CHESHIRE FOLK
A personal message from Liz

After sudden loss of my husband Sean Boyle, resident of Cheshire Folk, former organiser of Northwich Folk Club and of course member of Bitter and Twisted just a year ago, I decided I needed a new start and a new home, so October ’24, I arrived in the village of Higher Marston in Northwich, Cheshire and it just so happens not only is there a very nice village hall but I already have some of the loveliest of friends living close by. As many of you know, I’ve been organising Cheshire Folk for about 18 years and was involved with the original Middlewich Folk and Boat Festival in the early days and I currently organise a small festival ‘Folk at the Lock’, at the Kings Lock pub in Middlewich. I have always enjoyed folk festivals, stewarding and offering my services and I can usually be found in my happy place backstage looking after artists or venue managing, doing this at Chester and Warwick last summer was just lovely. Since losing Sean, I have been surrounded by not only best friends and family but my folk music family too, who not only share my love of all things folk but have shown me kindness, friendship, love and support. It is truly my pleasure to organise this little gig for you all to enjoy.

Why Pete Morton? Pete and I have been friends for years. He was going to do my birthday gig last year which of course didn’t happen, so he joined us for Folk at the Lock last summer. He’s a folk troubadour; when he told me about ‘The Ghost of a Sailor’s Talking Blues’ a few months ago I said we’d love to hear it. An unruly mix of storytelling, comedy and song, Pete’s powerful, euphonious voice, compelling stage presence, fun loving and approachable style, humanism, politics, love, social commentary and humour, all wrapping and often ‘frapping’ his unique way around the folk tradition.

Supporting Pete, Bitter and Twisted, me and my singing husband David Giles. I’ve always said I was blessed with two husbands for better or for worse! David is married to another and once he asked her if she thought we might be having an affair, spending time at folk clubs and festivals together and she responded with ‘no dear, Liz would never put up with you!’ Singing a variety of our favourite songs, from folk to blues and Americana, Eddi Reader to Richard Thompson with humour, banter and a few of my favourite ‘girlie’ songs, all with stunning harmonies and David’s exceptional guitar playing! I hope you will come and join us as we bring our best singing voices to Marston.

Tickets for ‘The Ghost of a Sailor’s Talking Blues’ with support from Bitter and Twisted
£10 from Liz - contact directly - Mob:07962531521 - lizrosenfield@cheshirefolk.com
PayPal (friends and family payment please) to lizrosenfield@gmail.com

VENUE; Marston Village Hall
Ollershaw Lane
Marston
Cheshire
CW9 6ER