tynefolk Singers
at Ye Olde Cross, Ryton, NE40 3QP
First and Third (and Fifth) Wednesdays.
(Zoom Second and Fourth Wednesdays)
See full diary here
Tynefolk Returns to Ye Olde Cross for Live singing in February.
Full details of sessions on What's On page.
Wilsons Concert at Tynefolk
Tynefolk are back in action Post-Pandemic and now meet for "live" sessions on a fortnightly 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month basis at Ye Olde Cross, Ryton (zoom sessions are retained on 2nd & 4th).
And, to get this plan off to a roaring success who better than The Wilsons?
This amazing family of brothers gave the audience an example of their fantastic sound with songs covering all aspects of life and death, joy and sorrow. The mixture was especially poignant as the funeral of Doreen Elliot had been attended earlier in the day by many of those present, including the Wilsons themselves.
Emotions were roused on all fronts from beginning to end, as they started off with a Si Khan plea for peace dedicated to the people of Ukraine and followed up with a classic example of their heady mix of strong singing and family anecdotes and banter which could be said to be "always the same and always different " as in quality of singing and family tales. You can depend on the Wilsons. The craic is as good to listen to as is the singing itself. This was an evening never to be forgotten.
Joyce Dickinson
Weel May the Keel Row
Ralph Hedley's painting of Keelmen working on the Tyne
Entitled, it is thought, 'Weel May the Keel Row', the painting by Hedley in 1905 exhibited at the Bewick Club in Newcastle, and shown again in 1938 at the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle and Shipley Art Gallery in Gateshead.
But when a Hedley exhibition was staged at the Laing Art Gallery in 1990, the painting could not be located.
The Geordie Revival
'Wot Cheor Geordie' occurred before the Folk Revival. Pete Wood makes the case.
Sea Shanties - Black Origins
A look into the origins of these wonderful songs is long overdue.
'Wot Cheor Geordie' occurred before the Folk Revival. Pete Wood makes the case.
A look into the origins of these wonderful songs is long overdue.
Venue Address
Ye Olde Cross Inn,
Barmoor Lane,
Ryton,
Tyne & Wear,
NE40 3QP
Phone
Ed Lawrence:
0782 8070617
Lindsey Thornton:
0774 8777598