Jeff Warner UK Spring Tour: Apr-May 07

Subject: RE: Jeff Warner UK Spring Tour: Apr-May 07
From: SussexCarole
Date: 17 May 07 - 02:37 PM

Brilliant night at Llantrisant - our thanks to Jeff and his mate - the jig doll.

Subject: RE: Jeff Warner UK Spring Tour: Apr-May 07
From: SussexCarole
Date: 16 May 07 - 08:45 AM

Looking forward to seeing Jeff at Llantrisant tonight!

Subject: RE: Jeff Warner UK Spring Tour: Apr-May 07
From: SylviaN
Date: 15 May 07 - 08:01 PM

Hiya

Being a glutton for things that are really good for me, I'm going to be at the Gaol in Derby on Thursday to see Jeff again.

If you haven't been to the Derby Gaol, it's a really special place. In addition to the great singing from the floor, the room is really the old Derby Gaol. Having a good (I mean brilliant) guest is the icing on the cake.

Sylvia

Subject: RE: Jeff Warner UK Spring Tour: Apr-May 07
From: GUEST,BB
Date: 15 May 07 - 08:34 AM

Anybody get to the Crabshell Inn last Saturday? Apparently, they have an American Series, and Jeff really raved about the place. Anyway, three more dates in his current tour and then we get him back:

Wednesday, 16 May, 8:30 PM
Llantrisant Folk Club
Windsor Hotel, Llantrisant Road; Pontyclun, Wales

Thursday, 17 May, 8:00 PM
Derby Heritage Traditional Music Club
Old Derby Gaol, Friargate, Derby

Friday, 18 May, 8:00 PM
Swindon Folksingers Club
Milton Road Club, off Faringdon Road; Swindon, Wiltshire

I remember the Llantrisant club from visiting last year. They have a great crowd and it should be a really good night. Cheery hellos to all (Dr Price? etc)!!
Barbara

Subject: RE: Jeff Warner UK Spring Tour: Apr-May 07
From: Micca
Date: 09 May 07 - 12:10 PM

Saw Jeff last night at Sharps!!! He was excellent, a nice variety of songs from various points on the Eastern Seaboard and he did his "Seth Davy" bit as well (You know, " and the doll on the end of the plank was dancing, as he sang, with a smile on his face.....!) Brilliant!!! if you can get to see him while he is !"over here" my advice is to do so.

Subject: RE: Jeff Warner UK Spring Tour: Apr-May 07
From: Splott Man
Date: 09 May 07 - 05:25 AM

And due in Llantrisant on Wed May 16. Looking forward to it!

Subject: RE: Jeff Warner UK Spring Tour: Apr-May 07
From: GUEST,BB
Date: 03 May 07 - 04:39 PM

Ah yes! The fantastic and hilarious limberjack, who goes by the name of "Little Jeff." He is certainly a memorable fellow!

Well, reports from the Northeast indicate that Jeff's tour went swimmingly up that way. The Ryburn crowd sounds like a wild band of eager singers. Jeff's been meeting up with old friends and music-making comrades along the way. At the Davy Lamp, both Louis Killen and Tom McConville made it to the show. That club had a contingent of rousing singers, too.

The second half of the tour does indeed begin on Sunday at the Tiger Inn in Long Eaton, Nottingham. Let's hope "Little Jeff" is all rested up and ready for some serious dancing!!

Subject: RE: Jeff Warner UK Spring Tour: Apr-May 07
From: GUEST,Wacko Jacko
Date: 02 May 07 - 07:33 PM

Attended the Lincoln concert at the Drill Hall and really enjoyed the mix of stories and songs and the little wooden bloke on a stick that dances!

Subject: RE: Jeff Warner UK Spring Tour: Apr-May 07
From: Dave Sutherland
Date: 02 May 07 - 09:27 AM

Jeff plays the first of his East Midland's dates this Sunday(6th) when he is guest at Traditions at the Tiger, Tiger Inn, Tamworth Road, Long Eaton   7:30pm start - all will be welcome.

Subject: RE: Jeff Warner UK Spring Tour: Apr-May 07
From: Rasener
Date: 25 Apr 07 - 03:11 PM

Yes I was listening as well and the guy has charisma. So will look forward to seeing him on Sunday

Subject: RE: Jeff Warner UK Spring Tour: Apr-May 07
From: GUEST,BB
Date: 25 Apr 07 - 02:09 PM

Sooz - thanks for that! Coincidentally, I looked into this thread just 5 minutes after you'd posted, and was able to catch the final 15 minutes of the radio show. What a wonder is the Internet!

Subject: RE: Jeff Warner UK Spring Tour: Apr-May 07
From: Sooz
Date: 25 Apr 07 - 01:40 PM

He is playing live on BBC Radio Lincolnshire right now! Sounds good too.

