Black Walnut Folk Club

Author: Wayne

  • Black Walnut All Open Stage on June 17 Was Special

    Jubal’s Kin  (http://www.jubals-kin.com/) must’a heard that we did not have a feature performer because they more than made up for it with their contribution to our open stage. It was a fine evening of music and even some “Buck dancing”.  We posted a couple of photos (Jubal’s Kin and Adam Lang) on our “performers pictures” page. Now The club takes a break for July and August.  Our next Folk Club will be Friday September 16, 2011, 8 p.m. at the usual place.  Before that we’ll have our annual picnic on July 9 and we’ll also be hosting a couple of sing-a-rounds at the Mill Race Festival of traditional Folk Music on July 30 and 31. We’ll  post more info on both of these July events soon.

    The Open Stage performers  on June 17 were:
    1) Wayne Cheater, 2) Nathan Few, 3) Dan Kearney, 4) John Neilson, Roger and Rael, 5) David Maranta, 6) Randy Ouillette, 7) Jakki Annerino 8)Scott Abrams, 9) Adam Lang, 10) Carol McMullen, 11) Jubal’s Kin – from Florida (NEW) (Roger, Gaillane & Jeffrey Amundson), 12) Jay Linden, 13) Lynn Kirby, 14) Jim Galway

  • Eckert, Gail Karen 1953-2011

    This message from Jakki is important to members of our folk music community. GK was an important member of the Black Walnut Folk Club from way back in the early days. Jakki posted this on Facebook:
    “I just received the sad news of the passing of my friend, G.K. (Gail Karen Eckert). She was a singer/songwriter, music teacher, writer, mentor and a lovely woman. She will be missed by many. I’m so glad I got to spend a bit of time with her in the last few weeks. For those of you who knew her, she has some videos on youtube about finding your creativity. Sing with the angels, G.K.!!”

    From The Record on May 28,: “GK passed away at Freeport hospital, in Kitchener, on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at the age of 58. Beloved friend and companion of Byron Leis of Waterloo. Loving sister of Gudrum Reichert of Lucknow and Linda Eckert and Arthur Hutchison of the Yukon. Lovingly remembered by her nieces, nephews and cousins. Predeceased by her parents, John and Berta Eckert. Special thanks to the doctors and staff of Grand River Hospital and Freeport Hospital.
    To celebrate GK’s life, a memorial reception will be held in the Fireplace Room of the Erb and Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King Street S. Waterloo on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 where friends and family will be receved from 7-8 p.m. and eulogies shared after 8 p.m. Any expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to the Grand River Hospital Regional Cancer Centre by contacting the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445.”

  • The Black Walnut Folk Club on May 20th Featured Jakki Annerino

    The Folk Club for the “second homeless” on the May 24 long-weekend was extremely well attended. Thanks to all who turned out for the show and all who helped set-up, run the production take it all down and take it home at the end of the show.

    Jakki Annerino’s six song set started with a solo with self accompanied dulcimer of a traditional “Shady Grove” followed by four of her original songs and closing off with a Keb Mo cover.  Her usual band accompanied on acoustic  and electric guitars.  We put up a photo on the “performers’ pictures” page (Thanks Franki).

    Next month the plan is to go back to the all open stage format.  We found that even though Jakki’s songs were short and she finished 6 or 7 minutes early, we could not give everybody who signed up time to play two songs.  Some people who arrived before 8 pm found that the open stage was full and did not get to play at all.

    The 17 Open Stage performers (Random order) were: Jay Collins, Jay Linden, Dave Maranta, Dan Hergott, Randy Ouillette, Geoff Lewis, Lynn Kirby, Tom Massiah, Jay Moore, Dan Kearney, Terry Golletz, Jack Guest, Ted Shapiro – NEW, Nathan Few, Scott Abrams, Adam Lang (almost 12 years old!) – NEW, Wayne Cheater (With Jim Galway, Terry Golletz & Dave Maranta)

  • The Shenanigans Were Great on April 15th

    On Friday, April 15, “The Shenanigans”: Charles Lemon, Dan Patterson and Tanya, treated us to a lively and sweet sounding performance for the first half hour of the folk club. We put our best photo of the Shenanigans on our Performars Pictures page.  Next month on May 20th Jakki Annerino will be the featured performer.

    The open stage performers were: Nathan Few, Tom Massiah, Dan Hergott, David Maranta, Lynn Kirby, Bob Dyke, Jakki Annerino, Randy Ouillette, John Stroud, Wayne Cheater, Terry Golletz, Bruce Williams, Jake Willis & Richard Reinhardt, Jim Galway

  • March 18, 2011 Black Walnut Folk Cub Was All Open Stage

    We had a fine evening of all Open stage.  There were great songs and a good audience turned out to appreciate the show.  Next Month, April 15th, we will welcome “Shenanigans” to start the evening with a feature set.  They are a great Celtic band that we herd a few months ago.  They are also playing at McCabes on King Street on Saturday, March 26.  Then on May 20th we will once again feature Jakki Annerino.

    On March 18, our open stage performers were:

    Will Spzegl – NEW, , Nathan Few, Dan Hergott,
    Lynn Kirby, Scott Abrams, Randy Ouillette,
    Jakki Annerino, Dan Kearney, David Maranta,
    Wayne Cheater, Cam & Pat, Jim Galway,
    Loretta Fullerton

  • February 18th Folk Club Was All ‘Open Stage”

    Well we finally tried it with no featured performer.  We did have a full list of 17 open stage performers.  A special thanks to the crew that helped out big time, including Jim Galway who engineered the sound.  NEXT MONTH: We plan to do the same, all “Open Stage” format.  As a result we will start the Open-stage at 8:00 p.m. sharp and we will have time for a short half-time break.

