New Folk Club 9in Hull)

Subject: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 05 Aug 03 - 02:09 PM

I am opening a Folk Roots and Accoustic Club in Hull shortly.
It will be at The Marlborough Club, Chanterlands Avenue, Hull.
every Thursday evening, starting on the 4th of September.
Its a good venue, with a good concert room with stage.
I have spoken privately to a few people that have kindly volounteered to get involved they are=
Bassic-He organised a music festival a few years ago.
Linda Kelly-Ran the Folk Club at Beverley Festival
Ossonflags-Has been involved with various clubs over the years.

Due to work commitments etc these people will not be there every week
The idea I have is that ALL singers and musicians and listeners will be welcome.Admission will be free to encourage people to go, but we might have a raffle to raise money to book acts, perhaps starting off with cheap local acts.
Stuff like this will be sorted out at the first night, I hate meetings and commitees and stuff, and would like to keep things informal, but perhaps a quick ideas session would be an idea, for people to give their ideas?

The landlord [Chris] is easy going and supports live music and books acts, he has given us the room for free.
I have found the venue, and intend to promote it,
but the format and music depends really on who turns up,
though everyone will get a chance, and beginers wether singers or musiciasns will be encouraged.
Hopefully see you all there!
jOhn

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: greg stephens
Date: 05 Aug 03 - 02:19 PM

John, you obviously find very good advice on mudcat. At quarter past five you started a thread asking advice on running a folk club, and here you are less than two hours later doing it.

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: GUEST,cittern
Date: 05 Aug 03 - 03:18 PM

Great to hear of a new club. Will try to make it along the M62 one Thursday night (can't make it on the 4th due to gig commitments in Derbyshire). Would love to be able to persuade you to put on Julie Ellison as one of the guests! Contact me via [e-mail] if you wish.

As regards advice on running a club, you could do worse than taking a look at the Rivelin Folk Club in Sheffield. You couldn't to meet a nicer bunch of people, very welcoming, great sense of humour, well attended singers nights. No door charge just a collection and they raise enough to have the occasional guest.

They have a website at http://www.dgbiz.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: TheBigPinkLad
Date: 05 Aug 03 - 04:38 PM

And,congrats,on,getting,the,keyboard,fixed,jOhn.

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 05 Aug 03 - 05:04 PM

Well done John you have put a lot of work into this- will be happy to support you!

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 05 Aug 03 - 05:10 PM

Best of luck John. Now that I am back in the old country, I am looking for occasional forays south, and an excursion to Hull may be just the thing.

Hope it all goes well.

Murray

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: John Routledge
Date: 05 Aug 03 - 05:27 PM

Amazing John

Most people take months - you take a couple of hours.:0)

Looks like I will be over to Hull sooner than I thought

Well Done

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Noreen
Date: 05 Aug 03 - 05:33 PM

Does it have good beer, jOhn? Enquiring minds need to know.
I'd love to support this, but as you know I'm a bit far away to be a regular.

Wishing you all the best.

N
x

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Les from Hull
Date: 05 Aug 03 - 07:16 PM

I'm sure that Maggie and I will do all we can.

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Bassic
Date: 05 Aug 03 - 07:39 PM

I will be there John. More thoughts later. Put it in your diaries, sell your grandmothers, book the annual leave, bounce the cheque, kidnap your friends, threaten to send photos of famous people to The News of the World if they dont turn up, JUST BE THERE!

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 05 Aug 03 - 08:02 PM

Good luck; and don't forget to get the club listed at the Yorkshire Folk Arts website. There's an online form (the best way of doing it) at  http://www.yorkshire-folk-arts.com/directory/form.html

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: bill\sables
Date: 05 Aug 03 - 08:03 PM

Good news John Why not advertise it in your Yahoo Hullfolk site
Cheers Bill

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 05 Aug 03 - 08:20 PM

Thanks everybody, JOhn and Murray etc-you would be very welcome, the bear is ok, and as its a social club the prices are slightly cheaper than the pubs.I work in the indian take-away opposite the place, so I will try to persaude my boss to give us a pot of curry at cost price or as near as possible to that, for our supper. I've been working there 9 years now so I might be able to persaude him to give us a free pan of curry as sponsorship/advertising! I'll see what I can do.
As I said earlier, I have found the venue, the rest of it is up to you ie if on a certain night they are all shanty singers or singer songwriters then thats what it will be for that night.
I would like it to be easy going and a similar format to the recent temporary Folk Club at the Beverely Folk Festival, that Linda and Mick and Roger did such a good job of organising, ie anyone that wants to have a go, be they singers, or musicians is given a chance and made welcome and encouraged.
I hate rules and don't intend having any, but would simply ask that any singer/musician that wants to do a spot is given the chance to do so.
So wether you sing, play or just listen, lets see you in there!

