All you Essex Catters, Help!

Subject: Folklore: All you Essex Catters, Help!
From: lady penelope
Date: 08 Sep 03 - 06:52 PM

Wotcha!

My friend, a piece meal folkie, but die hard, has recently moved to North Weald in Essex. Are there any regular ( or irregular ) folk clubs in the general vicinity?

Ta Muchly

Lady P.

Subject: RE: Folklore: All you Essex Catters, Help!
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Sep 03 - 08:08 PM

ask McGrath

Subject: RE: Folklore: All you Essex Catters, Help!
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 08 Sep 03 - 08:22 PM

My website about this badly needs updating, and I promise I'll do that soon - but even so it gives a good idea of what is around. Two clubs in Bishop's Stortford, one in Waltham Abbey, and a range of sessions in various pubs and clubs within a few miles, both sides of the Essex Herts county boundary.

Subject: RE: Folklore: All you Essex Catters, Help!
From: GUEST,Lady P. at work
Date: 09 Sep 03 - 03:42 AM

Ta muchly, I shall foward a link to me mate.

TTFN Lady P.

Subject: RE: Folklore: All you Essex Catters, Help!
From: harlowpoet
Date: 09 Sep 03 - 04:18 AM

Lady P

We have a folk club at Waltham Abbey that meets every Monday night. This is about 6 miles from North Weald. Friendly, informal club, open nights with a guest once a month. Starts 8.30pm. Address is The Royal British Legion.Brooker Road.Waltham Abbey.

Check out our website. http://www.geocities.com/walthamabbeyfolkclub


Regards Simon

Subject: RE: Folklore: All you Essex Catters, Help!
From: GUEST,Crystal
Date: 09 Sep 03 - 05:28 AM

Try the Essex Folk news website!
Or even the magazine, I'm sure theres a link somewere.

Subject: RE: Folklore: All you Essex Catters, Help!
From: GUEST,Skipjack K8
Date: 09 Sep 03 - 06:07 AM

The EFN webiste is very useful. I have used it several times to drop into various sessions in beloved Essex, whenever I have an excuse to be there.

Subject: RE: Folklore: All you Essex Catters, Help!
From: GUEST,Crystal
Date: 09 Sep 03 - 06:13 AM

My dad runs it!
I can't remember the link so I don't doubt he'll tell me off about it.

Subject: RE: Folklore: All you Essex Catters, Help!
From: Jeanie
Date: 09 Sep 03 - 06:22 AM

Saving the day for you Crystal, the Essex Folk News website is here:

http://www.pvcw.freeserve.co.uk

pvcw = your dad's initials ;) !

(And it is a very good website)

- jeanie

Subject: RE: Folklore: All you Essex Catters, Help!
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 09 Sep 03 - 08:30 AM

But of course Hertfordshire and London are a lot closer than most of Essex when you're living in North Weald. Which means Folk London and Unicorn.

Subject: RE: Folklore: All you Essex Catters, Help!
From: jacqui.c
Date: 09 Sep 03 - 09:30 AM

We have a session in Hertford on Monday nights at the Hertford Club in Bull Plain. Allcomers welcome. Also a monthly session at the Great Eastern in Railway Street in Hertford, next one 11.9.03.

There is a monthly session at the Bell in Bennington - near Stevenage next one 16.9.03 and at the Woodman, Chapmore End, near Hertford on 30.9.03.

New blood always welcome to any of the above.

Subject: RE: Folklore: All you Essex Catters, Help!
From: Lanfranc
Date: 09 Sep 03 - 06:41 PM

To which may I add (and recommend):

The Bull, Blackmore (probably the nearest session to N Weald) - 1st Monday
Rayleigh Arms, Terling - 1st Friday
The Compasses, Littley Green, Felsted - 3rd Monday

There are lots more - as has been said , see EFN

Alan

Subject: RE: Folklore: All you Essex Catters, Help!
From: GUEST,efnMagazine
Date: 10 Sep 03 - 08:11 AM

Thanks for the plug Jeannie.

