Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester

Subject: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 02 Mar 10 - 05:00 AM

I have been trying to track down current Folk Clubs and Sessions in Greater manchester, where ever that is.

Amendments, additions and deletions anybody?

Monday
Jolly Angler, Ducie St. Manchester.

Folk at the Prospect Monday Prospect Inn Weston Road,   Weston Village Runcorn,   Cheshire WA7 4LD .

Swinton Folk Club Monday White Lion 242 Manchester Rd Swinton Manchester M27 4TS

Midway Folk Club Monday Midway Tavern, 263 Newbridge Lane, Stockport, SK1 2NX 8:30

Tuesday
Beginners Tune Session, The Beech, Beech Road, Chorlton ,Manchester Last Tuesday of the month

Fox & Goose, Wigan Lane. Tuesdays 8.30 pm Joan Blackburn

Sale Folk Club Tuesday: United Services Club, Southern Rd, Sale, M33 6HQ 8:00

Googlies Singers Night: Didsbury Cricket Club, Wilmslow Rd. East Didsbury, Manchester M20 2ZY 1st Tuesday 8:30

Peveril of the Peak Session: Tuesday Peveril of the Peak, 127 Great Bridgewater St. Manchester. M1 5JQ 8:30

Urmston Acoustics: Nags Head, Davyhulme Circle, Lostock Rd, Urmston. M41 0SU 1st Tuesday 8:30)

Acoustic Collective: Tuesday Wharf Tavern, Staly Wharf, Caroline St, Stalybridge, SK15 1PD

Crown Folk & Acoustic Club: Tuesday Crown Inn, Heaton Ln. Stockport SK4 1AR 8:30

Ring O' Bells Free Singers Club: Tuesday Ring o' Bells, Pit Lane, Widnes WA8 9HU 8:30 (0

Royal Oak, Tuesday Bradshaw Brow, Harwood, Bolton, BL2 3DD 2nd & 4th Tuesdays (012

Wednesday
Singaround at The Beech, Beech Road, Chorlton, Manchester 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month

Cross Keys Pub In The Barn Uppermill Every Wednesday 9pm OL3 6LW

Stockport trad English tunes session..Ye Olde Vic King ST Stockport Hosted By Peter Hood
On the second and fourth Wed of every month

Thursday
Chorlton Folk Club Thursday SW Manchester Cricket Club, Ellesmere Road, Chorlton, Manchester M21 0SG 9:00

Lymm Folk Club Thursday Spread Eagle Hotel, Eagle Brow, Lymm WA13 0AG 8:30

Heaton Mersey Singaround: Thursday Sports & Social Club, Harwood Rd. Heaton Mersey, Stockport. SK4 3AW 1st Thu 8:30

Stalybridge Singaround Thursday The White House, 1 Water Lane, Stalybridge, SK15 2AG

For Folk's Sake: Thursday Zion Arts Centre, 335 Stretford Rd, Hulme, Manchester M15 5ZA 1st or 2nd Thu 8:00

Glossop Folk Train: depart Manchester Piccadilly Station M1 2PB 6:37 Return 10:17 4th Thu

Friday
The Dog and Partridge Friday Bollington Arthur Wakefield

Full Circle Folk Club Friday: Parkside Hotel, 281 Bury Old Rd, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1JA 8:30

Northwich Folk Club: Friday Harlequin Theatre, Queen St. Northwich CW9 5JN 8:30

Porkies Folk Club: Royal British Legion, George's St. West, Poynton SK12 1JY 1st Fri 8:30 (

Salford Folk Music Workshop: Friday Room 200, Maxwell Building, Salford University, Manchester M5 4WT 1st Fri 8:00

Saturday
Stalybridge Buffet Bar Saturday --Right on the train station. Superb beer, good evening hosted by Jim Schofield

Sunday
Heaton Moor Session Sunday The Plough, Heaton Moor Rd, Heaton Moor, Stockport SK4 4NZ 1st & 3rd Sun 1:00

Ring O' Bells Folk Club: Sunday Ring O' Bells, Church St. Warrington WA1 2TL 8:30

Jolly Angler Singaround Sunday Jolly Angler, Ducie St. Manchester. M1 2JW 9:00

L in C

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: GUEST,Ed
Date: 02 Mar 10 - 05:07 AM

Greater manchester, where ever that is

It's here

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 02 Mar 10 - 05:24 AM

Thanks, it certainl is. A Lancastrian, Mr Sid Caulderbeck, by name, challenged me, in another place about the reality of GM, so I was covering myself, sts

L in C

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: SteveMansfield
Date: 02 Mar 10 - 06:08 AM

Well you're both right in a way - the Greater Manchester Council was abolished by Margaret bloody Thatcher in 1986 and many powers returned to the 10 individual local and city councils: but many of the administrative and planning functions (transport, employee pensions, etc.) are still coordinated through AGMA, the Association of Greater Manchester authorities, and 'Greater Manchester' is still, I believe, a recognised geographical region.

