Ruthin AllStyles Folk & Acoustic Music

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/

🎵A Baker’s Dozen 🎶Twenty-two in the room made for a brilliant audience for our thirteen performers this week. Great to s...
03/12/2025

🎵A Baker’s Dozen 🎶

Twenty-two in the room made for a brilliant audience for our thirteen performers this week.

Great to see Robin Spreckley back — his first visit to our new venue since he moved to Chester. We’ve missed him as a regular, which makes his drop-ins feel extra special.

Another friend from over the border, John Williams, has been a welcome fixture lately despite the trek from the northern reaches of the Wirral.

Tom & Lynda continue to make the run from Rhos-on-Sea, and Richard from Rhyl. Of those present this week, only Joe, Chris, and Neil were Ruthin locals — with Steve, Colin, Phil, and Maria hailing from the surrounding villages.

We also welcomed a new face to the performers’ list: Andy Wood from Halkyn. Ruthin AllStyles has always offered a warm welcome to visitors from near and far — long may it continue.

🎅Christmas cracker alert 🎄
Our “Christmas Songs with Cake & Mince Pies” night 🍰 is just three weeks away — Thursday 18 December. Everyone’s welcome, so bring a friend and let’s make it a festive belter.

See you this Thursday — doors 7.30pm, music 8.00pm.

30/11/2025

🎶 Lockdown Lookback – December 3rd, 2020

Five years ago, Ruthin AllStyles was marking week 38 of our online Lockdown Sessions. There was no set theme and no fancy dress - just a “Henry Hat” and an eclectic mix of forty fabulous songs submitted by our ever-enthusiastic followers.

Speaking of Henry Hats, you’ll spot Mr Priestman himself, performing from his garden shed, hat firmly in place.

As always, you can revisit the full three-hour show on our YouTube channel ( https://youtu.be/-VJW2nFwVxs ), or enjoy this 15-minute highlights reel, featuring standout performances from the aforementioned Henry Priestman, plus Robin Spreckley, All Strung Up, and Alistair & Róisín.

🗓️A Date for your diaryOur final meeting of 2025 is "Christmas Songs with Cake & Mince Pies" on Thursday, 18 December. A...
30/11/2025

🗓️A Date for your diary

Our final meeting of 2025 is "Christmas Songs with Cake & Mince Pies" on Thursday, 18 December. As ever, Glyn’s legendary cake is on order, and there’ll be plenty to go round. Bring friends — everyone’s welcome — and let’s make it a night to remember.

🎵Twelve Merry Minstrels 🎶Pete Kirkham opened another cracking night at The Roundhouse, followed by Neil Martin and a who...
26/11/2025

🎵Twelve Merry Minstrels 🎶

Pete Kirkham opened another cracking night at The Roundhouse, followed by Neil Martin and a whole host of regulars, including Glyn, Chris, Cath, Steve, Pete, and Joe.

There were a dozen performers in all. Maria treated us to vocals and ukulele, joined by Phil on guitar, and Brian Peters (aka Mr Blues) delivered a lively, toe-tapping set.

It was especially good to welcome Sue and Rob back for their first visit to the new venue since Rob’s recent illness. We know that stairs can be challenging for Sue; we’re hopeful the Tennis Centre’s stairlift will be safety-checked and back in service soon, which will be a great help to any visitors with mobility needs.

👣FOOTNOTE
And on the subject of health…
🤧 Don't forget, if you’re showing symptoms of a cold, flu or Covid, please sit the evening out and join us when you’re better. We’ll keep the music rolling for you.

23/11/2025

🎵Lockdown Lookback to Elvis Week

🗓️Five years ago this week, we called for “A Little Less Conversation” during our three-hour Ruthin AllStyles virtual music night - because it was Elvis Week and your videos were wall-to-wall with songs by The King.

We even premiered a brand-new original about Elvis, written especially for the occasion by Penni Neale.

As always, you can enjoy the full three-hour show on our YouTube channel (https://youtu.be/aJQlJgXnPVY) - or dip into this 15-minute highlights reel, featuring performances by Penni Neale, Pete Kirkham, Joe Lyon, and Cat Jukes-Hughes.

🎵 All About the BassNot John Bass, nor Mark Bass — this time it was Richard who supplied the low-end magic, adding rich,...
19/11/2025

🎵 All About the Bass

Not John Bass, nor Mark Bass — this time it was Richard who supplied the low-end magic, adding rich, upright-bass accompaniment to several floor spots.

Visiting from Carmarthen (perhaps dodging the floods), he wandered into our lovely little club and before long the impromptu collaborations were in full swing — a great reminder of how the wider performance area at our new venue really helps the music breathe.

We kicked off with Tom, Dick & Harry, and among the fifteen performers were the Eastwoods, the Degneys, Colin, Jeff, Chris, Neil, Joe, Phil & Maria, and — wassailing in from the Wirral — John Williams with his wonderful cello mandolin. A cracking night all round.

🤧A request not to be sneezed at! 😫

Winter’s first chill is upon us. Covid isn’t the menace it once was, but it’s still around — as are flu and some lively head colds. We’ll continue to provide disposable microphone covers, but if you’re showing common symptoms, please consider giving the evening a miss.

Remember: Coughs and sneezes spread diseases. Don’t be responsible for decimating next week’s attendance!

See you Thursday. Doors 7.30pm, music 8.00pm.

16/11/2025

🎵 “I’m a Folk Singer – Get Me Out of Here!” 🎶

🗓️Five years ago this week, there really was no getting out. Other than a short, socially distanced walk, we were all still confined to our homes under the Covid-19 restrictions.

