Swinton Folk Club, Manchester, UK PermaThread

Subject: Swinton Folk Club - Manchester, UK
From: Joe Offer
Date: 21 Apr 10 - 04:50 AM

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This is an edited PermaThread® for the Swinton Folk Club, intended to provide performance schedules and other information about the club. This thread will be edited by Dave the Gnome. Feel free to post to this thread, but remember that all messages posted here are subject to editing or deletion.
-Joe Offer-

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 :-)

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.

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 :-)

Just for you, Raggy :-) Nat Shapiro's Time

I didn't link any Strawhead ones as they abound on YouTube. I think Chris Pollington may post on here occasionaly so, if you do Chris, feel free to send us a link :-)