From: FOAOTMAD mailout [mailout1_at_foaotmad_dot_org_dot_uk]
Sent: 16 August 2012 13:25
Subject: mailout 16th August
Older news can be found on our website: -
www.foaotmad.org.uk/news.htm
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THIS WEEKS NEWS
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There are regular clogging workshops in North Lincolnshire starting on
Wednesday 5th September.
Full details on the website below or contact Julia Pollock, Dance Leader,
Bootleggers Appalachian Dancers
www.bootleggersappalachian.co.uk
01724 843174/07704 666916
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Frank Fairfield (fiddle, banjo) from California has a short UK tour and a
couple of ventures into Europe:-
23 Aug Leicester, UK The Cookie Jar
24 Aug Coventry, UK Taylor John?s House
26 Aug Bristol, UK Cafe Kino
28 Aug Brighton, UK Prince Albert
29 Aug Manchester, UK Night & Day
30 Aug Hull, UK Adelphi
31 Aug Cardiff, UK Dempsey?s Bar
01 Sep Reading, UK South St. Arts
02 Sep Dorset, UK End Of The Road Festival
04 Sep London, UK Borderline
05 Sep Leeds, UK Brudenell Social Club
06 Sep Belfast, UK Belfast Barge
07 Sep Dublin, IE Button Factory
08 Sep Glasgow, UK No Mean City Festival
14 Sep Tilburg, NL Incubate Festival
15 Sep Copenhagen, DK Global
qujunktions.com/artists/frank-fairfield
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Combining bluegrass, punk rock, blues, Cajun, folk and country, Portland,
Oregon?s The Water Tower Bucket Boys return to the UK & Ireland with a new
line-up for a run of dates through September in support of their current EP
Where The Crow Don?t Fly
www.watertowerbucketboys.com
September
Tue 4 London The Harrison, King?s Cross
Wed 5 Stroud The Prince Albert
Thu 6 Bristol The Old Duke
Fri 7 Brighton The Haunt
Sat 8 Shanklin (IOW) Gracellie Hotel
Sun 9 Downend (IOW) Bestival
Mon 10 Sarratt (Herts) The Cock Inn
Tue 11 Birmingham The Hare and Hounds, Kings Heath
Wed 12 London What?s Cookin' _at_ The Birkbeck Tavern, Leyton
Thu 13 N.Hykeham(Lincs)Terry O'Toole Theatre
Fri 14 Walthom on the Wolds Village Hall
Sat 15 South Wheatley North & South Wheatley Village Hall
Sun 16 Hoton (Leics) Hoton, Cotes & Prestwold Village Hall
Tue 18 Leicester The Musician
Wed 19 Langholm (Dumfries & Galloway) The Buccleuch Centre
Thu 20 Stanraer The Grapes
Fri 21 Newcastle The Cluny 2
Sat 22 Avoca (Co Wicklow) Conary Community Hall
Mon 24 Cork Crane Lane Theatre
Tue 25 Omagh (N.I.) The Weigh Inn
Wed 26 Cookstown (Co. Tyrone, N.I.) The Red Room
Thu 27 Listowel (Co. Kerry) St. John?s Theatre
Fri 28 Cardiff The Moon Club
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Cornwall - the Old Time session at the Union Hotel, Chapel Street, Penzance
re-starts on Thursday, 6th September, starting at 8.30pm
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Buffalo Gals are playing at Appleby Bluegrass Day (that's Appleby Magna in
Leicestershire not Appleby, Cumbria) on Bank Holiday Monday, 27th August and
features workshops on Fiddle with Kate Lissauer, 5 string banjo with Joe
McIlvenny and Bluegrass Guitar with Guy Rogers.
There is a free dance workshop and a free afternoon concert featuring Ann
Duggan and Rob Hines.
