What to do in London on Thursday nights
What to do in London on Thursday nights
My favourite way to spend Thursday night in london is first to enjoy a couple of pints at Bar Polski in Holborn. The Polish Bar in an alleyway behind Holborn Tube Station serves a huge selection of Polish Vodka and has good value, filling Polish food like Bigos and Pierogi. It’s perfect for lining the stomach before a heavy night of drinking.
I then like to walk down to Covent Garden for Carradine’s Cokney Sing Along at Mr Foggs Tavern on St Martin’s Lane. Every Thursday Tom Carradine plays the piano whilst everybody in the bar can sing along to old music hall classics. All ages are welcome and it’s a guaranteed night of fun and entertainment. A lot of the songs are cockney classics like My Old Man Said Follow The Van but there are also medleys from musicals like Oliver and My Fair Lady. If you are not English you will probably recognise some of the other medleys like Abba or The Beatles.
Tom Carradine has a CD available on his website where you can also find out about other gigs and performances.
So, every Thursday night from 8.30 to 10.30 in London’s St Martins Lane, come and enjoy a gin or two and a nostalgic journey through Wartime classics!
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@searam1
6 жыл бұрын
As soon as I decide when I will be visiting London, I will schedule a tour with you. But, we will have to visit some pubs. Hope you won't mind that!
I love this guy! He's the perfect personality to host such a show, I wish you success Joolz.
In primary school, in Australia, we used to sing "Let's Go Fly a Kite" during our music lessons.
2 things to say: (1) eighteen months on it looks like you've now got to 108,000 subscribers so well done Joolz. and (2) respect to the camera man at 3:15
I stumbled on Joolz quite by chance a few weeks ago ...I was born in Vauxhall in 1950 ...and I am amazed at what I have learned about my city since watching these videos...Keep it up Joolz....Jolly good stuff...
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jackie. Did you watch the one about Vauxhall?
@zodrob7
4 жыл бұрын
I was conceived in a Vauxhall apparently.
I love the music in your videos. Now I know where it comes from!
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
This too can be yours to own!
I Loved this light-hearted romp! This is one of my favorite vids of your Joolzie, just a Blast! I now know the place I am going to be the very first Thursday I am in London later this year, what fun! Everybody smiling, laughing, and drinking...what a more enjoyable time one can have, I don't know...Thanks, so much for this wonderful little piece! Superb..
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
Great! Remember to check his site to make sure he's playing!
108k now matey. well done and well earned!! been thoroughly enjoying your videos. born and lived in sauf london. live in usa now. home often :) always enjoy your reminding me of all the little things of my younger years (born '64) as well as all the other wonderful curiosities of good old london town from over the decades and centuries and always delivered in your delightful and honest ways. and lil lou lou is a wonderful talent too. runs in the family. thank you so much jools. you make home feel a little closer
That place looks like a blast.
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
It's good fun. Definitely better than standing in a noisy overpriced club!
Thank you for such a wonderful recommendation! It was a great place to meet up with local friends who didn't know about this gem and even more fun for my first trip to London.😁👍
Lovely Polish Food! 🍜 You can't beat Pierogi! 😋 Congratulations on hitting 11,000 subscribers! 👏 Your channel always me smile! 😁
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
It's very nice food there. Good value too!
@prepperjonpnw6482
3 жыл бұрын
And now he’s at 175,000 subscribers! WOOHOO!!!
@ny-infoblog
2 жыл бұрын
212.000 now 🎉🍾
Wow seems like such along time ago and so much fun!
How absolutely wonderful, cant think of anything better than a plate full of pierogi and barszcz followed by a proper old fashioned sing-along and real ales, I am envious of your Thursday nights.
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
The great thing is one doesn't need to go with anybody. You can easily enjoy it alone too!
That's what I call a fun pub. I have been watching your videos for a while and a realised the connection early on with the music on your track to the pub :)
This is a favorite! Please visit again on thursday night and bring use with you!
Hey joolz love Ur videos I have even got my family loving Ur videos aswell being a cockney myself I love the music ,thank you for Ur videos I can't wait to see more xx
Damn, I will be there nest week! this looks like a blast! I think this places are where im supposed to have fun!
