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Subject: mailout 2nd November
Contents:
NEW THIS WEEK
NEW LAST WEEK
PERMANENT ITEMS
FESTIVALS AND PICKING WEEKENDS
CLOGGING
TOURS
MISCELLANEOUS
SESSIONS & FOLK CLUBS
Planning for next year's Gainsborough festival continues steadily.
As usual we are looking for people to act as stewards over the weekend in
return for ticket concessions. If you are interested please contact
festival_at_foaotmad_dot_org_dot_uk initially and we'll pass on the details of what is
needed (and what is offered in return) as soon as we have them.
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Sacred Harp events in November
Saturday 5th
Oxted Sacred Harp Singing Day
Oxted United Reformed Church, 21 Bluehouse Lane, Oxted, Surrey,
RH8 0AA 10.30 am - 4.30 pm
Contact: Martin Williams 07721 451406
Saturday 5th
Documentary film 'Awake, My Soul' showing at the Leeds
International Film Festival followed by an hour's informal Sacred Harp singing Holy
Trinity Church, Boar Lane, Leeds LS1 6HW 6.00 pm,
Contact: Andy Moore 07983 471629
Saturday 12th
Stapleford Sacred Harp Singing Day
St. Luke's Church, Moorbridge Lane, Stapleford, Notts NG9 8GU
10.30 am - 4.30 pm
Contact: Helen Brown 01332 768274
Saturday 19th
West Yorkshire Sacred Harp Singing Day
West Lane Methodist Chapel, Haworth, West Yorkshire, BD22 8EN
10.00 am - 4.00 pm
Contact: Judy Whiting
07963
513685
Saturday 26th
Thanksgiving Sacred Harp Singing Day
Jordans Village Hall, Green Road West, Jordans, Bucks. HP9 2SY
10.30 am - 4.30 pm
Contact: Sheila and Edwin Macadam 01865 865773
for more see www.ukshapenote.org.uk/
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The Temporary Trio are at the Exeter Phoenix Cafe with supporting
band The Old Porch Band.
9th Nov from 8.30-10.30pm.
www.temporarytrio.co.uk
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American old time fiddler Aaron Jonah Lewis and young London based
banjo picker are on the road the whole of November and in Ireland a bit in
December too. There's some videos of them playing here...
and here...
For the first two weeks they'll be in support of 1980s electronic
pioneer Thomas Dolby (also the inventor of the polyphonic ringtone), so they'll
be playing bigger venues (really big ones actually, like all those O2
academies), but shorter sets before the main act. For the second two
weeks they'll be playing smaller places on their own tour proper and this'll be
a good chance to hear more of their music and pay less money too! They'll
also be joined by Rossalind Masson who'll be flat footing with them on the
tour. After that there' an opportunity to see them in Ireland with
fantastic singer Noriana Kennedy.
Tour Dates - Aaron Jonah Lewis and Ed Hicks (supporting Thomas
Dolby, 30 mins support slot)
6th Nov - Shepherds Bush Empire, London
7th Nov - The Forum in Herfordshire
8th Nov - Academy in Bournemouth
9th Nov - Assembly in Leamington Spa
11th Nov - Academy in Sheffield
12th Nov - Stanley Theatre in Liverpool
13th Nov - Academy in Birmingham
14th Nov - Academy in Oxford
16th Nov - ABC in Glasgow
17th Nov - The Sage in Gateshead
18th Nov - Picture Drome in Holmfirth
See www.thomasdolby.com for more details...
Tour Dates - Aaron Jonah Lewis, Ed Hicks and Rossalind Masson
(tour proper so longer sets, cheaper door, better beer).
Scottish Leg...
19th Nov - Jura Village Hall, Isle of Jura
20th Nov - The Stables Restaurant, Armadale, Isle of Skye
22th Nov - Douglas Roberts Studio, 42-43 Royal Park Terrace,
Edinburgh
South West Leg...
25th Nov - 35-39 London St, Reading RG1 4PS, Reading
26th Nov - Appalachian Special, MacDevitts Bar, 21 South Street,
Reading
27th Nov AFTERNOON GIG - The Square and Compass, Worth
Matravers, Dorset
30th Nov - Bridport
1st Dec- The Dolphin Hotel, Beer, Beer
London Leg...
