrawal symptoms.... also need to plug the Fox And Hounds.

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: Girl Friday
Date: 08 Jan 09 - 04:09 PM

This is for Pete the Hat... I googled that "Let'd Go Riding in The Car" song and it through up this.


Woody Guthrie songs

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: fisheye
Date: 09 Jan 09 - 11:04 AM

Wow what a way to start the year I have just found this link, so will keep it traced.....

Fisheye

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: SPB-Cooperator
Date: 10 Jan 09 - 06:21 AM

When are the last trains back to Central London?

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: Girl Friday
Date: 10 Jan 09 - 11:23 AM

OFF site now has a journey planner on the Venue page

Click on Venue once on site.

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: GUEST,Woodlump
Date: 02 Jul 09 - 10:48 PM

I just dug up this thread. It could do with a reeeefresh!

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: Essex Girl
Date: 03 Jul 09 - 03:30 PM

You're right there!. Next Wednesday July 8th we have Bruise, a local group who perform an excellent mixture of traditional and modern songs.

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: GUEST,woodlump
Date: 03 Jul 09 - 08:42 PM

Bruise also go under the name "Murder Of Rooks" when doing folky stuff.

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: Girl Friday
Date: 15 Jul 10 - 02:28 PM

It was nice to have a few famous Folkmobbers at The Seven Stars last Monday. It's very easy to get to from Eltham, so we'd like to see more of you.
The Seven Stars Sessions

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: GUEST,Woodsie
Date: 16 Jul 10 - 06:16 AM

Yes Sue - Brilliant session - Myself, Dave K and Pete the Helmet all thoroughly enjoyed the evening and will be back! Let's get some other Kwentish musos there as well - Barden, Bridge, Cloggy Kev, Mellow Boy etc!

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: Girl Friday
Date: 17 Jul 10 - 02:50 PM

That would be brilliant. Kev could eye up the dancing space for us to see if it's suitable.

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: Rafflesbear
Date: 17 Jul 10 - 03:26 PM

Some of these will be committed to The Rising Sun this week but no excuse for the three weeks after that :-)

Subject: RE: Folkmob Club in Eltham, London
From: GUEST,Dave
Date: 05 Aug 10 - 10:59 AM

It was a great singaround yesterday. Variety of songs etc and a good hour to get round the circle. We are not closed in August so please come along. Next week we have an open mic night.