From: Vic & Tina Smith [tinvic_at_globalnet_dot_co_dot_uk]
Sent: 29 November 2008 16:48
Subject: TWELVE ITEMS OF FOLK MUSIC NEWS FROM SUSSEX FOR DECEMBER
TWELVE ITEMS OF FOLK MUSIC NEWS FROM SUSSEX FOR DECEMBER
1] FOLK AT THE ROYAL OAK
Station Street, Lewes
Enquiries:- (01273) 478124 or 881316
Email tinvic_at_globalnet_dot_co_dot_uk_dot_
Every Thursday 8.pm PROMPT START
Here is our programme from the now until the middle of February.
Dec 4th * free * LEWES LATE NIGHT SHOPPING OPEN NIGHT We only have about two or three Open Nights a year; the last one was in July and starting promptly at 8pm and by limiting each performer or group of performers to two items each, we just managed to put the last performers - a five-piece group - on at 5 to 11. Phew!
Free admission on this night.
Dec 11th * £5.00 * PEPPER'S GHOST CHRISTMAS SHOW Songs, music, monologues and poems augment the wonderful Victorian Christmas magic Lantern show with Alan & Rene Marriott, Charlotte Oliver, Richard Spong & Roger Brasier.
Dec 18th * free * CHRISTMAS PARTY NIGHT
Our annual song and dance bash is always one of our most popular events.
Dec 25th & Jan 1st * Closed
Jan 8th * £7.00 * THE SULTANS OF SQUEEZE
Two maestros of free reed instruments and England's finest folk singer. John Kirkpatrick and Chris Parkinson make their first appearance in the area.
Unmissable!
Jan 15th * £5.00 * MAGGIE HOLLAND
Now based in Edinburgh, this is a rare southern appearance for this very
talented singer of traditional songs plus songwriter, with banjo and guitar.
Jan 22nd * £5.00 * BILL PRINCE
The debut in Lewes of a very engaging singer with a crisp and adventurous
guitar style. Traditional and own songs.
Jan 29th * £5.00 * "LISTEN & YOU SHALL HEAR" - THE LIFE & WORK OF LUCY
BROADWOOD
As told, sung and played by Irene Shettle and Ralph Jordan.
Feb 5th * £6.00 * JEFF DAVIS
A very welcome return visit for one of America's finest performers of
traditional songs and tunes on banjo, mandolo, guitar and fiddle.
Feb 12th * £5.00 * ZOOX
The enormously entertaining and talented trio of Linda Game, Becky Menday
and Jo May
Our Future Guests will include:-
DAVE SWARBRICK * MARTIN CARTHY, NORMA WATERSON & CHRIS PARKINSON * JIM &
LYNETTE ELDON * LEON ROSSELSON * JIM BAINBRIDGE * THE ASKEW SISTERS * CHRIS
FOSTER * CON FADA O'DRISCEOIL * TONY HALL * JERRY EPSTEIN & RALPH BODINGTON
* SHEPHEARD, SPIERS * WATSON * DICK GAUGHAN
Our websites are
www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic
and
www.myspace.com/royaloakfolklewes
Those of you with listings/ gig guides etc. are asked kindly to include
these dates amongst them.
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2] FOLK AT THE ROYAL OAK ON "MYSPACE"
Our MYSPACE profile enables us to profile sample tracks of coming guests as
well as show photos and biographies of coming guests. It is at
www.myspace.com/royaloakfolklewes
Currently on our MYSPACE we have the following tracks by coming guests:-
Sultans of Squeeze [John Kirkpatrick & Chris Parkinson] - "Gentlemen of High
Renown" - (January 8th)
Maggie Holland - "A Proper Sort of Gardener" - (January 15th)
Bill Prince - "Once I Courted A Damsel" - (January 22nd)
Jeff Davis - "Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy" - (February 5th)
Zoox - "Draggin' The Bow" - (February 12th)
Norma Waterson - "Sheepcrook And Black Dog" - (March 5th)
After each gig the songs will drop off to be replaced with another by an
upcoming guest.
In addition there are videos by each of the following coming guest artists:-
SULTANS OF SQUEEZE - January 8th
ZOOX - February 12th
NORMA WATERSON & MARTIN CARTHY - March 5th
Then
DAVE SWARBRICK - March 19th
JIM ELDON - March 12th
DAVE SWARBRICK - March 19th
LEON ROSSELSON - March 26th
THE ASKEW SISTERS - April 16th
CHRIS FOSTER - April 23rd
TONY HALL - June 11th
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3] FOLK AT THE ROYAL OAK ON "YOUTUBE"
There are two photo-montage videos of artists that have appeared at the
Royal Oak in past years posted on "Youtube".
