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Thread #142693   Message #3291165
Posted By: Sandra in Sydney
15-Jan-12 - 07:34 PM
Thread Name: Stockton Folk club is it 50 years?
Subject: RE: Stockton Folk club is it 50 years?
Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs?
http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=136900#3138076


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 (US) - 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 - founded 1962 - 50 next year
Herga (UK) - heading to 50 in a couple of years
The Pick'n & Sing'n Gather'n (US - NY state) - pushing 50
Black Diamond Folk Club, Birmingham (UK) - 48 next year
Southport's Bothy Folksong Club (UK) - 46 later this month
Orpington Folk Club (UK) - founded 1965
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
Islington Folk Club (UK) - founded 1972
Somers Traditional Folk Club (UK) - just celebrated 30 years
Llantrisant Folk Club (UK) - founded 1980.

sandra

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