1. Lewes Saturday Folk Club (The Room in the
Elephant) in March. SUSSEX
2. Burgess Hill Fairtrade Festival Ewan McLennan. Friday 9th March.
SUSSEX
3. Frittenden Old Fashioned Night Out (and afternoon session and workshop),
31st March 2012. KENT
4. Tom Thumb Theatre. First Friday Folk & Roots. KENT
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1.
From:
ValmaiGoodyear_at_aol_dot_com
Date: 28 February 2012 09:19:19 GMT
To: ValmaiGoodyear_at_aol_dot_com
Subject: Lewes Saturday Folk Club (The Room in the Elephant) in March
Lewes Saturday Folk Club (The Room in the Elephant) in March
WE'VE INTRODUCED A
LOYALTY CARD: 6 visits = ?5 credit
Club website http://www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/
MAR 3 FAY
HIELD TRIO ?9
http://www.fayhield.com/
Fay (voice, Witches of
Elswick) with Rob Harbron (English concertina, fiddle, guitar, Kerr Fagan
Harbron, English Acoustic Collective) and Sam Sweeney (fiddle,
Bellowhead). A few evening tickets are still available.
FAY HIELD: ENGLISH
TRADITIONAL SONG WORKSHOP
Royal Oak, Station Street, Lewes BN7 2DA
10.45am - 4.45pm Places ?35
Fay is a fine young singer, scholar &
teacher of English traditional song. She has performed & recorded with
the Witches of Elswick, Damien Barber, Jon Boden, Fay Hield Trio & the
Woodbine & Ivy Band. She & Jon Boden run the Royal Traditions folk
club, Dungworth.
The
workshop will help singers to develop their own style to bring the best out
of songs.
ROB HARBRON'S
CONCERTINA WORKSHOP & SAM SWEENEY'S FIDDLE WORKSHOP ARE SOLD OUT WITH WAITING LISTS.
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MAR 10
TWAGGER BAND
?6
www.twaggerband.co.uk/The_Twagger_Band/Home.html
Mostly traditional music & songs from Joy Lewis, Derrick Hughes, Sue
Evans, Ian Chisholm & Will Duke on concertinas, hammered dulcimers,
Northumbrian pipes, whistles, psaltery, harmonium, recorders, bouzouki,
mandolin, guitar, serpent, crumhorn & harp.
MAR 17
COME-ALL-YE with
spotlight on Adrian & Oli Waters
?3
Bring songs &
tunes, & enjoy some delightful concertina duets from this father &
son duo from Kent.
MAR 24
THE ASKEW SISTERS
?7
www.askewsisters.co.uk/
Fine singing & playing of traditional English songs & tunes from two
thrilling, brilliant & intelligent young musicians with fiddle &
melodeon.
MAR 31
JON HESLOP
?5
www.redherring.unisonplus.net/jon.htm
From Cornwall, Jon is
a fine writer & unaccompanied singer of songs in traditional style (Cheap
Boat, Lifeboatman's Prayer, Old Soldiers, Candles & many more).
APRIL 28 CLOUDSTREET
www.cloudstreet.org
VOCAL HARMONY WORKSHOP
10.45am- 4.45pm. Places
?35
From Australia, Nicole
Murray & John Thompson offer hot harmonies with spellbindingly precise
delivery. They add humour, vitality & excitement to traditional &
modern Australian, English & Celtic songs & tunes. Guitar, flute,
fiddle, whistle & concertina enrich the mixture. John is also a member of
The Spooky Men's Chorale & has an excellent blog, An Australian Folk Song
A Day (http://ozfolksongaday.blogspot.com/).
This workshop day offers the perfect opportunity to discover & explore
vocal harmony. We will cover warm-ups for body & voice, useful techniques
to enhance your tone, breathing, pitch, phrasing & rhythm, enjoyable
songs in parts, & improvisation & harmony development.
IN THE EVENING CLOUDSTREET PLAY AT THE LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB
(?7: tickets from club or website)
MAY 26
JIGJAW: SINGING FOR DANCING WORKSHOP
http://jigjaw.co.uk/about.html
10.45am.- 4.45pm. Places
?30
JigJaw (Janet Russell, Rosie Davis, Kerry
Fletcher, Frances Watt) combine the percussion & passion of dance
traditions with vocal harmonies in a tight, scintillating quartet of singing
& dancing talents. They use step-dancing, social dancing, mouth music,
nonsense rhyme & songs from Britain & beyond for a highly distinctive
performance, rekindling the links between dancers & singers, songs and
dances, performers and audiences.
They say: 'We'll be singing & dancing in each part of the workshop.
