During the folk revival of the 1960’s and subsequent years, Harrogate Folk Club was one of the leading venues in the north and was highly influential in developing the musical careers of many artists. Harrogate Folk Club was revived again in 2018, with monthly sessions upstairs in the function room at The Empress. We had some memorable nights with talented local performers and top guest artists. When Covid 19 stopped everything we kept going with Zoom until Harrogate Folk Club arose from the ashes in September 2021 in our new location at Rooster’s Brewery. Yet another folk revival!!
What folks say about Harrogate Folk Club:
“Thankyou for all your efforts in running such a beautiful gig.” Sam Kelly
Absolutely amazing. Reminded me why I started doing this in the first place!” Sam Barrett
“Friendly and welcoming like nowhere else!” Hebble
“What a great clu.b! Made our evening to hear our choruses sung back at us so mightily” Duncan McFarlane
“A fabulous audience who were up for all the craic and nonsense and were some of the finest mouth trumpeters I’ve encountered……a thriving and vibrant folk club..” Anna Massie
“One of the nicest clubs I’ve played, gorgeous room and gorgeous people” – Joe Topping
“FINALLY……we got to play the folk club with the Track Dogs microphone!!” – Trackdogs
“A very special night in a lovely room, People like you are the pulse and life blood of the scene. Keep on keeping on and thankyou.” _ Mark Radcliffe
“Thankyou for a wonderful evening, Truly one of the best clubs on the scene.” – Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne
“What a brilliant night. A brewery and no piss up? What the hell’s going on?!!” – Findlay Napier
“What a lovely group of people, warm, responsive and supportive, A grand night, many thanks!” – Alastair Anderson
“What a wonderful evening! Such a warm welcome and what a lovely room to play in.. You’ve got a great thing going here!”- Gary Stewart
Thanks so much for a gorgeous evening. Beautiful chorus singing and a lovely venue!- George Sansome
“Great gig, lovely crowd, fine venue. Thanks!” – Steve Knightley
“Genuinely the most welcoming, inclusive and friendly club that I’ve got to play in.”-Maddie Morris
“Fabulous to be part of this wonderful growing folk club. Great performers, audience and beer! “- Whistling Dixie
“I wish I could do that gig every night, one of my very favourites of all time and I’m not just saying that!” – Jack Rutter
“Brilliant night and lovely audience. A great club situated in a brewery….what’s not to like!” – The Hunch
“It’s one of the most varied clubs I’ve ever been to -hardcore unaccompanied trad at one extreme and cross handed guitar wizardry at the other -magic! Thankyou for making it happen” – Chris Manners
” I have to say the standard was extraordinarily high with some incredible musicians……you are obviously doing something right!” Den Miller
“What a lovely audience, atmosphere and welcome. Fantastic floorspots and enthusiastic singing from the audience. A really fun night!” Yan Tan Tether
“Great bunch of people tonight – and well organized.” Jez Lowe
“ What a wonderful folk club!” The Jon Palmer Band
“Best folk club we’ve been to in years! Wonderful hosts, singers, floorspots and audience” Rebekah Findlay and Lee Huck “
“ It was so lovely, what a gorgeous folk club!” Edwina Hayes
“What a superb new club! Wonderful people and Myrtle the mic is amazing!” – Dan Walsh
“A great club, lovely atmosphere, fine singers, great hosts.” John Watterson
Past Guest Performers at the club: Mark Radcliffe and David Boardman, Iona Lane, Maddie Morris, Boo Hewerdine, Findlay Napier, The Melrose Quartet, Steve Knightley. Dan Walsh and Alastair Anderson, Merry Hell. Jack Rutter, Cohen Braithwait-Kilcoyne, Jez Lowe, John Kirkpatrick, Katie Spencer, Damien Barber and Mike Wilson, Bryony Griffith and Alice Jones, Hazjak, Cobalt Tales, Gary Stewart, Steamtown, Atlas Bridge, George Sansome, Steve Turner, Flossie Mallavialle, John Watterson, Dan Walsh, Leeds Folk Degree Students, The Jon Palmer Band, Edwina Hayes, Yan Tan Tether, The Hunch, Sam Barrett, Alden and Patterson, Louise Rogan, Johnny Campbell Anna Massie, Joe Topping, Trackdogs, Good Habits, Den Miller,
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