Subject: RE: Jeff Warner UK Spring Tour: Apr-May 07
From: asirovedout
Date: 25 Apr 07 - 12:56 PM

I'll second that, Sylvia.
A wonderful variety of songs and great rapport with the audience.

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Subject: RE: Jeff Warner UK Spring Tour: Apr-May 07
From: SylviaN
Date: 24 Apr 07 - 07:06 PM

Just got home after going to Jeff's gig at Ryburn. Absolutely delightful evening. If you've never seen Jeff and you get the chance, go an see him, you won't regret it.

Sylvia

Subject: RE: Jeff Warner UK Spring Tour: Apr-May 07
From: SussexCarole
Date: 24 Apr 07 - 03:09 PM

Hi Barbara

Jeff's Llantrisant booking is in our diary, I'm sure it will be an evening to remember. It's a shame you're not going to be here as well though - we've great memories (and photos) of your visit last year.   Carole

Subject: RE: Jeff Warner UK Spring Tour: Apr-May 07
From: Rasener
Date: 24 Apr 07 - 02:03 PM

I know what you are saying Barbara. I also realise thats its not Jeff's fault. If the clubs are happy, then its not a problem.
I have seen some video's of him on the Internet and he looks a very interesting person.
So looking forward to it.
Cheers
Les

Subject: RE: Jeff Warner UK Spring Tour: Apr-May 07
From: GUEST,BB
Date: 24 Apr 07 - 01:47 PM

Oh, hi, Villan. That is a great question and one worth pondering. I didn't book these gigs, but I'm trying to book a US tour for Jeff right now, and here are some of the elements I've been dealing with.

1. The artist is travelling from afar, needs as many gigs as possible in a relatively brief time, and takes everything offered.
2. The club hosts are informed about the possible conflict, but do not feel that it IS a conflict, and agree to the bookings.
3. Sometimes a given date (let's say a Saturday) is quite busy with a variety of entertainment available, but a date only a few days later (say, a Thursday) has nothing much on. The thought is that those who chose something else on Sat will come out for this artist on Thurs. A kind of spread-the-wealth mentality.
4. Sometimes, the first gig offer is for a relatively small amount of money, but one takes it, to have a gig. Then, 2 weeks later, a large gig offer comes in. Well... you don't say no.

All of these things have happened with the tour I'm working on. There are other issues, I'm sure. One way to go is to let the artist decide FOR the club owners what constitutes a conflict, and refuse to take another gig within, say, an hour's drive. This brings a conflict with No. 1, above, though.

Anyway, I'm glad you'll take in one of Jeff's shows in your area. Don't be too hard on him! He did not make the bookings. But he's happy to be there, and to meet other traddies and lovers of folk song.
Barbara

Subject: RE: Jeff Warner UK Spring Tour: Apr-May 07
From: Rasener
Date: 24 Apr 07 - 12:01 PM

I plan to see him, but I can't understand why when performers book gigs in Lincolnshire, they do 2 gigs pretty close to each other within days of each other. I don't beleive that is helpful to the clubs or the performer. I am on about the Lincoln gig on the 25th April and Grimsby on the 29th.
Lincolnshire is very rural and most of us who need our fix, will travel quite some distance to see a performer.
Can't agents think a bit more carefully when they do these things.

I can go to either, but will in actual fact go to Grimsby

Subject: RE: Jeff Warner UK Spring Tour: Apr-May 07
From: GUEST,BB
Date: 24 Apr 07 - 10:41 AM

Refreshing. Jeff begins 6 nights in a row in the north tonight. Included are Grimsby, Lincoln, W.Yorks, and others - see schedule posted at top. Tonight, it's Pete Coe's club, Ryburn, at 8PM.

Subject: RE: Jeff Warner UK Spring Tour: Apr-May 07
From: GUEST, BB
Date: 21 Apr 07 - 10:57 AM

Thanks, Nancy and Kendall, for the supportive comments. Moira and Malcolm did play driver-and-host for Jeff in London - thank you very much. And Mick fairly nailed it when he said that Jeff is "a one-man storehouse of American traditional knowledge." You should see his home library! As one of his friends said long ago, at some party at Jeff's house, "Wow! This place is like the Library of Congress, but with BEER!!"

I urge any of you within driving distance to get down to the Lewes Arms tonight. It's Valmai's club and is well-known for its workshops and concerts. Lately, they've had George Papavgeris, Judy Cook, Tom McConville and a host of others of similar quality. It will be a fine evening.

That's Lewes Arms on Mount Place (parallel to Fisher St) in Lewes, East Sussex. It's an 8PM gathering.

Subject: RE: Jeff Warner UK Spring Tour: Apr-May 07
From: kendall
Date: 21 Apr 07 - 07:24 AM

Do not miss this outstanding performer.

