KentFolk News
February 2010
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The aim, if it goes well, will be to make happen various quality items of music with genres from the States - and yes, there will often be a fiddle in the mix somewhere.
The first few gigs I am targeting for the third Friday of the month, starting this month in February - but March is already oversubscribed with gigs, so we will be skipping March and continuing in April, with a headline gig in May -
This initial series of events will all be at The Boathouse, The Grove Ferry Inn, CT3 4BR, (very central for East Kent), starting with
For more info see below under
Bluegrass
Some very good news:
Consultation on a proposal to exempt small live music events from the requirements of the Licensing Act 2003
Consultation Document
Proposal to exempt small live music events for audiences of not more than 100 people from the requirements of the Licensing Act 2003) PDF (192kb
Impact Assessment
Impact Assessment of proposal to exempt small live music events for audiences of not more than 100 people from the requirements of the Licensing Act 2003) PDF (84kb)
It is vital that we all respond to these documents, if we are to free live music from the strangling effects of the licencing act ;
licensingconsultation@culture.gsi.gov.uk
Closing date for responses is 26 March 2010 , but please respond NOW!"
You can read about the above (plus various disclaimers) on the government web-site, at :
www.info4local.gov.uk/filter/?item=1423451&source=tac-in
www.culture.gov.uk/reference_library/consultations/6499.aspx
If you are short of time I have written a brief summary of the discussion document, that lists the questions that the consultative process would like answered. Jobs, Auditions, Funding + Licencing " :
2010-01-05_Licensing_Exemption_discussion.html
I myself find I am happy with nearly all the proposals (i.e. answering YES to all questions), although I would consider there are reasonable grounds for saying that some outdoor music should be exempt (should a guitar, a whistle and an accordion on the green during the village fête be a criminal act ?) and some venues with 200 audiences could be exempt.
2010-01-07_Licencing_Exemption_discussion-continued.html
If you have not yet signed the petition to the Prime Minister, please do so now :
petitions.number10.gov.uk/livemusicevents/
If we can get sufficient attention paid to this petition we may be taking a step towards reversing the current catastrophic decline in live music.
petitions.number10.gov.uk/VandAchange/
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Adverts 2009-08-01 - Woodchurch Morris Men.txt 2010-01-07 - Entertainment - for fetes etc.htm 2010-01-22 - Dolphin - Line 6 - Limited FREE Offer plus some Great Deals on Line 6.htm 2010-02-01 - Latest Deals Offers from Dolphin Music.htm 2010-02-02 - fRoots magazine big April festival issue.htm 2010-02-05 - Dolphin Music Competition - Win a VIP Experience to the SXSW Music Conference!.htm Cancelled Gigs 2010-02-06 - Bluegrass - Constitution session cancelled.htm CDs, MP3 music, Video, Radio, Lyrics + Verse 2009-07-07 - Guide Cats for the Blind vol. 4 - Out This