The first one features singers and musicians who have played at The Royal
Oak between 2002 and 2006. You can see it at:-
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnHcbITBoJ0
It is accompanied by the following music:-
a] Foul Weather Call/From Night Till Morn
b] Monkey Hornpipe/Stepdance
c] Hunt The Squirrel/Four Hand Reel
This is played by Dan Quinn & Will Duke, two of the resident performers at
the Royal Oak, and taken from their album "Wild Boys" available from:-
homepage.ntlworld.com/rebe.cleveland/hebeweb.htm
The second one is a montage of some of the best performances at the Royal
Oak during 2007. You can see it at:-
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmQLe_Fz2UA
It is accompanied by the following music:-
a] The High Low Schottische / Untitled Schottische
b] The Bird on Nellie's Hat / Hopscotch Schottische
It is played by Will Duke, one of the resident performers at the Royal Oak,
and taken from his 2008 album "Out of the Box " available from Will by
emailing him at willlawrenceduke_at_hotmail_dot_com
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4] SUSSEX FOLK GUIDE WEBSITE - UPDATED
For all the listings of folk music, song club, dances, festivals in and
around Sussex, have a look at
whatson.brighton.co.uk/folk
This site all always kept updated with the latest events and those currently
listed cover all the dates up until the end of 2008.
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5] THE FOLK DIARY
Most of the listings on the Sussex Folk Guide website are taken from the
paper magazine, THE FOLK DIARY. Issue no 234 covers the months of December
and January and this is now available. They are packed with adverts for
various folk festivals, folk music record companies, specialist shops,
instrument makers and other services as well as details of all the folk song
and dance events in our area. As well there are pages of reviews of
recent folk CDs. To obtain copies of this free magazine as it is published,
please send SAE's to Vic Smith at the address below.
It is also the address to send album review copies to. Potential
advertisers are also asked to contact Vic for a statement of our advertising
rates.
The copy date for the February/March issue is December 31st. However, it
should be mentioned that once the available space has been filled, no more
adverts can be accepted even if they are received BEFORE the copy date. With
this in mind, it is worth contacting the editors before the copy date to
state your intentions and reserve advertising space even if you have not got
final details or you copy prepared.
Please contact
JIM MARSHALL 01273 559750 jimars_at_globalnet_dot_co_dot_uk
VIC SMITH 01273 478124 tinvic_at_globalnet_dot_co_dot_uk
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6] THE FOLK DIARY ON LINE
THE FOLK DIARY is available on-line at
www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic/fd.htm
You will need Adobe ACROBAT
READER to read the pages. The size of each page is given by each page
link and the content of each page is indicated. The following issues are
now
on-line and is listed here with the content of each page:-
ISSUE No. 233 OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2008
Page 1 (937kb) Electric Voices Guildford area, Rude Mechanicals Shoreham
(Weds), Spyboy Autumn presentations, Knots of May dancers
Page 2 (388kb) Piggies Open Mic Uckfield (Tues), Croydon Folk Club (Mons),
Lamb Folk Club Eastbourne (Weds), The Sussex Pistols dance band, Uiscedwr
Big Band in Hailsham
Page 3 (892kb) Lewes Arms Lewes (Sats), Royal Oak Lewes (Thurs) -
Advertising rates and copy dates
Page 4 (695kb) Brighton Acoustic Session (Mons), Fee Calls Ceilidhs, Sussex
Folk Association, Almond Greenway, Barry Murphy banjos, The Drift Ceilidh,
Jim Marshall's button badges.
Page 5 (1582kb) Komedia events Brighton, Brighton Folk & Blues club (Fris),
Hobgoblin music.
