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A short newsletter re Deadline reminder & re News & Directory forms was sent 18/19 Nov, no updates, not included here
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7 November Newsletter
Updates since 20 Sep 2022 Newsletter |
Editorial, and then Updates since 21 Sep 2022 newsletter: online Directory Updates; print/online Journal Updates; Folk News Updates.
Deadline 20 Nov for Folklife West Jan 2023 (Journal & UK folk news).
New correspondents !
• Sandra & Steve Harrison (Close Quarters) have kindly volunteered to become our Cumbria and N. Lancashire correspondents from next issue!
• A volunteer to replace Nigel as Cornwall Correspondent would be most welcome.
Interested in becoming an area Correspondent ? - see foot of 🄵🅆 Info+Team webpage.
Editing & Admin team
David Harley (Cornwall) has kindly volunteered to edit. Mainly, David will be shortening over-long news items to the usual 200-word limit (such over-long items may be subject to delayed publication times).
As I'm dealing with admin, no time for development, so volunteers welcome,
for publicity (publicise Folklife on your local Facebook sites), and for checking Journal directory entries on https://www.folklife-traditions.uk .
Folklife Traditions Journal
Confirming this will be available separately (see below), we have now been given an ISSN: "Folklife Traditions Journal (Print) ISSN 2753-569X"
Deadline 20 Nov for Folklife West Jan 2023 (Journal & UK folk news).
New correspondents !
• Sandra & Steve Harrison (Close Quarters) have kindly volunteered to become our Cumbria and N. Lancashire correspondents from next issue!
• A volunteer to replace Nigel as Cornwall Correspondent would be most welcome.
Interested in becoming an area Correspondent ? - see foot of 🄵🅆 Info+Team webpage.
Editing & Admin team
David Harley (Cornwall) has kindly volunteered to edit. Mainly, David will be shortening over-long news items to the usual 200-word limit (such over-long items may be subject to delayed publication times).
As I'm dealing with admin, no time for development, so volunteers welcome,
for publicity (publicise Folklife on your local Facebook sites), and for checking Journal directory entries on https://www.folklife-traditions.uk .
Folklife Traditions Journal
Confirming this will be available separately (see below), we have now been given an ISSN: "Folklife Traditions Journal (Print) ISSN 2753-569X"
🄵🄳 Folklife's online DIRECTORY - free entries for all, membership not required
New! DIRECTORY.-- NEW: to get your Directory details online ASAP ! Forms on website www.folklife-directory.uk
Made possible by one of our long-time members making a substantial donation.
Folklife is a non-profit organisation, subsidised by the editors. For those who use the site but are not paid-up members of Folklife, we welcome small donations (say £3), see foot of page. We are not crowd-funding, and not seeking large donations, etc. However we've accepted, after discussion with the donor, who said FW promotes mental health, in that readers avail themselves, by what they read, to folk song, music, dance and the other folk arts. So we're using the donation to pay for upgrade of DIRECTORY site (upgrade required for detailed forms for Directory).
- All webforms have name, contact/web details, more details
- plus more details if appropriate (eg venues add day, time, venue address).
- Using the form means it's easier & quicker to add to Directory and to this Updates page. Details also on ⎈ SEND NEWS WEBPAGE
- Just started these forms - comments welcome.
Made possible by one of our long-time members making a substantial donation.
Folklife is a non-profit organisation, subsidised by the editors. For those who use the site but are not paid-up members of Folklife, we welcome small donations (say £3), see foot of page. We are not crowd-funding, and not seeking large donations, etc. However we've accepted, after discussion with the donor, who said FW promotes mental health, in that readers avail themselves, by what they read, to folk song, music, dance and the other folk arts. So we're using the donation to pay for upgrade of DIRECTORY site (upgrade required for detailed forms for Directory).
Venues Midlands
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🄵 Fortnightly Mon Worcs WORCESTER DRAGON INN SESSION www.worcesterfolk.org.uk Mike Walton 01905 357482
→ Dragon Inn (01905 25845) , 51 The Tything, Worcester WR1 1JT (A38 north from city).
⇒ mike<at>worcesterfolk.org.uk
⊕ Traditional Irish music throughout, jigs, reels, polkas, hornpipes and airs plus other variants.
The Zoom session (see Venues-Zoom webpage) will still continue on other Mondays in view of a number of people liking this format, together with some being too distant to easily get to the pub. (revised Nov 2022)
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‡ Every 4 weeks on a Wednesday Worcs BREDON THE ROYAL OAK SESSION pub website www.facebook.com/theroyaloakbredon Tony Gibbons 01242 232126
→ The Royal Oak (01684 772502), Main Road, Bredon, GL20 7LW. Start at 8.00 p.m. or before if people are there.
⇒ Tony Gibbons 01242 232126 tonyjgibbons<at>btinternet.com
⊕ Every 4 weeks on a Wednesday (2022 Dec 21st onwards). Any instrument would be welcome. All traditions will be welcomed including Scandinavian & European. Parking is good. Onlookers would be welcomed. Contact Tony by email or phone as above. (Nov 2022, new listing)
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🄵 1st & 3rd Thu Worcs ECKINGTON ANCHOR INN SESSION www.worcesterfolk.org.uk Mike Walton 01905 357482
→ Anchor Inn & Restaurant, Cotheridge Ln, Eckington, Pershore WR10 3BA, in the Snug bar of the pub. 8pm-11pm
⇒ mike<at>worcesterfolk.org.uk
⊕ All forms of music and song, mainly traditional, informal. (added Nov 2022)
Venues North
-------------- North of England: THURSDAY -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
‡ Alternate Thursdays Lancs NEAR PRESTON GREGSON LANE FOLK CLUB www.gregsonlane.co.uk Graham Dixon 01254 853929
→ Nets Bar (upstairs room), Gregson Lane in the Village of Gregson Lane, Hoghton, Preston PR5 0FD. Alternate Thursdays, 8.00 for 8.15pm
⇒ Organiser Graham Dixon, Tel 01254 853929. See www.gregsonlane.co.uk and www.facebook.com/groups/Gregsonlane
⊕ Gregson Lane Folk Club - Est 1988. We meet on alternate Thursdays and details of forthcoming programme of events can be found on our website, www.gregsonlane.co.uk, or on our Facebook Page, www.facebook.com/groups/Gregsonlane Organiser Graham Dixon, Tel 01254 853929. (Oct 2022, new listing)
-------------- North of England: FRIDAY -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
🄵 2nd Fridays Cumbria STAVELEY THE LAKE DISTRICT FOLK & ACOUSTIC CLUB www.facebook.com/lakedistrictfolkclub Sandra & Steve 07813403808
→ The Pavilion, 77 Main St., Staveley, Kendal, Cumbria LA8 9L. 2nd Friday, 7.30pm – 11pm.
⇒ Contact Sandra & Steve 07813403808 or 07502454001, email lakedistrictfolk<at>gmail.com www.facebook.com/lakedistrictfolkclub
⊕ Singers & musicians nights £3, your songs, tunes, poems, readings, storytelling, or listen / join in the chorus. Very welcoming atmosphere. No PA, excellent acoustics. Guest nights £5 to £10. BYO beer, wine; coffee and tea available for small donation. (Oct 2022, new Member)
Venues ZOOM
🄵 Some Mondays. Worcs WORCESTER DRAGON INN: VIRTUAL IRISH SESSION. worcesterfolk.org.uk
→ Starts 8pm. As to which Mondays, check Mike's calendar on worcesterfolk.org.uk
⇒ EMAIL You will need to contact Mike Walton, mike<at>worcesterfolk.org.uk to obtain a Zoom code.
⊕ An "Irish trad" (not enforced) session on the Mondays when the live Dragon Inn session (see venues - Midlands) doesn't run. Starts with slow tunes and "faster" tunes played slowly. As the evening wears on, the idea is that faster jigs and reels will be played. (updated Nov 2022)
Performers North
Pf.1a Folk Music & Song - Bands / Groups
Cumbria 🄵 CLOSE QUARTERS www.facebook.com/songsinharmony Sandra & Steve 07813403808
⇒ Contact Sandra & Steve 07813403808 or 07502454001, email lakedistrictfolk<at>gmail.com
⊕ The line up is flexible, but the repertoire stays the same, a varied mix with lots of chorus opportunities delivered acapella. Songs from the tradition & gospel alongside others from highly regarded contemporary writers. Steve has added more songs too. (Oct 2022, new Member)
Pf.1b Folk Music & Song - Duo
Lancs ‡ TROUBLE AT’ MILL www.troubleatmill.com Graham Dixon 01254 853929
⇒ Contact Graham Dixon, Tel 01254 853929. Further details on www.troubleatmill.com,
and see Facebook, www.facebook.com/groups/1967280676882393,
& Youtube https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLatKGrPBEogEVp_qkGTQ6v9KdCnO0KxJp
⊕ Lancashire’s favourite Folk experience. Husband & wife team - Bernadette & Graham Dixon have been entertaining audiences since 1988.
They play all your favourite sing-along Folk Songs as well as some self penned favourites with the emphasis on fun. (Oct 2022, new listing)
Pf.1e Shanty Groups, Duos, & Solo
Cumbria 🄵 ALL@SEA www.facebook.com/iseenoships Sandra & Steve 07813403808
⇒ Contact Sandra & Steve 07813403808 or 07502454001, email lakedistrictfolk<at>gmail.com
⊕ Sandra & Steve Harrison, Maggie & John Stockdale, and Jen Wilson. They love to sing shanties and songs of the sea in harmony but most of all they love to hear their audience singing back at them. (Oct 2022, new Member)
Performers Scotland
Pf.1a Folk Music & Song - Bands / Groups
‡ Midlothian SHIANFOLK WITH JOSS CAMERON www.shianfolk.com Joss: 07896999768
⇒ www.shianfolk.com Facebook: Shianfolk
⊕ Shianfolk are a traditional Scottish music band with a contemporary twist! Harp, harmonies, guitar and fiddle, Shianfolk captivate their audiences with twists and tales. [Nov 2022]
Pf.1c Folk Music/Song - Solo
‡ Edinburgh JOSS CAMERON www.josscameronmusic.com Joss Cameron
⇒ Facebook: Joss Cameron folk
⊕ A Scottish folk singer, who sings the ballads of the North-East of Scotland, and in particular, the works of Jeannie Robertson (her relative). Joss holds a First-Class Honours degree in Music. [Nov 2022]
Media
Shropshire & elsewhere
The SABRINAFLU Online Folk Magazine (listed as https://sabrinaflu.wordpress.com) is now retired, the SABRINAFLU Facebook Group continues:
🄵 SABRINAFLU Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/27261137852/ David Harley 07891 999619
⇒ Contact: david.a.harley<at>gmail.com.
⊕ Promoting folk(-ish) music, song, dance and poetry, especially but not exclusively along the course of the river Severn (hence Sabrinaflu).
* David has also volunteered to help with editing news for Updates & for Folklife West.
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🄵 Fortnightly Mon Worcs WORCESTER DRAGON INN SESSION www.worcesterfolk.org.uk Mike Walton 01905 357482
→ Dragon Inn (01905 25845) , 51 The Tything, Worcester WR1 1JT (A38 north from city).
⇒ mike<at>worcesterfolk.org.uk
⊕ Traditional Irish music throughout, jigs, reels, polkas, hornpipes and airs plus other variants.
The Zoom session (see Venues-Zoom webpage) will still continue on other Mondays in view of a number of people liking this format, together with some being too distant to easily get to the pub. (revised Nov 2022)
------------- Worcs: WEDNESDAY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
‡ Every 4 weeks on a Wednesday Worcs BREDON THE ROYAL OAK SESSION pub website www.facebook.com/theroyaloakbredon Tony Gibbons 01242 232126
→ The Royal Oak (01684 772502), Main Road, Bredon, GL20 7LW. Start at 8.00 p.m. or before if people are there.
⇒ Tony Gibbons 01242 232126 tonyjgibbons<at>btinternet.com
⊕ Every 4 weeks on a Wednesday (2022 Dec 21st onwards). Any instrument would be welcome. All traditions will be welcomed including Scandinavian & European. Parking is good. Onlookers would be welcomed. Contact Tony by email or phone as above. (Nov 2022, new listing)
------------- Worcs: THURSDAY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
🄵 1st & 3rd Thu Worcs ECKINGTON ANCHOR INN SESSION www.worcesterfolk.org.uk Mike Walton 01905 357482
→ Anchor Inn & Restaurant, Cotheridge Ln, Eckington, Pershore WR10 3BA, in the Snug bar of the pub. 8pm-11pm
⇒ mike<at>worcesterfolk.org.uk
⊕ All forms of music and song, mainly traditional, informal. (added Nov 2022)
Venues North
-------------- North of England: THURSDAY -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
‡ Alternate Thursdays Lancs NEAR PRESTON GREGSON LANE FOLK CLUB www.gregsonlane.co.uk Graham Dixon 01254 853929
→ Nets Bar (upstairs room), Gregson Lane in the Village of Gregson Lane, Hoghton, Preston PR5 0FD. Alternate Thursdays, 8.00 for 8.15pm
⇒ Organiser Graham Dixon, Tel 01254 853929. See www.gregsonlane.co.uk and www.facebook.com/groups/Gregsonlane
⊕ Gregson Lane Folk Club - Est 1988. We meet on alternate Thursdays and details of forthcoming programme of events can be found on our website, www.gregsonlane.co.uk, or on our Facebook Page, www.facebook.com/groups/Gregsonlane Organiser Graham Dixon, Tel 01254 853929. (Oct 2022, new listing)
-------------- North of England: FRIDAY -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
🄵 2nd Fridays Cumbria STAVELEY THE LAKE DISTRICT FOLK & ACOUSTIC CLUB www.facebook.com/lakedistrictfolkclub Sandra & Steve 07813403808
→ The Pavilion, 77 Main St., Staveley, Kendal, Cumbria LA8 9L. 2nd Friday, 7.30pm – 11pm.
⇒ Contact Sandra & Steve 07813403808 or 07502454001, email lakedistrictfolk<at>gmail.com www.facebook.com/lakedistrictfolkclub
⊕ Singers & musicians nights £3, your songs, tunes, poems, readings, storytelling, or listen / join in the chorus. Very welcoming atmosphere. No PA, excellent acoustics. Guest nights £5 to £10. BYO beer, wine; coffee and tea available for small donation. (Oct 2022, new Member)
Venues ZOOM
🄵 Some Mondays. Worcs WORCESTER DRAGON INN: VIRTUAL IRISH SESSION. worcesterfolk.org.uk
→ Starts 8pm. As to which Mondays, check Mike's calendar on worcesterfolk.org.uk
⇒ EMAIL You will need to contact Mike Walton, mike<at>worcesterfolk.org.uk to obtain a Zoom code.
⊕ An "Irish trad" (not enforced) session on the Mondays when the live Dragon Inn session (see venues - Midlands) doesn't run. Starts with slow tunes and "faster" tunes played slowly. As the evening wears on, the idea is that faster jigs and reels will be played. (updated Nov 2022)
Performers North
Pf.1a Folk Music & Song - Bands / Groups
Cumbria 🄵 CLOSE QUARTERS www.facebook.com/songsinharmony Sandra & Steve 07813403808
⇒ Contact Sandra & Steve 07813403808 or 07502454001, email lakedistrictfolk<at>gmail.com
⊕ The line up is flexible, but the repertoire stays the same, a varied mix with lots of chorus opportunities delivered acapella. Songs from the tradition & gospel alongside others from highly regarded contemporary writers. Steve has added more songs too. (Oct 2022, new Member)
Pf.1b Folk Music & Song - Duo
Lancs ‡ TROUBLE AT’ MILL www.troubleatmill.com Graham Dixon 01254 853929
⇒ Contact Graham Dixon, Tel 01254 853929. Further details on www.troubleatmill.com,
and see Facebook, www.facebook.com/groups/1967280676882393,
& Youtube https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLatKGrPBEogEVp_qkGTQ6v9KdCnO0KxJp
⊕ Lancashire’s favourite Folk experience. Husband & wife team - Bernadette & Graham Dixon have been entertaining audiences since 1988.
They play all your favourite sing-along Folk Songs as well as some self penned favourites with the emphasis on fun. (Oct 2022, new listing)
Pf.1e Shanty Groups, Duos, & Solo
Cumbria 🄵 ALL@SEA www.facebook.com/iseenoships Sandra & Steve 07813403808
⇒ Contact Sandra & Steve 07813403808 or 07502454001, email lakedistrictfolk<at>gmail.com
⊕ Sandra & Steve Harrison, Maggie & John Stockdale, and Jen Wilson. They love to sing shanties and songs of the sea in harmony but most of all they love to hear their audience singing back at them. (Oct 2022, new Member)
Performers Scotland
Pf.1a Folk Music & Song - Bands / Groups
‡ Midlothian SHIANFOLK WITH JOSS CAMERON www.shianfolk.com Joss: 07896999768
⇒ www.shianfolk.com Facebook: Shianfolk
⊕ Shianfolk are a traditional Scottish music band with a contemporary twist! Harp, harmonies, guitar and fiddle, Shianfolk captivate their audiences with twists and tales. [Nov 2022]
Pf.1c Folk Music/Song - Solo
‡ Edinburgh JOSS CAMERON www.josscameronmusic.com Joss Cameron
⇒ Facebook: Joss Cameron folk
⊕ A Scottish folk singer, who sings the ballads of the North-East of Scotland, and in particular, the works of Jeannie Robertson (her relative). Joss holds a First-Class Honours degree in Music. [Nov 2022]
Media
Shropshire & elsewhere
The SABRINAFLU Online Folk Magazine (listed as https://sabrinaflu.wordpress.com) is now retired, the SABRINAFLU Facebook Group continues:
🄵 SABRINAFLU Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/27261137852/ David Harley 07891 999619
⇒ Contact: david.a.harley<at>gmail.com.
⊕ Promoting folk(-ish) music, song, dance and poetry, especially but not exclusively along the course of the river Severn (hence Sabrinaflu).
* David has also volunteered to help with editing news for Updates & for Folklife West.
🄵🅃🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal, www.folklife-traditions.uk UPDATES
Our aims include stimulating a wider interest in folk studies & folk culture: FTJ pages
Researched articles + archive, new, on a separate website. Folk studies and cultural traditions.
Membership welcome but not required.
Call for articles for next issue. - Journal now also available separately!
Readers tell us how much they enjoy these articles - so we would like to expand our Journal pages !
1. Researched articles about a collected song or tune, word limits: no minimum - we get articles which are anything from just a song and a few lines or up to 500 words; other articles are often 1000 to 1500, our maximum is 2500 words.
2. To introduce society, institution, max. 1000 words. Short news items/dates from society/institution welcome; longer items, please consult editor.
Our aims include stimulating a wider interest in folk studies & folk culture: FTJ pages
Researched articles + archive, new, on a separate website. Folk studies and cultural traditions.
Membership welcome but not required.
Call for articles for next issue. - Journal now also available separately!
Readers tell us how much they enjoy these articles - so we would like to expand our Journal pages !
1. Researched articles about a collected song or tune, word limits: no minimum - we get articles which are anything from just a song and a few lines or up to 500 words; other articles are often 1000 to 1500, our maximum is 2500 words.
2. To introduce society, institution, max. 1000 words. Short news items/dates from society/institution welcome; longer items, please consult editor.
- Photo(s) welcome, can be sent in colour; may be used in colour on cover if we've room (depends on adverts)
- See "This issue online" webpage (this is on FTJ website) to view what the latest issue looks like.
ANNOUCEMENTS - conferences, publications - usually up to 200 words
FOLK SINGING SYMPOSIUM We are delighted to announce this will be held as part of the Access Folk project at the University of Sheffield, 24-25 February 2023. The symposium will address folk singing, performance contexts, participation and inclusion. We will look at what is currently happening, what the issues are and opportunities for the future. The event draws on emerging research in England by the Access Folk team and encourages sharing across a range of cultures and formats.
The call for papers has now been released and we welcome proposals for long and short papers, roundtables, workshop or performance-based presentations, posters and films or other media. We are actively encouraging a range of contributors including academics, students. artists and industry or community members. The deadline for proposals is 12 November 2022. For more information or if you have any questions, please get in touch with the conference team: accessfolk<at>sheffield.ac.uk
We hope to see many of you there!
All the very best, Fay Hield
Dr Fay Hield, Room 2.09, Jessop Building, 34 Leavygreave Road, Sheffield S3 7RD,0114 222 0497
THIRSTY WORK And Other Legacies of Folk Song, edited Steve Roud and David Atkinson, based on Traditional Song Forum Zoom meetings presentations. UK price: £13 + £2.95 p&p from The Ballad Partners, www.theballadpartners.co.uk/publications. Pbk. 244pp., ISBN: 978-1-9161424-5-9
For anyone with an interest in song and performance culture, social history, book history and popular reading and literacy, with topics from England, Ireland, Scotland, Canada and the USA. - including songs of the sea, political songs, songs from Scotland or the Ozarks, female rebel heroes ...
TRADITIONAL SONG FORUM - for details see https://tradsong.org/
TSF holds Online (Zoom) meetings - these can be viewed on YouTube as well as being watched live.
Next is TSF Online Music Education Special
On the 27 November we will be presenting an additional, special meeting at which Sam Richards will outline his ideas on teaching music, and particularly oral/aural song and music. More detail of this event can be found on the website's meetings page.
VWML Conference, 12-13 November
A reminder that booking is open for the conference, ‘Once more to the mouths of the people, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Folk Song’, which will be held at Cecil Sharp House, London on 12 and 13 November. Details of the programme and booking can be found on the VWML website
‘Vaughan Williams in East Anglia’ conference 26 November
The East Anglian Music Trust is organising a conference ‘Vaughan Williams in East Anglia’ focusing on his collection of folk song in the region with which he was most strongly associated. There will also be a discussion on making the transcripts and stories of RVW’s informants more accessible to the general public. This event is part of the wider project “Vaughan Williams’ Folk” running at the East Anglian Traditional Music Trust, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
FOLK SINGING SYMPOSIUM We are delighted to announce this will be held as part of the Access Folk project at the University of Sheffield, 24-25 February 2023. The symposium will address folk singing, performance contexts, participation and inclusion. We will look at what is currently happening, what the issues are and opportunities for the future. The event draws on emerging research in England by the Access Folk team and encourages sharing across a range of cultures and formats.
The call for papers has now been released and we welcome proposals for long and short papers, roundtables, workshop or performance-based presentations, posters and films or other media. We are actively encouraging a range of contributors including academics, students. artists and industry or community members. The deadline for proposals is 12 November 2022. For more information or if you have any questions, please get in touch with the conference team: accessfolk<at>sheffield.ac.uk
We hope to see many of you there!
All the very best, Fay Hield
Dr Fay Hield, Room 2.09, Jessop Building, 34 Leavygreave Road, Sheffield S3 7RD,0114 222 0497
THIRSTY WORK And Other Legacies of Folk Song, edited Steve Roud and David Atkinson, based on Traditional Song Forum Zoom meetings presentations. UK price: £13 + £2.95 p&p from The Ballad Partners, www.theballadpartners.co.uk/publications. Pbk. 244pp., ISBN: 978-1-9161424-5-9
For anyone with an interest in song and performance culture, social history, book history and popular reading and literacy, with topics from England, Ireland, Scotland, Canada and the USA. - including songs of the sea, political songs, songs from Scotland or the Ozarks, female rebel heroes ...
- Thirsty Work: Traditional Singing on BBC Radio, 1940–41, Katie Howson.
- From Tyneside to Wearside: In Search of Sunderland Songs, Eileen Richardson.
- Sam Bennett’s Songs, Elaine Bradtke.
- Newman and Company of Dartmouth and the Song Tradition of Newfoundland’s South Coast, Anna Kearney Guigné
- Railwaymen’s Charity Concerts, 1888–89, Colin Bargery.
- Picturing Protest: Prints to Accompany Political Songs, Patience Young
- ‘That is all the explanation I am at liberty to give in print’: Richard Runciman Terry and Songs from the Sea, Keith Gregson.
- Drawing from the Well: Emma Dusenbury and her Old Songs of the Ozarks, Eleanor Rodes.
- Alexander Campbell’s Song Collecting Tour: ‘The Classic Ground of our Celtic Homer’, Karen E. McAulay.
- ‘Don’t let us be strangers’: William Montgomerie’s Fieldwork Recordings of Scottish Farmworkers, 1952, Margaret Bennett.
- ‘No Maid in History’s Pages’: The Female Rebel Hero in the Irish Ballad Tradition, Thérèse McIntyre.
- Who Is Speaking in Songs?, David Atkinson.
TRADITIONAL SONG FORUM - for details see https://tradsong.org/
TSF holds Online (Zoom) meetings - these can be viewed on YouTube as well as being watched live.
Next is TSF Online Music Education Special
On the 27 November we will be presenting an additional, special meeting at which Sam Richards will outline his ideas on teaching music, and particularly oral/aural song and music. More detail of this event can be found on the website's meetings page.
VWML Conference, 12-13 November
A reminder that booking is open for the conference, ‘Once more to the mouths of the people, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Folk Song’, which will be held at Cecil Sharp House, London on 12 and 13 November. Details of the programme and booking can be found on the VWML website
‘Vaughan Williams in East Anglia’ conference 26 November
The East Anglian Music Trust is organising a conference ‘Vaughan Williams in East Anglia’ focusing on his collection of folk song in the region with which he was most strongly associated. There will also be a discussion on making the transcripts and stories of RVW’s informants more accessible to the general public. This event is part of the wider project “Vaughan Williams’ Folk” running at the East Anglian Traditional Music Trust, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
New! ⎈ SEND NEWS WEBPAGE with a form for your news, online & print - easier for you, and will speed things up.
However advertisers with display adverts should email us as before, also any pictures/logos for print will need to be emailed.
And for minor changes to existing text as printed, just email instead - for those news items that are mostly repeated.
Just started these forms - comments welcome.
⎈ INTERNATIONAL FOLK NEWS (online only)
News is most welcome from all international (non-UK) readers on our mailing list. Folklife membership is not required, but welcomed . . .
. . . should any Overseas Folklife members send in news, that would be printed in FW
Live From The Mermaid’s Tavern - on Zoom
Twice-monthly sessions on first and third Sundays, monthly concerts third Thursdays, special events as the occasion requires.
November
Sunday, November 6: Ballad Sing
Thursday, November 17: Maura Volante in Concert
Sunday, November 20: Chantey & Tavern Sing
December
Sunday, December 4: Ballad Sing
Thursday, December 15: Saro Lynch in Concert
Sunday, December 18: Chantey & Tavern Sing
Join the mailing list at http://mailinglist.mermaidstavern.com
- Heading, text up to 200 words, contact/web details.
- For Journal news (conferences, books announced), open to all.
- For International News, open to all non-UK..
- And for Folklife Members and Associate Members, members' folk news welcome; + another form for member festival & workshops listings
However advertisers with display adverts should email us as before, also any pictures/logos for print will need to be emailed.
And for minor changes to existing text as printed, just email instead - for those news items that are mostly repeated.
Just started these forms - comments welcome.
⎈ INTERNATIONAL FOLK NEWS (online only)
News is most welcome from all international (non-UK) readers on our mailing list. Folklife membership is not required, but welcomed . . .
. . . should any Overseas Folklife members send in news, that would be printed in FW
Live From The Mermaid’s Tavern - on Zoom
Twice-monthly sessions on first and third Sundays, monthly concerts third Thursdays, special events as the occasion requires.
November
Sunday, November 6: Ballad Sing
Thursday, November 17: Maura Volante in Concert
Sunday, November 20: Chantey & Tavern Sing
December
Sunday, December 4: Ballad Sing
Thursday, December 15: Saro Lynch in Concert
Sunday, December 18: Chantey & Tavern Sing
Join the mailing list at http://mailinglist.mermaidstavern.com
🄵🅆 Folklife Members' FOLK NEWS: online updates to print pages copied to this site
News from 🄵 Folklife members, 🄰 or Ø Associate members. Up to 200 words. per item.
Membership £18 a year UK, £24 EU for posted FW + publicity in print & online.
News from 🄵 Folklife members, 🄰 or Ø Associate members. Up to 200 words. per item.
Membership £18 a year UK, £24 EU for posted FW + publicity in print & online.
🄵🅆 Cymru • Wales
🄵 Lyceum Folk Club of Newport. From Ruth:
more guests - 2023
Thursday 19th January 2023. Paul Downes
Thursday 16th February 2023. Steve & Julie Wigley and Stonesthrow
Thursday 16th March 2023. A J Clarke
Thursday 20th April 2023. Winter Wilson
see http://www.lyceumfolknewport.org.uk/
🄵🅆 Kernow • Cornwall
🄵 Sarah McQuaid "Live events are what bring communities together.” – Sarah hits the road
With travel costs skyrocketing and the twin demons of Covid and the cost of living crisis driving audience numbers down, it’s not an ideal time to be hitting the road – but that’s exactly what Sarah McQuaid is doing. “Yes, these are seriously tough times for all musicians, myself included,” the Cornwall-based singer/songwriter says ruefully, “but live events are what bring communities together. If we don’t keep going out and doing it, all those music venues and village halls and arts centres are just going to disappear — and that would be a real tragedy.”
A month-long 20-show tour kicks off on the 4th of November and spans the length and breadth of England, from Cornwall to Cumbria and from the south coast to the North York Moors, finishing in early December. She’s toured internationally and made a series of critically acclaimed albums – most recently The St Buryan Sessions, recorded live in lockdown in the beautiful medieval church of St Buryan, just over a mile from Sarah’s home in rural West Cornwall.
See https://sarahmcquaid.com/tour for tour dates. Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • YouTube • Bandcamp • Patreon • Spotify
🄵🅆 West Country
🄵 Rosie Upton: ‘A Lamb to the Slaughter’ presentation
St John’s Parish Centre, Church Lane Trowbridge BA14 0EH Friday 11 November, 6.30pm for a 7pm start
Bring your own drinks, glasses and nibbles
‘A Lamb to the Slaughter’ will be a fascinating evening of talk, slides and traditional folk song chronicling the history of the woollen industry in and around Trowbridge from the 15th to 18th centuries.
Presented by Rosie Upton (also known as Rosie MacGregor) who was born in Derbyshire but has lived in Bradford-on-Avon for many years. She has a wealth of knowledge on this subject and the radical history of the area.
Rosie travels the country giving talks and singing on many different subjects, she is a published author and newspaper columnist and has a songbook of many different traditional songs.
Everyone is welcome – please bring your family and friends. £6 per person
🄵🅆 Glos
🄵 2nd Wed Glos CIRENCESTER THE TWELVE BELLS SONG SESSION pub: www.twelvebellscirencester.com Martin Graebe 01285 651104 --- details see Directory, Venues - England South-West
Martin and Shan Graebe report
The 12 Bells singing session restarted on Wednesday 18 October - it was really nice to be back together and raising the roof.
As before, the singing starts promptly at 8 o’clock and finishes at 10.30. Next 9 November; December date may vary, tbc.
2nd, 4th Mon Glos CHELTENHAM CHELTENHAM FOLK CLUB www.cheltenhamfc.org.uk Chris Beaumont 01242 571185
→ Sandford Park Alehouse, High Street. Please note the new starting time 7.30pm. --- details see Directory, Venues - England South-West
Re Mon 14 November:
Hi everyone Change of plan! We are looking forward to Mick Holditch being a guest in 2023.
In the meantime, we are delighted that REBIL have agreed to be our guests on 14 November.
www.facebook.com/rebilduo/ Hope to see you there! Judith
🄵 Sunday 13th November FOREST FOLK CLUB is thrilled to welcome back Compost Heap!
“Despite rumours to the contrary, Compost Heap is still thriving, just! Age does not weary us – or words to that effect. If you have not yet heard us, well, what a treat you have in store, and for those who have already had the pleasure, it’s on its way again.We sing! Traditional, chorus, shanties, join-inners, the odd ‘weepie’, even a touch of humour on occasion. Let’s all just get together and enjoy a good sing. Possibly not virtuosic but with vim, vigour, gusto and enjoyment. So, pin back the lug-holes, polish the vocal-chords and see you there!”
Doors open at The Orepool, Sling near Coleford at 7.30, admission £8 on the door.
For more info visit forestfolkclub.com
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
🄵 A double bill on Friday 11th November for Folk at the Falcon, Bromyard in the Falcon Mews. Starts at 7.30pm (doors open 7pm).
Colin Pitts is a powerful yet sensitive singer/songwriter with a relaxed, warm performing style. From performing in folk clubs while a student in the late 60s, Colin became a popular performer in Midlands folk circles in the first half of the 1970s. In the 1990s, he re-emerged, forging a reputation for writing songs that sometimes make you think, sometimes make you laugh, and sometimes just make you feel good.
Mair Thomas was brought up in Montgomeryshire in a musical family. She sings both in English and Welsh, and has a special interest in traditional Welsh songs. Mair started writing songs in 2003, and has featured on Radio 3’s Late Junction, BBC Radio Hereford & Worcester and BBC Radio Shropshire, where her song Love Imperfect was a record of the week. Mair has also featured as a special guest on Radio Shropshire’s Sunday Folk.
