raven folk club in chester

Subject: raven folk club in chester
From: GUEST,rob
Date: 10 Sep 03 - 11:38 AM

We are pleased to announce that after lengthy negotiations that THE RAVEN FOLK CLUB in Chester is lucky to have the sensational TAGGART AND WRIGHT appearing on SUNDAY 21 SEPT at THE CROSS KEYS PUB on LOWER BRIDGE STREET( Great food and beer). Starts 8.30/9.00pm

Subject: RE: raven folk club in chester
From: Arnie
Date: 10 Sep 03 - 02:18 PM

Rob,

Can't make 21/8 as I live in Kent. However, I'm visiting my in-laws near Chester zoo at the end of Sept - is their a folk club at the Cross Keys every Sunday night?? If so, I might pop in - last time I went to a folk club in Chester it was in a pub opposite the station.

Subject: RE: raven folk club in chester
From: Joan from Wigan
Date: 11 Sep 03 - 03:10 AM

Raven Folk Club

Note that on 28th September their guests are Tanglefoot (Canada), but the venue is changed for that one night to Hoole Community Centre.

Subject: RE: raven folk club in chester
From: Mr Happy
Date: 11 Sep 03 - 03:18 AM

All folk evemts in Chester & district can be found in Folk Orbit

http://www25.brinkster.com/folkorbit/


If you can, try Mr Happy's Come-All-Ye, every Wed at Union Vaults, Chester. Mystery Guest every week & Free Butties!!

Subject: RE: raven folk club in chester
From: GUEST,rob
Date: 11 Sep 03 - 11:30 AM

Arnie do as Mr happy says and have a look in the Folk Orbit...LOts and Lots and lots to chose from..THe Ship Victory on a Tuesday, The Prospect at Runcorn on a Monday and of course the Raven on a Sunday.

Subject: RE: raven folk club in chester
From: Arnie
Date: 11 Sep 03 - 02:52 PM

That's a handy whats on website - I'll definitely get to one or other of the Chester spots. Cheers

Subject: RE: raven folk club in chester
From: GUEST,Les in Chorlton, Manchester
Date: 11 Sep 03 - 04:11 PM

I remember when Jones's Ale was new, me boys, do you?

Subject: RE: raven folk club in chester
From: Mr Happy
Date: 12 Sep 03 - 02:36 AM

yes Les, in the Watergate every Sat night- eee! those were the days!

Subject: RE: raven folk club in chester
From: GUEST,White Dove
Date: 13 Sep 03 - 05:03 PM

hi John

still in Hull! but good to see things are still happening in your neck of the woods

see you in a week or sooooooooooo

Roz

Subject: RE: raven folk club in chester
From: GUEST,Les in Chorlton, Manchester
Date: 14 Sep 03 - 03:32 AM

Mr Happy.... good singing or what? Jones's Ale certainly peaked at the Watergate. I suppose you could plot a family tree of clubs in Chester.

Did the Raven happen out in Holt or Bangor on Dee many years ago? Goff rings a bell, and his brother who played banjo?

As I remeber the first club was in that pub on the corner near the bus station and I think it was run by a collection of people including Mike Jenkins and Graham ??? who later started Chester City Morrismen. Mike, I understand, sadly passed away.

Mike and his brother Dave started Jones's Ale with a bloke called Trevor. I think Trevor was a heating engineer or something. He broke his leg and went to run a Golf Club in North Wales. At first JA was in a pub over that north west corner. I think I sang there a bit but I can't really remember since ale numbs the brain.

I do remember Steve and Nidge leading incredible harmony versions of who's pigs are these and Colin Howarth singing songs written by his dad, Lesley Howarth, founder of Manley Morris(?)

Sorry this is thread slippage and I have been spoken to about such
appalling practice.

Best of luck to the Raven!

Subject: RE: raven folk club in chester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 15 Sep 03 - 12:29 PM

Subject: RE: raven folk club in chester
From: Mr Happy
Date: 16 Sep 03 - 02:48 AM

Les,

yes there was a weekly folk night in Farndon at the Raven pub, hence the fc name [like lots of places-its been renamed & called the Farndon Arms now- all big screem footie etc].

you're also spot on about the 'family tree' of sessions in chester which historically sprang from J's Ale.

do you remember Edgar's 8 at the Bull & Stirrup?

Subject: RE: raven folk club in chester
From: Mr Happy
Date: 16 Sep 03 - 03:20 AM

Hi Roz!,

Good to hear from you, try to get to Mr Happy's Music Therapy Session, Wednesdays at Union Vaults.

Free Butties & Mystery Guest every week!

Subject: RE: raven folk club in chester
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 16 Sep 03 - 12:12 PM

The Bull & Stirup! That was the pub by the bus station. I saw Heddy West there almost before the war ie about 1964. I left the Chester area in 1974, Ellesmere Port actually and I think Edgar's was just getting going then.

Subject: RE: raven folk club in chester
From: GUEST,noddy
Date: 18 Sep 03 - 11:18 AM

saw Haggard and Tight before at Middlewich Fest. Well worth going to see.