Help: sessions in York

Subject: sessions in York
From: GUEST,KC
Date: 05 Sep 00 - 08:08 PM

Does anybody know of any sessions taking place in York from October onwards? I'm going to uni there and fear I may get withdrawal symptoms without a regular dose of live music...

Subject: RE: Help: sessions in York
From: BanjoRay
Date: 05 Sep 00 - 08:36 PM

There's an excellent session every sunday night from about 8:30 at the Golden Ball, a pub on a street parallel with and to the right of Micklegate (looking in to the town centre) whose name I can't remember. There's usually about 7 or 8 musicians (fiddles, squeezebox, bass, guitar, sometimes a banjo (often played by me)). The music is often American Old Time, maybe some old english fiddle tunes, various other stuff depending on who's in - not usually Irish because this gets hammered to death in other places. There's another more folky session at a pub called the Maltings on, I think, a tuesday but I've never been, although I believe its good.
The beer is excellent in both places.
Cheers
Ray

Subject: RE: Help: sessions in York
From: GUEST,selby
Date: 06 Sep 00 - 02:50 PM

When you arrive in York The Black Swan is the home of York Folk Club I am sure the organiser will be able to point you in the right direction or provide you with a listing magazine. Approx 20 miles from York at Chapel Haddelsey is the Jug a well known Mudcatters haunt on a Wednesday night Keith

Subject: RE: Help: sessions in York
From: selby
Date: 06 Sep 00 - 02:53 PM

Sorry forgot to mention York Folk Club is on a Thursday Keith

Subject: RE: Help: sessions in York
From: Llanfair
Date: 06 Sep 00 - 05:39 PM

Trafalgar Bay, Friday nights. Jim and I had a weekend in York not long ago, and found this session. Excellent musicians and singers. Very informal. Bron.

Subject: RE: Help: sessions in York
From: jets
Date: 06 Sep 00 - 05:40 PM

and York is where?

Subject: RE: Help: sessions in York
From: BanjoRay
Date: 06 Sep 00 - 06:21 PM

York is in Yorkshire - where else would it be? (heh heh)

Subject: RE: Help: sessions in York
From: bill\sables
Date: 06 Sep 00 - 07:47 PM

Hi Jets, Banjo Ray means Yorkshire England Quite a way from Maine USA but if you would care to visit you would be most welcome. Cheers Bill

Subject: RE: Help: sessions in York
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 06 Sep 00 - 08:26 PM

Yes; it's the city that New York is named after.  There are places in the world that are not in America!

Subject: RE: Help: sessions in York
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 07 Sep 00 - 04:28 AM

Shame Amsterdam missed out, Malcolm! Just think, we'd all be smoking Peter Stuyvesant instead of Marlboro!

Skipjack

Subject: RE: Help: sessions in York
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 07 Sep 00 - 04:40 AM

Actually, KC, there is an excellent session at the Sloop in Barton on Humber on a Tuesday night, which is only about an hour from York in a fast car.

Skipjack

Subject: RE: Help: sessions in York
From: jets
Date: 07 Sep 00 - 10:41 AM

Douglas ,I know that of which you mean butI live in Lisbon but not in Portugal.

Subject: RE: Help: sessions in York
From: Cobble
Date: 07 Sep 00 - 01:45 PM

Singaround first Sunday each month at the Crown Inn, Hemingbrough, about 12 miles out of York. Hope to see you there. Mrs. Cobble.

Subject: RE: Help: sessions in York
From: GUEST,The bloke in the corner
Date: 07 Sep 00 - 05:15 PM

Further to Skipjack, we both play at the Barton session Tuesdays, and it's invariably very good, no cliques, anarchic, very good beer and excellent sandwiches. Also regular visits from various part. And it's not an hour from York, it's only 50 minutes - I know, I take my son to York University quite often!

Subject: RE: Help: sessions in York
From: GUEST,Ickle Dorritt cookieless again
Date: 08 Sep 00 - 02:59 PM

Ignore the others! where you really want to be is at Nellies on the first sunday afternoon of every month. Nellies is otherwise known as The White Horse in Hengate Beverley -a mere spit and a fart away from York -so come on down!

Subject: RE: Help: sessions in York
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 08 Sep 00 - 04:00 PM

Well, you can take your pick from all these sessions-I plump for the Jug- a warm friendly bunch and not far from York. You could do one a day almost! But I expect you'll be holding up the bars in the Uni very soon. It's a great Uni with some excellent bars-well it used to be in the 70's-before you were born. Cheers. Eric

Subject: RE: Help: sessions in York
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 08 Sep 00 - 06:41 PM

I'll second the Jug. Wednesday night strayght down the A19 at Chapel Haddlesey.

Subject: RE: Help: sessions in York
From: GUEST,Cavia_P
Date: 09 Sep 00 - 04:08 PM

If you can get over to Hull, there's a pretty good session most Fridays at the Kingston (pub) on Cumberland Street. The session gets going around 9.00pm.

Cavia_P

Subject: RE: Help: sessions in York
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 10 Sep 00 - 12:43 AM

I love York!I played at a folk club conected to the Univercity in 1972.. Everyone was so nice.. I'm going to keep this thread if ever I can get over there again.. Dec of 98 is to long ago!!!Would old time Banjo and blues slide guitar be a welcome addition ????<><><><>,.Fountain's Abby is my faverite spot on earth.. Rippon's not to shabby either.. All the best , Guy

Subject: RE: Help: sessions in York
From: roopoo
Date: 10 Sep 00 - 03:27 AM

I haven't been to the Tuesday session at the Maltings, but I know a man who does... If the stuff he plays on his box is anything to go by, it should be a good night. When I went past it yesterday, I noticed it has a sign outside which declares it something like the national real ale pub of the year! If you need directions, it's close by Lendal Bridge, and near the junction with Rougier Street, set down a small road parallel with Lendal. Easily seen - you can't miss it. If you do go, ask for Pete Walker and tell him Andrea Robertson sent you!

mouldy

Subject: RE: Help: sessions in York
From: GUEST,KC again
Date: 10 Sep 00 - 05:52 PM

To Skipjack, seems I have a few sessions to choose from. Somebody who has a fast car could come and sample one any time they liked, especially if York was less than an hour from where they lived...

Subject: RE: Help: sessions in York
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 06 Sep 01 - 08:33 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: Help: sessions in York
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 05 Dec 02 - 12:29 AM

Subject: RE: Help: sessions in York
From: The DeanMeister
Date: 05 Dec 02 - 04:42 AM

Can i just correct Ickle Dorritt's mention of the White Horse (Nellies) session.....this has now moved to the Sun Inn, Eastgate, Beverley. It runs from 2pm till 6pm on the first Sunday of every month, hosted by my good self, and anybody is welcome. We have a good mix of singers and musicians, of varying abilities, and always have a great afternoon. It's always great to see new faces. And its only 35 minutes from York Uni...!

Pete

Subject: RE: Help: sessions in York
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 06 Dec 02 - 02:46 AM

Subject: RE: Help: sessions in York
From: GUEST,Betsy
Date: 12 Jun 04 - 01:24 PM

Dug up an Old one rather than opening a new one .
Are there any clubs/sessions in York on Thursday 17th June ( 2004) I said I woud try find out for someone who is staying in York on that night.

Thanks .

Subject: RE: Help: sessions in York
From: GUEST,Betsy
Date: 14 Jun 04 - 07:55 AM

And ( they tell me now ) possibly Friday 18th June