1. Gleanings from Rick's South East England
Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Round-up ...
plus
programme for KentFolk.com's upcoming Allison Williams & Rachel Eddy
events
2. Community Vox - Book now for SINGFEST: 03-04 Sept 2011
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1. Gleanings from Rick's South East England Bluegrass & Old-Time Music
Round-up ...
Wed 1 Sutton Acoustic Music Club - 07545 326534
Sutton Acoustic Music Club, Sutton Cricket Club, Gander Green Lane, SM1 2E
Thu 2 The Kent Carters and friends. St Julians
Club, Sevenoaks TN15 0RX - 01732 458261
Mon 6 Contra dance with Contrafusion. Hothfield
Village Hall, Park Drive, Hothfield, Ashford TN26 1EQ
Mon 6 Old Faded Glory. The Merrie Harriers,
Cowbeech, BN27 4JQ - 01323 833108 (pub). 8-10pm
Wed 8 Sutton Acoustic Music Club - 07545 326534
Sutton Acoustic Music Club, Sutton Cricket Club, Gander Green Lane, SM1 2EH
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Special events near Canterbury – 17-18
June
the programme for KentFolk.com's upcoming Appalachian Day : Allison Williams
& Rachel Eddy
Fri 17th June : Appalachian Concert : Allison Williams & Rachel
Eddy - 8pm fo 8:30pm, Plough & Harrow, 86 High Street, Bridge, CT4 5LA
Tickets
: http://www.kentfolk.com/tickets/index.html#FV_2011-06-17
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/120695
Sat 18th June : Afternoon workshops ( 4'ish / 5'ish exact time to be
decided) - in Littlebourne Thatched Barn, CT3 1TU
Contact
: beau_at_kentfolk_dot_com
Sat 18th June : Americana jam/session/dance after the workshops -
7:30/8pm, in Littlebourne Thatched Barn, CT3 1TU
There will be a fiddle workshop (Rachel Eddy) simultaneously with a banjo
workshop (Allison Williams) - if you are interested in another instrument,
then Allison says : ": let's have a fiddle workshop and banjo workshop,
separately but at the same hour. Rachel & I will teach the same tune or
tunes to both our workshops, then, we can all come together with anyone who
wants to learn some guitar, etc, and play together. afterwards, if there are
enough folks, we can have a little dance. We could also add a separate
harmony singing workshop, if enough folks want it."
There will be an Americana jam to follow the workshops, in the wonderful
Littlebourne Thatched Barn, About 7:30/8pm.
There will also be some American Square Dancing, with an introduction from
caller Allison.
£20 apiece for the fiddle/banjo workshops. The folks who want to come to the
jam and/or dance - donation/pass the hat basis.
Bring food and drink.
Should be a great evening. Ending 10:30 'ish.
www.kentfolk.com
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2. From: "Jenny Bowden" <jenny_at_plantsperson_dot_com>
Date: 1 June 2011 11:29:35 GMT+01:00
Subject: Singfest - for events pages/bulletin board - Anna Tabbush -
Community Vox
COMMUNITY VOX -
SINGFEST
When is SingFest?
3rd and 4th September 2011. It's our 5th year - come and celebrate!
Where is SingFest?
Mellow Farm,
Dockenfield, Farnham, Surrey
(Book early to avoid disappointment: www.singfest.org.uk)
What is SingFest?
SingFest is a festival where you make the music in friendly workshops deep in
the countryside on the Surrey/Hampshire borders.
SingFest is organised by Anna Tabbush, community music facilitator and singer
and Musical Director of Guildford Vox, local Community Choir
It’s friendly and
small scale and is based on workshops led by well established singers and
musicians. Our workshops are led by some of the most acclaimed tutors within
the folk and world music scene and by the end of the weekend we’ll be
performing our songs to friends and family in the beautiful setting of Mellow
Farm.
Everything is learnt by ear, so no there’s no need to be able to read music.
Everyone’s welcome – you don’t have to be a member of a choir, just keen to
sing!
