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Subject: John kelly Permathread From: Big Al Whittle Date: 03 Sep 08 - 06:51 PM John has just sent me a new page for his website - all about his history as a folksinger. His site is to be found here:- http://www.bigalwhittle.co.uk/johnkellyharmoniumhero/index.html
-Joe Offer- |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Acorn4 Date: 03 Sep 08 - 08:37 PM John dropped into the club at the Scrag End, Oakthorpe, Leicestershire recently. It was rather comical because the organiser mistook him for the guest, John Conolly, who had been held up and arrived late. He won't live it down for a long time. In fact, John did an excellent support slot which went down very well. I don't run a club myself but think,from what I heard, that he is well worth a booking. |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Will Fly Date: 04 Sep 08 - 03:49 AM I saw John a while back this year. He dropped in to clubs at Arundel and Chiddingly in Sussex, while on his way back from a festival. He's an excellent musician and plays and sings some beautiful songs on his portable preacher's harmonium. (It is a portable preacher's harmonium, isn't it, John? Correct me if I'm wrong). Highly recommended! |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Les in Chorlton Date: 04 Sep 08 - 04:57 AM That John Kelly, he is a good man and an excellent musician.All those who run clubs should book him now. Cheers Les |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Big Al Whittle Date: 04 Sep 08 - 05:14 AM That John Kelly is going on the road in England, in winter, in a tent - to be a folksinger. Watch this space - it could be an eventful thread! |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: BusyBee Paul Date: 04 Sep 08 - 06:02 PM Catch him at Gainsborough Folk Festival 24th - 26th October. I'll start a Festival thread soon.............. Deirdre |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Big Al Whittle Date: 05 Sep 08 - 06:59 AM You heard it here first - Gainsborough in Linolnshire in October, where the east wind from Russia sweeps across the Northern Tundra, and only his beard to keep him warm! 6th October. Skipton Acoustic Folk Club. The Narrow Boat, Victoria St. 24/25th October. Gainsborough Folk Festival. 21st November. The Pack Horse. Loughborough. |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Harmonium Hero Date: 13 Sep 08 - 12:21 PM Just catching up here! Acorn: That mix-up was partly my fault. When I phoned Dave to ask about a floor spot, he did mention that John Connolly was on, but I'd forgotten. So when he met me and asked "are you John?", I, naturally, said "yes"... There are worse people I could be mistaken for. I hadn't seen John Connolly before, but enjoyed his performance - very entertaining, and a nice bloke too. Dave has been in touch since, to book me for 2010. I'm in the area before that though; at the Pack Horse in Loughborough on 21st November this year. Will: I don't think I've heard the collapsible armonium I play described as a 'preacher's harmonium', but they were - maybe still are - used by the Army for field services, and on ships; some people call them 'ship's organs'. And I think the Salvation Army used them for street hymn-singing. Somebody told me they were used by travelling medicine shows. And now folksingers... The hand-pumped Indian harmonium is said to have been developed from instruments introduced by missionaries, but I think that may have been the harmoniflute, otherwise known as a lap-organ. As Al says, I will be on the road soon, living in a tent. I will be travelling all over mainland Britain for the next year or so, doing promotional floor spots at as many clubs as I can, so there'll be no escape! I'll be posting plans and news here. I should be around North Yorkshire next month, and Midlands in November. See Yiz. JK |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Big Al Whittle Date: 13 Sep 08 - 12:39 PM So post here or PM me or John if you want John at your club doing a floorspot. John is anxious to claim his birthright as a legend of the folkscene ASAP. You can help, hear some good folkmusic, and help keep the main arteries of the folk revival uncongested and away from people who couldn't spot the difference between a load of ballads and a load of bollocks. This man may yet save folk music! John Kelly - a new face that's not Sarah Palin! |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Harmonium Hero Date: 13 Sep 08 - 12:50 PM Al: my face is falling to bits. It's time I got a new one. JK |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Will Fly Date: 14 Sep 08 - 06:42 AM John - get us one while you're at it, will you? I've had this one for 64 years... |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Zany