[NSP] Re: the cry of the curlew, the wind in the reeds...
Jim and Shirley were usually found at Gregson's Well Yep, that's the place. Tuesday (been there, sung there) Idem along with John? Kaneen. (his nickname was Yogi) Yup. Cross Keys? Yes, went there as well - the formidable Tony Wilson in charge (Bothy ) with his captain's hat. Idem. And Dave Boardman, who used to be my English teacher. Great days for folk. Indeed. Chirs To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: the cry of the curlew, the wind in the reeds...
There were many Folk clubs during the 60's - 80's including a few excellent traditional clubs (I ran one - and played my pipes there Which one was that? I was quite active on the folk scene in Liverpool in the mid-60s but had only ever encountered nsp on record (played by colin ross accompanying louis killen on derwentwater farewell). Strange our crossths didn't path ;-) To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: the cry of the curlew, the wind in the reeds...
Mainly at Adrian House in Aigburth but that was in the 80's and I didn't start on the pipes until 1972 although before that we spent several years at the Lamb Hotel in Wavertree (upstairs, huge cavern of a room with some buffalo horns over the side stage - coal fires and freezing cold in the winter - our audiences collapsed after a long bus strike in the 60's and never recovered . It was held in a building run by the Knights of St. Columba and had an enormous crucifix on the back wall which always caused concern to those singing the more risqué songs :) We did have Alistair Anderson as a guest on one occasion and his playing of the pipes went down a treat (I still have that on cassette somewhere) and Canny Fettle (Pipes made by the same chap that made mine - Bill Hedworth) so we did our bit . Dreadful name for our trio/duo of The Thatchers - selected by Barney from the Dubliners from a list of two or three names. There was a fashion for calling groups from traditional trades then - Spinners, Weavers, Farriers etc. Bad move. We went down pretty fast when a certain Iron Lady came to power. On reflection, we weren't that good (pretty bad, actually) but very enthusiastic! Colin Hill - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 10:38 AM Subject: *** SPAM *** RE: [NSP] Re: the cry of the curlew, the wind in the reeds... There were many Folk clubs during the 60's - 80's including a few excellent traditional clubs (I ran one - and played my pipes there Which one was that? I was quite active on the folk scene in Liverpool in the mid-60s but had only ever encountered nsp on record (played by colin ross accompanying louis killen on derwentwater farewell). Strange our crossths didn't path ;-) To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: the cry of the curlew, the wind in the reeds...
Me too! Used to go to the Liverpool Trad Club at the Cross Keys in the early 80s, and the Baltic Fleet, the Grapes on Matthew Street, and the shorter-lived Brook House Club, and made occasional forays to the Bothy in Southport. I mostly played in sessions though at the Cracke, the Nelson on the Dock Road, the Irish Centre and a pub somewhere behind the Philharmonic Hall, the name of which escapes me. Most memorable, though was a session on board the Irish Oak which was docked near the Nelson - had to give a backhander to the security man at the dock gates to get in, and nearly got arrested trying to leave again as we were mistaken for illegal immigrants! Chris -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27 August 2008 10:38 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [NSP] Re: the cry of the curlew, the wind in the reeds... There were many Folk clubs during the 60's - 80's including a few excellent traditional clubs (I ran one - and played my pipes there Which one was that? I was quite active on the folk scene in Liverpool in the mid-60s but had only ever encountered nsp on record (played by colin ross accompanying louis killen on derwentwater farewell). Strange our crossths didn't path ;-) To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html The information contained in this e-mail may be subject to public disclosure under the NHS Code of Openness or the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Unless the information is legally exempt, the confidentiality of this e-mail and your reply cannot be guaranteed. Unless expressly stated otherwise, the information contained in this e-mail is intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy, distribute, or take any action or reliance upon it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender. Any unauthorised disclosure of the information contained in this e-mail is strictly prohibited.
[NSP] Re: the cry of the curlew, the wind in the reeds...
Ah, I left in 1968 and have not been back much since. Coach House and Jim Peden's were main venues. Only played guitar (and just started fiddle when I left) in those days, so sessions were not much of an option - I didn't want to be yet another annoying thrasher, even if I could get my head round the rhythms of slip jigs and dorrington lads ;-), which I confess in those less enlightened days I thought was called Byker Hill ... So it goes chirs. -Original Message- From: Ormston, Chris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 1:06 PM To: BIRCH Christopher (DGT); [EMAIL PROTECTED]; nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: RE: [NSP] Re: the cry of the curlew, the wind in the reeds... Me too! Used to go to the Liverpool Trad Club at the Cross Keys in the early 80s, and the Baltic Fleet, the Grapes on Matthew Street, and the shorter-lived Brook House Club, and made occasional forays to the Bothy in Southport. I mostly played in sessions though at the Cracke, the Nelson on the Dock Road, the Irish Centre and a pub somewhere behind the Philharmonic Hall, the name of which escapes me. Most memorable, though was a session on board the Irish Oak which was docked near the Nelson - had to give a backhander to the security man at the dock gates to get in, and nearly got arrested trying to leave again as we were mistaken for illegal immigrants! Chris -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27 August 2008 10:38 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [NSP] Re: the cry of the curlew, the wind in the reeds... There were many Folk clubs during the 60's - 80's including a few excellent traditional clubs (I ran one - and played my pipes there Which one was that? I was quite active on the folk scene in Liverpool in the mid-60s but had only ever encountered nsp on record (played by colin ross accompanying louis killen on derwentwater farewell). Strange our crossths didn't path ;-) To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html The information contained in this e-mail may be subject to public disclosure under the NHS Code of Openness or the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Unless the information is legally exempt, the confidentiality of this e-mail and your reply cannot be guaranteed. Unless expressly stated otherwise, the information contained in this e-mail is intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy, distribute, or take any action or reliance upon it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender. Any unauthorised disclosure of the information contained in this e-mail is strictly prohibited.
