Review: The Sun, Beverley

Subject: Review: The Sun, Beverley
From: GUEST,Wotcha Visiting Yorks Area
Date: 20 Jan 03 - 08:04 AM

Just wanted to let folks know there is a nice gathering early evening at the Sun Inn, Beverley near Hull ... a pretty receptive audience and talented musicians (I wasn't one of them ...). I did get to sing "General Taylor" and "Fathom the Bowl" which seemed to go down   ok ...

I overheard some interesting comments from one of the locals to his mates about this particular gathering though: seemed to have a chip on his shoulder about managerial types (or those that delegate work) being the sort of folks doing this thing. This guy earlier breezed in, walked straight through the circle when he could have just walked around -- welcome to Yorkshire I thought to meself ... (just wondering if there is some tension on this sort of thing in English pubs ... should I bring brass knuckles in the future?).

Anyroad ... having a great time in the UK ...

Cheers,

Brian

Subject: RE: Review: The Sun, Beverley
From: smallpiper
Date: 20 Jan 03 - 12:53 PM

Not usually its normally very civilised and friendly no managerial types at all!

Subject: RE: Review: The Sun, Beverley
From: Noreen
Date: 20 Jan 03 - 03:34 PM

When were you there, Brian?

Subject: RE: Review: The Sun, Beverley
From: The DeanMeister
Date: 21 Jan 03 - 05:01 AM

Doesn't sound like my First Sunday Session... Altogether more civilised. Try it out if you're in the area!

Subject: RE: Review: The Sun, Beverley
From: smallpiper
Date: 21 Jan 03 - 05:03 AM

hear hear!

Subject: RE: Review: The Sun, Beverley
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 21 Jan 03 - 05:13 AM

heloo, my hamster was called brian but, he is ded now, i am going to get a gold fish called Charlie.john

Subject: RE: Review: The Sun, Beverley
From: Noreen
Date: 21 Jan 03 - 06:24 AM

jOhn, how you going to know he's called Charlie?

Subject: RE: Review: The Sun, Beverley
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 21 Jan 03 - 06:31 AM

if he's not called Charlie, i will just call him Charlie anyway.

Subject: RE: Review: The Sun, Beverley
From: Noreen
Date: 21 Jan 03 - 06:34 AM

Good plan.

Where else are you planning to visit, Brian? If you let us know, you might actually meet some friendly mudcatters.

Subject: RE: Review: The Sun, Beverley
From: GUEST,Sir Roger de Beverley
Date: 21 Jan 03 - 09:20 AM

There may be some managerial types in our sessions - who knows. Are they not allowed a life too?

Anyway, the majority of people that turn up for our sessions to play or listen seem pretty nice to me and, as Pete, I've not come across any animosity from locals in the pub - exactly the opposite in fact: Lots of locals turn up just to listen to us.

Which brings me to the fact that this Sunday (26th) is my "last Sunday of the month" session so I'm hoping for a good turnout of folkies and locals.

Roger (cookieless again)

Subject: RE: Review: The Sun, Beverley
From: GUEST
Date: 21 Jan 03 - 11:18 AM

Noreen:

I was there this Sunday about 7pm (assuming a later start time, so was allowed 2 songs in a row). The crowd was good natured: I just thought I'd share my observation about this one fella who was clearly bent out of shape and was wondering if he's going to try something more than just walking through the circle next session. John, the publican, seemed happy to have the entertainment anyroad and Keith happy to have some unaccompanied noises from Virginia.


I have finished my visit to Yorks, so am flying back to the States. Regretably, I was unable to attend the session at Nellies (after spending 4 hours on the road getting to Harrogate from Beverley, I decided to cank my return trip). Meanwhile, one last CAMRA ale down pub ...

Cheers,

Brian

Subject: RE: Review: The Sun, Beverley
From: Noreen
Date: 21 Jan 03 - 08:09 PM

You missed me by an hour or so, Brian- assuming you didn't stay to hear Cara who were playing there from 8.30. Shame if you left, there were loads of friendly mudcatters there, too!

Subject: RE: Review: The Sun, Beverley
From: Sir Roger de Beverley
Date: 27 Jan 03 - 02:42 PM

Yesterday at my "last Sunday of the month" session we had 14 musicians and singers and we played from 4pm to 8pm with nary a cross word. In fact many of the audience thanked us as they left at the end, several had asked for requests during the afternoon and nobody grumbled at all even when our best effort at a cajun request was Jamabalay.

Roger

Subject: RE: Review: The Sun, Beverley
From: Wotcha
Date: 27 Jan 03 - 09:04 PM

I did happen upon the Tap and Spyle (did they move it from The Sun ro is every pub called that now ... there's even one at Terminal 3 in Heathrow?!) in Harrogate last Tuesday ... and even though it was a jam session, I unloaded a couple of songs anyway and everyone joined in! A great wrap up to the trip ... and I think there was a Mudcatter there too ...Yorkshire is definitely on my list of places to visit again.

Cheers,

Brian

Subject: RE: Review: The Sun, Beverley
From: Sir Roger de Beverley
Date: 28 Jan 03 - 03:18 PM

The Tap & Spile chain of around 30-40 pubs was sold off to Enterprise Inns (Britains lagest pubco) about 4 years ago . Since then most of them have retained the name. In Beverley they held a poll amongst customers a couple of years ago on the premise that the pub should revert to its original name of the Sun. The vote was about 92% for changing the name back - and it was changed

Roger

ps

When first traveling around local folk clubs and sessions trying to promote the Sun sessions I received blank looks when I said that they were in the Tap & Spile - nobody local knew it as anything but the Sun

Subject: RE: Review: The Sun, Beverley
From: flaj
Date: 28 Jan 03 - 05:59 PM

Is that Sir Roger de Beverley the one I know as a man with a Busby?

Flaj.

Subject: RE: Review: The Sun, Beverley
From: ossonflags
Date: 29 Jan 03 - 03:47 AM

yes