Sid, however, is probably still fully adjusting to Lancashire's territorial losses in the Wars of the Roses :)

Good list Les, it deserves a permanent home on a website somewhere. It also overlaps nicely with Pete Hood's directory of events in Manchester and Cheshire at http://www.zen37219.zen.co.uk/folkystuff.htm.

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: GUEST,Captain Farrell
Date: 02 Mar 10 - 10:52 AM

Cross Keys Uppermill Sunday night in Buckleys Kitchen

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 02 Mar 10 - 01:22 PM

Thanks, is Bucley's Kitchen a pub? And if so where abouts in Uppermill?

L in C

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: Aeola
Date: 02 Mar 10 - 03:33 PM

Sid's in training for this year!!! Be aware!!

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: alex s
Date: 02 Mar 10 - 05:43 PM

It's not too far to Burnley.

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: 8_Pints
Date: 02 Mar 10 - 06:08 PM

Hi Les,

I trust you mean Sid Calderbank, singer of that illustrious song - "Tater Pie"!

Bob vG

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 03 Mar 10 - 03:14 AM

I do indeed Bob, clearly unable to spell I have mangled his name into another. He came to The Beech with his daughter Liz when she danced Lancashire clog dances to celebrate the first year of our tunes session and sang a number of excellent songs and much fun was had.

I understand from The History of The Cross Keys Uppermill

that Buckley's Kitchen is at The Cross Keys

L in C

Any other mystery folk clubs?

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: SophFFS
Date: 08 Mar 10 - 10:01 AM

Just to let you know that For Folk's Sake seems to be changing venue every month at present! Keep your eye on http://www.forfolkssake.org.uk/ for info.

Thanks!

Sophie

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: Will Fly
Date: 08 Mar 10 - 10:09 AM

I don't believe in Greater Manchester - or Cumbria for that matter. I were born in Lancashire, and spent many happy days as a teenager fell walking in Westmoreland and Cumberland. By - we were lakin' in them days...

On a more serious note, Les - if you want a hand getting all that useful stuff into a web site, give us a PM.

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: GUEST,SID
Date: 08 Mar 10 - 10:24 AM

Now then Geographyphiles, tha corn't move a ceawnty wi' a bit o' paper - so give o'er messin'!
However, if we are going to play "guess the boundary" then Angie Bladen's Monday night club at the Crown in Worthington qualifies for your list. I'll be there tonight.

SID

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: Mr Happy
Date: 08 Mar 10 - 10:28 AM

http://www.chesterfolk.org.uk/events.html

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 08 Mar 10 - 11:46 AM

Hi Sid, trust all is well with you and yours? Can you give a few more details about "Crown in Worthington"


Mr Happy, Chester is an excellent Festival we have enjoyed 4 or 5 times. i will put it into our "Songs and Tunes at The Beech" Facebook.

Cheers

L in C

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: Mr Happy
Date: 08 Mar 10 - 12:02 PM

Don't forget

Mr Happy's Come All Ye

Every Wednesday 830pm

in the Carlton Tavern
Hartington Street
Handbridge
Chester

Free Butties & Mystery Guest every week!!

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: GUEST,SID
Date: 08 Mar 10 - 01:13 PM

Hi Les,
"The Crown in Worthington" is a pub called "The Crown" and it's in Worthington! (Sorry, couldn't resist it.)

Monday night 8.15, singaround, some tunes, monthly guests, theme nights etc. Worthington is near Standish, which is near Wigan, which is is Greater Manchester, which is in Lancashire.

Down Bradley Lane off the A49 in Standish, through the Ind.estate, under the narrow bridge on your right. Google it for a map etc.

We're having a weekend mini festival there 25-27 June
All the best -- SID

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 08 Mar 10 - 02:17 PM

Thanks Sid that's very clear

Les

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: mikesamwild
Date: 08 Mar 10 - 02:21 PM

Have you tried The Session site, look under sessions.

