After 4 months in planning the Launch night of the Over Hulton Folk Club arrived Wednesday 7th March 2018. As this was the launch night lets take a look at the venue . The Over Hulton Conservative Club has a great location equal distance between junction 4 and 5 M61 .Adj to the Leigh to Bolton 582 Bus Route , with free parking on site . Front entrance to the club is wheel chair friendly, small step, ramp provided wide front door . The Folk Club meet in a large welcoming r
If my memory serves me right ,we started watching Folk at the Westhoughton Folk Club at the Red Lion Westhoughton in 1973 when friends asked us to join them one evening.
The club had a resident band The Auld Triangle (few tracks on You Tube) normally a four piece ,Pat on vocals Mike John and Phil on acoustic guitars and vocals.
The club was located in a room above the pub . This was their home for many a year,during this period they organised the Horwich Folk Festival whic