Month.htm 2009-07-14 - Kent songbook launch poster.pdf 2009-12-17 - American Old Time Fiddle Tunes.htm 2010-01-19 - New Roisin White CD.htm 2010-01-24 - Worlds of Trad Internet Radio Upload Feb 2010.htm 2010-01-29 - Pete Fyfe - Review Sleeve.htm 2010-02-01 - Pete Fyfe - review sleeve.txt 2010-02-01b - Pete Fyfe - review sleeve.txt 2010-02-04 - Pete Fyfe - Review Sleeve.htm 2010-02-04b - Pete Fyfe - Review Sleeve.htm 2010-02-08 - Pete Fyfe - Review Sleeve.htm Kentish Hops - Book and CD.htm Kentish musician's MP3 Tracks and Digital Albums for sale at eFolkMusic.html Simon Evans - BBC Radio Kent - listen at any time.html Festivals Broadstairs Folk Week Canterbury Festival Deal Festival of Music and the Arts Deal Maritime Festival Deal LifeBoat House shanty singing - 2003 - MP3 downloads available.txt Faversham Hop Festival KentFolk Fiddlers Various Festival Tommy Peoples photo report - London, Lewes and Littlebourne - September 2009.html Other Kentish Festivals 2010-01-04 - Broadstairs Blues Bash 2010.htm 2010-01-11 - RE Photo and video of the Blues Review 2009 on KentFolk and YouTube.htm 2010-01-12 - Broadstairs Blues Bash.htm Rochester Sweeps Festival Tenterden Festival 2010-02-04 - TWO NEWS ITEMS RE FOLK IN TENTERDEN.htm UK National Festivals 2010-01-20 - Oxford May Music Festival 28th April - 3rd May 2010.htm Wye Fayre Folk Clubs 2009-07-28 - New folk club - Boughton Monchelsea.htm 2009-10-13_Boughton Monchelsea - next date.htm 2010-01-13 - PAUL LAURENCE STEELE - ORPINGTON FOLK CLUB 4th February 2010.htm 2010-01-20 - Kent Folk Calendar - Crabble Mill.txt 2010-02-02 - Orpington - DIARY DATE 5 FEBRUARY 2010.htm 2010-02-04 - Sheppey Folk and Blues Club News!.htm Deal Friday Folk Club 2010-01-20 - Deal Folk Club - Feb March.htm Egerton Folk Club.htm Faversham Folk Club 2009-11-08 - Listings for Faversham Folk Club Dec-Feb.htm Folk at the Drum Monthly_Folk-Club_list.html Tenterden Folk Club at The Woolpack.htm Walthamstow Folk Club 2010-01-22 - Walthamstow Folk - The Wilson Family.htm 2010-01-29 - Walthamstow Folk - Martin Simpson Feb 28th.htm Whitstable Folk Club 2009-02-11 - Find Whitstable Folk Club on Team.KentFolk.htm Jobs, Auditions, Funding + Licencing 2008-12-29 - The Licensing Act 2003 is destroying live music in Kent.html 2009-01-19 - The Publican - Home - Pubs closing at rate of 39 per week.htm 2009-01-20 - Licensing enquiry - Loss of live music - our ref +++570.txt 2009-07-28 - SCoFFnews Petition to No 10.htm 2009-08-03 - LIVE MUSIC LICENSING.htm 2010-01-05_Consultative-document_exempt_small-live-musicevents.pdf 2010-01-05_Licensing Exemption discussion.txt 2010-01-05_Licensing_Exemption_discussion.html 2010-01-07_Licencing_Exemption_discussion-continued.html GigList_DateCount.pdf Public Entertainment Licensing Act (2003) - prior news items.txt SEFAN 2008-03-24_03 IMPORTANT Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS).htm SEFAN 2009-07-10_03 The Event Safety Guide (The Purple Guide).htm SEFAN 2010-01-29_01 GLEANINGS from Artsjobs Charity Team VAE.htm SEFAN 2010-01-29_02 V A Instrument Collection Petition.htm SEFAN 2010-02-08_01 CALL OUT Band for St Patricks Day Tunbridge Wells hotel KENT.htm The Licensing Act 2003 is