Ron Angel

1930 - 2014

Stockton Folk Club owes a huge debt to Ron who was there when the club started and ran it for many years. He was an inspiration as a singer (notably with The Teesside Fettlers), songwriter (e.g. The Chemical Worker's Song), instrumentalist and teacher. He was above all a dear friend. Read more

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John & Joy lead the curent management team and are among our regular MCs (or hosts). They perform as Dogwatch and are shown with the late Ashley, silent member of the group. They both sing, accompanying themselves on concertina (John), melodeon, keyboard, recorders (Joy). Some of their best songs are poems set to music by Joy. Listen.

John is the other member of the management team and a regular MC. He sings and is an occasional whistle player (although rarely outside the comfort zone of a knurdle) The pose reflects his theme song "I've forgotten the words".

Helen & Steve are well-known as a harmony duo with a string of CDs to their name. You may also have come across them as half of the maritime group Four 'n Aft. They are more often heard solo at the Club, both with a great repertoire of songs. Listen

Sylviane Bartkowiak & Richard Featherstone have taken over leadership of the "knurdle" and can be relied to provide driving tune-sets. Sylviane also sings and plays a set of Flemish bagpipes.