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Barnsley
Folk and Acoustic Night Folk, Roots and Acoustic Music Mondays, The Shaw Inn (upstairs room) Racecommon Rd, Barnsley S70 6AE Every Week: - Music Session
8 –
9pm all
abilities. Run by
Barnsley Folk Club |
Mondays
are now 'Folk and Acoustic
Nights',
no change to the evenings, just that the name reflects better what
happens,
but 'we' are still Barnsley Folk Club, if that makes sense.....
We have another website - on myspace
-
http://www.myspace.com/barnsleyfolkclub
Artists
- please note we only put paid guests on about every six weeks or so -
that's all we can afford. These tend to be people we already know
of or who have already come to the Shaw as a floor performer, which you
are always welcome to do. Sorry, but as a not-for profit
organisation run by volunteers, we just don't have the resources to
reply to everyone that asks us to consider them for a booking via
email/ myspace!
Guests / Events
as well as the weekly sessions ....
Mon
15th Sept – Gerry McNeice
Described
by Tykes Magazine as ‘an artist to watch’
and featured recently in Living Tradition
Magazine. A
familiar face at many venues and festivals up and down the country, his
music has
been
described as ‘honest’ and ‘superbly
written, showing great insight and subtly
melodic’ http://www.myspace.com/gerrymcneice
... play mainly
traditional
folk and sea songs, but have been known to throw in a smattering of
Jazz, Blues
and humorous ditties to keep the night moving and the audience
entertained.
They intersperse their songs with droll banter and always send their
audience
home smiling!
Mon
24th Nov– Katriona
Gilmore & Jamie Roberts
An exciting upcoming
acoustic act,
blending contemporary singer-songwriter styles with complex rhythmic
arrangements to create a new kind of roots fusion. With a wealth of
original
material, they combine sharp musical ability and considered harmonies
with a
fresh slant on today's folk scene. http://www.myspace.com/gilmoreroberts
Non-BF&AN promotions .....
What to expect:
Normal Monday Nights
8 pm - Music session from 8 to 9 pm, everyone welcome from beginners to professionals. Mainly trad British tunes, some American.
9
pm - Singers and Musicians - Open Floor
- Everyone who turns up gets the chance to
perform
or you can just listen.
All styles of music are welcome - from traditional songs and tunes to Blues, original material, Ragtime, 60's folk, covers of contempory songs, Cajun, anything really,including the occasional bit of Jazz (not had any death metal yet though- difficult to do death metal acoustic). Live music is what it's all about we're not going to argue about what's folk music and what isn't (cue a quote I've completely forgotten from Louis Armstrong).
The
environment is ideal for new singers and
musicians
to practice performing in front of a friendly audience, or for
experienced
performers to try out new songs. The room we meet in has a domed
ceiling,
giving excellent acoustics (buffalo horns now sadly missing).
There is no admission charge, but Ray's hat gets passed around at half time and most people put a pound in, or what they can afford. Barnsley Folk Club is a not for profit organisation, money raised goes towards paying for the performers on guest nights.
Guest Nights (about every six weeks)
Guest nights are really informal gigs, the artist usually does two sets, with short open floor slots before each one and a break in the middle.
We take pride in providing a broad range of quality acts at an affordable admission price. Again there is no formal admission charge (unless one of our occasional ticketted events at the Keel Inn), we normally suggest a contribution of £4, or whatever people can afford. Doors open 8:00pm, music session until 8:30.
Who Comes?
Everyone is welcome. You don't have to be a member - the 'members' are the people that run the club, choose guests, etc - if you are interested, let us know and we'll tell you when the next meeting is
Disabled Access
- The
room we use in upstairs and therefore, regrettably, very limited in
terms of disabled access.
Where to find us:
By road: Junction 37 of the M1 (Barnsley) – follow signs to Barnsley for ¾ mile, turn right into Shaw Lane, continue to the T-junction (2/3 mile) the pub is on the LHS.
From
Barnsley Transport Interchange: its about
a 15 min walk - email webmaster for directions.
Mailing List
If
you want to get the occasional email
with
upcoming guests and events, please send a quick email to the contact
address
Contact:
barnsleyfolk@sandlizard.f9.co.uk
Links:
Our logo was designed by Artist Viv Owen
Barnsley
links
Barnsley
Links - Links to
Barnsley related sites
BOM
Fest Annual Music Festival in Barnsley - next fest July 19th
2008
Barnsley
Campaign for Real Ale - Organise visits to pubs and
breweries
around
Folkie Links
The South Yorkshire Festival of Music and Dance
South Riding Folk Arts Network
FYRISH - Folk Duo, and BFC regulars
Mudcat - Folk website with bulletin board - to find Barnsley threads, put 'Barnsley' and '1 year' in the filters and you'll find them
www.myspace.com/mrscottheald