Black Swan Folk Club

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Black Swan Folk Club

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    • Black Swan Folk Club; 1979-present

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      1979-present

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      The Black Swan Folk Club was formed in September 1979. It meetings at 8.15pm every Thursday night at the Black Swan pub, Peaseholme Green, York, and offers a range of resident musicians and perfomers, formal concerts and guest singers. From the 1980s until 2019 the club was run by Roland Walls. Since 2001 the club has also held larger concerts of bigger name performers in the National Centre for Early Music, Walmgate, and the Crescent Club.

      In 2020 the club posted weekly 'Virtual' sessions on YouTube during the coronavirus lockdown.
      Walls; Roland (1954-2019)

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      The Black Swan Pub, Peaseholme Green, York

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      A membership based organisation organising weekly traditional music concerts on Thursdays in the Black Swan pub in York, as well as larger scale concerts at other venues in the city. The concerts include resident singers and musicians, guest singers and more formal concerts.

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      The Black Swan Folk Club was formed in September 1979. It meetings at 8.15pm every Thursday night at the Black Swan pub, Peaseholme Green, York, and offers a range of resident musicians and perfomers, formal concerts and guest singers. From the 1980s until 2019 the club was run by Roland Walls. Since 2001 the club has also held larger concerts of bigger name performers in the National Centre for Early Music, Walmgate, and teh Crescent Club. In 2020 the club posted weekly 'Virtual' sessions on YouTube during the coronavirus lockdown.

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      GB0192-774

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      International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa

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