Tickets: £10 from the Falcon Hotel, or on 07726 462220 or john@bloor.org.uk Info: pugh@live.co.uk. Also on the door on but we encourage advance booking. That way, we know how many chairs to put out. Chris Barltrop
🄵🅆 Alba/Scotland
🄵 Linn Phipps
Regular events
Irregular events
Thursday 1 Dec monthly Single-Shanty BigSing on zoom 8pm UK (noon PT) “Johnny come down to Hilo/ Hilo family" https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/collaborations-links-and-other-news/
Then next up date is Thurs 19 January 2023
Big thanks and appreciation in song! Linn (UK) +44 7917 564440
🄵 Lyceum Folk Club of Newport. From Ruth:
more guests - 2023
Thursday 19th January 2023. Paul Downes
Thursday 16th February 2023. Steve & Julie Wigley and Stonesthrow
Thursday 16th March 2023. A J Clarke
Thursday 20th April 2023. Winter Wilson
see http://www.lyceumfolknewport.org.uk/
🄵🅆 Kernow • Cornwall
🄵 Sarah McQuaid "Live events are what bring communities together.” – Sarah hits the road
With travel costs skyrocketing and the twin demons of Covid and the cost of living crisis driving audience numbers down, it’s not an ideal time to be hitting the road – but that’s exactly what Sarah McQuaid is doing. “Yes, these are seriously tough times for all musicians, myself included,” the Cornwall-based singer/songwriter says ruefully, “but live events are what bring communities together. If we don’t keep going out and doing it, all those music venues and village halls and arts centres are just going to disappear — and that would be a real tragedy.”
A month-long 20-show tour kicks off on the 4th of November and spans the length and breadth of England, from Cornwall to Cumbria and from the south coast to the North York Moors, finishing in early December. She’s toured internationally and made a series of critically acclaimed albums – most recently The St Buryan Sessions, recorded live in lockdown in the beautiful medieval church of St Buryan, just over a mile from Sarah’s home in rural West Cornwall.
See https://sarahmcquaid.com/tour for tour dates. Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • YouTube • Bandcamp • Patreon • Spotify
🄵🅆 West Country
🄵 Rosie Upton: ‘A Lamb to the Slaughter’ presentation
St John’s Parish Centre, Church Lane Trowbridge BA14 0EH Friday 11 November, 6.30pm for a 7pm start
Bring your own drinks, glasses and nibbles
‘A Lamb to the Slaughter’ will be a fascinating evening of talk, slides and traditional folk song chronicling the history of the woollen industry in and around Trowbridge from the 15th to 18th centuries.
Presented by Rosie Upton (also known as Rosie MacGregor) who was born in Derbyshire but has lived in Bradford-on-Avon for many years. She has a wealth of knowledge on this subject and the radical history of the area.
Rosie travels the country giving talks and singing on many different subjects, she is a published author and newspaper columnist and has a songbook of many different traditional songs.
Everyone is welcome – please bring your family and friends. £6 per person
🄵🅆 Glos
🄵 2nd Wed Glos CIRENCESTER THE TWELVE BELLS SONG SESSION pub: www.twelvebellscirencester.com Martin Graebe 01285 651104 --- details see Directory, Venues - England South-West
Martin and Shan Graebe report
The 12 Bells singing session restarted on Wednesday 18 October - it was really nice to be back together and raising the roof.
As before, the singing starts promptly at 8 o’clock and finishes at 10.30. Next 9 November; December date may vary, tbc.
2nd, 4th Mon Glos CHELTENHAM CHELTENHAM FOLK CLUB www.cheltenhamfc.org.uk Chris Beaumont 01242 571185
→ Sandford Park Alehouse, High Street. Please note the new starting time 7.30pm. --- details see Directory, Venues - England South-West
Re Mon 14 November:
Hi everyone Change of plan! We are looking forward to Mick Holditch being a guest in 2023.
In the meantime, we are delighted that REBIL have agreed to be our guests on 14 November.
www.facebook.com/rebilduo/ Hope to see you there! Judith
🄵 Sunday 13th November FOREST FOLK CLUB is thrilled to welcome back Compost Heap!
“Despite rumours to the contrary, Compost Heap is still thriving, just! Age does not weary us – or words to that effect. If you have not yet heard us, well, what a treat you have in store, and for those who have already had the pleasure, it’s on its way again.We sing! Traditional, chorus, shanties, join-inners, the odd ‘weepie’, even a touch of humour on occasion. Let’s all just get together and enjoy a good sing. Possibly not virtuosic but with vim, vigour, gusto and enjoyment. So, pin back the lug-holes, polish the vocal-chords and see you there!”
Doors open at The Orepool, Sling near Coleford at 7.30, admission £8 on the door.
For more info visit forestfolkclub.com
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
🄵 A double bill on Friday 11th November for Folk at the Falcon, Bromyard in the Falcon Mews. Starts at 7.30pm (doors open 7pm).
Colin Pitts is a powerful yet sensitive singer/songwriter with a relaxed, warm performing style. From performing in folk clubs while a student in the late 60s, Colin became a popular performer in Midlands folk circles in the first half of the 1970s. In the 1990s, he re-emerged, forging a reputation for writing songs that sometimes make you think, sometimes make you laugh, and sometimes just make you feel good.
Mair Thomas was brought up in Montgomeryshire in a musical family. She sings both in English and Welsh, and has a special interest in traditional Welsh songs. Mair started writing songs in 2003, and has featured on Radio 3’s Late Junction, BBC Radio Hereford & Worcester and BBC Radio Shropshire, where her song Love Imperfect was a record of the week. Mair has also featured as a special guest on Radio Shropshire’s Sunday Folk.
Tickets: £10 from the Falcon Hotel, or on 07726 462220 or john@bloor.org.uk Info: pugh@live.co.uk. Also on the door on but we encourage advance booking. That way, we know how many chairs to put out. Chris Barltrop
🄵🅆 Alba/Scotland
🄵 Linn Phipps
Regular events
- 2nd Friday (usually) 1930 UK (1130am PT) Srubag Celtic-language free zoom ceilidh https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/srubag/
- 3rd Sat 6pm UK (10am PT) Linn’s learn a Gaelic Song free zoom workshop, contact https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact/ for flyer, link and to receive monthly invite and materials
Irregular events
Thursday 1 Dec monthly Single-Shanty BigSing on zoom 8pm UK (noon PT) “Johnny come down to Hilo/ Hilo family" https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/collaborations-links-and-other-news/
Then next up date is Thurs 19 January 2023
Big thanks and appreciation in song! Linn (UK) +44 7917 564440
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20 September 2022 Newsletter
updates since 1 Sep 2022 magazine ----- and ----- some updates since July print deadline |
NEXT ISSUE: 1st January, covering Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr. DEADLINE 20th Nov.
Below: we have Journal Updates; News Updates; and Directory Updates.
Below: we have Journal Updates; News Updates; and Directory Updates.
**** Please publicise us ~ on your folk club/performer emails, website, Facebook:
folklife.uk read or download News; Festivals Diary.
folklife.uk/updates Updates, sign up for free emailed Newsletter.
folklife-traditions.uk researched articles, archive, downloads.
folklife-directory.uk Online Directories, Zoom list.
folklife.uk read or download News; Festivals Diary.
folklife.uk/updates Updates, sign up for free emailed Newsletter.
folklife-traditions.uk researched articles, archive, downloads.
folklife-directory.uk Online Directories, Zoom list.
Editorial
With the sad closure of Living Tradition, we're one of the last UK-wide print magazine specialising in folk. To survive, we need to develop, so we ask you to please publicise us - box above - on your folk club/performer emails, your website, your Facebook - thanks!
Note - I'm not personally on any social media - i wouldn't have to read it
I currently deal with all admin so I don't have any spare time for development. So if anybody can spare time for admin help, that would be great - publicity, editing, checking Journal directory entries, etc etc - please get in touch!
FW, Folklife West: as usual, posted out a week before 1 Sept; now copied online. Enjoy!
We expected about 6 pages less (as announced, we removed 1-line print listings to save space). July We're pleased to say that September FW has 56 pages, same as before! - as we had more articles & news to fill those pages!
FTJ, Folklife Traditions Journal pages: researched articles, publications, etc. Will now also be available separately, details below - for those who are more interested in FTJ rather than our UK folk-news pages which form most of FW. With new readers, perhaps more articles?
Folklife's online Directory, www.folklife-directory.uk .... UK - and world?
'Venues: Other Areas' now replaced by 'Venues: South-East & East, North' and 'Venues: Scotland, and International'.
Likewise 'Performers: Other Areas' has been made into 2 webpages.
This is to allow for entries from anywhere - we have not yet got any entries from 'East', nor any 'Venues: Scotland, and International' - but we welcome them.
With the sad closure of Living Tradition, we're one of the last UK-wide print magazine specialising in folk. To survive, we need to develop, so we ask you to please publicise us - box above - on your folk club/performer emails, your website, your Facebook - thanks!
Note - I'm not personally on any social media - i wouldn't have to read it
I currently deal with all admin so I don't have any spare time for development. So if anybody can spare time for admin help, that would be great - publicity, editing, checking Journal directory entries, etc etc - please get in touch!
FW, Folklife West: as usual, posted out a week before 1 Sept; now copied online. Enjoy!
We expected about 6 pages less (as announced, we removed 1-line print listings to save space). July We're pleased to say that September FW has 56 pages, same as before! - as we had more articles & news to fill those pages!
FTJ, Folklife Traditions Journal pages: researched articles, publications, etc. Will now also be available separately, details below - for those who are more interested in FTJ rather than our UK folk-news pages which form most of FW. With new readers, perhaps more articles?
Folklife's online Directory, www.folklife-directory.uk .... UK - and world?
'Venues: Other Areas' now replaced by 'Venues: South-East & East, North' and 'Venues: Scotland, and International'.
Likewise 'Performers: Other Areas' has been made into 2 webpages.
This is to allow for entries from anywhere - we have not yet got any entries from 'East', nor any 'Venues: Scotland, and International' - but we welcome them.
🄵🅃🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal, print pages copied to www.folklife-traditions.uk
Our aims include stimulating a wider interest in folk studies & folk culture: FTJ pages of Folklife West magazine
Researched articles + archive, news on FTJ website. Folklife Membership, or Journal subscription, welcome - but not required.
FTJ updates from 🄵 Folklife members, 🄰 or Ø Associate members. 🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal subscribers. NL others signed up to Newsletter.
Our aims include stimulating a wider interest in folk studies & folk culture: FTJ pages of Folklife West magazine
Researched articles + archive, news on FTJ website. Folklife Membership, or Journal subscription, welcome - but not required.
FTJ updates from 🄵 Folklife members, 🄰 or Ø Associate members. 🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal subscribers. NL others signed up to Newsletter.
🄹 We are delighted to announce we will also sell FTJ separately!
For those interested in articles (as in FTJ online), but not in folk club news, so not Folklife Members.
We will continue to include FTJ as part of Folklife West, as before.
1 copy of 1 FTJ [only - not Folklife West]: £3.50 UK, £5.60 EU, £7 rest of world.
Annual (3 issues of FTJ): £10 UK, £16 EU, £20 rest of world.
ACCOUNT NAME: "Folklife West T/A Folklife" for FTJ Subscription payments
-- and for small donations (Folklife is a non-profit group; our free-to-you websites with free downloads cost us over £300 a year!)
BACS: sort code 09-01-55, account 18675181 For overseas bank codes, email sam@folklife.uk
CHEQUES to 16 Barrett Rise, Malvern, WR14 2UJ.
CARD PAYMENTS on "Ko-fi" world-wide card-payments website: -- webpage for FTJ card payments https://ko-fi.com/s/d479e8d448
• The same adverts will appear in Folklife West and in FTJ.
We thank our supporters: 🄹 Journal subscribers, and 🄵 Folklife members.
For those interested in articles (as in FTJ online), but not in folk club news, so not Folklife Members.
We will continue to include FTJ as part of Folklife West, as before.
1 copy of 1 FTJ [only - not Folklife West]: £3.50 UK, £5.60 EU, £7 rest of world.
Annual (3 issues of FTJ): £10 UK, £16 EU, £20 rest of world.
ACCOUNT NAME: "Folklife West T/A Folklife" for FTJ Subscription payments
-- and for small donations (Folklife is a non-profit group; our free-to-you websites with free downloads cost us over £300 a year!)
BACS: sort code 09-01-55, account 18675181 For overseas bank codes, email sam@folklife.uk
CHEQUES to 16 Barrett Rise, Malvern, WR14 2UJ.
CARD PAYMENTS on "Ko-fi" world-wide card-payments website: -- webpage for FTJ card payments https://ko-fi.com/s/d479e8d448
• The same adverts will appear in Folklife West and in FTJ.
We thank our supporters: 🄹 Journal subscribers, and 🄵 Folklife members.
WANTED: VOLUNTEERS to assist with indexing our articles welcome - to create Excel table, copy existing lists to it (free FTJ for volunteers)
🄵 Carol and the late Gwilym Davies - EFDSS Gold Badges awarded
Gwilym and Carol will chiefly be familiar as prominent folk song collectors and performers for over 50 years. They have performed with various bands and for many morris side; also recording and releasing albums, writing articles and publishing books. Their collecting has mainly focussed on Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Devon and the USA. They have been the driving force behind creation of the much-admired glostrad.com. On his death in June 2022 Gwilym had nearly completed an MPhil on morris music with Newcastle University, which it is hoped will be awarded posthumously.
The decision to award Gold Badges to both Gwilym and Carol was made shortly before Gwilym's death. We wish to honour that award, although very sadly Gwilym died before the good news could be shared with him.
On Saturday 1st October from 8 to 11pm
You are invited to a Musical Memorial Celebration of the life of Gwilym Davies.
To include the presentation of the English Folk Dance and Song Society’s Gold Badge to Carol and posthumously to Gwilym by Steve Roud.
At the Cotswold Area Civil Service Sports Association, Tewkesbury Road, Cheltenham, GL51 9SL (just past Aldi on the left leaving Cheltenham)
Come and sing and play in Gwilym’s memory.
It would be useful for Carol to have some idea of numbers of folks attending: carol<at>sweetsofmay.co.uk
Books announced
🄹 Caroline Macafee: Scots Folk Singers and their Sources. A Study of Two Major Scottish Song Collections (Brill, 2021) https://brill.com/view/title/58452
105 euros for hardback or e-book, but members of university libraries and similar institutions that take the e-book can order a print-on-demand paperback for 25 euros plus VAT (Brill 'MyBook' scheme).
This book ofers a detailed analysis of two major Scottish folk song collections, the Greig-Duncan Collection, and the Scots folk song material of the School of Scottish Studies Archives. This exhaustive study of song transmission includes all contributors, not only notable singers. The scattered information, marshalled into quantiable data, throws light on such topics as transmission within and outside the family, the role of literacy, the public reticence of women singers, the association between the Travellers and the big ballads, and the impact of social changes in the late nineteenth century, and of broadcast music in the 1920s. The new opportunities opened up by digitisation are explored here for the rst time.
Readership
Libraries, academics, students, and general readers interested in Scottish traditional song and ethnology, or in the Travellers. Researchers interested in song transmission or the potential of digital song archives.
🄹 I'll be talking about my research (on the Greig-Duncan and School of Scottish Archives contributors and how they learned their songs) on the Traditional Song Forum podcast on 6 November. Caroline Macafee
🄵 Carol and the late Gwilym Davies - EFDSS Gold Badges awarded
Gwilym and Carol will chiefly be familiar as prominent folk song collectors and performers for over 50 years. They have performed with various bands and for many morris side; also recording and releasing albums, writing articles and publishing books. Their collecting has mainly focussed on Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Devon and the USA. They have been the driving force behind creation of the much-admired glostrad.com. On his death in June 2022 Gwilym had nearly completed an MPhil on morris music with Newcastle University, which it is hoped will be awarded posthumously.
The decision to award Gold Badges to both Gwilym and Carol was made shortly before Gwilym's death. We wish to honour that award, although very sadly Gwilym died before the good news could be shared with him.
On Saturday 1st October from 8 to 11pm
You are invited to a Musical Memorial Celebration of the life of Gwilym Davies.
To include the presentation of the English Folk Dance and Song Society’s Gold Badge to Carol and posthumously to Gwilym by Steve Roud.
At the Cotswold Area Civil Service Sports Association, Tewkesbury Road, Cheltenham, GL51 9SL (just past Aldi on the left leaving Cheltenham)
Come and sing and play in Gwilym’s memory.
It would be useful for Carol to have some idea of numbers of folks attending: carol<at>sweetsofmay.co.uk
Books announced
🄹 Caroline Macafee: Scots Folk Singers and their Sources. A Study of Two Major Scottish Song Collections (Brill, 2021) https://brill.com/view/title/58452
105 euros for hardback or e-book, but members of university libraries and similar institutions that take the e-book can order a print-on-demand paperback for 25 euros plus VAT (Brill 'MyBook' scheme).
This book ofers a detailed analysis of two major Scottish folk song collections, the Greig-Duncan Collection, and the Scots folk song material of the School of Scottish Studies Archives. This exhaustive study of song transmission includes all contributors, not only notable singers. The scattered information, marshalled into quantiable data, throws light on such topics as transmission within and outside the family, the role of literacy, the public reticence of women singers, the association between the Travellers and the big ballads, and the impact of social changes in the late nineteenth century, and of broadcast music in the 1920s. The new opportunities opened up by digitisation are explored here for the rst time.
Readership
Libraries, academics, students, and general readers interested in Scottish traditional song and ethnology, or in the Travellers. Researchers interested in song transmission or the potential of digital song archives.
🄹 I'll be talking about my research (on the Greig-Duncan and School of Scottish Archives contributors and how they learned their songs) on the Traditional Song Forum podcast on 6 November. Caroline Macafee
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⎈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS (online only)
News is most welcome from all on our overseas mailing list Folklife membership is not required, but welcomed . . . . . . should any Overseas Folklife members send in news, that would be printed in FW LISA NULL Sad news about Lisa, well known to many of us from Zoom. Please see International News webpage for a very detailed article. |
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News updates 🄵 Folklife members, 🄰 or Ø Associate members. - thank you for your support !
We also include (International news only) NL others signed up to Newsletter.
Australia
NL Australian singer-songwriter BRUCE WATSON will be returning to the UK in 2023, following his inaugural successful tour in 2019.
He is a longtime favourite of the Australian folk scene, having appeared at over 180 folk festivals as well as innumerable folk clubs and other venues across Australia and New Zealand. His performances are joyful and thoroughly engaging, with witty lyrics and energetic presentation. He is a masterful craftsman of songs, be they evocative and heart wrenching, or side-splittingly funny, and he loves nothing more than having people sing along with him. Eric Bogle has described him as “the best songwriter I have seen in a long time.” Melbourne folk institution The Boite says he is “an Australian folk hero!”
If your folk club is interested in inviting Bruce to be a guest performer in September or October 2023, please check out the links below and contact him.
Website: http://www.brucewatsonmusic.com
Email: jandbwatson<at>gmail.com
Listen: https://brucewatsonmusic.bandcamp.com
Watch live showcase video: https://youtu.be/yRa-xpPQQ_Q
Already booked for Llantrisant Folk Club for October 2023 !
USA
USA, Virtual Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival, 25 Sept 2022 - help please!
🄵 From Linn Phipps
It’s just under two weeks until the start of our live and participative Virtual Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival, which will be running in parallel with the in-person PMFF (itself partially live-streamed). The schedule is here http://pmffest.org/2022-virtual-pmff
We still have some volunteer gaps in our volunteer roster for people to help with Front Desk, Session Assistant and Tech Support roles (see attached). Virtual volunteers please contact Virtual PMFF Co-ordinator Linn Phipps via her website https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact/ or info@<at>pmffest.org
For the virtual festival, where you can come and sing via Zoom, on 25 September event, I will circulate the link to participants about 24 hours in advance.
Thank you so much and see you soon,
Linn
Co-ordinator, Virtual PMFF + 44 7917 564440 (UK) – please use email or what’s app rather than text due to cost of transatlantic texts.
Please see International webpage for details of PMFF, also in print magazine page 52.
🄵🅆 Folklife Members' FOLK NEWS: online updates to print pages copied to this site
🄵🅆 Cymru • Wales
🄵 LITTLE MILL FOLK SESSION, The Halfway House [07952 472939], Berthon Road, Little Mill, near Pontypool. Monmouthshire NP4 0HL.
Tuesdays weekly, 2pm to 5pm, all year
You would be most welcome, at Halfway House, the only pub in the village on the only main road A472 through the village. We meet at three minutes past two and finish at three minutes past five……….Wonderful room to sing in, music acoustic and often wide-ranging, numbers almost certainly less than ten. ® Barry Scouse, organiser, 07855 021272,
🄵 TASC, Traditional Arts Support in the Community (Powys and beyond) [page 20 in Folklife West]
We are excited to tell you that we are putting on a Welsh Folk Day of workshops in Welsh clog (tutor Huw Williams), tunes (tutor Jem Hammond), or song (tutor Menna Thomas). it's in Llandrindod Wells on Saturday the 15th of October 2022. Finishing with a friendly showcase. TASC members £25, non-members £28 per person, includes refreshments. 9.30am - 4.30pm. Places are limited. Please book via the TASC website shop: www.tradartsupport.org.uk/shop.html
For further information contact Louise via: admin<at>tradartsupport.org.uk
🄵🅆 Glos
🄵 Cheltenham Folk Club has moved to Mondays for now - see revised Directory entry below.
🄵🅆 Midlands
🄵 WOLVERHAMPTON FOLK SESSIONS new Member
2nd Thu., 8pm: The Combermere Arms, 90 Chapel Ash, W’ton WV3 0TY
4th Thu., 8pm: The Chindit Inn. 113 Merridale Road, W’ton WV3 9SE.
An acoustic Folk Session - Mostly traditional English/Celtic Music and Song, 8pm start. All welcome. Come along for a tune or a song or just come for the craic!
John & Jo Crane, 01902 331430.
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs --- Herefordshire news
🄵 OneAchord [see News p41]
Just to let you know that we now have a new line up for OneAchord. Marc and Andy have left us and Nick has joined us on drums, Tony on accordion and Jenny on whistle and tenor sax. Our next gig will be on Saturday 29th October at 7:730pm in Cradley Village Hall.
Best wishes, Peter
🄵 Tuesday 27th Sep The Homend Poets & Musicians [see News p41]
Pot & Page cafe (01531 248743), https://www.facebook.com/PotAndPage, 8 New Street, Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 2DX 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Theme: “Music" Nick Halligan 01684 563281 Email nickh2009<at>btinternet.com, but phone preferred
🄵 Folk At The Falcon's Successful Fundraiser for Ukraine
As part of this year's Bromyard Folk Festival, Folk at the Falcon presented a local showcase performance on 8th September at the Falcon Mews. Admission was free, with the audience asked to donate to the Ukraine Fund of the Disasters Emergency Committee. Performers donating their services included Roger Pugh, John Bloor, The Three Disagrees, Chris Barltrop, the Cherrystones, and Hugh Knight & Viv Bell.
The audience included Folk Festival visitors as well as local 'regulars'. Thanks to the generosity of those attending, the concert raised a total of £470, which became £587.50 when government Gift Aid was added as the money was paid in.
Thanks everyone for your support. Slava Ukraini! Chris Barltrop
🄵 Folk At The Falcon [page 40 in Folklife West]
Concert in the Falcon Mews starts at 7.30pm on Friday 14th October (doors open 7pm).
There’s a rare treat in store for Bromyard audiences when Tyneside fiddler and singer Tom McConville comes to Folk at the Falcon. Tom’s playing partner is the equally wonderful Michael Biggins. Supporting artists for a great evening’s entertainment are Bromyard’s own Viv Bell and Huw Knight.
McConville and Biggins are top musicians who have been awarded BBC Folk Musician of The Year and BBC Scottish Trad Musician of the Year independently.
The sum of the two talents combined with Tom’s rich singing is astounding and has left their audiences spellbound.
One of the most memorable evenings of music to be found.
Tickets: £10 from the Falcon Hotel, or by phone on 07726 462220. Tickets: john<at>bloor.org.uk Info: pugh<at>live.co.uk. Tickets are also available on the door on the night, but we do encourage members of the audience to book tickets in advance. This way, we know how many chairs to put out.
🄵🅆 South-East
🄵 Moonrakers [page 47 in Folklife West] -- Postponed concert. -
Dear Friends,
our concert of 17th September in Lea, Nr.Malmesbury has been postponed. It will now be:
Friday 23 September St Giles Church, Lea, Nr. MALMESBURY, Wiltshire , SN16 9PB. 7:30pm. Lovely old church with fine acoustics. £12 on the door or in advance from 07483 803235.
Also, look out for the following one: 8 October St Mary's Festival 200, St Mary's Church/Arts Centre, Horse Fair, BANBURY, OX16 0AA. 7.30pm. £12 (£5 children) from www.banburystmary.org.uk/event/9542980 Fabulous large church in the centre of Banbury that doubles as an arts centre. Stage and lighting - should be a good one! The event is part of the 200th anniversary of the church.
We really encourage you to follow our Facebook page for instant updates, news, pictures and videos. Go to Moonrakers | Facebook and click "follow".
Keep well, Jon, Jacqui, Becki & Sarah
🄵🅆 Festivals, Workshops
NL 2022 Sep 24 - 25 THE PORTSMOUTH MARITIME FOLK FESTIVAL, USA ~ LIVE & ZOOM www.pmffest.org
LIVE:
→ PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire, USA, Various venues in downtown Portsmouth ZOOM: see below
⌂ The Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival. info@pmffest.org. See www.pmffest.org, www.facebook.com/PMFF.NH
⊕ Organized by local folk artists, the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival is a registered nonprofit with the mission of preserving and presenting the music of Portsmouth’s maritime heritage and keeping the Port City’s seafaring traditions alive. It is a totally free festival, run by volunteers, and financed entirely by donations.
Headliners: Vienna Carroll, David Coffin, and Cliff Haslam. Plus Don Sineti and Heather Wood. Stay tuned for more additions as the festival gets closer!
ZOOM:
⊕ ZOOM: We believe this to be the first time that a Folk Festival has run both live and live-streamed AND with an integral Virtual component, all at the same time! This is a free folk festival, donations to help meet costs welcome to: https://portsmouth-maritime-folk-festival.square.site/
The Virtual PMFF will run on Zoom. Please see details below on how to register and join. Here’s the plan…
Sep 25 Sunday 2022 ET [ET = US Eastern Time] / UK time (1) Break-out room “Morning Light”, (2) Break-out room “Noonday”.
Noon-1pm ET / UK 5-6pm: (1) Sara Banleigh:”Sea Shanties at the Movies: Maritime Songs in Film and Television”.
1-2pm ET / 6-7pm: (1) Janet Bee Brown storytelling and shanties;
(2) Trevor Clarke - Song Circle.
2-3pm ET / UK 7-8pm: (1) Bob Zentz and Co: live from Yorktown Folk Festival.
3-4pm ET / UK 8-9pm: (1) David Kidman Song Circle;
(2) Workshop – Brigitte Kloareg.
4-5pm ET / UK 9-10pm: (1) Shanty Big Sing “Round the Horn”, til late – co-hosted Linn Phipps & Jim Lucas.
Register to join us at the Festival and receive the joining link 24 hours prior to the event:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14rOiTs-74WOBZevD7iEE4YJDG_B3qTcKTO28-a8ZZ4Q/prefill
Any questions, please contact Virtual PMFF Co-ordinator Linn Phipps via her website https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact or info<at>pmffest.org
🄵 Currently listing 2022 Oct TBA WREN MUSIC FOLK FESTIVAL (formally the Baring-Gould Folk Weekend)
This will now be
2022 Oct 29 WREN MUSIC FAMILY FOLK DAY www.wrenmusic.co.uk
We are having a Family Folk Day in Okehampton on 29 October in lieu of the festival this year.
It is Wren’s 40th anniversary next year so expect lots of celebrations and a folk festival bigger and better for 2023
🄵🅆 Cymru • Wales
🄵 LITTLE MILL FOLK SESSION, The Halfway House [07952 472939], Berthon Road, Little Mill, near Pontypool. Monmouthshire NP4 0HL.
Tuesdays weekly, 2pm to 5pm, all year
You would be most welcome, at Halfway House, the only pub in the village on the only main road A472 through the village. We meet at three minutes past two and finish at three minutes past five……….Wonderful room to sing in, music acoustic and often wide-ranging, numbers almost certainly less than ten. ® Barry Scouse, organiser, 07855 021272,
🄵 TASC, Traditional Arts Support in the Community (Powys and beyond) [page 20 in Folklife West]
We are excited to tell you that we are putting on a Welsh Folk Day of workshops in Welsh clog (tutor Huw Williams), tunes (tutor Jem Hammond), or song (tutor Menna Thomas). it's in Llandrindod Wells on Saturday the 15th of October 2022. Finishing with a friendly showcase. TASC members £25, non-members £28 per person, includes refreshments. 9.30am - 4.30pm. Places are limited. Please book via the TASC website shop: www.tradartsupport.org.uk/shop.html
For further information contact Louise via: admin<at>tradartsupport.org.uk
🄵🅆 Glos
🄵 Cheltenham Folk Club has moved to Mondays for now - see revised Directory entry below.
🄵🅆 Midlands
🄵 WOLVERHAMPTON FOLK SESSIONS new Member
2nd Thu., 8pm: The Combermere Arms, 90 Chapel Ash, W’ton WV3 0TY
4th Thu., 8pm: The Chindit Inn. 113 Merridale Road, W’ton WV3 9SE.
An acoustic Folk Session - Mostly traditional English/Celtic Music and Song, 8pm start. All welcome. Come along for a tune or a song or just come for the craic!
John & Jo Crane, 01902 331430.
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs --- Herefordshire news
🄵 OneAchord [see News p41]
Just to let you know that we now have a new line up for OneAchord. Marc and Andy have left us and Nick has joined us on drums, Tony on accordion and Jenny on whistle and tenor sax. Our next gig will be on Saturday 29th October at 7:730pm in Cradley Village Hall.
Best wishes, Peter
🄵 Tuesday 27th Sep The Homend Poets & Musicians [see News p41]
Pot & Page cafe (01531 248743), https://www.facebook.com/PotAndPage, 8 New Street, Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 2DX 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Theme: “Music" Nick Halligan 01684 563281 Email nickh2009<at>btinternet.com, but phone preferred
🄵 Folk At The Falcon's Successful Fundraiser for Ukraine
As part of this year's Bromyard Folk Festival, Folk at the Falcon presented a local showcase performance on 8th September at the Falcon Mews. Admission was free, with the audience asked to donate to the Ukraine Fund of the Disasters Emergency Committee. Performers donating their services included Roger Pugh, John Bloor, The Three Disagrees, Chris Barltrop, the Cherrystones, and Hugh Knight & Viv Bell.
The audience included Folk Festival visitors as well as local 'regulars'. Thanks to the generosity of those attending, the concert raised a total of £470, which became £587.50 when government Gift Aid was added as the money was paid in.
Thanks everyone for your support. Slava Ukraini! Chris Barltrop
🄵 Folk At The Falcon [page 40 in Folklife West]
Concert in the Falcon Mews starts at 7.30pm on Friday 14th October (doors open 7pm).
There’s a rare treat in store for Bromyard audiences when Tyneside fiddler and singer Tom McConville comes to Folk at the Falcon. Tom’s playing partner is the equally wonderful Michael Biggins. Supporting artists for a great evening’s entertainment are Bromyard’s own Viv Bell and Huw Knight.
McConville and Biggins are top musicians who have been awarded BBC Folk Musician of The Year and BBC Scottish Trad Musician of the Year independently.
The sum of the two talents combined with Tom’s rich singing is astounding and has left their audiences spellbound.
One of the most memorable evenings of music to be found.
Tickets: £10 from the Falcon Hotel, or by phone on 07726 462220. Tickets: john<at>bloor.org.uk Info: pugh<at>live.co.uk. Tickets are also available on the door on the night, but we do encourage members of the audience to book tickets in advance. This way, we know how many chairs to put out.
🄵🅆 South-East
🄵 Moonrakers [page 47 in Folklife West] -- Postponed concert. -
Dear Friends,
our concert of 17th September in Lea, Nr.Malmesbury has been postponed. It will now be:
Friday 23 September St Giles Church, Lea, Nr. MALMESBURY, Wiltshire , SN16 9PB. 7:30pm. Lovely old church with fine acoustics. £12 on the door or in advance from 07483 803235.
Also, look out for the following one: 8 October St Mary's Festival 200, St Mary's Church/Arts Centre, Horse Fair, BANBURY, OX16 0AA. 7.30pm. £12 (£5 children) from www.banburystmary.org.uk/event/9542980 Fabulous large church in the centre of Banbury that doubles as an arts centre. Stage and lighting - should be a good one! The event is part of the 200th anniversary of the church.
