A Shirt on Sunday: Clogiron – 2/11/2018 - The Priory, Little Wymondley

The mighty Clogs!

Once upon a time, there was an acoustic folk band named Clogiron. They played the folk clubs, including TwickFolk, and were happy. Then one day, Tim the guitarist bought an electric guitar and amplifier and all of a sudden: Clogiron were Folk Rock! Along with Tim, guitarist and singer Chris and Daren the drummer was an up-and-coming author named Ken Follett. Much later, they acquired a third guitarist by the name of Paul, giving them the three-guitar sound much loved by fans of American country rock. And yet, they don’t play ‘Freebird’.

It was when TwickFolk’s very own Paul Vile joined the band that I became involved. Paul had been doing sound for them as he knew the guys from their acoustic days. When he was drafted onto the stage they needed a sound man and I gamely/ foolishly took on the challenge. The prospect of being paid in wine was in no way pivotal in my decision. That was back in 2016 and I’ve been on tour with them ever since. Thankfully the tour schedule averages three gigs every two years, so it’s not as gruelling as some.

Clogiron 2018: Daren, Ken, Tim, Chris, Paul

This year’s concert was the annual Stevenage Community Trust charity shin-dig. Being a pillar of the community, Mr. Follett is part of the organising committee and after the charity auction and the posh nosh, the tables are cleared for Colgiron. These days they are a pub-rock band – a mix of songs from the Stones to Wheatus, via the New York Dolls. The evening raised an impressive amount of money so was a definite success. Musically the band has been improved by the constant touring dint of rehearsals and along with the Clogettes (?) on dancing for the TimeWarp it was all good fun.
Long may the tour continue!

The 2017 version (2 sets, with different shirts for each set)

It should be noted that there are no videos of Clogiron on the interweb. Anything you find is a different (inferior) band of a similar name.

That set-list in full: