Friday July 26th 2024
We saw him, we heard him, we touched the hem of his garment and were healed. It was our chum Terry Hiscock back again.
It’s pretty obvious why we’ve booked him 3 years in a row since our first meeting on Zoom in lockdown. Singing his beautifully crafted songs with intricate but sympathetic guitar accompaniment (take note Alun, not too many notes!) and charming us with his stories . The gags need a bit more work Terry, I’ll e mail you a few.
What’s this John! I hear you cry – being nice, not your style. Don’t worry, he gets plenty of stick off me at other times.
Songs about pretty much everything you could think of, from being almost killed in the London tube bombing to songs about musicians, including Robert Johnson, the blues singer who allegedly sold his soul to the devil. Which brings me to……..
The blues part 6 (final chapter). Miscellany.
Blues beverages include whisk(e)y, bourbon, dirty water, warm flat beer and nasty coffee. Not Earl Grey or green tea, Perrier, Moet & Chandon or Pinot Grigio.
Good Blues deaths can include being shot or stabbed by the woman you cheated on, drug overdose ( especially in a grubby motel room) or the electric chair. Death while skiing or undergoing cosmetic surgery don’t feature here. If you any form of internet access, you cannot truly sing the blues.
Looking back over my past 30 years at the club, I would put Terry in my top 6 “turns”, alongside Dave Burland, the (original) John Wright Band, Jez Lowe, Kimber’s Men and, though I don’t like to admit it, Keith Price.
A memorable night, finishing off with “Where are you now, Sweet Marie”. A big thanks to Terry for travelling to Rhyl to play for us again. I can’t upload video on to this site but I’ll put a link to a YouTube clip on the end.
Andrew forgot to mention that next week is first Friday of the month so THERE IS NO CLUB ON THE 2ND AUG.
As many of you know, someone at the club has been going out of their way to piss me off, so I’m taking a couple of months away, hopefully see you mid September. Here’s Terry.
Rhyl Folk Club 
July 27, 2024 at 11:18 am
A couple of things – Firstly, I love reading these accounts of Rhyl Folk
Club even though, living in Devon, I can’t get along there except a
couple of times when we’ve holidayed nearby. So I was sorry to see that
there are issues sufficient to lead you to have to remark on them and
decide not to go for a while. However, how could you not include Bob
Fox in your list of the greats? Amnesia? We saw him at your club a few
years back, just by good fortune he was your guest when we were on
holiday one time… I do hope to get that way again in future & look
forward to visiting the club once more. Best regards, Jane Snow
July 28, 2024 at 12:50 pm
He would have been my no. 7, Steve Tilston at 8. Lovely to hear from you.
July 27, 2024 at 1:21 pm
I assume the Keith Price in your Top 6 list of performers is the “other” Keith Price (his words, not mine), the one from Chester or thereabouts(?). I assume this because a) I never considered myself a solo performer and b) I emigrated to Canada in 1975, well before your 30 year involvement with the club began.
This means that you never heard me sing nor the original Mint Julep. This lack will be remedied on October 25th when Mint Julep (with Brian Bull standing in for the late, great Ted Robshaw) performs once again at the Rhyl Folk Club.
I look forward to seeing you then,
The “real” Keith Price
Toronto, Canada
July 28, 2024 at 12:52 pm
You are correct in your assumption. We still miss Ted; our club “mascot” is a big teddy bear called “Robshaw”.
July 28, 2024 at 1:52 pm
Can’t wait to have my picture taken with Hadyn and Robshaw!