Arthurs Dog and Partridge Folk Club
Gallery of Friends Past and Present
PS Apologies in advance for those friends I do not have photos of at the moment
So lets start with Arthur (successfully carrying off that 'fisherman in woolly sweater pining about the Jeanie C' look) and Dave (musical director, recording engineer, on stage stooge and 3rd rate web designer)
with the 'listening ladies' Myra and Sheila
Nearly famous celebs Anthony John Clarke and Tim Green
Going back a bit with Big Al then Keith accompanied by Les Renshaw
Back a bit further with one time regular Peter and old favourite Pete Blackthorn
Steve Leigh with Amanda and Les with Mair
Jed Derby and Dave Beggs
Now some posh people - Dave and Mary Hudson and Dave and Ursula Wainwright
Then Peter with Sue and Terry with Nora
He's mean, He's moody, He's Bob and local fundraisers Anne Yates and Peter Fox
Peter White and then Phil and Anne with the grand old man himself the late Dougie Sharpe
who was such a legend at the club that he deserves a gallery to himself
if only for winning the raffle six times on the trot
and as the second photo shows, being able to accompany his singing with harmony stomach noises that you can only hear if you get a microphone close enough
We finish with Dougie at Poynton 2003 leading the room with 'Wild Mountain Thyme'.
accompanied by Arthur Wakefield, Sad Pig and two visible members of Gentleman Soldier
and this is what the audience thought of it
HAPPY NEW YEAR AND GOOD HEALTH TO ALL AT THE CLUB