The BLF partners with Bradford’s Topic Folk Club in its 70th year, for an evening of poetry, storytelling, music and songs on Thursday July 2nd at the Castle, Grattan Road, BD1 2LU.
The BLF partners with Bradford’s Topic Folk Club for an evening of poetry, storytelling, music and songs on Thursday July 2nd at the Castle, Grattan Road BD1 2LU starting at 7.30. Admission £1.00. BLF will be joining one of the Topic's fortnightly sessions when people are invited to bring poems, stories, songs and tunes, either their own or the work of others, to share in an informal, acoustic setting. The event will be held at the Castle, Grattan Road, Bradford BD1 2UL. There will be an entry fee of a £1 payable on the night. More details from info4topic@gmail.com
Bradford's Topic Folk Club is celebrating its 70th year. It started in 1956 in the Laycock Rooms in Bradford city centre. Over the years it has hosted the likes of Peggy Seeger, Ewan MacColl, Roy Bailey, Dick Gaughan, Mike Harding, the Watersons & Martin Carthy. It is heralded as the oldest folk club in the world.
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The Topic Folk Club is run by a committee and is advised by its members. For details of the club, the history and day-to -day running, please visit our website, which is hosted for us by Nic Waller https://www.nawaller.com/topicfc/
There are other details on our Facebook Page - The Topic Folk Club.
The event we are planning doesn’t feature named artists as it relies on audience participation. Should BLF ticket holders not feel comfortable in contributing, we will have a core number of attendees who are familiar with the format. There will be an experienced MC who will run evening.