Folk in Chorlton, Manchester

Subject: Folk in Chorlton, Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 04 May 07 - 06:00 AM

Chorlton Arts Festival runs from Friday 18 May until Saturday 26 May in dozens of small and medium sized venues around Chorlton. An amazing collection of music, comedy, poetry and some events too diverse to easily describe.

Of special interest to Folkies:

Les Jones and the Ghyll Head Band

An evening of folk songs, mostly but not exclusively traditional, from Les Jones and the Ghyll Head Band. Floor singers welcome.

The Lloyds hotel (Upstairs) | 8pm | Free

We already have a Dance Band and once pro singer melodeon player for guest spots

pm for further details or:

http://www.chorltonartsfestival.com/index.html

Subject: RE: Folk in Chorlton, Manchester
From: greg stephens
Date: 04 May 07 - 08:35 AM

Date?

Subject: RE: Folk in Chorlton, Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 04 May 07 - 08:42 AM

Good point Greg, Monday 21 May.

Subject: RE: Folk in Chorlton, Manchester
From: GUEST,Dave Bishop
Date: 04 May 07 - 09:38 AM

I'll be there, Les - looking forward to it!

DB

Subject: RE: Folk in Chorlton, Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 04 May 07 - 12:21 PM

Thanks Dave, see you then!

Cheers

Les

Subject: RE: Folk in Chorlton, Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 05 May 07 - 06:29 AM

Off to post posters so to speak!

Please PM for more details

Subject: RE: Folk in Chorlton, Manchester
From: Rasener
Date: 05 May 07 - 06:31 AM

Good luck with it Les
Les

Subject: RE: Folk in Chorlton, Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 05 May 07 - 07:03 AM

Thanks, it will be an excellent night of songs and tunes with much generous support from local and not so local folkies

Cheers

Les

Subject: RE: Folk in Chorlton, Manchester
From: John Routledge
Date: 05 May 07 - 07:54 PM

Been looking at Festival website and looks like an excellent week - full of variety

Looking forward to a great song and tune night on 21st.

Subject: RE: Folk in Chorlton, Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 06 May 07 - 04:18 AM

Thanks John

Subject: RE: Folk in Chorlton, Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 07 May 07 - 05:08 AM

Refresh?

Subject: RE: Folk in Chorlton, Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 17 May 07 - 06:09 AM

Just a quick note to Dave and John - I have you down for a couple of songs each is that OK?

We have a lot to squeeze in so we are looking at an 8.00pn start. The room holds around 50 and I think we ahve around 15 singers and musicians.

Cheers

Les

Subject: RE: Folk in Chorlton, Manchester
From: GUEST,Dave Bishop
Date: 17 May 07 - 08:06 AM

That's fine by me, Les.

Subject: RE: Folk in Chorlton, Manchester
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 17 May 07 - 09:57 AM

Why not make a weekend of it and see Hank Wedel and Ray Barron at Swinton on the 18th as well:-) It's not a million miles away and we won't charge you too much for crossing Trafford bridge!

Cheers

Dave

Subject: RE: Folk in Chorlton, Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 17 May 07 - 11:52 AM

Love to come Dave but we are off to Wheaton Aston Festival. Would you give the Ghyll Head Band a floor spot sometime?

Cheers

Les

Subject: RE: Folk in Chorlton, Manchester
From: John Routledge
Date: 17 May 07 - 03:43 PM

Fine by me too Les.

It will be great to have a full night of music and songs.

Roll on 8pm next Monday (21st)

Subject: RE: Folk in Chorlton, Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 17 May 07 - 04:01 PM

Thanks John, just hope the audience turn up in time to see and hear the 15 or 16 people who are ready to do something!

Cheers

Les

Subject: RE: Folk in Chorlton, Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 22 May 07 - 03:13 AM

Thanks to Madcap - so much more than a Ceilidh Band, Keith and Sam Hancock, Dave Bishop, John Routledge, Olga, Robin and not forgetting Ken, Mike and Bill for being the Ghyll Head Band.

Thanks to Fiona Stuart for organising the Festival and Marek and staff at the Lloyds for a great venue.

The Irish Session in the bar was second to none. I think we raised the temperature of the Chorlton Arts Festival a bit and around £100 towards the Ghyll Head 40th Anniversary Celebration - 07/07/07 at Ghyll Head. PN me for further details.

And thanks to around 90 people who tried to sit on 50 chairs.

Subject: RE: Folk in Chorlton, Manchester
From: John Routledge
Date: 22 May 07 - 01:42 PM

This event was a superb contribution to Chorlton Arts Festival. It would be great to have another event even without The Festival :0)

The room seemed completely soundproofed from the more generally more frenetic Irish session going on downstairs

It is a while since I have seen an audience at a folk event so absorbed. A thoroughly enjoyable evening.

Subject: RE: Folk in Chorlton, Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 22 May 07 - 02:11 PM

Thanks a lot John and thanks for your excellent contribution. We all had a lot of fun and will be mulling over further events
Cheers

Les

Subject: RE: Folk in Chorlton, Manchester
From: GUEST,Dave Bishop
Date: 23 May 07 - 05:30 AM

Great night, Les. Thanks for organising it.

It looks to me that there might be scope for more folk in Chorlton.

As for the Irish session downstairs - it was really good to see so many young musicians participating.

Subject: RE: Folk in Chorlton, Manchester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 23 May 07 - 01:54 PM

Thanks for coming and singing Dave! The Irish session down stairs was as good as it gets. They play, as I am sure you are aware, every week and have moved from the Marble to the Beech to the Feathers and it looks like the Lloyds.

It's difficult to see what we might do but singers sessions, Ceilidhs, sorry can't spell it, one off concerts, supports for particular issues are all possible.

What ever happens we are keen to involve as many people as possible and to try different things. If nothing else we have to find a small friendly room where we can sing each others choruses and drink decent beer.

Thanks for your support and I will keep you and John and loads of others in touch.

Cheers

Les