4th Dec - What's Cooking, The Birbeck Tavern, 45 Langthorne Road,
East London
6th Dec - The Three Horseshoes, Towersey, Aylesbury
7th Dec - Willesden Folk Union, The Masons Arms, 665 Harrow Road,
West London
9th Dec - The Community Hall, Garden St, Cromer
See www.aaronjonahlewis.com/pages/calendar.html for more details
Irish Leg of the Tour - Aaron Jonah Lewis, Ed Hicks and
Noriana Kennedy (guaranteed good "craic" apparently!)
Fri 16th Dec - Geraghtys, Westport
Sat 17th Dec - The Pillar Bar, Ballinasloe, Galway
Mon 19th Dec - Cookstown, House concert
See http://norianakennedy.com/klhtrio.cfm for more details
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Pete & Sue Coe: CRABSHELL INN, KINGSBRIDGE: Sunday 27 November
Dulcimer, melodeon, bouzouki and banjo! Singer, songwriter, dancer
and caller, bandleader, teacher, entrepreneur, album producer and broadcaster!
Little wonder they've been calling him "A One-man Folk Industry" since turning
professional in 1971. Dry wit and raconteur Pete Coe has been respected,
admired and hugely influential at the very centre of the folk tradition, both
here and abroad, ever since. The BBC says "He's still one of the most
committed, most versatile, most important folk artists in Britain".
Married to Pete, Sue Coe is one of our foremost stepdancers, choreographers,
teachers, and callers, from Appalachian flatfooting to Yorkshire Longsword. She
has plied her trade at most of our major festivals and on BBC TV. Her afternoon
workshop here, to Pete's playing, will be based on the Appalachian traditions.
DANCE WORKSHOP: 3.30pm (hard soles, no taps please) £5 on the door
CONCERT: 8.00pm £15 door, or £10 in advance
BOOK FOR BOTH at £13 in advance
Advance booking on 01548 856601 or at the Bar
20% off pre-concert meals booked on 01548 852345
www.shamstrad.co.uk
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New session - the Hop Pole, Aylesbury on the first Monday of the
month. Contact Andy Pridgeon 01844 238203
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Bristol - a new oldtime session:
Frailers! Fiddlers! Flatfooters! says the flyer
Thursday 10th November at the Hillgrove Porter Stores, 53
Hillgrove St North, off Dove St, Kingsdown, Bristol BS2 8LT
No time given so I'm aiming to get there for about 8pm
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On Youtube is one for the cloggers (and anyone else interested) -
the Green Grass Cloggers perform at their 40th anniversary reunion in
September:
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So Last Century String Band:
Thu Nov 3 - First Thursday residency at Snowdrop Inn, South
Street, Lewes
www.solastcenturystringband.com
slcstringband_at_gmail_dot_com
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The monthly Oxford session has now moved due to the closure of the
Duke of Monmouth.
It is now at:
The Red Lion
130 Godstow Road
Wolvercote, Oxford OX2 8PG
Still meeting on the LAST Thursday of the month.
More details from: taube.marks_at_lang_dot_ox_dot_ac_dot_uk by phone on 01865
552111 (leave a message if not there).
Easy access by car and by bus from Oxford city.
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PERMANENT SOCIETY ITEMS
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FOAOTMAD have produced another run of T-shirts.The order form is
on the website www.foaotmad.org.uk
Because of the multiple size, style and colour options (2 colours for
men/ordinary t-shirts, 2 colours for lady fit) we will be holding minimal
stocks so be prepared to wait for your order.
The full colour logo is on the front and 'Old Time Here is not
forgotten' in black on the reverse.
These T-shirts are NOT restricted to members. For out-of-UK
postage and payment options please email treasurer_at_foaotmad_dot_org_dot_uk
Remember that there may be a delay between ordering and
availability because we need to have a suitable sized order.
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Copies of the FOAOTMAD oldtime sampler cd "Friends Across The
Pond" are still available.
Check out our web site for more details and a tracklist -
www.foaotmad.org.uk
Payment now available by Paypal.
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Available from www.foaotmad.org.uk is Eve Morris's latest cd &
books sales catalogue. Click on her yellow advert at the bottom of the main
page.