There will be an evening concert featuring the Buffalo Gals, supported by The
Old Grey Dogs, Phantom Horse and Foxchase
This will all take place at: The Sir John Moore Foundation, Top Street,
Appleby Magna, Leicestershire DE12 7AH
www.applebybluegrass.co.uk
or contact Guy Rogers 07961 061489 or guy_at_salmagundi_dot_me_dot_uk
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STOMPIN' DAVE UPCOMING SHOWS Aug Sep 2012 for full details on how to buy
tickets visit
www.stompinstore.com
Aug 18th, Fundraising Event For Piddlehinton Millenium Green, DORSET Aug 19th,
Bath Folk Festival, The Chapel Arts Centre, BATH supporting Maurice Dickson &
Catherine Ashcroft(Sublime Folk) Aug 22nd, The Blackmore Theatre, Exmouth,
DEVON
Aug 25th-26th, Foxstock Festival, North Barrington, GLOUSTERSHIRE also
appearing with Earl Jackson Aug 27th, Cattistock Countryside Show, DORSET
(afternoon) Aug 29th-30th, The Great Dorset Steam Fair, Black Bull, DORSET
(afternoon) Aug 31st, Didmarton Bluegrass Festival, Davidson Stage,
GLOUSTERSHIRE
(afternoon)
Sep 6th, The Old Duke, BRISTOL, supporting The Water Tower Bucket Boys(USA),
details TBC Sep 9th, Blues, Rock ?n? Roll & Real Ale Festival, Farnham,
HAMPSHIRE also appearing with Earl Jackson Sep 11th, The Marine Theatre, Lyme
Regis, DORSET supporting The Whitetop Mountain Band (USA)
Sep 15th, King's Place Festival, LONDON(afternoon) Sep 29th, St Alban's Beer
Festival, HERTFORDSHIRE, (afternoon)
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Bluegrass & old time band the Random Canyon Growlers are finalising a tour of
the UK and Ireland this October. Dates - and gaps - shown below. Contact Alan
Rooke of Owlsworld agency if you can help out 07775526881 or
owlsworld_at_gmail_dot_com
Tue 9 Oct FREE
Wed 10 Oct LONDON Whats Cookin _at_ The Birkbeck Taven Thu 11 Oct BRIGHTON Green
Door Supporting Mama Rosin Fri 12 Oct FREE Sat 13 Oct BRISTOL Old Duke Sun 14
Oct WATFORD The Horns Mon 15 Oct SARRATT The Old Barn Sessions Tue 16 Oct
LONDON The Harrison Wed 17 Oct FREE Thu 18 Oct GARSTANG LANCS Garstang
Unplugged Fri 19 Oct FREE Sat 20 Oct SHANKLIN, ISLE OF WIGHT Gracellie Hotel
Sun 21 Oct FREE Mon 22 Oct FREE Tue 23 Oct FREE Wed 24 Oct FREE
Thu 25 Oct BRISTOL The Canteen
Fri 26 Oct CARDIFF Moon Club
Sat 27 Oct HALIFAX Puzzle Hall
Sun 28 Oct STRANRAER The Grapes
Mon 29 Oct COOKSTOWN Red rooms
Tue 30 Oct OMAGH Ireland The Weigh Inn Bar Wed 31 Oct LISTOWEL Ireland St
Johns Theatre Thu 1 Nov Free Ireland Fri 2 Nov Free Ireland Sat 3 Nov Free
Ireland Sun 4 Nov Free Ireland
randomcanyongrowlers.com
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If you haven't already spent your holiday allowance, here's a message from
Kate Lissauer:
This is a quick announcement for anyone interested in our residential old-time
music workshops in Andalucia, Sept 29-Oct 6.
We can fit a couple of people more into our group, and would love to be joined
by any interested singers, banjo, or guitarist, and particularly by anyone
interested in old-time fiddle, because we have the splendid opportunity this
year of classes from the wonderful and hugely experienced fiddler John Grimm.
John will be able to join us, on short notice, as he is travelling with
Beverly Smith.
Of course, there is also the opportunity to study with the legendary Alice
Gerrard, who will teach individual and part singing, and generously impart a
portion of her vast knowledge and experience of the old-time country song
tradition, as well as teaching banjo.
Space is very limited, but we would love to have you with us, so squeeze in if
you can.
contact Kate at kate_at_katelissauer_dot_com or 01373 474 110.