Everyone will be encouraged to sing & dance. There will be an option for
step dancers to learn a routine. Concentrate on singing or dancing, or have a
go at everything - enjoy!'
IN THE EVENING JIGJAW
perform at the LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB
(?8: tickets from club or website )
Valmai Goodyear
20, St. John's Terrace, Lewes, BN7 2DL
01273 476757
Lewes Saturday Folk Club, Elephant & Castle, White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ
Residents: Bryan Creer, Dave Earl, Sandra Goddard, Valmai Goodyear, Don
Morgan, George Oakley, Denise Savage, Derek Seed, Stuart Walker
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2.
BURGESS HILL FAIRTRADE
FESTIVAL
Full details of the Folk events on Bulletin
Board here.
Friday 9th March
Ewan McLennan
(same bill as Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick)
Winner of several awards including the 2011 BBC Radio 2 Horizon Award, Ewan McLennan
is an emerging folk artist who has been making headlines. His music combines
traditional folk, with an inevitable focus on the music of Scotland, as well
as his own self-penned songs that are receiving critical acclaim in their own
right.
BBC Radio 2's Mike Harding has said of Ewan, ?he sings beautifully, with
great sincerity and great empathy, he's terrific!?. His guitar
playing, described as ?stunning?, is influenced by the rigour and technique
from his years of studying classical guitar, while retaining a unique and
compelling sound in which his immersion in folk music is evident.
His debut album, ?Rags & Robes?, has been received glowing reviews.
Described as ?a collection of truly captivating songs?, it was chosen
as a 'Top Ten Album of 2010' by MOJO and has won numerous accolades in radio
and print media.
Quotes:
?One of the most exciting new voices. I was completely and utterly
bowled over by his music? Mike Harding BBC Radio 2
?A gorgeous, lilting voice. So moving?. MOJO Magazine
?First class. Quite possibly destined to become the UK?s finest folk singer!?
Maverick
?May well be the best singer you'll hear all year!" The Root and
Branch Review
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3.
From: Gavin Atkin
<gmatkin_at_gmail_dot_com>
Date: 28 February 2012 22:06:54 GMT
Subject: Frittenden Old Fashioned Night Out (and afternoon session and
workshop), 31st March 2012
Frittenden Old Fashioned Night Out
Saturday 31st March
2012
Sat afternoon, from 12 noon
Tunes and songs at 12 noon at the Bell & Jorrocks (free entry).
Sea, ships and sailors session at the Bell & Jorrocks starting at 2pm
including sea shanties, other sea songs, songs about sailors, fishermen?s
songs and the famous Sailor?s Hornpipe (free entry).
Learn old fashioned dances (eg, Veleta, St Bernard?s Waltz, Heel & Toe
Polka) from 4.30 to 6.00pm at the Bell & Jorrocks function room, entry
?2.50/?1.50.
Saturday evening dance, from 8pm
An atmospheric old fashioned dance in the Bell & Jorrocks function room
led by Rosie Davis (she?ll explain what to do!). Music from the Horsmonden
Traditional Music Class and friends, with songs from our guests, and party
games for all ages. Black tie (in a light-hearted sense) is encouraged but
not essential. Kids welcome. Entry ?7/?4.
For information, see the http://frittendenfestival.com/ or email
gmatkin_at_gmail_dot_com and tel 07985 522734
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4.
From: "Thomas Thompson" <tom_at_tomthumbtheatre_dot_co_dot_uk>
Date: 27 February 2012 21:48:08 GMT
To: "SEFAN" <admin_at_sefan_dot_org_dot_uk>
Subject: Tom Thumb Theatre
TOM THUMB THEATRE
? First Friday Folk & Roots
1st Friday of every month ...
A year of great Folk at the Tom Thumb Theatre. Including Folk Musician of the
Year Tim Edey and Horizon winner Lucy Ward
2nd March ? Tim Edey - ?10
6th April ? Club Night - ?5
4th May ? Rory Mcleod - ?10
1st June ? Richard Digence - ?10
6th July ? Kris Dollimore - ?10
3rd August ? TBC
7th September ? Pete Morton - ?10
5th October ? Lucy Ward - ?8
2nd November ? Mike Wilson & Damien Barber - ?10
7th December - TBC
? Time: Doors open at 7pm Show starts 7.30pm
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Booking details, including telephone number, email address and website:
01843221791
www.wegottickets.com
tickets_at_tomthumbtheatre_dot_co_dot_uk
www.tomthumbtheatre.co.uk
Tom Thumb Theatre, 2a Eastern Esplanade, Cliftonville, Margate, CT9 2LB
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Tom Thumb Theatre
Email: tom_at_tomthumbtheatre_dot_co_dot_uk
Phone: 01843221791
Mobile: 07792245064