What’s On

Click on the underlined names to view the artiste’s web sites. 

APRIL

5th          Singers’ night.  Resident Will.

12th       Singers’ night.  Resident Denis.

19th       Singers’ night.  Resident Tony.

26th       Flaxenby: Shropshire’s favourite group with a good variety of songs and great harmonies.  Resident Chris.   (Duncan McFarlain has cancelled due to ill health. We wish him well and hope to book him at a later date.)

 MAY

 3rd          Singers’ night.  Resident Will.

 10th       Stu Henry:  fine rock guitarist now concentrating on slide and bottleneck blues.  Resident Tony.

 17th       Annual General Meeting at 8.00 p.m. followed by Singers’ night.  Resident Denis.

 24th       Mike Nicholson:  combines traditional music with a contemporary style.  Resident Will.

 31st        Charity singers’ night in aid of Compton Hospice.  Resident Chris.

 JUNE

 7th        Singers’ night.  Resident Denis.

 14th       Singers’ night.  Resident Tony.

 21st        Bram Taylor: a fine interpreter of songs with an infectious personality.  Resident Chris.

 28th       Singers’ night.  Resident Will.

 The following artistes performed for us in 2012:

Pete KellyThe John Richards Band,  Tony Barrett and Will Morgan

 We supported the following charities in 2012:

British Heart Foundation 

 The following artistes performed for us in 2011: 

Brian Oldham,  FlaxenbyBedlam,   Mike NicholsonAllan TaylorJames DaveyCuckoo Oak,  Triple Echo,   Bram Taylor,   Steve Ashcroft,  Kevin Arnold,  Phil Parton,  PhilHareAnthony John ClarkeDave Gibb,  Chase Mist.

We supported the following charities in 2011: 

The British Heart Foundation which plays a leading role in the fight against heart disease. We raised £300.00. 

The Mali Jenkins Home, Walsall. Supported in memory of Keith Mitchell, the home offers care to sufferers from Parkinson’s disease and looked after Keith at the end of his life. We raised £180.00.

Macmillan Cancer Support in memory of our friend Helen Hawthorne.

 The following artistes performed for us in 2010: 

Neil McPherson,  Duncan McFarlaneBram TaylorWhalebone (listen to their music on this site),  Harvey AndrewsScolds BridleTony Gibbons and Kate Bradbury,  Flaxenby,  Chase Mist,  Beck Sian,  Anthony John ClarkeThe Edwards BrothersCrag Band,  Dave Love,  Steve Ashcroft,  Brackenrigg,  The John Richards Band,  Joe Topping,  Donal O’ConnorPhil HareVin GarbuttLes BarkerBill Caddick. 

We supported the following charities in 2010:  

The Acorn Children’s Hospice which offers a network of care to life-limited children. We raised £200.00. 

Brewood Scouts Fundraisers, a charity created to generate a relocation fund to enable the group to move its headquarters. We raised £180.00. 

The Liver Foundation Trust Fund at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham. We raised £230.00. 

The following artistes performed for us in 2009:  

Bedlam,  IsambardeBram Taylor,  Cuckoo Oak,  Marie LittleWhaleboneBeck SianPhil HareAnthony John Clarke,  Tom Bliss,  Pete Kelly,  Dave Love,  Allan TaylorJames DaveyTom DoughtyJohnny SilvoDandy. 

 We supported the following charities in 2009: 

The Joshua Foundation which provides holidays and experiences for terminally ill children. We raised £170.00. 

Our local First Responders, a group of volunteers who provide emergency first aid until the arrival of the ambulance. We raised £236.00. 

The County Air Ambulance. A cheque for £211.00 was taken to our local base at RAF Cosford. 

People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals.  We raised £150.00. 

 The following artistes performed for us in 2008: 

Kevin & Ed Arnold,  Bedlam,  Brackenrigg,  Bram Taylor,  Bill Caddick,  Neil McPherson,  The Edwards Brothers,  James Davey,  Beck Sian,  The John Richards Band,  The Staffordshire Men,  Michelle Chandler,  Flaxenby,  Ginette Geri,  Nigel Bullock and DaveTighe,  Kevin & Ed Arnold (again),  Driftwood,  The Laners.