Epworth Folk Club PermaThread

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Rookery4
Date: 18 Nov 15 - 07:21 PM

Thanks to Jim, Jim, Dennis , Ian, Richard, Jill and myself we had a most entertaining evening, including Autoharp, Banjo, Uke, Uillean Pipes, Guitar and vocal. Thanks to everybody!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Rookery4
Date: 26 Nov 15 - 05:14 AM

Another busy night at the Folk Club, with the welcome return of Squeezebox John, and talented newcomers, Martin, Jessie, Mike and his wife who's name has escaped me (nothing to do with the beer)and Anna to help brother Ian out with excellent harmonies. Together with regulars Goff, Danny, Richard, Musket and myself and a Czech visitor Thomas, we had a great night! Really we did! You should have been there!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 26 Nov 15 - 11:44 AM

So where in hell's name was it, and where will it be next week? 😜

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Musket gracing Mudcat despite better judgeme
Date: 26 Nov 15 - 11:56 AM

Yeah, brilliant night. Amazing the tone Thomas got out of that cheap plywood guitar...

Our international appeal knows no bounds eh?

Nice to see Squeezebox John. That's twice in a week we have been playing together despite not having seen each other for well over a year before last Thursday.

Any road, don't forget Wheatsheaf at Belton next Wednesday. The rookery and I will be at Donny Strummers (Ukranian Club, Doncaster) next Monday if anyone wants to join us. Bob Chiswick runs a cracking club. What I haven't told the rookery yet is that my new pap pap was bought on the basis that you can't fit banjo cases in it. Weird layout I know, but what can you do? You can get a couple of guitars in the boot easily but not a banjo case apparently. It says so in the handbook.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 26 Nov 15 - 01:46 PM

I might come to one on 'em, if I'm not doin' nowt else.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Squeezebox John
Date: 30 Nov 15 - 06:19 AM

HSBC have written to me regarding the club bank account. They are not happy that it is now dormant, and want to close the account if we don't make use of it.I suppose this is not unreasonable, because it will be costing them something to operate the account and send me a statement each month. I spoke to a young lady at HSBC on the phone on Friday, and was interrogated regarding why we were not paying money in and out. I persuaded her to leave the account in operation for the present, but only until 22nd May 2016, at which date it would have to be reviewed again if we still have not used it. Do we need a bank account now?
If anyone has ideas for spending £89.94, please discuss. Ideas include a memorial to Eric, a memorial concert, local charity donation, Epworth Music Day, Christmas Party, posters advertising the club, newspaper adverts for the club, ....etc.
It was a very good night last week, I hope to come back again, but I am hopeless at late nights, five days later I am still falling asleep listening to "Look North" on TV at 6.30pm!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Rookery4
Date: 01 Dec 15 - 02:11 PM

Well I missed the Roots Strummers, last night by being unavoidable detained by pleasure and pxxxxng down rain on my way back from Scotland, and I won't be at the Wheatsheaf tomorrow because of a babysitting appointment for a delightful young lady. Don't let it stop you though! All of you! See you next week at the Red Lion!
BTW- I wouldn't let my banjo near muskets new car! It used to try to jump out of the last one, and now he's trying to recapture his youth, who knows what might happen!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Musket
Date: 01 Dec 15 - 03:12 PM

The absence of the rookery at Donny last night was noted. Banjo playing was in evidence via BanjoyRay. You possibly heard him whilst on the A1.

No Rookery tomorrow night? Wouldn't it be ironic if I took a banjo? (I keep one for research purposes you understand.)

Recaptured youth? That piston head baby can capture anything caught in its crosshairs now I've run it in..   Yet oddly it still can't get a banjo case in it.

Any road.

Tomorrow

Wheatsheaf Belton
8.30pm
Password for entry is "and one under the bar for Ian"

Free beer
Raffle to win a guitar that has been behind the bar for the past few months.
Choice of M&M colours in your dressing room

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Rookery4
Date: 08 Dec 15 - 02:03 PM

Red Lion this Wednesday for all you followers! I will be late so get it sorted and save me a seat! 8.15 start!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Mus.. Shh don't tell anyone I am here
Date: 08 Dec 15 - 05:12 PM

I might be a little late myself. Leaving Eckythump at 6ish, 40 mile journey home, eat, slay a few dragons and get to The Red Lion.

Ruddy good night last week by the way. Not too many of us but we made enough noise to think otherwise. Irish pipes have that effect...

