Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration

Subject: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: r.padgett
Date: 20 Mar 12 - 01:41 PM

Well looks like September 28th 2012 is 50th Barnsley folk club Anniversary, John Booker has set the date with David Burland to use the Trades Club concert room (Friday night) so all expat Barnsley folk club Tykes' keep the date free and come! More later when I have recovered!!

Dave Bottomley likely to coordinate the event any interest here to start with and emails to Barnsley folk club, me or Dave Bottomley to let us know who is interested in coming along

Trades is a 250 seater and lots of space, concert room and bar etc. Massive Hotel 300 yrds away at The Townend with carparking

Ray

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: YorkshireYankee
Date: 20 Mar 12 - 09:49 PM

Sounds brill! Keep us posted...

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: r.padgett
Date: 21 Mar 12 - 05:41 AM

Will do lots of people who remember The Civic Hall, Centenary rooms Folk Club

Dave Burland, Tony Heald, Jim Potter, Derek and Dorothy Elliot (all still with us by the way!)

Ray

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: r.padgett
Date: 21 Mar 12 - 04:30 PM

No one coming then?

Ray

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: GUEST,Zany Mouse
Date: 21 Mar 12 - 05:11 PM

I certainly hope to be there but will know nearer the time. The Civic Centre was my first time on stage, about 1966, if I remember correctly and I was a regular until moving away. Many happy memories. Looking forward to it.

Rhiannon
Zany Mouse who is finding it impossible to get logged on again!

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: r.padgett
Date: 22 Mar 12 - 03:11 AM

Also on facebook, regards!

Ray

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 22 Mar 12 - 06:42 AM

I'd love to come and help celebrate, Ray.
Barnsley's always been a great little club.
Count me in...
Cheers,
D

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: Dennis the Elder
Date: 22 Mar 12 - 03:59 PM

Hi Ray.
Sounds as if it will be a good night I am looking forward to it already.
Will you be singing some of your bawdy songs?

Dennis

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: r.padgett
Date: 22 Mar 12 - 08:45 PM

Sept 28th for Barnsley folk 50th sp some time yet

I have Bawdy songs at a festival or two to come yet, and the format of the Bfc night is not decided as such, as twas only last Monday and half of em were drunk and tothers incomprehensible!

Ray

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 23 Mar 12 - 02:41 PM

Now there's an idea for a theme for the night - Songs Drunk & Incomprehensible...!

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: r.padgett
Date: 24 Mar 12 - 10:10 AM

Booker won!!

Ray

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 24 Mar 12 - 10:30 AM

Best o' luck with this, Ray
But I can't just picture you singing bawdy!

Luv
Steve

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: KHNic
Date: 24 Mar 12 - 01:55 PM

Can't make it on the night, but have fond memories of a visit to BFC with the late Bill Webster. Here's to the next 50 years!

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: r.padgett
Date: 24 Mar 12 - 08:22 PM

I have a nice collection of Bawdy, rude and non pc songs!

Can I still get away with em I wonder?

Ray

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 25 Mar 12 - 04:00 PM

Is that the Bill Webster from Capital Folk Club in London?

Rhiannon

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: Nigel Paterson
Date: 26 Mar 12 - 05:04 AM

Wishing you a Very Happy 50th Anniversary in September. Good to see Folk Clubs not only enduring, but thriving. I owe much to the 'Great Folk Revival' of the 60s for starting me off on my career in Music...it's clubs like Barnsley that enabled that to happen. Congratulations one and all!
                Nigel Paterson, Mandolin, 'The Halliard'.

   PS Please give my best regards to Dave Burland

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: r.padgett
Date: 26 Mar 12 - 06:21 PM

Hi Nigel

Thanks for the good wishes

Dave was at the club last Monday and sang a couple of songs ~ twas a guest night
He is still out gigging and has a local performance coming up at the Lamp Room, he is also on facebook!
I will advise him on fb of this posting

All the best
Ray Padgett

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: GUEST,Swindon Folk Club
Date: 27 Mar 12 - 04:28 AM

Happy Birthday and Congratulations from Swindon Folk Club - Enjoy

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: r.padgett
Date: 27 Mar 12 - 07:20 AM

Thanks Swindon folk club!

Ray

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: RoyH (Burl)
Date: 27 Mar 12 - 08:29 AM

I recall my first ever gig there. It was long ago, when I was trying to play a guitar.I couldn't do it, and gladly abandoned the idea some time afterwards. The club was run by two blokes called 'The Foggy Duo' and was held in a room over a bowling alley. Congrats to you all at Barnsley. Herre's to the next 50 years. Burl.

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: Dennis the Elder
Date: 27 Mar 12 - 11:13 AM

I remember Danny and Lenny well, unfortunately Lenny no longer with us, Danny now an artist and poet, I still believe living locally.
Dennis

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: Carol
Date: 27 Mar 12 - 06:39 PM

Should be a good night out

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: r.padgett
Date: 29 Mar 12 - 01:13 PM

Looking for any other old Folkies from Barnsley or connected with

May have to trawl the Old Folkies Homes!

