Crystal Folk Club

On Friday 4th September we have our first guest night at our present venue. Our guest will be Chris Aronsten, who is a wonderful singer song writer from Australia. Chris is a very accomplished artist who is in England for a summer tour. I have seen Chris a number of times at other local clubs and have been more that impressed with his warm humour and his vocal and musical abilities.

www.chrisaronsten.com

There will be floor spots on the night but will be on a first come first served basis, so please come early if you want to perform. Alternatively just come along and be entertained for the evening, I'm certain that you won't be disappointed.   

The Crystal Folk Club meets weekly on Friday evenings

at 8.30pm in the Gladstone Room at Blackheath Liberal Club.

Club Organiser:-  Anne Adams

All types and standards of acoustic music and spoken word are welcome.

Come Along and you'll be made welcome, performers and listeners alike

Background music on the home page is Anne singing "let no man steal your tyme"

SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS, MAP & POSTCODE, HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON

We now have a full P.A installed of which performers are free to use if they wish.

We have found that most do, but the choice of course will be yours.

Since moving to the new venue we have increased attendances which is very encouraging, we have seen friends old and new and would like to thank you all for your support. The Liberal club have been very welcoming and supportive.  We would appreciate any comments or suggestions from our regulars. Speaking of regulars it is only these and a larger pool of occasional attendees that will make this club a long term success, so we hope to see all of you as often as possible and be sure that every performer and listener will be welcomed and appreciated.

The Gladstone Room at Blackheath Liberal Club.

We are in an upstairs room at the Blackheath Liberal Club, 51 John Street Blackheath Rowley Regis B65 0EP. A-Z Ref Page70 4A" http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=B65+0EP&ie=UTF8&ll=52.47473,-2.044144&spn=0.011737,0.029011&z=15  The room is newly decorated and will hold around 50 people in comfort, transport links are good only a mile or so from junction 2 of the M5 (oldbury) 

 The format is that of a performers club, minimum of  two songs each at once, from the front . Club nights start at 8.30 and all are welcome. The number of songs you get depends on the attendance and the time available, New talent is very welcome.

Crystal Folk began its first incarnation as an informal session at "The Starving Rascal", Amblecote in 1996. Anne took over in 1999 and renamed it as The Crystal Folk club after the glass making industry of the area. It moved through various venus due to the whims of Landlords who thought they could put their rooms to better use, before settlling at the "Bird in Hand" a few years ago.  In 2008 after much soul searching and fairly miserable attendances,  it was decided to move both the venue and the night, the venue was too small and frankly unapealing to many, and we felt Wednesday was not the best night of the week for a folk club.On the 9th May 2008 we moved to the Liberal Club in Blackheath and the upstairs Gladstone Room, with a new night (Fridays at 8.30). We have a new format starting with 2 songs each in the first instance performed "out front" with further opportunities should time allow. We welcome all types of music and all standards, there is a friendly informal atmosphere and all are welcome including listeners.

Go to the Blacksmith page to see Anne's version of this stunning traditional song .

New - See Westlin Winds added 7.12.07

The  Folk club venue is a pleasant, private upstairs room at the Blackheath Liberal Club  holding  more than 50 people in comfort, club nights are hosted by Anne who goes "around the room" songs or stories are performed from the front , two songs at a time are usual and if time allows another round is offered. Performance starts at 8.30, there is an interval at around 9.50 and we finish around 11.15 although the Club is open till 12. Drinks are available at the Bar downstairs and are very reasonably priced. Please note the bar shuts promptly at 11 pm. We aim to give time for socialising and a bit of banter is welcome after all its all about enjoying the company and the entertainment ! We woud like to emphasise that All types of music , performance, and stories are welcome at the Crystal.

Admission is free but with a raffle each week