[NSP] Re: the cry of the curlew, the wind in the reeds...
Jim and Shirley were usually found at Gregson's Well on a Tuesday (been there, sung there) along with John ? (his nickname was Yogi) who formed the Carlton three. Great traditional performers although I haven't seen them for years (if they are still alive, of course). There was, at that time, one other piper in Liverpool (I heard him play at St Sebastian's Folk club in the mid 70's but never saw him again. He was pretty good. If he's on this. please list give us a wave! Cross Keys? Yes, went there as well - the formidable Tony Wilson in charge (Bothy ) with his captain's hat. Great days for folk. Colin Hill - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 12:13 PM Subject: RE: [NSP] Re: the cry of the curlew, the wind in the reeds... Ah, I left in 1968 and have not been back much since. Coach House and Jim Peden's were main venues. Only played guitar (and just started fiddle when I left) in those days, so sessions were not much of an option - I didn't want to be yet another annoying thrasher, even if I could get my head round the rhythms of slip jigs and dorrington lads ;-), which I confess in those less enlightened days I thought was called Byker Hill ... So it goes chirs. -Original Message- From: Ormston, Chris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 1:06 PM To: BIRCH Christopher (DGT); [EMAIL PROTECTED]; nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: RE: [NSP] Re: the cry of the curlew, the wind in the reeds... Me too! Used to go to the Liverpool Trad Club at the Cross Keys in the early 80s, and the Baltic Fleet, the Grapes on Matthew Street, and the shorter-lived Brook House Club, and made occasional forays to the Bothy in Southport. I mostly played in sessions though at the Cracke, the Nelson on the Dock Road, the Irish Centre and a pub somewhere behind the Philharmonic Hall, the name of which escapes me. Most memorable, though was a session on board the Irish Oak which was docked near the Nelson - had to give a backhander to the security man at the dock gates to get in, and nearly got arrested trying to leave again as we were mistaken for illegal immigrants! Chris -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27 August 2008 10:38 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [NSP] Re: the cry of the curlew, the wind in the reeds... There were many Folk clubs during the 60's - 80's including a few excellent traditional clubs (I ran one - and played my pipes there Which one was that? I was quite active on the folk scene in Liverpool in the mid-60s but had only ever encountered nsp on record (played by colin ross accompanying louis killen on derwentwater farewell). Strange our crossths didn't path ;-) To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html The information contained in this e-mail may be subject to public disclosure under the NHS Code of Openness or the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Unless the information is legally exempt, the confidentiality of this e-mail and your reply cannot be guaranteed. Unless expressly stated otherwise, the information contained in this e-mail is intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy, distribute, or take any action or reliance upon it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender. Any unauthorised disclosure of the information contained in this e-mail is strictly prohibited.
[NSP] Re: the cry of the curlew, the wind in the reeds...
colin wrote: huge cavern of a room Were all music clubs in Liverpool Caverns? To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: the cry of the curlew, the wind in the reeds...
Er, I have lived in Liverpool since 1954. (Welsh by birth). I'm sure Newcastle has areas one would not venture into at night as well (yes, I have been there). Liverpool is also rather well known for it's musical heritage (and not just it's pop heritage). There were many Folk clubs during the 60's - 80's including a few excellent traditional clubs (I ran one - and played my pipes there which few people had ever heard of then and got quite a few plugs for the LP Wild Hills o'Wannie which people went out and bought). My roots? A fishing village in Anglesey North Wales. My home? Liverpool and quite happy here. Colin Hill - Original Message - From: Paul Gretton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 7:29 PM Subject: [NSP] the cry of the curlew, the wind in the reeds... Allan wrote: Why the condescending groan at my desire to play the instrument of my youth, I simply find it hard to understand why anyone would play any musical instrument for any reason other than musical. I grew up in Northumberland. I miss it. Without any irony or sarcasm, I understand entirely. I wish I'd grown up in a place worth missing rather than in Scumbag City. I play the pipes for that reason. Does that not fit into your statement?= Hmmm... all I can say is that I just don't get it. I too live abroad - have done for 36 years - but I don't see how choosing to play a particular instrument would reconnect me to my youth (assuming that that would be a good thing). Cheers (and not wishing to be unpleasant in any way). Paul Gretton -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
