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
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
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
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
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
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,
colin wrote:
huge cavern of a room
Were all music clubs in Liverpool Caverns?
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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
