Help: Folk clubs/sessions in Norwich

Subject: Folk clubs/sessions in Norwich
From: Cas
Date: 12 Aug 01 - 01:24 PM

Just joined the mud cats...Hi New to Norwich UK as far as I know the only folk venue the Billy Bluelight closed down. Am I alone and Folk less? ps anything child freindly would be fab We have not been here long,love folk(me)Bluegrass & country (him) and are finding it a bit lonely in Norwich. Is there anybody out there? Cas

Subject: RE: Help: Folk clubs/sessions in Norwich
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 12 Aug 01 - 01:39 PM

Hi Cas, I'm near Cromer. The Norwich Folk club meets on Friday nights in the Branford arms. I don't think it would be child friendly but the people are freindly - it probably would be worth a visit and maybe help you finding what else is going on.

I can't help with Bluegrass or country (not things I go looking for) but I'll PM you later with more details on the things I go to in Norfolk.

Jon

Subject: RE: Help: Folk clubs/sessions in Norwich
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 12 Aug 01 - 05:04 PM

Cas - you'll like Jon, he's loopy!!

So there's a folk club on Friday nights is there..... that may make a difference to how often we visit!!

LTS

Subject: RE: Help: Folk clubs/sessions in Norwich
From: John Routledge
Date: 12 Aug 01 - 05:28 PM

Liz - The Branford is an excellent club. Makes visits to nearby Mother in Laws almost worthwhile. See you and Jon there on my next as yet unplanned visit. Cheers John

Subject: RE: Help: Folk clubs/sessions in Norwich
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 12 Aug 01 - 06:14 PM

You will have to let me know if you want to meet me at the Branford Arms as I rarely get there. Absoulutely nothing wrong with the club - it is an excellent club but a) I am a bit far away and b) I rely on my mother (who genuinely loves the music) for transport.

What tends to happen is we try to have a once a week trip to Norwich for music and opt for the Irish instrumental session on a Tuesday night as it happens to be both our favourites - certainly suits me better being far more of a tune mentality than a song mentality (nothing wrong with songs, I hasten to add).

Can always fit the odd extra one in though...

Jon

Subject: RE: Help: Folk clubs/sessions in Norwich
From: Mr Red
Date: 13 Aug 01 - 05:00 PM

www.somers-folklife.com (paper version) has a column on Mike Riley's findings in Norfolk.
try the site it might have a web copy of it.
also includes a column by a shy modest folk slueth ..............

Subject: RE: Help: Folk clubs/sessions in Norwich
From: pavane
Date: 13 Aug 01 - 05:08 PM

I have an old copy of a magazine called 'Mardles' which deals with Suffolk and surrounding counties, including Norfolk. This was dated 1996, so the info might be out of date, but the editor at the time was Michael Blanford, tel [phone].