Ruthin AllStyles Folk & Acoustic Music

Name: Ruthin AllStyles Folk & Acoustic Music
Address: The Centre, Mwrog Street, Ruthin, LL151LE, GB
Telephone: +447760764441
Price range: £
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Ruthin AllStyles Folk & Acoustic Music

A folk and acoustic night every Thursday evening at The Centre, Mwrog Street, Ruthin. Visit our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/RuthinAllStyles/

One of the friendliest and fastest-growing clubs in the area, we welcome all styles of live acoustic music. From acoustic guitar to accordion, penny whistle to piano, banjo to bass guitar, mandolin to maracas. Whether you're a performer or just prefer to listen, you are most welcome to join us every Thursday evening at The Feathers Inn (Tafarn y Plu). You can also find more information on the club

's web site:
http://ruthinallstyles.co.uk/ and Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/RuthinAllStyles/

18/10/2025

A New Home for Ruthin AllStyles

We’re delighted to announce that Ruthin AllStyles is moving to The Centre (the Round House by the tennis courts) — and it’s looking fantastic. Now under the care of Katie and Paul, the venue has had more than a facelift: there are new facilities, extra heaters, and a lovely atmosphere throughout. We’ll be upstairs in the cosy, clean, carpeted, and warm room.

►Why the move?
The Feathers is up for sale and with planning permission in place, the function room will likely become a restaurant or even accommodation. So, although we are sad to be leaving our “spiritual home”, with our future there uncertain, it felt the time was right to make a proactive move.

As many pubs now use their larger rooms for dining, lots of clubs are hiring community spaces. Wallasey’s long-established folk club is a recent case in point. We are doing the same to secure a stable future for our Thursdays.

Why now?
If we’d hung on at The Feathers until we were moved on, Thursday nights at The Centre could easily have been snapped up by someone else, leaving us without a suitable venue in town.

►Door money & drinks
To cover room hire, the door will be £3 (only our second rise in 29 years).
The good news is, you can bring your own alcoholic drinks, so your night out with musical friends may well cost less overall.
Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available all evening.

►Getting there
The Centre is on Mwrog Street (B5105), about ¼ mile from the town centre, easy to find (no narrow lanes to negotiate). There is ample free parking on site.
See you Thursday

We can’t wait to welcome you to our new home this Thursday. As always, bring an instrument, your voice, or just your ears.
Doors 7:15pm • Music 8:00pm
— Chris & Jayne, on behalf of Ruthin AllStyles 🎶

17/10/2025

Lockdown Lookback: Garden Meetup

This week’s Lookback takes us to the “Garden Meetup” edition from five years ago — that brief moment when Boris said we could gather in our gardens (as opposed to those other soirées at Number 10). Naturally, we marked it in style: red hats, white beards… you gnome the rest.

The songs came thick and fast, and you can relive the full show on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/LxpRz-8yYaQ
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Our short reel this week is dedicated to the late Brian “Licorice” Locking, legendary bass player with The Shadows. The clip features Brian performing with Penni Neale on a club night at The Feathers about eight years ago — a lovely memory of a true gent of the music scene.

Postscript:
Look out for an important announcement around teatime on Saturday.

14/10/2025

🎶Fourteen on Top Form at AllStyles

🗓️ Thursday, October 9th

Fourteen performers — creating many moments that made it a night to remember.

Maria and Canada Phil opened in fine voice with a set that included Gerry Goffin and Carole King’s “Chains” (made famous by The Beatles on Please Please Me). More Beatles followed, courtesy of Joe Lyon and Chris.

In a welcome detour from his trademark finger-style noodling, Mark Thatcher stepped up with three vocal numbers — including a brand-new song written only last week. Steve Jukes Hughes, Neil Martin and Geoff Durno each delivered standout turns in their own distinctive styles.

Colin put in a double shift: a strong floor spot of his own, plus tasteful accompaniment for others on harmonica and bongos — though not at the same time! Richard, Tom and Lynda served a generous helping of Americana, and Penni charmed the room with a delightful, unmistakably Penni set.