I never could get the hang of Thursdays.
11,000 subscribers!! Well, I am happy to be one of them!!🙋♀️🇨🇦
This music suits your videos SO well !
Now that is a great Thursday!!
Wow ... loved it
Incredibly charming video. Makes me realise that I should get up to London more often.
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
Not all of London is like this but it's one of the better spots for sure!
That was fun Joolz , makes me a bit homesick for dear old blighty 😁
11,000!!! Well deserved! Another excellent video from the main man!!
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
Great fun!
Watching in Dec 2020! lol Merry Christmas to all!
Fabulous fun.
its a nice channel. the kid sister is adorable
I really enjoyed watching this Joolz! The sing-a-long is defiantly on my list now when I visit.
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
Great to hear. See you there!
I only started watching you’re videos a few days ago but I love them there making me miss London tho need to come back down this year
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
There are quite a lot of them to work your way through! Thanks! Do tell your friends and I'll see you in London!
Love Your Bowler Hat
I didnt know such bar existed, have to visit! Congrats on the 110k subscribers.
I keep impressing my friends with all your facts when out in town. Congrats on the 11k
@thelinnanes
6 жыл бұрын
IAIN COLLINGWOOD I do that to haha
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
Oh goodness..the pressure! Sometimes I make mistakes!
Another belter of a video, Joolz. Although I often head to various little pockets of London during the day on days off (I'm just outside Uxbridge so it's a fairly easy train ride), one of aims for this year is to experience and capture more of the London nightlife, and this has certainly given me food for thought... or is that, drink for thought? Ordinarily I loathe singing (even though I love the acting), but the idea of a cockney singalong is really appealing. I'd try and drag a few of my mates along for one... will probably end up on my own in the corner, but oh well, it's still on the to-do list regardless!! :)
Very entertaining, keep up the good work.
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks you
Looks like a cracking fun place
If I ever get back over the pond I shall visit the pub for a few pints and a jolly old singalong LOL. Looks like a fun time for a night out. Finally also a face to the singing voice we hear on your videos.
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
Yip...It's often him singing...but sometimes I use other friends too!
brilliant stuff.
Mr. Carradine lives in my home town, sometimes plays on our green. Lovely bloke!
@Joolzguides
5 жыл бұрын
he is indeed
Fantastic work again.
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
Just a quickie this one. Maybe I don't need Simon after all!
Looking forward to checking out the sing-a-long in May, Julian. Hope to see you there!
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
I'm sure you will, Betsy!
This is awesome
This video made me smile, thank you. I'll be in London next month and now know where i'll be heading on the Thursday night.
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks emma. Could you do me a favour and email the pub telling them that! I bring all these places so much custom and they just don't seem to care. Hopefully I'll see you there!
@emmameade1864
6 жыл бұрын
Sorry for late reply. Yes, of course I will. Flying into London Monday, looking forward to it. I've watched many of your videos since this one. Great job, good fun & learning lots about areas of London I've often wandered around over the years, but never knew the history. So thanks!
2 : 33 Hello dear Tom.Nice to meet you!🇬🇧🇷🇺
My late wife and I used to work as a duo round all the London pubs, back in the 80s and 90s, she on sax, me on keyboards, doing all this stuff. I can singalong to all of those songs!
@Joolzguides
5 жыл бұрын
That sounds fabulous!
@kevelliott
5 жыл бұрын
@@Joolzguides We had some really good times - particularly in the back street pubs - off the beaten track. I also played piano a few times in that wonderful old London institution of blessed memory - Tiddy Dols.
my new favorite episode
Congratulations on reaching 11k. Well deserved Joolz
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
Cheers. I'm getting there slowly.
Amei seu canal.❤
Love your videos!
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Sean. This was a quick one but people still seem to like it!
What a wonderful video. I was in London the last October and visited all these places. I hope I will revisit London this summer. Keep on the good work. I wish you 100.000 subscribers soon.
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks...I fear that could be a way off but you never know!
'Great video. Thanks to Tom, Mr Fogg's Tavern seems to have fun by the bucket load. I wonder if he related to John and David or is that just a coincidence?