Mouse Date: 14 Sep 08 - 07:58 AM Visit the Body Shop then! Seriously, I missed JK at Kiveton but hope to see him on one of his visits. As to the harmonium ... there is an original folding harmonium from the First World War at Talbot House in Flanders. Rev Tubby Clayton used it in the trenches around Wipers. If you want further information PM me. Blessings Rhiannon |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Harmonium Hero Date: 28 Sep 08 - 12:33 PM Next club date is Skipton - the Narrow Boat, Victoria St. - Monday 6th October. I will be in the North Yorks/North East area for a week beforehand doing some promotional spots, as follows: Monday, 29th Sept: Brecon Folk Club, Smiths Arms, Castle Dene, Nr Chester-le-Street. Tuesday 30th: The Foggy Furze, Hartlepool. This may be at its regular venue, The Travellers Rest, on A689, south of Hartlepool, or, if it's shut, at The Railway, Seaton Carew, just a little further south. Wednesday 1st Oct: Filey Folk Club, Station Hotel, Queen St. Thursday 2nd: The Topic, Irish Club, Bradford. Friday 3rd: Bayfolk, ye Dolphin, Robin Hood's Bay. Saturday 4th: The White Hart, Mickleby, north of Whitby. Sunday 5th: Grimsby Folk Club, atthe Spider's Web, Carr Lane, Old Clee, south of Grimsby. Then over to Skipton. Hope to see some of you somewhere amongst that lot. Details of next tour to follow soon. Ta-ta. John. |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Harmonium Hero Date: 28 Sep 08 - 12:43 PM Oh, and before the snipers get started, Grimsby isn't in North Yorkshire - and neither is Bradford for that matter. JK |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Harmonium Hero Date: 22 Oct 08 - 09:42 AM Well, that's it; I am now on the road. I am currently in Beverley - in the library to be precise (they're marked on the A-Z maps; another reason to use maps rather than the dreaded satnav....). I didn't get time to post this before I left, but here's my current itinerary of promotional spots/bookings: Started on Monday 21st October at Beverley. Tonight,(Wed. 23rd, I'm in Cottingham. tomorrow, Thurs. 23rd, The Cutty Wren, Skelton. Then I'm appearing at Gainsborough Festival, 24th/25th. There's a half-hour spot on Friday night and one on Saturday afternoon. Then I have to dash over to Manchester for a wedding reception with Flaxmere Band. Sunday 26th: back up North, loaded with cash (ha-ha-ha!), and a floor spot on Sunday at Guisborough (Rugby Club). Monday 27th is The Forrester's Folk Club (Coatham Mundeville). Tuesday 28th, Croxdale, and Wednesday 29th Birtley. I haven't organised any more, but might be doing some more spots in the Durham/Teesside area before heading back across country. I've ended up with a load of stuff in the van which I wasn't intending to have with me; It just ended up that way in the chaos. So I need to sort that out. apart from anything else, there's always the chance that, at this time of the year, I'll need to sleep in the back of the van (or The Tour Bus, as I like to call it). I can't get in there at the moment without taking half the stuff out. On Monday, having had numerous hold-ups during the day, I got here so late that I ended up sleeping in the front, which was not what you might call comfortable. (I could call it a few things, but it would probably get the thread closed and me banished from Mudcat). Not sure what's happening during the first week or so in November, but I'm at the Pack Horse in Loughborough on 21st, so I'll be doing promo stuff in the Midlands during the week before. See you roud the houses, as Sean Cannon once said. John Kelly. |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Phil Edwards Date: 22 Oct 08 - 10:24 AM Sorry you could only manage a flying visit to Manchester! Hope we get to see you again before long. |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: BusyBee Paul Date: 22 Oct 08 - 02:59 PM See you Friday at Gainsborough John! Deirdre |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Harmonium Hero Date: 10 Nov 08 - 04:16 PM Back in South Yorks/Midlands in a couple of days. Itinerary so far: Wed. Nov 12th: floor spot at Rivelin Folk Club, Holly Bush, Hollins Lane, Fivelin, Sheffield. Thurs. 13th: Floor Spot: Raise the Roof, Reds Deer, Pitt St. Sheffield. Sat. 15th: Floor Spot; Wortley Folk Club, Black Bull, Church St. Ecclesfield. Sun. 16th: floor spot: Swanfolk; Swan in the Rushes, Loughborough. Mon. 17th: floor spot; Woodlark Folk Club; the Woodlark, Church St, Lambley, Nottingham. Thurs. 