- Author: Phil Cross
- Early Birmingham Folk Clubs 1950 To 1980
Venues:
| Address | Year | Day |
|---|
| Brum Studio Theatre, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Broad Street, Birmingham | 1973 | Friday |
Date Formed:
Known to be running May 1973
Date Folded:
Unknown running Aug 1976
Organisers:
Ian Highfield
John Mitchell
Early Residents:
Blackthorn (Neil Burnett, Nina Mitchell plus unknown bass player )
Late Night Folk was run in the Studio Theatre at the Birmingham Rep by Ian Highfield and John Mitchell. It was Birminghams only folk club that started at 10.30pm, because of this artists who had appeared at local clubs, used to turn up unexpectedly and sing there.
Besides the Late Night Folk club, a folk festival was run in September, from 1973 to 1976 with the Birmingham Rep as the venue. This was organised by Brumfolk in conjunction with BRMB Radio. An LP comprising of tracks by a number of the artists was produced and sold after the festival in 1976. Details of the festival of this can be seen in the "Folk Festivals" articles.
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.
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Information Sources:
Grapevine
Broadside
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