John Brunner-South Petherton Folk Festival

Subject: RE: John Brunner-South Petherton Folk Festival
From: GUEST,GUEST ANDY CARD
Date: 04 Aug 11 - 04:47 PM

Oops sorry your right, its been a long time

Subject: RE: John Brunner-South Petherton Folk Festival
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 04 Aug 11 - 03:23 PM

John's wife was actually called Marjorie.

Subject: RE: John Brunner
From: GUEST,GUEST ANDY CARD
Date: 04 Aug 11 - 02:45 PM

Yes I can confirm and remember John Brunner and his wife Audrey at the South Petherton Folk Festival back in the seventies. I was on the the committee for the said event and have very many happy memories. He also for a long time use to live in South Petherton.

Subject: RE: Folklore: John Brunner
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 04 Aug 11 - 06:22 AM

The festival was actually held in the Brunners' large garden, and then later in the evening in a hall in the town.

Subject: RE: Folklore: John Brunner
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 04 Aug 11 - 05:56 AM

John was one of my greatest friends ~~ we shared a Hampstead flat before my marriage, and I was his best man when he married Marjorie. I sang at that first S Petherton Festival. They had moved there some time in the 70s, and that festival occurred quite soon after. I am not sure of the exact year, but it would have been mid-late 70s, I am pretty sure.

~Michael~

Subject: RE: Folklore: John Brunner
From: GUEST,do.tom
Date: 04 Aug 11 - 03:38 AM

Yes, John and his Mrs. were among the organisers of the South Petherton Folk Festival. As I recall Dev Deverill was involved as well as others.

Subject: Folklore: John Brunner
From: GUEST,neil fraser
Date: 04 Aug 11 - 03:34 AM

I was talking to a fellow musician about Stand on Zanzibar and told him I recalled going to Folk festivals organized by John Brunner. Does any one remember the years and location . South Petherton may have been the location , it was somewhere close to Yeovil.