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Here you will find the standard stuff about the Sunray Folk Club.
Make your selection from the choices above.
F E E D B A C K.....What they have said to us.....
On the 21Jul10 a simple set of questions were sent around the email list. Here are the questions:-
1]
Do
you want to see the club continue? Yes/No/Not bothered either way
2] Do you consider it a good club? Yes/No/Not sure
3] Are there any evenings which have made you reconsider whether to continue
supporting us? Yes/No/Tell us
4] Do you think there is one thing we could do differently that would improve the
club? Yes/No/Not bothered/Tell us
5] What do like least about the club? Nothing/Tell us
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Here are the responses....( all anonymous)
1. YES. We definitely would like club to continue!
2. YES. We love it!
3. NO. Even if we think an act(s) is not particularly 'our cup of tea' we would not let it put us off coming as there are always very good/exciting performers that we would not have known of!
4. YES. Personally we would prefer it if the evening ended promptly at 10.30pm (allowing extra five mintues for 'encore'). Have noticed on occasions people appear to nod off slightly or slip out early (including ourselves). We are very local but know that some people do come quite a journey to share an evening with us all which must sometimes mean a very late night home for them (especially if you are working early next day)!
5. We like the informality of the club and appreciate the friendliness shown by your team who work hard for the club. We find some members/ visitors appear slightly aloof and unfriendly but suspect they are not and are either just ''shy' or 'not in your face' people ~ so no real problem there! We cannot always make the fourth Thursday evening because of our work commitments and we had decided to try and organise our work for next year not to coincide the club nights. That, I hope, is an indication of how much we love and appreciate the club!
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Do you want to see the club continue? Yes
Do you consider it a good club? Yes
Are there any evenings which have made you reconsider whether to continue supporting us? No
Do you think there is one thing we could do differently that would improve the club? Thursday nights often clash with our gig nights and/or work but that's just our tough luck - suspect for most Thursdays are a pretty good night - we will just have to come when we can!
What do like least about the club? Nothing apart from the teeny niggle of real ale in tins - bottles always taste better (to us!). Apart from that it's a lovely, friendly club with diverse acts big and small - only wish we could attend more often!
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Do
you want to see the club continue? Yes, definitely
Do you consider it a good club? Yes (very good indeed)
Are there any evenings which have made you reconsider whether to continue
supporting us? No (have only been three times, once to George Papavgeris,
once to Boo Hewerdine, once to Martin Carthy, but had a brilliant night on all
occasions)
Do you think there is one thing we could do differently that would improve the
club? No. I like the "whip-round" philosophy (which I think most
people are more than happy to contribute a reasonable amount to), and when a
ticket price is charged it seems to be very fair (too cheap, actually, but I
shouldn't say that - please don't change it!), bar is good, people are friendly,
location is great too. Can't think of particular suggestions for improvement.
What do like least about the club? Nothing (as above, all seems fine to me!)
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.....although I don't come to the club very often when I do I really enjoy it. I have come to the two Martin Carthy gigs and absolutely loved them. The last one also introduced me to Tim Laycock and I will certainly be coming to his next Sunray event.
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Yes, I would like to see it continue. My Thursday attendance will always be sporadic and not during the summer because of prior commitments.
Yes, it is a good club.
I cannot think of any improvement nor what I like least about the club.
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Do
you want to see the club continue? Yes/No/Not bothered either way......................
YES PLEASE
Do you consider it a good club? Yes/No/Not sure
..........................................................BEST THERE IS
Are there any evenings which have made you reconsider whether to continue
supporting us? Yes/No/Tell us YES,
IF AN UNKNOWN ACT I LOOK THEM UP ON YOU TUBE, IF NOT MUSICAL I SKIP THAT MONTH
Do you think there is one thing we could do differently that would improve the
club? Yes/No/Not bothered/Tell us
.....A SMALL STAGE WOULD IMPROVE THE VISIBILIY. JUST 1 FOOT HIGH WOULD SUFFICE
What do like least about the club? Nothing/Tell us.............IT’S
ALL GOOD
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Do you want to see the club
continue? Yes/No/Not bothered either way YES
Do you consider it a good club? Yes/No/Not sure YES
Are there any evenings which have made you reconsider whether to continue
supporting us? Yes/No/Tell us NO
Do you think there is one thing we could do differently that would improve
the club? Yes/No/Not bothered/Tell us
Friday night would be a better night - work
commitments
sometimes mean I can't attend.
What do like least about the club? Nothing/Tell us Nothing
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Do
you want to see the club continue? Yes
Do you consider it a good club? Yes
Are there any evenings which have made you reconsider whether to continue
supporting us? No
Do you think there is one thing we could do differently that would improve the
club? Yes – I could
probably get to it more often if it was on a Friday!
What do like least about the club? It’s
on Thursday...
