Welcome to
Openhouse Studio
Folk Music Legacy
Created by Brian Jones, with daughter; Samantha, this website is a legacy project designed to bring ‘folk up to date.’
Explore the website, listen to the music and read the stories starting from the 60’s revival through to present day.
Welcome to
Openhouse Studio
Folk Music Legacy
Created by Brian Jones, with daughter; Samantha, this website is a legacy project designed to bring ‘folk up to date.’
Explore the website, listen to the music and read the stories starting from the 60’s revival through to present day.
A KEEP FOLK TALKING special FROM 1989
A new year of ‘Keep Folk Talking’ with Brian Jones brings something particularly special, 36 years after it’s initial release…
Whilst going through boxes of old cassettes, Brian came across one that peaked his interest, battered with no label, he decided to hit play. After the usual crackling a cassette makes, he heard a familiar voice… a voice of a gifted singer-songwriter with an all-round wonderful soul.
After months of work, we’re so pleased to be able to now share this piece of history.
Including music dating back to 1974 and recalling musicians who were a part of the folk scene back in the good old days, this one-off special on ‘Keep Folk Talking’ truly is a piece of magic.
The Resident
He does what’s known within the trade as ‘The Kamikaze Spot’
He’s there to warm you buggers up and try to make you sing
But the highlight of the evening is when he breaks a string!
Folk don’t always listen they’re busy at the bar
Or chatting to each other and drowning his guitar
Sometimes he thinks he’s cracked it
When some open mouths he’ll see
But it’s only some old friends he’s brought
And they came in for free!
Why do we do it? I don’t know, we masochistic band
Maybe one day we’ll find that never, Neverland
Where an audience has ears and sings just like a choir
When you ask them to join in they raise their voices higher
Like some Eisteddfod winners far removed from any pub
Why then I’ll know I’ve really died and hosting Heaven’s Folk Club.