Alternatively you can get it here:
and there is also a clearance bargains/new titles list at
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/strathmere/Clearance_31_01_2011.pdf (note that upper case C
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FESTIVALS AND PICKING WEEKENDS
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Gainsborough American Old Time Festival
The Friends of American Old Time Music and Dance annual festival
presents old time music and traditional dance from American and British
performers. This year featuring the music of Charlie Poole from The New North
Carolina Ramblers with Appalachian dance, fiddle and banjo from Ira Bernstein
and Riley Baugus and much more...
February 10 - 12, 2012
Queen Elizabeth High School, Morton Terrace, Gainsborough,
Lincolnshire DN21 2ST
More details on our website nearer the time: www.foaotmad.org.uk
festival_at_foaotmad_dot_org_dot_uk
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CLOGGING
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A two day residential workshop in Fiddle and Appalachian
Flatfooting in Grantham, Lincs. is being planned for the weekend of 28/29th
April 2012. Kate Lissauer and Issy Emeney are the tutors.
Full details will be available soon, but places will be limited so
people might like to contact JSArts, who are organising the weekend, to express
their interest. JSArts email address is jsarts09_at_gmail_dot_com
Interested dancers may contact Issy about it -
issy.emeney_at_zen_dot_co_dot_uk
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Clogging in London
Kerry Fletcher's classes Autumn 2011
NEW! Short 6 week course in Appalachian Clogging in London!
On: Wednesdays 5th - 19th Oct & 2nd - 16th Nov
At: Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY
Times: 7pm - 8.30pm Cost: £42 / £33 conc. Booking required -
contact Kerry
This will be a mixed level class - absolute beginners very
welcome. Experienced dancers will have the chance to write their own routine.
www.efdss.org/front/Appalachian%20Clogging/appalachian-clogging/214256/131
Weekly Appalachian Clogging - Faversham, Kent
On: Thursdays (term times only)
Autumn term - 8th Sept - 15th Dec
(no class half term on 27th Oct) 14 week term
At: St Catherine's Schoolroom, Preston Lane, Faversham ME13 8LG
Times: 6.30pm-7.30pm Beginners / 7.45pm-8.45pm Improvers
8.45pm-9.45pm Intermediates
Cost: £6/£5 conc. per class (payable by term only) Discount for 2
classes - Improvers & Intermediates: £10 / conc. £8 per class. Youth -
conc. rate for 15-25year olds.
Monthly Appalachian Clogging - Pirton, Herts
On: Saturdays: Sept 24th, Oct 22nd (and then on to Dance Around
the World Festival at Cecil Sharp House in London), Nov 12th (and then a
workshop and concert with IRA BERNSTEIN & RILEY BAUGUS - not to be
missed!), Dec 10th
(NB - Sept & Dec same dates as Euro dance Workshops in
Ickleford - you can dance all day!)
Usual times (but sometimes vary - check before travelling):
9.30am-10.30am Beginners / 10.45am-11.45am Improvers / 12noon-1pm
Intermediates / 1pm - 2pm Repertoire or Musicians - check with Kerry.
At: Pirton Village Hall, Nr Hitchin, Hertfordshire SG5 3PS
Cost: £6 per hourly session
Friends rate: £5 per hourly session when paying for 3 months.
And Wendy is also running beginners classes
Monthly Appalachian Clogging - Peter's Green, Herts
On: Mondays Sept 19th, Oct 10th & 31st; Nov 28th
At: The Village Hall, Peter's Green, Hertfordshire LU2 9QL
Time: 8.00pm - 10.00pm Cost: £6.00.
kerry_at_kerryfletcher_dot_co_dot_uk
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FLATFOOTING WORKSHOP
The Friday morning Flatfooting classes in Cheddar - Contact Issy
Emeney for more details. 01934 741551 issy.emeney_at_zen_dot_co_dot_uk
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Coastal Cloggers - Burnham on Sea, Somerset - are looking for new
dancers. Some experience a help but not essential. Monday evenings 7:00 to
8:30. Contact Linda Bond 01278 780533 labond222_at_hotmail_dot_co_dot_uk
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Clogging - south Somerset
Beginners' classes in Appalachian dance, run by No Mean Feet, West
Chinnock Village Hall. 7.30 every Tuesday - all welcome. Tel 01935 826758 for
further info.