One of the evening’s highlights was the return of Peter Leslie; we have missed his lovely, relaxed style. It is well known that Peter has long been a fan of singer/songwriter Kieran Halpin who passed away five years ago this week. Peter honoured the occasion with one of Kieran’s songs alongside a couple of his own, and the room held its breath.

We look forward to seeing you all at The Feathers again this Thursday — and, with a bit of luck, we’ll soon be a step closer to securing our next home.

12/10/2025

📺 Our Lockdown Lookback to Week 31
🗓️ First aired Oct 15th, 2020

John Lennon would have turned 85 this week — a bittersweet reminder of that fateful December night in 1980.

Five years ago, in the heart of lockdown, our 31st online Ruthin AllStyles show celebrated what would have been his 80th with the theme “The Music of John Lennon.”

Members and friends rose to the moment with a wave of performances — mostly Lennon and Lennon–McCartney classics — stitched together for a proper Thursday-night singalong.
Watch the full three-hour show on our YouTube channel and skip to your favourite moments: https://youtu.be/dwsnARHhAEk

Or enjoy this week’s 15-minute highlights reel featuring Paul Riley, Cath Bryan, Dave Ryder and Peter Leslie

07/10/2025

🎶Visitors, Veterans & a “Llanfairfechan Horse” 🐎

🗓️ Thursday, October 2nd

What a night! Ruthin AllStyles was buzzing last Thursday with nineteen performers taking to the stage and proving, yet again, why our name fits us so well.

We were delighted to welcome four visitors from Conwy Folk Club: the banjo–harmonica–bodhrán trio Bo Millijen (Jenny, Arthur and Seff) plus solo guitarist Dave Dinning, each bringing their own flavour and plenty of smiles and foot-tapping.

From Llangollen came Steve and Manny on guitar and saxophone, and they were joined by former Ruthinite Mike Kendrick on his first return visit since “emigrating” over the border to Hawarden. It was a treat to have Mike back, especially when he launched into his lively original, “Llanfairfechan Horse” during his own floor spot.

The visitors joined thirteen of our regulars to create a spirited, good-humoured evening that roamed across genres and generations—exactly the AllStyles way.

It was heartening to see the function room at The Feathers so vibrant, particularly with our days there numbered now that the pub is up for sale. Let’s keep that momentum going while we can.

We’re back this Thursday at 8.00pm (doors 7.30pm). Bring an instrument, your voice, or just your ears—everyone’s welcome. See you there!

05/10/2025

🗓️8th October 2020🗓️

🎞️Our Lockdown Memory from Five Years Ago This Week

This week’s Lockdown Lookback is both an ode to autumn and a quiet tribute to one of the acoustic/folk scene’s most prolific singer-songwriters, Kieran Halpin, who sadly passed away just days before this show first aired.

Kieran’s songs have travelled far and wide — embraced not only by club regulars but by the likes of Ilse DeLange (“All the Answers”), Vin Garbutt, Dolores Keane, Battlefield Band, John Wright, Flossie Malavialle, Niamh Parsons, Chris Jones and many more.

Our 15-minute reel includes two of the songs Kieran performed on his most recent visit to Ruthin AllStyles, alongside autumnal picks from John Helm, and from Llinos Finnie with the late Bryn Roberts.

As always, you can enjoy the full three-hour show on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/_RZAMbfGArs

30/09/2025

🗓️Thursday, 25th September 🗓️

🎶Last Thursday at The Feathers — a small crowd, big sound

Holidays trimmed the numbers, but not the quality. Eleven performers and seven listeners made for an intimate, thoroughly enjoyable music night at Ruthin AllStyles.

►Regulars and Returnees
Penni was back from a family wedding in Portugal; Glyn returned too, and it was great to welcome Howard Moysen for his second visit in as many months. (We really must return the favour at his Llangollen club one Sunday.)

Maria rejoined us to duet with Canada Phil, while Joe, Neil, Chris and Mark each delivered polished solo spots.