A complete escape with a chilled-out atmosphere, there’s time to also join a
drumming and percussion workshop with drummer Ollie Tunmer. Or just listen or
relax by the river.
Singing workshops run all day Saturday and Sunday morning with a BBQ and
informal ceilidh on Saturday night and the opportunity to perform or listen
to the open mic session if the dancing gets too hot to handle. This will be
hosted by local singer songwriter - Susie Clarke. Finish off the evening by
the bonfire with friends, a glass of local ale or cider from the bar and
perhaps ………a little more singing!
We will perform learned songs to friends and family at Mellow Farm on the
Sunday afternoon.
Campers are invited to arrive from 4pm on Friday to pitch tents, take in the
stunning countryside and have a bit of a party before the workshops begin on
Saturday.
There's plenty of local beer and cider and a large camp fire; the combination
encouraging more singing!
What kind of music?
Learn traditional and contemporary songs from Britain and all over the world.
Who?
Our singing workshop tutors are:
Anna Tabbush is a singer, composer, conductor and SingFest festival director.
She has taught on the past four Singfests and is back this year to warm-up
our voices each morning. Anna runs community choir Guildford Vox and, among
other projects, singing masterclasses, focussing on harmony and performance
technique.
http://www.annatabbush.com/
Lester Simpson is a singer, songwriter, actor, musician, teacher and
broadcaster. Along with solo work and his a capella trio Coope, Boyes and
Simpson, he teaches singing classes for Derbyshire County and Derby City
Councils encouraging people to sing in harmony. Musical director of ‘Raise
your Voices’ choir, he has been lead tutor on numerous workshop weekends and
works with schools and community choirs.
http://www.coopeboyesandsimpson.co.uk/
Cat Kelly is well known for her energetic and slightly
cheeky(!) approach to community singing. She is in great demand as a workshop
leader. As well as being a regular fixture at Towersey Folk Festival, Cat has
run workshops for festivals, folk clubs and community choirs all over the
South East. Cat is also musical director of ‘Rising Voices’ choir in
Oxfordshire.
http://www.catkelly.co.uk/
Sally Davies is a choir leader with a dynamic and infectious style, who
delights in passing on the repertoire she loves both to singers and audience.
She directs 2 choirs – The Wing-It Singers in Hackney whose repertoire is
largely Balkan and Georgian, and The Cecil Sharp House choir. She is also a
composer and arranges many of the songs her choirs sing. She performs
regularly as one half of the duo Bow and Bellows.
www.wingitsingers.webeden.co.uk,
and www.bowandbellows.co.uk
Sandra Kerr directs two immensely popular folk choirs,
Wercasfolk (a women's group, 30 strong) and VoiceMale (newly formed men's
choir). She leads the Sidmouth Folk Week Festival Choir and with huge amounts
of media work with the BBC behind her, performing, lecturing and leading
workshops now takes centre stage. Sandra began her long and distinguished
career in folk music in the 60’s as part of Ewan Mc Coll’s ‘Critic’s Group.
Ollie Tunmer is a drummer and percussionist who has
performed with the international hit show STOMP in the UK, Europe, America
and Australia. He teaches Afro-Brazilian percussion internationally and
is co-director of Carnival Collective, with whom he has played fields,
seafronts and train stations throughout the continent!
www.ollietunmer.co.uk
Tickets
Download booking from from our website: http://www.communityvox.org.uk/singfest.html
or call 01483 300194 or 07989 556164 for more information.
Weekend Ticket Camping -
Adult £70 Non-Singing partner (1per full ticket) £20
Weekend Ticket Camping -
12-18yrs (must be accompanied) £25
Weekend Ticket NO Camping - Adult £60
Weekend Ticket NO Camping - 12-18yrs (must be accompanied) £15
Weekend Ticket Camping -
child under 12 (must be accompanied) £10
Weekend Ticket NO Camping - child under 12 (must be accompanied) Free
Jenny Bowden
SingFest committee
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