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 09 Dec 15 - 01:59 AM

Confined to Barracks again, while The Memsahib wines and dines and savours the delights of the fleshpots of the capital.

Bah. In fact double-bah! 😡

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Musk... Keep yer trap shut
Date: 09 Dec 15 - 03:16 AM

Double bah and crinkly chips in fact.

Onwards and downwards.

A pity because tonight's raffle is a Collings D2H. The guitar a HD28V should have been 😇

I'll probably go straight from work which means the guitar sitting in my boot all day. That'll be the plastic one then.

Is thy going to the Martin Simpson gig Friday BWM? The good news is Martin plus Bob Chiswick opening for him. The bad news is that as punters arrive they are being encouraged to go upstairs to congregate whilst sound checks take place, where The Rookery and I have been set on to play background music. I am trying to get his banjo written out of the contract as I type. The better news is that Sean Hutch is playing with us.

The giddy depths of Donny eh?

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Rookery4
Date: 15 Dec 15 - 11:42 AM

Tomorrow is the penultimate club night of the year, at the Wheatsheaf. You should be there. I probably will be! It's been a good year for the club!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Musket
Date: 16 Dec 15 - 02:50 AM

I'm sure the rookery will do his permathread stuff.

I shall be there. A ruddy long way to go, mind. Takes me over seven minutes to walk all the way!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Banjo-Flower
Date: 16 Dec 15 - 11:32 AM

How long to get back home?
Gerry

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Musket
Date: 16 Dec 15 - 01:17 PM

It ain't the length that worries me Gerry, it's the width....

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Musket
Date: 16 Dec 15 - 01:55 PM

Free beer
Raffle for a Deering banjo (louder than a Deere tractor and as tuneful)
More free beer
Guest slot from Martin Carthy if he got my email
Did I mention free beer?
Some of them Irish lasses who dance without their arms
The rookery
Steeleye Span reunion (small stage in snug)

Wheatsheaf Belton tonight.

Only two hours from the centre of London. *



*Kings Cross to Doncaster then ring Dave's Taxi.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Musket
Date: 17 Dec 15 - 02:46 AM

Well, a well formed group of performers and a rather packed pub.

The beer wasn't quite as free. Mr Carthy obviously didn't get my message. The banjo remained unclaimed.

On the positive side..

The rookery regailed us with banjo and a Martin copy guitar, Danny had a couple of new songs including a festive one, Goff played an excellent collection including a bit of trad, which went down well, Richard showed that a Uke can be heard in a crowded pub and gave us some lovely songs we could join in with, Jim played some haunting melodies including a couple of reels I didn't know and the obligatory horn pipe on his pipes, Nigel and Eric sang a few together having nicked the rookery's guitar and yours truly brought up the rear. (Rumours of me playing banjo will attract the attention of my legal team.)

A nice night all told. Money and a guitar changed hands and I got yacking with the gaffer and some neighbours till the wee hours.

Se'thee at The Red Lion at Ep'th next Wednesday.

(Gerry. Not sure about Sunday at The Shovel. I'd love to make the effort but depends what time we get back. If Mrs Musket drives when we go out in the day to see friends, I won't be able to in the evening. If I drive then I can drive that night. We'll see.)

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Rookery4
Date: 23 Dec 15 - 11:06 AM

Tonight we are on at the Red Lion as normal! Please come and make it another good night!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 23 Dec 15 - 05:17 PM

Apologies for baling out early. Full of cold, and trying to sing over the mob who were bellowing at each othe by the bar was hurting my throat. Also I couldn't hear others singing (even the young lady with the nice voice who was sitting next to me), so there didn't seem much point in hanging around.

I'm sure it'll be better after New Year.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Banjo-Flower
Date: 23 Dec 15 - 07:18 PM

Hi Backwoodsman,Musket,etc just a line to let you know that Martin Simpson will be at the Cafe Independent Scunthorpe on the 9th Jan 2016

Best wishes

Gerry

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Rookery4
Date: 23 Dec 15 - 08:02 PM

Well....... what a great night! Unfortunately Backwoodsman, Albert and Chris abandoned ship about 9 and by ten past all the rowdies at the bar disappeared (to the Khyber) and we ended up with the best night of the year and finished at 12.30! Everyone was on form and we genuinely had a wonderful time!(and some excellent cake!- thanks Cath)) The next club is back at the Red Lion on 6th January. Have a great break and see you next year. Thanks to everybody for a very good year!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Dec 15 - 02:55 AM

Well I wouldn't have been there until 12:30 anyway - my manager only signed my pass up to 11:00! :-)

I did wonder, as I packed my guitar away, if it would improve later, but the throat was very sore and my head was aching fit to bust, so I reckon the early night I took was probably a good idea!

Glad it all went well in the end, hope to see you on 6/1/16.

Merry Christmas all!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 24 Dec 15 - 02:57 AM

GUEST above was me sans cookie!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Musket
Date: 24 Dec 15 - 03:27 AM

Yeah, I fully understand earlier on when the bar was packed that those near that end couldn't enjoy a night of music. A bit frustrating too that when Albert, Chris and Backwoodsman left, the bar emptied too, leaving us as the noisy end of the hotel!

It settled into a great night. On a very happy note, I really love how we seem to be encouraging younger people to get up in public and sing. Although, as we had two schoolgirls in the room, this meant that when I started singing Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, I had a couple of err.. extra verses to try and get a laugh with, but at the last minute decided otherwise 😳
So.. Early contributions from Albert, Chris and Backwoodsman, followed by; Jim, Reg & Gary, squeezebox John, Goff, Danny, Jess, the rookery, Jill, Ian and Goff's granddaughter whose name inexcusably escapes me. Yours truly bringing up the rear.

More discussion in the beer break regarding the numbered Swiss bank account Squeezebox John mentioned a few posts up. John and I trying to find ways of spending and closing it whilst the rookery came up with suggestions of how to increase the balance. We'll be another Lehmans Brothers, mark my word.

Merry Chrimbo to all our subscribers and se'thee in the new year.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 24 Dec 15 - 03:41 AM

I reckon the mob at the bar were trying to tell me, Albert and Chris summat! :-)

Oh well, c'est la vie as they say in Oldham. And yes, nice to see the youngsters - just wish I coulda heard 'em! :-)

TTFN. Laters...

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Musket
Date: 06 Jan 16 - 02:32 PM

Red Lion, Ep'th

In about an hours time.
Whoops..

Hopefully those involved in or spectating Haxey Hood this afternoon will be in one piece.

Raffle is a Northwood 00

Password to get in is "and one under the bar for Musket"

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Rookery4
Date: 07 Jan 16 - 04:43 AM

What a great start to the year. A full house despite the absence of a few regulars. I think I counted 18 performers and half a dozen spectators. We really crammed them in , and of a remarkably high standard too! Thanks everybody and keep coming back! The gamut ran from Paul Robeson covers to Oasis covers, with a smattering of proper folk music and all sorts of stuff! The age range of the performers went from 16 to 85 and the alcohol intake from 0 to 5 pints (unless you know different?)

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 07 Jan 16 - 08:12 AM

Aye, it were grand.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Musket
Date: 07 Jan 16 - 01:13 PM

Yep. Crackin' night.

Onwards and downwards. Wheatsheaf Belton next week. I'm legging it so will have a pop at that five pint challenge.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Rookery4
Date: 13 Jan 16 - 12:08 PM

Tonight's the night! After last weeks excellent turn out, come and join us at the Wheatsheaf, Belton.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Rookery4
Date: 14 Jan 16 - 04:11 AM

An entertaining but slightly raucous night yesterday at The Wheatsheaf. Just 6 of us and the pool room noise meant quiet retrospective songs were pointless, so we had a good sing around. Richard , Jim, John, Mike (for a while) Eric, Nigel (eventually) and young Chris (at the end) managed to play a varied repertoire including 3 Bowie tributes. It may not be folk but it was good fun.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST
Date: 14 Jan 16 - 05:10 AM

I didn't make it in the end.

Poo

Glad to see it was a good night.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Rookery4
Date: 21 Jan 16 - 02:17 PM

Another brilliant night at the Red Lion, with a few tributes to Glen Frey and much much much more. Another excellent turn out but different again from 2 weeks ago! Keep the flag flying! The Wheatsheaf next week!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Rookery4
Date: 03 Feb 16 - 08:25 AM

Tonight's Ep'th Folk will be at the Red Lion. Musket will be missing in the Alps somewhere but everybody else is expected! If you can that is!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 03 Feb 16 - 08:30 AM

Not tonight, Josephine!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Le Musket
Date: 03 Feb 16 - 11:04 AM

Not missing at all. In The JamBar in Tignes. The gaffer sits with his guitar playing all day and night whilst his missus runs the bar. I was jamming in the jam as it were the other night.

