Looking for Folk/Blues in England

Subject: Looking for Folk/Blues in England
From: GUEST,G
Date: 09 May 06 - 06:07 PM

Some people from the US will be in London, Peterboro and Cambridge May 18th thru the 25th. Want to hear some of your music. Any suggestions/

Thanks.

Subject: RE: Looking for Folk/Blues in England
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 09 May 06 - 07:28 PM

Our music is not blues. That's your music.

Subject: RE: Looking for Folk/Blues in England
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 09 May 06 - 07:31 PM

However, Saturday May 20th will be an eclectic mix of acoustic stuff from English folk song to allsorts at the Ship in Lower Stoke. See thread Pub Song/Ssn NW Kent Sat 20 May. It's not London. But it's local by most large country standards (ie about an hour's drive out)

Subject: RE: Looking for Folk/Blues in England
From: Mary Humphreys
Date: 10 May 06 - 02:19 PM

Check out Cambridge Folk Club website - May programme.
It looks like it is just up your street.

Cambridge Folk Club May programme

Mary Humphreys

Subject: RE: Looking for Folk/Blues in England
From: GUEST,weelittle drummer
Date: 10 May 06 - 03:26 PM

why so rude Richard? To outsiders as well.

there are plenty of very good folk blues style musicians in England. Ralph McTell one of our best and very English singer songwriters and is heavily influenced by folk blues styles.

I don't live in any of those areas, but I'm sure, someone on the mudcat will be able to help you in a friendly and pleasant manner.

If you have no luck, keep refreshing your message for a week and I will find out what I can by internet search from sunny Nottingham.

local knowledge is always best though.

Subject: RE: Looking for Folk/Blues in England
From: Rasener
Date: 10 May 06 - 04:28 PM

The only thing I have to offer is at

Market Rasen Folk Club in Lincolnshire

on May 19th. Not too far from Peterborough

Subject: RE: Looking for Folk/Blues in England
From: Leadfingers
Date: 10 May 06 - 07:40 PM

Having been involved in the British Blues Revival in the mid/late nineteen sixties , with all due respect Richard you are talking through your arse when you put down a perfectly reasonable query in such an impolite manner ! We have just missed the Swanage Blues Festival and the First Glastonbury Blues Festival is happening at the end of September .
Blues is now as much part of the British music scene as ANY other aspect of Folk/World music !!

Subject: RE: Looking for Folk/Blues in England
From: Grab
Date: 11 May 06 - 07:24 AM

Whittlesford (about 10-15 minutes south of Cambridge) has a regular session every Friday night at the Red Lion pub. I don't get there much, but it's good beer and good people there.

Turn off the M11 at the turn marked for Duxford (on the A505), head east (right if you're coming from London, left if you're coming from Cambridge), and watch for a sign on the left for the Red Lion about a minute or two down the road.

If you come to a big roundabout with a petrol station on the right, you've gone too far. If you see an airfield and hangars on the left, you turned the wrong way off the M11.

Graham.

Subject: RE: Looking for Folk/Blues in England
From: GUEST,G
Date: 11 May 06 - 07:44 AM

Thanks so far - and one gets use to various points of view on Mudcat.

Will check back a little later.

G.

Subject: RE: Looking for Folk/Blues in England
From: GUEST,Arbuthnot
Date: 11 May 06 - 03:08 PM

An email to [e-mail] should bear fruit. There's always something happening in range of where you are - if you give specific locations and dates, you will get more help.
And I'm so blue I don't need woad!

Subject: RE: Looking for Folk/Blues in England
From: GUEST,Hootenanny
Date: 11 May 06 - 06:27 PM

Leadfingers,
May I suggest that it is you who is speaking through the rear orifice.

You are misleading someone to suggest that there is a blues scene in the UK. Sure there are people here who try to emulate the music and some of the instrumentalists are very good but that isn't a blues scene. And in case you think it is relevant I was also involved in the blues invasion in the sixties setting up tours by various blues artists.

Hoot

Subject: RE: Looking for Folk/Blues in England
From: Leadfingers
Date: 11 May 06 - 06:52 PM

Hoot - IF you were a mudcat member I would discuss this with you privately - but as you are a Guest this is impossible without more arguments in the threads !!

Subject: RE: Looking for Folk/Blues in England
From: Sarah the flute
Date: 11 May 06 - 07:09 PM

It's not blues altho' there was a bit of bluegrass there the other night but The Kilkenny Tavern next to South Wimbledon Tube has a great Irish Sesh on Tuesday nights and late trains back to town.

sarah

Subject: RE: Looking for Folk/Blues in England
From: GUEST,Sasha
Date: 12 May 06 - 04:49 PM

The question said 'England'.

Subject: RE: Looking for Folk/Blues in England
From: GUEST,G
Date: 14 May 06 - 09:24 AM

Thanks all - I probably should have used "Bluegrass" as compared to 'Blues'. Will forward this info to the 'bloke' that is going. He spent a considerable time in the area with the' service' and has a "second family" relationship there. As his "family" is musically oriented, he wants to surprise them with an evening or two of Dinner, drinks, and of course, music.

Thanks again.

Subject: RE: Looking for Folk/Blues in England
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 14 May 06 - 01:55 PM

Folk London listings for May.

Subject: RE: Looking for Folk/Blues in England
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 14 May 06 - 02:00 PM

. . . though it fails to mention that Spiers & Boden are doing the Spitz (great venue in Spitalfields Market) on the 23rd. Not blues, but just about the best thing happening during the days you mention.

Subject: RE: Looking for Folk/Blues in England
From: GUEST,Hootenanny
Date: 15 May 06 - 11:14 AM

There is a regular Monday evening Bluegrass picking session at the Hemingford Arms, Hemingford Road, corner of Offord Road in North London not too far from Caledonian Road Tube Station and an Old Timey slanted session Sunday night at the Harlequin Pub behind Sadlers Wells Theatre, near The Angel.

I have spent several enjoyable evenings at both.

The beer is pretty good too.

Hoot