©All the photos are the copyright of Roger Liptrot ©
In 1985 I had the good fortune to be part of the organising committee for Manchester's 'Sing for Ethiopia' weekend alongside Bram Taylor, Les and Andy Swarbrick, Helen and Dave Howard and the rest of the Black Lion residents. Over the weekend local Folk Clubs were given up to an hour to showcase the talents of their residents, floor singers and guests, singers dropping in such as Peter Bond, Pete Morton and Clive Gregson and Christine Collister were given 'floor spots' and the whole weekend was capped by a concert compared by the late great Dave Shannon and including Hobson and Lees, Heather Whittaker, Jolly Jack and Chris and Joe While. Fortunately, as well as my guitar, I took my camera and the results can be seen below.
All this took place a month before 'Live Aid', for which Sir Bob was knighted, as far as I'm aware Bram's still waiting for his!
Any assistance in identifying those Folk Clubs / Performers that I've forgotten with the passage of time would be appreciated please email me with the reference and the details so that I can update the Gallery. At the same time if anyone displayed in the gallery would prefer that I removed their photo also let me know the details.
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Bram Taylor
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Les Swarbrick
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Black Lion Residents
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Andy Swarbrick
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Bram Taylor
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Jolly Jack
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Martin Hall
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Alan Taylor
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Dave Weatherall
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Helen and Dave Howard
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Jolly Jack
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Bram Taylor
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Dave Walmisley
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Helen and Dave Howard
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Diane Robinson
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Dave Howard and Bram Taylor
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Dave Walmisley and Helen Howard
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Alison Whittaker
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Black Lion Residents
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Andy Whittaker
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Black Lion Residents
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Black Lion Residents
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Andy Whittaker
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Diane Robinson
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Dave Walmisley
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Black Lion Residents
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Black Lion Residents
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Chris While
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Dave Shannon
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Chris While
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John O'Hagan and Dave Howard
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Chris While
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Joe While
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Peter Belsten
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Chris and Joe While
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Peter Belsten
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Helen Robinson
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Steve Robinson
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Peter Belsten
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Steve Robinson
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Dave O'Dea
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Lynne Percival and Helen Robinson
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John Hobson
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Di and Derek Boak and Howard Lees
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Howard Lees
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Lynne Percival
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Hobson and Lees
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John Snelston
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Roger Liptrot
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David Green
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Dave Howard and
Heather Whitaker |
Julia Smith
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Dave Howard and
Heather Whitaker |
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Heather Whittaker
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Reflections
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Reflections
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Auld Triangle
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Brian and
Margaret Peters |
Brian Peters
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Martin Gittins
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Hollerin' Pot
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Russell Hood
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Black Dog
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Steve Higgins
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Pete Morton
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Glossop Folk Club
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Mike Bowden
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Precursor of the
Band Of The Rising Sun? |
Mike Bowden
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Glossop Folk Club
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Star Inn Residents
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Colin Lever
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Lend an Ear
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Norman Warwick
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Les and Andy Swarbrick
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Christine Collister
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Clive Gregson
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Bernard Cromarty
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Clive Gregson
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Christine Collister
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Clive Gregson
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Christine Collister
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Christine Collister and
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Gill Burns
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Steve Woolley
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Precursor of the
Band Of The Rising Sun? |
Tony Hill
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Gill Burns
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Pace Egging by the residents of Glossop Folk Club
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Geoff Higginbottom
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John Parsons
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Pace Egging by the residents of Glossop Folk Club
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John Parsons
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Geoff Higginbottom
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Peter Bond
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