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Do you want to see the club
continue? Yes
Do you consider it a good club? Yes
Are there any evenings which have made you reconsider whether to continue
supporting us? Tell us
There
has been the odd act, singer or group that has not appealed to us but
overall you have catered for all the different styles and you have been very
successfully. You appear to please most of
the people most of the time
Do you think there is one thing we could do differently that would
improve the club? Yes....It
is difficult for you as in common with most Folk Clubs you start and finish
far to late for us, and we think it is in bad taste if we leave before
or during the main or last performer has finished. Perhaps the
interval could be shorter. I know it is our fault for living so far
away in Poole.
What do like least about the club? .... A certain singer always seems to sing along with the main performers a little behind and slightly out of tune each time and I am too polite to ask him to refrain from doing this. It is most annoying and spoils our enjoyment the performance. But hey, let live and let live.
For us personally this year so far it has been a little difficult to attend every month but we have always enjoyed your club and appreciate the personal effort you put into making it a successful club and we like to support you. Hopefully in the Autumn our Thursday Evenings will be now otherwise free.
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Do you want
to see the club continue? Yes
Do you consider it a good club? Yes
Are there any evenings which have made you reconsider whether to continue
supporting us? No
Do you think there is one thing we could do differently that would improve
the club? No
What do like least about the club? Nothing
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yes
a good club keep it going.... e mail info is efficient too thanks
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Do
you want to see the club continue? Yes/ because we
love live music
Do you consider it a good club? Yes/Yes/ because on the
one occasion we attended (Boo) , the atmosphere was great
Are there any evenings which have made you reconsider whether to continue
supporting us? As above - but it quite a long way
for us to go from Crewkerne. We tend to support South Petherton arts centre for
live music - we were attracted by the slightly bigger 'name' of boo recently,
and joined for that reason
Do you think there is one thing we could do differently that would improve the
club? I guess realistically it would the names that
attract us to travel a bit. when we go locally to music venues, it is for the
likes of John Tams, Steve Ashley, Michael Chapman, etc
What do like least about the club? Nothing
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Contacts for the club.....also how to keep in touch
Contact the club on 07786 654 074 or by email ( Bob Kirkpatrick )
| EMAIL LISTING | MOBILE PHONE TXT MESSAGE | |
| If
you
wish
you
can
join
our
email
MAILING
LIST.
To do this, send an email with the title KEEP IN TOUCH. You will then receive approx 2 emails per month detailing the clubs programme of events. |
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.....or
you
can
receive
reminders
on
your
mobile
phone.
Email us with the title MOBILE PHONE REMINDERS. |
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OUR GUESTS, PAST AND PRESENT AND FUTURE
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Four Hand Reel Derek Burgess & Kitty Vernon Frome Valley Morris Tim Laycock Martin Jardine Rigs of Time Pete Castle Barron-Brady Stompin Dave Allen Bram Taylor Ron Trueman-Border Martin Carthy Johnny Collins The Askew Sisters Sara Grey & Kieron Means George Papavgeris Cole Stacey |
Other clubs in the area |
F E S T I V A L S
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| WIMBORNE | BUNKFEST | SWANAGE | ||
| Bob has been MC | Bob has been MC | Bob is MC at the famous St Mary's Church concerts |
FOLK links
| Emerging
Music
(Agency) |
ALAN
BEARMAN MUSIC
(Agency) |
OSCARS
MUSIC
(Agency) |
Jacey
Bedford
(Agency) |
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The Acoustic Cafe Sidmouth | 
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| ALLGIGS.CO.UK | ||||
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FOLKING.COM |  |
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If anyone wants a link here, let us know.
OTHER links
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 Livewire listings |
Another small estabishment | West Dorset | 
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Helpers & Sponsors at the club
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Who is what
Julie Walker- Bar manager
Roger Harrall- Front of house man
Alice Harrall- Till girl
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| The
Boss!
heckle at will. Folk is in his blood! |
Lord n Lady Milborne Staunch supporters of all things FOLK! |
Julie Walker |
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Other clubs in the area
( if yours is not here and you want it added, let me know )
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Milborne St Andrew has a session every 3rd FRIDAY at the Sports Centre
We now only link to those clubs that actively support us.
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No more
Sweet Pickle Blues!! |
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How to find us/where we are- at Broadmayne Village Hall-DT2 8EW. Licensed and with ample parking.
Broadmayne, Dorset. DT2 8EW
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We may ask for proof of age.
We will not sell to people who appear drunk.
We will not sell to under-age people.
We will not sell to people we think are purchasing for under-age people.
The decision of the bar staff/committee is final.
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For all your FOLK promotional work
(CD artworks, posters, songsheets, etc)
SUNRAY FOLK PROMOTIONS
email/phone (07786 654 074)
ARTWORKS/WEB PAGES Guitar/Song workshops
[ Last updated 23 Jul 2010 ]
All information and designs contained within this web page is copyright 2007/8 Robert Kirkpatrick.
Any opinions within this website are those of Bob Kirkpatrick, except for the club feedback, which are quoted verbatim.
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