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 05 Aug 03 - 08:27 PM

Thanks Malcolm and Bill,
Bill-my yahoo group seems to have locked up recently, not sure whats going on there! I remember you are a moderator there, are you able to unlock it?
PS-do yahoo ban you for swearing?
there was a bloke spamming my site, trying to sell some astrolgy rubbish, I told him to F..K off, i havent been able to post since.
I will get on to yahoo ltd and see whats going om.cheers.john

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 05 Aug 03 - 08:48 PM

PS-Malcolm and Bill-you are obviously both welcome there, sorry I can't pay you for going, at least for the time been, but as I said earlier=the landlord is keen on music, and does his paying gigs on Friday and Saturday, so if you go and do a spot and the landlord likes you, you might get a paying gig out of it, [not sure what he pays, or what you charge, discus it between yourselves], anyway = i think you live near each othrr? i know Bill lives near Selby, not sure about Malcom, maybe you could give each other a lift? anyway, be good to see you there.john

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 06 Aug 03 - 12:32 AM

Im in when ever get over Again.. great Luck !!! All the best , Guy

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 06 Aug 03 - 12:58 AM

Cheers Guy, EVERY BODY is welcome there, [singer/musician or lisener.john

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: mooman
Date: 06 Aug 03 - 03:43 AM

Good luck with the club jOhn! I'll try to call in next time I'm over in the UK Northerlands.

moo

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Cavia_P
Date: 06 Aug 03 - 10:28 AM

Well done jOhn!
If you fill out our Hull Events Online form:
(We need your permission for Data Protection etc otherwise I'd post it myself.)
I'll see the new club goes on the Hull Events web site, Hull Events: Music

Regards,

Cavia_P

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: KJ
Date: 06 Aug 03 - 11:33 AM

We'll be there jOhn, as often as we can.

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: greg stephens
Date: 06 Aug 03 - 11:36 AM

I'm practising my arias now, I like the friendly any music will do approach. If there are any sopranos in Hull with a really screechy tone, I'd love to try some duets.

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Les from Hull
Date: 06 Aug 03 - 02:34 PM

Ooo you bad lad!

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: old git
Date: 06 Aug 03 - 05:52 PM

Have a word with the Roaring Forties at the Hull Sea Fever festival
I'll try to get them there on the 4th Sept

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Noreen
Date: 06 Aug 03 - 08:06 PM

How about accompanying me in a bit of Puccini on the squeezebox, greg?Un bel di Vendremo....
*sigh*

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: GUEST,Jim Hancock
Date: 06 Aug 03 - 08:51 PM

Hi there John
If you let me have details and contact information for use by the general public I'll add it to the what's on diary in Folktalk Magazine
FOLKTALK

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: GeoffLawes
Date: 07 Aug 03 - 12:11 PM

Good Luck John,I shall come along but I can't make the 4th September-the middle of September is the earliest. In your initial message you gave the venue as The Malborough Club, Chanterlands Ave but from your description I think it sounds like The Malborough Club in Newstead Street just off Chants. Geoff Lawes

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: greg stephens
Date: 07 Aug 03 - 12:15 PM

Are there as many Marlborough Clubs in Hull as there are Mudcatters?

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Julie B
Date: 07 Aug 03 - 01:59 PM

Best of luck with the club. If you were starting a week earlier then Steve Parkes and I may have tried to arrive a bit earlier for the Shanty Festival and managed a visit. (...On the other hand, maybe not, as Steve says he's now run out of paid leave days for the year!) Good luck anyway.

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: sweetfire
Date: 07 Aug 03 - 02:06 PM

Hey, well done John!!!!

Will try to attend and support you the best i can!

P.s good spot you picked too...!

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 08 Aug 03 - 02:03 PM

Sorry Geoff, I should have made it clear.It is The Marborough Club, 94-96 Newstead Street HU5 3NB. Tel [phone].
From the Spring Bank West, junction it is the 2nd street on the right.
Anyone coming from outside of Hull, just follow the signs for "KC Stadium", go past the stadium, and onto Chanterlands Avenue.
If you go to multimap [www.multimap.com], type in your postcode, then the clubs postcode it will give you door to door directions.

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 08 Aug 03 - 02:12 PM

or if your going the other way, it will be on the left.
anyway, if you cant find it you could ring me on 07759 668798.

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Oaklet
Date: 08 Aug 03 - 02:26 PM

It's bang in the middle of the Spanish Quarter. Just follow the "Latin Hull" signs and the AA yellow signs with the sombrero symbol on from the south. Or the north, come to that. Or the west, thinking about it. But not the east because that's the sea that is.

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Harry Basnett
Date: 08 Aug 03 - 04:37 PM

Good luck, John.....sounds like a great venue - and curry too!!!

All the best......Harry and Sara.

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Willa
Date: 08 Aug 03 - 04:46 PM

Is that what they mean by trying to curry favour, J(On?

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 10 Aug 03 - 12:07 PM

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 10 Aug 03 - 12:28 PM

Well Done John!

