Here you
will find links to many Folk oriented sites both local and national. If you
know of a link that might be of interest please contact me.
While you are visiting us please sign the Guestbook and introduce yourselves.
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Local and national
links
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Friends of the Bothy:-
Artists etc (in no particular order)
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| Strawhead | Guests & friends booked more times over the years than anyone else | ||
| Southport Swords | Southport Sword Dancers, we practice Tuesdays at the Blundell Arms. | Jez Lowe | An old friend and regular visiter. |
| Argarmeles Clog | Argarmeles practice Tuesdays at the Gild Hall, Formby | Steve Tilston | Steve has been a regular guest at the club for some years. |
| Lancashire Folk | The website of the local area of the E.F.D.S.S. also a forum. | Pete Coe | Pete's Website. Check out his dates |
| Acoustic Instruments | The local place to get your folk instruments. Also book a band for your ceilidh. | Ken Nicol | Ken's solo & band gigs. |
| Trouble at Mill | Lots of links and a forum. | Les Barker | Les's site has a wealth of info & links. Solo & Mrs Ackroyd band gigs. |
| Folk Images | Folk Music Images from N.W. England and Beyond | Pint & Dale | William Pint & Felicia Dale's site with lots of info about themselves and their friends in the U.S.A. |
| Folk & Roots | A site for people who appreciate folk & acoustic music. | Hilary Spencer | Alison & Chris's other partner in crime in the Mrs Ackroyd Band. With a list of solo & Mrs Ackroyd Band gigs. |
| Fylde Folk | Folk music guide to the Fylde. | John Kirkpatrick | The main man with the squeezebox, a regular favorite at the club. |
| Fylde Folk Festival | Our main local festival in early September. | Tanglefoot | Very popular group from Canada, an experience to be enjoyed by everybody at sometime! |
| Real UK Music | A wide range of music with some interesting folk links. | Gallimaufry |
Pete Rimmer's new group, 'traditional
and contemporary dance,cajun and jazz music.' |
| Southport GB | Southport GB, Plenty of local info | Brian Peters | Also link to Brian Peters & Gordon Tyrrall |
| The Music Room | The Music Room. Just about everything you could want for traditional music. | Pete Morton | A regular bloke & regular visiter. |
| Hobgoblin | Hobgoblin. The same as above. | Nick Hennessy, | Excellent singer & storyteler. |
| The Mudcat Cafe | The Mudcat Cafe :- The main folk discussion forum. | Roy Bailey | Say no more. |
| Broken Token Folk Club | Wednesday nights at Standish Nr Wigan. | Anthony John Clarke | A terrific live act, super songs, nice guy. |
| Tradmusic.com | Excellent new online resource. | Robin Laing | A Bothy favorite. |
| Living Tradition Magazine | The Living Tradition Magazine is the definitive guide to the folk and traditional music scene. Packed with news, reviews and features leading you to the best of live and recorded music, clubs, concerts and festivals. |
One of the most popular singers around. Another very popular regular. Went down a storm on his first visit. Another popular first time visiter. |
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| Tradition Magazine | A magazine dedicated to British Traditions. Very interesting. | Another of our regular visiters. | |
| Ormskirk Comes Alive | Ormskirk's Folk Festival | The Witches of Elswick | Just wonderful. |
| Maghull Folk Club | Chris & Siobhan Nelson | Bothy regulars, Chris & Siobhan were very active on the southern music scene before moving up to Southport. | |
| Scolds Bridle | A very popular local duo. | ||
| Mick Ryan & Pete Harris | Went down very well at the club. | ||
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Pete Rimmers new C.D. 'Donovan Songs'
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The one & only Donovan tribute album, as sung by the Bothy's own Pete Rimmer | ||
| Jill Fielding Band | Including that busy Pete Rimmer again. | ||
| Sara Grey |
An old friend of the club. |
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| Jon Brindley | |||
| Cloudstreet | |||
| Donal Maguire | |||
| Damien Barber | |||
| Wench All | |||
| Ed Rennie | |||
| Martin Wyndham- Read | |||
| Lynne Heraud & Pat Turner | |||
| Judy Cook (USA) | |||
| John Pearson | |||
| Bandersnatch | |||
| Christina Smith & Jean Hewson | |||
To navigate the site please follow the links below