Subject: RE: Jeff Warner UK Spring Tour: Apr-May 07
From: Mick Tems
Date: 20 Apr 07 - 08:58 AM

Jeff and Barbara stayed at our house last year - they did a floor spot while checking out our dear friends Gypsy Reel, Claudette Langille's Vermont-based band. We know Jeff through seeing and hearing him at numerous festivals - if you're anywhere near the Windsor Hotel, Pontyclun, on Wednesday May 16, Jeff deserves to be heard. He's a one-man storehouse of American traditional knowledge.

Incidentally, The Windsor is under new management now, and the Abbot Ale is vastly improving!

Subject: RE: Jeff Warner UK Spring Tour: Apr-May 07
From: GUEST,Nancy King at work
Date: 19 Apr 07 - 08:32 PM

Ooooh, you lucky folks in the UK! Do be sure to see Jeff if you possibly can -- he's absolutely wonderful, and one of the nicest guys you'd ever hope to meet. Enjoy!

Nancy

Subject: RE: Jeff Warner UK Spring Tour: Apr-May 07
From: GUEST,flyingcat
Date: 19 Apr 07 - 03:37 PM

Malc and I are just waiting for Jeff to call to be picked up from the airport. we're really lookig forward to seeing and hearing him again.

Subject: Jeff Warner UK Spring Tour: Apr-May 07
From: GUEST,BB
Date: 19 Apr 07 - 03:17 PM

Guest: BB here with my semi-annual announcement about Jeff Warner's current UK tour. He's just arrived for a stay of about a month, and has no fewer than 16 gigs this time. He begins in London, then rambles about from Cornwall to Tyne & Wear, and even over to Wales (at last!!), with many other stops in between. In my thread of last autumn , I posted this reminder of who I'm talking about:

"For those who can't quite remember right now why his name looks familiar, Jeff is the son of Frank and Anne Warner, eminent collectors of American folk songs from the 1930s to the 1950s. He plays banjo, guitar and concertina, as well as small "pocket-instruments" and sings primarily traditional American songs in acoustic performance. For years, he worked with Jeff Davis, but has been more-or-less a solo artist for the past 7 or 8 years."

And this thread announces his solo CD release, September 2005.

The UK tour schedule, also found at his website www.jeffwarner.com is as follows:

Friday, 20 April, 8:00 PM
Musical Traditions Club
with support from Will Duke & Dan Quinn and Blues from Simon Hindley
The King and Queen, 1 Foley Street; London W1W 6DL
Saturday, 21 April, 8:00 PM
Lewes Arms Folk Club
Lewes Arms, Mount Place; Lewes, East Sussex
Tuesday, 24 April, 8:00 PM
Ryburn Folk Club
Alma Inn, Cottonstones; Between Ripponden and Sowerby Bridge, W. Yorks.
Wednesday, 25 April, 8:00 PM
Lincoln Drill Hall
The Ruston Room; Freeschool Lane next to the Central Library; City of Lincoln
Thursday, 26 April, 9:00 PM
Chorlton Folk Club
Held above The Cricket Club, Ellesmere Road; Chorlton, Manchester
Friday, 27 April, 8:30 PM
The Grove Folk Club
Grove Inn, Back Row; Holbeck, Leeds, W. Yorks
Saturday, 28 April, 7:30 PM
Davy Lamp Folk Club
Washington Arts Centre, Biddick Lane; Fatfield, Washington, Tyne & Wear
Sunday, 29 April, 8:00 PM
Grimsby Folk Club
Spider's Web, Carr Lane; Old Clee, Grimsby, Lincs.
Sunday, 6 May, 7:30 PM
Traditions at the Tiger
Tiger Inn, Tamworth Rd; Long Eaton, Nottingham, Derbyshire
Tuesday, 8 May, 8:00 PM
Sharp's Folk Club
Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regents Park Road; London, NW1 7AY
Friday, 11 May, 8:15 PM
The Bodmin Folk Club
Garland Ox, 65 Higher Bore Street; Bodmin, Cornwall
Saturday, 12 May, 8:00 PM
Crabshell Inn
Embankment Road; Kingsbridge, South Devon
Monday, 14 May, 7:30 PM
Nova Scotia Folk Club
Nova Scotia Inn, Nova Scotia Place; Cumberland Basin, Bristol
Wednesday, 16 May, 8:30 PM
Llantrisant Folk Club
Windsor Hotel, Llantrisant Road; Pontyclun, Wales
Thursday, 17 May, 8:00 PM
Derby Heritage Traditional Music Club
Old Derby Gaol, Friargate, Derby
Friday, 18 May, 8:00 PM
Swindon Folksingers Club
Milton Road Club, off Faringdon Road; Swindon, Wiltshire

Check him out if he's in your vicinity - and make sure you sing along! It's (practically) required!!
Barbara