A 2020 Revival

A number of events have conspired to make me want to write a few notes hear, and there are plans to attend some good shows in the coming year, so I should have plenty to write about if the muse stays with me!

So what’s occurring that makes me want to write? Well to start with we paid a visit to The Raven Folk Club last night, and what a joy that was. Good humoured and diverse, a wealth of talent, stretching folk to its most elastic, pleasing on the ear, good beer at the bar and all for the price of a couple of quid for raffle tickets. There was even an Elton John anecdote. I’m not going to list songs and performers, just to say it’s a good night out. Every Sunday at the Bear and Billet in Chester, every week something different.

There seems to be a resurgence of folk (again) around where we live, with another new club opening at the end of the month, and several fledgling clubs doing well already, on top of the long established nights that seem to be thriving too. Splendid!