The best video so far
Gratulation on reaching 11.000 followers. You definitely deserve it!
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
That's very kind. I'm so greedy. I always want more!
@paulsengupta971
5 жыл бұрын
34k now!
Wish I could get there 🍺
Fun stuff
The pianist looks like Hercule Poirot
i will have to come down one thursday night
You’ll make it to 20,000 subs in no time! Congrats Joolz!❤️
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Emily. Pity you couldn't come to this event when you were here. How's the new job going?
@Emilystevens628
6 жыл бұрын
Fun London Guides - Julian McDonnell Films Too bad I got back from Paris so late on Thursday, I would have enjoyed this sing along! The new job was awful so I got a better one which will hopefully get me back to London for another holiday sooner!
@teclo1057
4 жыл бұрын
now 69000
Lovely! It's a pity I no longer imbibe! (not really) Gave it up 30 years ago.
Congratulations!
Very niceee
That was fun.
Congrats for reaching 11k subscribers! Wow. Definitely go to the Tom Carradine’s Cockney sing-a-long in my next London visit! I am sure i will go bananas! :D Btw, much doings in London in January?
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
I must say if I had the choice I wouldn't visit London in January. It's pretty bleak. I'd go to Sydney! But the sing along certainly warms you up!
@michaelmelen9062
5 жыл бұрын
I spent a month in London in 1973, and loved every minute of it. It drizzled many days, but I expected that. It was a good reason to visit pubs, museums, and plays. I especially loved the second floor of the Chelsea Drugstore (sadly, no longer extant). An amazing city. We had a room in Hammersmith.
@paulsengupta971
5 жыл бұрын
34 thousand subscribers now!
Being a 'nan kid' I knew all these songs at primary school. I was the only 10 year old who'd heard of Marie Lloyd and Sandy Powell.
Love, love, love your channel!! Any chance you could show us the best places to get some lunch in London? We love visiting but it's always so hard to find something not ridiculously expensive or fast food...many thanks :)
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
Oh..there is one place i keep meaning to go but they're so busy I might get in their way. I'll try!
Thank you very much for an amazing videos. I wish you all the best. BTW I'll be in london in my birthday day 6th of March I'll be there till 9th Would be great to meet you there if you have time ! Greetings from Arctic circle. Rovaniemi. Finland. Ali
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
Ohh hi! Well drop me a line on my website when you're coming.... but in the meantime, say hello to Santa Claus if you live nearby!!
Hey joolz,I’m watching again and your at 125k,Chris
Dang! We should have joined you on Thanksgiving when you invited us. I’ll be better prepared next trip, because I’d only had know the Mary Poppins tunes. Another fun film.
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
I think you'd know "She'll be coming round the mountain when she comes" and also the Beatles ones! But I'm sure you had a good time anyway!
Are you as wonderful in person as you are in these videos?? I'd love to know you. You seem like this great guy. Please keep them coming, I just discovered you and became a subscriber. Thank you so much.
@Joolzguides
5 жыл бұрын
Ha ha...well, the BBC and PR and marketing managers don't think so. They prefer instagrammers! But I try my best to be!
Thumbs up for pierogi! :D
@Joolzguides
5 жыл бұрын
Yes, they do very good ones! That's a good idea.. I haven't been in a while!
Tom Carradine reminds me of Micheal Palin
Tell me, would you recommend this for someone of the more introverted persuasion, lol? Looks amazing. Always enjoy your vids, esp the recent ones around Hampstead, where I used to stay.
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
Actually there are all sorts there and even the quiet ones are moved to opening their lungs!
Well done Joolz on your 11, 000 subscribers . ....your getting more famous by the day 😅....Mr Foggs Tavern looks a definate for a great night out..I'll put it on my list for my next visit..keep up the great work 👏👏👍
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
I'm actually getting recognised in the street sometimes too!
@jonnysca
6 жыл бұрын
Fun London Guides - Julian McDonnell Films 6 ft 6 and wearing a bowler hat....I'm not really surprised 😅😅
Thanks Julian! I always enjoy the cockney sing-alongs! This was in Covent Garden?
