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, Explore folk music heritage UK 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 song OF THE MONTH
With affection, and with thanks for the songs, the stories and the memories she left us, our Song of the Month comes from someone we were proud to call our Local Treasure, Gerry Ffrench.
Cowgirl’s Lullaby was recorded here at Openhouse after Gerry joined Brian Jones for her Keep Folk Talking podcast. No studio fuss, no big production – just Gerry and her guitar, sharing one of her songs with us.
It’s a lovely, gentle look back at childhood and those days when imagination was all you needed for an adventure – when playing out with your mates could transport you anywhere and turn an ordinary day into absolutely anything.
There’s something especially poignant about hearing Gerry sing it now. We feel very fortunate to have captured this simple performance and to be able to share it with you.
So it seems only right that, this month, Gerry should sing for us once more.
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.
discover
OUR ARTISTS
BRIAN
JONES
Brian shares his stories from the early years, starting out during the folk revival of the 60’s
GORDON AND BRIAN (BROTHERS)
In 1965, Brian and his brother Gordon started singing together in local folk clubs. Pete McGovern christened them ‘The Lads’
ALIAS GLOVER & JONES
Alias Glover & Jones played Folk Clubs from the Midlands to the North West in the 1970’s. Read Tim’s story…
JONES & COMPANY
Original Jones and Company; Brian, Helen and Janet; the start of the Jones Family harmony singing dynasty
THE JONES FAMILY
The first generation of Jones Family Band started in the 80s with Helen, my wife, and Janet, her younger sister.
ALL ARTISTS
Take a look at all our artists here at Openhouse Studio