But while face-to-face gatherings were off the cards, the music most certainly wasn’t. We were on Week 36 of the Lockdown Shows, and our Dropbox was buzzing with video performances from Ruthin AllStyles members, friends, and visitors from across North Wales, Cheshire and beyond.

As always, you can enjoy the full three-hour show on our YouTube channel ( https://youtu.be/3Yteu_XE_Us ) — or dip into this 15-minute highlights reel, featuring performances by Penni Neale, Robin the Busker, Joe Lyon, and Steve Jukes-Hughes.

🎶A Comfortably-Full RoundhouseThirty-five music lovers joined us on Thursday - almost matching our crammed opening night...
10/11/2025

🎶A Comfortably-Full Roundhouse

Thirty-five music lovers joined us on Thursday - almost matching our crammed opening night at the new venue, but this time the room felt “comfortably full”. Swapping in even more of the smaller tables let us tweak the layout into a more cabaret feel, and the atmosphere was spot on.

We had 22 performers, streamlined into 16 acts with duos and a trio, giving everyone two songs within our allocated time. First-time visitors Rhiannon and Alistair (from Mold) both shared originals, and Llangollen’s Squeezebox Mike returned in his inimitable style after a long post-Lockdown gap.

It was lovely to welcome back Richard & Wendy following a busy summer of commitments. Pete & Cath too, who’ve been busy lately rehearsing a spooky Halloween play at Theatre Twm o’r Nant. Both couples graciously agreed to perform as duos, treating us to beautiful harmonies, whilst also helping free up time to give everybody a shot behind the mic.

Brother-sister duo Alan & Linda also shone with one of Alan’s lovely originals and an epic Mandolin Orange cover - yet more heavenly harmonies!

A raft of fine turns from more of our regulars rounded off a fabulous evening, with a lively finale from Conwy trio Bo Meligen.

We may miss The Feathers, but “The Roundhouse” is fast feeling like home - and yes, we’re still tweaking. Silencing that noisy tea urn is next on the list! ☕😁

See you Thursday, 7.30 for 8.00pm.

09/11/2025

🗓️On this Remembrance Sunday, 🪷 we’re looking back to Week 35 of our Lockdown Music Nights, when many of your contributions were thoughtfully themed around Armistice Day.

As ever, the full three-hour show is available on our YouTube channel ( https://youtu.be/Kp7ke5JAxbU ), and we’ve also curated this 15-minute highlights reel featuring performances by Carol Roberts, Wendy Eastwood, and Vicki & Paul Riley.

Settling in at The RoundhouseFor our second Thursday at the new venue, a baker’s dozen musicians played to a comfortably...
03/11/2025

Settling in at The Roundhouse

For our second Thursday at the new venue, a baker’s dozen musicians played to a comfortably full room - and it’ll get comfier still as we fine-tune the layout.

🪑🪑After opening night, when we squeezed some 40 of us into the space, it became clear that the big tables ate up too much floor space. So we resurrected half a dozen of the club’s fold-up tables from our days at The Feathers. This week we’ll add four more, meaning only a couple of large tables will remain at the back, leaving us all with more elbow room.

🎃’twas the night before Halloween and, having made it over from the Wirral for the second week running, John Williams trick-or-treated us to a great spooky set on his 4-string tenor guitar, made extra eerie via an effects pedal. Also joining us were Jeff Jones and Prestatyn’s Pete Hodgeson. We loved Pete’s take on Mark Miller’s “Bitumen Blues”.

Their musical contributions dovetailed beautifully with the excellent eclectic mix served up by ten of our core regulars.

As we bed in, we’re looking forward to another great Acoustic Thursday at The Roundhouse (Llanfwrog Tennis Centre).

Bring your instrument, your voice, or just your ears. Music from 8.00pm; doors 7.30pm. Please don’t arrive earlier — we need a little setup time before the room fills with bodies!

02/11/2025

Lockdown Lookback - Week 34 Bonfire Night

Five years ago this week, with lockdown still in full swing, Bonfire Night (5 November) found us at Week 34 of our online music nights—huddled round a virtual bonfire with a virtual firework display, but enjoying very real performances from our Ruthin AllStyles regulars and friends.

As always, you can watch the full three-hour show on YouTube (https://youtu.be/7-zOVh-0bDE), or dip into this 15-minute highlights reel featuring Tom Degney, Geoff Durno, Peter Leslie and Joe Lyon.

🎶Wow, what a brilliant first night in our new venue! 🎵🎸Nineteen performers played to a full house, with cracking sets fr...
27/10/2025

🎶Wow, what a brilliant first night in our new venue! 🎵

🎸Nineteen performers played to a full house, with cracking sets from regulars Glyn, Lynda, Joe, Mark, Steve, Penni, Neil and Chris. We were delighted to welcome back visiting friends too: John Williams (the Wizard of the Wirral), Brian Peters (Mr Blues), Raphael (our harmonica king), Alan and Linda (oh, those harmonies!), plus the lively Conwy trio, Bo Millergen, entertaining us on banjo, bodhrán and harmonica.

Bookending the night in style, The Tom, Dick and Harry Band, featuring John Bass and Raphael, opened with a fabulous set and returned for a big finale, closing on their signature “Baker Street,” with Raphael’s harmonica a spot-on stand-in for the sax. A wonderful sound to cap a wonderful evening.

As for the room itself, a few tweaks and it will be near perfect. Including swapping some of the large tables for smaller ones for more elbow room, and moving the “Tea Station” to the back of the room with an urn replacing the kettle.

So, see you again this Thursday. Doors will be open from 7.30pm.

►It’s Halloween, 🎃 so who’d like to sing something spooky? 🦇 (see the post below…) 👻

Address

The Centre, Mwrog Street
Ruthin
LL151LE

Opening Hours

7:30pm - 11pm

Telephone

+447760764441

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