destroying live music in Kent.html Keeping Live Music Alive 00 - 2009-01-22 - Keeping the Live Music Alive.htm 01 - 2008-12-29 - The Licensing Act 2003 is destroying live music in Kent.html 02 - 2008-12-29 - GigList_DateCount.pdf 19 - SEFAN 2008-12-03_03 actionformusic Form 696 - E Petition.htm 2009-01-20 - Licensing enquiry - Loss of live music - our ref +++570.txt 2009-02-07 - Governments proposed - Code of Practise - for pubs.htm 2009-03-28 - RE How to get more live music in the pubs ! Kentish Gazette, 26th March 2009.htm 2009-07-28 - SCoFFnews Petition to No 10.htm Lifts - needed, offered 2009-02-16 - lift needed - Deal or Dover to the Drum, North Stansted, any Thursday.txt Music + Dance Genres BlueGrass 2010-01-27 - South East England Bluegrass Old-Time Music .htm 2010-01-28 - Bluegrass+Old-time EXTRA.htm 2010-01-31 - KentFolk Friday Bluegrass in East Kent.html 2010-02-03 - Bluegrass+Old-time extra.htm 2010-02-03 - South East England Bluegrass Old-Time Music .htm 2010-02-04 - Even More Bluegrass Extra.htm 2010-02-04 - One more BLUEGRASS EXTRA.htm 2010-02-06 - Bluegrass - Constitution session cancelled.htm graphics Blues 2010-01-04 - Broadstairs Blues Bash 2010.htm 2010-01-11 - RE Photo and video of the Blues Review 2009 on KentFolk and YouTube.htm 2010-01-12 - Broadstairs Blues Bash.htm 2010-01-16 - Bottleneck Blues Club.htm 2010-02-03 - Bottleneck Blues Club.htm Cajun 2010-01-06 - Cajunbarn is back!.htm 2010-01-26 - Cajun Workshops at cajunbarn.htm Appalachian Clogging, Cajun + Zydeco Dance Workshops 2009 - Chatham.html Cajun + Zydeco Dance Workshops 2010 - Whitstable.html Cajun website and email list.html Celtic 2009-12-09 - Irish music and stories in Tenterden .htm 2010-01-16 - FOUR weeks TONIGHT !!.htm Monthly Session list.html Classical Dance, Ceilidhs, Barn Dances Dance School in Maidstone.htm Kentish Hops - Book and CD - Dances.htm SEFAN 2010-02-01_02 Ceilidh and Dance Roundup February.htm Folk 2009-12-29 - News + Event Dates from Doug Hudson.htm 2010-01-08 - MARTIN CARTHY 26TH FEB DAVE SWARBRICK 27TH MARCH - Tunbridge Wells.htm 2010-01-11 - PIERRE VINCENT GEMMA AND MALCOLM AT THE MEDWAY LITTLE THEATRE - SATURDAY 29 MAY 2010.htm 2010-01-11 - Ramsgate Buzz 20th March 2010.txt 2010-01-19 - lantern tour press release.mht 2010-01-19 - The Lantern Society.txt 2010-01-20 - MFC - Gig listings.htm 2010-01-25 - Waterhorse at Pizza Express Music Room.htm 2010-01-27 - Fours A Crowd Needs your help.htm 2010-01-28 - Concert in ramsgate.htm 2010-02-01 - Waterhorse at Pizza Express Music Room.htm 2010-02-02 - Thank You for you support from Fours A Crowd.htm 2010-02-03 - BBC and 'other' Folk Awards 2010.txt 2010-02-06 - Tan Tethera - Egerton - 27th Feb 2010.txt 2010-02-07 - No Worries.txt SEFAN 2010-01-27_01 EVENTS (2 posts) Upcoming in March. KENT.htm Gypsy + Romany 2010-01-07 - 22 Le QuecumBar Gypsy Festival for Djangos 100th birthday and Jan Feb March gig list .htm 2010-01-22 - 1 LE QUECUMBAR GYPSY SWING FESTIVAL - EXTRA DATE ADDED WITH KUSSI WEISS .htm 2010-01-26 - London's best Gypsy music in February.htm 2010-02-04 - Le QuecumBar International Gypsy Swing Guitar Festival - Post festival success - press release 4210.htm London