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Maghull Folk Club also known as Maghull Folk & Acoustic has been running since 1982 on Tuesday evenings, before that it was known as St Goerges Folk Club which started in 1973 The club held at the MCA 604 Green Lane, Maghull, L31 2JH Most Tuesdays the club commences at 8.pm prompt unless stated* Doors open at 7.30pm Singers, Musicians & Poets most welcome and if you don't sing or play an instrument, just come along to listen. We are a friendly group Most Tuesdays are singers nights where floor singer / performers are invited to do a few songs, tunes or poems. The evening is run as open mic style and once a month we have a singaround where the chairs are placed roughly in a circle for those who do not wish to perform behind the microphone. Being mainly a singers club we have occasional main guest evenings plus have spots for our members and also singers from other clubs who are invited to do an extended performance for us. The club is more like an extended family like many other clubs too. Singer, musicians & poets most welcome, if you don't sing or play an instrument just come along to listen. So if yo fancy popping along on a Tuesday evening you'll b e made most welcome.  The
club is run on a rota basis for thevarious host residents to run the evening. Club Chair: Chairman - Paul Robinson Deputy Vice Chairman - John Mackenzie Other Committee members': Paul Weldon - Brendan Holland Carole & Tony Hughes Christine Fletcher - Bill Poland Ken Beamer Current club resident MC's: Paul Robinson - John Mackenzie - Bob Tyrer - Maria Wedon Tommy Dewhurst - Tony Hughes - Kenny Beamer Bill Poland - Gordon MacKenzie - Jill Fielding - Christine Fretcher Simon Cousins - Ian McCartney |
Further information regarding the Floor singers evenings, Sing-a-rounds, Big spots or Mini Concerts: Sing-a-rounds are were the chairs are placed in a circle and people can perform their songs from where they're seated. Other Tuesdays are Floor singers with use of a P.A. unless stated. Big spots usually take place during the second half of the evening usually 45 minutes or up to an hour allowing time for floor singers during the first half of the night. Occasionally the guests of big spots or mini concerts can perform their performance in two half 20 minute set in the first half and 20 minutes set during the second half with an interval in between. Mini concerts are similar tho the Big spots which are for the professional guests which my be allocated more time than the normal big spots. Admission for Floor singers nights is £2. which includes a raffle ticket. Sing-a-round evenings are free admission. Guest nights the admission varies and is usually by advance ticket purchase. Some tickets are made available on the 'WE Got Tickets' web site |
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