Bedworth Folk Club

Hi all, It's that time of the month again This Wednesday 11th October sees the monthly meeting of Bedworth Folk Club at Bedworth Conservative Club ( Coventry Road Bedworth) proceedings begin as always at 8.30pm. This month sees a first for the area when the highly talented ED RENNIE makes an appearance at the club, Ed was best known as the melodeon player in The Bismarcks for a long time, but is now building a parallel reputation as a fine singer. His material is drawn from a broad range, ancient and modern, English and borrowings from further a-field. The songs themselves are the most important aspect of the performance and Ed’s accompaniment and vocal style ensure that, performances are relaxed and uncluttered. The songs are of a wide variety and though there may be slayings and sorcery, there are also love and laughs. All of life is there................ And some nice joiny-inny bits. Ed was born in South East London in 1959. When he was 10 his family relocated to Basingstoke. At school Ed sang in the choir, progressing through treble, alto and tenor. He also taught himself to play the guitar, using a David Bowie song book as a guide, because it had chord shapes in it and Ed was a bit of a fan. At 18 Ed joined the Yateley Morris Men, learning to dance in the cotswold style. At that time he was also playing guitar and bass in some very silly pub bands. He gradually became more actively interested in traditional music whilst in Yateley, learning to play the melodeon for dancing and singing unaccompanied. He moved to Godalming and joined Pilgrim Morris Men of Guildford to play and dance. Also he joined Mayflower Morris of Ash, a womens north west side, to play while Annie, his then girlfriend, danced. In addition Ed played in a local dance band or two and continued to sing whenever. In 1996 Ed stopped working shifts and immediately founded the Good Old Way Folk Club in Godalming. The club ran for 4 successul seasons. That year also saw the formation of The Bismarcks with Nina Hansell and Gareth Kiddier. But that's another story The Rennies (yes he married Annie years ago) now live in Mid Devon. Ed is already involved in the vibrant local folk music scene, in an "in the back ground sort of way" naturally. After all, it was all working perfectly well before he turned up . As always there is a real ale bar (with the prices at club prices) and even freshly brewed coffee, there is refreshment and music for all tastes, and better still there is no admission charge! Over the next few months we have more really top rate performers, and with ever-increasing audience numbers, the popularity of the club has never been better - don't forget to pick up (or even download!) one of our classy flyers, or a posters if you can get your local shop/club etc to display it COMING SOON: November 8th - GRAEME KNIGHTS sets the scene for the Festival month with some excellent singing, and loads to join in with. Also there will be a feature spot from our good friends NINEPENNY MARL . December 13th - BELZEBUB , we are very lucky to have one of the Midlands top bands visiting us for our annual CHRISTMAS PARTY - sure to be a full house so arrive early! and following these dates already booked in for 2007 include: Steve Turner, Jon Harvison, Goeff Higginbotton, The Queensberry Rules with negotiations underway for a whole host of “big” acts! As always full details, directions etc., are on the web site www.bedworthfolkclub.co.uk Floor singers always welcome, but space is limited so to be sure of a spot please ring or email in advance (02476345568 or mailto:malc@bedworthfolkclub.co.uk )