Hi and welcome to this week’s Dreamers Newsletter after a week’s break when I had too much else to do and there didn’t seem to be a lot of news. I hope that last Sunday was as good as the weeks before at the Club – we felt we should go to the Memorial event for Bridget Taylor, stalwart of the Millbrook Folk Club near Torpoint which turned into a memorial folk event of its own with performers from all over Cornwall and some lovely...
Read MoreWith self-penned songs a plenty and covers of his favourite artistes, Steve Winchester breezes into Dreamers Folk at the Victoria Inn, Four Lanes this Sunday 10th March from 7.30, like a breath of Springtime air. We first met Steve & his music at The Cornwall Folk Festival a couple of years ago, when he played his part in what became known as “Glassonbury” , a celebration of the songs of Harry Glasson. With strong...
Read MoreLast Sunday night at Dreamers with Flash Jack was really a night to remember. A packed house with lots of visitors (special thanks to Pip Franklin and all who helped with the chairs and tables), excellent performances from a good line-up of our regulars and above all a top class performance from Flash Jack themselves, rousing choruses and a great range of material. It looked as though they enjoyed it as much as we all did. A very sad...
Read MoreWelcome to this week’s Newsletter. It was great to see some visitors at the Club last Sunday, two great performers to add to the array of our usual talent – well done to all. The quality of performance and the numbers coming along augurs well for the coming year as weather improves and the evenings grow longer. This coming Sunday, we have the very welcome visit of Flash Jack from east Cornwall and West Devon. We’ve known the various...
Read MoreWelcome to this week’s Newsletter. I’m afraid that the combination of lack of much news and other commitments meant I wasn’t able to write one last week Last Sunday night at Dreamers was a triumph of folk music over the elements. Whilst numbers were a little light, all those who made it had defied both the threat and the reality of Storm Isha which rewarded some sterling performances with thunderous applause on the skylights....
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