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Thread #136900 Message #4232735
Posted By: Tony Rees
10-Dec-25 - 01:05 AM
Thread Name: Long-lived folk clubs? 70 yrs?
Subject: RE: Long-lived folk clubs? 70 yrs?
Hi Sandra,
I started going to folk clubs in Coventry, UK around 1971 when they were already well established, but unfortunately I cannot remember the clubs' names. When I arrived in Leeds, West Yorks in 1971 there were again a number of established clubs, including the University club (with which I was involved as an organiser from around 1975-78) and at least half a dozen others within a few miles around (again, memory does not serve that well); however among them was the Grove Folk Club (original name: The Seven Hills Folk Club) which was certainly going by the mid sixties, according to this article: The Grove Folk Club ... still going or not, I cannot tell you unfortunately, maybe others can. One for your list maybe??