20th: floor spot; Brewood Folk Club; Cricket Club, Four Ashes Rd, Brewood. Fri. 21st: Booking (Feature Spot); Pack Horse Folk Club; the Old Pack Horse, Woodgate, Loughborough. Sat. 22nd: Ceilidh band booking with Flaxmere Band at Bickerton, Cheshire. Mon. 24th: floor spot at Willenhall Fol;k Club; Brown Jug, Sandbeds Rd. Willenhall. Wed. 26th: floor spot at Bedworth Folk Club, Bedaorth Conservative Club, Coventry Rd. Still waiting to hear from other people I've emailed, so ther should be other floor spots in the gaps. Watch this space. JK. |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Big Al Whittle Date: 10 Nov 08 - 04:58 PM good to hear you're still alive and the heroic enterprise is still underway! I'll try and see you at one or two of these places. |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Harmonium Hero Date: 11 Nov 08 - 09:40 AM One more date to add to the list: Fri. 14th; floor spot at Chesterfield Folk Club, Club Chesterfield, Chester St, Ashgate Rd. JK. |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Harmonium Hero Date: 12 Nov 08 - 07:24 AM Three more floor spots: Ilkeston Folk & Blues Club, Wed. 19th; Styvechale, (Coventry) Sun. 23rd, and the Tump (Coventry) Thurs. 27th. JK. |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Will Fly Date: 12 Nov 08 - 07:37 AM John - you're a veritable workhorse! If these are indeed floor spots, and not paid gigs, then I hope the hard work and travelling pays off and you get gigs by the score. Any chance of making it "down south" in the dim and distant future? I loved your spots at Arundel and Chiddingly earlier this year. |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Phil Edwards Date: 12 Nov 08 - 08:26 AM Or indeed oop north[west a bit]? I know I'm not the only Chorltonite who'd like the club to have you back. |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Les in Chorlton Date: 12 Nov 08 - 08:34 AM It's true, that man John Kelly, he's a good man and a fine musicianer Les In Chorlton still |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Phil Edwards Date: 12 Nov 08 - 08:54 AM Someone ought to book him now... |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Big Al Whittle Date: 13 Nov 08 - 06:44 AM okay I think that's up to date, John Contact me if I got it wrong. can't get the blue clicky thing to work! http://www.bigalwhittle.co.uk/johnkellyharmoniumhero/id11.html |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: GUEST,Working Radish Date: 13 Nov 08 - 08:26 AM Here, let me: News of the Harmonium Hero and his Doings I don't think that's a very respectful way to refer to John's American organ, though. |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Harmonium Hero Date: 13 Nov 08 - 10:01 AM Al: There's also the Chesterfield spot this Friday, 14th, as I menrioned a couple of posts back. I thought I'd sent you that one. Sill waiting to hear from three others, who shall remain nameless until they email me! JK at Alvaston Library, Derby. |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Harmonium Hero Date: 18 Nov 08 - 08:47 AM One more to add: floor spot at the Unicorn folk club, at Wheaton Aston, 28th Nov. JK Alvaston Library. |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Big Al Whittle Date: 18 Nov 08 - 09:21 AM You gonna be at The Vernon in Spondon tonight John? |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Harmonium Hero Date: 25 Nov 08 - 09:03 AM Al: Yes, I was... as you saw!. I hadn't heard from them, so it wasn't listed. I've only just seen your message. This just in, as they say on the news: tonight (Tuesday 25th): floor spot at the Brown Cow, Mansfield. JK. |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Big Al Whittle Date: 02 Dec 08 - 08:13 PM Just got this e-mail from John Willenhall Folk & Acoustic Club, The Brown Jug, Willenhall, Staffs. Monday 11th May. I'll have to see if I can get a couple more to tie in during that week. JK. Can anyone help him out with the other nights? al |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Harmonium Hero Date: 24 Jan 09 - 10:57 AM Happy New Year to Al, my reader (see what I did there?.....) Some dates coming in at the moment. Sunday 1st February - Grimsby Folk Club, The Spider's Web, Carr Lane, Grimsby. August 14th-16th, (subject to confirmation when I've got the contract!): Saltburn Folk Festival. I'll post more when I've got the actual dates sorted out. JK. |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Will Fly Date: 24 Jan 09 - 11:55 AM Hi John - good to hear from you again. Hope to catch you in deepest Sussex again sometime! Will |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Phil Edwards Date: 24 Jan 09 - 12:21 PM Hit the North, John! I don't know how the Chorlton FC gig last year worked out for you, but I'm sure a return engagement could be arranged. |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Will Fly Date: 24 Jan 09 - 12:52 PM Nay, nay, Pip lad - poor owd'un'll be pulled any which way... |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Harmonium Hero Date: 