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Coventry Arts Umbrella Club – An Overview
Coventry Arts Umbrella Club – 1st base Little Park Street 1955 Welcome to the Coventry Arts Umbrella Club archive site, as part of the Hobo (Coventry Music and Arts Magazine) Coventry Music site, documenting the Coventry Music Scene. Coventry is noted for … Continue reading
Birth of the Umbrella Club – Opened by the Goons
The Original Coventry Arts Umbrella Club base in Little Park Street 1950’s Coventry Arts Umbrella Club played an important role in Coventry’s music history, for bands, folk, literature and more. Larkin wrote for Umbrella magazine and two Two Tone members … Continue reading
Jim Runnalls Remembers the early days of the Coventry Umbrella Club.
I got a very interesting email from Jim Runnalls, a former pupil of Bablake School and Aeronautical Engineer and one of the founding members of the Coventry Arts Umbrella Club. Jim has been mentioned on this site before in relation … Continue reading
The Umbrella Club – a 10 year celebration January 1966
The Umbrella Club – a 10 year celebration January 1966 by Pete Clemons This is a great find by Pete Clemons – taken from an article in The Coventry Standard January 1966. It’s a good sketch of the Umbrella in … Continue reading
Richard Sadler: Coventry post-war photographer
Richard Sadler – Coventry Post-War Photographer. Richard Sadler has passed away at 90. Richard documented the opening of the Coventry Arts Umbrella club with the Goons, in the Umbrella’s original premises in Little Park Street, Coventry, in 1955. (Photos of the … Continue reading
Dirty Stops Outs – Coventry in the 1970’s – Ruth Cherrington
A recently launched book titled ‘Dirty Stop Outs 1970’s Coventry’ is currently available from outlets like Coventry HMV shop, Waterstones and Amazon. And a really enjoyable read it is too. The book, authored by Dr Ruth Cherrington features many of … Continue reading
Sound bites from the Umbrella programmes 60’s and 70’s
These are just some random entries in various Umbrella programmes or news sheets joted down the other week while visiting Coventry History centre and looking their Umbrella archives. Programme from 1950’s. Jazz, music, bridge, art and craft, drama. Programme 1966 … Continue reading
Photos from the Umbrella Club Archives
Called into the History Centre in Coventry recently while down in Coventry and these photos are posted with kind permission of the History Centre. Mostly from the late 50’s or early 60’s. If anyone can throw any light on these early … Continue reading
Coventry Film Production Unit 1960- Three Films.
On a recent visit back to Coventry I squeezed in a bit of time to visit the Coventry History centre with a view to look at their archives for the Coventry Arts Umbrella Club. Almost immediately I met Alan Von … Continue reading