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Quarter Acoustic Music Club events, Limekilnburn Road, Hamilton (2025)

28/08/2025

This coming Tuesday the 2nd September is one of our world famous singers nights where you can sing a song, recite a poem, do a jig or just come and be entertained and if you like sing along with some of the choruses.
Come to the Boolin club Limekilnburn Road Quarter ML3 7XA doors open 7.30 for 8pm start

21/08/2025

A busy night is planned this coming Tuesday 26th August.
Firstly starting at 7pm is our Annual General meeting
Then at 8pm in the first half is a singers night followed in the second half a half spot with our own Peter Taylor.
As you all know Peter has a lovely voice and with his laid back guitar playing and his own take on songs in his own style is always one of the high spots at our singers nights. Definitely not to be missed.

Now some news which some of you may not know about.
All of the bridges at Queensferry including the railway bridge are being dismantled permanently and traffic will temporarily have to go miles away to one of the other bridges to cross the Forth. Scaffolding is already up and the railway bridge has partly been dismantled as shown in these two recent photos.
One of the residents in Queensferry a Mr Alistair McKinnon whose family have lived in the same cottage for generations has finally won an out of court settlement.
Mr McKinnons great grandfather Fraser McKinnon in the 1880s heard they were planning to build this bridge partly on a field belonging to him. He put in an objection saying the bridge would block his view of his grandmothers house in Edinburgh which he had positioned a telescope to watch her and make sure she was alright and to save the journey to visit her as it would cost him a farthing in transport costs.
As a typical Scotsman from Yorkshire once said a farthing is a farthing. Hence the reason that both Scotsmen and Yorkshiremen are deemed to be tight so and so's
Anyway Fraser was just ignored and in 1890 against his wishes the railway bridge was built.
The ongoing battle against it continued until recently when it was proven it shouldn't have been built there in the first place even though Frasers grandmother died in 1889 and it wouldn't any longer be a concern.
Not only that but Frasers brother Bruce lived further downstream and he also kept an eye on their grandmothers house.
Rather than take the matter to court the Scottish government reluctantly agreed Alistair had a case and to show the minority always comes before the majority nowdays they agreed to dismantle the 3 bridges mainly as Bruces great grandson Tam McKinnon still wanted to be able to see the view his great grandfather had.
Tenders were put out and the winning tender was strangely enough Alistair McKinnons sons company that won the £20 million contract on condition they kept the scrap steel to build the ferry that they recently won planning permission for which the terminal will be placed on the field that belonged to Fraser and was taken from him all those years ago. Source of information Wickedpedia

Anyway did I say this coming Tuesday is our AGM then a half singers night followed by a half set from Peter Taylor plus our world famous raffle where you could win a get in free ticket and be glared at by Danny for the rest of the night. Likewise if you decide on the chocolate or red wine Alan and Liam respectively will glare at you. Probably safer if your ticket is drawn to pretend you haven't won and just be quiet.
Come to the Boolin club Limekilnburn Road Quarter ML3 7XA
Mel Randall

17/08/2025

This coming Tuesday 19th August we have for your entertainment once again Daria Kulesh. I can't remember if it was last year or the year before she entertained us all with songs about her family and heritage but she was excellent on the night. For more about Daria visit her website daria-kulesh.co.uk

Now breaking news amongst all the conspiracy theories it has come to my attention that the Button Moon landings were faked. I tried to contact Mr Spoon but nobody had seen him for a long time, which was probably due to not being on TV for ages.
I did manage to contact the Clangers and the Soup dragon but couldn't understand a word they were saying as they talk in some kind of strange noise which reminded me of some of the Scottish dialects.
In this day and age I think there should be the technology for people to walk around talking with subtitles above their heads.
Anyway back to the Button Moon conspiracy as you all may or might not know Mr Spoon lived on Junk planet and travelled across the universe in his baked beans tin spaceship with his family enthralling us on his many adventures during the 1980s. Just like the other moon landing which occurred around 1969
We were glued to the television to see what they would get up to. However I don't think they ever actually landed on our moon so the fake landing conspiracy could actually be true.
This could be mixed up with the Clangers who with the help of Oliver Postgate proved without doubt that creatures lived on our moon. Just wondering why Neil Armstrong and Co never mentioned them in 1969.
Possibly they dropped a clanger which may be a bit like me writing this post. Hmm now I wonder if the phrase dropped a clanger might have come from America.

