In 2019, Folk at the Barlow (formerly Bromley Cross Folk Club), celebrated its tenth anniversary of making great Folk Music and Song in Lancashire. Many thanks to all the artists who have sung and played for us, and to the support acts that have entertained us.
Guest Artists 2020
Tacklers Tales
Jack Rutter
Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer (Zoom)
Guest Artists & Events 2019
Nick Hart
Gerry Ffrench & Harry Lowery
Jim Causley
Drop the Floor
Melrose Quartet
Mary Humphries & Anahata
Hannah James
Caffrey, McGurk, Madge
Wayward Jane
Daoiri Farrell
Bernard Wrigley
The Road to Peterloo
Guest Artists 2018
Gary & Vera Aspey
Granny's Attic
John Conolly
Johnny Coppin
Vicki swan & Jonny Dyer
Caffrey, McGurk, Madge
The Wilsons
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman
Nick Dow
Brian Peters
John Kirkpatrick
Guest Artists 2017
Caffrey, McGurk, Madge
Bernard Wrigley
Jess & Richard Arrowsmith
Jackie Oates
Bob Fox
Chris & Siobhan Nelson
Scold's Bridle
Lucy Ward
Siobhan Miller
Oldham Tinkers
Stanley Accrington
Guest artists 2016
Saggy Bottom Girls
Sid Calderbank
Faustus
The Wilsons
Dave Townsend & Phil Humphries
Winter Wilson
Drop the Floor
Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needham
Peter & Barbara Snape
Peta Webb & Ken Hall
Blast from the Past
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Guest Artists 2015
Stanley Accrington
Mark Dowding
Jim Causley
Greg Russell & Ciaran Elgar
Melrose Quartet
Mary Humphries & Anahata
Dearman, Harrison, Gammon
Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer
Duncan McFarlane Trio
James Findlay Band
John Kirkpatrick
Guest Artists 2014
Nine Tenths Below
Bernard Wrigley
Steve Turner
Dave Burland
Brian Peters
Young 'Uns
Archie Fisher
Trio Threlfall
Nick Hennessey
Martin Carthy
Jez Lowe & Kate Bramley
Guest Artists 2013
Hissyfit
Ed McGurk and Nick Caffrey
Will Kaufman
Lady Maisery
Peggy Seeger
John Connolly
Keith Kendrick and Sylvia Needham
Nancy Kerr and James Fagan
Gilmore and Roberts
Oldham Tinkers
Guest Artists 2012
Bernard Wrigley
Pilgrim's Way
Dave Townsend/Phil Humphries
Askew Sisters
Young 'Uns
Mark Dowding/Sid Calderbank
Peter and Barbara Snape
Crucible Trio
Chris Sherburn/Denny Bartley
The Wilsons
John Kirkpatrick
Guest Artists 2011
Jez Lowe
Vicky Swan And Johnny Dyer
Jim Causley
Antony John Clarke Band
Barry and Ingrid Temple
Geoff Warner
Trio Threlfall
Martin Wyndham Read/Iris Bishop
Damian Barber/Mike Wilson
JACS Alive
Bella Hardy and Chris Sherburn
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Guest Artists 2010
Steve Tilston
Three Sheets To The Wind
Mary Humphries/Anahata
Scold's Bridle
Belshazzar's Feast
Young 'Uns
Nick Hennessey
Artisan
Spiers and Boden
Hometowners
Doc Harvey And The Philistines
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Guest Artists 2009
John Kirkpatrick
Bernard Wrigley
Trio Threlfall
Steve Turner
Brian Peters/Gordon Tyrrell
Martin Carthy
Pete Coe
Tom McConville
Craig/Morgan/Robson
Bandersnatch
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10th Anniversary Showcase 4 Jan 19
Having a bit of a dance
Geoff in full voice
The audience in the beautiful Barlow Main Hall with the all-important Raffle Box
Photos and Memorobilia from 10 years of great folk music
Anniversary cake by Liz
An assemblage of musicians
Jamie back in action
A grouped finale
17 July 2020 Virtual Live Concert and a chance to meet
Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer
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Visit www.swan-dyer.co.uk or click pictures for a taster of their music
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Feedback
Vicki and Jonny gave Folk at The Barlow a fabulous concert on Zoom from their home studio. This was our first Zoom concert and they were exactly the right people to host it for us.
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Vicki and Jonny have the technical know-how, the equipment and energy to make a Zoom concert as near the real thing as possible. With a plethora of instruments and careful choice from their enormous and varied repertoire, they gave us a wonderful evening’s entertainment of great music and song. Thank you so much from everyone at Folk at the Barlow.
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Some comments from our audience :
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Amazing. such an incredible sound, even over zoom.
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What a superb concert! Almost like the real thing!!
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Thanks for a really lovely concert, brilliant
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Really enjoyable. Worked really well, and as Jonny said better to be on zoom than nowhere.
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Fab concert, loved it!
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This gig was very slick and I really enjoyed it.
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I really appreciate the time, skill and effort you have gone to get great sound for us. Thank you! Mixing Desk Enjoy! Have really enjoyed it!
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Many thanks for all the effort you put into last night's event. It was well worth it! What a talented duo.
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Thank you for last night's fabulous online gig
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It has been a wonderful concert. Thank you for organising it!!
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fantastic, thank you!
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Fabulous concert. Thanks everyone. :-)
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Absolutely loved it! Thank you x
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Agreed - brilliant evening. Thanks to one and all involved!
email folkatthebarlow@gmail.com if you want to contact us
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Fri 18 September 2020 The Jaywalkers
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Our second online concert via Zoom featured Jay (on fiddle and guitar) and Mike (on guitar and melodeon) of the Jaywalkers. An exciting and enjoyable concert from the Jaywalkers showing great musicianship and inspiring arrangements. Rounded off by a welcome group chat and catch-up.
"Jaywalkers are a real melting pot of their collective inspirations and the influences of their musical upbringings. This is evident in their live sets which come to life in their use of Country heartbreak and Bluegrass dynamism applied to issues of the modern day and life as a touring band"
"Folk at the Barlow is alive and well."
This was certainly the case on Friday 16th October when a fabulous concert was enjoyed by all as Reg Meuross zoomed in. Reg is a prolific singer/songwriter, a real troubador and as well as performing two great sets, he found time to include a few particular requests including ,"The shoreline and the sea" and "The band played sweet Marie."
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He then stayed on for a bit of a chat giving some expert advice about songwriting.
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Reg is a fine wordsmith and is able to conjure up thought¬provoking and sincerely felt songs from the most unlikely sources; from a broom cupboard in the House of Commons to an imaginary meeting between Dylan Thomas and Hank Williams!
No Reg Meuross concert would be complete without an appropriate anthem for the time and he duly finished with "England Green and England Grey" and his latest widely acclaimed offering, "Shine On", a fitting tribute to the NHS workers.
So shine on Reg, we had a great evening.
Friday 16 October 2020
Reg Meuross Virtual Concert
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