A REUNION for folk lovers will return to Ellesmere Port next month.

Two years ago the first reunion concert for the Penny Farthing Folk Club in Little Sutton commemorated the 40th anniversary of the original club’s opening.

The organisers, Andy Chrimes, Russ Dumbill and Les Jones are rehearsing for a second reunion to be held on Saturday, November 19 at the Woodhey House Hotel, Berwick Road, Little Sutton.

The concert will feature local musicians who were active on the Chester folk scene at the time the club first opened.

Among the acts starring on the night will be Fiddlestone, a four-piece who have been together for more than 30 years and comprise Andy Chrimes, Dave Burrows, Les Bourne and Mal Ashman.

Brian Lupton, who began at the Penny Farthing and went on to run the Good intent club at the Mollington Bannastre has a wide following and has done much for folk music in North Wirral where he now lives with wife Jan.

Arguably one of the finest folk clubs in the North West during the 60s and early 70s was The Tuning Fork Club in Chester, the resident group being The Black Diamonds with John Finnan, who has now teamed up with Andy Chrimes and Frank Welcome (Welcome, Finnan & Chrimes) and we are delighted that John has made an excellent recovery following surgery which prevented him from performing at the first reunion. He is sure to attract a large following this time round.

Other stalwarts of the local music scene, such as Derek and Jean, Bernie Davis, Andy Parkinson and Frank Carroll, are all hoped to make an appearance, along with an John Harper, well known on the Wrexham and Chester scene, who is looking forward to seeing old friends since his move to Cumbria, where he is a regular at The Strickland Arms.

The gig is expected to run from 7.30pm-midnight. Admission is £5 but, with all the acts performing free of charge, any proceeds will be donated to a local good cause. Tickets can be bought in advance from Russ at 6 Ledsham Road, Little Sutton, CH66 4QQ, telephone 0151 339 6604 – alternatively, pay at the door.

The club hopes to see as many people as possible and will try and find time for any floor singers who turn up unexpectedly.