www.cutashine.co.uk

Dear Friends and New Subscribers.....

welcome to a new decade! It feels a little too late to say Happy New Year - but there it is. We hope this year is full of social dance and fun - and to start things off, there's a Burn's Night Ceilidh this Saturday (see below) - join us for all the proper ceremony.

Highlights for Cut A Shine in 2009 have been many. Another long and enjoyable festival season - Glastonbury, Green Man, Bestival spring to mind. A jam packed Solstice Dance at Cargo in December - featuring a special Mass Morris with the Belles of London City. And lastly, our top barn dance of 2009 was at the Mumford and Sons Album Launch - in a real barn! What a dust cloud. pictures here.


Other news, our sister night, The Magpie's Nest Collective (who run folk and roots music events) has won the "BBC Best Folk Club 2010 award". See the bottom of this email for a list of top gigs featuring Cajun Music, Folk Music, African Music, Bluegrass and all sorts..... see the website here.

that all for now. :)

Burn's Supper Ceilidh/Barn Dance
Saturday 23rd January
The Nave, St Paul's Church
St Paul's Road, Islington
7:30 - 11pm, £20

tickets here



 

*** Recommended gig! ***

KICK-ASS CAJUN MUSIC HITS LONDON
SARAH SAVOY AND THE FRANCADIANS
Wednesday 20th January
The New Empowering Church
1a Westgate Street E8 5RL
£8, 8pm
tickets here

Some stuff from The Magpie's Nest Collective - lot's of great gigs and shows

January 20th: New Empowering Church (NEC) - Sarah Savoy and the Francadians
January 27th: The Old Queen's Head - Mundo Jazz London Tour Date

February 11th: Passing Clouds - Funk-Folk with Mabon + SBO Band
February 11th: NEC - Fay Hields Trio + Sophie & Fiachra
February 17th: Lucy Farrell & Jonny Kearney
February 24th: Old Queen's Head - The Long Notes + Chris Sarjeant

Passing Clouds
1 Richmond Road, London, E8 4AA

This is a cosy warehouse style venue situated on the corner of Richmond Road and Kingsland Road - behind the Haggerston Pub (438 Kingsland Road)

The Old Queen's Head
44 Essex Road, London, N1 8LN
www.theoldqueenshead.com