John Conolly at Barnsley FC Mon 26th

Subject: John Conolly at Barnsley FC Mon 26th
From: GUEST,Sarah In Barnsley
Date: 24 Jun 06 - 07:16 AM

John Connolly will be at the Club on the 26th - very entertaining singer with lots of chat in between and if you didn't know already, composer of the ''Trad'' ''Irish'' song Fiddlers Green.

Coming up we have a local showcase night with Zoe Bottomley, and others to be confirmed on 17th July.

We have a committee meeting on 18th July in the Pub - all are invited to attend.

Worth of note is the Barnsley Original Music Festival (BOM FEST) at the Miners' Memorial Park on Sat 22nd July, a free music festival, with an Acoustic and Roots stage - Rotherham Artist Julie Ellison will be performing, amongst others TBC.

You can drop in on us anytime at the website http://www.sandlizard.f9.co.uk/barnsleyfolk
email us on [e-mail]
or leave a message below,

Sarah :)

Subject: RE: John Conolly at Barnsley FC Mon 26th
From: r.padgett
Date: 24 Jun 06 - 12:02 PM

Anybody know how to spell Conolly?
John at the club this Monday at 8.30pm

For those that havent yet checked out our Web site, Sarah, Dave Bottomley and John Platt with Zoe Bottomley did a superb job at Barnsley MBCs Mid Summer Solstice at Durty O'Dwyres last Wednesday

The group practice every Monday has gone from strength to strength and I believe Dave and Zoe (Dave's daughter) have also been over to Beverley as Zoe is at University in Hull

Zoe has a really lovely singing voice gets better everytime I hear her
Sarah has a lovely new fiddle!!
Michelle also sang at Durty's and Terry did a stirling job earlier in the evening

Anyone interested in trad group harmony singing? I would like to hear from
Ray Padgett ~ Barnsley Folk Club Chairman

Subject: RE: John Conolly at Barnsley FC Mon 26th
From: Rasener
Date: 24 Jun 06 - 12:30 PM

Well it is refreshing to see that people get John's surname correct.

Is Fiddlers Green traditional when it was composed by somebody who is still alive i.e. John Conolly?

The thing I like about John, and he has been on at my club a number of times, is you never know what set he is going to do.
He has a lot of charisma, very funny and sings some great songs, accompanying himself with guitar and melodeon. He is a thoroughly nice bloke and IMHO really worth seeing.

I'll just ring him up and get my commission LOL :-)

Subject: RE: John Conolly at Barnsley FC Mon 26th
From: Sir Roger de Beverley
Date: 25 Jun 06 - 08:42 AM

This man (together with Bill Meek) is responsible for getting me into folk music in the mid sixties - so now you all know who to blame.

And he is a very nice man too.

R

Subject: RE: John Conolly at Barnsley FC Mon 26th
From: r.padgett
Date: 26 Jun 06 - 01:09 PM

It's tonight starts at 8pm John on at 8.30pm!

Ray

Subject: RE: John Conolly at Barnsley FC Mon 26th
From: Rasener
Date: 26 Jun 06 - 01:15 PM

Have a nice evening Ray and I hope you get lots of people.

Les

Subject: RE: John Conolly at Barnsley FC Mon 26th
From: r.padgett
Date: 27 Jun 06 - 12:16 PM

Brilliant night given by JC last night sung Punch and Judy, Fiddlers Green and some really funny songs the one about the cheeky post cards had me falling about!!

Entertained in the old style of patter and song and reminiscenses and virtually all his own songs ~ seamlessly

Barnsley had a night of high class songs and music
Thanks to all~ and John Conolly!
Ray

Subject: RE: John Conolly at Barnsley FC Mon 26th
From: Rasener
Date: 27 Jun 06 - 12:26 PM

Thats great to hear Ray. He is special isn't he.
Les

Subject: RE: John Conolly at Barnsley FC Mon 26th
From: r.padgett
Date: 28 Jun 06 - 12:16 PM

Indeed
Barnsley Folk Club
We are open throughout summer but may be depleted due to Folk Festivals

I hope to be at Cleckheaton, so see you all there check out the programme ~ I am looking for Yorkshire songs and to record on Sat pm before the England match, also my session on Sunday morning!!

Subject: RE: John Conolly at Barnsley FC Mon 26th
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 28 Jun 06 - 12:17 PM

Where might you find a gig list of where he is performing over the next few months?

Subject: RE: John Conolly at Barnsley FC Mon 26th
From: Rasener
Date: 28 Jun 06 - 01:04 PM

If you are on about John Conolly, its difficult to say.

He is at Market Rasen Folk Club on July 14th and on in concert with Bill Whaley and Dave Fletcher on Septemeber the 16th at Market Rasen Folk Club.

Sorry Ray, not intentional, just feeding back what I know.

Subject: RE: John Conolly at Barnsley FC Mon 26th
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 29 Jun 06 - 03:57 AM

At what pub in Market Rasen is the folk club, I presume it is a pub?

Subject: RE: John Conolly at Barnsley FC Mon 26th
From: Rasener
Date: 29 Jun 06 - 06:54 AM

Have a look here

Market Rasen Folk Club

Click on the Contact link for map, address etc.
Click on Diary link and scroll down for all events happening through the year.