Page 6 (410kb) Melodeon for sale, Elsies Cowden Pound (Sats), White Horse
Bodle Street Green (Mons), Acoustic mini festival East Grinstead, Six Bells
Chiddingly (Tues), Brighton Singers Club (Weds & Suns) GBH Ceilidhs
Godalming, Brighton Cellarfolk (Tues)
Page 7 (3108kb) Willows folk club Arundel (Weds), CD Reviews
Page 8 (2618kb) Horsham Folk Club (Weds), Julis Felix at The Willows
Arundel, CD Reviews
Page 9 (2988kb) Hawth Crawley events, CD Reviews
Page 10 (1826kb) Seaford Folk Club (Fris), Beacon folk club Tunbridge Wells
(Mons), Spinning Jenny Band, Meltdown Ceilidhs Haywards Heath
Page 11 (1825kb) Folk at Hemingways Brighton (Mons), The Great Feelgood
Company, Chanctonbury Ring Morris, Vince's fiddles, Acoustic Sussex
presentations
Page 12 (39kb) Roots Around The World presentations
ISSUE No. 234 DECEMBER 2008 - JANUARY 2009
Page 1 (913kb) Zoox gigs, Barber and Taylor at the Good Companions see **
below, The Rude Mechanicals (Weds). Brighton Folk & Blues Club (Fris) see
*** below, Tacet Ensemble/ Spiers and Boden "Junctions" tour
Page 2 (1409kb) Piggies Open Mic Uckfied (Tues), Greg Harper, Lamb
Eastbourne (Weds), Hobgoblin Music, Spyboy presentations
Page 3 (1201kb) Komedia Brighton, Royal Oak Lewes (Thurs) - Advertising
rates and copy dates
Page 4 (2498kb) Willows Arundel (Weds), CD Reviews
Page 5 (1346kb) Brighton Acoustic sessions (Mon), Horsham Folk Club (Suns),
CD Reviews
Page 6 (410kb) Brighton Folk, CD Reviews.
Page 7 (622kb) SEFAN Strategic conference, Taverners' Christmas Party, Barry
Murphy banjos, Richard Thompson at Brighton Dome, Maypoles to Mistletoe at
Hawth Crawley
Page 8 (832kb) Fee Calls Ceilidhs, Elsie's (Sats), Beacon Tunbridge Wells
(Mons), Six Bells Chiddingly (Tues), Brighton Singers Club (Suns & Weds),
Meltdown Ceilidhs Haywards Heath (Sats) Brighton Cellarfolk (Tues)
Page 9 (1984kb) Croydon Folk Club (Mons), Sussex Folk Association, Acoustic
Sussex
Page 10 (1395kb) Seaford Folk Club (Fris), Dansez Francais, Mid-Sussex Folk
Singers, Spinning Jenny Dance Band.
Page 11 (1288kb) Twagger Band, Jolly Brewer Brighton (Thurs), Vince's
fiddles, Electric Voices (Guildford area), White Horse Bodle Street Green
(Mons)
Page 12 (657kb) Lewes Arms Lewes (Sats)
** Since going to press this gig has been cancelled - see
www.myspace.com/barberandtaylor
for possible alternative venue.
*** Since going to press this club has left the Good Companions. The
December 5th gig with Ben Paley and Tab Hunter will take place at Circus
Circus at Preston Circus, Brighton. Details of a new home for the club will
be announced at their website at
www.eclipsefolkandbluesclub.piczo.com/
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7] INSTRUMENTAL & VOCAL WORKSHOPS IN LEWES
LEWES ARMS FOLK CLUB WORKSHOPS 2008/9
The workshops last a full Saturday or Sunday and the tutor performs at the
club in the evening. The last two workshops for 2008 will be:-
6th Dec - Paul Hutchinson - Accordion
6th Dec - Paul Sartin - Fiddle
Then the full programme for 2009 is as follows:-
28th Feb Brian Peters Melodeon
1st. March Brian Peters Ballad forum
28th. March Tom McConville Fiddle
25th. April Craig Morgan Robson Way through the Woods
26th. April Craig Morgan Robson Vocal harmony
6th. June Kerr /Fagan /Harbron Fiddle /Bouzouki /Concertina
7th. June Kerr Fagan /Harbron Vocal harmony/Winter MS tunes
11th. July Will Duke Scan Tester's tunes
18th. July Bonnie Shaljean Harp
12th. Sept Tommy Peoples Fiddle
19th. Sept Jeff Warner Song accompaniment
10th. Oct Tim Edey Melodeon
14th. Nov Vicki Swan Scottish smallpipes
21st. Nov Tom & Barbara Brown Ballad forum
5th. Dec Billy Teare Storytelling
5th. Dec Kathleen O'Sullivan Irish song
The website for more details is
www.lewesarmsfolkclub.org/LAFC/workshps.html
or contact Valmai
Goodyear on (01273) 476757 or email ValmaiGoodyear_at_aol_dot_com
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8] REGULAR SESSIONS IN THE LEWES/BRIGHTON AREA
Bryan Creer has taken on the task of detailing these, but has made changes
to the way this is presented. Here is what he says:-
I have given free rein to my inner geek and written a new version of the
Sessions page that works out the date of the next of each session (except
for the weekly ones where it seemed a bit pointless). This was inspired by
the uselessness of "Fortnightly counting from 3rd October 2006".