The Union on Stockport Road , Levenshuleme M/Cr !has a good Irish session on Wednesday night

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Mar 10 - 01:51 AM

We called in an interesting bar on Friday evening - Cheers in Crumpsall, next to Heaton Park. They have live music every Friday and Saturday, and quite often it has folk content e.g. this coming Friday it's a folk rock band (John Bilek) as it's coming up to St Pat's Night; then at the end of April Dom Collins is appearing there. There are othere "folkies" in between but I can't remember who they are, sorry!
Ali

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 09 Mar 10 - 03:22 AM

Thanks Folks I will ammend my growing list and add to our SATAB Facebook:

Songs and Tunes at the Beech

L in C

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 10 Mar 10 - 02:54 AM

Here is an ammended list:
Monday
1.        Jolly Angler, Ducie St. Manchester.

2.        Folk at the Prospect Prospect Inn Weston Road,   Weston Village Runcorn,   Cheshire WA7 4LD .

3.        Swinton Folk Club Monday White Lion 242 Manchester Rd Swinton Manchester M27 4TS

4.        Midway Folk Club Monday Midway Tavern, 263 Newbridge Lane, Stockport, SK1 2NX 8:30

5.        Mostly Irish Session at The Beech, Beech Road, Chorlton, Manchester


Tuesday
1.        Beginners Tune Session, The Beech, Beech Road, Chorlton ,Manchester Last Tuesday of the month

2.        Fox & Goose, Wigan Lane. Tuesdays 8.30 pm Joan Blackburn

3.        Sale Folk Club Tuesday: United Services Club, Southern Rd, Sale, M33 6HQ 8:00

4.        Googlies Singers Night: Didsbury Cricket Club, Wilmslow Rd. Manchester M20 2ZY 1st Tuesday 8:30

5.        Irish Peak Session: Peveril of the Peak, 127 Great Bridgewater St. Manchester. M1 5JQ 8:30

6.        Urmston Acoustics: Nags Head, Davyhulme Circle, Lostock Rd, Urmston. M41 0SU 1st Tuesday 8:30)

7.        Acoustic Collective: Tuesday Wharf Tavern, Staly Wharf, Caroline St, Stalybridge, SK15 1PD

8.        Crown Folk & Acoustic Club: Tuesday Crown Inn, Heaton Ln. Stockport SK4 1AR 8:30

9.        Ring O' Bells Free Singers Club: Tuesday Ring o' Bells, Pit Lane, Widnes WA8 9HU 8:30 (0


Wednesday
1.        Singaround at The Beech, Beech Road, Chorlton, Manchester 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month

2.        Cross Keys Pub In The Barn Uppermill Every Wednesday 9pm OL3 6LW

3.        Stockport English tunes session.Ye Olde Vic King ST Stockport 2nd & 3rd Wed of every month

4.        An Irish session The Union on Stockport Road , Levenshuleme M/Cr

5.        Mr Happy's Come All Ye Every The Carlton Tavern, Hartington Street, Handbridge Chester,

Thursday
1.        Chorlton Folk Club SW Manchester Cricket Club, Ellesmere Road, Chorlton, Manchester M21 0SG

2.        Lymm Folk Club Thursday Spread Eagle Hotel, Eagle Brow, Lymm WA13 0AG

3.        Heaton Mersey Singaround: Sports & Social Club, Harwood Rd. Stockport. SK4 3AW 1st Thu 8:30

4.        Stalybridge Singaround Thursday The White House, 1 Water Lane, Stalybridge, SK15 2AG

5.        For Folk's Sake: Zion Arts Centre, 335 Stretford Rd, Hulme, Manchester M15 5ZA 1st or 2nd Thu 8:00

6.        Glossop Folk Train: depart Manchester Piccadilly Station M1 2PB 6:37 Return 10:17 4th Thu

Friday
1.        The Dog and Partridge Bollington Arthur Wakefield

2.        Full Circle Folk Club Friday: Parkside Hotel, 281 Bury Old Rd, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1JA 8:30

3.        Northwich Folk Club: Friday Harlequin Theatre, Queen St. Northwich CW9 5JN 8:30

4.        Porkies Folk Club: Royal British Legion, George's St. West, Poynton SK12 1JY 1st Fri

5.        Salford Folk Music Workshop: Room 200, Maxwell Building, Salford University, Manchester M5 4WT 1st Fri

6.        Railway Pub this Friday. Bromley Cross Bolton (01204 411115) for details


Saturday
1.        Stalybridge Buffet Bar Saturday --Right on the train station.

