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Fivepenny Piece | |
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| Origin | Ashton-under-Lyne and Stalybridge, England |
| Genres | Folk |
| Years active | 1967–1985, mid-1990s–2004 |
| Labels | EMI, Columbia, One-Up, Philips, BDA, Sound Waves |
| Past members | Lynda Meeks John Meeks George Radcliffe Colin Radcliffe Eddie Crotty Trevor Chance Andrea Mullins Pete Brew Bernard Wrigley Alan Taylor John Eatock Norman Prince Paul Johnston |
The Fivepenny Piece were a five-piece band, originally formed in 1967 in the area of East Lancashire around Ashton-under-Lyne and nearby Stalybridge in Tameside. The band met and performed on Wednesday nights at Ashton's Broadoak Hotel, which gave them their original name The Wednesday Folk.