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Bruce Molksy's tour dates are:
Nov 03 The Old Laundry Theatre, Crag Brow,
Bowness on Windermere, LA23 3BX
Nov 04 Lichfield Guildhall, Bore Street,
Lichfield WS13 6LU
Nov 06 The Maltings Theatre & Arts
Centre, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1AJ
Nov 07 The Sage, Gateshead , Tyne &
Wear, NE8 2JR
Nov 08 Eden Court, Bishops Road, Inverness
Nov 09 Universal Hall, Findhorn
Foundation, Forres, Findhorn, IV36 3TZ
Nov 10 The Star, St Andrews in the Square,
Glasgow
Nov 11 The Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, Stirling,
FK8 1DE
Nov 12 Sabhal M'r Ostaig, Isle of
Skye
Nov 13 Rosehall Community Arts, Achness
Hotel, Rosehall, Sunderland
Nov 15 The Basement, The City Screen,
York, YO1 9LQ
Nov 16 Red Lion Folk Club, Kings Heath,
Birmingham B14 7LY
Nov 17 The Met, Derby Hall Market Street,
Bury BL9 0BW
Nov 18 Philharmonic Hall, Rodewald Suite,
Liverpool L1 9BP
NOv 19 Three Horseshoes, Towersey, Oxfordshire
OX9 3QY
Nov 20 Twickfolk, Cabbage Patch Pub,
Twickenham, Middlesex TW1 3SZ
further details at www.brucemolsky.com
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Kate Lissauer/Buffalo Gals
www.katelissauer.com and www.buffalogals.com
Kate Lissauer in Concert
Dec 3, Saturday, (date tbc) Saltcellar Folk Club, Totterdown
Baptist Church Bristol, UK BS4 2AX 0117 941 8326
Nov 12, Saturday Chapel Arts
Carrying on our tradition of showing silent cinema in a new light,
this year's Sound to Silents presentation at Bath Film Festival will be an
event with a difference. Screening three early works by one of the most
distinctive and undiscovered directors to have emerged from Hollywood, Frank
Borzage, with a new live score by Kate Lissauer.
Kate Lissauer in Concert
Saturday, December 10 Cellar Upstairs Folk Club, Exmouth Arms,
Starcross st, London NW1 2HR
0207 281 7700 Sheilamiller55_at_yahoo_dot_co_dot_uk
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44 Gun gigs:
Dec. 9 Friday Hole in the
Wall, Brixham, S. Devon
Dec. 10 Saturday Sprat & Mackeral, The
Harbour, Brixham, S. Devon
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Ira Bernstein and Riley Baugus
NOVEMBER
4th Corn Hall, Diss, Norfolk
5th The Mill Arts, Spiceball Park, Banbury
6th Square Chapel Arts, Halifax
9th Huntingdon Hall, Worcester (tbc)
12th Village Hall, Ickleford, Herts (Workshop and concert) http://appalachianrootsickleford.webplus.net
15th South Hill Park, Bracknell
16th Electric Palace, Bridport
17th Burnett's Hill Chapel, Martelwy, Pembrokeshire
18th Village Hall, Welland, nr Malvern, Worcestershire
19th Victoria Hall, Crewkerne
www.tentoepercussion.com/appalachianroots/index.htm
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The Carrivick Sisters bring their mix of Americana and self-penned
songs to a number of venues over 2011:
Nov 10 Cavern, Farncombe, Surrey
Nov 11 Stompin' Dave Acoustic Roots Nights, Portsmouth, Hants
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Sara Grey with Kieron Means (unless stated)
3 Nov afternoon Migration of Ballads Presentation, evening Bevens
Music Room, Lyon College,2300 Highland Road, Batesville, AR 72501
4 Nov 12:00 Concert in Niles Gallery, School of Music, University
of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
4 Nov Kentucky Center for Traditional Music, Morehead State
University, 149 East Main St., Morehead, KY
5 Nov Bardsville or Louisville KY
6 Nov afternoon concert Cumberland Gap National
Historic Park, Middlesboro Ky
9 Nov John C Campbell Folk School, One Folk School Road,
Brasstown, NC
10 Nov 12:15 - 1:00pm Cherokee County Public Library, 3 East
Rutledge Ave, Gaffney, SC 39240
10 Nov House concert, 4201 Thornridge Road, Winston Salem, NC
