Alan Bell's 80th Birthday

Subject: Alan Bell's 80th Birthday
From: Sailor Ron
Date: 09 Apr 14 - 10:17 AM

Alan Bell, Director of the Fylde Folk Festival, singer, songwriter is 80 on 26th June. To celebrate this there will be a concert at the Marine Hall Fleetwood on Saturday the 28th June with Scolds Bridle, Gary & Vera, and the Alan Bell Band. Tickets are £10:00 [£8:00 concessions].

Subject: Alan Bell's 80th Birthday
From: Sailor Ron
Date: 09 Apr 14 - 10:52 AM

Lan Bell, director of the Fylde Folk Festival, singer, composer etc etc is 80 on 26th June. To celebrate this there will be a concert at the Marine Hall Fleetwood Lancashire on Saturday 28th June, with Scolds Bridle, Gary and Vera, and the Alan Bell Band. Tickets are £10:00 [£8:00 concesions].

Subject: RE: Alan Bell's 80th Birthday
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 09 Apr 14 - 11:45 AM

happy birthday Al!

Subject: RE: Alan Bell's 80th Birthday
From: ian1943
Date: 09 Apr 14 - 02:14 PM

Happy Birthday Alan
Ian McCulloch

Subject: RE: Alan Bell's 80th Birthday
From: Leadfingers
Date: 09 Apr 14 - 10:01 PM

So Fleetwood is where to be in June !! Should be a good evening

Subject: RE: Alan Bell's 80th Birthday
From: Gurney
Date: 10 Apr 14 - 12:37 AM

Many happy returns, Alan.
Chris in NZ.

Subject: RE: Alan Bell's 80th Birthday
From: r.padgett
Date: 10 Apr 14 - 03:06 AM

happy birthday from Padgett and Booker in Barnsley

Ray

Subject: RE: Alan Bell's 80th Birthday
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 10 Apr 14 - 03:58 AM

Is there any truth in the story that during one of the early Fylde Festivals Alan was so stressed that he took a ferry to the Isle of Mann and back to avoid people pestering him?

I would love to believe it. But in any case, happy birthday, Alan.

Cheers

Dave the Gnome

Subject: RE: Alan Bell's 80th Birthday
From: Sailor Ron
Date: 10 Apr 14 - 06:18 AM

Dave, unfortunatly it's an urban myth, pity! When we did 'the River Wyre Walk' [that led to the 1st Fylde], Alan annouced that 100 or so had walked down the Wyre for the R.N.l.I., a voice from the back cried "no Alan, we walked down the banks, you walked on the Wyre!"

Subject: RE: Alan Bell's 80th Birthday
From: GUEST,Clive Pownceby
Date: 10 Apr 14 - 02:23 PM

Bet you have a great many more tales and anecdotes to tell Ron? Oh go on, spill some beans!!!!

Subject: RE: Alan Bell's 80th Birthday
From: GUEST,Clive Pownceby
Date: 10 Apr 14 - 02:23 PM

Bet you have a great many more tales and anecdotes to tell Ron? Oh go on, spill some beans!!!!

Subject: RE: Alan Bell's 80th Birthday
From: Capo da Monty
Date: 11 Apr 14 - 12:32 PM

It will be a privilege to be there and shake his hand.
He has made a huge contribution to the promotion of young folk performers and UK folk music in general.

I SALUTE YOU SIR !!!

Regards

CdM

Subject: RE: Alan Bell's 80th Birthday
From: MBSLynne
Date: 12 Apr 14 - 09:20 AM

Happy birthday Alan! Haven't seen him at Sidmouth for a while but maybe that's because the Dove closed

Love Lynne

Subject: RE: Alan Bell's 80th Birthday
From: GUEST,Stuart Reed
Date: 12 Apr 14 - 04:27 PM

Sadly, I've never met him but he was most understanding when I had to apologise to him back in the 60s after three of us got together to sing in Brighton and called ourselves The Taverners, shamefully unaware of the existence of his hugely popular band of the same name in Blackpool.

He was most amicable and wished us fledgling upstarts all the best. Thereafter we appended our home town to our name.

Hats off to this excellent songwriter and stalwart of music in the north west and beyond.

Subject: RE: Alan Bell's 80th Birthday
From: Sailor Ron
Date: 28 Apr 14 - 11:07 AM

Change of venue and date for Alan's 80th birthday bash.
This will now be held on Sunday 29th June in the Ballroom of the North Euston Hotel, on the prom. in Fleetwood. No change to other details.