We really encourage you to follow our Facebook page for instant updates, news, pictures and videos. Go to Moonrakers | Facebook and click "follow".
Keep well, Jon, Jacqui, Becki & Sarah
🄵🅆 Festivals, Workshops
NL 2022 Sep 24 - 25 THE PORTSMOUTH MARITIME FOLK FESTIVAL, USA ~ LIVE & ZOOM www.pmffest.org
LIVE:
→ PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire, USA, Various venues in downtown Portsmouth ZOOM: see below
⌂ The Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival. info@pmffest.org. See www.pmffest.org, www.facebook.com/PMFF.NH
⊕ Organized by local folk artists, the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival is a registered nonprofit with the mission of preserving and presenting the music of Portsmouth’s maritime heritage and keeping the Port City’s seafaring traditions alive. It is a totally free festival, run by volunteers, and financed entirely by donations.
Headliners: Vienna Carroll, David Coffin, and Cliff Haslam. Plus Don Sineti and Heather Wood. Stay tuned for more additions as the festival gets closer!
ZOOM:
⊕ ZOOM: We believe this to be the first time that a Folk Festival has run both live and live-streamed AND with an integral Virtual component, all at the same time! This is a free folk festival, donations to help meet costs welcome to: https://portsmouth-maritime-folk-festival.square.site/
The Virtual PMFF will run on Zoom. Please see details below on how to register and join. Here’s the plan…
Sep 25 Sunday 2022 ET [ET = US Eastern Time] / UK time (1) Break-out room “Morning Light”, (2) Break-out room “Noonday”.
Noon-1pm ET / UK 5-6pm: (1) Sara Banleigh:”Sea Shanties at the Movies: Maritime Songs in Film and Television”.
1-2pm ET / 6-7pm: (1) Janet Bee Brown storytelling and shanties;
(2) Trevor Clarke - Song Circle.
2-3pm ET / UK 7-8pm: (1) Bob Zentz and Co: live from Yorktown Folk Festival.
3-4pm ET / UK 8-9pm: (1) David Kidman Song Circle;
(2) Workshop – Brigitte Kloareg.
4-5pm ET / UK 9-10pm: (1) Shanty Big Sing “Round the Horn”, til late – co-hosted Linn Phipps & Jim Lucas.
Register to join us at the Festival and receive the joining link 24 hours prior to the event:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14rOiTs-74WOBZevD7iEE4YJDG_B3qTcKTO28-a8ZZ4Q/prefill
Any questions, please contact Virtual PMFF Co-ordinator Linn Phipps via her website https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact or info<at>pmffest.org
🄵 Currently listing 2022 Oct TBA WREN MUSIC FOLK FESTIVAL (formally the Baring-Gould Folk Weekend)
This will now be
2022 Oct 29 WREN MUSIC FAMILY FOLK DAY www.wrenmusic.co.uk
We are having a Family Folk Day in Okehampton on 29 October in lieu of the festival this year.
It is Wren’s 40th anniversary next year so expect lots of celebrations and a folk festival bigger and better for 2023
🄵🄳 Folklife's online DIRECTORY - free entries for all, non-members welcome
Information from 🄵 Folklife member, 🄰 or Ø Associate members; their news in area news webpages. 🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal subscriber.
Thanks to the above for their support. We also include: NL listings from other Newsletter readers. All welcome!
Thanks to the above for their support. We also include: NL listings from other Newsletter readers. All welcome!
VENUES
VENUES - CYMRU•WALES on www.folklife-directory.uk/v-cymru.html
🄵 Weekly Tue afternoon Mons LITTLE MILL, nr PONTYPOOL LITTLE MILL FOLK SESSION (no website) Barry Scouse 07855 021272
→ The Halfway House [07952 472939], Berthon Road, Little Mill, near Pontypool. Monmouthshire NP4 0HL. 2pm to 5pm, all year
⇒ Barry Scouse, 07855 021272
⊕ Wonderful room to sing in, music acoustic and often wide-ranging, numbers almost certainly less than ten. (added August 2022)
🄵 Last Tues Newport RHIWDERIN LAST TUESDAY SING www.newportfolkclub.co.uk Cris 01633 896347
→ The Rhiwderin Inn (01633 897722), Caerphilly Road, Newport, NP10 8RX, 8pm.
⇒ Cris, 01633 896347. www.facebook.com/groups/newportfollkclub
⊕ Monthly acoustic session run by Newport Folk Club. [was 1st Tues., updated Aug 2022]
VENUES - SOUTH-WEST on www.folklife-directory.uk/v-south-west.html
🄵 Monthly - week varies Sun Glos COLEFORD FOREST FOLK CLUB www.forestfolkclub.com
→ Orepool Inn, Chepstow Road, Sling, Coleford GL16 8LH. Doors 7.30pm for 8pm start.
⇒ Email contact is forestofdeanfolkclub<at>gmail.com
⊕ Singers Nights and Guest Nights attracting talent from Wales, the South West and beyond. For the time being, one event each month, always on a Sunday. Cash only on the door please, £8 for guest nights, £2 for Singers Nights. [Aug 2022, change to monthly, week varies, for time being]
🄵 2nd, 4th Mon Glos CHELTENHAM CHELTENHAM FOLK CLUB www.cheltenhamfc.org.uk Chris Beaumont 01242 571185
→ Sandford Park Alehouse, High Street. Please note the new starting time 7.30pm. Not Aug.
⇒ Chris Beaumont, 32 Cudnall Street, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, Glos GL53 8HQ or 01242 571185; or Judith 01242 577506.
⊕ Mainly local performers with local feature spots; all welcome. £3.00 / £2.50 performers. Cash only. Do join our mailing list — just email machteltje<at>gmail.com (change of day, Sep 2022)
Formerly 2nd, 4th Sun, now on Mondays for a trial period. Also: pub under new management.
So: please join mailing list to keep up to date with current situation, and/or check on GlosFolk facebook (and on this page).
VENUES - MIDLANDS on www.folklife-directory.uk/v-midlands.html
🄵 2nd Thu WOLVERHAMPTON The COMBERMERE ARMS FOLK SESSION [no session website] John & Jo Crane 01902 331430
→ The Combermere Arms, 90 Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton WV3 0TY. 8pm start.
⊕ An acoustic Folk Session - Mostly traditional English/Celtic Music and Song. All welcome. Come along for a tune or a song or just come for the craic! [new Member, 2022 July]
🄵 4th Thu WOLVERHAMPTON The CHINDIT INN FOLK SESSION [no session website] John & Jo Crane 01902 331430
→ The Chindit Inn, 113 Merridale Road, Wolverhampton WV3 9SE. 8pm start.
⊕ An acoustic Folk Session - Mostly traditional English/Celtic Music and Song. All welcome. Come along for a tune or a song or just come for the craic! [new Member, 2022 July]
🄵 1st Mon Worcs MONDAY SESSION AT THE PHEASANT (no website) Frank Jolley 07482 625877
Replacing the Old Chestnut Tree (pub not available)
→ 25 New Street, Worcester WR1 2DP. 1st Mon, 7.15pm.
⇒ martin001745<at>gmail.com
⊕ An ideal venue, very friendly and helpful staff, so we are going to make this our regular meeting place. Jon, the landlord, has offered a room upstairs which accommodates 30 people. Parking: Cornmarket car park £1 after 7 pm. [updated Aug 2022]
🄵 1st & 3rd Fri Worcs WORCESTER SOMERS TRADITIONAL FOLK CLUB www.somers-folk-club.org.uk Sam/Eleanor 01684 561378
→ Bishop Allenby Hall (Streetmap), St. Stephen's Church - parking in churchyard, hall is to side of church. St. Stephen's Street, via A449, Worcester WR3 7HS. (aerial_view) 8.15-10.45pm (doors 8pm) - please check website for exceptional changes. All year.
⇒ Chris info<at>somers-folk-club.org.uk Eleanor & Sam 01684 561378 (E&S are the Folklife editors but STFC is a separate organisation)
⊕ “A place where traditional song is at home”. Mostly songs; choruses start 1st Fridays; singers’ nights every Friday, all welcome. Visitors £2, but your 1st visit is free! We also have occasional Saturday specials (Member-only) free to regulars.
2nd & 4th Fri Zoom Currently Somers members only; annual membership is £10 to 31/12/2022. Contact etc as above. [updated Aug 2022]
VENUES SOUTH-EAST & EAST, NORTH on www.folklife-directory.uk/v-other.html
-------------- South-East ----------------------
🄵 2nd & 4th Tue Hants SOUTHAMPTON FOCSLE MUSIC http://www.focsle.org Paul Clarke
→ The Guide Dog, 38 Earls Rd, Bevois Valley, Southampton SO14 6SF. 8pm.
⇒ Contact Paul Clarke, virtual<at>focsle.org, and see website.
⊕ Also live 3rd & 5th Wed, see below.
Also on Zoom: Virtual FOCSLE Music, 2nd & 4th Wed, 8pm UK [reverts to weekly from Dec. 2022], see Venues Zoom webpage
(Updated Sept 2022)
🄵 3rd & 5th Wed Hants SOUTHAMPTON FOCSLE MUSIC http://www.focsle.org Paul Clarke
→ The Wellington Arms, 56 Park Road, Freemantle, Southampton SO15 3DE. 8pm.
⇒ Contact Paul Clarke, virtual<at>focsle.org, and see website.
⊕ Also live 2nd & 4th Tue, see above.
Also on Zoom: Virtual FOCSLE Music, 2nd & 4th Wed, 8pm UK [reverts to weekly from Dec. 2022], see Venues Zoom webpage
(Updated Sept 2022)
-------------- North of England ---------------
Ø Mondays weekly except 1st Lancs NEWBURGH THE ROOM AT THE TOP FOLK CLUB www.markdowding.co.uk/room_at_the_top.htm Mark or Maggi 01257 464215.
→ The Red Lion, Ash Brow, Newburgh, Lancs, WN8 7NF. 8-15pm - 11.00pm (except 1st Mon: Zoom)
⇒ Contact Maggie before turning up - limit 20 per session, due to the room size. E-mailing maggihuyton@yahoo.com
⊕ 2 songs per performer. usually time for another round with one song each. All nights are Singers Nights and we welcome singers, poets and readers to have a go at any time. All styles of acoustic music are encouraged.
ZOOM AT THE TOP is on 1st Monday & every Thursday, 8.15 for 8.30 start. Details see Venues ZOOM webpage.
Venues ZOOM on www.folklife-directory.uk/zoom.html
🄰 1st Mondays (& every Thursday). Lancs. NEWBURGH. ZOOM AT THE TOP.
→ 8.15 for 8.30 start.
⇒ Email or FaceBook We’re on Facebook or e.mail me for the link, maggihuyton<at>yahoo.com. Meeting ID 174 901 873
⊕ Other Mondays Room at the Top Folk Club now live in The Red Lion, Ash Brow, Newburgh, Lancs, see Venues S-E & E, North webpage.
(Updated Sept 2022)
🄵 2nd & 4th Wednesdays thru Nov 2022, then Weekly Wednesdays from Dec.
Hampshire. SOUTHAMPTON Virtual FOCSLE MUSIC http://www.focsle.org Paul Clarke
→ 8pm.
⇒ EMAIL Contact Paul Clarke for Zoom link, pls. e-mail virtual<at>focsle.org, and see Website http://www.focsle.org
⊕ FOCSLE Music now meets virtually, via Zoom. Join us and our international music friends (incl. some professionals) each 2nd & 4th Wednesday, and from December weekly, 8pm (UK). For live meetings, see Venues S-E & E, North webpage (Updated Sept 2022)
Ø Weekly Thursdays (& 1st Mondays). Lancs. NEWBURGH. ZOOM AT THE TOP.
→ 8.15 for 8.30 start.
⇒ Email or FaceBook We’re on Facebook or e.mail me for the link, maggihuyton<at>yahoo.com. Meeting ID 174 901 873
⊕ Mondays except 1st. Room at the Top Folk Club now live in The Red Lion, Ash Brow, Newburgh, Lancs, see Venues S-E & E, North webpage.
(Updated Sept 2022)
PERFORMERS
SCOTLAND & INTERNATIONAL on www.folklife-directory.uk/perf-world.html
Pf.1c Folk Music & Song - Solo - International
Australia
Australia BRUCE WATSON http://www.brucewatsonmusic.com
⇒ Email: jandbwatson<at>gmail.com Music available at https://brucewatsonmusic.bandcamp.com
Showcase video: https://youtu.be/yRa-xpPQQ_Q
⊕ An icon and longtime favourite of the Australian folk scene and an engaging and joyful performer and songwriter in the folk style. “The best songwriter I have seen in a long time.” (Eric Bogle). Toured UK in 2019.
SERVICES
SERVICES on www.folklife-directory.uk/services.html
S.2 AGENTS, MANAGERS, PROMOTERS, MCs, STAGE MANAGEMENT
-- do ask your artists to contact us to be listed, giving your agency as contact !
Northamptonshire JAMES H SOARS MEDIA SERVICES https://www.jameshsoars.com/ Jim Soars 01536 720245
⇒ Contact Jim Soars, t: 01536 720245, m: 07758 781032, e: james[at]jameshsoars[dot]com
⊕ James H Soars undertake artist promotion and media services in the UK. Offering a full promotional package to musicians, performers and song-writers within the folk and acoustic genre covering new album release and tour promotion.
VENUES - CYMRU•WALES on www.folklife-directory.uk/v-cymru.html
🄵 Weekly Tue afternoon Mons LITTLE MILL, nr PONTYPOOL LITTLE MILL FOLK SESSION (no website) Barry Scouse 07855 021272
→ The Halfway House [07952 472939], Berthon Road, Little Mill, near Pontypool. Monmouthshire NP4 0HL. 2pm to 5pm, all year
⇒ Barry Scouse, 07855 021272
⊕ Wonderful room to sing in, music acoustic and often wide-ranging, numbers almost certainly less than ten. (added August 2022)
🄵 Last Tues Newport RHIWDERIN LAST TUESDAY SING www.newportfolkclub.co.uk Cris 01633 896347
→ The Rhiwderin Inn (01633 897722), Caerphilly Road, Newport, NP10 8RX, 8pm.
⇒ Cris, 01633 896347. www.facebook.com/groups/newportfollkclub
⊕ Monthly acoustic session run by Newport Folk Club. [was 1st Tues., updated Aug 2022]
VENUES - SOUTH-WEST on www.folklife-directory.uk/v-south-west.html
🄵 Monthly - week varies Sun Glos COLEFORD FOREST FOLK CLUB www.forestfolkclub.com
→ Orepool Inn, Chepstow Road, Sling, Coleford GL16 8LH. Doors 7.30pm for 8pm start.
⇒ Email contact is forestofdeanfolkclub<at>gmail.com
⊕ Singers Nights and Guest Nights attracting talent from Wales, the South West and beyond. For the time being, one event each month, always on a Sunday. Cash only on the door please, £8 for guest nights, £2 for Singers Nights. [Aug 2022, change to monthly, week varies, for time being]
🄵 2nd, 4th Mon Glos CHELTENHAM CHELTENHAM FOLK CLUB www.cheltenhamfc.org.uk Chris Beaumont 01242 571185
→ Sandford Park Alehouse, High Street. Please note the new starting time 7.30pm. Not Aug.
⇒ Chris Beaumont, 32 Cudnall Street, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, Glos GL53 8HQ or 01242 571185; or Judith 01242 577506.
⊕ Mainly local performers with local feature spots; all welcome. £3.00 / £2.50 performers. Cash only. Do join our mailing list — just email machteltje<at>gmail.com (change of day, Sep 2022)
Formerly 2nd, 4th Sun, now on Mondays for a trial period. Also: pub under new management.
So: please join mailing list to keep up to date with current situation, and/or check on GlosFolk facebook (and on this page).
VENUES - MIDLANDS on www.folklife-directory.uk/v-midlands.html
🄵 2nd Thu WOLVERHAMPTON The COMBERMERE ARMS FOLK SESSION [no session website] John & Jo Crane 01902 331430
→ The Combermere Arms, 90 Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton WV3 0TY. 8pm start.
⊕ An acoustic Folk Session - Mostly traditional English/Celtic Music and Song. All welcome. Come along for a tune or a song or just come for the craic! [new Member, 2022 July]
🄵 4th Thu WOLVERHAMPTON The CHINDIT INN FOLK SESSION [no session website] John & Jo Crane 01902 331430
→ The Chindit Inn, 113 Merridale Road, Wolverhampton WV3 9SE. 8pm start.
⊕ An acoustic Folk Session - Mostly traditional English/Celtic Music and Song. All welcome. Come along for a tune or a song or just come for the craic! [new Member, 2022 July]
🄵 1st Mon Worcs MONDAY SESSION AT THE PHEASANT (no website) Frank Jolley 07482 625877
Replacing the Old Chestnut Tree (pub not available)
→ 25 New Street, Worcester WR1 2DP. 1st Mon, 7.15pm.
⇒ martin001745<at>gmail.com
⊕ An ideal venue, very friendly and helpful staff, so we are going to make this our regular meeting place. Jon, the landlord, has offered a room upstairs which accommodates 30 people. Parking: Cornmarket car park £1 after 7 pm. [updated Aug 2022]
🄵 1st & 3rd Fri Worcs WORCESTER SOMERS TRADITIONAL FOLK CLUB www.somers-folk-club.org.uk Sam/Eleanor 01684 561378
→ Bishop Allenby Hall (Streetmap), St. Stephen's Church - parking in churchyard, hall is to side of church. St. Stephen's Street, via A449, Worcester WR3 7HS. (aerial_view) 8.15-10.45pm (doors 8pm) - please check website for exceptional changes. All year.
⇒ Chris info<at>somers-folk-club.org.uk Eleanor & Sam 01684 561378 (E&S are the Folklife editors but STFC is a separate organisation)
⊕ “A place where traditional song is at home”. Mostly songs; choruses start 1st Fridays; singers’ nights every Friday, all welcome. Visitors £2, but your 1st visit is free! We also have occasional Saturday specials (Member-only) free to regulars.
2nd & 4th Fri Zoom Currently Somers members only; annual membership is £10 to 31/12/2022. Contact etc as above. [updated Aug 2022]
VENUES SOUTH-EAST & EAST, NORTH on www.folklife-directory.uk/v-other.html
-------------- South-East ----------------------
🄵 2nd & 4th Tue Hants SOUTHAMPTON FOCSLE MUSIC http://www.focsle.org Paul Clarke
→ The Guide Dog, 38 Earls Rd, Bevois Valley, Southampton SO14 6SF. 8pm.
⇒ Contact Paul Clarke, virtual<at>focsle.org, and see website.
⊕ Also live 3rd & 5th Wed, see below.
Also on Zoom: Virtual FOCSLE Music, 2nd & 4th Wed, 8pm UK [reverts to weekly from Dec. 2022], see Venues Zoom webpage
(Updated Sept 2022)
🄵 3rd & 5th Wed Hants SOUTHAMPTON FOCSLE MUSIC http://www.focsle.org Paul Clarke
→ The Wellington Arms, 56 Park Road, Freemantle, Southampton SO15 3DE. 8pm.
⇒ Contact Paul Clarke, virtual<at>focsle.org, and see website.
⊕ Also live 2nd & 4th Tue, see above.
Also on Zoom: Virtual FOCSLE Music, 2nd & 4th Wed, 8pm UK [reverts to weekly from Dec. 2022], see Venues Zoom webpage
(Updated Sept 2022)
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Ø Mondays weekly except 1st Lancs NEWBURGH THE ROOM AT THE TOP FOLK CLUB www.markdowding.co.uk/room_at_the_top.htm Mark or Maggi 01257 464215.
→ The Red Lion, Ash Brow, Newburgh, Lancs, WN8 7NF. 8-15pm - 11.00pm (except 1st Mon: Zoom)
⇒ Contact Maggie before turning up - limit 20 per session, due to the room size. E-mailing maggihuyton@yahoo.com
⊕ 2 songs per performer. usually time for another round with one song each. All nights are Singers Nights and we welcome singers, poets and readers to have a go at any time. All styles of acoustic music are encouraged.
ZOOM AT THE TOP is on 1st Monday & every Thursday, 8.15 for 8.30 start. Details see Venues ZOOM webpage.
Venues ZOOM on www.folklife-directory.uk/zoom.html
🄰 1st Mondays (& every Thursday). Lancs. NEWBURGH. ZOOM AT THE TOP.
→ 8.15 for 8.30 start.
⇒ Email or FaceBook We’re on Facebook or e.mail me for the link, maggihuyton<at>yahoo.com. Meeting ID 174 901 873
⊕ Other Mondays Room at the Top Folk Club now live in The Red Lion, Ash Brow, Newburgh, Lancs, see Venues S-E & E, North webpage.
(Updated Sept 2022)
🄵 2nd & 4th Wednesdays thru Nov 2022, then Weekly Wednesdays from Dec.
Hampshire. SOUTHAMPTON Virtual FOCSLE MUSIC http://www.focsle.org Paul Clarke
→ 8pm.
⇒ EMAIL Contact Paul Clarke for Zoom link, pls. e-mail virtual<at>focsle.org, and see Website http://www.focsle.org
⊕ FOCSLE Music now meets virtually, via Zoom. Join us and our international music friends (incl. some professionals) each 2nd & 4th Wednesday, and from December weekly, 8pm (UK). For live meetings, see Venues S-E & E, North webpage (Updated Sept 2022)
Ø Weekly Thursdays (& 1st Mondays). Lancs. NEWBURGH. ZOOM AT THE TOP.
→ 8.15 for 8.30 start.
⇒ Email or FaceBook We’re on Facebook or e.mail me for the link, maggihuyton<at>yahoo.com. Meeting ID 174 901 873
⊕ Mondays except 1st. Room at the Top Folk Club now live in The Red Lion, Ash Brow, Newburgh, Lancs, see Venues S-E & E, North webpage.
(Updated Sept 2022)
PERFORMERS
SCOTLAND & INTERNATIONAL on www.folklife-directory.uk/perf-world.html
Pf.1c Folk Music & Song - Solo - International
Australia
Australia BRUCE WATSON http://www.brucewatsonmusic.com
⇒ Email: jandbwatson<at>gmail.com Music available at https://brucewatsonmusic.bandcamp.com
Showcase video: https://youtu.be/yRa-xpPQQ_Q
⊕ An icon and longtime favourite of the Australian folk scene and an engaging and joyful performer and songwriter in the folk style. “The best songwriter I have seen in a long time.” (Eric Bogle). Toured UK in 2019.
SERVICES
SERVICES on www.folklife-directory.uk/services.html
S.2 AGENTS, MANAGERS, PROMOTERS, MCs, STAGE MANAGEMENT
-- do ask your artists to contact us to be listed, giving your agency as contact !
Northamptonshire JAMES H SOARS MEDIA SERVICES https://www.jameshsoars.com/ Jim Soars 01536 720245
⇒ Contact Jim Soars, t: 01536 720245, m: 07758 781032, e: james[at]jameshsoars[dot]com
⊕ James H Soars undertake artist promotion and media services in the UK. Offering a full promotional package to musicians, performers and song-writers within the folk and acoustic genre covering new album release and tour promotion.
all the best,
Sam and Eleanor
Sam & Eleanor Simmons, for the Folklife volunteers. sam@folklife.uk , 01684 561378, UK daytime.
You can also contact us on FaceTime (sam@folklife.uk), UK daytime.
Sam and Eleanor
Sam & Eleanor Simmons, for the Folklife volunteers. sam@folklife.uk , 01684 561378, UK daytime.
You can also contact us on FaceTime (sam@folklife.uk), UK daytime.
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from: 7 July 2022 Newsletter
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🄵🄳 ONLINE DIRECTORY - free entries for all, membership not required.
We are very pleased to announce a dedicated Directory site, www.folklife-directory.uk
We did have our listings on the Directory site but they were print-style rather than internet-style, so we transferred them to this site whilst we tidied up. Now we have completed a complete overhaul and are pleased to reopen the Directory site.
We're keeping it simple - for clarity, your detailed Directory listings are in plain list format - you click on the relevant page and scroll.
For examples, see Updates below.
To keep it simple: no logos, photos, etc, and no dates - dates (club guests, gigs, festivals, workshops) copied to this folklife.uk site from print pages.
Zoom venues list has been moved to Directory from this folklife.uk site.
We are very pleased to announce a dedicated Directory site, www.folklife-directory.uk
We did have our listings on the Directory site but they were print-style rather than internet-style, so we transferred them to this site whilst we tidied up. Now we have completed a complete overhaul and are pleased to reopen the Directory site.
We're keeping it simple - for clarity, your detailed Directory listings are in plain list format - you click on the relevant page and scroll.
For examples, see Updates below.
To keep it simple: no logos, photos, etc, and no dates - dates (club guests, gigs, festivals, workshops) copied to this folklife.uk site from print pages.
Zoom venues list has been moved to Directory from this folklife.uk site.
Our new FTJ logo, thanks to John Crane who has kindly modified this from his original drawing for our Book End Folk Books logo more than 40 years ago!
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🄵🅃🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal, www.folklife-traditions.uk UPDATES
Our aims include stimulating a wider interest in folk studies & folk culture: FTJ pages Researched articles + archive, new, on a separate website. Folk studies and cultural traditions. Membership welcome but not required. Call for articles for next issue. Readers tell us how much they enjoy these articles - so we would like to expand our Journal pages ! If we had more articles, then we could make the Journal available separately, as well as part of FW. 1. Researched articles about a collected song or tune, word limits: no minimum - we get articles which are anything from just a song and a few lines or up to 500 words; other articles are often 1000 to 1500, our maximum is 2500 words. 2. To introduce society, institution, etc, up to 1000 words. Thereafter, short news items/dates from society, institutions welcome; longer items, please consult editor.
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from: 26 June 2022 Newsletter,
& revised with LT Aug/Sep issue details. |
🄵🅆 Alba * Scotland CHANGES AT THE LIVING TRADITION
Sadly The Living Tradition will be closing later this year, please support them, details below.
We at Folklife wish to record our deep appreciation of the LT team's work.
We also wish to record our grateful thanks for the helpful support extended to Folklife by Fi - Editor Fiona Heywood, both by email correspondence, and by advert-exchanges.
Issue 145 is the Aug/Sep 2022 issue of The Living Tradition – the final issue to be published.
It features articles on Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones, Kate Rusby, Carole & Alan Prior, Rattle On The Stovepipe, ‘A Sisterhood In Ballads’, Eryn Rae, ‘A Hole In The Archives’, The Cruel Mother, ‘The Final Word’, Tales from the Road – The Wilsons, Transatlantic Connections, news, reviews, and more… Individual copies available to buy from www.livingtradition.co.uk
Sadly The Living Tradition will be closing later this year, please support them, details below.
We at Folklife wish to record our deep appreciation of the LT team's work.
We also wish to record our grateful thanks for the helpful support extended to Folklife by Fi - Editor Fiona Heywood, both by email correspondence, and by advert-exchanges.
Issue 145 is the Aug/Sep 2022 issue of The Living Tradition – the final issue to be published.
It features articles on Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones, Kate Rusby, Carole & Alan Prior, Rattle On The Stovepipe, ‘A Sisterhood In Ballads’, Eryn Rae, ‘A Hole In The Archives’, The Cruel Mother, ‘The Final Word’, Tales from the Road – The Wilsons, Transatlantic Connections, news, reviews, and more… Individual copies available to buy from www.livingtradition.co.uk
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After the August 2022 issue of The Living Tradition, we will no longer be publishing the magazine. As a result, we are not accepting any new subscriptions at this time. Individual issues can be bought from the link on our homepage https://www.livingtradition.co.uk or from our online shop.
We are also making people aware of the opportunity to help us finance the magazine during these last few months by making a donation via our website. We hope that those of you who have enjoyed the magazine over the years will think about helping us out in this way one last time - this extra support as we come to the end will be vital for us during this time when we will have no income from subscriptions. If you wish to, you can donate easily using the link on the homepage of this website. Or you can, of course, do so by phone at 01563 571220 or 00353 7495 37967, or by sending your card details or a cheque made payable to The Living Tradition to our office at: Living Tradition PO Box 1026 Kilmarnock Ayrshire KA2 0LG Of course, with a donation, we will also make sure that you receive any final copies of the magazine. Thank you all for your support over the years – it really has been appreciated. Telephone: (UK) 01563 571220 or (Ireland) 00353 74 9537967 email: admin<at>livingtradition.co.uk The Living Tradition ®, www.livingtradition.co.uk 01563 571220 PO Box 1026, Kilmarnock KA2 0LG. admin<at>livingtradition.co.uk, www.facebook.com/thelivingtraditionmagazine |
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updates since 19 July 2022 Newsletter
Newsletter is sent as a plain-text email, whilst this is set out as a webpage. |
🄵🄳 ONLINE DIRECTORY - free entries for all, non-members welcome
After Folklife's at the printers, we'll set up International pages for Directory (currently under "All Other" = other UK + international).
VENUES CYMRU•WALES on www.folklife-directory.uk/v-cymru.html
Weekly Tue afternoon Mons LITTLE MILL, nr PONTYPOOL LITTLE MILL FOLK SESSION (no website) Barry Scouse 07855 021272
→ The Halfway House [07952 472939], Berthon Road, Little Mill, near Pontypool. Monmouthshire NP4 0HL. 2pm to 5pm, all year
⇒ Barry Scouse, 07855 021272
⊕ Wonderful room to sing in, music acoustic and often wide-ranging, numbers almost certainly less than ten. (added August 2022)
VENUES - MIDLANDS on www.folklife-directory.uk/v-midlands.html ----- THURSDAY: West Midlands county
2nd Thu WOLVERHAMPTON The COMBERMERE ARMS FOLK SESSION [no session website] John & Jo Crane 01902 331430
→ The Combermere Arms, 90 Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton WV3 0TY. 8pm start.
⊕ An acoustic Folk Session - Mostly traditional English/Celtic Music and Song. All welcome. Come along for a tune or a song or just come for the craic! [new Member, 2022 July]
4th Thu WOLVERHAMPTON The CHINDIT INN FOLK SESSION [no session website] John & Jo Crane 01902 331430
→ The Chindit Inn, 113 Merridale Road, Wolverhampton WV3 9SE. 8pm start.
⊕ An acoustic Folk Session - Mostly traditional English/Celtic Music and Song. All welcome. Come along for a tune or a song or just come for the craic! [new Member, 2022 July]
SERVICES on www.folklife-directory.uk/services.html
S.2 AGENTS, MANAGERS, PROMOTERS, MCs, STAGE MANAGEMENT
-- do ask your artists to contact us to be listed, giving your agency as contact !
Northamptonshire JAMES H SOARS MEDIA SERVICES https://www.jameshsoars.com/ Jim Soars 01536 720245
⇒ Contact Jim Soars, t: 01536 720245, m: 07758 781032, e: james[at]jameshsoars[dot]com
⊕ James H Soars undertake artist promotion and media services in the UK. Offering a full promotional package to musicians, performers and song-writers within the folk and acoustic genre covering new album release and tour promotion.
After Folklife's at the printers, we'll set up International pages for Directory (currently under "All Other" = other UK + international).
VENUES CYMRU•WALES on www.folklife-directory.uk/v-cymru.html
Weekly Tue afternoon Mons LITTLE MILL, nr PONTYPOOL LITTLE MILL FOLK SESSION (no website) Barry Scouse 07855 021272
→ The Halfway House [07952 472939], Berthon Road, Little Mill, near Pontypool. Monmouthshire NP4 0HL. 2pm to 5pm, all year
⇒ Barry Scouse, 07855 021272
⊕ Wonderful room to sing in, music acoustic and often wide-ranging, numbers almost certainly less than ten. (added August 2022)
VENUES - MIDLANDS on www.folklife-directory.uk/v-midlands.html ----- THURSDAY: West Midlands county
2nd Thu WOLVERHAMPTON The COMBERMERE ARMS FOLK SESSION [no session website] John & Jo Crane 01902 331430
→ The Combermere Arms, 90 Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton WV3 0TY. 8pm start.
⊕ An acoustic Folk Session - Mostly traditional English/Celtic Music and Song. All welcome. Come along for a tune or a song or just come for the craic! [new Member, 2022 July]
4th Thu WOLVERHAMPTON The CHINDIT INN FOLK SESSION [no session website] John & Jo Crane 01902 331430
→ The Chindit Inn, 113 Merridale Road, Wolverhampton WV3 9SE. 8pm start.
⊕ An acoustic Folk Session - Mostly traditional English/Celtic Music and Song. All welcome. Come along for a tune or a song or just come for the craic! [new Member, 2022 July]
SERVICES on www.folklife-directory.uk/services.html
S.2 AGENTS, MANAGERS, PROMOTERS, MCs, STAGE MANAGEMENT
-- do ask your artists to contact us to be listed, giving your agency as contact !
