Edinburgh University Folk Society

2008 marked 50 years since the first meeting of the Edinburgh University Folk Song Society (subsequently known as the Crown Folk Club and now EUFolkSoc). Co-founded by Hamish Henderson and Stuart MacGregor the society was one of Britain’s first folk clubs, played a key role in the revival and continues to provide a platform and meeting place for young singers and musicians from across the world.

To celebrate, EUFolksoc (as part of the Carrying Stream Festival) held a 50th Anniversary Concert on Saturday November 15th, 2008. at St Brides Centre, Orwell Terrace, Dalry, Edinburgh.

After an on-the-road summer spent tracking down former members with an aging VW Golf and a seldom opened bottle of whisky, the organisers brought together an array of people who had been mainstays of FolkSoc over the years. Their aim was to find the folk who contributed week in week out, who had the great stories about the club, and would make the event a fitting 50th celebration. We have a programme and potted history of the club for download and there´s discussions about it at Footstompin and Mudcat.

Those taking the stage for a song, story or tune included:

After the concert (but at the same venue) there was be a dancey ceilidh (with the FolkSoc houseband at the time Off Centre leading the playing), singaround and instrumental session.