UNICORN FOLK CLUB - 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
The 25th anniversary celebrations started on Friday 22nd October with Andy Irvine. He played his heart out to a full house for nearly 3 hours, captivating the audience with his haunting lyrics and command of the 8 string mandolin, mandola, guitar/bouzouki.
Then on Saturday 23 October, we were treated to 10 hours of incredible music, performed by 20 guests who have appeared at the Unicorn over the years. They covered musical genres from folk to blues to country to swing. The guests included:
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Pete and Ernie
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Ptarmigan
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Nancy and Andy
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Karen and Paul
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Bill Caddick
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Ed and Clare Drury
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Enchante
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The Deacons
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Will Morgan
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Cracker'ash
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O D Slope
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Andy Flower
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The Navigators
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The Trilbys
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Emmi and Phil
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Paul Walker
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Karen Pfeiffer
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Brian Oldham
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Cherrington and Ward
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Pete Kelly
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Claret
The MCs for the 4 sessions were:
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Vicky
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Colin Hough
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Tony Barratt
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Neil MacPherson
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| Ptarmigan |
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| Andy and Nancy |
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| Karen and Paul |
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| Bill Caddick |
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| Ted and Clare Drury |
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| Neil MacPherson |
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| Enchante |
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| Deacons |
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| Will Morgan |
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| Tony Barratt |
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| Cracker'ash |
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| O D Slope |
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| Andy Flower |
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| Emma and Phil |
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| Paul Walker |
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| Paul Walker and Karen Pfeiffer |
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| Brian Oldham |
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| Pete Kelly (with assistance from Sandra of Claret) |
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| Claret |
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| The Big Finish |
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| A good night was had by all |
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Thanks to everyone who supported the event.
...Special thanks to Roger Clayton and Lesley Jordan for the photographs.