Northamptonshire JAMES H SOARS MEDIA SERVICES https://www.jameshsoars.com/ Jim Soars 01536 720245
⇒ Contact Jim Soars, t: 01536 720245, m: 07758 781032, e: james[at]jameshsoars[dot]com
⊕ James H Soars undertake artist promotion and media services in the UK. Offering a full promotional package to musicians, performers and song-writers within the folk and acoustic genre covering new album release and tour promotion.
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⎈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS (online only)
LISA NULL Sad news about Lisa, well known to many of us from Zoom. Thanks to John Baxter for forwarding this. |
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Elisabeth Higgins Null, also known as Lisa Null, partner of Tifereth Israel member Charlie Baum for the last thirty years, died July 19, 2022, 20 Tamuz 5782, at the age of 79. She is also survived by her son, Jacob Null, brothers Daniel and Alexander, and nieces, nephews and grandnieces. She was predeceased by her son John Null, and her brothers Dick and Mark Higgins.
Lisa was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and she grew up there and in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, St. Augustine, Florida, and especially New York City. She graduated from the Brearley School in New York and then Sarah Lawrence College. She went on to do graduate study in folklore at University of Pennsylvania (M.A.), history at Yale University (M. Phil.), and library science at Catholic University (MLIS). Her marriage to Henry Null produced two children, John and Jacob, but it ended in divorce.
A lifelong interest in folklore and history led her to co-found Green Linnet Records with her friend Patrick Sky. Lisa also developed a career as a professional folk-singer, specializing in traditional songs, starting in the late 1970s and early 1980s. With her friend, the guitarist Bill Shute, she recorded two albums on Green Linnet, later re-released by Folk Legacy and now available through Smithsonian Folkways, The Feathered Maiden and Other Ballads and American Primitive. As a performer, she toured the United States, Canada, and England, and appeared several times on Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” show. Her reputation was of being one of the finest song researchers and presenters—"when she sings a song, it stays sung!” was one of the more memorable praises she received. She was known for her strong alto voice and often sang a cappella, especially as growing infirmities and arthritis made it difficult to shlep and play instruments.
Lisa came to the DC area in 1990 to do research for her dissertation at Yale, although she never did finish it. It was to be an examination of folklore sources for historians, centering on an incident in the War of 1812. She met Charlie at a party in 1991 at a house around the corner from where she and Charlie lived since 1995. She was having trouble “booting her Mac,” and Charlie volunteered to help her, teaching her to play around with the computer instead of fearing it. He brought along a floppy disc containing digitized music from Lena Bourne Fish, an obscure New Hampshire source singer for many folklorists and song collectors. Lisa didn’t even know her computer was capable of playing music, but the disc established that they were kindred souls, and Charlie (with a grin) sometimes credits Fish as being their matchmaker.
Lisa taught courses in American Musical Life at Georgetown University. She worked at the Library of Congress when they were first figuring out how to digitize and make their collections available on the Internet. She then worked as a substantive editor, helping writers research and edit their books, perhaps most notably helping John Dickerson write his biography of his mother, the pioneering woman journalist Nancy Dickerson, titled “On Her Trail.” She helped others such as Peggy Seeger research materials for their album and CD liner notes. Lisa also devoted much of her later time to organizing folk events (often with Charlie), and to teaching and coaching singers who wanted to sing better or expand their repertoires, especially a cappella singers of traditional material.
Health issues plagued Lisa throughout, Severe asthma caused her to give up her career as a touring folk-singer in the 1980s. She spent her last months at the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, but realizing her time was limited, determined to live them to the fullest. Her room at the Hebrew Home became a salon for good conversationalists and musician friends. With Zoom song-circles, Lisa developed friends from all around the world, and continued to participate in them and make music with friends both virtual and in her room, right through her last weekend.
In 2013, Lisa became seriously ill with heart and respiratory problems and, faced with the real prospect of not recovering, set about recording the songs she loves “while she still can”. She recorded and released `the double-CD set Legacies on the Folk Legacy label, which was later acquired by Smithsonian Folkways. Charlie Baum designed the packaging and the 72-page accompanying booklet. Among the tracks are a song by Jean Ritchie partially based on Tumbalalaika, “Andy Goodman (To His Mother),” about the murdered civil rights activist, and the song Charlie Baum wrote and sings as a duet with Lisa, “Will You Love Me in the Morning.” The Jean Ritchie song was so obscure that when the Ritchie family was asked for permission to record it, Jon Pickow (Jean’s son) said, “I don’t think Mom wrote that one”—but she did! The harp player on "Andy Goodman" is David Scheim, who first introduced Charlie to TI back in the 1990s.
May the family be comforted and her memory be a blessing.
To make a memorial contribution to Tifereth Israel, click HERE.
To see Lisa Null & Peter Brice – Irish Songs of North America, a seven minute film produced by the Maryland State Arts Council, in association with the National Council for the Traditional Arts, and Remsberg Inc., click HERE.
Copyright © 2022 Tifereth Israel Congregation, All rights reserved.
HI everyone and to share … for all you shanty/chantey singers…
Our next single-shanty Big Sing will be Reuben Ranzo Thursday 25 August 8pm UK/Ireland time (noon PT, 1pm MT, 2pm Mexico City/ Central Time, 3pm ET, 4pm Atlantic, 9pm France).
We all enjoyed our first zoom Shanty Big Sing so much - Santy Anna; on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/3PReBT66OhQ that we did it again for Rio Grande, on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/JTJWw22NmII, for Shenandoah (Youtube here: https://youtu.be/QK5tBsAJkDE) and Sally / Shallow Brown (Youtube pending). All hosted by Linn Phipps and JIm Lucas and sponsored by PMFF. All Big Sings are 7.45 for 8pm UK Ireland time. If you do or could sing any version of these and would like to join in, please email linn at linnphipps@gmail.com. Please say if you would like to sing first!! Zoom link will be emailed to you 24 hours prior as well as posted on the PMFF website, and I’ll also email the link for the google-doc – where you can post info on your version - to those who’ve asked to join to sing or listen.
Repeat versions, shanties/ related songs in another language, parodies, solo, partner and small group singing, instrumental accompaniment and listeners all welcome. We understand that Shanties are of their time, however we ask that you avoid versions or verses that are significantly racist or misogynistic. If in doubt, check in with the singing group.
Also … Linn is organising the Virtual element of the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival Sunday 25 September (noon-5pm ET) – the programme is now up on http://pmffest.org/2022-virtual-pmff/ along with the Registration form. And we’ll be including another Big Sing - themed on “Round the Horn”.
Slainte
Linn Phipps + Jim Lucas
+44 7917 564440
2022 Sep 24 - 25 THE PORTSMOUTH MARITIME FOLK FESTIVAL, USA ~ LIVE & ZOOM www.pmffest.org
see below under 🄵🅆 Festivals, Workshops
Lisa was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and she grew up there and in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, St. Augustine, Florida, and especially New York City. She graduated from the Brearley School in New York and then Sarah Lawrence College. She went on to do graduate study in folklore at University of Pennsylvania (M.A.), history at Yale University (M. Phil.), and library science at Catholic University (MLIS). Her marriage to Henry Null produced two children, John and Jacob, but it ended in divorce.
A lifelong interest in folklore and history led her to co-found Green Linnet Records with her friend Patrick Sky. Lisa also developed a career as a professional folk-singer, specializing in traditional songs, starting in the late 1970s and early 1980s. With her friend, the guitarist Bill Shute, she recorded two albums on Green Linnet, later re-released by Folk Legacy and now available through Smithsonian Folkways, The Feathered Maiden and Other Ballads and American Primitive. As a performer, she toured the United States, Canada, and England, and appeared several times on Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” show. Her reputation was of being one of the finest song researchers and presenters—"when she sings a song, it stays sung!” was one of the more memorable praises she received. She was known for her strong alto voice and often sang a cappella, especially as growing infirmities and arthritis made it difficult to shlep and play instruments.
Lisa came to the DC area in 1990 to do research for her dissertation at Yale, although she never did finish it. It was to be an examination of folklore sources for historians, centering on an incident in the War of 1812. She met Charlie at a party in 1991 at a house around the corner from where she and Charlie lived since 1995. She was having trouble “booting her Mac,” and Charlie volunteered to help her, teaching her to play around with the computer instead of fearing it. He brought along a floppy disc containing digitized music from Lena Bourne Fish, an obscure New Hampshire source singer for many folklorists and song collectors. Lisa didn’t even know her computer was capable of playing music, but the disc established that they were kindred souls, and Charlie (with a grin) sometimes credits Fish as being their matchmaker.
Lisa taught courses in American Musical Life at Georgetown University. She worked at the Library of Congress when they were first figuring out how to digitize and make their collections available on the Internet. She then worked as a substantive editor, helping writers research and edit their books, perhaps most notably helping John Dickerson write his biography of his mother, the pioneering woman journalist Nancy Dickerson, titled “On Her Trail.” She helped others such as Peggy Seeger research materials for their album and CD liner notes. Lisa also devoted much of her later time to organizing folk events (often with Charlie), and to teaching and coaching singers who wanted to sing better or expand their repertoires, especially a cappella singers of traditional material.
Health issues plagued Lisa throughout, Severe asthma caused her to give up her career as a touring folk-singer in the 1980s. She spent her last months at the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, but realizing her time was limited, determined to live them to the fullest. Her room at the Hebrew Home became a salon for good conversationalists and musician friends. With Zoom song-circles, Lisa developed friends from all around the world, and continued to participate in them and make music with friends both virtual and in her room, right through her last weekend.
In 2013, Lisa became seriously ill with heart and respiratory problems and, faced with the real prospect of not recovering, set about recording the songs she loves “while she still can”. She recorded and released `the double-CD set Legacies on the Folk Legacy label, which was later acquired by Smithsonian Folkways. Charlie Baum designed the packaging and the 72-page accompanying booklet. Among the tracks are a song by Jean Ritchie partially based on Tumbalalaika, “Andy Goodman (To His Mother),” about the murdered civil rights activist, and the song Charlie Baum wrote and sings as a duet with Lisa, “Will You Love Me in the Morning.” The Jean Ritchie song was so obscure that when the Ritchie family was asked for permission to record it, Jon Pickow (Jean’s son) said, “I don’t think Mom wrote that one”—but she did! The harp player on "Andy Goodman" is David Scheim, who first introduced Charlie to TI back in the 1990s.
May the family be comforted and her memory be a blessing.
To make a memorial contribution to Tifereth Israel, click HERE.
To see Lisa Null & Peter Brice – Irish Songs of North America, a seven minute film produced by the Maryland State Arts Council, in association with the National Council for the Traditional Arts, and Remsberg Inc., click HERE.
Copyright © 2022 Tifereth Israel Congregation, All rights reserved.
HI everyone and to share … for all you shanty/chantey singers…
Our next single-shanty Big Sing will be Reuben Ranzo Thursday 25 August 8pm UK/Ireland time (noon PT, 1pm MT, 2pm Mexico City/ Central Time, 3pm ET, 4pm Atlantic, 9pm France).
We all enjoyed our first zoom Shanty Big Sing so much - Santy Anna; on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/3PReBT66OhQ that we did it again for Rio Grande, on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/JTJWw22NmII, for Shenandoah (Youtube here: https://youtu.be/QK5tBsAJkDE) and Sally / Shallow Brown (Youtube pending). All hosted by Linn Phipps and JIm Lucas and sponsored by PMFF. All Big Sings are 7.45 for 8pm UK Ireland time. If you do or could sing any version of these and would like to join in, please email linn at linnphipps@gmail.com. Please say if you would like to sing first!! Zoom link will be emailed to you 24 hours prior as well as posted on the PMFF website, and I’ll also email the link for the google-doc – where you can post info on your version - to those who’ve asked to join to sing or listen.
Repeat versions, shanties/ related songs in another language, parodies, solo, partner and small group singing, instrumental accompaniment and listeners all welcome. We understand that Shanties are of their time, however we ask that you avoid versions or verses that are significantly racist or misogynistic. If in doubt, check in with the singing group.
Also … Linn is organising the Virtual element of the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival Sunday 25 September (noon-5pm ET) – the programme is now up on http://pmffest.org/2022-virtual-pmff/ along with the Registration form. And we’ll be including another Big Sing - themed on “Round the Horn”.
Slainte
Linn Phipps + Jim Lucas
+44 7917 564440
2022 Sep 24 - 25 THE PORTSMOUTH MARITIME FOLK FESTIVAL, USA ~ LIVE & ZOOM www.pmffest.org
see below under 🄵🅆 Festivals, Workshops
🄵🅃🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal, print pages copied to www.folklife-traditions.uk
Our aims include stimulating a wider interest in folk studies & folk culture: FTJ pages of Folklife West magazine
Researched articles + archive. Folk studies and cultural traditions. Membership welcome but not required.
Access Folk recruiting for Consulting Groups
An ambitious 5 year long research project has launched to investigate ways to increase and diversify participation in English folk singing. Access Folk asks:
What is the place of folk singing in contemporary England?
How do people want to engage with English cultural traditions through song? How can we facilitate participation in folk singing in England?
Folk singer and researcher Dr Fay Hield at The University of Sheffield is leading a team of academics and community partners to work together to identify the current problems and test out potential solutions.
Access Folk is built on co-production principles where the people affected have real power to direct the research.
Access Folk will trial and evaluate new approaches in collaboration with the wider folk singing scene.
We are looking for people who would be interested in actively taking part in designing research to address issues faced by folk singers and organisers to join our Consulting Groups. The Consulting Groups will draw knowledge together to advise the Access Folk Board. The groups will be focused on specialist areas (drawing on the ‘protected characteristics’ outlined in the Equality Act 2010 and priority areas from Arts Council England): Age; Race; Gender; Disability; Belief and Class.
Anyone over 18 with ideas or experience that feed into the specialist areas can join the Consulting Groups. We are looking for professional experience and marginalised lived experience in particular, though all with an interest are welcome.
In the coming months there will be opportunities to get involved through a folk singers’ survey to understand what existing singers get out of it and an events survey to see where folk singing is happening. We will also be recruiting for ‘ask a friend’ activities to explore the experience of people who don’t currently sing. People are invited to sign up to the Newsletter via the website for more information.
More information about Access Folk can be found here: https://accessfolk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/about
More information about the Consulting Groups can be found here: https://accessfolk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/activities/consulting-groups/call-to-action
To speak to the team, please contact: accessfolk@sheffield.ac.uk or 0114 222 0466.
Our aims include stimulating a wider interest in folk studies & folk culture: FTJ pages of Folklife West magazine
Researched articles + archive. Folk studies and cultural traditions. Membership welcome but not required.
Access Folk recruiting for Consulting Groups
An ambitious 5 year long research project has launched to investigate ways to increase and diversify participation in English folk singing. Access Folk asks:
What is the place of folk singing in contemporary England?
How do people want to engage with English cultural traditions through song? How can we facilitate participation in folk singing in England?
Folk singer and researcher Dr Fay Hield at The University of Sheffield is leading a team of academics and community partners to work together to identify the current problems and test out potential solutions.
Access Folk is built on co-production principles where the people affected have real power to direct the research.
Access Folk will trial and evaluate new approaches in collaboration with the wider folk singing scene.
We are looking for people who would be interested in actively taking part in designing research to address issues faced by folk singers and organisers to join our Consulting Groups. The Consulting Groups will draw knowledge together to advise the Access Folk Board. The groups will be focused on specialist areas (drawing on the ‘protected characteristics’ outlined in the Equality Act 2010 and priority areas from Arts Council England): Age; Race; Gender; Disability; Belief and Class.
Anyone over 18 with ideas or experience that feed into the specialist areas can join the Consulting Groups. We are looking for professional experience and marginalised lived experience in particular, though all with an interest are welcome.
In the coming months there will be opportunities to get involved through a folk singers’ survey to understand what existing singers get out of it and an events survey to see where folk singing is happening. We will also be recruiting for ‘ask a friend’ activities to explore the experience of people who don’t currently sing. People are invited to sign up to the Newsletter via the website for more information.
More information about Access Folk can be found here: https://accessfolk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/about
More information about the Consulting Groups can be found here: https://accessfolk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/activities/consulting-groups/call-to-action
To speak to the team, please contact: accessfolk@sheffield.ac.uk or 0114 222 0466.
🄵🅆 Folklife Members' FOLK NEWS print pages copied to these webpages
🄵🅆 Cymru • Wales
Ruth & Ken Powell gigs http://www.ruthandkenpowell.co.uk
19th - 21st August, MOIRA FURNACE FOLK FESTIVAL - performance days are Friday and Sunday. https://moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk/
3rd October, Folk at the Last (Function room) Hengoed, Nr Oswestry, SY10 7EU - please check venue before travelling as it varies. Tel 07445952163
11th October, Maghull Folk Club, Maghull Community Association (MCA), Green Lane, Maghull, L31 2JH - http://www.maghullfolkclub.co.uk/
25th November, The Woodman Folk Club, Ashwood Marina, Ashwood Lower Lane, Kingswinford, DY6 0AQ - http://www.woodmanfolk.co.uk/
LITTLE MILL FOLK SESSION ®, The Halfway House [07952 472939], Berthon Road, Little Mill, near Pontypool. Monmouthshire NP4 0HL.
Tuesdays weekly, 2pm to 5pm, all year
You would be most welcome, at Halfway House, the only pub in the village on the only main road A472 through the village. We meet at three minutes past two and finish at three minutes past five……….Wonderful room to sing in, music acoustic and often wide-ranging, numbers almost certainly less than ten. ® Barry Scouse, organiser, 07855 021272,
🄵🅆 Midlands
WOLVERHAMPTON FOLK SESSIONS new Member
2nd Thu., 8pm: The Combermere Arms, 90 Chapel Ash, W’ton WV3 0TY
4th Thu., 8pm: The Chindit Inn. 113 Merridale Road, W’ton WV3 9SE.
An acoustic Folk Session - Mostly traditional English/Celtic Music and Song, 8pm start. All welcome. Come along for a tune or a song or just come for the craic!
John & Jo Crane, 01902 331430.
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
The Homend Poets & Musicians
It's been decided to have another session!
Tuesday 26th July, Pot & Page cafe (01531 248743), https://www.facebook.com/PotAndPage, 8 New Street, Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 2DX 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm:
Theme: “The Street I Grew Up In" or more generally Growing Up / Place.
Nick Halligan 01684 563281 Email nickh2009<at>btinternet.com, but phone preferred
🄵🅆 Festivals, Workshops
2022 Sep 3 THE INDOOR FESTIVAL OF FOLK www.efdss.org/whats-on/26-gigs/11312-indoor-festival-of-folk
→ LONDON: Cecil Sharp House, Camden.
⌂ Tickets: www.efdss.org/whats-on/26-gigs/11312-indoor-festival-of-folk
⊕ A collaboration between folk/rock band The Magpie Arc and the English Folk Dance and Song Society, a stellar line up of award-winning UK folk artists.
Knight and Spiers: Steeleye Span’s legendary fiddler Peter Knight and Bellowhead melodeon player extraordinaire John Spiers.
BBC Folk Singer of the Year Bella Hardy, whose 10th solo album “Love Songs” has just been released.
Award winning singer and guitarist Blair Dunlop, solo artist and leader of the rebooted Albion Band.
Lizzy Hardingham, rising star of the UK folk scene. An indomitable folk musician and ornate songstress.
The Magpie Arc is a cross border folk/rock band featuring Nancy Kerr, Martin Simpson, Findlay Napier, Tom Wright and Alex Hunter.
Steeleye Span legends Maddy Prior and Peter Knight in conversation with BBC presenter and Folk On Foot founder Matthew Bannister. Talking all things folk/rock and maybe even chart stardom, also performing several songs together for the first time in many years.
So come rain or come shine, a fantastic day of music and fun in the beautiful spiritual home of British folk music, Cecil Sharp House, and will come complete with all the home comforts of an indoor gig, including food, drink, facilities and a nice sit down!
2022 Sep 24 - 25 THE PORTSMOUTH MARITIME FOLK FESTIVAL, USA ~ LIVE & ZOOM www.pmffest.org
→ LIVE: PORTSMOUTH, NH, USA, Various venues in downtown Portsmouth ZOOM: see below
⌂ The Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival. info@pmffest.org. See www.pmffest.org, www.facebook.com/PMFF.NH
⊕ LIVE: Organized by local folk artists, the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival is a registered nonprofit with the mission of preserving and presenting the music of Portsmouth’s maritime heritage and keeping the Port City’s seafaring traditions alive. It is a totally free festival, run by volunteers, and financed entirely by donations.
Headliners: Vienna Carroll, David Coffin, and Cliff Haslam. Plus Don Sineti and Heather Wood. Stay tuned for more additions as the festival gets closer!
⊕ ZOOM: We believe this to be the first time that a Folk Festival has run both live and live-streamed AND with an integral Virtual component, all at the same time! This is a free folk festival, donations to help meet costs welcome to: https://portsmouth-maritime-folk-festival.square.site/
The Virtual PMFF will run on Zoom. Please see details below on how to register and join. Here’s the plan…
Sep 25 Sunday 2022 ET / UK time (1) Break-out room “Morning Light”, (2) Break-out room “Noonday”.
Noon-1pm ET / 5-6pm: (1) Sara Banleigh:”Sea Shanties at the Movies: Maritime Songs in Film and Television”.
1-2pm ET / 6-7pm: (1) Janet Bee Brown storytelling and shanties; (2) Trevor Clarke - Song Circle.
2-3pm ET / 7-8pm: (1) Bob Zentz and Co: live from Yorktown Folk Festival.
3-4pm ET / 8-9pm: (1) David Kidman Song Circle; (2) Workshop – Brigitte Kloareg.
4-5pm ET / 9-10pm: (1) Shanty Big Sing “Round the Horn”, til late – co-hosted Linn Phipps & Jim Lucas.
Register to join us at the Festival and receive the joining link 24 hours prior to the event:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14rOiTs-74WOBZevD7iEE4YJDG_B3qTcKTO28-a8ZZ4Q/prefill
Any questions, please contact Virtual PMFF Co-ordinator Linn Phipps via her website https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact or info<at>pmffest.org
Currently listing 2022 Oct TBA WREN MUSIC FOLK FESTIVAL (formally the Baring-Gould Folk Weekend)
This will now be
2022 Oct 29 WREN MUSIC FAMILY FOLK DAY www.wrenmusic.co.uk
We are having a Family Folk Day in Okehampton on 29 October in lieu of the festival this year.
It is Wren’s 40th anniversary next year so expect lots of celebrations and a folk festival bigger and better for 2023
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🄵🅆 Cymru • Wales
Ruth & Ken Powell gigs http://www.ruthandkenpowell.co.uk
19th - 21st August, MOIRA FURNACE FOLK FESTIVAL - performance days are Friday and Sunday. https://moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk/
3rd October, Folk at the Last (Function room) Hengoed, Nr Oswestry, SY10 7EU - please check venue before travelling as it varies. Tel 07445952163
11th October, Maghull Folk Club, Maghull Community Association (MCA), Green Lane, Maghull, L31 2JH - http://www.maghullfolkclub.co.uk/
25th November, The Woodman Folk Club, Ashwood Marina, Ashwood Lower Lane, Kingswinford, DY6 0AQ - http://www.woodmanfolk.co.uk/
LITTLE MILL FOLK SESSION ®, The Halfway House [07952 472939], Berthon Road, Little Mill, near Pontypool. Monmouthshire NP4 0HL.
Tuesdays weekly, 2pm to 5pm, all year
You would be most welcome, at Halfway House, the only pub in the village on the only main road A472 through the village. We meet at three minutes past two and finish at three minutes past five……….Wonderful room to sing in, music acoustic and often wide-ranging, numbers almost certainly less than ten. ® Barry Scouse, organiser, 07855 021272,
🄵🅆 Midlands
WOLVERHAMPTON FOLK SESSIONS new Member
2nd Thu., 8pm: The Combermere Arms, 90 Chapel Ash, W’ton WV3 0TY
4th Thu., 8pm: The Chindit Inn. 113 Merridale Road, W’ton WV3 9SE.
An acoustic Folk Session - Mostly traditional English/Celtic Music and Song, 8pm start. All welcome. Come along for a tune or a song or just come for the craic!
John & Jo Crane, 01902 331430.
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
The Homend Poets & Musicians
It's been decided to have another session!
Tuesday 26th July, Pot & Page cafe (01531 248743), https://www.facebook.com/PotAndPage, 8 New Street, Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 2DX 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm:
Theme: “The Street I Grew Up In" or more generally Growing Up / Place.
Nick Halligan 01684 563281 Email nickh2009<at>btinternet.com, but phone preferred
🄵🅆 Festivals, Workshops
2022 Sep 3 THE INDOOR FESTIVAL OF FOLK www.efdss.org/whats-on/26-gigs/11312-indoor-festival-of-folk
→ LONDON: Cecil Sharp House, Camden.
⌂ Tickets: www.efdss.org/whats-on/26-gigs/11312-indoor-festival-of-folk
⊕ A collaboration between folk/rock band The Magpie Arc and the English Folk Dance and Song Society, a stellar line up of award-winning UK folk artists.
Knight and Spiers: Steeleye Span’s legendary fiddler Peter Knight and Bellowhead melodeon player extraordinaire John Spiers.
BBC Folk Singer of the Year Bella Hardy, whose 10th solo album “Love Songs” has just been released.
Award winning singer and guitarist Blair Dunlop, solo artist and leader of the rebooted Albion Band.
Lizzy Hardingham, rising star of the UK folk scene. An indomitable folk musician and ornate songstress.
The Magpie Arc is a cross border folk/rock band featuring Nancy Kerr, Martin Simpson, Findlay Napier, Tom Wright and Alex Hunter.
Steeleye Span legends Maddy Prior and Peter Knight in conversation with BBC presenter and Folk On Foot founder Matthew Bannister. Talking all things folk/rock and maybe even chart stardom, also performing several songs together for the first time in many years.
So come rain or come shine, a fantastic day of music and fun in the beautiful spiritual home of British folk music, Cecil Sharp House, and will come complete with all the home comforts of an indoor gig, including food, drink, facilities and a nice sit down!
2022 Sep 24 - 25 THE PORTSMOUTH MARITIME FOLK FESTIVAL, USA ~ LIVE & ZOOM www.pmffest.org
→ LIVE: PORTSMOUTH, NH, USA, Various venues in downtown Portsmouth ZOOM: see below
⌂ The Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival. info@pmffest.org. See www.pmffest.org, www.facebook.com/PMFF.NH
⊕ LIVE: Organized by local folk artists, the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival is a registered nonprofit with the mission of preserving and presenting the music of Portsmouth’s maritime heritage and keeping the Port City’s seafaring traditions alive. It is a totally free festival, run by volunteers, and financed entirely by donations.
Headliners: Vienna Carroll, David Coffin, and Cliff Haslam. Plus Don Sineti and Heather Wood. Stay tuned for more additions as the festival gets closer!
⊕ ZOOM: We believe this to be the first time that a Folk Festival has run both live and live-streamed AND with an integral Virtual component, all at the same time! This is a free folk festival, donations to help meet costs welcome to: https://portsmouth-maritime-folk-festival.square.site/
The Virtual PMFF will run on Zoom. Please see details below on how to register and join. Here’s the plan…
Sep 25 Sunday 2022 ET / UK time (1) Break-out room “Morning Light”, (2) Break-out room “Noonday”.
Noon-1pm ET / 5-6pm: (1) Sara Banleigh:”Sea Shanties at the Movies: Maritime Songs in Film and Television”.
1-2pm ET / 6-7pm: (1) Janet Bee Brown storytelling and shanties; (2) Trevor Clarke - Song Circle.
2-3pm ET / 7-8pm: (1) Bob Zentz and Co: live from Yorktown Folk Festival.
3-4pm ET / 8-9pm: (1) David Kidman Song Circle; (2) Workshop – Brigitte Kloareg.
4-5pm ET / 9-10pm: (1) Shanty Big Sing “Round the Horn”, til late – co-hosted Linn Phipps & Jim Lucas.
Register to join us at the Festival and receive the joining link 24 hours prior to the event:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14rOiTs-74WOBZevD7iEE4YJDG_B3qTcKTO28-a8ZZ4Q/prefill
Any questions, please contact Virtual PMFF Co-ordinator Linn Phipps via her website https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact or info<at>pmffest.org
Currently listing 2022 Oct TBA WREN MUSIC FOLK FESTIVAL (formally the Baring-Gould Folk Weekend)
This will now be
2022 Oct 29 WREN MUSIC FAMILY FOLK DAY www.wrenmusic.co.uk
We are having a Family Folk Day in Okehampton on 29 October in lieu of the festival this year.
It is Wren’s 40th anniversary next year so expect lots of celebrations and a folk festival bigger and better for 2023
.
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🄵🅆 Alba * Scotland
THE LIVING TRADITION magazine ® A full colour, A4, glossy, folk and traditional music magazine highlighting the rich heritage of traditional music in the UK, Ireland and further afield. The Living Tradition has a worldwide circulation, and for over 25 years has been an independent and authoritative voice in the folk world. With 68 pages of articles, interviews, news and reviews in each issue, The Living Tradition really is essential reading for anyone with an interest in folk and traditional music. Publishing 5 times a year, subscriptions are available from www.livingtradition.co.uk/subscribe. Individual issues and a wide selection of CDs are available from their online shop (www.livingtradition.co.uk/shop). Issue 145 is the Aug/Sep 2022 issue of The Living Tradition – the final issue to be published. It features articles on Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones, Kate Rusby, Carole & Alan Prior, Rattle On The Stovepipe, ‘A Sisterhood In Ballads’, Eryn Rae, ‘A Hole In The Archives’, The Cruel Mother, ‘The Final Word’, Tales from the Road – The Wilsons, Transatlantic Connections, news, reviews, and more… Individual copies available to buy from www.livingtradition.co.uk The Living Tradition ®, www.livingtradition.co.uk 01563 571220 PO Box 1026, Kilmarnock KA2 0LG. admin<at>livingtradition.co.uk, www.facebook.com/thelivingtraditionmagazine |
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19 July 2022 Newsletter
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Gwilym Davies (see last Newsletter) 11/7/2022
From Jeff Blake - a message from Bob Askew
Gwilym had a great send off at Winchcombe Parish Church on Thursday. He achieved so much with his song collecting, solo and group performances, including his early music group and a choir. And then he was a member of two morris sides, probably mummers, wassailing dance bands etc. The church was packed, and the vicar had a good sense of humour. If you want to see the service, it is still available on the link below. Do forward this to anyone who knew him, or who you think might be interested.
https://www.youtube.com/c/ParishofWinchcombe
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From Jeff Blake - a message from Bob Askew
Gwilym had a great send off at Winchcombe Parish Church on Thursday. He achieved so much with his song collecting, solo and group performances, including his early music group and a choir. And then he was a member of two morris sides, probably mummers, wassailing dance bands etc. The church was packed, and the vicar had a good sense of humour. If you want to see the service, it is still available on the link below. Do forward this to anyone who knew him, or who you think might be interested.
https://www.youtube.com/c/ParishofWinchcombe
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7 July 2022 Newsletter
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NEXT ISSUE: 1st SEPTEMBER, covering Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. DEADLINE 20th JULY.
🄵🅃🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal, www.folklife-traditions.uk
We are so sorry to have to report that Gwilym Davies passed away on Sunday 19 June.
As well as being a singer, a musician, and a Morris man, he was a respected collector and publisher of folk song, music, and dance, his latest being “Catch it, Bottle it and Paint it Green - Tales of a Folk Song Collector”.
Gwilym’s boundless enthusiasm resulted in so many successful projects. These included being a founder member of Glosfolk, and setting up the GlosTrad website for songs and tunes collected in Gloucestershire, a very fine example of such a project.
We first met Gwilym in the 1980s when he was running the folk club at the London Inn in Charlton Kings, Cheltenham. He contributed articles to many issues of our Folklife Traditions Journal pages (see list on https://www.folklife-traditions.uk/index-articles.html), including the Jan-Apr 2022 issue.
Carol wrote:
Gwilym was poorly over the last four months fighting off various infections which he contracted due to his reduced immune system after his kidney transplant four years ago, He finally passed away in Cheltenham General Hospital. He had no pain and was very well looked after in both Cheltenham and Gloucester hospitals.
Robin and Mary-Ann and their families have been very supportive and we are planning a musical celebration of Gwilym's life later in the year.
The funeral will be on July 7th at 2pm at St Peter's Church Winchcombe. No black please. Family flowers only but, if you wish, donations can be sent for Glostrad and Kidney Research UK via Alexander Burn, 23-24 High Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5AL phone 01242 604888.
We're planning on streaming Gwilym's funeral tomorrow via the St Peter's Church Winchcombe Youtube page which can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/c/ParishofWinchcombe
Carol
We will all miss Gwilym. We send our condolences and love to Carol and the family.
Sam and Eleanor
🄵🅃🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal, www.folklife-traditions.uk
We are so sorry to have to report that Gwilym Davies passed away on Sunday 19 June.