For information the full song club and session guide is here

Not all venues have PELs - members only clubs can be identified and joined at clik.to/membershop

Subject: RE: Folklore: All you Essex Catters, Help!
From: GUEST,efnMagazine
Date: 10 Sep 03 - 10:53 AM

Sorry about the typo on the links, looks like I missed off a set of quote marks.

Full club and session guide

Details of peripatetic 2nd Friday (mostly instrumental)session and new club just starting in Braintree

Nearest session to North Weald should be (from memory) at the White Hart, Moreton, 1st Friday monthly although this is primarily instrumental.

IF LadyP's friend is looking for somewhere to sit back and see "name" acts then Stortfolk, Old Rose and Crown (both Thursdays) and The Retreat (new club, roughly alternate Wednesdays)are the closest booking high profile performers. Waltham Abbey and Essex Singers are mix of guests and singarounds.

Subject: RE: Folklore: All you Essex Catters, Help!
From: harlowpoet
Date: 11 Sep 03 - 04:53 AM

Although Waltham Abbey Folk Club is technically members only, its not a legal requirement, as there is a PEL in place. Membership to the folk club is in effect free, to anyone who turns up on the Monday nightand and pays small admission (£1) for open nights. Our membership policy is in place to comply with British Legion rules.

Put it this way, we haven't turned anyone away yet, although I nearly had this distinction once when I turned up drunk after an all day session. However thats different matter.

Simon

Subject: RE: Folklore: All you Essex Catters, Help!
From: GUEST,efnMagazine
Date: 11 Sep 03 - 08:04 AM


Sorry about the lack of precision Simon. Your club is of course one of two in the county that meet on club premises and have membership conditions imposed by the owners rather than the local authority.

Subject: RE: Folklore: All you Essex Catters, Help!
From: GUEST,Lady P. at Work
Date: 11 Sep 03 - 11:30 AM

Crumbs! You've all been great. I have passed on all the info. and she tells me she "might finally get back to her folky roots" bless her. :)

I'm checking stuff out myself actually, so watch out!


Thanks again

TTFN Lady P.

Subject: RE: All you Essex Catters, Help!
From: harlowpoet
Date: 11 Sep 03 - 11:51 AM

Guest EFN

If thats yourself John, I was meaning to email the magazine at some point to clarify our clubs situation regarding membership.

Thanks anyway for your response on this.

Simon

Subject: RE: All you Essex Catters, Help!
From: Nevada
Date: 17 Sep 03 - 02:58 PM

Hello!
There is a new club just started in Braintree, roughly 40 minutes drive from North Weald. Next date - 1st Oct, Mike Silver. More info - www.theretreatbocking.freeserve.co.uk
Hope to see you there, luv AAA x

Subject: RE: All you Essex Catters, Help!
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Sep 03 - 04:29 PM

Interesting, has the agency moved across the country or is somebody else using Mr & Mrs Breakwell's trading name as their Mudcat alias?

Subject: RE: All you Essex Catters, Help!
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Sep 03 - 06:28 AM

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Subject: RE: All you Essex Catters, Help!
From: breezy
Date: 28 Sep 03 - 11:26 AM

not forgetting St Albans on Fridays at the Comfort hotel which has a high quality guest list starting this Fri 3rd October with Steve Tilston and concluding on Dec 12th with Martin Carthy
Full listing in the Unicorn mag

Breezy at Bishop's Stortford 30th Oct for a rousing night with great songs from the cutting edge of the folk scene.

Subject: RE: All you Essex Catters, Help!
From: pavane
Date: 28 Sep 03 - 03:11 PM

Glad to see the Bull at Blackmore is STILL going. It's been more difficult to get there since I moved to Wales 30 years ago! Last there on a visit in the mid 80's