16 MARCH 2020
Due to the Goverment directive this evening, we regret to have to inform everyone
that the sing around at the Alison Arms will be cancelled from now until further
notice. Be safe. Maria and Phil.
We are so sorry to have to tell you that Mavis and Ron are leaving the Alison due to being treated appallingly by their pub employers, and especially at this time after such a horrific year.
We were so delighted when they came to the pub 9 years ago and allowed us to continue the club. They have played a major part over these years in enabling us to run our singarounds for 52 weeks of the year, and putting on our festival each June. Mavis always put on lovely food at break time free of charge, and not only organised the extra staff and alcohol stocks for the festival, she and Ron provided the second stage tent, and with her staff, worked tirelessly for the whole weekend. The lovely ambience created at the Alison was down to their sheer hard work.
Goodbye and Rest in Peace our good friend AlbertDiane. xx
Our dear friend Albert passed away peacefully on Friday 26 June.
Albert had a zest for life, and living, and fun and we will all miss his jokes and patter. Our folk club and festival will never be the same without you Albert. You will be missed big time.
Our deepest sympathy to Diane, Alex, Haley and all your family. Like you, we all have many fond memories.
May Albert Rest in Peace.
FOR ALBERT
To all the supporters of Coppull Folk Festival from the Folk Clubs, Sessions and open Mic’s.
Owing to the uncertainty of the lockdown and the upheaval in the pub trade over the corona virus and government policy, the Coppull festival committee and the Alison Arms management have had no choice but to postpone the 2020 festival until further notice. We have been hanging on in hope but feel there is too much uncertainty in this present climate. Thank you for supporting us over the last 23 years hopefully we will contact you when the festival has the go ahead. In the meantime stay safe follow the guidelines and hopefully we will all meet when this pandemic is over.
Love and best wishes to all our musical friends
Ken Scally, Maria Regan, Phil Regan and Kevin Brady
The free folk festival at the Alison Arms, will be on
Friday 12, Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 June 2020.
Thank you to all of you who supported our fundraisers and raffle to enable this free festival to happen. Thank you to Mavis and Ron who allow us to use their premises for the weekly sing around and the festival weekend We have a fantastic line up of artists and look forward to seeing you all at this popular event. More information re: our artists will be in the Festival 2020 section of this website SOON!
Friday 12th June
7.45 - 8.45 pm Copperfaced Jack
9.00 - 10.00 pm The Pelican Babies
10.15 -11.15 pm Rare Old Times
Saturday 13th June
Guitar Workshop
12.30 -1.30 pm Bad Grandad's (Dave Gaskell) Guitar workshop
Afternoon Showcase
1.45 - 2.45 pm Young Performers Showcase with
The Wigan Open Mic Group
2.45 - 4.15 pm The March of Peterloo -
written by Ken Scally and Lawrence Hoy
with The Wigan Music Ensemble
(Ken Scally, Lawrence Hoy, Tim Marris,
Bernard Cromarty, John Pearson, Sheila Hinds,
Steve Higgins, Dave Gaskell,
Lish Kay Murray, Jon Peet)
Evening
7.45 - 8.45 pm Mail Train
9.00 - 10.00 pm Dandelion Train
10.15 - 11.15 pm The Gestures
Sunday 14 June
Afternoon
2.00 - 4.30 pm Mega Open Mic
Evening
7.00 - 7.40 Bad Grandad
7.45 - 8.45 Kim and Wayne
9.00 - 10.00 The Andrea Cooke Band
Sound supplied by Bill and Lesley Sproson of Westminister Sound Engineering, Leyland
Folk sessions in the bar Friday, Saturday and Sunday until late.
Well we had another great music night last night at the Unity Club, Standish. Thank you to all our guest artists. Pete Southworth opened the concert with some great Dylan and Donovan classics and lovely self penned song about his childhood which we all could relate to. The Pelican Babies - Lee Nixon and Mark Connell, treated us to a delightful set of mixed classic and self penned numbers with slick voice, harmonica and guitar harmonies. Playing the didgeridoo and singing was an talent in itself. The Bram Taylor Band - Bram Taylor, Nick Peak and Dave Howard delivered a set with warmth and energy, and created a marvellous musical blend which was complimented by Bram's rich and melodious voice and humorous asides. His closing number 'DejaVous, next time around' was an apt end to a great night. Dave Gaskell was our sound man and put his heart and soul into making sound excellence. Dave has always been stalwart supporter of our festival and we are always grateful for his help. Thanks to Dave, to all our artists, to you the wonderful audience who came to support us, to those of you who sold tickets and donated raffle prizes, and to Ken Scally who masterminded the whole concert. We can now look forward to the Free Coppull Folk Festival 12,13 and 14 June 2020
The Singaround at the Alison Arms will not take place on
Wednesday 25 December 2019 or Wednesday 1 January 2020
FESTIVAL 2020 DATES ARE 12, 13, 14 JUNE 2020
Next fundraiser concert is The Bram Taylor Band on Friday 7 February 2020 at the Unity Club, Standish. Admission £6