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Updated 14th August, 2008.

 
Joan's Links

Joan Blackburn's Folkal Point


Links to Other-
Folk Clubs, Venues
Magazines & On-Line Schedules
Festivals
Artists
About Wigan

Miscellaneous
 


FOLK CLUBS and VENUES
**PLEASE Check with the venue BEFORE setting out**


60 South
Acoustic Engine
aKouStiK AnaRKhY
Alison Arms Folk Club (Coppull)
Bay Horse, Osbaldeston (CLICK, on Bay Horse)
Blue Cat Cafe
Bolton Acoustics
Bothy Folk Club
Broken Token Folk Club
Bromborough Folk Club
Buffet Bar Folk Club, Stalybridge Railway Station
Citadel, St Helens
Cross Keys Folk Club
Dog & Partridge, Bollington
Falcon Folk Club
Folk at the Prospect, Runcorn
Gregson Lane Folk Club
Leigh Folk Club
Masque
Mr Kite
Northwich Folk Club
Open Door Folk Club
Parkgate Folk Club
Phoenix Ceilidhs
Railway Folk Club (Lymm)
Sandbach Unplugged
South Lakes Music Promotions (Ulverston Sports Club)
Walton Folk Music Club, Liverpool
WIGAN FOLK CLUB




Joan Blackburn's List of FESTIVALS
Complete List available directly from Joan.
(Please check dates with organisers)





ARTISTES


Alan Francis
Alistair Russell
Anthony John Clarke
Argarmeles Clog
Bandersnatch
Battlefield Band
Black Brothers (Shay, Michael & Martin)
Bogtrotters
Brian Preston
Camine
Celtic Vibes:
Chris While & Julie Matthews
Clarty Sough
Colin Wakeford
Damien Rice
Derek Gifford
Dick Gaughan
Doctor Bodds Band
Dougie MacLean
Dulaman
Easy Street
Elaine Samuels
Front Room Music
Gary & Vera Aspey
Graham & Eileen Pratt
Holly Burton
Howden Jones
Huw Chidgey & Catherine Handley
Ian Gartside Band
Janis Ian
Jez Lowe
Jill Fielding
Jon Brindley
Jon Harvison
Kate Howden & Paul Jones
Ken Nicol
Legacy
Malinky
Mark Dowding
Mark Silverman
Mat Walklate
McCalmans
Mick Hanly
Mike Lydiat
Mike Nicholson
Mikron Theatre Co
Mooncoyn
Moorland Folk
Nick Bold
Nigel Clothier
Nebula - review
One Hand Clapping
Pelican Babies
Penny Black
Pete Abbott
Peter, Paul & Mary
Phil Brown
Richard Raftery
Ralph McTell
Ramblin' Riversiders
Richard Thompson
Roy Bailey
The Saggy Bottom Girls
Sharp Practise
Shellback Chorus
Solan
Southport Swords
Steal The Recipe
Steve Morris
Taggart and Wright
Tanglefoot (Canada)
The Boat Band
The Oldham Tinkers
The Roaring Forties
Tom & Barbara Brown
Tom Paxton
Trim, Rig and a Doxy
Trouble at' Mill
Vinny Peculiar
Vin Garbutt



MISCELLANEOUS

City Local - Find Everything You Want in Wigan.
Free Gig/Club Listings
BBC Radio 2 Folk
Chord Wheel
English Folk Dance & Song Society
Frailers Musical Instruments (Runcorn)
Google Advanced Search
Guestlist - Folk Performers Directory
Hobgoblin (Musical Instruments)
Lancashire Dialect Society
Little Pot Stove Records
Make 'Em Laugh!
Mudcat Cafe
Musikfolk - Folk records and CD's
Pub Prop
Redcat Studios, Standish Wigan
Red Lick Records - Blues CD's, Records and much more.
songs2play
Stringbusters.com
Washouse Music - Recording Studio in Widnes - Contact Pete Baldwin on 0151 2578440 or 07713977645
Wigan Music.com





Magazines and On-Line Schedules

Folkal Point - on the Web (WIGAN FOLK CLUB)
Folkal Point on the Web (Trouble At Mill)
Folkal Point on the Web (Verse and Worse)
Cajun Life And Times Magazine
Folk-now
Folk-Talk
Folk and Roots
Folk Buzz
Folk Club Diary North Cheshire
Folk Music
Folk North West
Folk Orbit
Folking.com
Folkus
Free Gig/Club listings
fRoots Magazine
Lancashire Folk
Music Cafe (music in Cheshire)
Musical Traditions Online Magazine
Events Calendar for South Ribble and area
Tradition Magazine




PEL (Public Entertainments Licence)

Public Entertainments Licence E-Petition
Background & mailing list
Petition Hard Copy for signatures at your club / gig
Flyers

Music Lovers has links to lots of useful info including 'background to the bill', 'the bill itself', 'A discussion forum - gets very heated' and a link from where you can fax your MP straight from your computer - please do this if you haven't done it already - use text similar to:

"I am concerned about the detrimental effect that proposed changes to the licensing law will have on live music. Please support EDM 331"


Wigan Related Sites

Wigan World Great Site Brian, Keep up the good work.
Wigan Shades
Wigan Webmasters Website
Platt Bridger
Wigan Music.com
Billinge History Society - Some cracking pictures of Old Billinge