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LAST WEEK'S NEWS
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Crabshell concert number 28
Neil White is now taking bookings for the Carrivick Sisters at the Crabshell
Inn, Kingsbridge, South Devon on Sunday 26th August at 8pm.
Tickets are £10 in advance from the pub or pre-booked on 01548 856601 ("on the
door" price will be higher).
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Latest update from Mark Wallace at Musically Monstrous Promotions
musicallymonstrous_at_talktalk_dot_net
www.musicallymonstrous.co.uk/
The Barn at The Three Horseshoes, Towersey, Oxfordshire
Sun 16th Sep The Whitetop Mountain Band
Sun 23rd Sep Hans Theessink
Fri 5th Oct The Coal Porters
Sun 14th Oct Alice Gerrard & Beverly Smith
Sun 21st Oct Rag Mama Rag
Sat 10th Nov The New Essex Bluegrass Band
Mon 28th Jan Petunia and the Vipers
Sat 9th Mar The Carrivick Sisters
Sat 4th May Bruce Molsky
and hopefully in November or December Tom Paley and his son Ben.
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OLD NEWS
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White Top Mountain Band's schedule for their UK visit in September :
Sep 6 - Willesden Folk Union, Masons Arms, 665 Harrow Road, London NW10 5NU
Sep 7 - Linlithgow Folk Fest, Linlithgow, West Lothian Sep 8 - Bluegrass
Plus Club, Coulsdon, Surrey Sep 9 - Square and Compass, Worth Mattravers,
Swanage, Dorset Sep 11 - Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, Dorset Sep 12 - Burnett's
Hill Chapel, Tenby, South Wales Sep 13 - Melting Pot, Redruth, Cornwall Sep 14
- Western Hotel, Saint Ives, Cornwall Sep 15 - Cornish Bluegrass Festival,
Hendra Holiday Park, Newquay, Cornwall Sep 16 - The Three Horseshoes,
Towersey, Oxfordshire
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Latest clogging updates from Kerry Fletcher:
Regular classes Autumn 2012
Weekly Appalachian Clogging Camden, London (assisted by Jo Bowis and Alice
Cade)
On: Wednesdays Sept 26th Dec 5th (no session Oct 31st)
Times: Beginners: 6.30-8pm Improvers: 8.15-9.45pm
Cost: £70 (£55 conc) / for both classes £110 (£90 conc)
At: Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regents Park Road, London NW1 7AY Places must be
booked in advance contact Kerry
Weekly Appalachian Clogging - Faversham, Kent
On: Thursdays Sept 13th Dec 13th (no session Nov 1st)
Times: Beginners: 6.30-7.30pm Improvers: 7.45-8.45pm
Intermediates: 8.45-9.45pm
Cost: £78 (£65 conc) / for both Imp & Int £130 (£104 conc) New beginners get
first class free on Sept 13th FREE!
At: St Catherine's Schoolroom, Preston Lane, Faversham, Kent ME13 8LG
Monthly Appalachian Clogging - Pirton, Herts
On: Saturdays: Sept 15th, Oct 20th (at Baldock) (plus performance at Dance
Around the World Festival, London) Nov 17th (at Baldock), Dec 8th Times
(sometimes vary check before travelling):
Mixed level, incl Beginners: 9.30 - 11am
Improvers: 11.15 - 12.45pm
Intermediates OR Musicians (dates tbc): 1-2pm (music led by the wonderful Tim
Brooks)
Cost: £9 (£7 conc) Mixed/Improvers / for both £15 (£11 conc) / £6 (£5 conc)
Intermediates/Musicians
At: Pirton Village Hall, Nr Hitchin, Herts SG5 3PS (Oct & Nov at The Scout
Hut, Park Drive, Baldock SG7 6EN)
And Wendy is also running beginners classes Monthly Appalachian Clogging -
Peter's Green, Herts
On: Mondays Time: 8.00pm - 10.00pm Cost: £6.00
At: The Village Hall, Peter's Green, Hertfordshire LU2 9QL For more info:
docs.google.com/View?id=dgn9q6j_34c75j3dhr
kerry_at_kerryfletcher_dot_co_dot_uk
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Dave Richardson flags up the following:
The link below is to a 15 minute segment from Art Rosenbaum's 'Backroads &
Banjos' weekly radio program out of Atlanta GA. It features the fine two
finger picking of Banjo player Omer Forster.