I think it probably works almost all of the time (maybe). Would you
like to change any references you make to it to
www.lewesarmsfolkclub.org/LAFC/Sessions.php
Cheers
Bryan
Have a look and if there are any you think that Bryan has missed - contact
him on Bryancreer_at_aol_dot_com
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9] THE BRIGHTON WINTER CEILIDH
The tickets are on sale early for this hugely popular event.
Winter Ceilidh
Corn Exchange
Brighton
Saturday 20 December
7pm (doors 6.15pm)
With
THE SUSSEX PISTOLS
and caller Vic Smith
Despite its huge size, this event always sells out quickly, so if you intend
buying tickets get on quickly to
www.brightondome.org/events.aspx?eid=2999
for further details and
tickets.
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10] SUSSEX All-day SINGAROUND Saturday 17th. January 2009
This annual event runs from11.00 a.m. - 11.00 p.m. It takes place at The
Royal Oak, High Street, Barcombe (near Lewes) East Sussex BN8 5BA. Free
admission - good pub food on sale all day. First an hour of informal tunes
while people arrive. Then the singing starts, finishing with a good hour of
glorious choruses. Ballads & the occasional instrumental party piece will be
very welcome too. And for those who want to make a weekend of it, this is
followed by
ENGLISH TUNES SESSION Sunday 18th. January 2009 noon - 3.00 p.m.
The Lewes Arms, Mount Place, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1YH
Free admission - good pub food on sale.
Details of both events from Valmai Goodyear on (01273) 476757 or email
ValmaiGoodyear_at_aol_dot_com
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11] THE COPPER FAMILY HOUSE CONCERT.
Jon Dudley has emailed me to say that they are having another Copper
Family house concert on Tues. 13th January. They will have the
delightful Blue Blokes 3 as guests. That is Ian Anderson, Ben Mandelson &
Lu Edmonds. If you saw them at their first booking ever at the Royal Oak
earlier in the year, you will realise how wonderful they are. They have
asked Vic to MC the evening, which he is delighted to do and "could I tell
those who ought to know about it so that they can get in first."
He adds:-
"This time we're suggesting a 'voluntary' £7.00 donation. There will be a
free glass of Harveys or a glass of red or white wine, subsequent ones at £1
a throw. Strictly not-for-profit. All proceeds to artists."
If you don't have Jon & Jill's email it is:
Jon Dudley
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12] BRIGHTON FOLK & BLUES CLUB MOVES
This club has been forced to leave its home at The Good Companions. The
December meeting on Friday 5th December will now be at
CIRCUS CIRCUS
Stanford Circus
Brighton.
For details of the club's new permanent home as and when it is arranged,
please phone 01273 736514 or look at their website at
www.brightonfolkandbluesclub.co.uk
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...And if you are ever looking for a good barn dance band, look no further
than THE SUSSEX PISTOLS - though you should get in quickly - available
dates for 2009 are being snapped up quickly.
Contact Tina on 01273 478124 or email her at tinasmith226_at_yahoo_dot_co_dot_uk to
book the band. The band's website is at
www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic/pistols.htm
and they have a MYSPACE
profile as well at
www.myspace.com/thesussexpistols
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VIC & TINA SMITH
26 Ferrers Road
LEWES
East Sussex
BN7 1PZ
England
Tel & Fax:- 01273 478124
Email:-
tinvic_at_globalnet_dot_co_dot_uk
folk_at_brighton_dot_co_dot_uk
ROYAL OAK WEBSITES:-
www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic
www.myspace.com/royaloakfolklewes
SUSSEX FOLK GUIDE WEBSITE:-
whatson.brighton.co.uk/folk
SUSSEX PISTOLS BARN DANCE BAND WEBSITE:-
www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic/pistols.htm
COMPOUND SOUNDS WEBSITE
www.compoundsounds.com
www.myspace.com/jalisherrifokonteh
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