Hank Wedel and Ray Barron at Swinton

Subject: Hank Wedel and Ray Barron at Swinton
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 23 Apr 07 - 06:21 AM

Friday 18 May 8:30pm

Swinton Folk Club, White Lion, Swinton, Manchester, UK.

Hank Wedel and Ray Barron

Support by JP Slidewell (Jon Poole)

Tickets £6 from me - PM me here - or from the folk club on a Monday.

Should be a fantastic night - Don't miss it!

Cheers

Dave

Subject: RE: Hank Wedel and Ray Barron at Swinton
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 24 Apr 07 - 04:17 AM

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Subject: RE: Hank Wedel and Ray Barron at Swinton
From: greg stephens
Date: 24 Apr 07 - 03:37 PM

Ray Barron and Hank Wedel are living legends in Cork. They have played nearly every Monday for more than ten years in Charile's, an extraordinary bar on Union Quay( by the Lobby, another great Cork musical venue in the past though currently closed). Union Quay is a great place to have a short ramble along the RIver Lee, as there are four bars in a row! The clientele at Charlie's is a remarkable mix, from local waterfront lowlife to tourists from all over the world. Ray and Hank's repertoire is magnificently ecletic, you get Paul Simon, John Prine, Chuck Berry, Eagles, trad. Whatever floats into Hank's head. Hank is the singer, an American long resident in Cork and a very groovy rock guitarist(well, any kind of guitarist really). Ray is Irish, a mandoline superstar, and also plays with the extraordinary Two Time Polka. The duo do occasional tours on the continent, but this is a very rare chance to see them in the England. I would very very strongly recommend anyone to go and check them out. Their CD "Where the Bottles Break" is one of the very few records I play repeatedly.

Subject: RE: Hank Wedel and Ray Barron at Swinton
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 26 Apr 07 - 04:51 AM

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Subject: RE: Hank Wedel and Ray Barron at Swinton
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 28 Apr 07 - 06:08 AM

Tickets already moving quickly - Sold 5 last night. Get 'em while they are hot!

:D

Subject: RE: Hank Wedel and Ray Barron at Swinton
From: greg stephens
Date: 28 Apr 07 - 07:14 AM

Have just relistened to their CD. A classic. Not to be missed

Subject: RE: Hank Wedel and Ray Barron at Swinton
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 29 Apr 07 - 03:51 AM

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Subject: RE: Hank Wedel and Ray Barron at Swinton
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 08 May 07 - 08:56 AM

Under 2 weeks to go now:-) Get them tickets bought!

Cheers

Dave

Subject: RE: Hank Wedel and Ray Barron at Swinton
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 15 May 07 - 07:53 AM

WooHoo - 3 days to go! Plenty of tickets left yet but you need to get yourselves to the club early to get a good seat. I'll be there from 8pm to sell you tickets.

Cheers

Dave

Subject: RE: Hank Wedel and Ray Barron at Swinton
From: greg stephens
Date: 16 May 07 - 09:58 AM

The Eagle has Landed. Or possibly the Turtle has Swum Ashore. Or, to put it another way, the lads left Cork this morning, crossed from Rosslare to Pembroke and are even now probably approaching the Severn Bridge. They are doing an unscheduled gig tonight in a secret location (not unadjacent to the middle of Penkhull), commencing a short tour tomorrow and arriving in the very legendary Swinton Folk Club on Friday night. Be there, or you'll be somewhere else.

Subject: RE: Hank Wedel and Ray Barron at Swinton
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 17 May 07 - 09:53 AM

By way of a last refresh...

Anyone going to the Chorlton event can have a real good weekend of it! We are only a few miles apart and you can enjoy Hank and Ray at Swinton tomorrow before going searching for Wheelies...

:D

Subject: RE: Hank Wedel and Ray Barron at Swinton
From: greg stephens
Date: 18 May 07 - 03:44 AM

It's tonight!

Subject: RE: Hank Wedel and Ray Barron at Swinton
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 18 May 07 - 07:02 AM

It is! You and Kate coming, Greg?

D.

Subject: RE: Hank Wedel and Ray Barron at Swinton
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 18 May 07 - 08:10 AM

Kate and Greg just confirmed they will be there:-) Lots of tickets reserved so if you don't have yours already you need to be there early to get a good seat!

I am setting off back from Newcastle in about 2 hours and hope to be at the Lion by 7:30.

Cheers

Dave

Subject: RE: Hank Wedel and Ray Barron at Swinton
From: greg stephens
Date: 18 May 07 - 12:08 PM

If yiou're trying to find the pub, it's on the junction of Worsley Rd and Manchester RD(the A6) in Swinton. The pub carpark is actually in Dorning Rd, at the junction.

Subject: RE: Hank Wedel and Ray Barron at Swinton
From: greg stephens
Date: 19 May 07 - 06:40 AM

Excellent night at Swinton. The lads are playing in Market Drayton tonight(Sat 19) at the Kings Arms, and on Sunday in the Old Brown Jug in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Goodtime guaranteed to be had by all. Hank comes up with an amazing mix of songs...John Prine, the Who, Chuck Berry, Dylan, Tom Waits, his own, and the Handsome Cabin Boy.

Subject: RE: Hank Wedel and Ray Barron at Swinton
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 20 May 07 - 08:30 AM

Glad you made it back, Greg:-) Hope my directions helped! Yes, an excelent night indeed. 35+ in the room with the vast majority being paying ticket holders. Means we broke even anyway.

If the folk club regulars had attended as well we may have even put a bit of money back into the club, but, apart from a handful, they didn't:-( I dunno what is the matter with the biggest part of our regular audience. Are they not interested in seeing something new or are they not interested in paying that bit extra to see something new? Guess it is something I will have to ponder for future reference.

Anyhow, looking forward to Georges visit in September and hoping I will have figured out how to attract our regular members by then:-) I would be looking forward to Johny Silvo on Monday but I will be back in Newcastle then. May get to see Pilgrim at the Bridge anyway.

Cheers

Dave