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Thread #136900 Message #3137885
Posted By: Sandra in Sydney
18-Apr-11 - 11:00 PM
Thread Name: Long-lived folk clubs? 70 yrs?
Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs?
oops, I forgot Australia's second oldest club, founded in 1959 as Victorian Bush Music Club, renamed Victorian Folk Music Club Inc in 1963
San Francisco Folk Music Club (US)- founded 1948 Bush Music Club (Aus) - founded 1954 - headed to 60 Topic in Bradford (UK) - founded 1956 - 55 in 2011 The Folksong Society of Greater Boston - 1959 Victorian Folk Music Club (Aus) - 1959 Swindon Folksingers Club (UK) - founded Jan 1960 - 51 years old Stockton folk club (UK) - founded 1962 - 50 next year Birtley Folk Club - also founded 1962 - also 50 next year Herga (UK) - heading to 50 in a couple of years The Pick'n & Sing'n Gather'n (NY state) - pushing 50 Black Diamond Folk Club, Birmingham (UK) 48 next year Southport's Bothy Folksong Club (UK) - 46 later this month Folklore Society Of Greater Washington (US) - 'only' 45½ Croydon Folk Club (UK) - founded 1967 - 44 in 2011 Calgary Folk Club (Can)- founded 1972 - 40 next year Somers Traditional Folk Club (UK) - just celebrated 30 years
Newtongrange Folk Club (UK) - spiritual descendent of Music Club active in the late 1870s!