Forresters Arms Folk Club

Subject: Forresters Arms Folk Club
From: Fliss
Date: 07 Feb 05 - 07:22 PM

The Folk Club at the Forresters Arms, Broseley, Shropshire has really taken off over the past couple of months.

We had been ticking along for about a year, but recently we have had the company of the folk from Kidderminster area. Its a long haul for them, but their singing is much appreciated.

We meet in the wooden room in the back yard of the pub. It was originally the recruitment hut for the farm labourers being taken on for harvesting in the early years of the 20th C. It was used for dances for the estate workers. I am assured that its accoustics are excellent.

It was great to see half a dozen visitors on Sunday morning at the Birchmeadow for the practice session. It was nice to have a mix of Irish and Morris tunes taken at a steady pace and repeated a number of times for the learning process.

The Folk Club meets this evening (Tuesday) about 8.30pm.
fliss

Subject: RE: Forresters Arms Folk Club
From: Mr Happy
Date: 07 Feb 05 - 07:39 PM

anything hapning w/ends?+ camping?

Subject: RE: Forresters Arms Folk Club
From: Mr Happy
Date: 07 Feb 05 - 07:40 PM

ps we're in chester

Subject: RE: Forresters Arms Folk Club
From: Fliss
Date: 15 Feb 05 - 03:25 PM

Hi Mr Happy
Nothing folkie at weekends with camping, sorry to say. But we do have an Irish music Practice session at the Birchmeadow Centre, Broseley, every sunday morning 10-12.30.

Jackfield Festival first weekend in September, based around Boat Inn.

I enjoyed Chester Festival the other year, but am busy that weekend.
cheers
fliss

Subject: RE: Forresters Arms Folk Club
From: Fliss
Date: 11 Apr 05 - 05:38 PM

The Forresters session is tomorrow night 12th April. We have had a good group of about 20 people over the last few months.

New landlord at the pub, so keep fingers crossed.

Hope to see you there
fliss