Northwest Dance Halls

Canterbury Tales at the BFD - 1966
The BFD
Seattle, Washington

Some of the bands that this place during the early years of NW rock and roll were:

Canterbury Tales
The Pied Pipers

Others??


Canterbury Tales at the BFD - 1966

The Canterbury Tales were the BFD house band in 1966. The famous 18 & over nightclub was located in an old Church on Stewart and Denny Way. People waited in block long lines to get in the over crowded nightspot. The main sanctuary was the dance floor. The stage replaced the church pulpit, and the drums sat on plywood nailed over the original baptismal tank. Musical sets were accompanied with lights shows, strobe lights, and go-go dancers of the period. During breaks, the basement hosted folk singers in a coffee house atmosphere. Kids told there parents that BFD stood for British Folk Dance.

Dean Heathcote, Seattle, WA, March 2005.

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Last Update: 30 December 2006

Credits:  Dean Heathcote, Seattle Times, John Gordon
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