From: Elizabeth Webb [petawebken_at_aol_dot_com]

Sent: 02 September 2018 19:03

Subject: MUSICAL TRADITIONS CLUB AUTUMN 2018 update

 

 

 

MUSICAL TRADITIONS CLUB    AUTUMN 2018 Update

 Hi Members and Friends, 

Hope to see you soon!

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FRIDAY 7th SEPTEMBER     SYLVIA BARNES & SANDY STANAGE     

Powerful dramatic Scots singer Sylvia Barnes on a rare London visit. She and guitar player Sandy Stanage have worked together since the 70s.  Sandy played on The Colour of Amber (Greentrax) for which Sylvia was awarded Scots singer of the year 2006.

 "?such conviction and emotion. A masterpiece of performance."

 (Pete Shepheard , director, Fife Festival)      Sylviabarnessandystanage.bandcamp.com

  PLUS  English tunes from Will Duke

 

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FRIDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER      JIM MacFARLAND & KEN WILSON

Fine Derry singer Jim MacFarland on a welcome return visit, this time with Ken Wilson (of the renowned Teeside Wilson Family). Solos and unison singing in the Irish "chorusing" tradition plus some hard hitting contemporary songs.

 CD Here's a Health to the Company BITCD346 livingtradition.co.uk

PLUS English tunes from The Pigeons (Sarah Crofts, Paul Gross, Paul Quarry )

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FRIDAY 26th OCTOBER      LANDLESS : DUBLIN  HARMONY GROUP

(Ruth Clinton, Sinead Lynch, Meabh Meir & Lily Power)  

Brilliant and compelling acappella harmony singing from 

Dublin/Belfast group which evolved through friendship and singing sessions.

 Irish & Scots traditional songs, classic ballads and Travellers' songs  landless.bandcamp.com,   "Evocative, celestial and resonant." ThinAir.net

              Debut CD Bleaching Bones humbleserpent.bandcamp.com

  With Irish music from  Sheena Vallely (flute),Maggie Casey (whistles, fiddle), Johnny B (mandola )

 Tonight's performance in association with Return to Camden/ IMDL

NB ticket prices  ?10/ concs  & mems ?8 on the door from 7.15

OR pre-book via   https://www.wegottickets.com/event/445605  Price ?10; 

Price for concs./mems.: ?8.00  https://www.wegottickets.com/event/445606

 

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FRIDAY 30th NOVEMBER The McCarthy Family (Jacqueline - concertina; Marion whistle, uilleann pipes; Bernadette- fiddle) -special guests for Ken's 70th Birthday !  Plus tunes from Liz Giddings & Roger Digby

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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. ?7  (Members ?7, concs ?6). On the door, from 7.30.    Event starts promptly  8pm  (finishes 11pm).            Info : www.mustradclub.co.uk/     englishfolkinfo.org.uk    petawebken_at_aol_dot_com  

 also on Facebook        020 8340 0530                 or Ken mob. 0780 143 2901          

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 Thanks Kevin McDonnell for these MTC photos over the years.   Musical Traditions Club Photos

Dublin Night 3rd July 2016:

     plus our 25th Celebrations in 2015 : https://www.flickr.com/photos/kmlivemusic/albums/72157659168874753/.  

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NON MTC EVENTS WHICH MIGHT BE OF INTEREST below

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 Cellar Upstairs  (club run by Sheila Miller)  Saturdays 8.15pm - 11pm.  Calthorpe Arms, 252 Grays Inn Road, WC1X8JR .   LOTS of great guests coming up. SEE  WEBSITE  http://www.cellarupstairs.org.uk   

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 LOTS of great Irish Music happening around London ! If you are not  already on her mailing list, contact Karen Ryan, k.ryan_at_virgin_dot_net  

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