www.blubrry.com/backroadsbanjos/819064/omer-forster/
More information about Omer and his playing can be found in this article by
Charles Wolfe....
www.artscenterofcc.com/Spring-
fed/OmerForsterHoustonDanielFloweryGirls.htm
It's also worth exploring the extensive 'Backroads & Banjos' archive...
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Oldtime camp in the far West of Cornwall.
Guy & Xanthe welcome Oldtime & Americana musicians
Friday 24th 'till Monday 27th August.
Beautiful site, fire every night, marquee & bell tent for sheltered jamming.
Water & loos.
please email Guy for invite & directions.
guy_at_alsiafarm_dot_com
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Alice Gerrard and Beverly Smith will follow their workshops in Spain with a
short tour. Anyone able to arrange concerts on free days, please contact
Beverly using the Smith & Grimm website -
www.smithgrimm.com/contactus.cfm
or via me at this email.
Sat Sep 29 Sat Oct 6
La Fuente Music Workshop, El Fonte, Andalucia, Spain
www.katelissauer.com/events.php
Thu Oct 11 The Wolf Folk Club, Wolferton, Norfolk PE31
www.norfolkfolk.co.uk/Wolferton.htm
Sat Oct 13 The Cellar Upstairs, Exmouth Arms, Starcross Street, London NW1 2HR
www.cellarupstairs.org.uk
Tue Oct 16 Dartford Folk Club, 40 Essex Road, Dartford DA1 2AU
www.dartfordfolk.org.uk
Wed Oct 17 The Barge Pub, 63 Layfield Road, Gillingham, Kent ME7 2QY
www.thebargepub.co.uk
Sun Oct 21 (note - 1:00 pm) The Bell Inn, 103 Walcot Street, Bath, Avon BA1
5BW
www.thebellinnbath.co.uk
Thu Oct 25 Folk at the Royal Oak, Station Street, Lewes, Sussex
www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic
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SWEET SUNNY SOUTH - Old Time American Music Festival Fairlight Lodge Hotel,
Hastings 7th - 9th September 2012
Workshops . Concerts . Slow Jams . Picking Sessions . Real Ales . Pub Grub .
Camping Facilities
Featuring Buffalo Gals (Fri & Sat); The Long Hill Ramblers (Fri & Sat); Dave
Stacey & Frank Weston (Friday), Andy Imms & Dave Marshall (Saturday).
Weekend ticket: £32; Saturday all day: £19 (inc. workshops) Workshops only: £6
each Concert only tickets: Friday £11; Saturday £11 Camping - £3 per pitch per
night
Box office and further infomation: 7 Badgers Way, Hastings TN34 2QD Tel:
01424 423230
www.sweetsunnysouth.co.uk
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Didmarton news from John Wirtz:
The band line up for Didmarton 2012 is now posted on the website and we have
added a provisional programme in the concerts section. Please note this is
provisional and subject to change.
The festival take place 30th August to 2nd September, 2012 at Kemble Airfield
near Cirencester, Gloucestershire. All information on the website
www.didmarton-bluegrass.co.uk
As usual, there is a fantastic line up again and some new faces coming along
to play the festival for the first time.
Besides the normal Bluegrass and Old Time programme, there a great choice of
music coming our way at the end of August. Forty Five bands and still one or
two slots to fill in!
So it going to be great even if it rains (is that a disclaimer of sorts?).
Don?t worry, bring a brolly with you!
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Cambridge - Bluegrass & Oldtime session
6 Bells, Covent Garden, Cambridge
Contact Julie Watson jkw32_at_hermes_dot_cam_dot_ac_dot_uk
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DAFF, Danish American Folk Music Association, has activities relating to
traditional American folk music mostly oldtime music.
