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Sent: 08 March 2011 11:51

Subject: SEFAN 2011-03-08_02 EVENTS (3posts)

 

 

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1. Alistair Anderson: Steel Skies performance Sunday 20 March Lewes. SUSSEX
2. Tenterden and Frittenden Folk clubs present An Evening with Jim Causley and Friends. KENT
3. one-off WORKSHOP DAY from non-member teaching ex-Sussex Spinning Jenny dances (North-West Clog style). SUSSEX
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From: ValmaiGoodyear_at_aol_dot_com
Date: 8 March 2011 08:46:43 GMT
Subject: Alistair Anderson: Steel Skies performance Sunday 20 March, Lewes

STEEL SKIES: ALISTAIR ANDERSON'S MULTI-INSTRUMENTAL SUITE with the composer
FOLLOWED BY INFORMAL SESSION
Lewes Saturday Folk Club, Elephant & Castle, White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ

SUNDAY 20 March 7.30pm.  £2
Alistair Anderson presents a performance of his multi-instrumental suite Steel Skies following two days of workshops for any melody instrument at the Lewes Saturday Folk Club on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th March.
One workshop place remains available: booking details are here http://www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/LAFC/WS144desc.html.
 
Steel Skies takes about an hour to perform. After this there will be a short interval followed by an informal session for anyone with an instrument, whether or not they have attended the workshop.

N.B. Alistair Anderson is also the solo guest performer at the Lewes Saturday Folk Club on SATURDAY 19th March.
Tickets for non-workshoppers are £8 and are available from the club and its website.

Valmai Goodyear
20, St. John's Terrace, Lewes, BN7 2DL

01273 476757

Lewes Saturday Folk Club, Elephant & Castle, White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ http://www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/
Residents: Bryan Creer, Dave Earl, Sandra Goddard, Valmai Goodyear, Don Morgan, Steve & Diane Nevill, George Oakley, Denise Savage, Derek Seed, Stuart Walker

LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB MUSIC WORKSHOPS 2011
Workshops last a full day. The tutor performs at the club on the Saturday evening.
Booking forms can be printed from the website about four months before the event.

19 Feb CLIVE HARVEY Ukulele
26 Feb CHRIS FOSTER & BARA GRIMSDOTTIR Icelandic vocal harmony/balladry
12 March TOM MCCONVILLE Fiddle
12 March DAVID NEWEY Guitar
19/20 March ALISTAIR ANDERSON Steel Skies Suite & performance (any instrument)
9 April THE CLAQUE Ballad forum
30 April SARA GREY Banjo & song
4 June MARTYN WYNDHAM-READ & IRIS BISHOP Singing & accompaniment
11 June JOHN KIRKPATRICK John K's tunes (any instrument)
16 July BRIAN PETERS Melodeon
17 July BRIAN PETERS Ballad forum
15 Oct TOM & BARBARA BROWN West Country songs
29 Oct JODY KRUSKAL Concertina
3 Dec PAUL & LIZ DAVENPORT Ballads

SPARE PARTS CONCERTINA BAND
Bryan Creer, Suzanne Higgins, Valmai Goodyear
http://www.sparepartsband.co.uk/

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From: "Alan Castle" <folkspots_at_btinternet_dot_com>
Date: 8 March 2011 10:15:16 GMT
Subject: An Evening with Jim Causley and friends in Tenterden

Hi all,

Here is an important date for your diaries.  At relatively short notice we have organised the following event.

Friday 22nd April 2011
An Evening with Jim Causley and Friends

The Saddlery at The White Lion Hotel, High Street, Tenterden, Kent TN30 6BD from 8.00 p.m.

Tenterden Folk Club, in conjunction with Frittenden Folk Club, present an informal and friendly evening concert with Jim Causley plus Rosie Davis and Julie and Gavin Atkin
Tickets: £6.00 in advance or £7.00 on the door if still available
To order your tickets contact Julie and Gavin T: 07985 522 734 E:gmatkin_at_gmail_dot_com or Alan info_at_tenterdenfolkfestival_dot_org_dot_uk


I hope to see you all there.

Alan

Alan Castle
Folk Spots
alan_at_folkspots_dot_co_dot_uk
www.folkspots.co.uk
Tenterden Folk Festival
info_at_tenterdenfolkfestival_dot_org_dot_uk
www.tenterdenfolkfestival

Oyster Girls and Hovelling Boys - Folk songs from Kent Vol. 3 (2008)
The latest CD from Folk Spots and Steel Carpet Music featuring Pete Castle, Andy Turner, Bob Kenward and Roger Resch, The Millen Family, Marian Button and Dave Mason.

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3. one-off
WORKSHOP DAY from non-member
(North-West Clog style)

From: Peter & Carole Ballard <petecarole_at_btopenworld_dot_com>
Date: 8 March 2011 10:20:29 GMT
Subject: My workshop - from Carole


Saturday 14th May
 10am - 4pm
Ninfield Memorial Hall, TN33 9EE

A One-day dance workshop to join in and try  ‘Sussex Tradition– in the Making.’

A variety of figures have been written into 6 dances, and were first performed in the 1990s by members of Sussex Spinning Jenny, Bexhill’s own clog team, mostly in sets of 8.
Open to all, come along and be part of a dance set, have fun and enjoyable exercise. Full instruction and notations.
One dance will be taught in a pre-lunch session starting at 10am and carrying on to an afternoon session to add another dance, finishing about 4.00pm.

Cost: £3 for the morning session or £5 for all day.
Bring your own lunch. Soft shoes. Free tea, etc.
Interested??  Intrigued??...   Hope to see you.
Please ring Carole Ballard on 01424 893252

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