Everyone Welcome
Everyone is welcome at the Coppull Folk [formerly Alison Arms Folk] singaround at The Oak Tree, every Wednesday from 8.30ish to midnight. If you play acoustic, sing, dance, recount stories or recite poems you'll get your turn to perform. It isn't compulsory, though. If you just want to come and listen your welcome as long as you applaud until your hands hurt. We meet in a function room just off the main bar (pair of doors to left of bar looking from the front door)
It really is 8.30ish, hang on someone will turn up, on very rare occasions it will be closer to 9.30ish.
Wigan Folk Club - Annual Reunion
Wigan Folk Club
Annual Reunion & 45th Birthday Celebration
Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th July 2009
Friday 3rd: Royal Oak
9pm onwards in the beer garden if weather permits
Hard Times + Singaround and possible Showcase Spots
Saturday 4th: Royal Oak
9pm onwards in the beer garden if weather permits
Rare Ould Times + Singaround and possible Showcase Spots
Sunday 5th: Keepers Inn
Bouncy Castle + Barbecue - make a family day of it!
2pm onwards: Singaround + Showcase Spots by Local Artistes
Evening: Malt Loaf + Singaround
Artistes who have been invited to do showcase spots include (in no particular order): Bob Evans, Geoff Newman, Derek Docherty, Mike Gallagher, David Taylor, The Piecans, The Blackburns, Ron Lidgard, Phil Bullen, Terry Kinney, Andrew Cantwell, .....
FREE ADMISSION
(Raffles will be run to cover expenses)
See blog at www.myspace.com/wiganfolkclub for finalised details
The next Free Folk Festival is 2010
Unfortunately due to the move of venue and simply not enough time to get things organised the Coppull Free Folk Festival has been cancelled for 2009. Apologies to all of you how anticipated a great weekend in mid-June.
Please expect the festival to be return in 2010, as we fully anticipate it doing.
New Places and New Faces
The Oak Tree
A Big Thank You to Karl and LynneFor eight years Karl and Lynne Davies have been our hosts at the Alison Arms. Throughout they have been generous and helpful every week, providing a home for our singarounds complete with pies at the interval. Not only that but they worked hard to make our special events - ectra special. This is particularly true of the festival, building stages, providing awnings, a bar -- nothing was to much for Karl and Lynne who then worked their socks off all weekend to keep everyone supplied. Most of we will never forget Elvis the dog and for short while his friend Priscilla or was it Colonel Parker the cat. Elvis won hearts with his love of the music of Johnny Cash and his eagerness to provide harmonised howling at the folk festival. When he wasn't howling he was usually flopped down in comfort. Good luck Elvis in your new home. Karl and Lynne everyone at the club is so sad you've moved on from the Alison Arms and we wish you all the best in your new ventures. You've been magnificent to is, we can't thank you enough, thank you. We are on the move***Alison Arms Closing***The Alison Arms is closing on Tuesday 3 March 2009. We will be having a singaround from 8.30pm on Wednesday 4 March at Oak Tree Inn 130 Preston RoadCoppull PR7 5ED Just South of the junction between the A49 (Preston Road) and B5251 (Spendmore Lane) in Coppull, next to Coppull Motors Car Showroom |