| WHO'S WHO AT FOGGY FURZE |
Barry Archer Guest night Compare Barry, a founder member has served as guest night support, general 'doer' and now Master of ceremonies. Barry plays guitar and sings and has a natural flare for comedy. |
| Web Site Ian Ferguson Ian is the club founder and first chairman and is currently a member and helps any way he can.. Ian sings, plays guitar and harmonica and shakes an egg |
| HISTORY Foggy furze folk club was born one night in February 2003 on the way home from a night at the Wellington folk club in Wolviston where the travelling rogues had just finished a guest night. Ian had the idea of forming our own club, so with the backing of the manager at the Travellers Rest the rogues with Ian Jan and Mike started every Tuesday night. Eventually playing every Tuesday got too much for the Rogues and they decided to stop. Fortunatly on their last night Neil Gibson had come along that night and prevailed upon Ian to keep it going, and from then on the club grew and went from strength to strength. the name was chosen because of the location of the Travellers Rest. Ian ran it, Neil became guest organiser, Jan treasurer, Diane Kidd did the publicity and Kay De'ath became Ian's deputy. After a year or so the club democratized and an election was held for the chairmans posititon, Ian was elected and became the first official chairman. Ian resigned in July 2005 and Kay De'ath took the club to election in October when Jan Hall was elected the second chair of the club. Jan resigned on the 17th April for health reasons and Ian was elected as chairman once again. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In April 2006 Jan decided due to ill health to give up the chair and treasury of the club and passed the mail article to Kay De'ath to prepare every fortnight. Ian was once again elected as chairman and elections now run on The Tuesday before Saint Georges day, the 23rd of April. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Ferguson stepped down in April 2009 and Ian De'ath took over as the Chairman ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan Hall and Ian Ferguson were elected as joint Chaiman in April 2010 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The club is run in a cabinet style democracy with the chairperson appointing the volunteer officers to assist running the club, the club is for like minded people to meet socially and play folk and accoustic music with a particular emphisis on helping and encouraging people to achieve there ambitions musically. |
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| ROLL of HONOUR Club Chairman 2003 I R Ferguson 2004 I R Ferguson 2005 J Hall 2006 J Hall / I R Ferguson 2006 - 2009 I R Ferguson 2009 - Ian De'ath 2010 - Jan Hall/Ian Ferguson |
| The Team of 2010 |
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| Jean and Madilaine Dawkins Treasurer and Cashier Jean and Madilaine sing accapella and mainly in the Irish tradition, Maddy plays a kazoo, and shakes a rattle while Jean shakes an egg and joins in with every song. Not bad considering she had never sang in public before she joined our club. |
| Jan Hall and Ian ferguson Joint Chairman Jan plays guitar and writes poetry and sings. Ian plays gutar,sings and shakes an egg. |