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.
OUR latestPODCAST
KEEP FOLK TALKING
Brian Jones with Dave Jones
Imagine sitting down with a dear friend, catching up on life, reminiscing about shared memories, and reflecting on the rich tapestry of experiences that have shaped your lives. That’s exactly what happened when Brian Jones decided to take his first stab at an outside broadcast, finding himself at Southport’s spinal rehabilitation centre with his old mate, Dave Jones..
Imagine sitting down with a dear friend, catching up on life, reminiscing about shared memories, and reflecting on the rich tapestry of experiences that have shaped your lives. That’s exactly what happened when Brian Jones decided to take his first stab at an outside broadcast, finding himself at Southport’s spinal rehabilitation centre with his old mate, Dave Jones.
KEEP FOLK TALKING
WITH Dave Jones
Imagine sitting down with a dear friend, catching up on life, reminiscing about shared memories, and reflecting on the rich tapestry of experiences that have shaped your lives. That’s exactly what happened when Brian Jones decided to take his first stab at an outside broadcast, finding himself at Southport’s spinal rehabilitation centre with his old mate, Dave Jones.
Dave’s story begins with a sudden twist of fate. “I fell over in the street,” he explained. A simple fall led to months in the hospital, with doctors saying he’d never walk again. But if there’s one thing to take away from Dave’s outlook, it’s his determination. “I don’t want to spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair,” he said. It’s this same grit that has carried him through the long and uncertain days of rehab.
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.