Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?

Subject: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: GUEST,Katherine
Date: 01 Jul 06 - 05:35 PM

The discussion on the slow/learning thread and on starting a practice session near Lincoln prompts me to ask why there's no Folk club functioning on a Saturday night in South Lincolnshire? Would a slow/learning session or a Club be likely to get off the ground on a Saturday night? What do people think?

Katherine

Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 02 Jul 06 - 02:57 AM

Not just South Lincs Katherine, there's naff all in North Lincs on a Saturday either. Maybe it's difficult to get suitable venues on Saturdays - pubs are full of lager-swillers showing their boobs, bellies and britches, throwing abuse and bottles at one another and spending like sailors, why would any landlord want a handful of clapped-out old folkie-farts in his pub, wailing on interminably about jolly ploughboys, behaving in a civilised fashion, and demanding a couple of pints of decent beer? LOL!

Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 02 Jul 06 - 04:10 AM

It might not be down to just the pubs. Saturday night is the main night of a folk festival and, especially at this time of year, you will find that many folkies are off travelling to festivals at the weekends.

Maybe one would take off more later on in the year.

Rhiannon

Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: Sooz
Date: 02 Jul 06 - 04:49 AM

Last night at the Brandy Wharf Cider Centre looks like being the first of a regular event.

Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 02 Jul 06 - 05:56 AM

Hurrah!! Now all I need is me pancreas to behave it'sen so I can attend!

Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 02 Jul 06 - 07:08 AM

where is the brandy wharf?

I know what you mean, I used to spend a lot of holidays at Woodhall Spa, and it would have been nice to go to something

Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: Sooz
Date: 02 Jul 06 - 07:09 AM

Just off the A15 quite near to Kirton in Lindsey.

Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: GUEST,Katherine
Date: 02 Jul 06 - 12:15 PM

Thanks for the input folks, but I'm still puzzled. Some pubs have separate rooms often upstairs, where the normal "lager-swillers showing their boobs, bellies and britches, throwing abuse and bottles at one another and spending like sailors," don't usually manage to reach and where the landlord/lady might be glad to tuck real-ale swilling Folkies away to quietly swell the coffers and twang their weird instruments. As to Festivals, they don't operate for most of the year, do they? The club I used to belong to in Sussex before moving to Lincolnshire was a Saturday club meeting in a venue like I've described and flourished even though people went to Festivals!

Thanks for letting me know about Brandy Wharf.
Cheers folks!
Katherine

Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 03 Jul 06 - 07:22 AM

Unfortunately, Katherine, the bass lines produced by the obscenely loud jukeboxes they have downstairs do tend to make their presence heard (and felt!), very offputting when you're just at the point in the song where the jolly ploughboy dies because the pretty sheep isn't interested any more! LOL!

If it's not lack of venues then I don't know the answer - it's certainly not the excitement of Saturday night telly that keeps people in! Like you, I'd be delighted if someone with entrepreneurial dash and vigour decided to run a Saturday-night singaround or sesh, but don't ask me to do it - I've enough on me plate at the moment!

And BTW, the festival season runs from early April to late November.

Good luck with your search, post on here if you get off the ground.
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Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: Leadfingers
Date: 03 Jul 06 - 07:51 AM

Something I HAVE mentined before , is the fact that Pub Landlords have an increasing desire to make Folkies PAY to bring customers to their establishments . It takes a Flourishing Club to be able afford as much as fifty pounds for the use of an upstairs room , as well as the problem of Juke Box Noise interfering !

Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 03 Jul 06 - 12:07 PM

How true Leadfingers, how true. Avaricious b*****ds!
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Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: Mr Sooz
Date: 03 Jul 06 - 12:17 PM

It looks as if the Singaround at Brandy Wharf will become a regular event on the first Saturday of the Month starting on 2nd September.

Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: Leadfingers
Date: 03 Jul 06 - 01:47 PM

Sooz - Make sure we know about this later in the summer - I regularly
visit the East Midlands and could well turn up on a Saturday to try and drag the session down to my level !

Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: Mr Sooz
Date: 03 Jul 06 - 02:41 PM

Will do!

Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 03 Jul 06 - 02:52 PM

Mick had a classical gig last Saturday, so we didn't make it. Would be interested in future events though.

Rhiannon

Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: jacqui.c
Date: 04 Jul 06 - 07:58 AM

I might be in Newark on September 2nd. I'll watch out for a reminder closer to the date...

Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: Banjo-Flower
Date: 04 Jul 06 - 09:03 AM

Why Saturday? a lot of session players also play in Ceilidh Bands etc and most of their bookings tend to be on Saturday nights

Gerry

Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: jacqui.c
Date: 04 Jul 06 - 09:07 AM

BF - there are also a lot of folkies who would like to get out and make music on a Saturday. Should they not be able to do this because others can't make it because they ARE making music?

Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 04 Jul 06 - 09:07 AM

It's half day closing in South Lincolnshire on saturday, that's why there's nowt on.

Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: Banjo-Flower
Date: 04 Jul 06 - 02:15 PM

Sorry Jacqui I did n't mean to imply that you should 'nt have a session on Saturdays

Gerry

Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 04 Jul 06 - 02:31 PM

Its hardly south lincs - kirton in lindsey. I bet they go round saying ee by gum! up there.

Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: Sooz
Date: 04 Jul 06 - 02:32 PM

It will be a singaround at Brandy Wharf.

Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 05 Jul 06 - 07:56 AM

Oh no! More bloody singers!

Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: Rockhen
Date: 05 Jul 06 - 01:20 PM

...and guitarists...heee heee (that was a joke, honest!)

Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 06 Jul 06 - 12:02 PM

I'll explain it next time I see you Helen!

Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: Rockhen
Date: 06 Jul 06 - 05:42 PM

Ok Strollin'! Hope you feel a bit better now

Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: Ruth Archer
Date: 06 Jul 06 - 05:48 PM

I'm moving to south Lincs soon and was wondering about the dearth of folk on any night of the week. But maybe I'm wrong - I'd be pleased to learn that I am...

Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: Sooz
Date: 07 Jul 06 - 02:30 AM

Boston Folk Club on 2nd Monday, Spalding on 1st Wednesday and 3rd Thursday, Holbeach 2nd Wednesday, more up our end of the county. Have a look in Folktalk for information and the diary.

Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: Rasener
Date: 07 Jul 06 - 02:57 AM

Not to mention folkclubs in North Lincolnshire

Gainsborough Folk Club (alternate Fridays)
Market Rasen Folk Club (Opposite Fridays to GFC)
Louth Folk Club (alternate Tuesdays)
Grimsby Folk Club (Sunday)

Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: GUEST,Katherine
Date: 07 Jul 06 - 01:23 PM

The Holbeach session at the Horse and Groom hasn't been going for over a year. Pity. Folktalk is out of date on that one.

Subject: RE: Why no Saturday Folk in South Lincs?
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 08 Jul 06 - 04:02 AM

Maybe nobody told Jim that it had closed, Katherine? He's very good with news like that but he can't report stuff if nobody tells him! It's a fact that, when a new club or session starts, those running it bust their guts to advertise it, but when one fizzles out they often walk away without a word to anyone. Could be that's what happened here?

BTW, Jim's based in Scunthorpe - a long way from Holbeach for W.O.M. to travel! Maybe you'd like to let him know about the closed session?
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