Gypsy Orchestra Musicians.htm Jazz Hot Club Jazz at St Julians Sevenoaks.htm Open Mic Jazz Singers Night.htm Klezmer 2009-12-27 - New year klezmer.htm Les Batons, European + EuroCelt 2010-01-04 - Relig Oran Gigs.txt 2010-01-09 - Eurobash workshop limit info.htm 2010-01-09 - les Batons gathering - Sunday 17th January.htm 2010-01-11 - Ramsgate Buzz 20th March 2010.txt 2010-02-01 - Relig Oran Gigs.txt 2010-02-03 - Paela with .... events in maidstone - March, Oct 2010.htm Monthly Session list.html Relig Oran mp3 downloads from eFolkMusic.txt Maritime CONTINUATION OF THE SHANTY CREW.htm Deal LifeBoat House shanty singing - 2003 - MP3 downloads from KentFolk and eFolkMusic.txt The maritime tradition.htm Morris, Mumming, Hoodening + Bell ringing 2009-07-29 - Woodchurch Morris Men.htm Roots + World 2010-01-13 - The 2010 Indie Bible Music Directory is now available!.htm Song, choirs Musicians + Links 2008-11-05 - Kai Tonjes instruments - New workshop.htm 2008-12-22 - High Weald Ridge - Bluegrass.txt 2008-12-28 - porch swing blues gig list.htm 2009-04-29 - Link Exchange Request.txt 2009-07-29 - Tony Lesurf (drums,Bodhran & backing vocals).htm 2009-09-10 - Alison Rowley - caller, fidlder.htm 2010-02-07 - George Chater.htm Graham Corbould - singer-songwriter.htm Phil Thorne -acoustic country blues .htm Raglan Road.htm Ratalaz - eFolkMusic.txt Tony Cox - virtuoso guitarist.htm Open Stage 2009-05-25 - Two new open stages.txt 2009-07-21 - Sunday Open Mic Night at The Sondes Arms, Selling.htm 2009-07-21 - Sunday Open Mic Night at The Sondes Arms, Selling.pdf 2009-07-23 - Open Stage info update fron CJ.htm 2010-01-14 - Greenwich - fridaymic.com.htm CJ's open mic nights.txt Jack Pound's Open Stage.txt Monthly Open Stage list.txt Open Mic Nights - Chislehurst - hosted by the Missouri Gutts.htm Open Stage - Phil for cj.htm SEFAN 2008-04-02_02. Open Mike at The Pig Butcher (formanlly The Fireman's).htm Organisations 2010-01-05 -Fiddle Hangout Players Union for 2010.htm 2010-02-05 - NetRhythms + the Music Awards Season.txt Ariel Publicity 2010-01-28 - Pre-Cleared Podsafe Enjoying the New Year!.htm 2010-02-04 - Pre-Cleared Podsafe Happy February!.htm EFDSS SEFAN 2010-01-13_01 Two from EFDSS..htm efolkMusic 2010-01-19 - efolkMusic Community News- Jan 19 2010.htm FAE - Folk Arts Network House Concert European Hub 2010-01-11 - The Sample CD and notes.htm Indie Contact KentGigs.com Making Music Moles Music 2010-01-08 - Moles Music gig-list to May 2010.htm Mrs Casey Music Music for Change 2010-01-20 - Gig listings.htm 2010-01-21 - Music for Change - Global Newsletter Spring 2010.htm NetRhythms 2010-01-22 - A Fistful of NETRHYTHMS Music.txt SCoFF SEFAN ShivaNova Smithsonian 2010-01-27 - Smithsonian Folkways Magazine--Winter 2010 feat. Roberto Martínez Sam Gesser Uganda.htm VAE - Voluntary Arts England SEFAN 2010-01-20_01 GLEANINGS from Making Music and VAE.htm WeGotTickets 2010-01-22 - WeGotTickets for CocoRosie + Tindersticks + Beach House + DJ Yoda + Orbital (DJ set) + Baby Dee.htm Regional Americas 2010-01-25 - Music News Nashville for January 25 2010.htm 2010-02-04 - MNN Daily News Update for February 4 2010.htm 2010-02-08 - Music News Nashville for