Full House
Your resident band
The resident band in the early days of the Raven Folk Club was The Volunteers, with an ever changing line up that included the three original members of Nick Mitchell, Dave Manley and Chris Lee. The Volunteers morphed into Full House (Nick, Chris, Dave Manley and Dave Russell. ) Dave Manley left the band in 1987 and was replaced by Phil Hare, expanding into a six piece with Mike Johnson on drums and Jon Turton on Uilleann pipes. By 1990 they were back to a trio of Nick Mitchell, Chris Lee and Dave Russell. In 2004 they were joined by Mark Woolley, shortly after followed by Ian Jones and Fluff Smith. Dave Russell departed, leaving the line up as you see today.
Nick Mitchell - Vocals/Guitar/Mandola
Chris Lee - Vocals/Mandolin/Bass
Fluff Smith - Violin/Viola/Vocals
Ian Jones - Flute/Melodeon
Mark Woolley - Whistles/Percussion
Full House have recorded many albums over the years. Their latest collection of songs and tunes came out of the adversity of Covid lockdown and was recorded in the many places. You can take a listen to and purchase "About Time - Snapshots from the ether" from BandCamp. Click the button below.
Full House at Rhyl Folk Club
On a hot sweaty July night, and braving the friday night A55 traffic, Full House ventured to Rhyl Folk Club and played a full accoustic set. It was a great night and we enjoyed playing for such a lovely audience. A rather splendid review was written that describes the experience in the words of the club themselves. Click below to read more.
