|
24 Mar 24 - 11:34 AM (#4199642) Subject: Newcastle Folk Clubs of the 1970s From: GUEST Greetings Please help out this old git. I'm trying to remember the clubs I used to frequent. These are some: The poly club at the Post Office pub, THe universtiy club Where?, The Castle, THe Forde Arms in Byker, and ??? WAs there one at the Polish Centre? Ta Eddie Cullen |
|
24 Mar 24 - 01:57 PM (#4199645) Subject: RE: Newcastle Folk Clubs of the 1970s From: Helen Hi Guest, try this thread: Long-lived folk clubs? 60yrs? Helen - but I'm in Newcastle NSW Australia. |
|
25 Mar 24 - 05:19 AM (#4199681) Subject: RE: Newcastle Folk Clubs of the 1970s From: GUEST,Speciality Ken How about Stefan and Liz Sobell's club at The Barley Mow on City Road - opposite Tyne Tees Studios in the 1970s? Even after decimalisation in 1971, the old couple who ran the pub still insisted on charging 3 shillings and 6 pence a pint! |
|
25 Mar 24 - 12:12 PM (#4199721) Subject: RE: Newcastle Folk Clubs of the 1970s From: Ritchie Upstairs in The Bridge Hotel comes to mind & although not Newcastle, there was great ne at The Quay Tavern in Bill Quay. Bob Fox & Stu Luckley used it on the cover of their excellent L.P. 'Nowt s'gud 'll pass, |
|
25 Mar 24 - 12:54 PM (#4199724) Subject: RE: Newcastle Folk Clubs of the 1970s From: GUEST,Treacle Bolly A bit out of town but there was something at the Blackbird in Ponteland. |
|
25 Mar 24 - 02:34 PM (#4199730) Subject: RE: Newcastle Folk Clubs of the 1970s From: GUEST,Tom Patterson I remember singing in the Blackbird. There was also a club running in the 60s at the Seven Stars in Ponteland. |
|
26 Mar 24 - 06:58 AM (#4199772) Subject: RE: Newcastle Folk Clubs of the 1970s From: GUEST,jim bainbridge Ponteland is not Newcastle but I do remember a club & group there called the Keelers I think (no not the current one)- one of the members went off to live in Kerry I think & they disbanded- I think Jim Sharp usecd to go there when he wasn't at the Marsden Inn |
|
26 Mar 24 - 10:31 AM (#4199783) Subject: RE: Newcastle Folk Clubs of the 1970s From: Dave Sutherland The Reivers were the resident group at 7 Stars, Ponteland the one and only time that I went back in 1966. |
|
26 Mar 24 - 10:36 AM (#4199784) Subject: RE: Newcastle Folk Clubs of the 1970s From: Dave Sutherland Prior to The Barley Mow Stefan and Liz Sobell ran the Barleycorn folk club on a Saturday night at the Victoria and Comet just opposite the Central Station. This relocated to the Brass Man a couple of years later. There was also a Wednesday night club in The Haymarket Hotel, Percy Street. |
|
26 Mar 24 - 01:41 PM (#4199803) Subject: RE: Newcastle Folk Clubs of the 1970s From: GUEST,jim bainbridge dead right Dave- it was the Reivers! and the the Vic & Comet was known locally as the Spit and Vomit- I don't think it desered that though.... |
|
27 Mar 24 - 06:43 PM (#4199889) Subject: RE: Newcastle Folk Clubs of the 1970s From: GUEST,Speciality Ken Just out of Newcastle - you might remember The Royal Turf at Felling - was it Andy Harrison who ran the club? A regular performer was a West Indian guy called 'Rocky' - He had a fine version of 'Three Coins in the Fountain' - and could 'limbo'. Anyone remember? Maybe Dave Sutherland - I think you were a regular visitor (or have I got that wrong?). |
|
27 Mar 24 - 07:06 PM (#4199890) Subject: RE: Newcastle Folk Clubs of the 1970s From: GUEST,Tom Patterson I remember going to a club on Gosforth High St, just out of Newcastle. Was it in the County Hotel? I also played at a club in Ryton, also not far from the City. |
|
28 Mar 24 - 03:57 AM (#4199903) Subject: RE: Newcastle Folk Clubs of the 1970s From: Dave Sutherland Speciality Ken - I was a regular at The Royal Turf, Felling from 1966 to its closing in 1969 becoming a resident and committee member in 1967. Andy did run the club with residents Tony Wilson, Alex McKie, Maureen Stubbs and Liz Mogie (now Liz Sobell), Di Dingwall (now Di Henderson) and later Tony Davies. Rocky Byron was the Calypso singer you mentioned. After the club closed I became involved with South Tyne Folk and Blues, South Shields for the next ten years. |
|
28 Mar 24 - 05:23 AM (#4199904) Subject: RE: Newcastle Folk Clubs of the 1970s From: GUEST,Speciality Ken Tom Patterson - The Gosforth Traditional Folk Club was (I think) at the Gosforth Hotel at the bottom of Salters Road. One New Year's Eve - possibly 1972 - the organisers organised a coach to take us all to the Allendale Tar Barrel Ceremony after the club that night - Peter Bellamy was the guest and he came on the trip too. Dave Sutherland - Thank you for providing that info regarding the Royal Turf - we had many happy nights there. At the time, I sang with a mate called Ray - just as Ken & Ray. You might recall a Matt McGinn guest night in 1968 when he was selling his 45rpm single 'The Pill'/'The Dundee Ghost'- he autographed mine from Matt to 'Donovan'! - that was his sense of humour! I've still got it - somewhere .... |
|
28 Mar 24 - 05:30 AM (#4199905) Subject: RE: Newcastle Folk Clubs of the 1970s From: GUEST,Speciality Ken Sorry - I think that date for Matt McGinn at The Royal Turf is more likely to be 1966. Ken |