Ruthin AllStyles Folk & Acoustic Music

30/07/2024

It had been an eventful week, so when we prepared to start Thursday's Singers' Night, it had genuinely slipped my mind that I had a birthday coming up at the weekend.

It seems our members hadn't forgotten, however, so I'd like to thank everybody for their kind wishes, cards, presents, and the rousing rendition of "Happy Birthday", with my biggest thanks going to Jayne for helping me to actually reach seventy-seven relatively unscathed, and for providing the celebratory cake.

The music flowed like liquid gold, making for a great evening, and here are pictures of some of those who made it happen.

See you all next week, same time, same place.
(7.30pm at The Feathers Inn ~ Tafarn Y Plu )

24/07/2024

It is always good to see S***t and Debs at the club and to hear their latest "Jackson Williams" offerings. Then there is often the added bonus of them being joined by one of S***t's many guitar students. This week it was Erin Swin, home from Oxford University for the summer. Erin has a beautiful voice and singing style, captivating us with her three songs which included the Stones classic, "Wild Horses". And her guitar playing was a testament to S***t Guitar's online tutoring.

There were seventeen musicians in all, performing to a comfortably full room. Amongst them was Wrexham's Terry Allen, first time back at the club, post-lockdown, adding his fabulous gritty style to the night's eclectic offerings.

Speaking of which... our regulars came up trumps, as always, with songs that span multiple decades and genres.

Join us for our next music night at The Feathers, this Thursday, between 7.30 and 10.30pm (Doors at 7.00pm)

16/07/2024

Back to normal this Thursday for another great Ruthin AllStyles music night.
Meanwhile, here are some of the performers and a few of our members enjoying last weekend's Folk on the Farm festival on Angelsey.
See you all at The Feathers Inn ~ Tafarn Y Plu this Thursday. It's a 7.30 start and a 10.30 pm finish.

03/07/2024

On what was another evening of excellent and varied music, it was great to see (and hear) our good friend John Williams, who entertained us with some of his home-grown songs, to the accompaniment of his beautiful cello mandolin. We love the way he supports our club with his frequent visits despite having a fifty-minute drive from the Wirral.
Another visitor from over the border this week was Robin Spreckley. Since he moved from the wilds of Melin-y-Wig to settle in Chester, it is gratifying that he too frequently makes good use of his Ruthin AllStyles Visa at the Wales/Cheshire border control 😎.
They joined a selection of our regular culprits to make a total of eleven performers in a room of around twenty.
I wonder who will join us this Thursday? Will it be you?
7.30pm, folks, in the Function Room at The Feathers. See you all there😄

26/06/2024

Another great music night at Feathers Inn ~ Tafarn Y Plu despite a few of the regulars being away on holiday/nursing colds/etc.
This was more than compensated by the appearance of a few we've not seen in a while, namely Dave Ryder, Debs Jackson and S***t, plus a new face, piano-playing Pete from Mold, who wowed us with some great self-penned songs.
Oh - and there was CAKE! 🎂 This was thanks to the fact it was young Debs' birthday. (and when I say 'young' I mean relative to most of the rest of us old fogies 😉).
Then at the end of the evening, S***t & Debs treated us to a couple of fine new Jackson Williams originals and a good old singalong cover.
Let's do it all again this Thursday (minus the cake 😞) at 7.30pm.

19/06/2024

Did you know…
Ruthin AllStyles Music Club was founded on the 31st of October 1996, by Llinos and Campbell Finnie, at the town’s Feathers Inn and was initially known as The Feathers Folk Club.
It spent just two months in what was then the pub’s damp and dismal back room, before moving to the White Horse in Llanfair DC, and became known as Ruthin Folk Club.
Then followed eighteen itinerant years at over a dozen different venues before returning to the club’s spiritual home at the renovated and refurbished Feathers Inn on the 16th of January 2015.
You can discover more about the history of the club on our website, including its various homes and the characters involved over the years… https://ruthinallstyles.co.uk/a-thumbnail-history-of-the-club/
Join us at The Feathers on Thursday evenings from 7.30, to perform a floor spot or just relax and enjoy the music and friendship.

11/06/2024

John Lennon famously once said "Girls don't play guitars", when he was introduced to Liverpool's first all-girl band, The Liverbirds.

Things have changed since then, of course. At Ruthin AllStyles we have, amongst our regulars, Penni Neale, Wendy Eastwood, Cath Bryan, Glyn Hudson, Linda Griffiths and Vicki Riley. Not forgetting the lovely voices of the singers who don't play, such as S***t Williams's sidekick Deborah Jackson, and Sue who performs with Rob. Plus the occasional very welcome visitors such as Sarah-Lou Fletcher, Katie Macgregor of Igloo hearts, the Bewitched Brunettes, and Alexandria Ellis who played a floor spot only a couple of weeks ago.

However, it just so happened that last week there were no guitar-playing ladies at our weekly gathering, making the music rather male-dominated.

So how about it ladies, it would be lovely to see you redress the balance at The Feathers this Thursday.

* On a side note... Speaking of "Girls Don't Play Guitars" the musical of that name returns to Liverpool's Royal Court Theatre in September. We saw it back in 2019 and it's an absolute belter of a show! More info nearer the time.

04/06/2024

Here's a short clip of Anglesey duo, John Harley and Sarah, who joined us at The Feathers Inn recently to perform a floor spot.
It was also good to see a return visit by Alex Ellis, from Llangollen, first time back since before lockdown.
I wonder who will be joining us this Thursday at 7.30pm?

29/05/2024

We have another great evening of music lined up for this Thursday, 7.30pm at The Feathers.
It's a Singers' Night, so come along and do a floor spot - or just relax and enjoy the music.

22/05/2024

Join us in the Function Room at The Feathers, at 7.30pm this Thursday, for another of our popular Singers' Nights.
A big thank-you to Steve Jukes-Hughes, Joe Lyon and Penni Neale, for looking after things last week, whilst Chris was on a course to learn new jokes. 😎
Hang on... Sorry... I mean "on a course of antibiotics" 😤
Anyway, he is better now, but the jokes probably won't be!
See you Thursday 🎼🎸🎹

🎬 Video by Jayne Birchall 🎥

20/05/2024

Early Bird Tickets Now Available for
"An Evening with Anthony John Clarke", October 31st 2024

We are delighted to welcome back singer/songwriter Anthony John Clarke to perform an Intimate Concert in the welcoming atmosphere of our cosy little club at the heart of the beautiful Vale of Clwyd. We had a wonderful night when he entertained us last year and as if his melodic, gentle vocals an

19/05/2024

Advance Notice. SAVE THE DATE.
On October 31st we have the amazing ANTHONY JOHN CLARKE in concert at The Feathers Inn ~ Tafarn Y Plu
Tickets will be available on the website soon and will be announced here on Facebook soon. 🎹🎸

16/05/2024

Some pictures from Last Thursday's Singers' Night

24/08/2023

Tickets are on sale now, for the Anthony John Clarke concert (28th September) at the subsidised price of just £8. Click here to buy online: https://ruthinallstyles.co.uk/product/anthony-john-clarke-28th-september-2023/
Regular members can get their concessionary tickets at the club on Thursday.
PLEASE NOTE:
We are limited to the number of people allowed in the room, so if the tickets sell out, there will be no option to pay "on the door" - so don't miss out, grab yours NOW!