From: Petawebken_at_aol_dot_com
Sent: 09 September 2014 22:16
Subject: MUSICAL TRADITIONS CLUB 12 SEPTEMBER 2014
MUSICAL TRADITIONS CLUB
12 SEPTEMBER 2014
Dear Members and Friends,
Club reopens on 12th
September - be there !
All the best,
Peta & Ken
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MUSICAL TRADITIONS CLUB AUTUMN 2014
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FRIDAY 12th
SEPTEMBER - DOUBLE
BILL
LAURA SMYTH and TED KEMP plus THE
DOVETAIL TRIO
LAURA SMYTH and TED KEMP perform songs and tunes from the English tradition,
including many from Laura's native
With
special guest, dancer LAUREL SWIFT.
THE
DOVETAIL TRIO present
With
English music from THE PIGEONS (Sarah Crofts, Paul Gross, Paul
Quarry)
FRIDAY 24th OCTOBER
MAGGIE
BOYLE and PAUL DOWNES Maggie
is a London Irish singer whose musical roots were nourished in the musically
vibrant community of the 1970s and especially in her youth by the tuition of
Oliver Mulligan , who hosts this very special evening with Maggie,
Paul and friends.
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The King & Queen,
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For some great photos
of the Keith
Summers Gathering 2014 by Kevin McDonnell see : https://www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/sets/72157645487979993/.
To see all Kevin's shots taken at the Club follow this link :
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/tags/musicaltraditionsclub/.
For a great video
of Sean Mone singing "Lovers and Friends" at the Keith Summers
Gathering May 2014, (recorded by Marianne McAleer) follow this link
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News of
NON
MTC EVENTS WHICH MIGHT BE OF INTEREST
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CD LAUNCH ANNOUNCED ! THOMAS McCARTHY, the great Irish Traveller singer, has brought out a great new album of unaccompanied songs from his family tradition . Launch date 24th September with a very special event at the Old Queens Head Islington. SEE www.thomasmccarthyfolk.com *************************************************************
Lots of good nights on at the Cellar Upstairs. Don't miss ROSIE
STEWART & ROISIN WHITE on Saturday 4th
October. Exmouth Arms, Starcross
Street, LONDON NW1 2HR (nr. Euston) 8.15pm - 11pm. http://www.cellarupstairs.org.uk
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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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The Rakes Barn Dance at Cecil
Sharp House .
Wednesdays 24th
Sept, 29th Oct & 26th Novenmber,
8pm. 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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ISLINGTON FOLK CLUB TRAD2MAD
2014 competition
"From the fiercely traditional to the frankly
eccentric." In
2014 the Islington Folk Club is holding, for the sixth year, a competition
across the World Wide Web for unaccompanied solo singers. Entry is free and the
videos of the performance -- we do like to see the singer -- should be posted
to YouTube and the URL sent to trad2mad_at_islingtonfolkclub_dot_co_dot_uk by 31 October 2014. 1st prize ?100 -- 2nd prize ?50 -- 3rd
prize ?25 http://www.islingtonfolkclub.co.uk/trad2mad.html
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For a great night out at the
Music Hall at Lauderdale House,
Highgate
see www.lissendenplayers02.fsnet.co.uk Every 3rd Wednesday. Wed 17th September
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