Micca and I will try and come along when we are next in your neck of the woods!

Hope it all goes well

Khatt

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 02 Sep 03 - 04:13 AM

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Beardy
Date: 02 Sep 03 - 08:30 AM

brid widder and meself intend being there on Thursday evening.

Did you say it starts at 9pm?


Stewart

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 02 Sep 03 - 09:47 AM

Yes, it's 9PM start Beardy.Though Les suggested to me that a beginers session/workshop from 8.30 till 9.00 could be a good idea, I agreed with his suggestion, so if anyone is intersted in this idea, you could go at 8.30pm.
I have recieved a few PM's about this from various people, asking about the format, who are we going to book? etc.
The format is whatever people prefer, there is a small stage there, but nobody is forced to use it, I'm not sure yet, who we are going to book, it depends on interest.I have decided that the first 4 weeks wil be singers/musicians nights and will be free admission to get people interested.
I would like to stress that this is not a Mudcat event, but an event where Mudcatters along with everyone else are welcome.
So if any non member is reading this, you will be as welcome as anyone else.
I would also like to stress that all singers/musicians regardless of age, ability or nationality are welcome.There is a large Kurdish community in Hull, many of whom are musicians, also my boss [Bangladeshi], plays the flute, I have told him he is welcome to come along and play a couple of tunes.
Also if anyone is just starting out in folk singing/ playing and wants an oppertunity to have a go at stuff in front of an appreciative audience then feel free, many of the folkies around here Les, Mick etc have got years of experience, and I'm sure they will pass on any tips/advice etc.
I would like to publicly thank everybody that has offered their support, a couple of people have refered to this as my new folk club, it isn't, it's everybodys! All I did was book the room!
There will be no rules as such, but I would like to politely request that the tables on the left as you walk in be reserved for non-smokers, [the tables on the right have windows above them that we can open].
Hopefully see you all in there!

jOhn

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Les from Hull
Date: 02 Sep 03 - 10:21 AM

I'll try to be there at 8.30 so if anybody fancies a few tunes, a chat or a bit if a muck about - see you there.

I have to agree with jOhn (no relation!). This venue will be what we all want, or rather what each of us wants, as far as is possible so that it fits in with what others want. So please be as 'vocal' as possible about what you like so that you can be 'instumental' in providing the local folk community with a venue that fits all needs. Don't just go once, dislike it and then not go again without telling others what you disliked.

Les

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: ossonflags
Date: 02 Sep 03 - 01:08 PM

John, pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease do not call me a folkie.

I will try and get there round about 9.30ish but all depends on shift.We had a long discussion about your venture at the Whitby fest and you know I, along with others, will give you all the support and encouragement you need.I put the word around both at Whitby and the Shanty fest. so expect to see a few.

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 02 Sep 03 - 02:23 PM

Cheers Mick. 9Mick is not a folkie!, but I know he is a good singer, lead singer with Punch the Horse, [best band down our street], and he is keen to see traditional singing encouraged, and I know he will pass on any relavent tips to beginners]
i'm sure Les will do the same for any musicians.
I saw Maggie this morning, 9Mrs Les), and she is taking her friend called Karen, and telling other people about this.
I realised today why Maggie is called The Fragrant One, 9 She is an aromatherapissed, and is an Indian Head Massager as well)

I agre with Les, ie if anybody goes and doesn't like it, they should say why, and give their ideas.
This is a new thing, and we are open to ideas/suggestions.

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 02 Sep 03 - 05:35 PM

Looking forward to Thursday John it will be my fourth twelve hour shift on the trot and I shall be tearing back from Leeds but I will get there I promise. I shall be the one in the corner fast asleep.I might bring my bazouki -that will frighten the masses.

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Noreen
Date: 02 Sep 03 - 06:05 PM

Linda is a atar pupil on her new bouzouki (bought at Whitby).

Sorry I cant get there this week- I'll follow this thread with interest to see how it goes.

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: Noreen
Date: 02 Sep 03 - 06:50 PM

star!

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: greg stephens
Date: 02 Sep 03 - 07:00 PM

John, all the evry best for this venture. I am playing in Co Waterford on Thursday, which I reckon is a reasonable excuse for not coming to the opening, but I'll be over as soon as I can.

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: GUEST,ossonflags
Date: 03 Sep 03 - 03:37 AM

Highly reccomend Maggies head massages!!!! She gave me one in the middle of a singaround !!!

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: GUEST,KJ
Date: 03 Sep 03 - 05:04 AM

Unable to make it I'm afraid jOhn as will be working. Will make sure that I'm free on next off-duty for next month. Good luck, all of you have a good time.

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: GUEST,ossonflags
Date: 03 Sep 03 - 05:12 AM

Hey ,karen!!! thanks for that.Sorry to miss your do. Have a good one!!!

Subject: RE: New Folk Club 9in Hull)
From: GUEST
Date: 03 Sep 03 - 06:15 AM

Good luck John