Bert Lloyd's 1990 Memorial Concert

Subject: Bert Lloyd's 1990 Memorial Concert
From: GUEST
Date: 11 Jun 06 - 05:00 PM

In digging up information about Ann Briggs, I keep coming across the fact that she sang at a memorial concert for Bert Lloyd in 1990. Can anyone give me more information about this concert? Where was it held? What did she sing? If anyone who was there could give some anecdotes, that would be great.

TIA for help and advice on where to dig deeper,

GwenZ

Subject: RE: Bert Lloyd's 1990 Memorial Concert
From: Gwenzilla
Date: 11 Jun 06 - 05:02 PM

Duh, me with no cookie set. Apologies.

Subject: RE: Bert Lloyd's 1990 Memorial Concert
From: GUEST,Derek Schofield
Date: 11 Jun 06 - 06:12 PM

yes she did sing at the memeorial but not sure of the year.... it was a rare appearance from her reclusiveness but I don't have the details. She sang, briefly again, in the early 1990s and was interviewed in the Folk Britannia series...
Derek

Subject: RE: Bert Lloyd's 1990 Memorial Concert
From: Gwenzilla
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 05:41 AM

Thanks, Derek. I'll ask Malcolm tomorrow; he might know.

Subject: RE: Bert Lloyd's 1990 Memorial Concert
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 04:57 PM

Dave Bryant would have known, so Essex Girl might. Slats might know too.

Subject: RE: Bert Lloyd's 1990 Memorial Concert
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 06:42 PM

My memory may be playing tricks, but I think the concert was at the Mermaid Theatre in London (Herga made a block booking), and Frankie Armstrong also sang.

Kitty

Subject: RE: Bert Lloyd's 1990 Memorial Concert
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 13 Jun 06 - 05:51 PM

Have spoken this evening to Tim Edwards, who also thought that the Bert Lloyd memorial concert was at the Mermaid Theatre. He also remembers Ann Briggs singing at the National Folk Festival at Sutton Bonington (so do I, but I thought it was later than the early 90s).

Kitty

Subject: RE: Bert Lloyd's 1990 Memorial Concert
From: RoyH (Burl)
Date: 13 Jun 06 - 06:31 PM

I don't know about a 1990 Bert tribute concert, but I do know that there was one in June 1987. It was held in the Greenwich Borough Hall as part of a Greenwich festival. Artists were MacColl & Seeger, Martin Wyndham Read, Dave & Toni Arthur, and a Ukranian group. I MC'd and sang. Good value for £3.50.

Subject: RE: Bert Lloyd's 1990 Memorial Concert
From: Gwenzilla
Date: 14 Jun 06 - 08:36 AM

Peta Webb is also sure it was at the Mermaid Theatre; I have an email out to Ken Hunt; she thinks he would definitely remember. If I find the answer, I'll post it here. :) Thanks, everybody, for all the help.

And burl-- that *is* great value for £3.50!

Subject: RE: Bert Lloyd's 1990 Memorial Concert
From: Gwenzilla
Date: 14 Jun 06 - 10:36 AM

I got a reply from Ken, who says the handbill he has for this concert gives the date as Sunday, 9 October, which would have put it in 1989, at the Mermaid Theatre. He doesn't have any set list information for the gig, unfortunately.

Subject: RE: Bert Lloyd's 1990 Memorial Concert
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 14 Jun 06 - 03:10 PM

Sunday 9 October would put it in 1988, not 1989!

Kitty (who was travelling back from dancing in France for the 10th anniversary of Harrow-Douai twinning on Monday 9 October 1989)

Subject: RE: Bert Lloyd's 1990 Memorial Concert
From: Gwenzilla
Date: 15 Jun 06 - 07:05 AM

Hm, that's the way it comes out when I check it too-- back to the drawing board, I guess!