As well as being a singer, a musician, and a Morris man, he was a respected collector and publisher of folk song, music, and dance, his latest being “Catch it, Bottle it and Paint it Green - Tales of a Folk Song Collector”.
Gwilym’s boundless enthusiasm resulted in so many successful projects. These included being a founder member of Glosfolk, and setting up the GlosTrad website for songs and tunes collected in Gloucestershire, a very fine example of such a project.
We first met Gwilym in the 1980s when he was running the folk club at the London Inn in Charlton Kings, Cheltenham. He contributed articles to many issues of our Folklife Traditions Journal pages (see list on https://www.folklife-traditions.uk/index-articles.html), including the Jan-Apr 2022 issue.
Carol wrote:
Gwilym was poorly over the last four months fighting off various infections which he contracted due to his reduced immune system after his kidney transplant four years ago, He finally passed away in Cheltenham General Hospital. He had no pain and was very well looked after in both Cheltenham and Gloucester hospitals.
Robin and Mary-Ann and their families have been very supportive and we are planning a musical celebration of Gwilym's life later in the year.
The funeral will be on July 7th at 2pm at St Peter's Church Winchcombe. No black please. Family flowers only but, if you wish, donations can be sent for Glostrad and Kidney Research UK via Alexander Burn, 23-24 High Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5AL phone 01242 604888.
We're planning on streaming Gwilym's funeral tomorrow via the St Peter's Church Winchcombe Youtube page which can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/c/ParishofWinchcombe
Carol
We will all miss Gwilym. We send our condolences and love to Carol and the family.
Sam and Eleanor
🄵🄳 ONLINE DIRECTORY - free entries for all, membership not required.
We are very pleased to announce a dedicated Directory site, www.folklife-directory.uk
We did have our listings on the Directory site but they were print-style rather than internet-style, so we transferred them to this site whilst we tidied up.
Now we have completed a complete overhaul and are pleased to reopen the Directory site.
We're keeping it simple - for clarity, your detailed Directory listings are in plain list format - you click on the relevant page and scroll.
For examples, see Updates below.
To keep it simple: no logos, photos, etc, and no dates (club guests, gigs, festivals, workshops), as copied to this folklife.uk site from print pages..
Zoom venues list has been moved to Directory from this folklife.uk site.
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Venues South-West
Ø Weekly Tue Glos FRAMPTON-ON-SEVERN FOLK AT FRAMPTON (no website) Info 07760 115539
→ Frampton Village Hall, The Green Frampton-on-Severn GL2 7DY (Next to Three Horseshoes). Open from 7.45, start at 8.00, end 10.30 if not earlier, all year.
⇒ Info 07760 115539
⊕ Glosfolk Diary has details. £1 admission includes tea/coffee (with good biscuits!) in break (you can also bring your own refreshments).
(added May 2022)
Venues All Other
TBC The Nest Collective have signed up, so these are suggested drafts that I made up based on their website. ALL TO BE CONFIRMED.
South-East
Ø Occ Day Varies Various locations CAMPFIRE CLUB https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/campfire-club/
→ Various venues.
⇒ Contact via website or info@thenestcollective.co.uk. https://thenestcollective.co.uk/, https://www.facebook.com/thenestcollective/, https://twitter.com/nestfolk, https://www.instagram.com/nestfolk/
⊕ Discover extraordinary music around the campfire in beautiful green spaces.
Ø Occ Day Varies Various locations SINGING WITH NIGHTINGALES https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/singing-with-nightingales/
→ Various venues.
⇒ Contact via website or info@thenestcollective.co.uk. https://thenestcollective.co.uk/, https://www.facebook.com/thenestcollective/, https://twitter.com/nestfolk, https://www.instagram.com/nestfolk/
⊕ Join us in the forest to hear the finest musicians duet with the sweet sounds of the nightingale.
Ø Occ Day Varies Various locations NATURE PILGRIMAGES https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/nature-pilgrimages/
→ Various venues.
⇒ Contact via website or info@thenestcollective.co.uk. https://thenestcollective.co.uk/, https://www.facebook.com/thenestcollective/, https://twitter.com/nestfolk, https://www.instagram.com/nestfolk/
⊕ Step out of the every-day and journey into nature.
Venues ZOOM
Ø Kent FRIDAY FOLK ZOOM - Weekly, 7.30-10pm.
PHONE If you are on our email circulation list you will receive an invite every week with a link to click. Otherwise ring Sue on 01-304-360877 if you wish to take part. [name change from Deal FC Zoom, 7/2022]
Performers South-West
Pf.1 Folk Music & Song: Pf.1b Duos
🄵 NEW FOLKLIFE MEMBER
Dorset ALONGSHORE www.alongshore.weeblysite.com Ledger de la Bald 07971 859098
⇒ Contact alongshore.folk<at>gmail.com https://sites.google.com/site/boathookbald/home,
https://alongshore.bandcamp.com/album/diamonds-rubies-emeralds
⊕ Traditional folk singer Vic Baines (Aka Pendlecheek) and poet Ledger De La Bald (Aka Boathouse Bald). Their shared love of storytelling through folk song and poetry is reflected in their debut album, "Diamonds, Rubies And Emeralds".
Performers Midlands
Geoff Veasey has emailed that Nunc and Drunk Monkey have ceased, so now deleted.
Performers All Other
North
PERFORMERS Pf.1 Folk Music & Song
Pf.1b Folk Music & Song - Duos
🄵 Yorks+Humber NELincs JAN & PAUL RAMSEY https://janandpaulramsey.com/ Jan 07984 643921
⇒ Jan on 07984 643921 or email: jprfolk<at>gmail.com
⊕ Our sets include a combination of traditional, contemporary and self-penned folk music with an occasional Americana song. (new member 5/2022)
South-East
TBC The Nest Collective have signed up, so these are suggested drafts that I made up based on their website. ALL TO BE CONFIRMED.
PERFORMERS ~ Pf.1 Folk Music & Song: Pf.1d Choirs & Quires
Ø London FIRE CHOIR https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/fire-choir/
⇒ Contact via website or info@thenestcollective.co.uk. https://thenestcollective.co.uk/, https://www.facebook.com/thenestcollective/,https://twitter.com/nestfolk, https://www.instagram.com/nestfolk/
⊕ Open to all, this community choir is dedicated to revitalising communal singing with activism and empowerment at its heart.
PERFORMERS ~ Pf.2 Folk Dance: Pf.2b Folk Dance Bands
Ø London CEILIDH LIBERATION FRONT https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/ceilidhs/
⇒ Contact via website or info@thenestcollective.co.uk. https://thenestcollective.co.uk/, https://www.facebook.com/thenestcollective/,https://twitter.com/nestfolk, https://www.instagram.com/nestfolk/
⊕ A radical dance sensation, reinventing the lore of the Ceilidh.
Services
TBC The Nest Collective have signed up, so these are suggested drafts that I made up based on their website. ALL TO BE CONFIRMED.
FOLK SERVICES ~ devised a new category! S.9 Artist Development
Ø London AMPLIFY https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/amplify/ §
⇒ Contact via website or info@thenestcollective.co.uk. https://thenestcollective.co.uk/, https://www.facebook.com/thenestcollective/,https://twitter.com/nestfolk, https://www.instagram.com/nestfolk/
⊕ The Nest Collective’s artist development programme. It aims to do as its name suggests: reinvigorate and develop contemporary and cross-cultural folk music in the UK by supporting the development of emerging music creators.
We are very pleased to announce a dedicated Directory site, www.folklife-directory.uk
We did have our listings on the Directory site but they were print-style rather than internet-style, so we transferred them to this site whilst we tidied up.
Now we have completed a complete overhaul and are pleased to reopen the Directory site.
We're keeping it simple - for clarity, your detailed Directory listings are in plain list format - you click on the relevant page and scroll.
For examples, see Updates below.
To keep it simple: no logos, photos, etc, and no dates (club guests, gigs, festivals, workshops), as copied to this folklife.uk site from print pages..
Zoom venues list has been moved to Directory from this folklife.uk site.
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Venues South-West
Ø Weekly Tue Glos FRAMPTON-ON-SEVERN FOLK AT FRAMPTON (no website) Info 07760 115539
→ Frampton Village Hall, The Green Frampton-on-Severn GL2 7DY (Next to Three Horseshoes). Open from 7.45, start at 8.00, end 10.30 if not earlier, all year.
⇒ Info 07760 115539
⊕ Glosfolk Diary has details. £1 admission includes tea/coffee (with good biscuits!) in break (you can also bring your own refreshments).
(added May 2022)
Venues All Other
TBC The Nest Collective have signed up, so these are suggested drafts that I made up based on their website. ALL TO BE CONFIRMED.
South-East
Ø Occ Day Varies Various locations CAMPFIRE CLUB https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/campfire-club/
→ Various venues.
⇒ Contact via website or info@thenestcollective.co.uk. https://thenestcollective.co.uk/, https://www.facebook.com/thenestcollective/, https://twitter.com/nestfolk, https://www.instagram.com/nestfolk/
⊕ Discover extraordinary music around the campfire in beautiful green spaces.
Ø Occ Day Varies Various locations SINGING WITH NIGHTINGALES https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/singing-with-nightingales/
→ Various venues.
⇒ Contact via website or info@thenestcollective.co.uk. https://thenestcollective.co.uk/, https://www.facebook.com/thenestcollective/, https://twitter.com/nestfolk, https://www.instagram.com/nestfolk/
⊕ Join us in the forest to hear the finest musicians duet with the sweet sounds of the nightingale.
Ø Occ Day Varies Various locations NATURE PILGRIMAGES https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/nature-pilgrimages/
→ Various venues.
⇒ Contact via website or info@thenestcollective.co.uk. https://thenestcollective.co.uk/, https://www.facebook.com/thenestcollective/, https://twitter.com/nestfolk, https://www.instagram.com/nestfolk/
⊕ Step out of the every-day and journey into nature.
Venues ZOOM
Ø Kent FRIDAY FOLK ZOOM - Weekly, 7.30-10pm.
PHONE If you are on our email circulation list you will receive an invite every week with a link to click. Otherwise ring Sue on 01-304-360877 if you wish to take part. [name change from Deal FC Zoom, 7/2022]
Performers South-West
Pf.1 Folk Music & Song: Pf.1b Duos
🄵 NEW FOLKLIFE MEMBER
Dorset ALONGSHORE www.alongshore.weeblysite.com Ledger de la Bald 07971 859098
⇒ Contact alongshore.folk<at>gmail.com https://sites.google.com/site/boathookbald/home,
https://alongshore.bandcamp.com/album/diamonds-rubies-emeralds
⊕ Traditional folk singer Vic Baines (Aka Pendlecheek) and poet Ledger De La Bald (Aka Boathouse Bald). Their shared love of storytelling through folk song and poetry is reflected in their debut album, "Diamonds, Rubies And Emeralds".
Performers Midlands
Geoff Veasey has emailed that Nunc and Drunk Monkey have ceased, so now deleted.
Performers All Other
North
PERFORMERS Pf.1 Folk Music & Song
Pf.1b Folk Music & Song - Duos
🄵 Yorks+Humber NELincs JAN & PAUL RAMSEY https://janandpaulramsey.com/ Jan 07984 643921
⇒ Jan on 07984 643921 or email: jprfolk<at>gmail.com
⊕ Our sets include a combination of traditional, contemporary and self-penned folk music with an occasional Americana song. (new member 5/2022)
South-East
TBC The Nest Collective have signed up, so these are suggested drafts that I made up based on their website. ALL TO BE CONFIRMED.
PERFORMERS ~ Pf.1 Folk Music & Song: Pf.1d Choirs & Quires
Ø London FIRE CHOIR https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/fire-choir/
⇒ Contact via website or info@thenestcollective.co.uk. https://thenestcollective.co.uk/, https://www.facebook.com/thenestcollective/,https://twitter.com/nestfolk, https://www.instagram.com/nestfolk/
⊕ Open to all, this community choir is dedicated to revitalising communal singing with activism and empowerment at its heart.
PERFORMERS ~ Pf.2 Folk Dance: Pf.2b Folk Dance Bands
Ø London CEILIDH LIBERATION FRONT https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/ceilidhs/
⇒ Contact via website or info@thenestcollective.co.uk. https://thenestcollective.co.uk/, https://www.facebook.com/thenestcollective/,https://twitter.com/nestfolk, https://www.instagram.com/nestfolk/
⊕ A radical dance sensation, reinventing the lore of the Ceilidh.
Services
TBC The Nest Collective have signed up, so these are suggested drafts that I made up based on their website. ALL TO BE CONFIRMED.
FOLK SERVICES ~ devised a new category! S.9 Artist Development
Ø London AMPLIFY https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/amplify/ §
⇒ Contact via website or info@thenestcollective.co.uk. https://thenestcollective.co.uk/, https://www.facebook.com/thenestcollective/,https://twitter.com/nestfolk, https://www.instagram.com/nestfolk/
⊕ The Nest Collective’s artist development programme. It aims to do as its name suggests: reinvigorate and develop contemporary and cross-cultural folk music in the UK by supporting the development of emerging music creators.
Our new FTJ logo, thanks to John Crane who has kindly modified this from his original drawing for our Book End Folk Books logo more than 40 years ago!
See right, A Notorious Chaunter in B Flat and Other Characters in Street Literature
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🄵🅃🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal, www.folklife-traditions.uk UPDATES
Our aims include stimulating a wider interest in folk studies & folk culture: FTJ pages Researched articles + archive, new, on a separate website. Folk studies and cultural traditions. Membership welcome but not required. Call for articles for next issue. Readers tell us how much they enjoy these articles - so we would like to expand our Journal pages ! If we had more articles, then we could make the Journal available separately, as well as part of FW. 1. Researched articles about a collected song or tune, word limits: no minimum - we get articles which are anything from just a song and a few lines or up to 500 words; other articles are often 1000 to 1500, our maximum is 2500 words. 2. To introduce society, institution, etc, up to 1000 words. Thereafter, short news items/dates from society, institutions welcome; longer items, please consult editor.
PUBLICATIONS A Notorious Chaunter in B Flat and Other Characters in Street Literature, edited by David Atkinson and Steve Roud. Paperback 193pp., ISBN 978-1-9161424-4-2. The Ballad Partners; only from www.theballadpartners.co.uk/publications UK £13 + £2.95 p&p. Non-UK please email info<at>theballadpartners.co.uk Covering a huge range of topics including the ballad trade and ballad singers from Dublin to Tewkesbury, the role of cheap print in political song and dissemination of news, a highwayman and even The Titanic. Contents: A Notorious Chaunter in B Flat (1837) Introduction by Steve Roud; A ‘Dark Man’ of Dublin Songs: Finding Joseph Sadler - Catherine Ann Cullen; ‘Three Acres and a Cow’: Political Song in the General Election of 1885 - John Baxter ; Valentine or Alan Tyne? Untangling the History of a Highwayman Ballad - Martin Nail; The Aberdeen Ballad Broadsides of 1775/6 - David Atkinson; Samuel Harward: Ballad and Chapbook Printer in Tewkesbury, Gloucester, and Cheltenham - David Atkinson; Becoming Vellamo’s Brother: Finnish Broadside Ballads about the Titanic Disaster - Silja Vuorikuru; Street Cred: Teaching the History of News Ballads and Broadsides to Journalism Students - Harry Browne; George Nicholson’s Literary Miscellany: Assembling a Mechanics’ Modernity - Gary Kelly Thomas Sabine and Son: Street Literature and Cheap Print at the End of the Eighteenth Century - David Atkinson The Ballad Partners is a not-for-profit publishing company set up in 2018. It aims to publish conference papers and books on traditional song, music, dance and customs in order to raise awareness and encourage the study of the folk arts. Publications will interest anyone with an interest in song and performance culture, social history, book history and popular reading and literacy. |
🄵🅆 Folklife Members' FOLK NEWS print pages copied to these we
Note - from September issue - all listings will be online only, on www.folklife-directory.uk
so we are no longer including 1-line Directory listings - which started in the days before email & web had been invented!
Nowadays, nearly all those listed also have news items with contact details, so we'll save about 7 pages by not having listings.
For those few listings that don't have news items (just a few music sessions) we will simply turn them into news items - so we will still have the same information, but avoiding duplication. The festivals and workshops diary will continue as before in FW.
⎈ International news webpage
DATES USA --- Boston
Ø LIVE FROM THE MERMAID'S TAVERN ONLINE.
SUNDAYS 1st, Online Ballad Sing; 3rd, Online Chantey & Tavern Sing, both 2-4 EDT [= UK 7pm-9pm].
THURSDAYS 3rd, concerts; SATURDAYS special events (usually on Saturdays)
For details see sites.google.com/view/lynnoel/music/mermaidstavern Join the mailing list at http://mailinglist.mermaidstavern.com
July
FESTIVALS USA --- Boston
Dear Friends
We hope this finds you in good voice!
Ø Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival is scheduled to run live 23-25 September 2022. http://pmffest.org/
PMFF will be live-streaming a number of the in-person events throughout the weekend.
In parallel and integral with this, we are planning to run a Virtual programme live on zoom Sunday only, 25 September. The schedule will run noon-5pm ET with 5 1-hour sessions including the Guest Performers. There will certainly be a single virtual stream and, if there is enough interest, we'll plan to run a second parallel virtual stream too.
If you are interested in running a workshop or hosting a Song Circle, please email Linn asap, with a proposal comprising a title and 1-2 lines of detail. Expressions of interest will close 15 July or as soon as the schedule is full, whichever is the sooner.
For those of you who have been enjoying our virtual Shanty Big Sings, we will be scheduling another one to close the Virtual PMFF, this time themed on "Round the Horn" shanties.
Please note that we will be seeking expressions of interest in general volunteering, such as Session Assistant roles, separately..
Slainte,
🄵 Linn, Co-ordinator, Virtual PMFF.
For PMFF with the support of Persis Thorndike, Jamie Bishop and Gail Finn
linnphipps<at>gmail.com +44 7917 564440 (UK)
NEWS USA --- Boston
ALBUM: FROM BOSTON HARBOR LYNN NOEL
From Boston Harbor we set sail! Sing along to a songbag of original and traditional music from the port towns of Massachusetts from Cape Ann to Cape Cod. Lynn Noel's "head back and let fly" sea chanteys skillfully blend with songs of local heritage from the Boston Tea Party and the USS Constitution to the New Bedford whalers and the fishing schooners of Gloucester and Wellfleet. The Million Dollar Line pokes some gentle fun at the cruise ship industry, while the Loss of the Portland pays tribute to a Stellwagen Bank shipwreck and the rollicking Six Foot Tom relates the seagoing adventures of a ship's cat. Sniff the salt air and feel the wind in your sails with this newest release from Crosscurrents Music.
Buy Now on Bandcamp: crosscurrentsmusic.bandcamp.com/music
🄵🅆 West Country
UPDATE -- page 26
Wiltshire
🄵 From Rosie Upton
I hope you are all well and looking forward to an exciting summer of festivals. I have been asked to forward information to you about an event running at The Pump:
Friday 22nd - Sunday 24th July 2022. The Weekend Fundraiser for Trowbridge Festival. www.trowbridgefestival.co.uk
With the festival not going ahead this year, we have set up a weekend of music and fun curated by the team, to celebrate and support the festival while we prepare for our 2023 main event. This will be held in The Lamb Inn, The Pump venue where it all started.
There are weekend tickets available, giving access to all concerts with a discount. The event opens at 7.00pm from Friday 22nd July followed by day and evening concerts, continuing across the whole weekend. There will be five main concerts in The Pump venue plus other concerts, and open mic sessions in the pub skittle alley. Tickets on sale now via our website www.trowbridgefestival.co.uk
I will certainly be there and look forward to seeing old friends and past supporters of The Village Pump.
Other events that may be of interest to you being promoted by Kieran of Sheer Music are early July gigs at The Pump include 8 July Fly Yeti Fly with Tamsin Quin and I’m looking forward to Dom Prag on Friday 9 September. See website: thepumptrowbridge.co.uk
Friday Folk will not be resuming, at least for the time being.
Very best wishes, Rosie
🄵🅆 Glos
RE-OPENING -- page 28
🄵 Forest Folk Club is back!
A new list of dates, with a slight change of format; for the time being, one event each month, always on a Sunday, but with a more flexible schedule to fit in with guest availability.
Cash only on the door please, £8 for guest nights, £2 for Singers Nights. Doors open at 7.30 for 8pm start. forestfolkclub.com
We look forward to seeing you all very soon!
July 17th. Eos reunion! By special request, Jan Vaisey, Jan O’Neill, Ian Harvey and Doug McLean are forming a supergroup to revisit some favourite songs from our past musical history!
Aug 7th. Winter Wilson. Singing out for the underdog in glorious harmony. Original songs packed with punch and emotion that will get beneath your skin, and all delivered with great humour.
Sept 25th. Pete Morton
For thirty years, Pete has been performing to audiences all over the world. Throughout that time he has been regarded as one the best on the contemporary roots music scene.
More - see website forestfolkclub.com
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
🄵 from Lisa, English Dulcimer Duo
Ceilidh for Ukraine - Upton Memorial Hall, Upton upon Severn, WR8 0HA
Saturday 23 July 2022, 7.30 - 11.00pm
A Barn Dancing fundraiser in aid of Ukrainian refugees. Dance to musicians from Bordewey & Young, Malthouse Passage,
Set ‘Em Up Joe... Featuring Voxrox, MC Richard Hannah
Info/tickets: 01905 371268 email: Ghostie.Hannah<at>Outlook.com
Or from: Upton Stitchery, 18 High St, Upton upon Severn, WR8 0HB shirley<at>upton-stitchery.co.uk - 07989 407748 (cash sales only).
🄵 Bromyard's Folk at the Falcon, July 8th, Winter Wilson, a duo playing their own original contemporary and 'roots' acoustic music. 'It's in live performance that these two really excel'. So said R & R Magazine, 'Kip Winter simply has a voice to die for. Dave Wilson is now recognised as being amongst the best of British song writers . You will laugh, you may cry'. 'A sense of intimacy to every venue, blending superb, original songs, stunning harmonies and musicianship with hilarious off-the-cuff humour'. As well as their vocals, Winter Wilson play guitar, accordion, flute and banjo.
Support is by the excellent Malvern-based Alan Courtney. Alan moved to Malvern in 1977, but he draws on the extensive collection of songs he has written about his home county of Devon with which he retains a strong connection. Most of these he has written in the traditional idiom about characters, places and other events of importance to him. He will also be singing a number of well known and loved songs from Devon and elsewhere.
https://www.winterwilson.com/ ; alancourtney.bandcamp.com
7.30pm (doors 7pm), £10 from the Falcon Hotel, or by phone on 07726 462220. Tickets: john<at>bloor.org.uk Info: pugh<at>live.co.uk.
🄵🅆 Alba/Scotland
🄵 Recent and future Shanty Big Sings [featuring variations on one shanty title]
The Santy Anna video is now up on Youtube at https://youtu.be/3PReBT66OhQ, and Rio Grande Shanty video is on Youtube at https://youtu.be/JTJWw22NmII, and Shenandoah was 30 June.
Next up (again hosted by Linn Phipps and JIm Lucas and sponsored by PMFF), are Sally/ Shallow Brown end July, and Reuben Ranzo end August .
All Big Sings are 7.45 for 8pm UK Ireland time (245pm for 3pm ET). If you do or could sing any version of these and would like to join in, pls email Linn and/or make sure we have your email, thx,
linnphipps<at>gmail.com or leave message on https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact/
Slainte
Linn Phipps + Jim Lucas
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Webpage 🄵🅆 Festivals, workshops www.folklife.uk/festivals.html
USA: changes as above under International
UK:
🄵 MOONRAKERS' FORTHCOMING WORKSHOPS www.moonrakers.net
Webpage 🄵🅆 Festivals, workshops www.folklife.uk/festivals.html
USA: changes as above under International
UK:
🄵 MOONRAKERS - year round Workshops & Courses
Oxfordshire MOONRAKERS www.moonrakers.net Jon Bennett 01865 769206
⇒ moonrakerscelticmusic<at>gmail.com, https://www.facebook.com/MoonrakersBand/ , https://twitter.com/moonrakersband ,
https://www.instagram.com/moonrakersofficial/ , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgNff2A8tp5dvcU0via1C4g
revised details
⊕ Moonrakers run Folk Orchestra residential weekends, plus annual day events, at Halsway Manor (Somerset), Benslow Music (Hertfordshire), Norden Farm Arts Centre, Dunster (Yarn Market Hotel) and several festivals. For players and singers of all standards: tuition, multi-instrumental arrangements, performing and recording the results. Details, call 01865 769206
ADD TO PREVIOUS
Mon 27th Feb - Fri 3rd Mar Halsway Manor, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA4 4BD. A three day (4 nights) residential Folk Orchestra Workshop run by Jon & Jacqui. All instruments welcome; intermediate standard (no absolute beginners). Limited to 20. Book early! www.halswaymanor.org.uk
Note - from September issue - all listings will be online only, on www.folklife-directory.uk
so we are no longer including 1-line Directory listings - which started in the days before email & web had been invented!
Nowadays, nearly all those listed also have news items with contact details, so we'll save about 7 pages by not having listings.
For those few listings that don't have news items (just a few music sessions) we will simply turn them into news items - so we will still have the same information, but avoiding duplication. The festivals and workshops diary will continue as before in FW.
⎈ International news webpage
DATES USA --- Boston
Ø LIVE FROM THE MERMAID'S TAVERN ONLINE.
SUNDAYS 1st, Online Ballad Sing; 3rd, Online Chantey & Tavern Sing, both 2-4 EDT [= UK 7pm-9pm].
THURSDAYS 3rd, concerts; SATURDAYS special events (usually on Saturdays)
For details see sites.google.com/view/lynnoel/music/mermaidstavern Join the mailing list at http://mailinglist.mermaidstavern.com
July
- Sunday, July 17: Chantey & Tavern Sing
- Thursday July 21: Canadian Songs with Maura Volante
- Sunday, August 7: Ballad Sing
- Thursday, August 18: Peter and Audi Souza with Gary Foreman
- Sunday, August 21: Chantey & Tavern Sing
FESTIVALS USA --- Boston
Dear Friends
We hope this finds you in good voice!
Ø Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival is scheduled to run live 23-25 September 2022. http://pmffest.org/
PMFF will be live-streaming a number of the in-person events throughout the weekend.
In parallel and integral with this, we are planning to run a Virtual programme live on zoom Sunday only, 25 September. The schedule will run noon-5pm ET with 5 1-hour sessions including the Guest Performers. There will certainly be a single virtual stream and, if there is enough interest, we'll plan to run a second parallel virtual stream too.
If you are interested in running a workshop or hosting a Song Circle, please email Linn asap, with a proposal comprising a title and 1-2 lines of detail. Expressions of interest will close 15 July or as soon as the schedule is full, whichever is the sooner.
For those of you who have been enjoying our virtual Shanty Big Sings, we will be scheduling another one to close the Virtual PMFF, this time themed on "Round the Horn" shanties.
Please note that we will be seeking expressions of interest in general volunteering, such as Session Assistant roles, separately..
Slainte,
🄵 Linn, Co-ordinator, Virtual PMFF.
For PMFF with the support of Persis Thorndike, Jamie Bishop and Gail Finn
linnphipps<at>gmail.com +44 7917 564440 (UK)
NEWS USA --- Boston
ALBUM: FROM BOSTON HARBOR LYNN NOEL
From Boston Harbor we set sail! Sing along to a songbag of original and traditional music from the port towns of Massachusetts from Cape Ann to Cape Cod. Lynn Noel's "head back and let fly" sea chanteys skillfully blend with songs of local heritage from the Boston Tea Party and the USS Constitution to the New Bedford whalers and the fishing schooners of Gloucester and Wellfleet. The Million Dollar Line pokes some gentle fun at the cruise ship industry, while the Loss of the Portland pays tribute to a Stellwagen Bank shipwreck and the rollicking Six Foot Tom relates the seagoing adventures of a ship's cat. Sniff the salt air and feel the wind in your sails with this newest release from Crosscurrents Music.
Buy Now on Bandcamp: crosscurrentsmusic.bandcamp.com/music
🄵🅆 West Country
UPDATE -- page 26
Wiltshire
🄵 From Rosie Upton
I hope you are all well and looking forward to an exciting summer of festivals. I have been asked to forward information to you about an event running at The Pump:
Friday 22nd - Sunday 24th July 2022. The Weekend Fundraiser for Trowbridge Festival. www.trowbridgefestival.co.uk
With the festival not going ahead this year, we have set up a weekend of music and fun curated by the team, to celebrate and support the festival while we prepare for our 2023 main event. This will be held in The Lamb Inn, The Pump venue where it all started.
There are weekend tickets available, giving access to all concerts with a discount. The event opens at 7.00pm from Friday 22nd July followed by day and evening concerts, continuing across the whole weekend. There will be five main concerts in The Pump venue plus other concerts, and open mic sessions in the pub skittle alley. Tickets on sale now via our website www.trowbridgefestival.co.uk
I will certainly be there and look forward to seeing old friends and past supporters of The Village Pump.
Other events that may be of interest to you being promoted by Kieran of Sheer Music are early July gigs at The Pump include 8 July Fly Yeti Fly with Tamsin Quin and I’m looking forward to Dom Prag on Friday 9 September. See website: thepumptrowbridge.co.uk
Friday Folk will not be resuming, at least for the time being.
Very best wishes, Rosie
🄵🅆 Glos
RE-OPENING -- page 28
🄵 Forest Folk Club is back!
A new list of dates, with a slight change of format; for the time being, one event each month, always on a Sunday, but with a more flexible schedule to fit in with guest availability.
Cash only on the door please, £8 for guest nights, £2 for Singers Nights. Doors open at 7.30 for 8pm start. forestfolkclub.com
We look forward to seeing you all very soon!
July 17th. Eos reunion! By special request, Jan Vaisey, Jan O’Neill, Ian Harvey and Doug McLean are forming a supergroup to revisit some favourite songs from our past musical history!
Aug 7th. Winter Wilson. Singing out for the underdog in glorious harmony. Original songs packed with punch and emotion that will get beneath your skin, and all delivered with great humour.
Sept 25th. Pete Morton
For thirty years, Pete has been performing to audiences all over the world. Throughout that time he has been regarded as one the best on the contemporary roots music scene.
More - see website forestfolkclub.com
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
🄵 from Lisa, English Dulcimer Duo
Ceilidh for Ukraine - Upton Memorial Hall, Upton upon Severn, WR8 0HA
Saturday 23 July 2022, 7.30 - 11.00pm
A Barn Dancing fundraiser in aid of Ukrainian refugees. Dance to musicians from Bordewey & Young, Malthouse Passage,
Set ‘Em Up Joe... Featuring Voxrox, MC Richard Hannah
Info/tickets: 01905 371268 email: Ghostie.Hannah<at>Outlook.com
Or from: Upton Stitchery, 18 High St, Upton upon Severn, WR8 0HB shirley<at>upton-stitchery.co.uk - 07989 407748 (cash sales only).
🄵 Bromyard's Folk at the Falcon, July 8th, Winter Wilson, a duo playing their own original contemporary and 'roots' acoustic music. 'It's in live performance that these two really excel'. So said R & R Magazine, 'Kip Winter simply has a voice to die for. Dave Wilson is now recognised as being amongst the best of British song writers . You will laugh, you may cry'. 'A sense of intimacy to every venue, blending superb, original songs, stunning harmonies and musicianship with hilarious off-the-cuff humour'. As well as their vocals, Winter Wilson play guitar, accordion, flute and banjo.
Support is by the excellent Malvern-based Alan Courtney. Alan moved to Malvern in 1977, but he draws on the extensive collection of songs he has written about his home county of Devon with which he retains a strong connection. Most of these he has written in the traditional idiom about characters, places and other events of importance to him. He will also be singing a number of well known and loved songs from Devon and elsewhere.
https://www.winterwilson.com/ ; alancourtney.bandcamp.com
7.30pm (doors 7pm), £10 from the Falcon Hotel, or by phone on 07726 462220. Tickets: john<at>bloor.org.uk Info: pugh<at>live.co.uk.
🄵🅆 Alba/Scotland
🄵 Recent and future Shanty Big Sings [featuring variations on one shanty title]
The Santy Anna video is now up on Youtube at https://youtu.be/3PReBT66OhQ, and Rio Grande Shanty video is on Youtube at https://youtu.be/JTJWw22NmII, and Shenandoah was 30 June.
Next up (again hosted by Linn Phipps and JIm Lucas and sponsored by PMFF), are Sally/ Shallow Brown end July, and Reuben Ranzo end August .
