Moving to South Carolina-any folk clubs there?

Subject: Moving to South Carolina
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 19 May 06 - 03:36 PM

Moving from Toronto area to Greenville/ Spartanburg SC any Folk Clubs (Traditional)

Subject: RE: Moving to South Carolina
From: Azizi
Date: 19 May 06 - 11:45 PM

Hopefully someone will respond to your question in the affirmative, but I've got a question for you.

Why???!!! [moving from Toronto to South Carolina]

Not that I have anything against South Carolina I hasten to say.

But ??!!!

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Best wishes on your move!


Azizi

Subject: RE: Moving to South Carolina
From: Barry Finn
Date: 20 May 06 - 04:08 AM

Don't know about the music there but I'm sure it's warmer.
Barry

Subject: RE: Moving to South Carolina
From: GUEST
Date: 20 May 06 - 11:28 AM

My brother and sister-in-law live near there. They like it, but if you love gardening, be prepared to start investigating deer-proof plants.

Subject: RE: Moving to South Carolina
From: GUEST
Date: 20 May 06 - 11:31 AM

Me again. I googled "Greenville SC music" and found this. It's a place to start.

http://www.sciway.net/bus/greenville/bands.html

I leave Spartanburg up to you.

Subject: RE: Moving to South Carolina
From: CarolC
Date: 20 May 06 - 11:42 AM

Charlotte and Asheville in North Carolina are both about an hour to an hour and a half away from where you'll be. Charlotte has the Charlotte Folk Society, and I'm sure there's a lot going on in Asheville.

JtS said he was driving through a small town near Greenville this past week and saw a poster for some kind of old timey music event in that town, but he doesn't remember the name of the town. You'll probably find a lot going on in that area if you ask around when you get there.

Subject: RE: Moving to South Carolina-any folk clubs there?
From: GUEST,thurg
Date: 20 May 06 - 01:43 PM

I was in a small town called Newberry for a week last year - I don't remember now how far it was from Greenville/Spartanburg, but I think it was in the same general part of the world. Anyway, there's a coffee shop in the downtown that has a relaxed, folkie musical gathering on Friday nights. Also, a relaxed, folkie music store across the street.

Subject: RE: Moving to South Carolina-any folk clubs there?
From: IvanB
Date: 20 May 06 - 03:08 PM

Although I've visited there many times, I've never been there long enough to check out the folk scene. I can tell you that the John C. Campbell Folk School is in Brasstown, NC, near Brevard, about a 45 mile drive from Greenville. As thurg mentioned above, Newberry is another place to check out as well as Abbeville. Both towns have a folky atmosphere and have active theater groups but that's about all the info I have on them. I'm assuming you're looking for participatory events. Hope you find some and, if so, please pass the information on to the rest of us.