Sheffield Acoustic Open Mic

Subject: Sheffield Acoustic Open Mic
From: John Robinson (aka Cittern)
Date: 15 Feb 04 - 07:12 AM

Tuesday 17 February 2004
The Miner's Arms, Warren Lane, Chapeltown, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 2WD, UK

Hosted by Julie Ellison. Evening kicks off with a 45 minute set from Julie followed by an acoustic open mic session.   

Starting time: 9:30pm

Finishing time: 11:10pm

All the best
John Robinson
http://www.JulieEllison.co.uk

Subject: RE: Sheffield Acoustic Open Mic
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Feb 04 - 05:33 AM

refresh

Subject: RE: Sheffield Acoustic Open Mic
From: Sooz
Date: 17 Feb 04 - 08:46 AM

Too short a session too far away!

Subject: RE: Sheffield Acoustic Open Mic
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 17 Feb 04 - 12:10 PM

This sounds good , is it a regular thing or a one off? Might come up one night. I love driving and playing.

Subject: RE: Sheffield Acoustic Open Mic
From: John Robinson (aka Cittern)
Date: 17 Feb 04 - 07:38 PM

Having just got back from a very enjoyable session, the unfortunate news is that it is probably the last at this venue - the old use it or lose it argument I'm afraid!

Will keep you informed of any others which get added to the gig list.

All the best
John Robinson
http://www.JulieEllison.co.uk

Subject: RE: Sheffield Acoustic Open Mic
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 17 Feb 04 - 08:56 PM

to mutch stuff aboiiut shefie;ld here, shefiee;d is rubbish

hull is best place in the worlkd, and wevry were else is rubbish , and i canm prove it.john

Subject: RE: Sheffield Acoustic Open Mic
From: John Robinson (aka Cittern)
Date: 18 Feb 04 - 03:40 PM

Sheffield is wonderful - and that comes from a monkey hanger who settled in Bradford - an expert in post industrial landscapes if ever there was one.

All the best
John Robinson
http://www.JulieEllison.co.uk

Subject: RE: Sheffield Acoustic Open Mic
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 18 Feb 04 - 06:56 PM

Personally, I call that a shut mic session.

There are occasional open mic sessions in Nottingham, associated with Nottingham Trent Uni. COntemporaray acoustic I think, not folk.

I think the pub is down the bottom of the lace market. Forgotten the name.

It's only a few miles down the M1.

Subject: RE: Sheffield Acoustic Open Mic
From: GUEST,Strollin' Johnny
Date: 19 Feb 04 - 07:58 AM

John, at 1 hour & 40 minutes that must have been the shortest folk-evening ever! And a 50-minute Open-Mic session must be an absolute free-for-all of would-be participants fighting and crawling over each other to try and get a spot! I can see it in the local Sheffield papers now, "Folkie-Rage hits Chapeltown"! How many people can you fit into 50 minutes, three or four at most? Far too short to encourage me to travel all the way from Gainsborough and risk not getting a spot.
Sorry - needs to be longer

Subject: RE: Sheffield Acoustic Open Mic
From: John Robinson (aka Cittern)
Date: 19 Feb 04 - 09:00 AM

The landlords format not ours folks. And really aimed at people more local to Sheffield. Perhaps in hindsight I shouldn't have announed it here.

Highlight of the night was a young chap of probably 9/10 years old who gave his first public performance. He even got to use Julie's new Manson guitar - not many people get to do that!

All the best
John Robinson
http://www.JulieEllison.co.uk