All Big Sings are 7.45 for 8pm UK Ireland time (245pm for 3pm ET). If you do or could sing any version of these and would like to join in, pls email Linn and/or make sure we have your email, thx,
linnphipps<at>gmail.com or leave message on https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact/
Slainte
Linn Phipps + Jim Lucas
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Webpage 🄵🅆 Festivals, workshops www.folklife.uk/festivals.html
USA: changes as above under International
UK:
🄵 MOONRAKERS' FORTHCOMING WORKSHOPS www.moonrakers.net
Webpage 🄵🅆 Festivals, workshops www.folklife.uk/festivals.html
USA: changes as above under International
UK:
🄵 MOONRAKERS - year round Workshops & Courses
Oxfordshire MOONRAKERS www.moonrakers.net Jon Bennett 01865 769206
⇒ moonrakerscelticmusic<at>gmail.com, https://www.facebook.com/MoonrakersBand/ , https://twitter.com/moonrakersband ,
https://www.instagram.com/moonrakersofficial/ , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgNff2A8tp5dvcU0via1C4g
revised details
⊕ Moonrakers run Folk Orchestra residential weekends, plus annual day events, at Halsway Manor (Somerset), Benslow Music (Hertfordshire), Norden Farm Arts Centre, Dunster (Yarn Market Hotel) and several festivals. For players and singers of all standards: tuition, multi-instrumental arrangements, performing and recording the results. Details, call 01865 769206
ADD TO PREVIOUS
Mon 27th Feb - Fri 3rd Mar Halsway Manor, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA4 4BD. A three day (4 nights) residential Folk Orchestra Workshop run by Jon & Jacqui. All instruments welcome; intermediate standard (no absolute beginners). Limited to 20. Book early! www.halswaymanor.org.uk
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26 June 2022 Newsletter
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🄵🅆 Alba/Scotland
🄵 Issue 144 is the June / July 2022 issue of The Living Tradition, featuring articles on Brid Harper, Stan Hugill, Golowan, Seamus O’Kane, Doreen Henderson, The Oakham Poachers, ‘Doxies, Buy-A-Brooms and the Rigs of London Town’, ‘From Melodeon to Button Accordion’, Tales from the Road – Vic Smith, Transatlantic Connections, news, reviews, and more… Available to buy from www.livingtradition.co.uk
CHANGES AT THE LIVING TRADITION
Sadly The Living Tradition will be closing later this year, please support them, details below.
We at Folklife wish to record our deep appreciation of the LT team's work.
We also wish to record our grateful thanks for the helpful support extended to Folklife by Fi - Editor Fiona Heywood, both by email correspondence, and by advert-exchanges.
After the August 2022 issue of The Living Tradition, we will no longer be publishing the magazine. As a result, we are not accepting any new subscriptions at this time. Individual issues can be bought from the link on our homepage https://www.livingtradition.co.uk or from our online shop.
We are also making people aware of the opportunity to help us finance the magazine during these last few months by making a donation via our website. We hope that those of you who have enjoyed the magazine over the years will think about helping us out in this way one last time - this extra support as we come to the end will be vital for us during this time when we will have no income from subscriptions. If you wish to, you can donate easily using the link on the homepage of this website. Or you can, of course, do so by phone at 01563 571220 or 00353 7495 37967, or by sending your card details or a cheque made payable to The Living Tradition to our office at:
Living Tradition PO Box 1026 Kilmarnock Ayrshire KA2 0LG
Of course, with a donation, we will also make sure that you receive any final copies of the magazine.
Thank you all for your support over the years – it really has been appreciated. Telephone: (UK) 01563 571220 or (Ireland) 00353 74 9537967 email: admin<at>livingtradition.co.uk
Subscriptions are non-refundable, and are valid until the expiry of either the subscription, the subscriber or the magazine.
* Issue 145, August/September 2002, advertising & advertising copy date is Monday 27th June. https://www.livingtradition.co.uk
🄵 Issue 144 is the June / July 2022 issue of The Living Tradition, featuring articles on Brid Harper, Stan Hugill, Golowan, Seamus O’Kane, Doreen Henderson, The Oakham Poachers, ‘Doxies, Buy-A-Brooms and the Rigs of London Town’, ‘From Melodeon to Button Accordion’, Tales from the Road – Vic Smith, Transatlantic Connections, news, reviews, and more… Available to buy from www.livingtradition.co.uk
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⎈ Zoom list webpage.
Shenandoah Big SIng 30 June and Virtual PMFF
HI everyone and just to share for all you shanty/chantey singers…
we all enjoyed our first zoom Shanty Big Sing so much (Santy Anna; on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/3PReBT66OhQ) that we did it again (Rio Grande). Next up (again hosted by Linn Phipps and JIm Lucas and sponsored by PMFF), are Shenandoah 30 June; Sally/ Shallow Brown end July, Reuben Ranzo end August … All Big Sings are 7.45 for 8pm UK Ireland time (2.45pm for 3pm ET). If you do or could sing any version of these and would like to join in, pls email Linn and/or make sure we have your email, thx, linnphipps<at>gmail.com or leave message on https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact/
Also … Linn is organising the Virtual element of the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival Sunday 25 September (noon-5pm ET) - if interested in hosting a Song circle or a workshop, or in joining the singing, pls email linnphipps<at>gmail.com or leave message on https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact/
Slainte
🄵 Linn Phipps + Jim Lucas
Ledbury Poetry Festival , Herefordshire
from 30 June - mostly live but some paid-for Zoom events.
https://www.poetry-festival.co.uk
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
🄵 The Homend Poets & Musicians
Our end of the poetic year bash at the Ledbury Poetry Festival.
In this particular session, we read our own poems.
Tuesday 5th July, Pot & Page cafe (01531 248743), https://www.facebook.com/PotAndPage, 8 New Street, Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 2DX
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Homend Poets Open Mic An open evening for poets to perform and share poems in a friendly, intimate space. Food and drink available. https://www.folklife.uk/homend-poets.html
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⎈ Zoom list webpage.
Shenandoah Big SIng 30 June and Virtual PMFF
HI everyone and just to share for all you shanty/chantey singers…
we all enjoyed our first zoom Shanty Big Sing so much (Santy Anna; on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/3PReBT66OhQ) that we did it again (Rio Grande). Next up (again hosted by Linn Phipps and JIm Lucas and sponsored by PMFF), are Shenandoah 30 June; Sally/ Shallow Brown end July, Reuben Ranzo end August … All Big Sings are 7.45 for 8pm UK Ireland time (2.45pm for 3pm ET). If you do or could sing any version of these and would like to join in, pls email Linn and/or make sure we have your email, thx, linnphipps<at>gmail.com or leave message on https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact/
Also … Linn is organising the Virtual element of the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival Sunday 25 September (noon-5pm ET) - if interested in hosting a Song circle or a workshop, or in joining the singing, pls email linnphipps<at>gmail.com or leave message on https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact/
Slainte
🄵 Linn Phipps + Jim Lucas
Ledbury Poetry Festival , Herefordshire
from 30 June - mostly live but some paid-for Zoom events.
https://www.poetry-festival.co.uk
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
🄵 The Homend Poets & Musicians
Our end of the poetic year bash at the Ledbury Poetry Festival.
In this particular session, we read our own poems.
Tuesday 5th July, Pot & Page cafe (01531 248743), https://www.facebook.com/PotAndPage, 8 New Street, Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 2DX
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Homend Poets Open Mic An open evening for poets to perform and share poems in a friendly, intimate space. Food and drink available. https://www.folklife.uk/homend-poets.html
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22/4/2022 May magazine posted out. 3/5/2022 Website now updated.
DEADLINES will change from 19th to 20th so next: 20th July for September print issue.
From MAY 2022 FW, our policy for FOLK NEWS & LISTINGS.
Revised rates for subs and adverts
Annual subscriptions rise (increased postage) but cost for 1 remains the same at £18.
Adverts will be cheaper by about 15%, roughly the discount rate (for 3 prepaid adverts).
Details below under 🄵🅆 Info webpage
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🄵🅃🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal, www.folklife-traditions.uk
Our aims include stimulating a wider interest in folk studies & folk culture: FTJ pages
Researched articles + archive, new, on a separate website. Folk studies and cultural traditions.
Membership welcome but not required.
Current FTJ issue copied online: www.folklife-traditions.uk/this-issue.html, read, or download PDF.
It includes articles, plus Folklife Societies news & diary, Books & recordings announced & adverts.
§ Note: The 1st tune on FTJ 70, page 4, was revised by the author after FTJ published: the key signature to Brighton Camp, Eynsham-Bampton should have been D, not G as originally published. The PDFs of FTJ 70 have been corrected, as has the page-image - see https://www.folklife-traditions.uk/this-issue.html
Roy and Lesley Adkins - authors and contributors to to FWJ.
Adkins History Another occasional newsletter is on https://www.adkinshistory.com/newsletters/newsletter-64/ with the usual fascinating collection of articles on subjects varying from The Hour Glass to Books in War.
SEASONAL LOCAL CELEBRATIONS ON SPRING HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
Tom & Barbara Brown have pointed out that due to the Jubilee, the Spring Bank Holiday weekend has moved to the following weekend; this may affect some celebrations held on that day/weekend.
The Hunting of the Earl of Rone continues in the village, and always includes the last Monday in May, and starts on the previous Friday, so this year it won’t be taking place on the Spring Bank Holiday weekend. See:
Hunting The Earl Of Rone Combe Martin N Devon usually Spring Bank Holiday - but this year see below,
Custom reintroduced in 1974, which includes Hobby Horse and Fool, 'Grenadiers', music, drums and dancers and the Earl of Rone character. Processions take place throughout the weekend, culminating in full pageant on the Monday evening.
2022 dates are Friday 27th May 7:00 pm Procession with Drums only. ---- Saturday 28th May. 11:00 am Children’s Day Procession.
Sunday 29th May. 21:30 pm Full Procession ---- Monday 30th May 6:00 pm Procession with EOR Tom & Barbara Brown www.earl-of-rone.org.uk
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Additionally we have online-only webpages for ⎈ International and ⎈ Zoom. If no heading below - no changes this Newsletter
New added webpage ⎈ AREA DIRECTORIES
⎈ International
NEW ENTRY
🄰 2022 Jun 10 - 12 CONNECTICUT SEA MUSIC FESTIVAL, USA http://ctseamusicfest.org/
→ ESSEX, CT, USA. Various venues including the historic Griswold Inn and the Connecticut River Museum.
⌂ Contact: Faye Ringel fayeringel@hotmail.com 860-608-3494.
Ticketed evening concerts https://www.eventbrite.com/e/connecticut-sea-music-festival-evening-concerts-tickets-301879318167
For more information, and to purchase advance sale tickets, visit 2022 Festival – Connecticut Sea Music Festival (ctseamusicfest.org)
⊕ The first Connecticut Sea Music Festival is free to the public (daytime events), the family-friendly maritime music festival presents performers from a variety of musical traditions, steeped in the lore of the sea. Activities include a Family Stage, workshops, concerts, demonstrations of sailor skills, and a Symposium on the Music of the Sea, plus Evening concerts (ticketed, see above).
The streets and rafters of historic downtown Essex will ring with sea chanteys, as the Festival presents concerts, workshops, and demonstrations of traditional maritime skills. It begins with a Symposium on the Music of the Sea from 9-5 on Friday, followed by an Evening Concert of traditional maritime music at 7 under the mainstage tent at the Museum. On Saturday, music and workshops run from 10-5 at multiple venues, with an Evening Concert at 7. Sunday morning begins at 9:30 with a traditional maritime hymn sing- revival style!- under the big tent, and continues with music and workshops from 11- 3. The Festival concludes with an all-in concert on Sunday afternoon.
Online: only the Symposium will be livestreamed; we hope that Friday and Saturday night concerts will be available as audio only through an Internet radio station: iCRV ICRVRadio.com
UPDATES for existing entry on Festivals and on International webpages
🄰 2022 Sep 24 - 25 THE PORTSMOUTH MARITIME FOLK FESTIVAL, USA www.pmffest.org
* No June PMFF Second Saturday Zoom Sing - instead, at the Connecticut Sea Music Festival (see above).
* We had such a good time with the “Santy Anna” Big Sing last month, that we’re doing it again with “Rio Grande.” Wednesday 25 May, 3 pm EDT; see http://pmffest.org/2022/05/08/rio-grand-big-sing/ for details. Thanks to Advisory Committee member Linn Phipps and chantey sing regular Jim Lucas for arranging these!
* More performers for this year’s festival! West coast singer and songwriter Mary Garvey; Connecticut-based Skylark Trad Band (former Mystic Seaport chantey foreman Anayis Wright and former chantey staff Yves Corbiere and Kate McCann); and award-winning veteran performers Rick and Donna Nestler from New York are coming aboard, along with local favorites Great Bay Sailor, London Julie & Friends, Mudhook, The Portermen, and Two Old Friends. They join previously-announced headliners Vienna Carroll, David Coffin, and Cliff Haslam, plus Heather Wood and Don Sineti! See http://pmffest.org/2022-performers/ for pictures and bios.
* We’re really excited with how this year is shaping up, and eager to get back to the streets of Portsmouth! We hope to see you there!
Fair winds and following seas, Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival Mailing list: info@pmffest.org
DATES USA --- Boston
🄰 LIVE FROM THE MERMAID'S TAVERN ONLINE.
SUNDAYS 1st, Online Ballad Sing; 3rd, Online Chantey & Tavern Sing, both 2-4 EDT [= UK 7pm-9pm].
THURSDAYS 3rd, concerts; SATURDAYS special events (usually on Saturdays)
For details see sites.google.com/view/lynnoel/music/mermaidstavern Join the mailing list at http://mailinglist.mermaidstavern.com
May
⎈ Zoom
HI everyone and just to share for all you shanty/chantey singers…
we all enjoyed our first zoom Shanty Big Sing so much (Santy Anna; on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/3PReBT66OhQ) that we did it again (Rio Grande). Next up (again hosted by Linn Phipps and JIm Lucas and sponsored by PMFF), are Shenandoah 30 June; Sally/ Shallow Brown end July, Reuben Ranzo end August … All Big Sings are 745 for 8pm UK Ireland time (245pm for 3pm ET). If you do or could sing any version of these and would like to join in, pls email Linn and/or make sure we have your email, thx, linnphipps<at>gmail.com
Also … Linn is organising the Virtual element of the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival Sunday 25 September (noon-5pm ET) - if interested in hosting a Song circle or a workshop, or in joining the singing, pls email .linnphipps<at>gmail.com
Thanks and apologies if received twice!!
Slainte
Linn Phipps + Jim Lucas
Articles: in addition to list of Zoom sessions, we have some articles, from Folklife Traditions Journal pages.
In this issue, we have an article from Dave Mason, article 3) below.
Our Zoom articles on the Zoom webpage are
1) #FutureOfFolk Lynn Noel (Boston, USA)
2) Using Zoom for a Folk Club Mark Dowding (Room At The Top FC, Lancs)
3) Using Zoom for a Folk Club - A Singer's Perspective Dave Mason (Scotland)
🄵🅆 Kernow • Cornwall
UPDATES to page 20
🄵 ROB BARRATT comic poet Revised dates
May 12th - Oldham Library and Lifelong Learning Centre, Greaves Street, Oldham, OL1 1AL 7pm.
May 19th - Lyceum Folk Club, Newport, South Wales.
May 24th- Warehouse Theatre, Ilminster, Somerset. Part of Ilminster Literature Festival.
June 16th to 20th - Beardy Folk Festival, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire.
July 3rd Poetry in the Woods, Cardinham with intoBodmin, Cornwall.
July 5th and 6th - Ludlow Fringe Festival, Shropshire. Rose and Crown.
July 8th to 10th - Priddy Fringe Festival, Priddy, Somerset
July 21st to 24th - Big Lit (a Scottish literary festival), Dumfries and Galloway.
July 28th - Crookes Folk Club, The Princess Royal, 43, Slinn Street, Crookes, Sheffield. S10 1NW
July 26th and 27th - Durham Fringe Festival. Cafédral 9pm to 10pm.
September 17th - St Ives September Festival. The Arts Club. Comedy night with Holcomb, Barratt and Richey.
November 24th to 27th - Arts Out West, Cumbria.
Dec 6th to Dec 9th - Costa del Folk, Aviemore, Scotland.
Rob Barratt ®, 01566 880336, rbarratt@cooptel.net For more information, see: www.robbarratt.co.uk
🄵🅆 West Country
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
UPDATES to page 41 - Worcs
🄵 1st Mon Worcs LOWER MOOR OLD CHESTNUT TREE SINGAROUND (no website) Frank Jolley 07482 625877
Frank writes:
Hi all
I hope you are all keeping well.
Just a note with some not-so-good news, I’m afraid.
The Old Chestnut Inn have told me that they do not want to hold our session there. They seem to have changed their mind. They say that like to close at 8 pm on Mondays. So I am back to looking for a venue again.
As a result there will be no more meetings, I’m afraid, until I can find a new venue.
Thank you all for your support for the Wyre Piddle session.
Best wishes
Frank
UPDATES to page 42 - Worcs
🄵 Weekly Fri Worcs WORCESTER SOMERS TRADITIONAL FOLK CLUB www.somers-folk-club.org.uk Eleanor & Sam 01684 561378
LIVE: open to all, 1st & 3rd Fridays (8.15-10.45pm (doors 8pm) - please check website for exceptional changes), 8.15-10.45pm (doors 8pm).
ZOOM: other Fridays on Zoom, Somers members only. Annual membership £10 to 31/12/2022.
Chris info<at>somers-folk-club.org.uk Eleanor & Sam 01684 561378 (E&S are the Folklife editors but STFC is a separate organisation)
🄵🅆 South-East
For news - see Workshops below.
2. PERFORMERS MUSIC & SONG, DANCE, SPOKEN WORD
Pf.1a Folk Music & Song - Bands / Groups - sorted by first name within county
Oxfordshire MOONRAKERS www.moonrakers.net Jon Bennett 01865 769206
⇒ moonrakerscelticmusic<at>gmail.com, https://www.facebook.com/MoonrakersBand/ , https://twitter.com/moonrakersband ,
https://www.instagram.com/moonrakersofficial/ , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgNff2A8tp5dvcU0via1C4g
⊕ Four Oxford-based musicians who have brought traditional and contemporary folk music to new audiences in village halls, churches, arts centres and festivals. With careful arrangements and selections of tunes and songs, “just OOZES quality” (Living Tradition); “exquisite music” (BBC). [New member: added May 2022]
5. WORKSHOP PROVIDERS & WORKSHOP SERIES
W.1 WORKSHOP PROVIDERS, incl. Study Centres, Folk Teachers, Tutors, Development Workers, Workshop Organisers.
Many tutors travel across the country; so we give their home area just for information.
Oxfordshire MOONRAKERS www.moonrakers.net Jon Bennett 01865 769206
⇒ moonrakerscelticmusic<at>gmail.com, https://www.facebook.com/MoonrakersBand/ , https://twitter.com/moonrakersband ,
https://www.instagram.com/moonrakersofficial/ , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgNff2A8tp5dvcU0via1C4g
⊕ Moonrakers run Folk Orchestra and Ukulele & Singing residential weekends, plus annual day events, at Halsway Manor (Somerset), Benslow Music (Hertfordshire), Oxford, and several festivals. For players and singers of all standards: tuition, multi-instrumental arrangements, performing and recording the results. [New member: added May 2022]
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Webpage 🄵🅆 Festivals, workshops www.folklife.uk/festivals.html
USA: changes as above under International
UK:
🄵 MOONRAKERS' FORTHCOMING WORKSHOPS www.moonrakers.net
Moonrakers is a professional group of musicians who run residential and day courses in Folk Ensemble playing. We’ve been doing this for many years at Halsway Manor, Benslow Music and various other locations around the country. The courses are geared towards intermediate players of all instruments and have on every occasion been sold out. We always send the music and a video of the tunes in advance to participants. Forthcoming workshops:
3-4 September BUNKFEST Festival, WALLINGFORD. Our annual foray into the delights of BunkFest, including a concert, workshops, etc. And it's all free! We'll be on the Main Stage at 12:30 on Sunday and also at other venues across the weekend.
9-11 September Folk Orchestra, Benslow Music, HITCHIN. The second of our annual residential weekend workshops at Benslow Music. Book early! www.benslowmusic.org 01462 459446.
21-23 October Intermediate/Advanced ukulele fingerstyle course at BENSLOW MUSIC , run by Jon Bennett. Solo & ensemble arrangements, chord theory and chord-melody playing. Residential weekend. Book early! www.benslowmusic.org 01462 459446
18-20 November Folk Orchestra residential course, Yarn Market Hotel, Dunster, MINEHEAD, Somerset, TA24 6SF. Arriving Friday evening, then two full days of multi-instrumental group arrangements, playing and tuition for intermediate players. Limited to 20 participants. Two nights full board + the course : £300-£330 depending on accommodation. Day visitors £150 (incl. lunch/dinner/lunch). Bookings/enquiries : 01643 821425.
Saturday 11th February, 2023 Folk Orchestra day course/workshop. Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Altwood Road, MAIDENHEAD SL6 4PF. 10:00 -16:30. £60, including free entry to the evening concert. Box Office: 01628 788997. norden.farm/
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🄵🅆 Info webpage (Info: FW page 3).
DEADLINES will change from 19th to 20th so next 20th July for September print issue.
From MAY 2022 FW, our policy for FOLK NEWS & LISTINGS.
Revised rates from May, see Info page 3 or 🄵🅆 Info webpage
✪ Annual subscriptions rise (increased postage) but cost for 1 remains the same at £18.
x2=£24, x3=£30, x4=£35, x5=£39.
6 or more post-free + 20% discount. (cost £2.40, sell @ £3)
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✪ Adverts will be cheaper by about 15%, roughly the discount rate (for 3 prepaid adverts).
No discounts for prepaid repeat adverts. So a prepaid ad now cheaper, but a repeat ad will be about the same.
Example: 1/8th. Was: £16 invoiced, £12 prepaid, discount £10 x3.
Now: simply £12 invoiced or £10 prepaid.
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DEADLINES will change from 19th to 20th so next: 20th July for September print issue.
From MAY 2022 FW, our policy for FOLK NEWS & LISTINGS.
- Pre Covid, FW was members-only news & listings.
- During Covid closedown, we accepted non-member news & listings since we were online-only or fewer pages than usual.
- Now that we are back to 56 A4 pages: news only from members or those associates (signed-up non-members) who had previously sent in news.
- Exceptionally we may invite news from non-members outside our area (Wales, England Midlands, West, Oxon) if we have room.
- We will list non-members in our Directories, on request, if signed up to newsletter.
Revised rates for subs and adverts
Annual subscriptions rise (increased postage) but cost for 1 remains the same at £18.
Adverts will be cheaper by about 15%, roughly the discount rate (for 3 prepaid adverts).
Details below under 🄵🅆 Info webpage
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🄵🅃🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal, www.folklife-traditions.uk
Our aims include stimulating a wider interest in folk studies & folk culture: FTJ pages
Researched articles + archive, new, on a separate website. Folk studies and cultural traditions.
Membership welcome but not required.
Current FTJ issue copied online: www.folklife-traditions.uk/this-issue.html, read, or download PDF.
It includes articles, plus Folklife Societies news & diary, Books & recordings announced & adverts.
- Article: Brighton Camp or The Girl I Left behind Me, Song and Tune, by Charles Menteith, p4-6 §
- Tune & notes: Klezmer Korner, ‘Mekhutonim Tsum Tisch”, Klezmer, arranged Helen Adam, p6-7
- Article: The Twa Corbies, by Roy & Lesley Adkins, p8-9
- Article: Using Zoom for a Folk Club - A Singer’s Perspective, by Dave Mason, p10
- Review of a virtual Ballad Walk, by Rosie Upton, p2
§ Note: The 1st tune on FTJ 70, page 4, was revised by the author after FTJ published: the key signature to Brighton Camp, Eynsham-Bampton should have been D, not G as originally published. The PDFs of FTJ 70 have been corrected, as has the page-image - see https://www.folklife-traditions.uk/this-issue.html
Roy and Lesley Adkins - authors and contributors to to FWJ.
Adkins History Another occasional newsletter is on https://www.adkinshistory.com/newsletters/newsletter-64/ with the usual fascinating collection of articles on subjects varying from The Hour Glass to Books in War.
SEASONAL LOCAL CELEBRATIONS ON SPRING HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
Tom & Barbara Brown have pointed out that due to the Jubilee, the Spring Bank Holiday weekend has moved to the following weekend; this may affect some celebrations held on that day/weekend.
The Hunting of the Earl of Rone continues in the village, and always includes the last Monday in May, and starts on the previous Friday, so this year it won’t be taking place on the Spring Bank Holiday weekend. See:
Hunting The Earl Of Rone Combe Martin N Devon usually Spring Bank Holiday - but this year see below,
Custom reintroduced in 1974, which includes Hobby Horse and Fool, 'Grenadiers', music, drums and dancers and the Earl of Rone character. Processions take place throughout the weekend, culminating in full pageant on the Monday evening.
2022 dates are Friday 27th May 7:00 pm Procession with Drums only. ---- Saturday 28th May. 11:00 am Children’s Day Procession.
Sunday 29th May. 21:30 pm Full Procession ---- Monday 30th May 6:00 pm Procession with EOR Tom & Barbara Brown www.earl-of-rone.org.uk
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FOLK NEWS PRINT PAGES & WEBPAGES are 🄵🅆 Cymru • Wales 🄵🅆 Kernow • Cornwall 🄵🅆 West Country 🄵🅆 Glos 🄵🅆 Midlands 🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs 🄵🅆 South-East 🄵🅆 North 🄵🅆 Alba/Scotland
Additionally we have online-only webpages for ⎈ International and ⎈ Zoom. If no heading below - no changes this Newsletter
New added webpage ⎈ AREA DIRECTORIES
⎈ International
NEW ENTRY
🄰 2022 Jun 10 - 12 CONNECTICUT SEA MUSIC FESTIVAL, USA http://ctseamusicfest.org/
→ ESSEX, CT, USA. Various venues including the historic Griswold Inn and the Connecticut River Museum.
⌂ Contact: Faye Ringel fayeringel@hotmail.com 860-608-3494.
Ticketed evening concerts https://www.eventbrite.com/e/connecticut-sea-music-festival-evening-concerts-tickets-301879318167
For more information, and to purchase advance sale tickets, visit 2022 Festival – Connecticut Sea Music Festival (ctseamusicfest.org)
⊕ The first Connecticut Sea Music Festival is free to the public (daytime events), the family-friendly maritime music festival presents performers from a variety of musical traditions, steeped in the lore of the sea. Activities include a Family Stage, workshops, concerts, demonstrations of sailor skills, and a Symposium on the Music of the Sea, plus Evening concerts (ticketed, see above).
The streets and rafters of historic downtown Essex will ring with sea chanteys, as the Festival presents concerts, workshops, and demonstrations of traditional maritime skills. It begins with a Symposium on the Music of the Sea from 9-5 on Friday, followed by an Evening Concert of traditional maritime music at 7 under the mainstage tent at the Museum. On Saturday, music and workshops run from 10-5 at multiple venues, with an Evening Concert at 7. Sunday morning begins at 9:30 with a traditional maritime hymn sing- revival style!- under the big tent, and continues with music and workshops from 11- 3. The Festival concludes with an all-in concert on Sunday afternoon.
Online: only the Symposium will be livestreamed; we hope that Friday and Saturday night concerts will be available as audio only through an Internet radio station: iCRV ICRVRadio.com
UPDATES for existing entry on Festivals and on International webpages
🄰 2022 Sep 24 - 25 THE PORTSMOUTH MARITIME FOLK FESTIVAL, USA www.pmffest.org
* No June PMFF Second Saturday Zoom Sing - instead, at the Connecticut Sea Music Festival (see above).
* We had such a good time with the “Santy Anna” Big Sing last month, that we’re doing it again with “Rio Grande.” Wednesday 25 May, 3 pm EDT; see http://pmffest.org/2022/05/08/rio-grand-big-sing/ for details. Thanks to Advisory Committee member Linn Phipps and chantey sing regular Jim Lucas for arranging these!
* More performers for this year’s festival! West coast singer and songwriter Mary Garvey; Connecticut-based Skylark Trad Band (former Mystic Seaport chantey foreman Anayis Wright and former chantey staff Yves Corbiere and Kate McCann); and award-winning veteran performers Rick and Donna Nestler from New York are coming aboard, along with local favorites Great Bay Sailor, London Julie & Friends, Mudhook, The Portermen, and Two Old Friends. They join previously-announced headliners Vienna Carroll, David Coffin, and Cliff Haslam, plus Heather Wood and Don Sineti! See http://pmffest.org/2022-performers/ for pictures and bios.
* We’re really excited with how this year is shaping up, and eager to get back to the streets of Portsmouth! We hope to see you there!
Fair winds and following seas, Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival Mailing list: info@pmffest.org
DATES USA --- Boston
🄰 LIVE FROM THE MERMAID'S TAVERN ONLINE.
SUNDAYS 1st, Online Ballad Sing; 3rd, Online Chantey & Tavern Sing, both 2-4 EDT [= UK 7pm-9pm].
THURSDAYS 3rd, concerts; SATURDAYS special events (usually on Saturdays)
For details see sites.google.com/view/lynnoel/music/mermaidstavern Join the mailing list at http://mailinglist.mermaidstavern.com
May
- Sunday, May 15: Chantey & Tavern Sing
- Thursday May 19: Merry May with Alex Cumming
- Sunday, June 5: Ballad Sing
- June 10-12: Lynn Noel IN PERSON at CT Sea Music Festival
- Thursday, June 16: IN PERSON/HYBRID Janie Meneely & Rob van Sante
- Sunday, June 19: Chantey & Tavern Sing
- Sunday, July 3: Ballad Sing
- Sunday, July 17: Chantey & Tavern Sing
- Thursday July 21: Canadian Songs with Maura Volante
⎈ Zoom
HI everyone and just to share for all you shanty/chantey singers…
we all enjoyed our first zoom Shanty Big Sing so much (Santy Anna; on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/3PReBT66OhQ) that we did it again (Rio Grande). Next up (again hosted by Linn Phipps and JIm Lucas and sponsored by PMFF), are Shenandoah 30 June; Sally/ Shallow Brown end July, Reuben Ranzo end August … All Big Sings are 745 for 8pm UK Ireland time (245pm for 3pm ET). If you do or could sing any version of these and would like to join in, pls email Linn and/or make sure we have your email, thx, linnphipps<at>gmail.com
Also … Linn is organising the Virtual element of the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival Sunday 25 September (noon-5pm ET) - if interested in hosting a Song circle or a workshop, or in joining the singing, pls email .linnphipps<at>gmail.com
Thanks and apologies if received twice!!
Slainte
Linn Phipps + Jim Lucas
Articles: in addition to list of Zoom sessions, we have some articles, from Folklife Traditions Journal pages.
In this issue, we have an article from Dave Mason, article 3) below.
Our Zoom articles on the Zoom webpage are
1) #FutureOfFolk Lynn Noel (Boston, USA)
2) Using Zoom for a Folk Club Mark Dowding (Room At The Top FC, Lancs)
3) Using Zoom for a Folk Club - A Singer's Perspective Dave Mason (Scotland)
🄵🅆 Kernow • Cornwall
UPDATES to page 20
🄵 ROB BARRATT comic poet Revised dates
May 12th - Oldham Library and Lifelong Learning Centre, Greaves Street, Oldham, OL1 1AL 7pm.
May 19th - Lyceum Folk Club, Newport, South Wales.
May 24th- Warehouse Theatre, Ilminster, Somerset. Part of Ilminster Literature Festival.
June 16th to 20th - Beardy Folk Festival, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire.
July 3rd Poetry in the Woods, Cardinham with intoBodmin, Cornwall.
July 5th and 6th - Ludlow Fringe Festival, Shropshire. Rose and Crown.
July 8th to 10th - Priddy Fringe Festival, Priddy, Somerset
July 21st to 24th - Big Lit (a Scottish literary festival), Dumfries and Galloway.
July 28th - Crookes Folk Club, The Princess Royal, 43, Slinn Street, Crookes, Sheffield. S10 1NW
July 26th and 27th - Durham Fringe Festival. Cafédral 9pm to 10pm.
September 17th - St Ives September Festival. The Arts Club. Comedy night with Holcomb, Barratt and Richey.
November 24th to 27th - Arts Out West, Cumbria.
Dec 6th to Dec 9th - Costa del Folk, Aviemore, Scotland.
Rob Barratt ®, 01566 880336, rbarratt@cooptel.net For more information, see: www.robbarratt.co.uk
🄵🅆 West Country
- Devon: please delete Tom & Barbara Brown entries: Pf.1b, Folk Music & Song - Duo; Pf.3a, Folk Shows & Theatre, Mummers; W.1 Workshops
- Bristol & S Glos: Cresby aka Mr Red reports: Thornbury Folk Session [p26: CSFN News] has closed. I was asked to remove it recently. http://mister.red
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
UPDATES to page 41 - Worcs
🄵 1st Mon Worcs LOWER MOOR OLD CHESTNUT TREE SINGAROUND (no website) Frank Jolley 07482 625877
Frank writes:
Hi all
I hope you are all keeping well.
Just a note with some not-so-good news, I’m afraid.
