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Paul Mills - 18th May

Revenge of the Wrinklies

- 8th June

Folk Moot

13th -14th

July

Page

Diary 2

The Pleasures of Rambling 3

Buddy Holly 4

The Ukulele Bash 6

Tamworth Heritage 7

Rambling Photos 8

Colliery Memorial 10

Bletchley Park Crossword 12

Tamworth Folk and Rambling Club 2

Folk Moot News: The Buttons will

be there!

The Tamworth Folk and Rambling Club meets at Bolehall Manor Club in a

comfortable room with a separate bar area. There is a large car park.

It meets every Friday evening for a fairly prompt start at 8.30pm with an

informal sing-around format on most of these evenings. Any visiting

performers are welcomed. Special guest evenings are held about four times a

year as well as occasional feature nights, as advertised on the web site.

The club is closed throughout the month of August and re-opens on the first

Friday in September.

www.tamworthfolkclub.co.uk/

http://www.bolehallmanorclub.co.uk/

Dates for your Diary:

18th May - Paul Mills

8th June - Revenge of the Wrinklies

13th -14th July - Folk Moot

21st Sept - Wild Clover

16th Nov - Duffy Brothers

21st Dec - Christmas "Do"

Feb 2012

Folk Moot News: Stalls outside Sat pm!


Some folks might sa-ay that I'm no good

That I wouldn't settle down if I could

But when that open ro-oad starts to callin' me

There's somethin' o'er the hill that I gotta see

Sometimes it's har-rd but you gotta understand

When the Lord made me, He made a Ra-amblin' Man....

– Hank Williams, Sr.

A traveller on foot sees a great many things

that elude one who is moving post-haste.

– Xavier de Maistre

The traveller that resolutely follows a rough and winding path, will

sooner reach the end of his journey, than he that is always changing

his direction, and wastes the hours of day-light in looking for

smoother ground, and shorter passages.

– Dr. Johnson

If you stay at home, you won’t wear out your shoes.

The smoothest way is sometimes full of stones.

– Yiddish folk sayings

The Pleasures of Rambling Courtesy Ray Clare


When I was 13 years old, I walked past a neighbour‟s house

and blasting from the open window came the sound of Buddy

Holly singing “Oh Boy”. I froze, unable to move until it

ended. Three years later, I was re-introduced to Buddy Holly

and his music by a colleague when I started work. Since then

I have absorbed Presley, The Beatles and all the other great

originators of rock „n roll, but Buddy Holly was always and

still is at the heart of my music.

Nick

Nick Dalmedo tells Folk Ramblings about the all too short career and the amazing catalogue of music left by

Buddy Holly

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Charles Hardin Holley was born on September 7, 1936. He was always called

"Buddy" by his family because he was so nice to everyone. His older brothers

taught him to play guitar, four-string banjo and lap steel guitar, and at the age

of five, he won a talent contest.

Holly saw Elvis Presley sing and began to incorporate a rockabilly style. On

October 15, 1955, he opened the bill for Presley. Following this, Decca signed

him to a contract, misspelling his name as "Holly". He later formed his own band,

The Crickets. In January 1957, Decca informed Holly his contract would not be

renewed, insisting, however, that he could not record the same songs for

anyone else for five years. On May 27, 1957, "That'll Be The Day" was released

as a single, credited to the Crickets to try to bypass Decca's claimed legal

rights. When the song became a hit, Decca decided not to press its claim.

"Peggy Sue" was originally written as "Cindy Lou" (after Holly's niece), but Holly

changed it as a tip of the hat to Crickets drummer Jerry Allison's girlfriend,

Peggy Sue Gerron. Allison wanted the song to be named after Gerron to make

up for a recent fight. The two later married.

Holly wrote "True Love Ways" about his relationship with his wife, Maria.

As he was still having trouble getting his royalties, Buddy was forced to go back

on the road. Following a performance in Iowa, Holly chartered a small airplane

to take him to the next stop on the tour. He died when the plane crashed soon

after taking off in the early morning hours of February 3. His bandmate,

Waylon Jennings, had given up his seat on the plane, causing Holly to jokingly

tell Jennings, "I hope your ol' bus freezes up!" Jennings shot back facetiously,

"Well, I hope your ol' plane crashes!" It was a statement that would haunt

Jennings for decades.

Twelve years later, in 1971, Don McLean released his single, "American Pie”, to

commemorate Buddy Holly’s death. It begins with the reference to the tragedy

as "The Day the Music Died.”

Holly influenced many other singers during and after a career that lasted

barely two years. Keith Richards once said Holly had "an influence on

everybody" and Bruce Springsteen said, "I play Buddy Holly every night before

I go on; that keeps me honest."


