ANGIE OWEN

Angie is married to John and they are jointly responsible for organising the HUNGRY HORSE ACOUSTIC. She has been involved in folk music for over twenty years mostly as a member of the audience at folk clubs and festivals. Recently however she joined VOCAL POINT as their bodhran player. Her claim to fame is that she was 'trained' on the bodhran by Stefan Hannigan and Dougie Maclean 'accompanied' her in a music session at his pub in Dunkeld, Scotland. It was probably more memorable for Angie rather than Dougie!

JOHN OWEN

John stumbled into folk music by accident in 1986 after attending a TOM TOPPING BAND fund-raising concert.
Stage experience with the Wirral Theatre Company was the stepping stone from musical theatre to folk club stage when, in 1996, he joined the trio 'Brass Tacks'.
After ten years with Brass Tacks and seven years as a resident performer at Parkgate Folk Club this arrangement was suddenly terminated in early 2006. Since then John has been singing with the trio VOCAL POINT along with Sue Farley his sister and Angie his wife.
For many years, John has been the Secretary of the North West Federation of Folk Clubs and the prestigious FOLK NORTH WEST magazine. John has his own column in the magazine and contributes greatly to its succcessful publication.
In October 2006, when invited to open a folk club, John jumped at the chance of becoming a club organiser in his own right here at the HUNGRY HORSE ACOUSTIC.
John is also Director of the annual WIRRAL FOLK ON THE COAST music festival which in 2009 is now in its fifth year and proving to be a very popular event that attracts many folk enthusiasts and tourists to the Wirral Peninsular each June.

MARIE NICHOLLS

Marie is a lovely Irish lady and friend who is a devoted fan of the folk music scene.     An excellent a capella singer, she is a regular attendee at many folk clubs on Wirral and in Cheshire including - Folk at the Manor (Wallasey), Bromborough, and Frodsham.    She is an essential, enthusiastic and very committed member of the Hungry Horse Folk Club team.   One of the delights in attending the club is to be able to purchase the wonderful cakes that Marie makes, the proceeds of which go towards fundraising causes on the folk scene and elsewhere.   Marie is also a member of the Wirral Folk on the Coast Festival committee".

VOCAL POINT

VOCAL POINT - is Sue Farley, Angie Owen and John Owen - They specialise in singing folk songs in a variety of styles, both contemporary,  traditional and a capella.    Their sensitive interpretation of beautiful ballads to rousing chorus numbers are their forte.     They delight in presenting many well known folk songs with Sue and John's voices dovetailing in harmony no matter what the type of song they sing.   Being brother and sister it comes easy to them.   Sue has been singing all her life and was formerly the musical director of the 'Knowsley Singers'.     Angie, John's wife, is an expert percussionist who takes pride in reminding everyone that she was taught to play the bodhran by many of the best professionals including Stefan Hannigan.    John and Angie are the co-ordinators of the very successful Wirral Folk on the Coast Festival which takes place on the first weekend in June each year.      John is the secretary of the North West Federation of Folk Clubs and the 'Folk North West' magazine.

ANDY EADES

Andy started playing guitar at the age of 17 years.      The first tune he mastered was ‘House of the Rising Sun’ progressing slowly along various musical routes including gospel based music.   The 1980’s saw Andy introduced to folk music.    He is now a regular at a number of Wirral folk clubs including Ali Parker’s Monday night Session at the Farmers Arms, Frankby.      
When the Hungry Horse Acoustic club came up on Andy’s radar he became a regular attendee there also, enjoying the wide variety of artists and singers nights.    His influences in folk music are Eric Bogle, Jez Lowe and Anthony John Clarke, all performers who have songs with a message.   A fledgling songwriter himself Andy is an accomplished singer and guitarist using both rhythm and finger pick styles.

ALISON PARKER

Alison is a very experienced singer with a strong voice which lends itself to a variety of flavours, celtic airs, pub Irish, blues, gospel whatever. She has been singing since the age of nine and playing guitar since she was eleven and the bodhran for fifteen years. She has been in a number of bands and has organised folk clubs over a number of years. Currently she runs a very successful open music and song session in the FARMERS ARMS every Monday.

JIM GALLACHER

Jim has performed in the area for about fifteen years with HOME BREWERS and FICKLEFINGER and as a duo with Alison Parker playing a wide variety of traditional and more modern folk songs and instrumentals. He also likes to dabble with jazz standards. He is a melodic and dynamic guitar player and a lovely singer too. In addition to being a HUNGRY HORSE resident, look out for Jim most weeks at the FARMERS ARMS sessions at Frankby.

PAT KERR

Pat is an active member of the team and is a regular helper at the Hungry Horse. Pat loves music of all types particularly well performed traditional and contemporary folk music. She was a strong supporter of the Cajun Band "Sack the Fiddler" not too long ago until its break up and includes also in her music locker the likes of Steve Earle, together with other country, bluegrass and classical music.

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