The Old Chestnut Inn have told me that they do not want to hold our session there. They seem to have changed their mind. They say that like to close at 8 pm on Mondays. So I am back to looking for a venue again.
As a result there will be no more meetings, I’m afraid, until I can find a new venue.
Thank you all for your support for the Wyre Piddle session.
Best wishes
Frank
UPDATES to page 42 - Worcs
🄵 Weekly Fri Worcs WORCESTER SOMERS TRADITIONAL FOLK CLUB www.somers-folk-club.org.uk Eleanor & Sam 01684 561378
LIVE: open to all, 1st & 3rd Fridays (8.15-10.45pm (doors 8pm) - please check website for exceptional changes), 8.15-10.45pm (doors 8pm).
ZOOM: other Fridays on Zoom, Somers members only. Annual membership £10 to 31/12/2022.
Chris info<at>somers-folk-club.org.uk Eleanor & Sam 01684 561378 (E&S are the Folklife editors but STFC is a separate organisation)
🄵🅆 South-East
For news - see Workshops below.
2. PERFORMERS MUSIC & SONG, DANCE, SPOKEN WORD
Pf.1a Folk Music & Song - Bands / Groups - sorted by first name within county
Oxfordshire MOONRAKERS www.moonrakers.net Jon Bennett 01865 769206
⇒ moonrakerscelticmusic<at>gmail.com, https://www.facebook.com/MoonrakersBand/ , https://twitter.com/moonrakersband ,
https://www.instagram.com/moonrakersofficial/ , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgNff2A8tp5dvcU0via1C4g
⊕ Four Oxford-based musicians who have brought traditional and contemporary folk music to new audiences in village halls, churches, arts centres and festivals. With careful arrangements and selections of tunes and songs, “just OOZES quality” (Living Tradition); “exquisite music” (BBC). [New member: added May 2022]
5. WORKSHOP PROVIDERS & WORKSHOP SERIES
W.1 WORKSHOP PROVIDERS, incl. Study Centres, Folk Teachers, Tutors, Development Workers, Workshop Organisers.
Many tutors travel across the country; so we give their home area just for information.
Oxfordshire MOONRAKERS www.moonrakers.net Jon Bennett 01865 769206
⇒ moonrakerscelticmusic<at>gmail.com, https://www.facebook.com/MoonrakersBand/ , https://twitter.com/moonrakersband ,
https://www.instagram.com/moonrakersofficial/ , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgNff2A8tp5dvcU0via1C4g
⊕ Moonrakers run Folk Orchestra and Ukulele & Singing residential weekends, plus annual day events, at Halsway Manor (Somerset), Benslow Music (Hertfordshire), Oxford, and several festivals. For players and singers of all standards: tuition, multi-instrumental arrangements, performing and recording the results. [New member: added May 2022]
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Webpage 🄵🅆 Festivals, workshops www.folklife.uk/festivals.html
USA: changes as above under International
UK:
🄵 MOONRAKERS' FORTHCOMING WORKSHOPS www.moonrakers.net
Moonrakers is a professional group of musicians who run residential and day courses in Folk Ensemble playing. We’ve been doing this for many years at Halsway Manor, Benslow Music and various other locations around the country. The courses are geared towards intermediate players of all instruments and have on every occasion been sold out. We always send the music and a video of the tunes in advance to participants. Forthcoming workshops:
3-4 September BUNKFEST Festival, WALLINGFORD. Our annual foray into the delights of BunkFest, including a concert, workshops, etc. And it's all free! We'll be on the Main Stage at 12:30 on Sunday and also at other venues across the weekend.
9-11 September Folk Orchestra, Benslow Music, HITCHIN. The second of our annual residential weekend workshops at Benslow Music. Book early! www.benslowmusic.org 01462 459446.
21-23 October Intermediate/Advanced ukulele fingerstyle course at BENSLOW MUSIC , run by Jon Bennett. Solo & ensemble arrangements, chord theory and chord-melody playing. Residential weekend. Book early! www.benslowmusic.org 01462 459446
18-20 November Folk Orchestra residential course, Yarn Market Hotel, Dunster, MINEHEAD, Somerset, TA24 6SF. Arriving Friday evening, then two full days of multi-instrumental group arrangements, playing and tuition for intermediate players. Limited to 20 participants. Two nights full board + the course : £300-£330 depending on accommodation. Day visitors £150 (incl. lunch/dinner/lunch). Bookings/enquiries : 01643 821425.
Saturday 11th February, 2023 Folk Orchestra day course/workshop. Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Altwood Road, MAIDENHEAD SL6 4PF. 10:00 -16:30. £60, including free entry to the evening concert. Box Office: 01628 788997. norden.farm/
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🄵🅆 Info webpage (Info: FW page 3).
DEADLINES will change from 19th to 20th so next 20th July for September print issue.
From MAY 2022 FW, our policy for FOLK NEWS & LISTINGS.
- Pre Covid, FW was members-only news & listings.
- During Covid closedown, we accepted non-member news & listings since we were online-only or fewer pages than usual.
- Now that we are back to 56 A4 pages: news only from members or those associates (signed-up non-members) who had previously sent in news.
- Exceptionally we may invite news from non-members outside our area (Wales, England Midlands, West, Oxon) if we have room.
- We will list non-members in our Directories, on request, if signed up to newsletter.
Revised rates from May, see Info page 3 or 🄵🅆 Info webpage
✪ Annual subscriptions rise (increased postage) but cost for 1 remains the same at £18.
x2=£24, x3=£30, x4=£35, x5=£39.
6 or more post-free + 20% discount. (cost £2.40, sell @ £3)
x6= £43.20, x7= £50.40, x8= £57.60, x9 = £64.80, x10= £72.00, x11= £79.20, x12= £86.40.
✪ Adverts will be cheaper by about 15%, roughly the discount rate (for 3 prepaid adverts).
No discounts for prepaid repeat adverts. So a prepaid ad now cheaper, but a repeat ad will be about the same.
Example: 1/8th. Was: £16 invoiced, £12 prepaid, discount £10 x3.
Now: simply £12 invoiced or £10 prepaid.
✪ Standard ad prices, paid by BACS, Card, or Cheque, are £2 more than discount prices below
✪ Discount prices below, if: prepaid by BACS or cheque (no card). We’ll email receipt.
✪ Colour. A4, £150 (full bleed £165). 1/2 £80. 1/4 [A6] £50. 1/8 £25.
✪ Mono. A4, £60. 1/2 £32. 1/4 [A6] £18.00. 1/8 £10.
30 October 2021: Covid shutdown --- THE FUTURE OF FOLKLIFE WEST
Before Covid ... amazingly high annual-renewal rates. Sadly, some venues have closed. And some adverts are missing.
This means our losses are more than usual.
In order to be able to continue, we'll make some changes, & avoid price rises!
2022 Folklife West Membership costs.
Before Covid ... Jan 2020 was a record 64 pages.
This issue, 60 pages; of which 15 Journal (normally 8-10), 45 news including listings & ads (in Jan 2020, 53). So maybe 54 to 60 pages in future.
We will save by reducing complimentary copies (we'll contact you if this applies).
Print & post costs up; balanced by saving on comps, & possibly a few less pages: No change to 2022 Membership costs !
2022 Advert costs.
Folk What's On, free leaflet = adverts from FW. Sent only in areas with adverts.
1) some branch libraries. Continuing when councils have agreed to distribute copies sent to library headquarters.
2) TICs, concert venues, etc - changing times, some TICs are reducing displays, and pro rata more expensive to post. So we will stop sending for some TICs.
So, print & post costs up; balanced by reducing circulation (fewer comp. FWs, and quite a few less Folk What's On): No change to 2022 advert costs !
• We're not crowd-funding, we're not asking for large donations, etc.
• If . . . most members renew their membership --- perhaps 2 copies (£22.50 a year) instead of 1?
. . . and if some non-members consider joining (£18),
. . . and maybe some advertise (from 1/8th mono £12) . . . that way we'll continue! 30 October 2021
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To join: £18 a year. Please send by BACS to: Folklife, sort code 09-01-55, account 18675181.
or send us a cheque details Info webpage. EU £27. USA £36. Sterling only. No debit or credit cards.
Also, please use form above, or email 'Opt In' + same info (name; country. or for England, region)
You will receive 1 copy of 3 issues per year,
and for each issue you can send in
------ your folk listings, as in online area Directories
------ your folk news. Word limits apply: 200 words, more if advertising, see below.
Anywhere in the world - £18 for PDF via WeTransfer instead of print version.
Before Covid ... amazingly high annual-renewal rates. Sadly, some venues have closed. And some adverts are missing.
This means our losses are more than usual.
In order to be able to continue, we'll make some changes, & avoid price rises!
2022 Folklife West Membership costs.
Before Covid ... Jan 2020 was a record 64 pages.
This issue, 60 pages; of which 15 Journal (normally 8-10), 45 news including listings & ads (in Jan 2020, 53). So maybe 54 to 60 pages in future.
We will save by reducing complimentary copies (we'll contact you if this applies).
Print & post costs up; balanced by saving on comps, & possibly a few less pages: No change to 2022 Membership costs !
2022 Advert costs.
Folk What's On, free leaflet = adverts from FW. Sent only in areas with adverts.
1) some branch libraries. Continuing when councils have agreed to distribute copies sent to library headquarters.
2) TICs, concert venues, etc - changing times, some TICs are reducing displays, and pro rata more expensive to post. So we will stop sending for some TICs.
So, print & post costs up; balanced by reducing circulation (fewer comp. FWs, and quite a few less Folk What's On): No change to 2022 advert costs !
• We're not crowd-funding, we're not asking for large donations, etc.
• If . . . most members renew their membership --- perhaps 2 copies (£22.50 a year) instead of 1?
. . . and if some non-members consider joining (£18),
. . . and maybe some advertise (from 1/8th mono £12) . . . that way we'll continue! 30 October 2021
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To join: £18 a year. Please send by BACS to: Folklife, sort code 09-01-55, account 18675181.
or send us a cheque details Info webpage. EU £27. USA £36. Sterling only. No debit or credit cards.
Also, please use form above, or email 'Opt In' + same info (name; country. or for England, region)
You will receive 1 copy of 3 issues per year,
and for each issue you can send in
------ your folk listings, as in online area Directories
------ your folk news. Word limits apply: 200 words, more if advertising, see below.
Anywhere in the world - £18 for PDF via WeTransfer instead of print version.
UPDATES after print magazine published, so not included in Festivals & Workshops pdf & print pages.
See also "UPDATES webpage" , includes our latest FOLKLIFE NEWSLETTER and any further updates
UPDATES: NEW FOLKLIFE MEMBER
ALL YEAR ROUND ~ workshop venues
🄵 MOONRAKERS' FORTHCOMING WORKSHOPS www.moonrakers.net
Moonrakers run Folk Orchestra residential weekends, plus annual day events, at Halsway Manor (Somerset), Benslow Music (Hertfordshire), Norden Farm Arts Centre, Dunster (Yarn Market Hotel) and several festivals. For players and singers of all standards: tuition, multi-instrumental arrangements, performing and recording the results. Details, call 01865 769206
Forthcoming workshops:
3-4 September BUNKFEST Festival, WALLINGFORD. Our annual foray into the delights of BunkFest, including a concert, workshops, etc. And it's all free! We'll be on the Main Stage at 12:30 on Sunday and also at other venues across the weekend.
9-11 September Folk Orchestra, Benslow Music, HITCHIN. The second of our annual residential weekend workshops at Benslow Music. Book early! www.benslowmusic.org 01462 459446.
21-23 October Intermediate/Advanced ukulele fingerstyle course at BENSLOW MUSIC , run by Jon Bennett. Solo & ensemble arrangements, chord theory and chord-melody playing. Residential weekend. Book early! www.benslowmusic.org 01462 459446
18-20 November Folk Orchestra residential course, Yarn Market Hotel, Dunster, MINEHEAD, Somerset, TA24 6SF. Arriving Friday evening, then two full days of multi-instrumental group arrangements, playing and tuition for intermediate players. Limited to 20 participants. Two nights full board + the course : £300-£330 depending on accommodation. Day visitors £150 (incl. lunch/dinner/lunch). Bookings/enquiries : 01643 821425.
Saturday 11th February, 2023 Folk Orchestra day course/workshop. Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Altwood Road, MAIDENHEAD SL6 4PF. 10:00 -16:30. £60, including free entry to the evening concert. Box Office: 01628 788997. norden.farm/
Mon 27th Feb - Fri 3rd Mar Halsway Manor, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA4 4BD. A three day (4 nights) residential Folk Orchestra Workshop run by Jon & Jacqui. All instruments welcome; intermediate standard (no absolute beginners). Limited to 20. Book early! www.halswaymanor.org.uk
UPDATES: NEW ENTRY
🄰 2022 Jun 10 - 12 CONNECTICUT SEA MUSIC FESTIVAL, USA http://ctseamusicfest.org/
→ ESSEX, CT, USA. Various venues including the historic Griswold Inn and the Connecticut River Museum.
⌂ Contact: Faye Ringel fayeringel@hotmail.com 860-608-3494.
Ticketed evening concerts https://www.eventbrite.com/e/connecticut-sea-music-festival-evening-concerts-tickets-301879318167
For more information, and to purchase advance sale tickets, visit 2022 Festival – Connecticut Sea Music Festival (ctseamusicfest.org)
⊕ The first Connecticut Sea Music Festival is free to the public (daytime events), the family-friendly maritime music festival presents performers from a variety of musical traditions, steeped in the lore of the sea. Activities include a Family Stage, workshops, concerts, demonstrations of sailor skills, and a Symposium on the Music of the Sea, plus Evening concerts (ticketed, see above).
The streets and rafters of historic downtown Essex will ring with sea chanteys, as the Festival presents concerts, workshops, and demonstrations of traditional maritime skills. It begins with a Symposium on the Music of the Sea from 9-5 on Friday, followed by an Evening Concert of traditional maritime music at 7 under the mainstage tent at the Museum. On Saturday, music and workshops run from 10-5 at multiple venues, with an Evening Concert at 7. Sunday morning begins at 9:30 with a traditional maritime hymn sing- revival style!- under the big tent, and continues with music and workshops from 11- 3. The Festival concludes with an all-in concert on Sunday afternoon.
Online: only the Symposium will be livestreamed; we hope that Friday and Saturday night concerts will be available as audio only through an Internet radio station: iCRV ICRVRadio.com
See also "UPDATES webpage" , includes our latest FOLKLIFE NEWSLETTER and any further updates
UPDATES: NEW FOLKLIFE MEMBER
ALL YEAR ROUND ~ workshop venues
🄵 MOONRAKERS' FORTHCOMING WORKSHOPS www.moonrakers.net
Moonrakers run Folk Orchestra residential weekends, plus annual day events, at Halsway Manor (Somerset), Benslow Music (Hertfordshire), Norden Farm Arts Centre, Dunster (Yarn Market Hotel) and several festivals. For players and singers of all standards: tuition, multi-instrumental arrangements, performing and recording the results. Details, call 01865 769206
Forthcoming workshops:
3-4 September BUNKFEST Festival, WALLINGFORD. Our annual foray into the delights of BunkFest, including a concert, workshops, etc. And it's all free! We'll be on the Main Stage at 12:30 on Sunday and also at other venues across the weekend.
9-11 September Folk Orchestra, Benslow Music, HITCHIN. The second of our annual residential weekend workshops at Benslow Music. Book early! www.benslowmusic.org 01462 459446.
21-23 October Intermediate/Advanced ukulele fingerstyle course at BENSLOW MUSIC , run by Jon Bennett. Solo & ensemble arrangements, chord theory and chord-melody playing. Residential weekend. Book early! www.benslowmusic.org 01462 459446
18-20 November Folk Orchestra residential course, Yarn Market Hotel, Dunster, MINEHEAD, Somerset, TA24 6SF. Arriving Friday evening, then two full days of multi-instrumental group arrangements, playing and tuition for intermediate players. Limited to 20 participants. Two nights full board + the course : £300-£330 depending on accommodation. Day visitors £150 (incl. lunch/dinner/lunch). Bookings/enquiries : 01643 821425.
Saturday 11th February, 2023 Folk Orchestra day course/workshop. Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Altwood Road, MAIDENHEAD SL6 4PF. 10:00 -16:30. £60, including free entry to the evening concert. Box Office: 01628 788997. norden.farm/
Mon 27th Feb - Fri 3rd Mar Halsway Manor, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA4 4BD. A three day (4 nights) residential Folk Orchestra Workshop run by Jon & Jacqui. All instruments welcome; intermediate standard (no absolute beginners). Limited to 20. Book early! www.halswaymanor.org.uk
UPDATES: NEW ENTRY
🄰 2022 Jun 10 - 12 CONNECTICUT SEA MUSIC FESTIVAL, USA http://ctseamusicfest.org/
→ ESSEX, CT, USA. Various venues including the historic Griswold Inn and the Connecticut River Museum.
⌂ Contact: Faye Ringel fayeringel@hotmail.com 860-608-3494.
Ticketed evening concerts https://www.eventbrite.com/e/connecticut-sea-music-festival-evening-concerts-tickets-301879318167
For more information, and to purchase advance sale tickets, visit 2022 Festival – Connecticut Sea Music Festival (ctseamusicfest.org)
⊕ The first Connecticut Sea Music Festival is free to the public (daytime events), the family-friendly maritime music festival presents performers from a variety of musical traditions, steeped in the lore of the sea. Activities include a Family Stage, workshops, concerts, demonstrations of sailor skills, and a Symposium on the Music of the Sea, plus Evening concerts (ticketed, see above).
The streets and rafters of historic downtown Essex will ring with sea chanteys, as the Festival presents concerts, workshops, and demonstrations of traditional maritime skills. It begins with a Symposium on the Music of the Sea from 9-5 on Friday, followed by an Evening Concert of traditional maritime music at 7 under the mainstage tent at the Museum. On Saturday, music and workshops run from 10-5 at multiple venues, with an Evening Concert at 7. Sunday morning begins at 9:30 with a traditional maritime hymn sing- revival style!- under the big tent, and continues with music and workshops from 11- 3. The Festival concludes with an all-in concert on Sunday afternoon.
Online: only the Symposium will be livestreamed; we hope that Friday and Saturday night concerts will be available as audio only through an Internet radio station: iCRV ICRVRadio.com
UPDATES after print magazine published, so not included in news pdf & print pages.
See also "UPDATES webpage" , includes our latest FOLKLIFE NEWSLETTER and any further updates
SOUTH-EAST
UPDATES to ONLINE DIRECTORY above - OXFORDSHIRE - New members
PERFORMERS
Pf.1a Folk Music & Song - Bands / Groups
NEW LISTING - 1-LINE SUMMARY (will be added to Sept issue)
🄵 MOONRAKERS www.moonrakers.net Jon Bennett 01865 769206
Further details as added to Online DIRECTORY above
⇒ moonrakerscelticmusic<at>gmail.com, https://www.facebook.com/MoonrakersBand/ , https://twitter.com/moonrakersband , https://www.instagram.com/moonrakersofficial/ , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgNff2A8tp5dvcU0via1C4g
⊕ Four Oxford-based musicians who have brought traditional and contemporary folk music to new audiences in village halls, churches, arts centres and festivals. With careful arrangements and selections of tunes and songs, “just OOZES quality” (Living Tradition); “exquisite music” (BBC). [New member: added May 2022]
W.1 WORKSHOP PROVIDERS
NEW LISTING - 1-LINE SUMMARY (will be added to Sept issue)
🄵 Oxfordshire MOONRAKERS www.moonrakers.net Jon Bennett 01865 769206
Further details as added to Online DIRECTORY above
⌂ moonrakerscelticmusic<at>gmail.com, https://www.facebook.com/MoonrakersBand/ , https://twitter.com/moonrakersband , https://www.instagram.com/moonrakersofficial/ , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgNff2A8tp5dvcU0via1C4g
⊕ Moonrakers run Folk Orchestra and Ukulele & Singing residential weekends, plus annual day events, at Halsway Manor (Somerset), Benslow Music (Hertfordshire), Oxford, and several festivals. For players and singers of all standards: tuition, multi-instrumental arrangements, performing and recording the results. [New member: added May 2022]
NEWS
UPDATES to page 46 - OXFORDSHIRE - New members: [Picture under South-East header above]
🄵 MOONRAKERS Moonrakers is an Oxford-based group of four musicians who pride themselves in having brought traditional and contemporary folk music to new audiences in village halls, churches, arts centres and festivals across the UK. The fact that the band “just OOZES quality” (Living Tradition) is down to the careful arrangements and selection of tunes and songs, presenting “exquisite music” (BBC). The material is a combination of traditional Irish, Scottish, Welsh and English music and their own contemporary songs and tunes, still very much ‘in the idiom’. Jon Bennett, 01865 769206, moonrakerscelticmusic<at>gmail.com, www.moonrakers.net, https://www.facebook.com/MoonrakersBand/ , https://twitter.com/moonrakersband , https://www.instagram.com/moonrakersofficial/ , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgNff2A8tp5dvcU0via1C4g
NORTH
UPDATES to page 47 Listings
🄵 Pf.1b Folk Music & Song - Duo
Yorks+Humber NELincs JAN & PAUL RAMSEY https://janandpaulramsey.com/ Jan 07984 643921
⇒ Jan on 07984 643921 or email: jprfolk<at>gmail.com
⊕ Our sets include a combination of traditional, contemporary and self-penned folk music with an occasional Americana song. (new member 5/2022)
ɸ If you've signed up to our emailed Newsletter, your "North" news welcome (up to 200 words), to sam@folklife.uk - see top of page
ɸ Dates: 3 weeks notice for dates to circulate in Newsletter. By email please, not Zoom chats (as we can't easily copy chats on our iPad)
SCOTLAND
UPDATES to page 49
🄵 UPDATE
🄵 Issue 144 is the June / July 2022 issue of The Living Tradition, featuring articles on Brid Harper, Stan Hugill, Golowan, Seamus O’Kane, Doreen Henderson, The Oakham Poachers, ‘Doxies, Buy-A-Brooms and the Rigs of London Town’, ‘From Melodeon to Button Accordion’, Tales from the Road – Vic Smith, Transatlantic Connections, news, reviews, and more… Available to buy from www.livingtradition.co.uk.
See also "UPDATES webpage" , includes our latest FOLKLIFE NEWSLETTER and any further updates
SOUTH-EAST
UPDATES to ONLINE DIRECTORY above - OXFORDSHIRE - New members
PERFORMERS
Pf.1a Folk Music & Song - Bands / Groups
NEW LISTING - 1-LINE SUMMARY (will be added to Sept issue)
🄵 MOONRAKERS www.moonrakers.net Jon Bennett 01865 769206
Further details as added to Online DIRECTORY above
⇒ moonrakerscelticmusic<at>gmail.com, https://www.facebook.com/MoonrakersBand/ , https://twitter.com/moonrakersband , https://www.instagram.com/moonrakersofficial/ , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgNff2A8tp5dvcU0via1C4g
⊕ Four Oxford-based musicians who have brought traditional and contemporary folk music to new audiences in village halls, churches, arts centres and festivals. With careful arrangements and selections of tunes and songs, “just OOZES quality” (Living Tradition); “exquisite music” (BBC). [New member: added May 2022]
W.1 WORKSHOP PROVIDERS
NEW LISTING - 1-LINE SUMMARY (will be added to Sept issue)
🄵 Oxfordshire MOONRAKERS www.moonrakers.net Jon Bennett 01865 769206
Further details as added to Online DIRECTORY above
⌂ moonrakerscelticmusic<at>gmail.com, https://www.facebook.com/MoonrakersBand/ , https://twitter.com/moonrakersband , https://www.instagram.com/moonrakersofficial/ , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgNff2A8tp5dvcU0via1C4g
⊕ Moonrakers run Folk Orchestra and Ukulele & Singing residential weekends, plus annual day events, at Halsway Manor (Somerset), Benslow Music (Hertfordshire), Oxford, and several festivals. For players and singers of all standards: tuition, multi-instrumental arrangements, performing and recording the results. [New member: added May 2022]
NEWS
UPDATES to page 46 - OXFORDSHIRE - New members: [Picture under South-East header above]
🄵 MOONRAKERS Moonrakers is an Oxford-based group of four musicians who pride themselves in having brought traditional and contemporary folk music to new audiences in village halls, churches, arts centres and festivals across the UK. The fact that the band “just OOZES quality” (Living Tradition) is down to the careful arrangements and selection of tunes and songs, presenting “exquisite music” (BBC). The material is a combination of traditional Irish, Scottish, Welsh and English music and their own contemporary songs and tunes, still very much ‘in the idiom’. Jon Bennett, 01865 769206, moonrakerscelticmusic<at>gmail.com, www.moonrakers.net, https://www.facebook.com/MoonrakersBand/ , https://twitter.com/moonrakersband , https://www.instagram.com/moonrakersofficial/ , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgNff2A8tp5dvcU0via1C4g
NORTH
UPDATES to page 47 Listings
🄵 Pf.1b Folk Music & Song - Duo
Yorks+Humber NELincs JAN & PAUL RAMSEY https://janandpaulramsey.com/ Jan 07984 643921
⇒ Jan on 07984 643921 or email: jprfolk<at>gmail.com
⊕ Our sets include a combination of traditional, contemporary and self-penned folk music with an occasional Americana song. (new member 5/2022)
ɸ If you've signed up to our emailed Newsletter, your "North" news welcome (up to 200 words), to sam@folklife.uk - see top of page
ɸ Dates: 3 weeks notice for dates to circulate in Newsletter. By email please, not Zoom chats (as we can't easily copy chats on our iPad)
SCOTLAND
UPDATES to page 49
🄵 UPDATE
🄵 Issue 144 is the June / July 2022 issue of The Living Tradition, featuring articles on Brid Harper, Stan Hugill, Golowan, Seamus O’Kane, Doreen Henderson, The Oakham Poachers, ‘Doxies, Buy-A-Brooms and the Rigs of London Town’, ‘From Melodeon to Button Accordion’, Tales from the Road – Vic Smith, Transatlantic Connections, news, reviews, and more… Available to buy from www.livingtradition.co.uk.
UPDATES after print magazine published, so not included in news pdf & print pages.
See also "UPDATES webpage" , includes our latest FOLKLIFE NEWSLETTER and any further updates
HEREFORDS & WORCS
UPDATES to page 41
🄵 1st Mon Worcs LOWER MOOR OLD CHESTNUT TREE SINGAROUND (no website) Frank Jolley 07482 625877
Frank writes:
Hi all
I hope you are all keeping well.
Just a note with some not-so-good news, I’m afraid.
The Old Chestnut Inn have told me that they do not want to hold our session there. They seem to have changed their mind. They say that like to close at 8 pm on Mondays. So I am back to looking for a venue again.
As a result there will be no more meetings, I’m afraid, until I can find a new venue.
Thank you all for your support for the Wyre Piddle session.
Best wishes
Frank
UPDATES to page 42 - Worcs
🄵 Weekly Fri Worcs WORCESTER SOMERS TRADITIONAL FOLK CLUB www.somers-folk-club.org.uk Eleanor & Sam 01684 561378
LIVE: open to all, 1st & 3rd Fridays (8.15-10.45pm (doors 8pm) - please check website for exceptional changes), 8.15-10.45pm (doors 8pm).
ZOOM: other Fridays on Zoom, Somers members only. Annual membership £10 to 31/12/2022.
Chris info<at>somers-folk-club.org.uk Eleanor & Sam 01684 561378 (E&S are the Folklife editors but STFC is a separate organisation)
See also "UPDATES webpage" , includes our latest FOLKLIFE NEWSLETTER and any further updates
HEREFORDS & WORCS
UPDATES to page 41
🄵 1st Mon Worcs LOWER MOOR OLD CHESTNUT TREE SINGAROUND (no website) Frank Jolley 07482 625877
Frank writes:
Hi all
I hope you are all keeping well.
Just a note with some not-so-good news, I’m afraid.
The Old Chestnut Inn have told me that they do not want to hold our session there. They seem to have changed their mind. They say that like to close at 8 pm on Mondays. So I am back to looking for a venue again.
As a result there will be no more meetings, I’m afraid, until I can find a new venue.
Thank you all for your support for the Wyre Piddle session.
Best wishes
Frank
UPDATES to page 42 - Worcs
🄵 Weekly Fri Worcs WORCESTER SOMERS TRADITIONAL FOLK CLUB www.somers-folk-club.org.uk Eleanor & Sam 01684 561378
LIVE: open to all, 1st & 3rd Fridays (8.15-10.45pm (doors 8pm) - please check website for exceptional changes), 8.15-10.45pm (doors 8pm).
ZOOM: other Fridays on Zoom, Somers members only. Annual membership £10 to 31/12/2022.
Chris info<at>somers-folk-club.org.uk Eleanor & Sam 01684 561378 (E&S are the Folklife editors but STFC is a separate organisation)
UPDATES after print magazine published, so not included in news pdf & print pages.
See also "UPDATES webpage" , includes our latest FOLKLIFE NEWSLETTER and any further updates
UPDATES to page 28
GLOS
NEW LISTING -
Weekly Tue Glos FRAMPTON-ON-SEVERN Ø FOLK AT FRAMPTON ......... (no website) .......................... Info ....................... 07760 115539
→ Frampton Village Hall, The Green Frampton-on-Severn GL2 7DY (Next to Three Horseshoes). Open from 7.45, start at 8.00, end 10.30 if not earlier, all year.
⇒ Info 07760 115539
⊕ Glosfolk Diary has details. £1 admission includes tea/coffee (with good biscuits!) in break (you can also bring your own refreshments).
(added May 2022)
RE-OPENING -- page 28
🄵 Forest Folk Club is back!
A new list of dates, with a slight change of format; for the time being, one event each month, always on a Sunday, but with a more flexible schedule to fit in with guest availability.
Cash only on the door please, £8 for guest nights, £2 for Singers Nights. Doors open at 7.30 for 8pm start. forestfolkclub.com
We look forward to seeing you all very soon!
22nd May. Singers Night All performers welcome to do a floor spot!
12th June. Skinner and T’witch. Drawing on music-hall and vaudeville traditions, Skinner & T’witch’s show combines comedy and satire with folk, flamenco and theatre-style songs.
July 17th. Eos reunion! By special request, Jan Vaisey, Jan O’Neill, Ian Harvey and Doug McLean are forming a supergroup to revisit some favourite songs from our past musical history!
Aug 7th. Winter Wilson. Singing out for the underdog in glorious harmony. Original songs packed with punch and emotion that will get beneath your skin, and all delivered with great humour.
Sept 25th. Pete Morton
For thirty years, Pete has been performing to audiences all over the world. Throughout that time he has been regarded as one the best on the contemporary roots music scene.
More - see website forestfolkclub.com
See also "UPDATES webpage" , includes our latest FOLKLIFE NEWSLETTER and any further updates
UPDATES to page 28
GLOS
NEW LISTING -
Weekly Tue Glos FRAMPTON-ON-SEVERN Ø FOLK AT FRAMPTON ......... (no website) .......................... Info ....................... 07760 115539
→ Frampton Village Hall, The Green Frampton-on-Severn GL2 7DY (Next to Three Horseshoes). Open from 7.45, start at 8.00, end 10.30 if not earlier, all year.
⇒ Info 07760 115539
⊕ Glosfolk Diary has details. £1 admission includes tea/coffee (with good biscuits!) in break (you can also bring your own refreshments).
(added May 2022)
RE-OPENING -- page 28
🄵 Forest Folk Club is back!
A new list of dates, with a slight change of format; for the time being, one event each month, always on a Sunday, but with a more flexible schedule to fit in with guest availability.
Cash only on the door please, £8 for guest nights, £2 for Singers Nights. Doors open at 7.30 for 8pm start. forestfolkclub.com
We look forward to seeing you all very soon!
22nd May. Singers Night All performers welcome to do a floor spot!
12th June. Skinner and T’witch. Drawing on music-hall and vaudeville traditions, Skinner & T’witch’s show combines comedy and satire with folk, flamenco and theatre-style songs.
July 17th. Eos reunion! By special request, Jan Vaisey, Jan O’Neill, Ian Harvey and Doug McLean are forming a supergroup to revisit some favourite songs from our past musical history!
Aug 7th. Winter Wilson. Singing out for the underdog in glorious harmony. Original songs packed with punch and emotion that will get beneath your skin, and all delivered with great humour.
Sept 25th. Pete Morton
For thirty years, Pete has been performing to audiences all over the world. Throughout that time he has been regarded as one the best on the contemporary roots music scene.
More - see website forestfolkclub.com
UPDATES after print magazine published, so not included in news pdf & print pages.