Anyway enough of my ramblings or as some at Quarter put it the ramblings of a deranged Yorkshireman did I mention for your entertainment this coming Tuesday we have Daria Kulesh and it is sure to be another great nights entertainment along with floorspots and our famous raffle where there is a choice of coloured tickets ranging from yellow to green to blue to magenta or to us lesser mortals pink.
Come to the Boolin club Limekilnburn Road Quarter ML3 7XA doors open 7.30 for 8pm start.
Mel Randall

10/08/2025

This coming Tuesday 12th August we have for your entertainment Ragged Glory who were here a couple of years ago. Unfortunately the only thing I could find about them were the screenshots below from when they performed at Quarter in 2023.
The Boolin club Limekilnburn Road Quarter ML3 7XA doors open 7.30 for 8pm start

01/08/2025

Hi everyone
This coming Tuesday 5th of August we have one of our world famous singers nights where you can sing a song, recite a poem do a jig or just sit and be entertained.
A while ago I was asked if pole dancing was allowed and I brought it up at a committee meeting and was told categorically definitely not.
However when I told the person in question she blushed and said oh no you have that wrong I meant my troupe of dancers from Poland who we know there might not be enough room inside so we could dance outside on the bowling or is it boolin green.
I really shouldn't jump to conclusions as she spoke in an East European accent so I apologised and said I would bring it up at our forthcoming Annual General meeting on Tuesday 26th August at 7pm. One for your diaries.
Not sure if Billy at the bar and the bowlers, or are they boolers, would approve though.
Anyway below is a photo of them performing at Dalserf bowling club at Ashgill with the happy smiling faces of the bowlers in the background. Well I think they are smiling as they look a bit blurry due to the focus.

I was contacted the other day by Alistair McYeti who lives in the Cairngorms. He said he had been practicing hard all summer in his cave playing the bagpipes and said seeing as the summer in Scotland finishes at the end of June he might come to one of our singers nights in August weather depending. He also asked as it was a long way home for him as he doesn't drive, if anyone would be kind enough to put him up for the night and he would entertain you and your neighbours by playing his bagpipes all night as he only sleeps during the day.
Leave me a message if you are able.

Anyway did I say this coming Tuesday is one of our world famous singers nights including our world famous raffle which is just as entertaining as the singers.
Come on down to The Boolin club Limekilnburn Road Quarter ML3 7XA doors open 7.30 for 8pm start
Don't forget the bit about the Annual General meeting for your diaries.
Mel Randall

12/07/2025

What a month July is at Quarter Acoustic Music Club last Tuesday we had the excellent Steve Turner and this coming Tuesday 15th july we have The Kimberleys a renowned folk duo from London Jim and Isobel who is a Yorkshire lass now emigrated from Gods own country to somewhere further South (London) a bit like me. No I,m not a lass, I meant a Yorkshire lad (can I still be called a lad even at my age) now living in South Lanarkshire. For more about them visit their website thekimberleys.org
From what I've seen of them it looks as though it will be another brilliant nights entertainment with plenty of their take on traditional folk songs.
Unfortunately I won't be in attendance for these 2 upcoming events the other being one of our world famous singers nights on the 22nd july but hopefully I will be back in time to see one of our favourite local acts John Graham, Jim Jack and Cy Jack on the 29th july.
Anyway did I say we have an excellent july for your entertainment and not forgetting our world famous raffle which is just as entertaining so come to the Boolin club Limekilnburn Road Quarter ML3 7XA doors open 7.30 for 8pm start

02/07/2025

This coming Tuesday 8th July we have for your entertainment Steve Turner a renowned artist who is a multi-instrumentalist and a renowned concertina player. He started off in the 60s on the Manchester folk scene. Steve has been to the club before and for those who want to know more about him here is the link to his website https://steve-turner.co.uk.