Got a Ukulele? A few of us are aiming to learn the chords for two songs, have a quick practice during a break on a Friday and do them in the second half. As a group, we’ll then be able to show off our skills (or lack of them in my case!) on the Uke. Any suggestions for the two songs would be welcome (though for me, please keep the chords simple!). Bob Blake Mob: 07961 370 116


Bolebridge Railway viaduct was built to carry the

Birmingham to Derby Railway and is known locally as the

Nineteen Arches. It was officially opened on 4th August

1839 by George Stephenson driving his engine, Tamworth,

over it. The Victorian brick and iron bridge, that can be

seen to the left of the photograph, was built to replace

the medieval Bolebridge, which was demolished in 1877

following a severe accident.

Courtesy Ray Clare

Heritage within walking distance of Bolehall Manor

Folk Moot News: Irish Session in the bar Saturday afternoon!


A miscellany of Rambling Photos.


A recent walk, led by Vin Sargent, passed a

memorial built in Piccadilly to remember those

who worked in both Kingsbury Colliery, and the

neighbouring Dexter Colliery. Vin explained the

memorial and pointed out his name on the wall

containing the names of all the miners who

worked at both mines.

The centrepiece of the wall is a miner’s lamp that is always lit for all

those who remember working down the mines and to commemorate

those who lost their lives.


Bletchley Park was the site of the United Kingdom's main decryption

establishment, where ciphers and codes of several Axis countries were

decrypted, most importantly the ciphers generated by the German Enigma

and Lorentz machines. The high-level intelligence produced at Bletchley

Park, codenamed Ultra, provided crucial assistance to the Allied war

effort.

Crosswords were used as one means of recruiting people with suitable

skills for code-breaking. A completing time of under 12 minutes was

needed.

Have a go at one yourself!

Other war time crossword facts: In 1944 Allied security officers were disturbed by the appearance, in a series of crosswords in The Daily Telegraph, of words that were secret code names for military operations planned as part of operation Overlord. "Utah" (the code name for one of the landing sites) appeared in a puzzle on May 2nd 1944. Subsequent puzzles included the landing site "Omaha" and "Mulberry"; the secret artificial harbours. On June 2nd, four days before the invasion, the puzzle included both "Neptune" (the naval operations plan) and "Overlord". The author of the puzzles, a schoolteacher named Leonard Dawe, was arrested and interrogated. The investigators concluded that the appearance of the words was a coincidence, as a result of stationed troops in the region mentioning the phrases in passing, which Dawe's schoolchildren repeated. The event has been described in histories, and has been used as an illustration of how seemingly meaningful events can arise out of pure coincidence.


MITRES WELL

“Valley Of Hope”, latest album from Mitres Well (Steve

Edkins, Steve Swoffer, Malcolm Robinson), features some of

their often requested favourites as well as some

self-penned numbers. Response has been fantastic!

Get your copy!

To book telephone 01827 286001 See us on YouTube -

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheMitresWell

Dining, Weddings,

Functions

Bolehall Manor Club Amington Road

Tamworth

Staffs. B77 3LH

01827 62597

Rock ‘n’ Roll

Last Thursday in the

month.

Live Rock ‘n’ Roll—what

more could you want! Tree stump removal at £3 per inch All tree work undertaken, throughout the

Midlands

Professional and highly experienced -

Lantra qualified

Clean and green - stumps woodchipped for

use as mulch

Full insurance cover . Logs and Firewood

for sale

Call John for a free quotation on -

Tel. 01827 700 269 Mob . 07920 771 591

Email [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


First Class Learning Children learning to succeed…

If you would like YOUR child to become one of the

growing number of children who are enjoying success with

First Class Learning contact your Tamworth centre

manager:

Bob Blake on 07961 370 116

Bolehall Manor Club - Wednesdays 4.00 to 6.00 pm

www.firstclasslearning.co.uk

Bluegrass

Sessions

1st and 3rd

Wednesday of the

month

8.00pm for 8.30pm

start

Beginners

welcome

Philip Ball

Guitar Tutor for

beginners and

intermediate

players

01827 286468

Bolehall Manor Club

Tamworth Folk Ramblings welcomes articles,

photos, questions, etc. Please contact

Bob Blake

Mob: 07961 370 116

[email protected]

Tamworth Folk and Rambling Club meets at

Bolehall Manor Club,

Amington Road,

Tamworth,

Staffs B77 3LH

Tel: 01827 62597.

The Club meets at 8:30pm every Friday except during August.

www.tamworthfolkclub.co.uk/ www.bolehallmanorclub.co.uk/

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