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Subject: Swinton Folk Club - Manchester, UK From: Joe Offer Date: 21 Apr 10 - 04:50 AM
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 20 May 20 - 12:58 PM I have been away from Swinton for over 7 years now so was surprised and pleased to find this thread was still going :-) In this time of not being able to get out to enjoy our music I thought it apt to link Swinton's YouTube channel so whoever is interested can enjoy what we had in offer some years back. It's a mixture of guest appearances and floor spots. The guy that did it had no connection with The running of the club and it is a pretty random mix! Enjoy :-) |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Raggytash Date: 20 May 20 - 01:05 PM For some reason I seldom went to the Swinton club despite it only being 3 or 4 miles from where I lived. On the few occasions I did go it was always great fun. I do remember seeing Peter Ryder there and I think Strawhead who were one of our favourite bands. |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 20 May 20 - 02:17 PM Pete is still strutting his stuff and as good as ever, Raggy. Strawhead were, I think, from around Southport and friends of Ged and Sue. We wouldn't have been able to afford them otherwise :-)
Couldn't find Pete on that channel but here is one at the Lion from 2011. Last time I saw him he hadn't changed :-) |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 24 Feb 24 - 09:41 AM I am resurrecting this thread as Swinton club has relaunched recently with regular Monday singaroud sessions and a guest night one Friday a month. Watch this space for further details:-) |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 24 Feb 24 - 12:40 PM From Sue and Ged Singers Nights: Every Monday night as usual at the White Lion from 8pm to 10.30 Guest Nights: Also held at the White Lion from 8pm to 11.15 ish every second Friday - Feb – June and Sept – Dec Singers Nights: Every Monday night as usual at the White Lion from 8pm to 10.30 Guest Nights: Also held at the White Lion from 8pm to 11.15 ish every second Friday - Feb – June and Sept – Dec FEBRUARY 9th BERNARD CROMARTY MARCH 8th LYNN WALTON APRIL 12th ANTHONY JOHN CLARKE MAY 10th NICK DOW JUNE 14th TBC Details to follow |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 04 Mar 24 - 05:08 PM Refreshing for March 8 |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 08 Mar 24 - 02:25 AM Lynn Walton, brilliant local poet, tonight I shall be in Ribblehead but will see her in September if not before :-) |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 20 Mar 24 - 05:15 AM No singers night on April 1st as it is Easter Monday |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 01 Apr 24 - 02:13 PM Anthony John Clarke - One of my all time favourites Friday 12 April at 8PM White Lion, 242 Manchester Road, Swinton Be there or be somewhere else... |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 01 Apr 24 - 04:37 PM If you have never seen AJ or heard his stuff, there is loads on YouTube Enjoy :-) |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: GUEST,Nick Dow Date: 07 May 24 - 05:33 AM With a heavy heart, I am having to pull out of this month's gigs. The West country tour I did had knocked my pipe out, and the pain turned out to be the worst case of shingles my doctor had seen. They are on my back my front my armpit and down my arm and on my hand. I have lost about 30% use of my arm. This is due to fairly serious nerve damage. I am at the doctor again this morning. The pain is manageable but unfortunately, my right arm goes into spasm regularly, and it’s like somebody pouring a kettle of boiling water down my arm, and it doubles me up, and takes about 5 minutes to go off. I’m afraid that lifting and guitar playing is off the agenda. It looks like being a long job. I’m hoping that the nerve route will repair itself in a month or so, but I’m told it could be a lot longer. I daren’t allow my arm to go into spasm on the motorway as you can imagine. Grovelling apologies to all my friends at Swinton, and especially Ged and Sue. |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 07 May 24 - 08:05 AM Get well soon, Nick. I would have normally offered you a lift but I already have a commitement at Holmfirth Folk Festival this weekend. |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 08 May 24 - 03:03 AM Latest from Sue at Swinton "Unfortunately our guest for Friday 10th MAY 2024 Nick Dow cannot fulfill the booking due to illness. We sent our best wishes for a full recovery and hope Nick will be able to appear at the club soon. Fortunately Lawrence Hoy has kindly agreed to step into the breach. He is a member of Rare Ould Times an