From: Petawebken_at_aol_dot_com

Sent: 27 January 2016 22:18

Subject: Musical Traditions Club February 2016

 

  Musical Traditions Club February 2016 

 

Hi Members and Friends,

MTC features in Winter 2015-16 of ENGLISH DANCE & SONG.  Read about our 25 year history.There's also a feature on THE RAKES in Feb -March FOLK LONDON.

 Come early for their 60th anniversary event on 12th February!

 

All the best,
Peta & Ken
petawebken_at_aol_dot_com

 

************************************************************

TWO DATES IN FEBRUARY 2016

FRIDAY 12th FEBRUARY THE RAKES' 60th ANNIVERSARY  The RAKES (Reg Hall, Michael Plunkett & Paul Gross, with Ken Lees) celebrate 60 years of playing together.

 With Irish music from the Linane Family  : Michael and Sinead Linane (fiddle), Maureen Linane (accordeon), with John MacLeod (flute) and Reg Hall (piano) plus many more special guests.

 

    "I first heard The Rakes (Reg Hall (melodeon, piano ), Paul Gross (fiddle) and Michael Plunkett (fiddle, flute) 1967 at the legendary club at The Fox, Islington Green, where Bob Davenport and The Rakes were residents. I was exhilarated by their lively Irish Music which made you want to get up and dance, and by the sociable atmosphere they created in the club. The Rakes had been playing music for English social dances in South London since 1956 and discovered Irish traditional music in London pubs. Reg: "We'd go into a pub and be the only English people there all night. We followed the music round : CamdenTown, Kilburn, Wandsworth"..They started playing with great musicians like Willie Clancy, Michael Gorman, Martin Byrnes and absorbing  the core repertoire of The Rakes.

  They recorded three LPs for Topic with Bob Davenport in the 1970s and a CD on Fellside in 1997. A sought after vinyl release was The Rakes (Leader,1975) with legendary Irish fiddle player Lucy Farr plus Ron Somers on drums.    Ken Lees (banjo) describes himself as the "new boy" : he joined The Rakes Big Band (with Susan Lees on piano) in the early 80s after playing in many dance bands and being a mainstay of the Islington folk club over the years. " (Peta Webb)

 

FRIDAY 26TH FEBRUARY

SISTERS UNLIMITED (Sandra Kerr, Janet Russell, Rosie Davis and Peta Webb)

It's over 25 years since SISTERS UNLIMITED first performed together at an International Women's Day event. Renowned for their passionate singing and playing, their "wit and wisdom of womankind" (and Rosie's sparkling dancing) they are still creating new songs of contemporary relevance as well as singing the tradition.

Latest CD NO CHANGE OF HEART (SISU 003) avaiIable from www.sisters-unlimited.com

 ****************************************************************

 FRIDAY 18th March JUDY COOK (USA) plus LAUREL SWIFT and BEN MOSS

Many thanks to FOLK LONDON for sponsoring Laurel and Ben.

**************************************************************

The King & Queen, 1 Foley Street, London W1W 6DL (jnc. Foley Street & Cleveland Street) Tube: Goodge Street / Warren Street/ Great Portland Street.  Limited free parking after 6.30 on side nearest the pub.   Admission : ?8, concs. ?6  (Members ?7, concs ?5)   8-11pm.  Info : www.mustradclub.co.uk/ petawebken_at_aol_dot_com

                      020 8340 0530  or Ken mob. 0780 143 2901

****************************************************************

Here are some photos by Kevin McDonnell which give a flavour of our guests :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/sets/72157633758518170/ 

     

plus more from our recent 25th Celebrations: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/albums/72157659168874753/.

 

 and by Peter Crabb-Wyke, Folk London      

 http://folkphotos.uk/keithsummers/

plus more from our recent 25th Celebrations:  http://folkphotos.uk/keithsummers/festival2015/
*************************************************************

 

NON MTC EVENTS WHICH MIGHT BE OF INTEREST below

*************************************************************

*********************************************************************

Cellar Upstairs  (club run by Sheila Miller)  Saturdays 8.15pm - 11pm. sometimes  at the  Calthorpe Arms, 252 Grays Inn Road, WC1X8JR , sometimes Lucas Arms WC1X 8QY.  Lots of good guests coming up.  SEE  WEBSITE  http://www.cellarupstairs.org.uk

*******************************************************************

SWINGTIME SERENADERS  classic jazz with PETA WEBB

Friday 29th Jan and Thursday 11th Feb YE OLDE ROSE & CROWN   53 HOE STREET, WALTHAMSTOW E17 4SA 9pm-11pm FREE ENTRY www.swingtimers.co.uk 

********************************************************************

*****************************************************************                             Lots of Irish Music happening around London. 

If you are not already on her mailing list, contact Karen Ryan, k.ryan_at_virgin_dot_net 

  *************************************************************             

RADIO PROGRAMMES    Mike Norris's weekly Classic Folk programme Monday 7-9pm ,

DAB radio and on the internet   www.thewirelessradio.com .Or 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

***********************************************************                         Recommended :Amanda McLean's novel The Flax Flower - based on the ballad Mill o' Tifty's Annie.   http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Flax-Flower-Amanda-MacLean/dp/1508488436                

 ***********************************************************************************************************

 For a great night out at the Music Hall see the Lissenden Players' monthly show, 3rd Wednesday of the month at Highgate Literary and Scientific Society in Pond Square , 11 South Grove N6

********************************************************************

If you no longer wish to be on this mailing list just let us know at petawebken_at_aol_dot_com   **********************************************************************