►Visitors from over the Border
The evening’s standout moment arrived with Laura, up from the Wirral, armed with mandolin and violin. She first visited earlier this year alongside John Williams as part of Red-Letter Road; this time she brought her husband, Andy, who played guitar both with Laura and in a solo turn. Laura scarcely left the stage, weaving into several impromptu collaborations—unrehearsed, yet you’d never have guessed from the elegance of her violin work.

►Venue Uncertainty
Our search for a new venue continues—ideally before the busier autumn and winter months settle in. In the meantime, we’ll gather again at The Feathers, while we can, this Thursday. Music from 8.00pm. See you there.

28/09/2025

🗓️ This week’s Lockdown Lookback takes us to October 1st, 2020, when the theme was Songs from the Movies. 🎬🎞️

Almost forty videos were sent in by Ruthin AllStyles members and an ever-growing band of visitors, with most embracing the silver-screen challenge.

Jayne and Chris donned their top hats and, via the magic of green-screen, stepped through the looking glass to join Alice, the White Rabbit, and the gregarious Johnny Depp, in presenting a sparkling evening of music from our lockdown wonderland.

You can still enjoy the full three-hour blockbuster on our YouTube channel ► https://youtu.be/Jh3VCL2kqEE

Or, if you’re short on time, dip into this week’s 15-minute reel featuring Squeezebox Mike, Richard & Tom, Pete & Cath, and Frank Hives’s band Run For Cover.

23/09/2025

🎶WEEKLY ROUND-UP 🎶

Even with several of our regulars away on holiday, tied up with weddings, or laid low with illness, we still managed to gather eleven performers for what turned out to be another cracking evening of music.

BIRTHDAY BOYS
Tom opened the night in fine style and then stayed on stage to accompany Richard, who happened to be next up courtesy of our random generator. That pairing proved fortuitous, as we were able to serenade both gents with a hearty chorus of Happy Birthday and present them with their customary chocolates – Richard celebrating his on the night itself, and Tom a few days earlier.
Plenty of splendid songs followed from our regular performers, and it was especially nice to welcome Maria back to the club. She joined forces with Canada Phil for a delightful ukulele duet that went down a treat.

VENUE UNCERTAINTY
The main talking point, however, was the news that The Feathers is now officially up for sale. While the rumours have been swirling for weeks, seeing the “For Sale” sign makes our long-term future there feel rather more uncertain. Our search for a new home is continuing with added urgency, and with pubs closing left, right, and centre, we may well have to think beyond licensed premises.

THE MUSIC WILL GO ON
But let’s not be downhearted – something will turn up! In the meantime, we’ll keep the music flowing. So join us for another brilliant Acoustic Thursday this week.

🎶 Bring your instrument, your voice, or simply your ears.
🕖 Doors open 7.00pm – music starts 8.00pm.
Be there or be square!

20/09/2025

🗓️Ruthin AllStyles Lockdown Lookback to September 24th 2020

Week 28 of Lockdown brought us another online music night. With no set theme that week, the cabin fever must have been showing because we boarded a Green-Screen Airlines flight all the way to Australia.

Suddenly, we were surrounded by koalas, kangaroos and didgeridoos — all virtual, of course, but it made for a fun backdrop as the music began to roll in.

And what a fine mix it was. Tom Degney set the scene perfectly with his version of Waltzing Matilda, and you followed with an eclectic blend of songs that carried us far beyond our four walls.

You can still enjoy the full three-hour show on our YouTube Channel https://youtu.be/etHjLcF2SGw (or a little less if you skim past the banter and dodgy jokes!).

For a quick taste, here’s a 15-minute highlights reel featuring Bryony Williams, Cath Bryan, and Alan Thompson, along with a fabulous remote collaboration from All Strung Up performing Van Morrison’s Days Like This.

17/09/2025

Featured Video - Pancho and Lefty performed by Neil Martin

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The Centre, Mwrog Street
Ruthin
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7:30pm - 11pm

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+447760764441

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http://ruthinallstyles.co.uk/

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