A network of Buxton musicians and their friends, to help them get together to make live music.

Run by friends on a voluntary and co-operative basis.

We're always looking for new performers and people who like listening to live music to join us. 

Welcome to

Club Acoustic

Not really a club and not always acoustic

But always about music

 

www.club-acoustic.org.uk

Facebook page: Club Acoustic

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Club-Acoustic/131438766914045?v=wall

 

We are constantly developing this website. he sidebar links are being  activated as we develop them.

Music diary

Recordings from Club Acoustic  

Club Acoustic musicians

Photos - see our Facebook page.

Photos from these sessions on these pages:

The Eagle - 14th April 2010

The Old Sun - 24th Nov 2010

Showcase at the Old Hall, 29th Dec 2010

Links with other music groups

Who we are and what we do

How we got here

Membership and constitution
 

Club Acoustic Fringe event

Wednesday 18th July 2012

This will be an evening concert at the Old Clubhouse, featuring regular contributors to our open sessions, playing blues, jazz, folk, pop, and original compositions. We're getting a list together now. More details to follow.

See the Buxton Fringe Festival programme at http://www.buxtonfringe.org.uk/descriptions2012.html

Great performances at our last Open Session.

Our next

Open Session is on 

Wednesday 11th April.

The Clubhouse

Water Street

Buxton

Doors open at 8.30 - free admission

We're there every 2nd, 4th and 5th Wednesday in the month.

It's a great venue that is keen to have us and provides all we need, apart from the players and the audience.

Those are up to you, friends.

Tell your friends and come along.

Latest recordings to download!!

Club Acoustic Open Session 'Reboot 2012'

Our first session back here on 8th February was a fantastic evening, with a packed house and a full list of excellent performances. Listen to the music.

Download Part 1, 50 minutes of excellent music from the first part of the evening, at:

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B3cukNRSXwJ6ZTJjNDY3NDgtNjNiZi00NzU2LTg5MGEtNmZmNTg1NDFmOWYx

Bin 53, Cathy Rimer, Martin Hall, Jim Davey & Ruby Moon, Stuart Kelly, Dave Purchase, Robin Bower,  Alan & Glynis, Emma & Rhiannon, Bryn Layton, and more

Download Part 2, another 35 minutes of superb music from the first part of the evening, at:

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B3cukNRSXwJ6MTI1ODllNGItZjI5NS00YTdlLWFmYTQtMGUxZjFkYTNiODAw

Rob Stevenson, Colin Rodgers, Neil Frost and Mike Clements, Johnny Dysfunctional, Dig Where You Stand, Lucy Spraggan

 

Downloads for Part 3 to follow, including more songs from these and from Matt, John McGrother, and more, including the final group singalong.

Watch this space!

 

video links

Dig Where You Stand

"Thursday Morning"

Richard and Martin

"The Gallows Song"

Emma and Rhiannon

         Valparaiso   

             Shoheen

More videos from Club Acoustic:

          Shebang

          Hilary Felstead

          Billy and his band

More videos & recordings here

 

Folk Club Blues, by Keith Smith: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpqVECTKrTY&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

Watch this. It's an excellent YouTube video with a pictorial record of the launch party of Club Acoustic's 4th charity CD - lots of old and familiar faces! We scrub up quite well, really.

You will need Flashplayer for the audio recordings. The audio player is Google-based, so you may experience difficulties with other browsers.

 

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