Sunday
1.        Heaton Moor Session The Plough, Heaton Moor Rd, Stockport SK4 4NZ 1st & 3rd Sun 1:00

2.        Ring O' Bells Folk Club: Sunday Ring O' Bells, Church St. Warrington WA1 2TL 8:30

3.        Jolly Angler Singaround Sunday Jolly Angler, Ducie St. Manchester. M1 2JW 9:00

Please keep ammendments, additions and deletions rolling in

L in C

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: GUEST,Callingbird
Date: 10 Mar 10 - 07:43 AM

The Saracen's Head in Warburton Lymm. Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month.

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: Brakn
Date: 10 Mar 10 - 08:26 AM

I've never been but there's a session at Ducie Arms,Devas Street (behind the University Library) Manchester, M15 6HS every second Tuesday.

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 10 Mar 10 - 10:42 AM

Thanks I can't believe I have left The Saries out!I knew about the Ducie but was unsure about when. I guess every second Tuesday means every othre regardless of 4 / 5 week months?

Cheers
L in C

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: GUEST,SID
Date: 10 Mar 10 - 12:30 PM

Les - I went to a lot of trouble to get the Crown at Worthington on this list, and you've let me down!!

Don't tell me we have to go through all that again.

SID

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: Phil Edwards
Date: 10 Mar 10 - 02:01 PM

The Crown in Worthington? What's that, and whereabouts is it?

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 10 Mar 10 - 02:49 PM

Honest I'm sorry Sid. I started to look for Worthington on Streetmap and it gave me a place in Leicestershire or some such place. Then I knocked my Ovaltine over and lost concentration.

Now, The Crown Inn, Worthington, Lancs

A Map

See how this looks

Les

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 10 Mar 10 - 02:53 PM

Ok the map doesn't show anything so that is a really sh*t load of help. If you put The Crown Inn Worthington into google map it works

Les - going for a lie down

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 10 Mar 10 - 02:59 PM

This might be a map and then again it might not

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: Will Fly
Date: 10 Mar 10 - 03:00 PM

The Crown's a great pub - good food and a great range of beers. Angie's very friendly and welcoming. It was a small company when I was there for the singaround, but fewer people means more turns!

Not very far from the Crown is Red Rock Bridge, which crosses the Leeds-Liverpool canal. The miners' cottages in this picture were where my g-g-ggrandfather - a miner - lived in the 1840s.

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 10 Mar 10 - 03:01 PM

Ok it clearly isn't. Just click on 'Contact us'

or ring Free Phone: [phone]

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 10 Mar 10 - 03:14 PM

Thanks Will that's most helpful and re-assuring I was going quietly daft for a while

Les

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: GUEST,SID
Date: 10 Mar 10 - 05:13 PM

Now I'm feeling guilty - I'll try to think of somewhere else eh?

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 11 Mar 10 - 03:53 AM

My original idea was only to list clubs, sessions etc. that people might get to on public transport around what ever Greater Manchester is. I know most people drive so I guess 30 miutes or so.

But still, the more the merrier

Cheers
L in C

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 11 Mar 10 - 06:35 AM

Has anybody noticed this?

L in C

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: GUEST,AlanG at work
Date: 11 Mar 10 - 07:26 AM

What about Songs in the Snug at the Sarries Les?

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: GUEST,SID
Date: 11 Mar 10 - 09:22 AM

Les, now you're shaping. It was there all the time! And, by the way, I would have thought the last place to preserve any original idea is on here.

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 11 Mar 10 - 11:21 AM

Thanks Alan - I will add that - no excuses just erm I forgot what mu excuse was

Right Sid, I think we are sorted

Les

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Jan 12 - 12:14 PM

Thursday nights at The Gun Inn, Hollingworth (near Mottram), SK14 8LN.
Fortnightly, alternates with session at WHitehouse, Stalybridge.

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: GUEST,m musgrave
Date: 19 Jan 12 - 07:56 AM

The Godley hall inn. Godley hill, Hyde Cheshire SK14 3BL - 0161 368 4415.
Our sing around is every Monday night including Bank Holidays and starts about 8.45 till 12 ish.
its a small and very informal gathering, any sort of acoustic music is welcome, plus 50p off a pint!!!

also Les the monday night at the Jolly Angler in Manchester has not run for years now . it is Sundays nights for a singaround now

thanks mike

Subject: RE: Review: Current Folk Clubs in Greater Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 19 Jan 12 - 12:05 PM

Thanks Mike,
as you can see I have not updated my list for some time. This is always the danger. I was doing quite well until one of the many changes on facebook.

We intend to run a Beech website and I will update stuff at that point

All are welcome down The Beech:


Wednesdays

L in C