Singaround/sessions near Milton Keynes?

Subject: Singaround/sessions near Milton Keynes?
From: Tootler
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 07:18 PM

I have to go to Milton Keynes on the 20th October.

I shall be travelling down on the 19th and staying overnight. Are any sessions or singarounds in the area on Friday nights?

Subject: RE: Singaround/sessions near Milton Keynes?
From: RTim
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 07:25 PM

Tootler - Do you know how BIG Milton Keynes is - ie. the area of the city?

Tim R.
Who, when with Adderbury Morris - years ago was invite by Brackley Morris to a May Morning Tour of ALL the Watneys pubs in Milton Keynes - why did we turn them down?

Subject: RE: Singaround/sessions near Milton Keynes?
From: Ross
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 03:46 AM

There's the Bull in Barton Le Clay - singaround on the 19th

About twenty drive from MK - village pub with locals

Here's what's on in Beds/Herts - Info

Subject: RE: Singaround/sessions near Milton Keynes?
From: Ross
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 05:35 AM

and beware of concrete cows and bovver boys from Wimbledon

Indoor skiing is an option as MK has an indoor slope

Or parachuting without taking orf in the vertical wind machine experience

The big wheel, wife swapping and religion are other important highlights

Subject: RE: Singaround/sessions near Milton Keynes?
From: Tootler
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 07:47 PM

Tootler - Do you know how BIG Milton Keynes is - ie. the area of the city?

No, but I'm sure if I ask, you'll tell me, so I'm asking, though I have driven through/round MK on a couple of occasions.

I doubt it is actually any bigger than the urban sprawl that is Teesside which is where I live and I regularly go across the conurbation to one local folk club.

All I was looking for was somewhere welcoming to visitors reasonably near where I could spend a pleasant evening rather than staying cooped up in an anonymous hotel room.

The Bull at Barton sounds promising. Do they welcome visitors and what time do they usually start?

Subject: RE: Singaround/sessions near Milton Keynes?
From: Leadfingers
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 09:35 PM

Matt Armour has a Folk Club in Stony on a Friday night The Cock Hotel
See Pm

Subject: RE: Singaround/sessions near Milton Keynes?
From: Ross
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 04:37 AM

Hi Tootler

Yes - we welcome visitors (not in a Kathy Bates sort of way)

We are a friendly, polite and well behaved group of folkies (sort of Benny Hill meets the Simpsons)

We start 8.30ish and they also do food in the pub if you wish to sample a Sharpenhoe Clanger

MK is so big that the street maps come in a trilogy

Subject: RE: Singaround/sessions near Milton Keynes?
From: Susan B
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 05:12 AM

And check out this website:-

Milton Keynes sessions

I'm not certain whether it was covered in Ross's info.

Susan B

Subject: RE: Singaround/sessions near Milton Keynes?
From: Ross
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 05:38 AM

wow - that's a good site

No, I don't include a lot of them on my info

Most of them are Bucks

Subject: RE: Singaround/sessions near Milton Keynes?
From: Susan B
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 05:45 AM

I'm in north-west London, so the distinction between Bucks/Beds/Herts tends to get lost on me. I just know that it is a long way to drive to the sessions I want to go to ;-(

Subject: RE: Singaround/sessions near Milton Keynes?
From: nutty
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 06:12 AM

STONEY STRATFORD is on the outskirts of Milton Keynes and has an excellent folk club fronted by Matt Armour

Info on Matt and the Song Loft can be found ....... HERE

Subject: RE: Singaround/sessions near Milton Keynes?
From: Ross
Date: 05 Oct 07 - 09:19 AM

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