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GUEST,baz parkes best thing seen at a folk club (174* d) RE: best thing seen at a folk club 09 May 07


Heard rather than seen...in the early seventies, just after Martin Carthy had joined the Watersons (and before his surname was appended!) they were booked at the Late Lamented Giffard folkclubin Wolverhampton. Those of a certain age will remember that the family took their song key from a note or chord from Martin's guitar. On leaving the club the following exchange was heard (for full effect your head needs to hear a Black Country accent, and please, to avoid thread creep, not a Brummie one!!)

Punter 1 "Good, wor they..."
Punter 2 "Ar....bostin. Shame that bloke at the back cor play 'is guitar though...."

Collapse of stout party. Sadly, I cannot recall what either of them looked like, or were wearing...

I once asked Vin Garbutt if he wanted a floor spot, but that's another story

Baz


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