- Author: Phil Cross
- Early Birmingham Folk Clubs 1950 To 1980
Venues:
Address | Year | Day |
Bank House, Knowle, Solihull, Birmingham | 1969 | Monday |
Old Moseleyans Clubhouse, Lugtrout Lane, Solihull, Birmingham | 1974 | Monday |
Malt Shovel, High Street, Solihull, Birmingham | 1977/78 | Monday |
Date Formed:
May 5th 1969
Date Folded:
1984 exact date not known at this time
Organisers:
Early Residents:
Malcolm Stent
Jasper Carrott
The Boggery was started by Les Ward & Jasper Carrott in February 1969. Jasper was a resident at the club and during the early years of the club , honed his act which eventually launched him into stardom. An interview with Jasper was done by Albert Jago for a local folk magazine called Midlands Folk (previously the Greenwood Folk Magazine), this can be seen below.
One of the later resident bands when the club was at the Malt Shovel in Solihull was Riff Raff (Jem Patterson, Phil Ferrar, Alison Bromilow and Angus Grant), a picture of the group can be seen below.
If you have any information like posters, leaflets or articles, about this or any other clubs, organisers or venues, I would be grateful if you could send a copy to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Photo Album:
Information Sources:
Leaflets
Grapevine
Midlands Folk Magazine
Broadside