25 Jan 09 - 08:19 AM Hi Will. Here's one for you... Another date came in yesterday: December 6th at Horsham Folk Club, The Normandy Centre, Denne Rd. Horsham, West Sussex. I'm aiming to be back in the South East soon, for more promo spots. Pip: I'll be giving Jozeph a nudge some time soon. Last year, he was talking about my next date being around May or June... More to follow (I hope).JK. |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Will Fly Date: 25 Jan 09 - 10:01 AM Great stuff, John - I'll be there - its' now in the diary. |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Harmonium Hero Date: 10 Feb 09 - 03:06 PM Another date to tie in with Horsham: Dec 4th: Seaford Folk Club, The Beachcomber, Sea Front, Seaford. E.Sussex. Also, November 29th: Guisborough Folk Club, The Rugby Club, Belmangate, Guisborough, North Yorks. Sooner than those: June 16th, Longridge Folk Club, Royal British Legion, Longridge, Nr.Preston, Lancs. At least one more to confirm. Watch this space. JK |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Harmonium Hero Date: 16 Feb 09 - 03:41 PM And another..... November 27th: Bayfolk, The Dolphin, Robin Hood's Bay, N. Yorks. JK |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: terrier Date: 18 Nov 09 - 05:43 PM Just refreshing this thread as I've not seen the man for over twelve months now. Any gig updates? Cheshire, North Shropsire, North Wales? Worried in case HH has been enticed out of the country by his long conversation with Billy Bracken :) |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: GUEST,Clive Pownceby Date: 19 Nov 09 - 05:16 AM John - have been trying to make contact. Emails getting through? Ignoring me?! Southport date? hm,mm tempting I hear you say. |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Harmonium Hero Date: 24 Nov 09 - 01:23 PM Cough, cough.....(blowing clouds of dust off computer...) Sorry I've not been keeping up; life has got in the way these last few months. I haven't been inactive, but haven't got around to putting my activities on here. I didn't see this thread popping up last week. Hello Tom and Clive. No, I haven't left the country (yet!), and haven't had any emails from Clive. That's got me wondering if I've missed emails from other people. Mike Linden told me a couple of years ago that he'd just received an amail sent out six months previously, so I suppose it's early days.... I'll PM you. Anyway. Some imminent dates. Actually, I've just done the Frodsham club last Friday. That one was hush-hush, as it was Roger Bond's surprise 80th birthday party, so it couldn't be advertised as a guest night. This Friday, 27th November: Bayfolk (The Dolphin), Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire. Sunday, 29th November: Guisborough Folk Club (Rugby Club), Cleveland. Friday, 4th Decamber: Seaford Folk Club (I need to check the venue). Sunday, 6th December: Horsham Folk Club (Normandy Centre), West Sussex. Thursday, 10th December: Raise The Roof (Red Deer), Sheffield. Thursday, 14th January: Fleetwood Folk Club (The Steamer), Lancashire. I'll be doing some promo floor spots in between, but am only just thinking about where! I'll just go and check the Seaford venue......JK |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Harmonium Hero Date: 24 Nov 09 - 01:30 PM The Seaford Club usually meets at the Constitutional Club, but for that night, they've had to re-locate to the British Legion, as the Con Club is otherwise engaged. (Seaford is E. Sussex, by the way. John. |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Harmonium Hero Date: 24 Nov 09 - 01:32 PM Sorry, Clive - can't PM you, as you're not a member. I've got your phone number somewhere. JK. |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Will Fly Date: 24 Nov 09 - 02:53 PM Hi John - good to see that you'll be in my neck of the woods in early December. See you at either Seaford or Horsham... |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Harmonium Hero Date: 24 Nov 09 - 05:49 PM Hi Will. I should be invading one or two more clubs while I'm down there. Not sure which ones yet. See you soon. John. |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Spleen Cringe Date: 24 Nov 09 - 06:31 PM Are you planning to come back to Manchester or Salford, John? Hope so... |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: Sailor Ron Date: 25 Nov 09 - 06:45 AM "Are you planning to come back to Manchester....". Manchester to Fleetwood is one hour by car & JK's there 14yh Jan. |
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Subject: RE: John Kelly Permathread From: GUEST,Clive Pownceby Date: 25 Nov 09 - 01:41 PM The system works! Made contact and thanks for agreeing to the Bothy gig John. |
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