Have a good night. I'd fly in and join you but the VIP lounge at Sandtoft International Airport serves crap coffee. (Added to which, today's dump means the road up from Borg St Maurice is shut at the moment. Snowed in with just miles and miles of piste, great pubs cafes and restaurants...)

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 03 Feb 16 - 11:20 AM

Shouldn't that be 'Le Mousquet'? 😜

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Rookery4
Date: 03 Feb 16 - 06:45 PM

A bit quieter than recent Red Lion turnout but we got Colin Danny Squeezebox John Albert Andy Goff Cath Jill Ian and the ailing manflu struck bravely suffering pair of Richard and myself. We managed a semblance of jollity and bonhomie and music! See you next week!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Musket
Date: 04 Feb 16 - 11:32 AM

There was a time when we didn't call eleven players "quiet"....

I'll be back at the weekend with sticks of rock and my washing. Hopefully will have finished with the dolly tub by next Wednesday in time for the Wheatsheaf bash.

The travel guitar has had some hammer but can't wait to get back to a real one. Played someone's Taylor 912(?) last night in a bar. Better beer in The Red Lion I suppose. No banjos out here though.......

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Rookery4
Date: 10 Feb 16 - 01:44 PM

It's t'wheatsheaf tonight! come!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Musket
Date: 11 Feb 16 - 03:49 AM

A quiet night if truth be told. As very few of us were playing, it came back round fairly fast so an opportunity to polish off songs some of us don't normally bother with.

The pub was fairly quiet (away match for pool) so we "had the floor."

The rookery, Eric, Nigel eventually (once stoked up on beer) and yours truly started the night and eventually joined by Richard. Both other Ians supplied the audience, both being too miserable to sing. Whassisname from near me sat listening too, and one or two of the bar flies were saying they enjoyed a few of the songs.

There. A factual review without a single knob gag. Unlike the actual night....

(The rookery may be interested to know that two pints after he left, Nigel was admitting he preferred my guitar to his. Round one sorted.)

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Rookery4
Date: 19 Feb 16 - 06:33 AM

Another excellent night was had by all this week, with another mixed bag of music. Dave Mitchell made it from Sheffield for the first time in a while and most of the regulars turned up, though Gary was flying solo!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Musket
Date: 19 Feb 16 - 07:06 AM

Yeah, a cracker..

We do seem to have grown out of the raised area at The Red Lion. It was nicely full and I noticed Jim turned up, thought he couldn't fit in and left again. We may need to build a stadium...

Any road. Wheatsheaf next Wednesday. Be there or be talked about.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Rookery4
Date: 03 Mar 16 - 05:16 AM

A near-on perfect night at The Red Lion last night, with just a dozen of us giving us all a decent chance to play a few songs and not much background noise or chat to interfere. The pub ran out of Speckled Hen though, so my headache is a little better than it would have been!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Musket
Date: 03 Mar 16 - 09:01 AM

Yeah, a good night. Get some 13s on your liquorice stick and try again. My 12.5 jobbies aren't too bad, tried it earlier.

Sorry world, just carrying on a conversation from last night. If anyone can work out what we are on about, you win a Collings D2H. If you can't, you win a banjo I'm afraid.

Of course it was perfect. Which instrument did you forget to bring eh? 😱 I'll come clean. I was looking forward to having your frying pan accompany my baritone guitar on a song where I reckon they could (almost) compliment each other.

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Banjo-Flower
Date: 03 Mar 16 - 06:33 PM

is it a 4 string or a string banjo Ian (you must really learn to be more specific)

Gerry

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: GUEST,Musket
Date: 04 Mar 16 - 02:23 AM

Unfortunately there's a whole five of the buggers. I counted them...
😎

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Rookery4
Date: 05 Mar 16 - 03:46 PM

I nearly kept Jim's 4 string but felt it wouldn't be loud enough or deep enough to compete with the Alvarez, Musket. Gerry- it's time you joined us again to show us how Banjo's should be played!

Subject: RE: Epworth Folk Club PermaThread
From: Banjo-Flower
Date: 05 Mar 16 - 04:18 PM

Could you afford my fee of fourpence ha'penny farthing ?

If so remind me to play the tune bearing that name when I see you come the Summer

Gerry