    AN IMPORTANT NOTE:  on the need to ensure that when you perform that you are expected to be fully prepared in advance, with your musical instrument tuned and your songs ready to go. All of the performers averaged out to less than 10 minutes. We were able to hear every performer who signed up, perfom 2 numbers if they wished and finished the program by 11:00 p.m. because of that.

    On Friday February 18, 2011 the Open stage performers were:

    David Maranta, Nathan Hew – NEW, Dan Hergott, Jay Collins, Don Sawchuk – NEW, Randy Ouillette, Jakki Annerino, Barry Cull, Lynn Kirby, Dan Kearney, Then we took a short Break.
    After the break we heard from: Bob McLean, Bob Dyke, John Stroud, Jim Galway, Cam and Pat, Wayne Cheater, Nicole Coward & David Skura – NEW

  • John Stroud Surprised and Entertained On January 21,2011

    John Stroud treated us to a set of six of his humorous songs, with his unique style of introductions and vocals and his very fluid Martin, 12-string guitar accompaniment. As a surprise treat, he tossed in copies of his CD. We will get a great photo of John, Taken by unstoppable Frankie Picasso, on our “Performers Picture” page.

    After John’s set we had a full list of open stage performers.  A special thanks to the crew that helped out big time, including Dan Hergott who engineered the sound with assistance from David Maranta and Ellen Hergott who was was back as MC for the evening.  NEXT MONTH: Our Featured performer has CANCELED due to a schedule conflict. Shenanigans will not appear at our February 18, 2011 Black Walnut Folk Club.  As a result we will start the Open-stage at 8:00 p.m. sharp and we will have time for a short half-time break.

    AN IMPORTANT NOTE:  on the need to ensure that when you perform that you are expected to be fully prepared in advance, with your musical instrument tuned and your songs ready to go.  Several performers volunteered/agreed to reduce their open stage sets to only one song. We were able to hear every performer who signed up and finish the program by 11:00 p.m. because of that.

    On Friday February 21, 2011 the Open stage performers were:

    Dan Hergott, Murray O’Brien, Wayne Cheater & Jon Aplin, Randy Ouillette, Bob Dyke, Dan Kearney, Jakki Annerino, Lynn Kirby, David Maranta, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott, Scott Abrams (new), Jennifer Ferguson (new), Rob Pothier – Bumble, Andrew Kerth, Cam and Pat, Walter Horn

  • Our Internet 2010 in review

    This website/blog is a fairly low effort project to give folks easy access to information about the folk club, what it is about, what  happened recently at the club and what is planned for the next month. It also stared to post on my own facebook page.  If folks would like, We could start a BlackWalnut Folk Club Facebook,  but that has not been promised at this time.

    Crunchy numbers

    A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 3,600 times in 2010. That’s about 9 full 747s.

    In 2010, there were 14 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 37 posts. There were 5 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 222mb.

    The busiest day of the year was April 17th with 50 views. The most popular post that day was Performers Pictures.

     

  • Al Parrish was featured at the Black Walnut Folk Club Dec. 17th

    The Christmas spirit was strong at the folk club as Al Parrish www.alparrish.ca  started us out with a fine set of his mostly original songs. After 17 years with CFMA “Best Vocal Group” Tanglefoot, Al brought his huge charismatic stage presence, boundless energy, and ‘That Voice’.  His fine voice was backed by his guitar and acoustic bass. He gave a large dose of inspiration to all who were tuned in. We have a photo of Al on the performers’ Pictures page. Next month on January 21st John Stroud will perform in the featured spot.

    After Al’s set we had a great list of open stage performers with Christmas presents aka door prizes. There were candies on the tables to help with the festive mood. A special thanks to the crew that helped out big time, including Jim Galway who engineered the sound and Karen Ouilette who was our first-time MC.

    The Open stage performers were:

    1) Wally, 2) Brian Kelly (new), 3) Lynn Kirby, 4) Murray O’Brian, 5) Randy Ouillette, 6) Jakki Annerino, 7) Bob Dyke, 8)Barry Cull, 9) John Stroud,
    10, Gilbert & O’Neilson, 11, Jay Linden, 12) Wayne Cheater, 13) Loretta, 14) Cam & Pat, 15) Jim Galway

  • Ruth Jenkins Was the Featured Performer at Black Walnut Folk Club

    Ruth Jenkins was the featured performer at our November 19th Folk Club. She played and  sang and her harmonica wailed and cried. After her set of covers and original songs she returned to the stage a few times to add her unique harp sounds to some of the other acts. There is a photo of Ruth from that night on our performers’ pictures page.

    The club continued to draw an average or better crowd of both open stage performers and listeners. The new guidelines for performers were mostly well received and every performer who arrived by the start time of 8pm was given a slot for the open stage. Only 3 performers went over 10 minutes and most were well under 10 minutes so all 16 performers completed 2 songs/tunes and the show was over at 11 PM. Next Month, on December 17 at 8 pm, we will welcome Al Parrish to our featured entertainer spot.

    On Friday, November 19, 2010 the performers for the open stage were:

    1) Dan Hergott, 2) Wally, 3) Barry Cul, 4) Real, Lynda & Friends, 5) Murray O’Brie, 6) Randy Ouillette, 7) Bob Dyke, 8)Jakki Annerino,

    9) Bruce Williams, 10) John Stroud, 11) Dave Maranta, 12) Wayne Cheater, 13) Lynn Kirby, 14) Jim Galway, 15) Cam & Pat, 16) Yvonne Koves