There's an oldtime event in Denmark 14th to 16th of September - the Kattinge
Gathering. For more details checkout
www.oldtime.dk/?page_id=342
DAFF arranges a mothly Oldtime jam at Cafe Mellemrummet, Ravnsborggade 11,
2200 Copenhagen N. It is held from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. the second to last
Tuesday of each month. Everyone can join and it is free.
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Vera van Heeringen has launched her new album, Standing Tall -
www.veravanheeringen.com
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Sara Grey & Kieron Means - September 2012 - Ireland & Scotland
Tue 28 Aug Sara Grey (solo) The Wee Folk Club, Royal Oak, Infirmary Street,
Edinburgh Sat 1 Sept Potsoy Folk Club, Salmon Bothy, Links Road, Portsoy,
Banff AB45 2SS Sat 8 Sept J.J.Harlow's, The Square, Roscommon, Ireland Sun 9
Sept Mannions Pub, Balla, Co Mayo, IrelandMon 10 Sept Mick Murphy's Pub,
Ballymore Eustace, Kildare, IrelandWed 12 Sept Carnegie Arts Centre,
Shelbourne Street, Kenmare, Co Kerry, IrelandThu 13 Sept St John's Theatre,
The Square, Listowel, Co. Kerry, IrelandFri 14 Sept The Markethouse Tavern,
Miltown Malbay, Clare, IrelandSat 15 Sept Belfast and District Set Dancing and
Traditional Music Society, Crescent Arts Centre, 2-4 University Road, Belfast
BT7 1NH
Daytime Workshop 10:30am - 4:30pm
Evening concert - to be confirmed Sun 16 Sept Morning Workshop Sun 16
Sept Gleeson's Bar, Westgate, Clonmel, Co Tipperary, Ireland
Sara Grey solo - October 2012 - UK
5 Oct Seaford Folk Club, The Beachcomber, Dane Road, Seaford
6-7 Oct Tenterden Folk Festival, Tenterden, Kent
8 Oct Stockton Folk Club, The Sun Inn, Knowles St, Stockton on Tees TS18 1SU
26-28 Oct (with Ben Paley) South Roscommon Singers Festival, Knockcrogherty,
Roscommon Ireland
Contact details at
www.saragrey.net
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Tom Paley has a new cd available, titled "Roll On, Roll On".
See reviews at:
www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/9369581/Tom-Paleys-Old-
Time-Moonshine-Revue-Roll-On-Roll-On-CD-review.html
www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/q9zb
www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/jun/21/tom-paley-roll-on-review
hornbeamrecordings.com/
www.facebook.com/HornbeamRecordings
Available through Amazon and (I guess) most good record retailers.
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So Last Century Stringband have released a five track EP, entitled Take Your
Fingers Off It.
www.solastcenturystringband.com
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La Fuente de Music announces it?s annual autumn workshops in American old-time
music, taking place from September 29 to October 6, and featuring tutors,
Beverly Smith, Alice Gerrard, and a new addition to the staff of master
fiddler and guitarist John Grimm!
Classes will be in Fiddle, Banjo, Guitar, and singing (both solo and part
singing).
All levels of experience are welcome and catered for, and non-playing
participants are also very welcome.
£500 covers room, board, tuition, and all facilities. You will be responsible
for your transport to one of our local airports, and transfers are arranges by
La Feunte, with payment for transfers shared by participants.
Many of our former members have described this as the holiday of a lifetime,
and many come back time and again. Please join us again, or make this coming
music week your chance to experience La Fuente for the first time.
For further information and enrollment, contact Kate at kate_at_katelissauer_dot_com
or 01373 474 110.
Visit Kate_at_katelissauer_dot_com and look at the ?La Fuente? album in the Gallery.
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FOLK AT THE ROYAL OAK
3 Station Street, Lewes BN7 2DA
Enquiries: - (01273) 478124 or 881316
Email tinvic_at_globalnet_dot_co_dot_uk .