Sorry once again Ray for intruding on your thread

Les

Subject: RE: John Conolly at Barnsley FC Mon 26th
From: GUEST,padgett
Date: 29 Jun 06 - 07:26 AM

see the hyperlink at the top created by Sarah, for Barnsley Folk Club and the up coming guests~

Ray   http://www.sandlizard.f9.co.uk/barnsleyfolk

Subject: RE: John Conolly at Barnsley FC Mon 26th
From: GUEST,padgett
Date: 29 Jun 06 - 07:28 AM

Mon 17th July - Showcase Night
Zoe Bottomley +James Meadows + others TBC - watch this space.

Tues 18th July - Committee Meeting at the Shaw Inn, all welcome to attend

Sat 22nd July - Barnsley Original Music Festival - Acoustic and Roots Stage http://www.myspace.com/bomfest
Not a BFC Promotion, but not to be missed - Barnsley Miners' Monument Park, all day. Artists include Julie Ellison. Webmaster will be there.

Mon 25th Sept - Donal O'Connor
Return Visit from this Irish Singer Songwriter, whose songs have been adopted by the likes of Christy Moore.

Mon 6th Nov - Dave Webber and Anni Fentiman - "Two of the leading lights in traditional style singing today"EFDSS         http://www.oldandnewtradition.com/daveandanni/

Subject: RE: John Conolly at Barnsley FC Mon 26th
From: GUEST,padgett
Date: 18 Jul 06 - 06:48 AM

What a brilliant night we had last night!!
Should a gathering of youthful talented musicians, we even had some singing from 'em

Never seen as many young ladies (with their blokes) for very many years!

Zoe Bottomley says she's not a musician, yes she is; she means she's not an instrumentalist (Dave her dad is a brill guitarist and accompaniest)

Zoe gains in confidence all the time and choice of material from Kate Rusby to what she likes

James Meadows really nice player of Banjo and I think works part time with The Music room at Cleckheaton

Chappy that finished off the night very very professional and says hes already sung with a band at Glastonbury (among others)
His name is Leon O'Doherty any body heard of him?

Also BOM (Barnsley Original Music) are have a fest over the weekend coming
I think more info on our Barnsley Folk Club Web site
( I hope to be at Warwick FF with Jimmy Mc Donald Malcolm Speake and Chris Lowe and have another song or two with Alhambra this weekend)
Ray

Subject: RE: John Conolly at Barnsley FC Mon 26th
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Jul 06 - 12:31 PM

yeah. It was a fantastic night. Standing room only. great atnmousphere (can only do short senteces in this heat)

Leo used to to be in Hotel Brown, and is performing at BOM Fest at the Miners Memorial Festival Barnsley this coming sat. Julie Ellison also on the bill.

you can indeed find out about BOM fest on a link on our website
website http://www.sandlizard.f9.co.uk/barnsleyfolk

Sarah :)

Subject: RE: John Conolly at Barnsley FC Mon 26th
From: GUEST,daniel connolly
Date: 19 Jul 06 - 04:50 PM

not john connolly of royston by any chance

formerly frm ward green????

Subject: RE: John Conolly at Barnsley FC Mon 26th
From: GUEST,John Robinson
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 06:23 AM

Thanks for the mentions of BOMFest and Julie's slot on the acoustic stage there. She's on stage at 4:45pm for a 40 minute set (we think!). The BOM (Barnsley Original Music) people are a great bunch and have transformed the music scene in Barnsley in recent years. Well worth supporting.

At the risk of a thread hijack I can also mention that Julie is on BBC Radio Sheffield as a guest on the Bernie Clifton show on Sunday 23rd July, shortly after 4pm, and will be doing a "Transatlantic Double Bill" with Nashville-based Canadian singer songwriter Tia McGraff at the Blah Bar, Barnsley on Thursday 27th July. Advance tickets (at £6 rather than £8 on the door) from the venue or from 01724 735 349.

Ironically I never made it over to Barnsley FC when we lived in the area (we moved this week from Rotherham to N. Lincolnshire) but I am pleased to see the club so active.

Subject: RE: John Conolly at Barnsley FC Mon 26th
From: GUEST,padgett
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 07:55 AM

John nice to hear that Julie is on Radio Sheffield on Bernie's prog of course we lost Tony Capstick a year or two ago

Is the Blah Bar putting this promotion on themselves? If so excellent grand job

and Dan Connolly err no it int John Connolly from Waard Green!

John Conolly is from Grimsby and abaht 60 year owd flower (note spelling one 'n')

If tha Googles John Conolly/Fiddlers Green it'll tell thee all abaht 'im
Ray

Subject: RE: John Conolly at Barnsley FC Mon 26th
From: GUEST,John Robinson
Date: 21 Jul 06 - 10:09 AM

"Is the Blah Bar putting this promotion on themselves?"

The first time Julie appeared at the venue Tony Heald was promoting. It was a great gig so, after Tony had stopped promoting there, when we wanted to put on a gig in the area with Julie and Eddie Baird (Amazing Blondel) we approached the bar direct and they were happy to support us.

This time around, when Tia McGraff asked if she could do some work with Julie during her July UK tour we decided to approach them again. The concert room is really nice, the only negative being the lack of disabled access to the room.

Subject: RE: John Conolly at Barnsley FC Mon 26th
From: GUEST,padgett
Date: 25 Jul 06 - 06:46 AM

Thanks John

I may well try to get there but I am at Saddleworth FF on Friday for the weekend

I really do hope it all goes well and I will catch up with you when I can, my regards to Julie

Ray