- Author: Phil Cross
- Early Birmingham Folk Clubs 1950 To 1980
Alternative Names:
Venues:
| Address | Year | Day |
|---|
| Castle Hotel ,Tamworth | | |
| Three Tuns, Fazeley | | |
| George, George Street, Tamworth | 1973 | Tuesday |
| Queens Head, Wilnecote, Tamworth | June 1982 | Friday |
| White Hart, Hurley | June 1985 | |
| Gamecock, Birchmoor, Tamworth | May 1986 | Saturday |
| Jolly Sailor, Fazeley Road, Bonehill, Tamworth | 1992 - 1994 | |
| Gamecock, Birchmoor, Tamworth | 1994 - 2006 | |
| Bolehall Manor, Amington Road, Tamworth | 2006 - 2021 | |
| Tamworth Tap, Market St., Tamworth | Oct 2021 | 1st & 3rd Friday |
Date Formed:
Mid 1960's
Date Folded:
Still running
Organisers:
Andy Dwyer
Stephen Edkins
Early Residents:
Bob Bull
Gale Lees
Dave Clemenson
John Priest
Pete Backen
Steve Edkins
Steve Swoffer
There has been a Folk Club in Tamworth since the mid 1960's, firstly at the Castle Hotel then the Three Tuns at Fazeley. Since then, like many clubs, they have been located at a number of different venues, with their current home being the Tamworth Tap.. There are some handouts for when the club was at the Gamecock reproduced below.
The club has also run a folk festival under the banner of "Tamworth Folk Moot" for a number of years and some posters for the event can be seen below.
A history of the club can be found on their website, which can be found at:- How it all started… – Tamworth Folk Club – Folk At The Tap On the website there are also audio/video recordings , some going back to 1985.
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:
Broadside
Whats On
Tamworth Folk Club website
