Flowers & Frolics

Flowers & Frolics took on recognisable form in 1975 to become the residents at The Islington Folk Club, then at The Florence pub, but soon to move to the, justly famous, Empress of Russia, where with Bob Davenport as MC and lodestar, they created what was described in Melody Maker as ‘the country’s most adventurous acoustic music venue’. Their lively, driving approach to traditional tunes was part of the growing interest in English Country Music and these two, complementary musics quickly created a very busy schedule of dances, clubs, concerts and festivals. Their dance tunes, all played in a fiercely English style drew from many very different origins and their songs were just as varied. They were always game for a bit of nonsense too, but never ever wavered from their commitment to musical quality and performance. In recent years they have been accepting some requests to reunite and are enjoying it with all the old energy! They have devised a further presentation which reflects on the exciting, yet controversial, days of the 1970 ‘Folk Scene’.