Future Guests:-
* Rattle On The Stovepipe (Sept 6th)
* Sisters Unlimited (September 13th)
* Jeff Warner (October 4th)
* Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick (October 11th)
* Chris Foster (October 18th)
* Alice Gerrard & Beverly Smith (October 25th)
* The Other Band (November 1st)
* Bob Walser (November 15th)
* Alistair Roberts (November 29th)
And in 2013 * Sara Grey & Kieron Means * Brigitte Kloareg & Yann-Fa?ch
Perrocches * Rosie Stewart & R?is?n White * Askew Sisters
www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic
www.myspace.com/royaloakfolklewes
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Sessions news:
The Head, Middleton Head, Cumbria LA6 2NF. Friday The Frigate, Whitefield,
Manchester. Tuesday The Beech, Chorlton, Manchester. Last Tuesday of the month
Contact for above - Hugh Connor 015395 60534
Hillgrove Porter Stores, Bristol BS2 8LT . Second Thursday of the month.
Contact 07809 718620
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Announcing the release of a new CD by Walt Koken!
Sittin' in the Catbird's Seat
Walt's first solo CD in fifteen years. Old tunes and songs from such as Hobart
Smith, Doc Boggs, Mississippi John Hurt, Scott Joplin and more, as well as
innovative new ones you'll enjoy.
(Eve Morris has a few copies available - click on the link from our web page -
www.foaotmad.org.uk
)
Order by credit card at:
www.gemm.com/c/search.pl?&table=sellers&seller=GMV8270&view=BROWSE
Orpheus Supertones? new CD, Going to Town, is still available also at the same
link
They teamed up with Hilary Dirlam on bass for this one, and they think it?s
the best so far. You?re welcome to browse a few samples at:
www.mudthumper.com/musicrecordings.html
... and now - for Going To Town - you can also hear sample audio files, order
digital downloads, and buy CD's at:
cdbaby.com/cd/orpheussupertones
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Aly Bain, Bruce Molsky and Ale Moller
in concert at The Old Laundry Theatre in Bowness-on-Windermere on Thurs 1 Nov
2012. The Old Laundry is a small and intimate theatre-in-the-round where you
get up close to the musicians. Further details, info_at_oldlaundrytheatre_dot_co_dot_uk
or Tel. 08445 040604.
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Ry Cooder and Joe Klein take a musical detour in Dayton, Ohio to seek local
fiddle legend Dan Gellert
www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,1695796111001_2117513,00.html#ixzz1yECt
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Sessions news:
4th Thursday of the month, Kings Head, Hunton Bridge, Abbots Langley, Herts.
Contact 01923 264536
1st Monday of the month, The Plough, St. Peter's Street, Radford, Nottingham.
Contact Yvonne 0115 924 9438
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Steve Wise points out a nice documentary about Doc Watson online, featuring
Bert Lloyd
vimeo.com/43831001
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Scottish Highland sessions:
2nd Sunday of month from April - Oct. 2.30 - 5.00pm Summer Isles Bar,
Achiltibuie
Every Thurs 9.00pm Ferry Boat Inn, Ullapool
Phone for both P. Drake 01854 622 226
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Picking Weekend - 14 to 16 September 2012
The Hanbury Old Time Music & Dance weekend will be at the Cock Inn, a small
country pub with a field. It is in a village called Hanbury near Burton on
Trent which is in lovely countryside and fairly close to Derbyshire and the
Peak District.
The pub food is excellent and the landlord is prepared to do breakfast, lunch,
dinner and barbecues if we wish.
We have the use of a large function room in which to play and the pub has a
beer garden with children?s area and French boules and outdoor bowling.
Please email Steve Bird for more information - sbirduk_at_yahoo_dot_co_dot_uk
cockinnhanbury.webs.com/
or
www.foaotmad.org.uk
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The new 'Court Sessions' monthly gigs.
Start at 8.00, until 11.00pm [ish]
Entrance: £7.00, CS members £6.00
Court Sessions is currently happening monthly, upstairs at:
The County Arms, 345 Trinity Road, Wandsworth, London SW18 3SH
E-mail: courtsessions_at_yahoo_dot_co_dot_uk
Website:
sessioneast2.tripod.com
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