This is sad. I spoke to several musicians at the Chester folk festival who were looking for a not-too-fast session in the Manchester area, and I pointed them to the Beech. I didn't get names or addresses, so I hope they find you.

I'm afraid landlords these days are largely new to the trade and all go through the same training course, that doesn't include any sort of live music other than tribute bands, or any sort of community interaction beyond having the customers swearing at footballers on Sky tv.