Parkend Club Open Mic

26/03/2020

Please remember:
If you die due to unnecessary travel, your partner Will sell your instruments for What You Told Them the cost was.
Stay indoors, stay safe and don’t lose thousands of unmentioned pounds!

15/03/2020

Unfortunately - due to several factors including the current Covid19 virus issues, Parkend Club Open Mic will be placed on hold until further notice.
We hope that all players stay happy and healthy.
We will notify you all when the Open Mic will resume.

04/03/2020

Apologies for the late notice, but the Open Mic will not be going ahead this evening as our host is not well.
We will be back up and running in two weeks time.
Keep on playing, and attending the many wonderful open mic’s around the Forest of Dean and surrounding areas.
We will, of course,miss you all this evening, and hope to see you in two weeks time.

04/03/2020

Apologies for the late notice.
The Open Mic at Parkend Club will not be going ahead this evening.
Unfortunately, or host is not feeling well.
The Open Mic will return in 2 weeks time, and we hope to see you all on 18/03/20.
Keep playing and supporting local music by frequenting the many brilliant Open Mic events around the Forest of Dean and surrounding areas.

We wish Lee B a speedy recovery.

03/03/2020

Don’t forget:
Tomorrow evening - Wed 4th March, 0730pm.
Parkend Open Mic returns!
Come along and sing, twang, bang or just support local music.
We have an array of instruments on-site, or feel free to bring your own.
See you all there!

17/02/2020

Just a quick reminder folks:
No Parkend Club Open Mic Wed 19th due to a pre-booked event at the venue.
We will be back on Wed 4th of March.
Have fun - whatever you do, and we look forward to seeing you in a couple of weeks.

05/02/2020

A huge thank you and a massive thumbs up to all of the amazing people who came along to the Parkend Club Open Mic tonight.
It was a great night with some amazing acoustic songs, some brilliant blues on electric, some awesome Harmonica action and even some fantastic poetry.
Give yourselves a massive round of applause. You are all fantastic!
Lee b.

05/02/2020

Not long to go now until Parkend Club Open Mic.
Dust off your Swedish Bagpipes (or other instrument of choice) and come along and get involved!

04/02/2020

Great Scott!
It’s only 24 hours until Parkend Club Open Mic
Singing, strumming, harping, drumming.
It will all be going on!
Come along to play,sing, or just listen and support local music!
Hosted by Lee b.

03/02/2020

“But, where could we find a brilliant Open Mic night, Sherlock?”
“Parkend Club, of course Watson!”
“When is it, old boy?”
“Wednesday the fifth of February from seven thirty in the evening, of course!”
“But where is it, Sherlock?”
“GL14 4JZ. Not far from the Elementary; my dear Watson.”

02/02/2020

Aha!
I know what we could all do on Wed 05/02/20!
Go to: Parkend Club Open Mic of course!
PA, drums, various instruments.
All welcome!
Come along and support local music events and some very talented musicians and singers.
1930 (7.30pm) start.

31/01/2020

The Parkend Club Open Mic...
We don’t always play the blues riff,
But when we do, Beethoven rolls over...
(and tells Tchaikovsky the news).
Wednesday 5th February from 7.30pm

30/01/2020

Not sure what to do on Wednesday 5th?
Parkend Open Mic, of course!
Full PA, drummer and lots of instruments
on-site.
Come along: sing, strum, drum or just tap your feet.
All welcome.
1930 (07.30pm) start.

23/01/2020

A big thank you to all of the wonderfully talented people who came to Parkend Club Open Mic last night and made it musically brilliant!
Next one will be on the 5th of February, so get it in your diary!

21/01/2020

Don’t forget folks!
Only a smidge over 24 hours until Parkend Open Mic Night.
22/01/20 1930.
There will be:
Singing, dancing, guitar playing, bass playing, harmonica playing, drumming!
Come along and get involved!