February 8 2010.htm Essex Europe Hampshire Ireland Kent 2009-03-20 - State of play in Canterbury pubs.html 2010-01-19 - News and Gigs Wotson 30th January 2010 to 6th February 2010 - Kent E Sussex Gig Guide.htm 2010-01-26 - News and Gigs Wotson 7th February 2010 to 13th February 2010 - Kent E Sussex Gig Guide.htm 2010-02-02 - News and Gigs Wotson 14th February 2010 to 20th February 2010 - Kent E Sussex Gig Guide.htm 2010-02-05 - Art Beat e-newsletter February 2010.htm Folkestone + Hythe 2010-01-21 - Kent Folk Team - Folkestone Hythe.htm Folkestone + Hythe - News + Events.htm SEFAN 2010-02-03_01 EVENTS (2 posts) Kent.htm Shepway + Thanet 2010-01-11 - Ramsgate Buzz 20th March 2010.txt 2010-01-15 - Art Beat - January update.htm 2010-01-28 - Concert in ramsgate.htm 2010-02-01 - Broadstairslive - excellent info on music in Broadstairs.txt West Kent West Kent - News + Events.htm London 2010-01-07 - 22 Le QuecumBar Gypsy Festival for Djangos 100th birthday and Jan Feb March gig list .htm 2010-01-08 - Magpies Nest - First Shows of the Year + Awards + Happy New Year!.htm 2010-01-21 - Perfect Strangers in Concert.htm 2010-01-26 - John Carty fiddle w'shop this Sat at LIC John James and John Blake concert @ LIC this Fri Mick Mulvey @ Keenan's this Sat and more ....htm 2010-02-04 - Le QuecumBar International Gypsy Swing Guitar Festival - Post festival success - press release 4210.htm SEFAN 2010-02-03_01 What's On at Cecil Sharp House in February.htm S.E. England SEFAN 2010-02-02_03 EVENTS (2 posts) Sussex Kent.htm SEFAN 2010-02-03_02 EVENTS (3 posts) Beds Surrey Sussex.htm SEFAN 2010-02-08_02 Burgess Hill Fairtrade Freedom Festival 28 Feb - 07 March.htm Scotland Suffolk Surrey SEFAN 2010-01-11_02 EVENTS Upcoming from Spyboy and Surrey Storytellers Guild.htm SEFAN 2010-01-22_01 THE HAWTH Guitar Greats.htm Sussex 2010-01-06 - old time session.htm 2010-02-01 - NINE ITEMS OF FOLK MUSIC NEWS FROM LEWES FOR FEBRUARY.htm 2010-02-02 - Cara Dillon picks up BBC Folk Award and Hailsham show sells out.htm Acoustic Sussex Newsletter 2010-01-23.htm Acoustic Sussex Newsletter 2010-01-26 - REMINDER.htm Acoustic Sussex Newsletter 2010-02-02.htm SEFAN 2010-02-04_01 Upcoming FebMarch (3 posts) SUSSEX.htm UK National Wessex 2010-01-15 - SCoFFnews Wessex AcousticFolk Club NEW VENUE.htm World Reviews 2010-01-20 - Review of Pete Cooper's - American Old Time Fiddle Tunes.html Sessions 2009-09-01 - Bluegrass+Old-Time - new session.htm 2009-10-21 - John + Nick's acoustic evening.htm A plea for new players at traditional sessions - particularly younger players.html Bell+Jorrocks 2010-02-01 - Bell + Jorrocks session 28th February featuring Liz Randall and Mick Lynn.htm Celtic 2009-07-10 - Session update.htm 2010-01-28 - THIS SUNDAY - Ship CANCELLED.htm 2010-01-30 - THIS SUNDAY 31ST JANUARY.htm English 2009-05-21 - Bell + Jorrocks sessions go regular.htm Doddington Music Session.htm SEFAN_2007-11-27_02.ANOUNCE. Lewes Favourites sessions 2008 supplement books.htm European 2009-06-12 - New French session Bekesbourne Sunday July 5th.htm Jazz Hot Club Jazz - session - at St Julians Sevenoaks.htm Mixed 2010-01-15 - Bell Jorrocks session 31st January featuring Howard Millen.txt 