From: Petawebken_at_aol_dot_com
Sent: 15 February 2014 14:07
Subject: MUSICAL TRADITIONS CLUB
SPRING 2014
MUSICAL TRADITIONS CLUB SPRING 2014
Dear Members and Friends,
Hope to see you at the Club soon.
Lots happening in the next few months !
All the best,
Peta & Ken
MUSICAL TRADITIONS
CLUB WINTER-SPRING 2014
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FRIDAY 21st
FEBRUARY PETE COE
An impressive singer and
multi-instrumentalist (melodeon, banjo, dulcimer and percussive feet), Pete can
handle anything from ballads to comic material. He gives atmospheric forceful
interpretations of traditional ballads but also enjoys putting across a comic
or satirical song and has written quite a few of his own. Sold Down The River Again and Waves
Of Tory, pointedly reflecting
on the Thatcher era, were featured in his band Red Shift. "Every aspiring young performer needs
to watch this man whose driving, footstomping delivery on a variety of
instruments and outstanding voice is an object lesson in regard-for-your-audience
basics." Paul Davenport,
English Dance & Song http://www.backshift.demon.co.uk/
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FRIDAY 14th MARCH Celebrate St Patrick's Day with
MARIANNE McALEER and
RACKER DONNELLY DOUBLE CD LAUNCH !
Born into Kilburn's vibrant London-Irish
community, Marianne learned her earliest songs from her Cavan father, Jim
McPhillips. She has a passion for singing and is a familiar face at festivals
all over England and Ireland. Marianne is a multi award winner at both the All
Britain and All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil. She is the current champion on this side
of the water, in both Lilting and Singing in Irish, and is likely to lilt if
the need for a dance arises before the fiddler has reached the
crossroads! Tonight she launches her new CD Charmed (Fao? Dra?ocht)
http://mariannekmcaleer.wordpress.com/about/
The irrepressible Racker
Donnelly, the
Irish Folk Poet, has done thousands of live performances in
Ireland, Britain, America and Australia. A riveting performer, his racks and songs, mostly comic, are
about Sheep, Smoking, Tennis, Oysters, Joyce, Horses, Politics,
Swans, Yeats, Football, Dracula, Cameron, Goldilocks, Irish Proverbs,
English History, and whatever you're having yourself. Tonight he launches
his new CD On the Rack
With The Rakes
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FRIDAY 11th APRIL
THE FRASER SISTERS - JO FREYA and FI
FRASER
Jo Freya (born Jo Fraser) usually heard in bands
such as Blowzabella and Old Swan Band, loves to perform with her sister Fi
Fraser who plays fiddle and clarinet - Jo is on saxes, clarinets,
whistles, and piano. Their playing brings freshness to many dance
rhythms and their singing has that wonderful texture that you only get
when siblings sing together. They have a wonderful range of diverse
material, singing anything from Tom Waits to a traditional ballad or comic
song.
Hear their CD 'Going
Around'. http://thealbionchronicles2.tripod.com/id12.html
With The Pigeons
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DIARY- TWO DATES IN MAY
FRIDAY 2ND
MAY LIZ GIDDINGS and ROGER DIGBY with KEN
LEES
CD LAUNCH The
Passing Moment with special guest Bob Davenport
FRIDAY 30th MAY-
SUNDAY 1st JUNE the 10th KEITH SUMMERS GATHERING
Guests : Grace Toland & Brian Doyle, Patricia Flynn, Rita Gallagher & Frank Kelly (
?10 per session. Priority for members ?8
per session (concs.?6)
Fri. 8-11, Sat. 1- 5.30, 8-11,
Sun. 1- 5.30pm.
Contact
peta_at_mustradclub_dot_co_dot_uk or 020 8340 0530
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The King & Queen,
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Remember if you take up Membership
(?2 annually ) when attending a club night your membership card will get
you priority booking for special events and reduced admission on all nights.
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PARKING : Westminster has
relaxed some of the parking suspensions in
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News of NON
MTC EVENTS WHICH MIGHT BE OF INTEREST
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Lots of good guests coming up at The Cellar Upstairs including SISTERS UNLIMITED (Sandra Kerr, Janet Russell, Rosie Davis & Peta
Webb) www.sisters-unlimited.com
celebrating International Women's Day on 8th March.http://www.cellarupstairs.org.uk/ Exmouth Arms, Starcross Street, London NW1 2HR (nr. Euston
& Euston Square stations; parking easy), Saturdays 8.15pm . 020
7281 7700; Members: ?6, non-members: ?7 (unwaged ?1.50 less)
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SWINGTIME SERENADERS Jazz Band featuring
PETA WEBB at THREE COMPASSES Hornsey High Street N8
7NX Thursdays 13th February, 13th March 8.30pm -
11pm FREE
ENTRY
and at Ye OLDE ROSE & CROWN , 55 Hoe St. E17 4SA,
Walthamstow 9pm - 11pm Friday 28th
February FREE ENTRY
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The Rakes Barn Dance at Cecil
Sharp House Wednesdays 26th Feb,
26th March, 16th April 8:00 pm. Reg Hall, Michael Plunkett and Paul
Gross have been playing their distinctive, exciting music for country dances
for more than 50 years. They are joined
by Steve Roud, one of the country's leading authorities on English
traditional song as well as being a great dance caller. Plus Ken Lees on banjo
and piano. Tickets ?7 on the
door. 0208 527 8419 . www.efdss.org/
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BENEFITs FOR MAGGIE BOYLE continue. For many years The Boyle
Family were one of the mainstays of the traditional London Irish music scene.
Maggie, a fine singer and flautist, has had an operation for
cancer and will be unable to work for some months. Contact
Kevin Boyle to make a donation. kevinboyle18_at_gmail_dot_com
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Lots of Irish Music happening around
If you are not already on her mailing list, contact Karen
Ryan, k.ryan_at_virgin_dot_net
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There's now a new website for THOMAS
McCARTHY, the great Irish Traveller singer. Check
http://www.thomasmccarthyfolk.com to find reviews and sales info. for his CD Round Top Wagon (this site has been put together by Claire Mace,
MTC club member).
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For a great night out at the
Music Hall at Lauderdale
House, Highgate
see www.lissendenplayers02.fsnet.co.uk Dates : Wed 19th
February and every 3rd Wednesday.
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Bob Askew's next Ballad
Chat at Cecil Sharp House is on Wed 12th March. Contact bob_askew_at_hotmail_dot_co_dot_uk
for details.
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RADIO PROGRAMMES
Don't miss : Wed 10 Feb BBC2 10-11pm. David
Attenborough and the Natural History of Folk (Alan Lomax's
classic UK recordings and the BBC song recording project); Mike
Norris's weekly Classic Folk programme Monday 7-9pm on the
internet www.ageuk.org.uk/thewireless .You
can also access it any time at www.efdss.org/listen ;
Resonance Radio Traditional Music Hour Thursday 2-3pm 104.4
FM Presenters Reg Hall, Kevin Sheils, Simon Ritchie.
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Check out this great new resource- brilliant traditional
singers, mainly travellers, newly brought to light: www.songcollectorscollective.co.uk
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