15/01/2020

Thought of the day:
Spaghetti hoops are alphabetty spaghetti for backing singers.

09/01/2020

A HUGE thanks to all of the amazingly talented people who came along to Parkend Club Open Mic and made it such an excellent evening!
There were some amazing collaborative Uke players, a great solo singer and some fantastic displays on Bass and electric guitar; not to mention, a genuinely lovely bunch of people.
You are all fantastic!
Lee B.

(Pictures to follow...)

08/01/2020

Parkend Club Open Mic. Tonight at 1930.
WE NEED YOU!
Singers, Guitarists, Bassists, Drummers, Pianists, Trombonists, Bagpipers!
Come along and get involved!
Or, just come along and support some very talented musicians doing what they love.

05/01/2020

Parkend Club Open Mic. 08/01/20. 1930.
WE NEED YOU!
All singers, twangers, strummers, bangers, dancers, blowers, prancers, shape-throwers!
All welcome.
Come along and join in, or just support some awesome local musicians.
Hosted by Lee B.

04/01/2020

You know who you are...

04/01/2020

Parkend Club Open Mic.
08/01/20 @ 1930.
WE NEED YOU!
All singers, guitarists, bassists, drummers, harmonica players, saxophonists, bagpipers, dancers and general supporters of local music.
Come along for a great night.
Hosted by Lee B.

03/01/2020

Parkend Club Open Mic will return:
Wednesday 08/01/20 at 1930; and
WE NEED YOU!
Strummers, singers, drummers, regulars, bringers, new-comers.
All welcome!
Drum kit, acoustic guitar, bass guitar and electric guitar on-site; and ready to play.
Come along for a great evening!
Hosted by Lee B.

24/12/2019

18/12/2019

Just a little help for you all this Christmas time...

16/12/2019

12/12/2019

A big thank you to everyone who came along and rocked the Parkend Club Open Mic tonight, you were all Awesome!
It was great to see some new talented faces along with the brilliant regulars.
As the next one falls on Christmas Day, I think we’ll give it a miss. See you all on January 8th.
Have a brilliant Christmas everyone, and a very Happy New Year.

If anyone took any pictures, please forward them to me (Lee b), as my phone was being used for musical purposes.

Also, apologies to Mark Saunders. I didn’t see your question until I was back home.
Glad you found it, though!

Lee B.

11/12/2019

Parken club open mic.
8pm tonight!

09/12/2019

Attention all Musicians, singers, listeners and dancers.
MONDAY Is well on the way to being over!
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Don’t forget to get your voices, instruments and rhythmic foot tapping ready for the Open Mic at Parkend Club on Wednesday!
We look forward to seeing you all there at 8pm.

07/12/2019

We are counting down to the next Open Mic at Parkend Club...
Shout it from the rooftops to all musicians and people who appreciate some local talent.

02/12/2019

Please remember folks, there are many Open Mics to attend around the Forest of Dean; filled with many talented and wonderful musicians!
(They are also a fantastic bunch of people!)
The fantastic Alex Davies takes the time to put together a list of all of them; so that nobody misses out.
Check it out. Go along to as many as you can. After all, it is all of you hard-working musicians that keep these open mics going. Not to mention the audiences that flock to hear the talent pour out of guitars, drums, and any other instrument you can think of.
Keep on getting involved folks, and we hope to see you all at the next Open Mic at Parkend Club on: 11/12/19.

28/11/2019

Some quick pics from last nights Open Mic at Parkend Club...
You were all Superb!
Lee B.

28/11/2019

Thank you to all of the awesome musicians and singers who joined us at the Parkend Club Open Mic last night.
A truly talented and lovely group of people!
Pictures to follow shortly.
We hope to see you all - plus many more in two short weeks!
Lee B.

27/11/2019

Just two and a half hours to go, folks...
Time to think about tuning up, loading up and getting your glad-rags on for tonight’s Open Mic at Parkend Club!