2010-01-25 - Re Bell Jorrocks session 31st January featuring Howard Millen.txt Woodshed session - Tune + song list .htm Monthly Session list.html Oldtime 2010-01-06 - Old time session.htm 2010-02-02 - session.htm What tunes do they play at the different sessions.txt Sing-Arounds 2010-01-25 - Folk At The Foresters Mailing List.htm Folk Sing Around at the Chequers, Ash.txt Monthly Sing-Around list.txt Tenterden Folk Club at The Woolpack.htm Tours + Newsletters 2010-01-17 - Steve Knightley Solo Tour with Jenna.txt 2010-01-20 - Springweekend AADS -Malle - English Country American Contra.htm 2010-01-26 - Rachel Harrington at Celtic Connections plus 2010 Tour.htm 2010-02-02 - Phil Beer Band dates.txt 2010-02-03 - Webbed Feta and Crowtail.txt 2010-02-05 - skyhook gig in Sheffield next week.htm Venues Anchor Inn - Littlebourne Astor Theatre Barge - Gillingham 2010-01-26 - Monthly Gig List (February 2010).txt Barnaby Rudge - Broadstairs Beer Cart Arms Belgian Cafe - Ramsgate 2010-01-13 - Saturday night at the Belgian Cafe Cabaret with Fours a Crowd.htm Bottleneck Blues 2010-01-17 - Bottleneck Blues Club.htm 2010-02-03 - Bottleneck Blues Club.htm Caseys Central Theatre - Chatham Cullins Yard Dove at Dargate Evenhill - Littlebourne Folk in the Barn 2010-01-26 - Ticket update and Mushy Peas!.txt 2010-02-05 - Last call for two great gigs!.txt Folk in the Barn - Contacts for tickets.txt New Payment option.txt Folkus - Medway Gulbenkian Canterbury Acoustic.txt Hook and Hatchet - Hucking HorseBridge - Whitstable Man of Kent Alehouse - Rochester Marlow New Venues Orange Street 2010-01-24 - REMINDER-A RAUCOUS NIGHT OF FOLK MUSIC FROM IRELAND AND BEYOND-ORANGE ST MUSIC CLUB CANTERBURY SAT JAN 30TH..htm 2010-01-29 - MOONLIT FINGERTIPS PRESENT-MICHAEL TYACK (CIRCULUS) plus LIAM AND RAVEN 04022010.htm 2010-02-02 - TWILIGHT FOLK NEWS FEB 2010-EMILY PORTMAN and PHILLIP HENRY LIVE.htm 2010-02-08 - EMILY PORTMAN TRIO LIVE at ORANGE STREET MUSIC CLUB CANTERBURY WEDS 24TH FEBRUARY 2010.htm Parrot - Canterbury 2009-10-23 - Gig list - The Parrot Canterbury.htm Pizza Express 2010-01-25 - Waterhorse at Pizza Express Music Room.htm Rose + Crown - Canterbury Soul Cafe Maistone The Chambers - Folkestone Three Mariners at Oare Trinity Theatre Wrotham Arms - Broadstairs Yew Tree Web info Google Google Advertising.html Google Calendars.html Group and Musician web-sites 2008-12-05 - Cellar Upstairs new website.txt 2010-01-30 - A number of Kentish groups also have web pages on Team-KentFolk - add yours.txt 2010-01-30 - Florida web site, also on Team-KentFolk.txt KentFolk How-Tos Having images, photos, posters and flyers in emails for the web.htm How to send event items for the KentFolk Calendars.html How to send news items for the KentFolk News pages.html Workshops 2009-01-25 - Lewes Saturday Folk Club - new web-site + workshop details .htm 2010-01-09 - Eurobash workshop limit info.htm 2010-01-26 - Cajun Workshops at cajunbarn.htm Music Workshops in Medway.txt SEFAN 2010-01-09_03 EVENT Ben Paley fiddle workshop Lewes 27th March.htm SEFAN 2010-01_06_02 MAKING MUSIC Audience Development workshop - with Tasmin Little!.htm
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