October Newsletter
Just one event (apart from usual Mondays) from us
this month which is Dave Swarbrick at the Keel Inn 31st October - Tickets £7.50
from Dave Bottomley 0780 304 9856
(or at the Shaw on a Monday). Support from Katriona Gilmore and
Jamie Roberts .
We've had the AGM (see end of email for summary)
and amongst other things, agreed to close the club during August 2010, but to
stay open for Christmas and New Year.
and a bit of a
plug....String Theory will be running mixed sessions in the Ring O Bells,
Silkstone on the Second Thursday of the next couple of months - October 8th and
November 12th. http://www.myspace.com/stringtheoryuk
Other Stuff
Sheffield's Hollybush Folk
is now the new "Princess Royal" folk club on Thursdays. It's at 43 Slinn St,
Crookes, S10 1NW.
6th October -
The Burton Street Club continues to meet in Hillsborough on Tuesdays - Next
big gig Jez Lowe (solo) on 6th October - Tickets/Reservations available £8.
Call Pete Shaw on 07703 298164. Details on the web site at www.myspace.com/hillsboroughfolk. Doors open
at 8pm. The Burton Street Foundation is town side of Hillsborough Barracks
between Langsett and Penistone Road.
15th October -
Flat Cap Folk Club, Rotherham, New monthly Club hosted by The Rawmarsh
Mashers. "LIMITED FLOOR SPOTS - OCTOBER GUESTS AWARD WINNING DUO FROM THE NORTH
EAST - BROTHER CROW AND ROTHERHAM’S OWN TOP INTERNATIONAL ROOTS BAND - TOEIN’ IN
THE DARK AN AMAZING LINE UP TO SET US ON OUR WAY." It's at Rotherham Transport
Club.
18th October -
Making Music for Malcom - from Robin Garside.
"between 1 and 4pm on Sunday
the 18th October at Kelham Island Industrial Museum, Alma Street, Sheffield S3
8RY. We'd like to get as many people as possible to play some music together as
a repeat of the Biggest Ceilidh Band in the World event in 2004. This time, as
it's title suggests, it is in tribute to a Sheffield Folk Music mover and
shaker, Malcolm Douglas, who tragically died of cancer recently, and all
proceeds will go to cancer research.
Download your FREE Music at www.robingarside.co.uk/malcolm"
Hope you're all enjoying the sunshine while it
lasts!
Sarah
Sarah Dobson
Barnsley Folk Club
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SUMMARY OF THE AGM HELD SEPT 2009
1) all positions re-elected unopposed
Hon President - John Booker
Chairman - Ray
Bookings - Dave
Secretary - Laura
Treasurer - Linda with Ray keeping the Cash
Book
Publicity - still me, but passing some
responsibilities over to Dave/ others
2) we will CLOSE during August 2010, as everyone is
usually off on holiday/ worn out from festivals, but will REMAIN OPEN over
Christmas and the new year 2009-10.
3) It was agreed that we would support Folk Against
Fascism (see below)
4) name of events to stay as 'Barnsley Folk and
Acoustic Night', but the organisation is still 'Barnsley Folk Club'