12 Nov House Concert, Charlotte, NC 28203
13 Nov Pinecone, Daniels Auditorium, Museum of History, Raleigh,NC
14 Nov Triangle Folk Club house concert, Durham, NC
15 Nov First Presbyterian Church, 119 West F Street, Elizabethton,
TN
16 Nov Sodom Laurel, NC
17 Nov Whitesburg, KY
18 Nov Palace Theater, 113 West Broadway, Maryville, TN 37801
19 Nov Atlanta Area Friends of Folk Music, Garden Hills Recreation
Center 321/335 Pinetree Drive, Atlanta, GA 30305
20 Nov Kennedy-Douglass Center, FLorence, AL 35630
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Hot Club of Cowtown dates
Nov 3 Arlington Arts Centre, Newbury
Nov 4 The Met, Bury
Nov 5 Arts Centre, Aberystwyth
Nov 6 Walker Theatre, Shrewsbury
Nov 8 The Anvil, Basingstoke
Nov 9 Dingwalls, London
Nov 10 St. George's, Bristol
Nov 11 The Stables, Milton Keynes
Nov 12 The Bullingdon, Oxford
Nov 13 Komedia, Brighton
Nov 15 St. David's Hall, Cardiff
Nov 16 The Apex, Bury St. Edmonds
Nov 17 Darwin Suite, Derby
Nov 18 The Sage, Gateshead
Nov 19 Town Hall. Selby
Nov 20 Tolbooth, Stirling
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Cahalen Morrison and Eli West are described as "old-time music
styled for the 21st century".
If that intrigues you, here's their tour dates:
Fri 4th Nov The Green Note, Camden, London
Sun 6th Nov Upper Sheringham Village Hall, Norfolk
Mon 7th Nov Recording session for Bob Harris in London
Tue 8th Nov The Prince Albert, Brighton
Thu 10th Nov Centre Stage, Bournemouth
Fri 11th Nov The Anvil, Basingstoke
Sun 13th Nov Llys Meddyg, Newport, Pembrokeshire
Tue 15th Nov Theatre Mwldan, Cardigan
Wed 16th Nov No 5, The Beach, Clevedon
Thu 17th Nov The Cluny, Newcastle
Fri 18th Nov The Source, Carlisle
Sat 19th Nov Crofthead Hall, Neilston, Renfrewshire
Sun 20th Nov The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen
Tue 22nd Nov The Old Library, Kilbarchan
Wed 23rd Nov Douglas Robertson's Studio, Edinburgh
Thu 24th Nov Acoustic Music Club, Kirkcaldy
Fri 25th Nov Bogbain Music Night, Inshes, Inverness
Sat 26th Nov An Lanntair, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
Tue 29th Nov The Tin Hut, Gartly, Aberdeenshire
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Here's an event members in the Newcastle on Tyne might like
(Friday 11th Nov):
It's a showing of some of Alan Lomax's film archives.
Portions of the 400 hours of footage ? from Kentucky, Tennessee, North
Carolina, Mississippi, and Louisiana ? were edited into the 1991 television
series "American Patchwork," but the lion's share has never been seen
publicly. It will be presented by an archivist and producer from the Alan Lomax
Archive, who will screen a selected program of this rare material. Stick around
after the screening for an informal sharing of songs and stories from round
these parts and beyond.
I've not been able to find any other screenings but there may be
some around the country - let me know if you find any!
For more general access, ACE (Association for Cultural Equity) has
launched an Alan Lomax Archive channel on YouTube. Featuring clips selected
from the 400 hours of raw footage shot for Lomax's PBS American Patchwork
series, the channel provides an introduction to the diverse cast of musicians,
singers, dancers, story-tellers, and one-of-a-kind characters filmed by Alan
and crew between 1978 and 1985, as well as an entree into the Video Catalog
portion of ACE's Research Center. The first uploads include performances by
Hill Country bluesman R.L. Burnside, old-time fiddler Tommy Jarrell, ballads by
Sheila Kay Adams and Cas Wallin, former Mississippi Sheik Sam Chatmon, union
activist and singer Nimrod Workman, hot jazz bassist Chester Zardis, and the
White Eagles Mardi Gras Indians.
