Swan Folk Club Wadebridge in the Sixties

Subject: RE: Swan Folk Club Wadebridge in the Sixties
From: GUEST
Date: 06 May 11 - 03:24 PM

fond memories. I remember it was wednesdays and sundays in the summer

Subject: RE: Swan Folk Club Wadebridge in the Sixties
From: GUEST,al forrest
Date: 19 Feb 11 - 09:02 AM

i sang many times in the Swan. It was a terrific club.

Subject: RE: Swan Folk Club Wadebridge in the Sixties
From: breezy
Date: 28 Mar 03 - 09:49 AM

so go to the ringers on may day evening, sylvia and rowena will be there for sure

Subject: RE: Swan Folk Club Wadebridge in the Sixties
From: velvet
Date: 28 Mar 03 - 05:07 AM

Cornwall Folk Festival is in Wadebridge August Bank Holiday weekend.
Good place to meet old friends.

Subject: RE: Swan Folk Club Wadebridge in the Sixties
From: Hawker
Date: 27 Mar 03 - 05:13 PM

Roses,
Though I did not frequent the club run by Larry Mac, I have heard many tales fondly told by my husband Kevin and his father Gordon. The 2 girls that you ask about were Sylvia and Rowena, who still sing together and are now part of Thorn and Roses who you asked about in another thread!
Cheers,
Lucy

Subject: RE: Swan Folk Club Wadebridge in the Sixties
From: Greycap
Date: 27 Mar 03 - 07:43 AM

Had a booking there once, arranged by Brenda Wooton - really enjoyed it.

Subject: RE: Swan Folk Club Wadebridge in the Sixties
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Mar 03 - 07:22 AM

Have you seen the British Library Sound Archive's catalogue at www.bl.uk/collections/sound-archive? Click on "Search the Sound Archive Catalogue" and search for "Wadebridge": you'll find references to some recordings made in The Swan in the 1960s (including one of Mervyn Vincent) as well as some others made in The Ship in the 1990s, in case they're of interest.

Subject: RE: Swan Folk Club Wadebridge in the Sixties
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 27 Mar 03 - 04:43 AM

I can only remember as far back as Mervyn's club - I did two gigs there - lovely place. When Linda and myself were down there the other year, we had a few drinks in the "Ring 'O Bells" in memory of "The old Bugger".

Subject: RE: Swan Folk Club Wadebridge in the Sixties
From: velvet
Date: 27 Mar 03 - 03:25 AM

MacLaughlin yes. Breezy, do you recall the two girls who sang with them then?. Also anyone know what happened to Taff who sang at the Swan. He was stationed at St Mawgan at the time.

Subject: RE: Swan Folk Club Wadebridge in the Sixties
From: breezy
Date: 26 Mar 03 - 05:38 PM

mclochlan? buggerr the spellin
brenda and John was way down in the deep south west in Pensance at the loco,engine some whee but nowhere near WADEBRIDGE

Subject: RE: Swan Folk Club Wadebridge in the Sixties
From: velvet
Date: 26 Mar 03 - 02:40 PM

Yes it was, but I remember Mervyns club well. I see his wife very often.
Brenda and John visited The Swan, but the club was run by Larry.

Subject: RE: Swan Folk Club Wadebridge in the Sixties
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 26 Mar 03 - 12:45 PM

I vaguely remember a club run by Brenda Wootton and John the Fish, but can't remember the venue. You know what they say about remembering the 60s!!
Giok

Subject: RE: Swan Folk Club Wadebridge in the Sixties
From: breezy
Date: 26 Mar 03 - 12:30 PM

Was that before the Stable loft in the Molesworth Arms with Mervyn and Charlie?
If so , sorry but no.

Subject: Swan Folk Club Wadebridge in the Sixties
From: velvet
Date: 26 Mar 03 - 09:59 AM

Does anyone remember going to The Swan Folk Club in Wadebridge, Cornwall. It would be nice to hear from friends from those good times.