Centenary Rooms and the King George and The Alhambra Hotel and the Wheatsheaf were all venues for folky activity and even saw Dick Gaughan in the White Hart! circa 1973 of course there was Foggy Duo too.Now what's the name of that pub at "Bottom of Stainborough Low?"

Ray

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: GUEST,sarah,barnsley
Date: 30 Mar 12 - 04:27 PM

Ray - is it worth writing to the chronic barnace? they might publish a letter asking for people to get back in touch.

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: r.padgett
Date: 30 Mar 12 - 05:12 PM

Could be Sarah!

Needs to come from the club, rather not do this myself, please see fb message

Ray

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: r.padgett
Date: 01 Apr 12 - 05:31 PM

Barnsley folk club has its own website also

Any one interested email the contact or my email available via pm

Ray

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: GUEST,Sarah, Barnsley
Date: 02 Apr 12 - 07:54 AM

website still under construction - will not read properly in certain web browsers - please use our reverbnation site for now.

Thanks

Sarah

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: r.padgett
Date: 02 Apr 12 - 07:08 PM

Hope some of you still alive!

Ray

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: GUEST,sarah,barnsley
Date: 10 Apr 12 - 06:26 PM

website now back up!

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: r.padgett
Date: 11 Apr 12 - 03:08 AM

NIce one Sarah

Ray

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: r.padgett
Date: 10 Jul 12 - 04:14 AM

Its on!

Folk club meeting last night and Dave Burland and club residents and select others to be confirmed by Dave Bottomley for the concert

A meet in the Trades Club from NOON on Friday 28th September where a sing is likely but for early birds to renew friendships etc!! This is in the POOL room upstairs

clashes with Wittlebury and Helmsley dos! I believe**

250 seater but Tickets from club members when we have 'em and a donation is suggested to cover costs.
Certainly available at Whitby ff from the club members who will be there as usual!!
Ray

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: r.padgett
Date: 10 Jul 12 - 02:32 PM

refish

Ray

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Jul 12 - 03:19 PM

Who started the club, are they still on this side of the veil, if so have they been invited?

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: r.padgett
Date: 11 Jul 12 - 03:39 AM

Good question!

My information suggests that the club first started by a group of walkers and an artist/teacher who had been at teacher training in Wales and is still alive ~ his name Tony Heald!

Early days gave rise to Dave Burland, Dorothy (now Elliott) and Derek Elliott in the Alhambra Hotel. John Booker was around in those early days and folk figured at The Wheatsheaf, Townened. The King George and the local authority run Civic Hall Centenary Rooms (which has a lot to answer for) and John Simmons the Manager

JIm Potter was certainly there in the Civic and Wheatsheaf

All still alive!
Ray

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: r.padgett
Date: 13 Jul 12 - 01:02 PM

Its on

Sep 28th Friday 2012 Trades Club

Start for early birds is in the Pool Room from 12 noon upstairs in the Trades

Tickets from club members shortly and a donation on the day wouldn't go amiss

Tickets Certainly at Whitby ff!!

Dave Burland and others via Dave Bottomley in main concert only!

Song session can take place in the Pool room til 7ish

NO special camper van area I regret!!

Ray

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: GUEST,Sarah, Barnsley
Date: 07 Aug 12 - 03:58 PM

Bump!

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: r.padgett
Date: 29 Aug 12 - 06:58 AM

All back from Whitby folk festival 2012 now!

This is full steam ahead and interest from Steve Linstead, Robin Garside, Pat Woolfe, Andy Monro, and a host of others

Ray

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: The Sandman
Date: 29 Aug 12 - 11:08 AM

i suggest all the guests who have played there in the past and are still playing get booked again including dick miles.

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: RoyH (Burl)
Date: 29 Aug 12 - 11:34 AM

I agree with Dick Miles.

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: r.padgett
Date: 30 Aug 12 - 05:20 AM

LOve to see you all Dick, personally

Ray

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: r.padgett
Date: 31 Aug 12 - 02:49 AM

Guests to be posted up shortly for concert with a pre "do" sing in the Pool room from 12 noon 28th Sep (Friday) Trades Club

Ray

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 31 Aug 12 - 04:54 PM

I would love to attend. I'm in a wheelchair now though - is there access please?

Rhiannon

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: r.padgett
Date: 01 Sep 12 - 04:55 AM

Rhiannon, there is wheel chair access to concert room and lounge (where we have the fc usually ~ open to members Friday pm tho) The Upstairs room is not accessible easily by wheelchair (no lift)

Certainly welcome on Friday pm from 7ish

Ray

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: GUEST,sarah,barnsley
Date: 02 Sep 12 - 01:49 PM

confirmed artists now;

Dave Burland, Robin Garside, Blackbush (featuring Dom Dudill, The Barnsley Lads and String Theory with Zoe Bottomley.