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Bill Malone's book Music from the True Vine: Mike Seeger's
Life and Musical Journey is now out in the world.
A musician, documentarian, scholar, and one of the founding
members of the influential folk revival group the New Lost City Ramblers, Mike
Seeger (1933-2009) spent more than fifty years collecting, performing, and
commemorating the culture and folk music of white and black southerners, which
he called "music from the true vine." In this fascinating biography,
Bill Malone explores the life and musical contributions of folk artist Seeger,
son of musicologists Charles and Ruth Crawford Seeger and brother of
folksingers Pete and Peggy Seeger.
Malone argues that Seeger, while not as well known as his brother,
may be more important to the history of American music through his work in
identifying and giving voice to the people from whom the folk revival borrowed
its songs. Seeger recorded and produced over forty albums, including the work
of artists such as Libba Cotten, Tommy Jarrell, Dock Boggs, and Maybelle
Carter. In 1958, with an ambition to recreate the southern string bands of the
twenties, he formed the New Lost City Ramblers, helping to inspire the urban
folk revival of the sixties. Music from the True Vine presents Seeger as a
gatekeeper of American roots music and culture, showing why generations of
musicians and fans of traditional music regard him as a mentor and an
inspiration.
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Ira Bernstein and Riley Baugus:
Saturday November 12th
Village Hall, Arlesey Rd, Ickleford, Herts SG3 3TG
Workshop (music with Riley, Dance with Ira) 2pm £8 in
advance, £10 on the door
Evening concert 8pm £10 in advance £12 on the door
(combined £17 in advance, £20 on the door)
Tickets from 39 Riverside Walk, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 6HP.
Cheques payable to S Rose.
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Steve Wise saw the article in the OTN about the slow-downer and
says there is a free piece of software - best practice - which does much the
same but without the restrictions of the free version slow-downer
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Aspiring OT banjo player needs basic tuition. Peterborough
area. PE8 6HJ
Phone Dave 07716339075 after 5.00 p.m..
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Horse Archer Productions, who produced the Why Old Time? and Henry
Reed dvds in 2008 are working on two new documentaries. One is on the Highwoods
Stringband and the other on the Green Grass Cloggers.
If you saw either the Highwoods Stringband or the Green Grass Cloggers
live, knew them personally, were influenced by them or just want to help one of
the only filmmakers covering Old Time music please go to the link and see the
list of perks you can get all while helping us make these two films.
There is an unreleased video of Highwoods at Brandywine Festival
in 1978 of which a sample appears in the video at the link below. It will be
cleaned up for the final film. Both the Highwoods and Green Grass Cloggers are
on board with the project.
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Also on the subject of the Green Grass Cloggers, one of their
newer members is putting together a souvenir dvd for their 40th anniversary.
For more details look at:
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Musically Monstrous have been promoting old-time and Americana
concerts over the past 18 months in much the same way as Neil Whites
"Crabshell" and Charlie Hardies' Willesden Folk Union concerts. That
is with a vision of encouraging and promoting old-time and Americana musicians
to visit and perform in the UK, to experience their music in our own locality
as well as promoting a local music culture. We provide 'not for profit'
promotions so that the artists can go home with at least a little money in
their pockets. I know that there are others out there doing the same thing so I
would would like to suggest creating an "Old-Time & Americana Venue
Network" where we are simply a hub for touring artists to connect through
to all those doing similar promotions. This would work by compiling a database
of promoters which can be passed on to any artists who are planning a tour so
that they can get in touch with each of us individually. It may be that some of
you might use this this information to help them plan their tour, that would be
OK too.
We could hold the database in a spreadsheet which is available by
a means to be considered.
I think simple contact information, size and location of the venue
will be enough for this to work, other details can be thrashed out with the
artists.
Please get in touch and discuss or just send me your details.
Coming up:
10th November Rag Mama Rag (Ashley & Deborah Dow)
www.rag-mama-rag.com
19TH November Bruce Molsky
6th December Aaron Jonah Lewis a great player
Mark Wallace
01844 346897
MusicallyMonstrous_at_talktalk_dot_net
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Do you want a Pig Roast (veggie options too) for a picking weekend
in Worcestershire or surrounding counties? Banjo enthusiast Alan and wife Sue
are happy to quote. Phone: 08445 000 874 or 07749 797076
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Sacred Harp Singing Workshops in Germany
Würzburg: Saturday 29th October
Frankfurt am Main: Sunday 30th October
The workshops, which will be conducted in German and English, are
aimed at beginners, to stimulate interest in Sacred Harp and Shape Note singing
in Germany. Singers from UK and elsewhere will be very welcome!