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
Yes....St Martins Lane...towards Leicester Square
Love how in this video you say you have 10k subscribers and now look at you
last year i was in London and Covent Garden, how the f... did i miss this pub but next time I will not make the same mistake. big regards from Bosnia and Hercegovina, hope to see you there next time, first pint is on me :)
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mario. I won a award at the Johorina film festival in Bosnia last year!
The next pub along is where you can have, the good old cockney punch up!
@Joolzguides
5 жыл бұрын
I'm sure there are still some of those around!
I love places like that, are there more like that in London?
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
Probably but I don't know them all. There must be similar things for hip hop and rock n roll karaoke etc.
I used to Covent seldomly I was actually more in the east end although I was based in West hamptead but I have to say Camden at night kind of sucks.. especially if you compare it to the busy Ness during the day . Having said that , the corporate way of life , so to speak , have made many music pubs close just because it was breaching the peace of these new wealthy neighborhood .
im going to start one here a hoosier howl sing along great idea you should be in films ( cinema }
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a great idea
Beautiful thumbnail.
Great videos, bin the music though, I've has better headaches.
😁👍👏👏👏
u f rock mate x
@Joolzguides
5 жыл бұрын
That's too kind
Netflix should pick up Joolzy!!! 🇬🇧💯🇬🇧
My favourite night out in London. And I'm so sad I have to be over in Bristol on Thursday when I'm in the UK next month. I'll have about 24 hours in London - hmm, maybe I *should* hire you to help maximise my time there. :D
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
Sounds good to me!
This is my favourite tour; I want to buy the CD - what's his website? X
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
www.carradinescockneysingalong.co.uk/
I'm glad that I found this one as I asked you about something similar on another video today but heigh ho! Cockneys in Covent Garden? Wrong side of the city isn't it? I'm not sure that I've been to that pub but I've frequented CG and it's another part of town that I like (the market intrigues me). Is the pub more towards Leicester Square station or futher down?
@Joolzguides
5 жыл бұрын
Yes, near Leicester Square.
@colinp2238
5 жыл бұрын
Great thanks I'll give that a go on a Thursday.
I love this vid. Do you still act in movies?
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
Funnily enough I was in a Three Mobile commercial last week...only showing in Italy. I wish I could get more acting work though. This keeps me pretty busy though.
I'm glad that like many, my words and prayers are too getting closer to your goal. Keep the good job up. Just wondering, have you by any chance given up your camera man? I think from the last video he's been missing (hope I might be wrong though) Did you ever will to work for new generation of Charlie Chaplin movies or even Sherlock Holmes? Because both suits you very well...
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
I'd love to be in those films. It would be great. Hope springs eternal. Don't worry about Simon. He doesn't live in London so I can only use him when he is free. He also has to work for a living I'm afraid.
I don't know if anyone has commented on this, but interjecting "Have a banana" into a song predates Mr. Carradine. The Freddy Martin record of "I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts" includes it in one chorus, and 1950 is the date of this top-ten (U.S.) hit. A young Merv Griffin was the band's sing. There is a wonderful 'soundie' of the song on KZread.
@Joolzguides
5 жыл бұрын
I didn't know where it first came from but it's a popular cockney interjection.
Supercalafragilisticexpialadocious. Hope I spelt that right 🎩🌂
MAD ABOUT🤗🇬🇧🏰🇬🇧🤗 JOOLZY GOOD FORTUNE &,☝️ BLESS U .🤧 👃🤥👌
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you Antonetta. Mad about your emoji-tastic comments too!
grt video
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
Cheers Omar
wasn't the masons hall used for the outside of M15 in spooks
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
Yes, I believe it was! I only know that because I was filming outside the real MI5 the other day.
@piersmettrick
6 жыл бұрын
And your not locked up lol, anyway love your videos. if you get a chance to follow my channel that would be great and checkout my yeoman of the tower of London video all the best Sir
Seek an old-fashioned? 🤗
Joolz, that place looks an absolute blast. Have you, perchance encountered the cockney singalong kings, Chaz and Dave?
@Joolzguides
6 жыл бұрын
Well, I never met them but I'm always asking Tom to sing The Sideboard song!!
Just read on news.London's pubs to be saved. I think it said 154 to be saved.
Joolz I thought that was you on the piano