Tickets are free and available by email from Dave Bottomley;
[e-mail]

(although we will ask for a donation - everything welcome, however small)

Ray, please can you check tomorrow access to toilets - access to to concert room definatley possible, but I'm not sure about the facilities.

Sarah

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: r.padgett
Date: 03 Sep 12 - 03:30 PM

Ah right Sarah, I assume you mean ladies toilets. The Concert room ladies is accessible I assume you are saying, Sarah I will check to night

The concert room is very close to the lounge although there are ladies toilets just there, which I assume Sarah is saying are not Wheelchair friendly. The concert room ones can be checked tonight, but really should be!!

Ray

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: r.padgett
Date: 04 Sep 12 - 02:54 AM

O dear, sorry to have to report that there are no wheelchair toilets, that is that have been adapted to allow wheel chairs into the facilities

Ray

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: GUEST,sarah,barnsley
Date: 13 Sep 12 - 02:46 PM

bump! just two weeks tomorrow!

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: GUEST,sarah,barnsley
Date: 27 Sep 12 - 03:08 PM

it's tomorrow!

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: GUEST,Tig
Date: 27 Sep 12 - 04:39 PM

Sorry Ray. Would love to be there but it clashes with my Dad's 92nd birthday party. Have a great evening though.

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: r.padgett
Date: 28 Sep 12 - 07:29 AM

Thanks Tig (the Donny Ingrams) have a great do yerselves!

Just listened to Sheff online folk with Dave Eyre, who managed to cover about 5 years of the 50 with Dave Burland and Robin Garside in reminiscences and song!

Plenty to go at then now Mr Eyre (he jested!)

But when you take the cream from the milk what are you left with he might answer!

No mention on the prog:

Foggy Dewo (Danny Clarke and Lenny Wesley)
Jim Potter
Derek and Dorothy Elliott (they were there!)
Audrey Galley
Betty Martin (nee Shaw)
and if course all the unaccompanied singers and Longsword team members who worked for a living, and contributed in very many ways and continue to make ascene and audience

Current Linda Harris, Sarah, John Platt, Dave Bottomley, Johnny Booker who was a very early supporter and knows how to enjoy himself and countless others!

I could get a bit annoyed, but tis too late! Good music nonetheless

More power to your elbow all of you Dave Eyre, Robin and Dave Burland

Ray

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: GUEST,muppett
Date: 28 Sep 12 - 09:22 AM

Good luck with tonight & Happy Birthday, hope it goes well.
Oh and belated thanks to everyone who turned out t'other week to see me perform there,I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

Once again Good luck and I hope things go well.

Cheers

Muppett

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: r.padgett
Date: 29 Sep 12 - 06:25 AM

You were well received muppett me old flower ~ good honest hard working no frills songs heart felt!

True folky person

We had a great night last night Friday 28th Sept lots of people associated with Barnsley folk club, including Jenni Murray of Woman's Hour, god bless em all!

Ray

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: ossonflags
Date: 30 Sep 12 - 02:20 AM

Sorry to have missed it Ray.....been on me world tour!!


Hope you all had a good night.I have had great reception the times I have sung there.Best of luck for the future. Heres to another 50years!!

keep Music live

Mick and Mary

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: GUEST,sarah,barnsley
Date: 07 Oct 12 - 09:35 AM

Wow, what a do last Friday! It was a full house. All the artists were associated with the club over the years plus appearances from Tony Heald who formed the first folk club in Barnsley and the Barnsly Longsword Team. Thanks to Dave Bottomley for organising, Dom and Pete from Blackbush for doing the sound, Dave Lee for doing the door, Laura Hewitt for serving the Pie and Peas (even though she's veggie), Linda Harris for doing the money, Ray Padgett for organising the afternoon do to Barnsley Trades Club for having us, and to you for coming!

There is some great coverge in the second section of this weeks Chronicle - a whole page with photos and there are loads more on the photo section of their website.

You can also listen to /download the podcast of last Friday's Thank Goodness it's Folk with Dave Burland and Robin Garside talking about our 50th Celebration and the early days of Folk in Barnsley here, available for the next few weeks.
(the second half of the show)
http://www.sheffieldlive.org/podcast/index.php?cat=Thank+Goodness+its+Folk

Subject: RE: Barnsley folk club 50th year celebration
From: r.padgett
Date: 08 Oct 12 - 03:58 AM

There is indeed Sarah and thanks to you and String Theory and all who sang including Zoe Bottomley who had many favourable comments for her singing and of course John Booker, Bill Richardson and me (The Barnsley Lads)

Alan Wood's singing and guitar work was applauded as was Michell Howell for her singing

Dave Lee supported the afternoon job and looked after the cardboatd box ~ thanx

Cheers to all

Ray