More information at www.sacredharp.de
Contact: Keith Macdonald shapenotegermany_at_gmail_dot_com
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Appalachian Roots -- Riley Baugus and Ira Bernstein
Friday 18th November 2011 from 7.30pm
at Welland Village Hall near Malvern in Worcestershire.(WR13 6NE)
Adults £12.00 Under 16's £10.00
Limited tickets available for this friendly and intimate venue so
book early to avoid disappointment.
Bar with real ales, plenty of parking and many local pubs that do
great food before the show starts!
Enquiries and Bookings to Pete Haynes on 01684 310398 or
peterhaynes_at_talktalk_dot_net
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Mick Smith's latest country show available at
www.micksmithradio.co.uk
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Largely (but most certainly not confined to) Bluegrass is
ukbluegrass to be found at http://ukbluegrass.com/
Very useful calender - festivals & events/uk bands/ visiting
bands/all
Interesting forum - need to register to post but not to just read.
Includes a thread on instrument teachers
Links to bands - including various oldtime ones. Lots of links to
venues and organisations etc.
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Chelmsford based guitarist looking for other musicians to
play OT & related music.
email: howe.john_at_gmail_dot_com
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WANTED: Fiddle player based around Cheltenham. Currently, we have
vocals, banjo, guitar and mandolin. If anyone interested, please email Frank at
harleyfrank1959_at_hotmail_dot_com or call on 07920 101659.
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The long awaited Milliner - Koken Collection of American Fiddle
Tunes is now available.
Transcribed and Annotated by Clare Milliner and Walt Koken.
Purchase from www.mkfiddletunes.com
This is an essential resource and reference book for anyone interested
in old time American fiddle tunes.
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New band in Yorkshire:
The Whiskey Dogs
New tuition details for East Yorkshire:
Clawhammer and three finger banjo, flatpicking and fingerpicking
guitar styles, mandolin and ukulele.
For more details on either contact Pete Bolton
01262 674303
pete_at_petebolton_dot_co_dot_uk www.petebolton.co.uk
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Last Thursday of the month session in Oxford. Old time and
bluegrass (and not much else). More old time fiddlers needed! So
come along.
Red Lion, Wolvercote, Oxford OX2 8PG
More details: taube.marks_at_lang_dot_ox_dot_ac_dot_uk
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Session: Six Bells, 11 Covent Gardent, Cambridge CB1 2HS
Contact Julies Watson jkw32_at_cam_dot_ac_dot_uk
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The Birkbeck, Leyton, London. Last Tuesday of the month.
Contact Paul Warner 07990 737539
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Plume of Feathers, Castlemorton, nr Malvern, Worcestershire.
Wednesdays 8:30pm
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There is an Old time/Bluegrass Session that takes place on the
first Friday of each month at the George III Hotel, Penmaenpool, Gwynedd, N.
Wales.
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The Manchester Cajun session is at The Beech pub on Blackburn Rd,
Chorlton, on the last Tues of every month
diggerhugh_at_tiscali_dot_co_dot_uk
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Newcastle upon Tyne session:
The Gathering American Old-Time Music Session
The Fusilier, off Victoria Ave, off Station Road, Forest Hall,
Newcastle upon Tyne NE12 0JB
Monday evenings from 8.30 pm
contact: passthebuck_at_talktalk_dot_net
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Nottingham session
The Plough, St Peter's St. Radford, Nottingham.
American Singaround - 1st Monday in the month. Starts 8pm.
Bluegrass, old-time, country, gospel.
Tel. Yvonne Dreyer 0115 9249438
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Weekly session every Thursday in Bakewell at the Queen's Arms, on
the market square in the middle of town, opposite the co-op supermarket. The
postal address is Bridge street and the postcode is DE45 1DS
Contact is Steve Wise. email: stevewise_at_fastmail_dot_co_dot_uk,
tel:07986 903409
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Cambridge Bluegrass and Old Time Session, 2nd or 3rd Wed of month
at Six Bells, Covent Garden, off Mill Rd, Cambridge.
