The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #136900   Message #3130182
Posted By: Sandra in Sydney
06-Apr-11 - 07:46 PM
Thread Name: Long-lived folk clubs? 70 yrs?
Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs?
blicky for Wadden Pete's Croydon Folk Club coming up 44 years young this year

Joe G's Topic in Bradford, England- since 1956!

San Francisco Folk Music Club - founded 1948
Bush Music Club (Aus) - founded 1954 - headed to 60
Topic in Bradford (UK) - founded 1956
Swindon Folksingers Club (UK) - founded 1960 - 50 years old
Stockton folk club (UK) - founded 1962 - 50 next year
Herga (UK) - heading to 50 in a couple of years
Folklore Society Of Greater Washington (US) 'only' 45½
Croydon Folk Club (UK) - founded 1967 - 44 in 2011
Somers Traditional Folk Club (UK) - just celebrated 30 years