Patrick and I are delighted to now have a Folk Club within walking distance, at the Widcombe Social Club at the foot of Widcombe Hill. As well as the fine music that's on offer they also sell real ale and chippy tea! What more could one ask.
The club has been set up by the VERY enthusiastic Lou and Marek, with a lot of help and support from a certain Nancy Kerr and James Fagan, who are based nearby. Of course they played a few songs before the main act, Crucible, came on - and gave a very powerful performance.
Crucible, a foursome from Sheffield, were also very good - a mixture of acapella singing, English and Celtic dance music and folk-rock numbers. Very good fiddles, bagpipes, guitar and melodeon, which the band also made use of at the jamming session before the performances started. Nancy and James joined the band for the last few numbers, which they'd rehearsed together aboard the Fagans' boat. I got up and danced at the end, along with Lou and friends!
Seems like the Bath Folk Club will be a young and fun venue (and there's not many English folk clubs you can say that about!!) so I'm looking forward to the next concert - a French folk band called Cyser.
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