Now it's that time of the year where here in Scotland the rain is warmer and the thistles and nettles grow to an enormous size. Most sensible people will go to one of the local beaches for a picnic and to sit in the sun.
For those who don't know what the sun is and thats understandable living here, it's a big yellow ball in the sky that gives you a complexion which is often mistaken at this time of the year as having too much irnbru and the rain turning the iron in it rusty.
However now we are into July summer is officially gone and weather will be akin to winter where you may see snow on the Trossachs.
Talking of Trossachs some of the male species like to go for a picnic in the park or even worse in a field. In these circumstances it is not advisable to wear a kilt with nothing underneath or if you do make sure you wear heavy duty underwear as the thistles and nettles will get you if you don't. Not forgetting before and after the two hours either side of 12.00 (11 til 1pm is their siesta time) an army of midges often mistaken as eagles due to their size will attack you giving you giving you big itchy lumps all over exposed areas of skin especially in the Trossachs.
So you have now been warned and for those of you who ever watched that American series Hill Street Blues "Be careful out there"

Anyway did I say this coming Tuesday we are having for your entertainment Steve Turner along with floorspots and our world famous raffle which can be quite entertaining come to the Boolin club Limekilnburn Road Quarter ML3 7XA doors open 7.30 for 8pm start
Mel Randall

26/06/2025

This coming Tuesday July 1st we have one of our world famous singers nights where you can sing a song, recite a poem do a jig but according to the committee no pole dancing or strip tease allowed
The other day I was sent a message from Nessie and best friend haggis asking if they could come to the club as they had been taking banjo lessons off Ian Walker and concertina lessons off Alan Jones. Before you say it I know he's playing an accordion and not a concertina but this is an old photo from when they were younger as no one has managed to get recent photos of them for quite a few years.
I messaged them back and said I suppose so as long as they bought raffle tickets, but Nessie might not get through the doors but I would have a word with Billy at the bar and Jack Foley to see if they could perform outside on the bowling green.
Did I say this coming Tuesday 1st July it's a singers night and our world famous raffle which can be quite entertaining? Come to the Boolin club Limekilnburn Road Quarter ML3 7XA doors open 7.30 for 8pm start

11/06/2025

This next Tuesday 17th June is now a singers night with the following Tuesday now a half spot with Dougie Muir and his friends

04/06/2025

This coming Tuesday 10th June we have for your entertainment Marian Bradfield.
Marian is a singer songwriter based in Donegal ( just noticed predictive text changed Donegal to Doncaster) She is a stalwart of the Irish music scene for over 30 years and has produced 4 studio and one live albums. She has visited the club before and the thing that sticks out with me is her name Bradfield which is a village I used to live near and visit regularly. More useless information from me which will never appear in a pub quiz. To view Marian's website and find out more about her visit https://marianbradfield.com

Our extraordinary general meeting which I came away with not knowing if I were coming or going probably due to not understanding a word Jack said, Think he's going to have elocution lessons in the queens, now kings English aka Yorkshire dialect. Had to smile at Mjays joke thinking that a quorum was some kind of aftershave. We had a lovely song from Alan Jones to finish the singers night as a tribute to Neil Dawson.
Which leads me on to those of us attending or watching online Neil's funeral the following quote was said, which he probably said at some time, which made us all smile.
There are three types of people in this land.
Those that were born in Yorkshire
Those who wish they had been born in Yorkshire
And those who have no ambition at all.
This could be a chorus to a song which I could imagine Neil singing on the lines of something like Ilkley Moor baht at, which he once told me he hated.

Anyway did I say this coming Tuesday we have for your entertainment Marian Bradfield who is guaranteed to make for an enjoyable night along with floorspots and our world famous raffle which is entertainment on its own.
See you at The Boolin Club, Limekilnburn Road, Quarter ML3 7XA doors open 7.30 for 8pm start
Mel Randall

31/05/2025

For those who are unable to attend Neil Dawsons funeral.

29/05/2025

This coming Tuesday 3rd June at 8pm is one of our world famous singers nights. Sing a song recite a poem do a jig or just come and be entertained. Even the raffle can be entertaining.
Just before it starts at 7pm there is a general meeting for club members.
Don't be late
The Boolin club Limekilnburn Road Quarter ML3 7XA
Mel Randall

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