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From: Fiz Markham <fizmarkham_at_yahoo_dot_co_dot_uk>

Date: 24 June 2009 10:41:32 BDT

Subject: Clip art for folk events

Hi Penny

Something for a long-term future... (having browsed the conference notes)

There is no clip art I could find that would help promote a ceilidh. There seems to be nothing at all available that is relevant.

I wonder if there needs to be a project of arty type people who might develop a handful of images that would help ornament posters / flyers for such events?

(The group running that dance we did at the weekend managed to find a cowboy boot - eek!, a guitar, and a couple dancing!

I think that sounds like a really worthwhile project!

So - anyone able to give us clip art style images or strong simple pics/stills that could be turned into clip art

for social dancers / folk bands etc ... please send them to me. (hi Mr.Heath - whatya got?!)

I am happy to collate and/or work on stuff and then put them up on the SEFAN website as a free resource for community groups to use when designing their posters/handbills. It would be so nice not to HAVE to have hillbillies, wouldn't it!

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2. Venues

One of the things that came up in the conference was a requirement for lists of performance venues ... particularly those that book Artists!

(This would be particularly useful for Artists planing to tour).

More Open Mics / sessions / free pub nights would also be useful.

We already have a list up online _at_

< http://www.sefan.org.uk/Regular_Listings.html#Sessions >

but it would be great if we had many, many more places as a resource for Artists to tap.

(I could then rationalise by county as well as weekday for member use).

London is under-represented (gulp - did i really volunteer for this!)

So - please send me what YOU know about your local area ... or links to other listings if I don't already have them on the website

muchly thankie

luv 1d x

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