Havering Folk Club News 25th July 2010
Hi Haverfolk, Pete here once again with this week’s edition of the HFC newsletter
Last Session: Wednesday, 21st July got off to a slowish start with only seven floor-spotters assembled by starting time. However, this number gradually increased and we eventually had seventeen, with some additional audience members as well, which is more like the number we usually expect.
I was MC for the first half and got the evening going. I was followed by Bernie Pilgrim, Margaret Brown, Pep & Terry, Andy Roberts, Foxen, and Jane Thomson. We then heard an HFC virgin, John Clarke, a truly superb guitarist who played one guitar solo, an arrangement of his own, and he followed this with a song, with guitar accompaniment. Everyone enjoyed his spot and we’d love him to come back “as often as will”. Following John was Linda Worley, Steve O’Kane, Fiona McBain, who played a flute solo for the first time at the club – well done Fiona! Last to go before the break was tenor Dave Worley.
After the break I handed the MC honours over to Pep who introduced Kriss Pouch, Tony Thomson, Mikanora (haven’t seen these two for a while – nice to have ‘em back), Phil Duffield and finally, Margaret Nicholson.
With a few minutes left Pep was able to re-introduce Steve O’Kane and Andy Roberts for another song each before he and Terry rounded the evening off.
Other Stuff: I mentioned Mick Spooner’s brother Danny is over from Australia just now. He also has a gig at Waltham Abbey Folk Club, The Royal British Legion, Sewardstone Street, J/O Greenfield Street, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1HY, Jan Ayres 01992 613987, www.walthamabbeyfolkclub.com Danny’s gig is tomorrow, Monday 26th July at 8.30pm.
Sing Out Loud is a group of men and women, of all levels of singing ability, who meet for 10 weeks, each academic term, in Chelmsford, for the joy of singing melody and harmony with others. There are no auditions & no need to read music. There still a few places left on the Summer Singing Workshop, on Sunday, 15th August. Pre-booking is essential. Call 07853 132 633 or email info@theartsnetwork.co.uk. Venue is The United Bretheren (pub), New Writtle Street, Chelmsford, CM2 0LF. Time is 10am – 4pm and cost is £35 including lunch.
We have quite a few new subscribers since I last mentioned Bandstand Busking. This is a group of people who get together and organise a series of music sessions at some of the many disused bandstands around London parks, usually on a Sunday afternoon. You can either go along just to listen to the artists or bands, but you can also get yourself on their list of artists for a booking with them. They have quite a few video clips on their website so have look at www.bandstandbusking.com
Stortfolk will be changing their venue from Thursday, September 9th. The new one will be the lounge of The Royal British Legion, 28 Windhill, Bishop’s Stortford, CM23 3HJ. The first night will be a singers’ night and all are welcome, either to perform or simply to go along and listen. Future artists already lined up are Liz Simcock, Jody Kruskal, Geoff Higginbottom and Anthony John Clarke. Contact Jon McNamara on 01279 656664, e-mail j.f.mcnamara@talk21.com
The session at The King’s Head in at Ridgewell is now defunct. Instead, Colin and Karen Cater, and others, are opening up a new folk club at the Three September 16th Mary Humphreys and Anahata
On Tuesday, 3rd August, Haverfolk Ploughman’s Lunch will be presenting an extended spot “First Furrow”, songs of agriculture and the countryside, at Romford Folk Club, The Sun, 47 London Road, Romford, RM7 9QA. Contact Mick Brown, 01708 743423, e-mail: www.romfordfolkclub.com
Back to HFC: Next Wednesday, 28th July is another open session. Everyone is welcome to come along either to perform or simply to be a member of the audience.
The following week Haverman Phil Duffield has his featured evening, so we’d like to see as many Haverfolk as possible along to support him. I know he’s been working very hard to get an interesting programme together for us.
I feel a bit guilty really as this will be the first member’s featured evening I’ve ever missed, but I just couldn’t persuade them to change the date of the Sidmouth Folk Festival!
That’s it for this week, so Make it a date – Wednesday at eight! at Havering folk club – the Feelgood Folk Club.
Cheers – Pete W.
Havering Folk Club, The Golden Lion, 2 High Street, Romford, RM1 1HR 01708 724544 07860 452623 haverfolk@yahoo.co.uk |
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