Telham Tinkers – April 1984

Ted Bishop, Geoff Hutchinson, Ian Dobson, Russ Haywood, Martin Curcher.

Jon McCallion… Worked with Geoff years ago.

Tony Court-holmes… does the black horse still do the folk festival or did someone else take it over

Glenn Piper… sadly, no to both

John Beeching… Big Green Cardigan festival at Sedlescombe/Staplecross kind of grew out of it.

The Telham Tinkers – Scene South East Southern TV around 1979.

photo: Pete Titchener

Garry Blakely, Pete Titchener, Ted Bishop, Geoff Hutchinson, Ian Dobson.

Lee Twigge… Ian Dobson was my old English teacher. Top guy

Matt Thomas… Lee, Mine too and form teacher for my final 2 years at WP

Wendy Gladwish… My uncle Pete Titchener

Stuart Moir… Wow a Southern band from our past

Ian Dobson: a folk voice for half a century by Neil Partrick

Profiles of the unsung heroes of the UK folk scene from the first revival of the late 1950s through to the 1970s.

Ian Dobson has been a folk music performer, gig organiser and sound engineer for more than half a century. While for much of his professional career Ian was by day a teacher, by night he was the singer in several notable folk groups. For much of the 1970s and early ‘80s Ian also co-ran a Sussex folk club that hosted both major league and up and coming acts. When he and the late folk musician John Towner took over The Black Horse folk club in Telham near Battle, it became a focal point for both the burgeoning Hastings music scene and a venue for some of the biggest names in British and Irish folk music. for more continues here...

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Harry Randall… First met Ian in the 70’s whilst hick hiking to the Black Horse with Guitar in tow great friend still bump into him from time to time