Morpeth Midweek Folk 2022
There was nothing silent about the final Morpeth mid-week Folk night for 2022.
Rousing performances by The Clyde Street Band, Rob Conway, Carrie Jacobi, John Queripel & Sweet Songs and Soft Guitar, completed the first year of performances at Tenambit Community Hall.
Here are some fun Morpeth Midweek Folk facts
During 2022
· There have been eleven (11) concerts held on the second Tuesday of the month.
· Thirty five (35) different local musicians have provided Sixty nine (69) Performances (average six (6) performers per event) on the stage at Tenambit Community Hall
· An average twenty (25) audience (ranging from a low of eleven (11) October to forty two (42) February & May, attended the monthly blackboard concert.
· Rob Conway performed on six (6) separate occasions.
· Both David Wheeler and The Clydestreet Band performed on five (5) separate occasions
· Both Russ Redford and Tripple Effect performed on four (4) separate occasions
· Russ Redford frequently provided complimentary harmonica brilliance to performances by Rob Conway, Hugh Merrell and The Watermelons.
There has been a wonderful community vibe to this year’s Morpeth Midweek Folk (at Tenambit Community Hall) which I hope will continue into 2023.
I hope that we will be gathering at Morpeth School of Arts for the 2023 season of Morpeth Midweek Folk. Details of the 2023 venue will be provided as soon as negotiations are completed next week.
Matthew Clarke
