Folk
July 3, 2008
IT'S sad to hear that Cliff Hall, the Jamaicanborn singer and multiinstrumentalist
with Merseyside's legendary Spinners, died last week.
The Spinners became synonymous with a certain approach to folk music that was
much derided among folk aficionados, perhaps because their commercial success
was somehow against the ethics of the folk movement.
Steeleye Span suffered much the same fate a little later. Anyway, I think there's
a lot to thank The Spinners for, not least a weekly TV show that brought the
likes of Sandy Denny, The High Level Ranters and the songs of local writers
like Ron Angel and Graeme Miles into the nation's living rooms on a Monday night.
There's plenty of live music around this week, with Teeside's Stan Gee and
Evelyn May on homeground at Skelton's Duke William tonight with a fine selection
of American songs and tunes to celebrate Independence Day.
Songwriter Mike Nicholson is at Newcastle's Chillingham Arms tomorrow, and
on Saturday the duelling accordions of Chris Parkinson and John Kirkpatrick
are in their Sultans of Squeeze guise at Washington's Davy Lamp.
Saturday also sees a grand charity night for cancer research at Swaledale Outdoor
Club in Richmond, with a grand cast of local singers including John Wilson,
Mick Sheehan, Nick Brooker, Terry Starr, and Dave and Sue Swales.
Tyneside duo Barrie and Ingrid Temple are at Stockton's Sun Inn on Monday with
a repertoire that includes some of Barrie's own compositions, many of which
are finding favour with other singers around the country, so here's your chance
to hear them first hand. I'm at Jezfolk@aol.com for all your news, views and
blues, so keep in touch.
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