Contact Julie Watson at jkw32_at_cam_dot_ac_dot_uk_dot_
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Bournemouth Folk continues to promote monthly gigs of old-time,
bluegrass and americana bands.
More information: www.bournemouthfolkclub.com
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Old Time Session at the Union Hotel, Chapel Street, Penzance,
Cornwall
Contact Bob and Sibs on 01736 332821 for dates, and/or to be put
on the mailing list. They're looking forward to seeing friends old and
new who manage to get down this far for their holidays! Or why not make a
special trip.
sibs_at_sibylle2_dot_freeserve_dot_co_dot_uk
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Old Time & Bluegrass Session at The Walnut Tree Inn,
Blisworth, Northants (3rd Monday of every Month) 8.00pm start
Contact Andrew Metcalfe a.metcalfe340_at_btinternet_dot_com
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Rainham Oast Old Time Sessions (ROOTS) meets at 8 pm on the first
and third Wednesday every month in the bar of the Rainham Oast Community
Centre, next to Rainham Railway station in Kent. Plenty of floor spots,
mainly playing, dancing and singing to old time. People encouraged to
join in, especially beginners, the club is acoustic, all welcome. Also at
ROOTS we have a slow jam session on the last Friday every month all welcome
www.roots.ik.com contact Graham on 01634 260281,
graham.g.anstee_at_btopenworld_dot_com
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Old-time & bluegrass session
Blue Lion pub, 133 Gray's Inn Road, London.
Meet every other Wednesday, gathering from around 7 and playing
tunes from 8.
If anyone would like to be on the email list, please email
helenelizabethkeen_at_yahoo_dot_co_dot_uk
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FOLK AT THE ROYAL OAK, LEWES EAST SUSSEX.
Thursdays at 8.00 pm
tinvic_at_globalnet_dot_co_dot_uk or 01273 478124
www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic
Nov 3rd * COOPE, BOYES & SIMPSON
Nov 10th * ZOOX
Nov 17th * ELSIE'S BAND
Nov 24th * DIAMIK
Our Future Guests will include:-
* Noel Dumbrell (December 8th)
2012
* Pete Morton (January 5th)
* Jeff Davis (February 16th)
* Dave Swarbrick (February 23rd)
* Bartram, Brookes & Weatherall (March 1st)
* Judy Cook (March 15th)
* Andy Irvine (April 12th)
* Jim MacFarland & Jerry O'Reilly (April 19th)
* John Kirkpatrick (May 17th)
* Sisters Unlimited (September 13th)
* Jerry Epstein & Ralph Bodington (September 27th)
* Jeff Warner (October 4th)
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CELLAR UPSTAIRS FOLK CLUB
MEETS on Saturdays at 8.15pm
VENUE: Exmouth Arms, Starcross Street, London NW1 2HR (on the
corner of Cobourg Street, near Euston and Euston Square stations; parking is
easy), on Saturdays at 8.15pm
INFORMATION: 020 7281 7700; www.cellarupstairs.org.uk (PUB: 020
7387 5440 - but they're not very aware of the folk club details)
ENTRANCE: Members: £6, non-members: £7 (unwaged £1.50 less),
except on nights marked *, when it will be £7 and £8. Membership: £2 for the
year
ACCESS: The club room is up a short staircase.
RESIDENT PERFORMERS: Jim Younger, Gail Williams, Peta Webb, Ken
Hall, Bob Wakeling, Frankie Cleeve
5 NOV*: MARTIN CARTHY
12 NOV: BENEFIT FOR NORMA WATERSON: PETE COOPER, PETA WEBB &
KEN HALL, and GAIL WILLIAMS & JIM YOUNGER
19 NOV: BILL CADDICK
26 NOV: JIM AND LYNETTE ELDON
3 DEC: PHIL CALLERY
10 DEC: KATE LISSAUER
2012
7 JAN: ROBB JOHNSON
14 JAN: G and T
21 JAN: DONAL MAGUIRE
28 JAN: JOHN HEGLEY
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Eve Morris's Old Time imports cd, video & dvd catalogue is
available to download in Acrobat pdf format. Just click on her butterfly advert
at the bottom of the www.foaotmad.org.uk home page.
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