Wigan Folk Club (UK) 45th Bday 3-5 July

Subject: Wigan Folk Club (UK) 45th Bday 3-5 July
From: Joan from Wigan
Date: 28 Jun 09 - 04:37 PM

Wigan Folk Club Annual Reunion & 45th Birthday Celebration

Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th July 2009


Friday 3rd: Royal Oak
9pm - 10.30pm        Singaround + possibly Showcase Spots
10.30pm - 11pm        Interval & Raffle
11pm - 12am        Hard Times
12am - 1am        Singaround

Saturday 4th: Royal Oak
9pm - 10.30pm        Singaround + possibly Showcase Spots
10.30pm - 11pm        Interval & Raffle
11pm - 12am        Rare Ould Times
12am - 1am        Singaround

Sunday 5th: Keepers Inn
Bouncy Castle + Barbecue - make a family day of it!
2pm - 5.30pm        Singaround + Showcase Spots by Local Artistes
5.30pm - 6pm        Interval & Refreshments
6pm - 9.30pm        Singaround + Showcase Spots by Local Artistes
9.30pm - 10pm        Interval & Raffle
10pm - 11pm        Malt Loaf
11pm - 12am        Singaround

Artistes who have been invited to do showcase spots include (in no particular order): Bob Evans, Geoff Newman, Derek Docherty, Mike Gallagher, David Taylor, The Piecans, The Blackburns, Ron Lidgard, Phil Bullen, Terry Kinney, .....

EVERYONE WELCOME - singers, musicians, poets, monologuers, audience...

FREE ADMISSION

See the blog at Wigan Folk Club Myspace for updates.

Joan

Subject: RE: Wigan Folk Club (UK) 45th Bday 3-5 July
From: Paul Burke
Date: 28 Jun 09 - 04:39 PM

Bees, bees, murmuring low. Arthur?

Subject: RE: Wigan Folk Club (UK) 45th Bday 3-5 July
From: Joan from Wigan
Date: 28 Jun 09 - 04:41 PM

I tried to fit "birthday" into the header, but there wasn't enough space. Bees are also welcome ...

Joan

Subject: RE: Wigan Folk Club (UK) 45th Bday 3-5 July
From: Joan from Wigan
Date: 02 Jul 09 - 12:13 AM

Friday and Saturday we hope to be in the beer garden, weather permitting, and the timing of when the bands go on and when the singarounds / showcase spots happen is very flexible.

Joan

Subject: RE: Wigan Folk Club (UK) 45th Bday 3-5 July
From: GUEST,Tunesmith
Date: 02 Jul 09 - 03:08 AM

Many, many years ago, I went to a folk club in Wigan. The club, as usual, was over a pub, and, I think, by the market square ( which I believe has been redeveloped since ). Would that have been THE Wigan Folk Club?

Subject: RE: Wigan Folk Club (UK) 45th Bday 3-5 July
From: Will Fly
Date: 02 Jul 09 - 03:43 AM

Hi Joan - you may remember I popped up from "down South" early in May to catch the Wigan Club night. I thoroughly enjoyed the evening - and particularly your own singing and playing.

I hope your anniversary weekend goes with a swing and that you all have a great time!

Subject: RE: Wigan Folk Club (UK) 45th Bday 3-5 July
From: Nick
Date: 02 Jul 09 - 09:05 AM

Wish you well - I have been three times and remember enjoying myself enormously. If I remember it was at two different pubs - one on a Tuesday, one on a Thursday and the Thursday one particularly was heaving with people and I had a great time.

Good luck for the future too. Not long to the Golden jubilee.

Subject: RE: Wigan Folk Club (UK) 45th Bday 3-5 July
From: Joan from Wigan
Date: 19 Jul 09 - 10:58 AM

Guest Tunesmith: Yes, that was our original venue, the Park Hotel, still sadly missed.

Will and Nick, thank you for your kind comments.

We do now meet twice a week, Tuesdays at the Fox & Goose, and Thursdays at the Keepers Inn (Nick, you're probably remembering the Seven Stars, now sadly closed). Details are on our Myspace site, linked to in my first post above, or on our main site Wigan Folk Club.

And before our Golden Jubilee, we will continue to have annual birthday celebrations at the beginning of July, plus our Wigan Day of Folk'n'Verse each Easter Monday. These are all free events and everyone is welcome. Keep an eye on the website(s) for details.

Joan