Irish band from Wigan. Lawrence has a varied repertoire and may be known by many of you. Looking forward to seeing you all. XxSue" |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 08 May 24 - 06:34 AM I used to have Lawrence's album 'Beyond the Seas' but have no idea what became of it. I remember it was very good and would pop over to Swinton to see if he had another if I was not otherwise engaged |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: The Sandman Date: 08 May 24 - 08:18 AM Speedy recovery Nick |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 24 Jun 24 - 08:28 AM I missed seeing and posting about Stanley Accrington (stanagram - Can't act, yell nor sing) on June 10 :-( Anyhow, I'm sure I will catch up with him soon :-) Swinton Folk Club guest nights are now in summer recess but I think the singers nights are still running on Monday nights Guests start again on 13th Sept 2024 with GARY & VERA 11th Oct 2024 - JON BRINDLEY 8th NOV 2024 - STAFF FOLK (Ged Todd & Dave Wynn) 13th DEC 2-24 - CHRISTMAS PARTY |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 12 Aug 24 - 08:38 AM The 'old team' back together tonight :-) Staff Folk (Dave and Ged) performing and me on the door. I may even test some beer and do a song or two :-D Come and join us! |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 13 Aug 24 - 11:26 AM It were a reet good do :-) |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: GUEST,Steve Shaw Date: 14 Aug 24 - 07:33 PM It's possibly worth saying that us wrinklies (65 and over) can get a one-off NHS shingles jab that's very effective. Back to the singing...! |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 15 Aug 24 - 05:10 PM Bit late for Nick I suspect but a good reminder for the rest of us - I had mine along with my last Covid jab. I think it is only over 70s though. |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: GUEST,Nick Dow Date: 15 Aug 24 - 06:16 PM I've got a few more medical problems due to the shingles. The virus appears to have caused a potassium deficiency that has shown up in my blood tests. The doctor wants to wait until it is sorted and I am completely out of pain before giving me the jab. I have honoured all gigs to date and I need to take a rest now until I'm sorted. I'll be on Zoom and supporting local Folk clubs. Come next year I hope to be back at Swinton fighting fit, and travelling further afield if they will have me. |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: GUEST,Steve Shaw Date: 15 Aug 24 - 07:08 PM Commiserations, Nick. At the very beginning of the pandemic I thought I had shingles, but it turned out to be cellulitis. Since then I've had ten attacks of cellulitis, two of them serious enough to have me in A&E and one of which almost wrecked my kidneys. I've been on antibiotics for a year, and, touch wood, I haven't had an attack during that time. But if there's a jab going, flu, shingles, pneumonia, covid, I've had it! Good luck. |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 16 Aug 24 - 02:07 AM Message me if there is anything I can do, Nick. I'm less than 10 miles away |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Nick Dow Date: 16 Aug 24 - 04:03 AM Thanks, Dave and Steve. |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 01 Sep 24 - 05:20 AM Tomorrow, 2 Sept, should be good. Dave, Ged and John, the surviving members of Feet in Mouths, will all be there. Oasis comeback pales into insignificance:-D I shall be there too but don't let that put you off! |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 03 Sep 24 - 03:18 AM What a great night - with a surprise visit from Raggytash too :-) |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 03 Sep 24 - 08:09 AM A reminder of upcoming events 13th Sept 2024 - GARY & VERA 11th Oct 2024 - JON BRINDLEY 8th NOV 2024 - STAFF FOLK (Ged Todd & Dave Wynn) 13th DEC 2-24 - CHRISTMAS PARTY |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Raggytash Date: 03 Sep 24 - 10:47 AM T'was indeed a great night and a timely reminder of just how good a folk club can be, great singing and playing all night and a real warmth to the people there. Not too surprising I suppose. They all seemed to be Lancastrians who are, as we all know, the friendliest people on the planet! |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 09 Nov 24 - 12:32 PM Very remiss of me not to plug last nights concert but we were packed anyway! What a wonderful night. Songs from Staff Folk and many other took me right back to the heyday of Swinton Folk Club. Plus, I met a fellow 'catter in the gents :-) I think you said Freddie but I'm not sure! Message me on here and we can arrange a more salubrious meeting :-) |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: FreddyHeadey Date: 09 Nov 24 - 07:54 PM I concur. A great evening; a very friendly club with some great musicians & singers supplementing Staff Folk. I'll see about getting up for a singers evening in 2025. |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 10 Nov 24 - 04:07 AM Thanks Freddy PM on its way |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Raggytash Date: 22 Jan 25 - 07:55 AM Owt happenng in Swinton on the 28th? |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Raggytash Date: 22 Jan 25 - 07:56 AM Or even on the 27th !! |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 22 Jan 25 - 08:16 AM I think the club is on but I can check with Ged or pass you his email address if that is better |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Raggytash Date: 23 Jan 25 - 05:04 AM If you could ask I would be grateful Dave although I think the ferry times have changed for next week and might be sailing earlier which would mean I would have to forego the club. |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 23 Jan 25 - 10:03 AM Will do |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 23 Jan 25 - 02:23 PM Yes, it is on. I won't be there but my Daughter in Law, Sue, may be. |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 06 Mar 25 - 07:43 AM Bit late for the first two but here are the 2025 Diary dates: JANUARY - NO GUEST NIGHT FEBRUARY 14th - CAROLE DEAN MARCH 14th - STANLEY ACCRINGTON APRIL 11th - SCOLDS BRIDLE MAY 9th - NICK DOW JUNE 13th - MARIAN BRADFIELD JULY/AUGUST - NO GUEST NIGHT SEPTEMBER 12th - ANTHONY JOHN CLARKE OCTOBER 10th - GARY & VERA ASPEY NOVEMBER 14th - STAFF FOLK DECEMBER 12th - CHRISTMAS PARTY |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 12 Sep 25 - 06:35 AM Anthony John Clarke tonight. Can't wait :-) |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 02 Nov 25 - 09:59 AM 14 November The one, the only, bigger than the Oasis comeback... Staff Folk :-D |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 10 Dec 25 - 04:34 AM Christmas party this Friday (12 December) Full of festive fayre and themed songs. I usually do the shanty "Away you Santa..." :-D but sadly cannot get there this year. Food, plates and cutlery provided but feel free to bring your own nibbles if you like. Message from Sue is to take leftover buffet home to save the pub clearing it up so you can also have a Saturday breakfast of curled up butties :-) There is usually a post Christmas break but January 2026 marks the 45th anniversary of Swinton Folk Club at the White Lion. We moved there from various other venues in Swinton on the 12th of January 1981 and our first guest was long term friend of the club and brilliant singer/songwriter, Mike Canavan. Sadly, Mike is no longer with us but on Friday the 9th of January 2026 we are lucky enough to have his son, Steve Canavan to help us celebrate this major anniversary. I have promised to do the 'door' and make sure that the beer is of good quality as I did for 30 of those 45 years. It will be reet gradely! |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 08 Jan 26 - 02:38 PM Sadly it looks like the weather will prevent me from being there tomorrow :-( We are only 50 miles away but the Pennines are between us and the predicted storm looks set to disrupt high level routes. I shall wait to see what tomoorow brings but it doesn't look good. To console myself a little I looked up Steve singing one of my favourites of his Dad's songs - The Knocker-Upper Man Back 'in the day' we never let a bit of snow prevent us going anywhere. I recall one of my fellow club organisers, Dave Wynn, and I walking back from Whitefield to Swinton, along the closed to traffic M62, after watching Des Friel at the Eagle and Child. The difference between 32 and 72 is more than just 40 yoears :-D |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Raggytash Date: 08 Jan 26 - 05:38 PM Des Friel was a brilliant artist, I recall seeing him and a young whippersnapper of a bass guitarist, clever little bugger playing a fretless bass, named Maartin Alcock. I seem to recall the pub was known as the Bird and Brat! |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 08 Jan 26 - 06:24 PM I think he was with Maartin that night. Or could have been the Holts bitter ;-) |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 09 Jan 26 - 10:05 AM No rain or snow here or in Swinton so far - Looks a goer :-D |
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Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread From: Dave the Gnome Date: 10 Jan 26 - 03:26 AM Made it and so glad I did :-) Brilliant night. If you ever get chance to see Steve, do it! |
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