A Song for Hazel Lester Film 1984

Thanks to Nigel ward, Pete Willow and CVfolk for uploading this treasure of a tribute Coventry folkie Hazel Lester from 1984. I had fled Coventry by then but it's great to see this footage of those I knew back then - Derek Brimstone, Pete Willow, Dave Ragtime Bennett, Margo Buchanan Smith, Martin and Ray Jenkins etc.  It's a great tribute to Hazel and a great time capsule of the Coventry folk scene and camaraderie therein.

Below is a video with all the musical audio from the above film featuring Derek Brimstone, Dave Bennett, Pete Willow, Mick Cullen, Dennis Clark, Mick Stuart.

Hazel Lester

Derek Brimstone

Dave Bennett

Mick Cullen with Dave Bennett

Hazel Lester at the Folk Club

Kev Dempsey of Dando Shaft

Pete Willow and Dennis Clark.

Folk Fights Back - Coventry's CVfolk Inaugural Live Event in bid for City of Culture Status.

Folk Fights Back - Coventry's CVfolk Inaugural Live Event in bid for City of Culture Status.

By Pete Clemons

This article is the blog for Pete Clemons articles - ie another of the Hobo Coventry Music Websites - HERE 

At a time when young Teesside folk acts like Megson, Cattle and Cane, The Younguns are reinventing what folk music can be, filling venues around the country, and getting write ups in the Guardian and Independent, the Coventry folkscene is fighting back and celebrating its own historic and dynamic folk culture that has attracted the likes of Joe O'Donnell, Dave Swarbrick and many others to the City and boasts a range of singer songwriters giggling around the country. With Selecter star Pauline Black as patron, Pete Willow is working hard to put Coventry folk on the map!

Pete Clemons reports from CVfolks inaugural Live event..

CVFOLK'S OWN WEBSITE IS HERE

http://www.cvfolk.com/

Go take a look and give the project some support.