See also "UPDATES webpage" , includes our latest FOLKLIFE NEWSLETTER and any further updates
WEST COUNTRY
p23 - revised below - delete Tom & Barbara Brown entries: Pf.1b, Folk Music & Song - Duo; Pf.3a, Folk Shows & Theatre, Mummers; W.1 Workshops
Totnes Folk Club - no club night in August (we have always carried right through and had very quiet nights in August so decided to give this one a miss. Most other clubs around us close for July or August).
p26 Wiltshire
From Rosie Upton
I hope you are all well and looking forward to an exciting summer of festivals. I have been asked to forward information to you about an event running at The Pump:
Trowbridge Festival has announced a weekend of music and entertainment at The Lamb Inn and The Pump in Trowbridge as a weekend fundraiser at the place where it all started. The event is running the same weekend we had originally had planned for a festival on 22nd to 24th July 2022.
It promises to be a weekend full of exciting and varied artists for which Trowbridge is famed. Other entertainment including open mic sessions are planned, so don’t forget to bring your instruments. Announcements of the full line up will be released in the coming week. So, keep an eye on our website and social media. The main Saturday and Sunday tickets have just been put on sale. Friday will also go on sale soon. All proceeds will go towards the running of Trowbridge Festival in 2023. https://www.trowbridgefestival.co.uk/online-ticket-sh
I will certainly be there and look forward to seeing old friends and past supporters of The Village Pump.
Other events that may be of interest to you being promoted by Kieran of Sheer Music are Martin Carthy at Trowbridge Town Hall on Thursday 30 June. June and early July gigs at The Pump include Thursday 9 June Keith James plays the Songs of Leonard Cohen, Saturday 18 June Sharon Lazibird, 24 June Band of Pilgrims with Sour Apple, 1 July Open Mic, 8 July Fly Yeti Fly with Tamsin Quin and I’m looking forward to Dom Prag on Friday 9 September. See website: thepumptrowbridge.co.uk
Friday Folk will not be resuming, at least for the time being. Please let me know if you no longer wish to be included on my mailing lists.
Very best wishes, Rosie
p26 Bristol & S Glos: Cresby aka Mr Red reports: Thornbury Folk Session [p26: CSFN News] has closed. I was asked to remove it recently. http://mister.red
See also "UPDATES webpage" , includes our latest FOLKLIFE NEWSLETTER and any further updates
WEST COUNTRY
p23 - revised below - delete Tom & Barbara Brown entries: Pf.1b, Folk Music & Song - Duo; Pf.3a, Folk Shows & Theatre, Mummers; W.1 Workshops
Totnes Folk Club - no club night in August (we have always carried right through and had very quiet nights in August so decided to give this one a miss. Most other clubs around us close for July or August).
p26 Wiltshire
From Rosie Upton
I hope you are all well and looking forward to an exciting summer of festivals. I have been asked to forward information to you about an event running at The Pump:
Trowbridge Festival has announced a weekend of music and entertainment at The Lamb Inn and The Pump in Trowbridge as a weekend fundraiser at the place where it all started. The event is running the same weekend we had originally had planned for a festival on 22nd to 24th July 2022.
It promises to be a weekend full of exciting and varied artists for which Trowbridge is famed. Other entertainment including open mic sessions are planned, so don’t forget to bring your instruments. Announcements of the full line up will be released in the coming week. So, keep an eye on our website and social media. The main Saturday and Sunday tickets have just been put on sale. Friday will also go on sale soon. All proceeds will go towards the running of Trowbridge Festival in 2023. https://www.trowbridgefestival.co.uk/online-ticket-sh
I will certainly be there and look forward to seeing old friends and past supporters of The Village Pump.
Other events that may be of interest to you being promoted by Kieran of Sheer Music are Martin Carthy at Trowbridge Town Hall on Thursday 30 June. June and early July gigs at The Pump include Thursday 9 June Keith James plays the Songs of Leonard Cohen, Saturday 18 June Sharon Lazibird, 24 June Band of Pilgrims with Sour Apple, 1 July Open Mic, 8 July Fly Yeti Fly with Tamsin Quin and I’m looking forward to Dom Prag on Friday 9 September. See website: thepumptrowbridge.co.uk
Friday Folk will not be resuming, at least for the time being. Please let me know if you no longer wish to be included on my mailing lists.
Very best wishes, Rosie
p26 Bristol & S Glos: Cresby aka Mr Red reports: Thornbury Folk Session [p26: CSFN News] has closed. I was asked to remove it recently. http://mister.red
UPDATES after print magazine published, so not included in news pdf & print pages.
See also "UPDATES webpage" , includes our latest FOLKLIFE NEWSLETTER and any further updates
UPDATES to page 20
🄵 ROB BARRATT, comic poet -- revised dates
May 12th - Oldham Library and Lifelong Learning Centre, Greaves Street, Oldham, OL1 1AL 7pm.
May 19th - Lyceum Folk Club, Newport, South Wales.
May 24th- Warehouse Theatre, Ilminster, Somerset. Part of Ilminster Literature Festival.
June 16th to 20th - Beardy Folk Festival, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire.
July 3rd Poetry in the Woods, Cardinham with intoBodmin, Cornwall.
July 5th and 6th - Ludlow Fringe Festival, Shropshire. Rose and Crown.
July 8th to 10th - Priddy Fringe Festival, Priddy, Somerset
July 21st to 24th - Big Lit (a Scottish literary festival), Dumfries and Galloway.
July 28th - Crookes Folk Club, The Princess Royal, 43, Slinn Street, Crookes, Sheffield. S10 1NW
July 26th and 27th - Durham Fringe Festival. Cafédral 9pm to 10pm.
September 17th - St Ives September Festival. The Arts Club. Comedy night with Holcomb, Barratt and Richey.
November 24th to 27th - Arts Out West, Cumbria.
Dec 6th to Dec 9th - Costa del Folk, Aviemore, Scotland.
Rob Barratt , 01566 880336, rbarratt<at>cooptel.net For more information, see: www.robbarratt.co.uk
See also "UPDATES webpage" , includes our latest FOLKLIFE NEWSLETTER and any further updates
UPDATES to page 20
🄵 ROB BARRATT, comic poet -- revised dates
May 12th - Oldham Library and Lifelong Learning Centre, Greaves Street, Oldham, OL1 1AL 7pm.
May 19th - Lyceum Folk Club, Newport, South Wales.
May 24th- Warehouse Theatre, Ilminster, Somerset. Part of Ilminster Literature Festival.
June 16th to 20th - Beardy Folk Festival, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire.
July 3rd Poetry in the Woods, Cardinham with intoBodmin, Cornwall.
July 5th and 6th - Ludlow Fringe Festival, Shropshire. Rose and Crown.
July 8th to 10th - Priddy Fringe Festival, Priddy, Somerset
July 21st to 24th - Big Lit (a Scottish literary festival), Dumfries and Galloway.
July 28th - Crookes Folk Club, The Princess Royal, 43, Slinn Street, Crookes, Sheffield. S10 1NW
July 26th and 27th - Durham Fringe Festival. Cafédral 9pm to 10pm.
September 17th - St Ives September Festival. The Arts Club. Comedy night with Holcomb, Barratt and Richey.
November 24th to 27th - Arts Out West, Cumbria.
Dec 6th to Dec 9th - Costa del Folk, Aviemore, Scotland.
Rob Barratt , 01566 880336, rbarratt<at>cooptel.net For more information, see: www.robbarratt.co.uk
UPDATES after print magazine published, so not included in news pdf & print pages.
See also "UPDATES webpage" , includes our latest FOLKLIFE NEWSLETTER and any further updates
No UPDATES for this webpage, thus far.
See also "UPDATES webpage" , includes our latest FOLKLIFE NEWSLETTER and any further updates
No UPDATES for this webpage, thus far.
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LATEST 20/4/2022: May magazine at the printers. Revised rates, see Info page 3 or 🄵🅆 Info webpage
In brief - subscriptions rise (increased postage) but cost for 1 remains the same at £18, others rise; 6 or more post-free + 20% discount.
Adverts will be cheaper, 1/8 prepaid £10 (previously £12 or £10 each for 3 prepaid).
🄵🅃🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal, www.folklife-traditions.uk
Researched articles + archive, news, on a separate website. Folk studies and cultural traditions.
Our aims include stimulating a wider interest in folk studies & folk culture: FTJ pages
Current FTJ issue copied online: www.folklife-traditions.uk/this-issue.html, read, or download PDF.
It includes articles, plus Folklife Societies news & diary, Books & recordings announced & adverts.
Articles received so far for May issue
FOLK NEWS PRINT PAGES & WEBPAGES are 🄵🅆 Cymru • Wales 🄵🅆 Kernow • Cornwall 🄵🅆 West Country 🄵🅆 Glos 🄵🅆 Midlands 🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs 🄵🅆 South-East 🄵🅆 North 🄵🅆 Alba/Scotland Additionally we have an online-only webpage ⎈ International
🄵🅆 Kernow • Cornwall
🄵 Zoom - Cornish Story Live Zoom (1st Sat) has stopped, Cornish Story revised details:
🄵 1st Sat Cornwall CORNISH STORY LIVE (email)
Cornish Story Live is held monthly online via Zoom and includes a 30 minute ‘story’ followed by a Q&A session. The project aims to bring together people from all over the world who have in interest in Cornwall. The stories cover a wide variety of Cornish culture in the past and present and have included Cornish Witchcraft, Band Music, John Wesley’s Travel Diaries, Cornish Carols and Mary Broad who was the famous convict sent to Australia. Some of the presenters are happy for us to record the talk and so you can catch up on these by visiting https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHPt2YI7bakC08zoWIFomeg
Alternating between 10am and 7pm to allow Australian and US audiences to participate.
To find out more on upcoming events, please email editor<At>cornishstory.com.
🄵🅆 West Country Updates
🄵 2nd Thu Devon TOTNES TOTNES FOLK SONG CLUB Facebook: Totnes Folk Club new webpage, other details same (Mar 2022)
🄵 new venue
1st Thu, 12 noon Devon MORCHARD BISHOP LONDON INN lunchtime Song/Music SESSION Facebook: Pennymoor Singaround Jon 01363 83740
→ The London Inn, Morchard Bishop EX17 6NW. Lunchtime session on the 1st Thursday, 12 to 3pm. [venue update, Mar 2022]
🄵🅆 Glos
Winchcombe Folk Club (1st Tuesdays)
Hello to you all
Bad news: we no longer have the White Hart Inn as a venue - it has been a great nine and a half years there.
Good news: we only have to saunter 2 minutes up the same side of the street towards Cheltenham to get to the C. Working Men's Club. This is a welcoming hub of local chit-chat, occasional big screen gatherings, and cheery cheap drinking. Also, they have a warm spacious function room upstairs (with stairlift) free for our use,
Postcode: GL54 5LW
From the White Hart,
Go past the car park in Abbey Terrace,
Just past the War Memorial is the passage entrance to the W.M.Club.
Go right past the bar and up the stairs.
Hope to see you soon
Yours Chris
🄵🅆 Midlands
THE SHIFTING SUNDAY SESSION (SSS) ®
• 2nd Sunday: The Bull SSS ®, Old Town, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warks CV37 6 DT. 7-10pm Tel. 01789 417931 [change of time since last FW]
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
Rushwick Folk Club -- CANCELLATION of Saturday 9th April's meeting (due to Covid)
UPDATES to page 37 - Herefs
Folk At The Falcon, Bromyard.
The John Ward Trio on April 8th. John’s songwriting is born from his life in a tough and gritty East Anglian fishing port that has seen more than its fair share of social change and decline. Les Woodley (double bass and mandolin) and Lynne Ward (accordion and whistles) joined forces with John to bring a fuller sound to his moving and thought-provoking songs, which often capture the spirit of the times we live in. With powerful three-part harmonies, John’s show-stopping bodhran playing and accomplished guitar work, the trio’s performances are authentic and from the heart, delighting audiences across the UK.
Nick Dow on April 29th has been singing and collecting Traditional Folk Songs for over forty years. His guitar playing is sensitive and well thought out and his repertoire contains many songs you will hear nowhere else. Nick has gleaned songs from the West Country, and been given songs by the Travelling people with whom he has lived and worked. Informative and entertaining. He has a great sense of humour, and nobody goes home disappointed. Support: Dora Darling.
Tickets at the door or bookable in advance. Early booking appreciated to help prepare seating, £10 from the Falcon Hotel, or Folk at the Falcon 07726 462220, or by email from John Bloor: john<at>bloor.org.uk
For Folk at the Falcon’s ongoing concert programme see www.folkatthefalcon.com / www.facebook.com/folkatthefalcon
UPDATES to page 40 - Worcs
1st Mon Worcs WYRE PIDDLE WYRE PIDDLE SINGAROUND has moved and is now ----
1st Mon Worcs LOWER MOOR OLD CHESTNUT TREE SINGAROUND (no website) Frank Jolley 07482 625877
→ The Old Chestnut Tree Inn (01386 860380), Manor Rd, Lower Moor, Pershore WR10 2NZ. 1st Mon, 7pm.
⇒ martin001745<at>gmail.com
⊕ The session has restarted at a new venue from April, meeting on the first Monday of every month, from 7 pm to 10 pm. Everyone welcome. For up-to-date info, please always check with Frank Jolley on 07482 625877. [new venue, Mar 2022]
Frank writes:
Hi all
Firstly, a big thank you to everyone who came along to the one-off session last night. It was a very enjoyable evening, with great music as usual. A big thank you also to Adrian and the staff who were very helpful and made us feel welcome.
As a result, we are moving the session permanently to the Old Chestnut Tree. We will meet on the first Monday of every month, 7 pm to 10 pm. The address is The Old Chestnut Tree Inn, Manor Rd, Lower Moor, Pershore WR10 2NZ, tel 01386 860380.
I’ll look forward to seeing as many as possible then.
Thank you all for your support.
Best wishes
Frank
Webpage 🄵🅆 Festivals, workshops www.folklife.uk/festivals.html
Adverts received so far and placed on webpage:
Cornwall FF, Warwick FF, New Forest FF, Teignmouth FF, Bromyard FF, White Horse FF, Broadstairs Folk Week
More Member-listings announced:
2022 Aug 12 - 14 WHITE HORSE FOLK FESTIVAL www.WhiteHorseFolkFestival.co.uk SEE ADVERT
→ GROVE, near Wantage, Oxfordshire. Various venues in Grove.
⌂ WHITE HORSE FOLK FESTIVAL Jeff and Elaine Gillett, 01453 751256, whitehorsefolkfestival<at>gmail.com,
www.WhiteHorseFolkFestival.co.uk
⊕ WHFF is a small, friendly, traditional festival where there is an emphasis on taking part. There is ample opportunity to sing, play or tell a story, with singarounds and music sessions throughout the weekend. This year’s concert guests are Johnny Coppin & Paul Burgess, Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needham, Sound Tradition and George Sansome. Melobo will play for the ceilidh with Jane Bird Calling. Drywood Folk Duo will present a show about the canals. The festival also incorporates a day of dance featuring many dance-sides and culminating in a barn dance hosted by White Horse Ceilidhs.
2022 Aug 19 - 21 MOIRA FURNACE FOLK FESTIVAL www.moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk
→ MOIRA FURNACE, near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire
⌂ Moira Furnace Folk Festival Enquiries: 07401 951694, or contact on webform via website Festival email newsletters and updates about Festival-related events: info<at>moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk
⊕ At the heart of the National Forest at Moira Furnace on the Leicestershire / Derbyshire border, one of the most picturesque settings in the industrial Midlands. Line up incudes: Steve Tilston and Hugh Bradley, Grannies Attic, Robin Laing, Ian Bruce, Reg Meuross, John Conolly, Kenny Speirs, Looma, Katy Spencer, Ruth and Ken Powell, Dave and Liz Walmisly, John Ward Trio.
Tickets are now on sale and a booking form is available on the festival website www.moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk ® Colin Grantham
2022 Aug 26 -29 (BH weekend) CORNWALL FOLK FESTIVAL www.cornwallfolkfestival.com SEE ADVERT
→ WADEBRIDGE, Cornwall.
⌂ CORNWALL FOLK FESTIVAL, info@cornwallfolkfestival.com
Online Ticket Shop www.CornwallFolkFestival.com/tickets
For tickets and more details, visit www.CornwallFolkFestival.com; follow at facebook.com/CornwallFolkFestival
⊕ Cornwall Folk Festival is back in full over the August Bank Holiday in Wadebridge, North Cornwall. From Friday evening to Monday, this compact town centre event brings a top line-up to Wadebridge Town Hall and The John Betjeman Centre, and showcases local music at the outdoor FAR stage and in pubs and street locations.
Headliners Dougie Maclean, Merry Hell, O’Hooley and Tidow and Granny’s Attic, join three great Cornish bands Du Glas, Brother Sea and Handpicked, and Winter Wilson, with loads of new material and old favourites.
Two more Cornish acts just added for the Betjeman Centre: Mike Silver, who will talk and sing about his life on the road, and Angeline Morrison, with musical stories of ordinary and extraordinary lives of the historic UK black population.
In brief - subscriptions rise (increased postage) but cost for 1 remains the same at £18, others rise; 6 or more post-free + 20% discount.
Adverts will be cheaper, 1/8 prepaid £10 (previously £12 or £10 each for 3 prepaid).
🄵🅃🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal, www.folklife-traditions.uk
Researched articles + archive, news, on a separate website. Folk studies and cultural traditions.
Our aims include stimulating a wider interest in folk studies & folk culture: FTJ pages
Current FTJ issue copied online: www.folklife-traditions.uk/this-issue.html, read, or download PDF.
It includes articles, plus Folklife Societies news & diary, Books & recordings announced & adverts.
Articles received so far for May issue
- Article: The Twa Corbies, by Roy & Lesley Adkins [note; in previous newsletter, I mistakenly put previous article The Poor Ballad Sellers and Singers]
- A review of the London Ballad Walk, by Rosie Upton
- Article: The Brighton Camp or The Girl I Left behind Me, Song and Tune, by Charlie Menteith
FOLK NEWS PRINT PAGES & WEBPAGES are 🄵🅆 Cymru • Wales 🄵🅆 Kernow • Cornwall 🄵🅆 West Country 🄵🅆 Glos 🄵🅆 Midlands 🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs 🄵🅆 South-East 🄵🅆 North 🄵🅆 Alba/Scotland Additionally we have an online-only webpage ⎈ International
- If no heading below - no changes this Newsletter but may be updated in next magazine
🄵🅆 Kernow • Cornwall
🄵 Zoom - Cornish Story Live Zoom (1st Sat) has stopped, Cornish Story revised details:
🄵 1st Sat Cornwall CORNISH STORY LIVE (email)
Cornish Story Live is held monthly online via Zoom and includes a 30 minute ‘story’ followed by a Q&A session. The project aims to bring together people from all over the world who have in interest in Cornwall. The stories cover a wide variety of Cornish culture in the past and present and have included Cornish Witchcraft, Band Music, John Wesley’s Travel Diaries, Cornish Carols and Mary Broad who was the famous convict sent to Australia. Some of the presenters are happy for us to record the talk and so you can catch up on these by visiting https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHPt2YI7bakC08zoWIFomeg
Alternating between 10am and 7pm to allow Australian and US audiences to participate.
To find out more on upcoming events, please email editor<At>cornishstory.com.
🄵🅆 West Country Updates
🄵 2nd Thu Devon TOTNES TOTNES FOLK SONG CLUB Facebook: Totnes Folk Club new webpage, other details same (Mar 2022)
🄵 new venue
1st Thu, 12 noon Devon MORCHARD BISHOP LONDON INN lunchtime Song/Music SESSION Facebook: Pennymoor Singaround Jon 01363 83740
→ The London Inn, Morchard Bishop EX17 6NW. Lunchtime session on the 1st Thursday, 12 to 3pm. [venue update, Mar 2022]
🄵🅆 Glos
Winchcombe Folk Club (1st Tuesdays)
Hello to you all
Bad news: we no longer have the White Hart Inn as a venue - it has been a great nine and a half years there.
Good news: we only have to saunter 2 minutes up the same side of the street towards Cheltenham to get to the C. Working Men's Club. This is a welcoming hub of local chit-chat, occasional big screen gatherings, and cheery cheap drinking. Also, they have a warm spacious function room upstairs (with stairlift) free for our use,
Postcode: GL54 5LW
From the White Hart,
Go past the car park in Abbey Terrace,
Just past the War Memorial is the passage entrance to the W.M.Club.
Go right past the bar and up the stairs.
Hope to see you soon
Yours Chris
🄵🅆 Midlands
THE SHIFTING SUNDAY SESSION (SSS) ®
• 2nd Sunday: The Bull SSS ®, Old Town, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warks CV37 6 DT. 7-10pm Tel. 01789 417931 [change of time since last FW]
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
Rushwick Folk Club -- CANCELLATION of Saturday 9th April's meeting (due to Covid)
UPDATES to page 37 - Herefs
Folk At The Falcon, Bromyard.
The John Ward Trio on April 8th. John’s songwriting is born from his life in a tough and gritty East Anglian fishing port that has seen more than its fair share of social change and decline. Les Woodley (double bass and mandolin) and Lynne Ward (accordion and whistles) joined forces with John to bring a fuller sound to his moving and thought-provoking songs, which often capture the spirit of the times we live in. With powerful three-part harmonies, John’s show-stopping bodhran playing and accomplished guitar work, the trio’s performances are authentic and from the heart, delighting audiences across the UK.
Nick Dow on April 29th has been singing and collecting Traditional Folk Songs for over forty years. His guitar playing is sensitive and well thought out and his repertoire contains many songs you will hear nowhere else. Nick has gleaned songs from the West Country, and been given songs by the Travelling people with whom he has lived and worked. Informative and entertaining. He has a great sense of humour, and nobody goes home disappointed. Support: Dora Darling.
Tickets at the door or bookable in advance. Early booking appreciated to help prepare seating, £10 from the Falcon Hotel, or Folk at the Falcon 07726 462220, or by email from John Bloor: john<at>bloor.org.uk
For Folk at the Falcon’s ongoing concert programme see www.folkatthefalcon.com / www.facebook.com/folkatthefalcon
UPDATES to page 40 - Worcs
1st Mon Worcs WYRE PIDDLE WYRE PIDDLE SINGAROUND has moved and is now ----
1st Mon Worcs LOWER MOOR OLD CHESTNUT TREE SINGAROUND (no website) Frank Jolley 07482 625877
→ The Old Chestnut Tree Inn (01386 860380), Manor Rd, Lower Moor, Pershore WR10 2NZ. 1st Mon, 7pm.
⇒ martin001745<at>gmail.com
⊕ The session has restarted at a new venue from April, meeting on the first Monday of every month, from 7 pm to 10 pm. Everyone welcome. For up-to-date info, please always check with Frank Jolley on 07482 625877. [new venue, Mar 2022]
Frank writes:
Hi all
Firstly, a big thank you to everyone who came along to the one-off session last night. It was a very enjoyable evening, with great music as usual. A big thank you also to Adrian and the staff who were very helpful and made us feel welcome.
As a result, we are moving the session permanently to the Old Chestnut Tree. We will meet on the first Monday of every month, 7 pm to 10 pm. The address is The Old Chestnut Tree Inn, Manor Rd, Lower Moor, Pershore WR10 2NZ, tel 01386 860380.
I’ll look forward to seeing as many as possible then.
Thank you all for your support.
Best wishes
Frank
Webpage 🄵🅆 Festivals, workshops www.folklife.uk/festivals.html
Adverts received so far and placed on webpage:
Cornwall FF, Warwick FF, New Forest FF, Teignmouth FF, Bromyard FF, White Horse FF, Broadstairs Folk Week
More Member-listings announced:
2022 Aug 12 - 14 WHITE HORSE FOLK FESTIVAL www.WhiteHorseFolkFestival.co.uk SEE ADVERT
→ GROVE, near Wantage, Oxfordshire. Various venues in Grove.
⌂ WHITE HORSE FOLK FESTIVAL Jeff and Elaine Gillett, 01453 751256, whitehorsefolkfestival<at>gmail.com,
www.WhiteHorseFolkFestival.co.uk
⊕ WHFF is a small, friendly, traditional festival where there is an emphasis on taking part. There is ample opportunity to sing, play or tell a story, with singarounds and music sessions throughout the weekend. This year’s concert guests are Johnny Coppin & Paul Burgess, Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needham, Sound Tradition and George Sansome. Melobo will play for the ceilidh with Jane Bird Calling. Drywood Folk Duo will present a show about the canals. The festival also incorporates a day of dance featuring many dance-sides and culminating in a barn dance hosted by White Horse Ceilidhs.
2022 Aug 19 - 21 MOIRA FURNACE FOLK FESTIVAL www.moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk
→ MOIRA FURNACE, near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire
⌂ Moira Furnace Folk Festival Enquiries: 07401 951694, or contact on webform via website Festival email newsletters and updates about Festival-related events: info<at>moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk
⊕ At the heart of the National Forest at Moira Furnace on the Leicestershire / Derbyshire border, one of the most picturesque settings in the industrial Midlands. Line up incudes: Steve Tilston and Hugh Bradley, Grannies Attic, Robin Laing, Ian Bruce, Reg Meuross, John Conolly, Kenny Speirs, Looma, Katy Spencer, Ruth and Ken Powell, Dave and Liz Walmisly, John Ward Trio.
Tickets are now on sale and a booking form is available on the festival website www.moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk ® Colin Grantham
2022 Aug 26 -29 (BH weekend) CORNWALL FOLK FESTIVAL www.cornwallfolkfestival.com SEE ADVERT
→ WADEBRIDGE, Cornwall.
⌂ CORNWALL FOLK FESTIVAL, info@cornwallfolkfestival.com
Online Ticket Shop www.CornwallFolkFestival.com/tickets
For tickets and more details, visit www.CornwallFolkFestival.com; follow at facebook.com/CornwallFolkFestival
⊕ Cornwall Folk Festival is back in full over the August Bank Holiday in Wadebridge, North Cornwall. From Friday evening to Monday, this compact town centre event brings a top line-up to Wadebridge Town Hall and The John Betjeman Centre, and showcases local music at the outdoor FAR stage and in pubs and street locations.
Headliners Dougie Maclean, Merry Hell, O’Hooley and Tidow and Granny’s Attic, join three great Cornish bands Du Glas, Brother Sea and Handpicked, and Winter Wilson, with loads of new material and old favourites.
Two more Cornish acts just added for the Betjeman Centre: Mike Silver, who will talk and sing about his life on the road, and Angeline Morrison, with musical stories of ordinary and extraordinary lives of the historic UK black population.
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FOLKLIFE TRADITONS -- LIVE EVENTS
Saturday 23rd April 2.00 - 10.30
The Cause, 42 The Causeway, Chippenham, SN15 3DD White Horse Trades Union Council
Helliker History Day 2022
In Memory of Thomas Helliker The Trowbridge Martyr 1784 -1803
Textiles, Steam, Coal, Water
Afternoon Talks 2.00 - 6.00
1000 years of Warp and Weft - David Birks
Henry 'Orator' Hunt and Peterloo - Stuart Butler History of the Somerset Miners Union - Dave Chapple The Miners of the Somerset Coalfield - Bryony McGinty Poverty & Protest in Bradford on Avon - Rosie MacGregor
Musical Presentations & Poems 7.30 - 10.30
'Cotton Town Chronicles'
Lancashire Mills & Mines by Peter & Barbara Snape Songs of Alfred Williams - Bob and Gill Berry Poems & Stories - Merv Grist
Radical Songs - Rosie Upton
************************************
Bar & Light Refreshments available
To reserve a place contact rosiemacgregor<at>icloud.com free entry - non profit making - donations welcome
Saturday 15th October 2022 One-day conference
Broadside Extra!
News, songs and provocations in the history of cheap print and street literature
One-day conference Saturday 15th October 2022
Hosted by the School of Media and the Centre for Critical Media Literacy (CCML) at Technological University Dublin
Organised by the Traditional Song Forum and CCML, with the support of the Irish Traditional Music Archive and An Góilín Traditional Singers Club.
This will be an in-person conference, with proceedings live-streamed for those who cannot be there. Admission is free.
We invite proposals for 15-to-20-minute presentations on any aspect of cheap print and street literature in Britain and Ireland (and their diasporas) – including intersections of the histories of journalism and other facets of the popular press.
The Traditional Song Forum’s annual Broadside Day conference has been held every February for almost 20 years, but whenever possible the TSF likes to add a second event, Broadside Extra, in the autumn, in partnership with other institutions and organisations. This is the first time the event will be held in Dublin.
Broadside Extra is our opportunity to gather and talk about the fascinating field of cheap print and street literature of the past; broadsides, chapbooks, last dying speeches, catchpennies, garlands and news sheets, penny histories and children’s books, popular prints, pedlars, jobbing printers. ballad-singers, and so on. Proposals for papers and panels are invited in any of these areas. Proposals that examine how marginalised people and groups used these media forms are particularly welcome.
For queries and to send an abstract of approximately 250 words, together with a biography of not more than 150 words, please contact: steveroud<at>gmail.com
Deadline for proposals: 31 July 2022
FOLK NEWS PRINT PAGES & WEBPAGES are 🄵🅆 Cymru • Wales 🄵🅆 Kernow • Cornwall 🄵🅆 West Country 🄵🅆 Glos 🄵🅆 Midlands 🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs 🄵🅆 South-East 🄵🅆 North 🄵🅆 Alba/Scotland Additionally we have an online-only webpage ⎈ International
If no heading below - no changes this Newsletter
🄵🅆 Kernow • Cornwall
Golant Session will not be reopening.
🄵🅆 West Country
🄵 2nd Thu Devon TOTNES TOTNES FOLK SONG CLUB Facebook: Totnes Folk Club new webpage, other details unchanged (Mar 2022)
🄵🅆 Glos
🄵 While MITCHELDEAN FOLK CLUB is now live on the 2nd Thursday of every month, occasionally there will be 4th Thursday Zoom sessions - if so they will be posted on Mitcheldean Folk Club Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/1535369999950305/about/ )
🄵🅆 North of England (NE, NW, Yorks/Humber)
🄵 DAVE MASON Jan 2022 issue under England NE, has now moved to Scotland (draft news for May 2022 on Scotland page based on Jan issue).
🄰 Correction DAVID KIDMAN - website is www.davidkidman.co.uk (not . . . david.kidman . . .)
🄵🅆 Alba/Scotland
🄵 SRÙBAG! CÈILIDH SEINN NA GÀIDHLIG – GAELIC SONG CÈILIDH
- On Zoom,1st or 2nd Fridays, 7.30pm.
Based in Edinburgh, and with my friend Marcas Mac an Tuairneir – Gaelic poet-cum-singer (https://www.facebook.com/marcasmac) – I co-host a monthly Gaelic / Celtic languages-only Zoom sing, Srùbag. We both sing with the Lothian Gaelic Choir, and Marcas is one of the two Gaelic tutors. There are a lot of pre-recorded ceilidhs out there – we wanted to create a space for sharing Gaelic and Celtic language songs live online. Scottish and Irish Gaelic songs are welcome, as are songs from the wider Celtic family such as Breton and Welsh songs. We have a monthly Guest singer and additionally the song turn goes round the virtual “Room”. Usually 2nd Fridays 1930, sometimes first Friday. Please drop in and bring your own Srùbag (cuppa) and a song, or drop in to listen. Please see www.facebook.com/seiseansrubag or contact https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact/ for the Zoom link and/or more information.
Linn also hosts a monthly Learn (Scottish) Gaelic Song session, free on zoom 3rd Saturdays 6pm UK/Ireland time, with all materials provided, no prior knowledge of Gaelic required, pls contact her if interested!
🄵 LINN PHIPPS
Dear friends, I zoom-sing as half of a transatlantic duo. As the Sillertides, we (Linn Phipps and Doug Huggins) have been working on a project with artist Lionel Coates. Lionel has a major exhibition at Clare Museum starting 14 March 2022, featuring paintings of Ireland on three distinct themes - Famine, Fields and Fishing. We are matching Lionel’s paintings with songs. The link for the first YouTube video ‘A chuisle grá mo chroí’ is at https://youtu.be/i0zH1LrayLI and the second video ‘Fields of Athenry’ is at https://youtu.be/OErR959RBQc. And the third, ‘The Shores of Lough Bran’ is premiering on Friday 4 March at https://youtu.be/rx7AnabLtIY More coming! Please do give them a view! and maybe subscribe to our channel too, it’s free. Thanks! Linn.
Links:
The Sillertides (Doug Huggins and Linn Phipps) are a transatlantic duo singing traditional songs in a conversation style:https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/sillertides/
Youtube: https://bit.ly/3hzmYNC
Bandcamp: sillertides.bandcamp.com
Linn: https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk & https://www.youtube.com/c/LinnPhipps
🄵 DAVE MASON
previously listed under England North-East, has now moved to Scotland. Draft news for May on Scotland page is based on Jan issue under England North-East.
🄵 THE LIVING TRADITION -- issue 143 COVER ILLUSTRATION - SEE UPDATES ON SCOTLND WEBPAGE
A full colour, A4, glossy, folk and traditional music magazine highlighting the rich heritage of traditional music in the UK, Ireland and further afield. The Living Tradition has a worldwide circulation, and for over 25 years has been an independent and authoritative voice in the folk world. With 68 pages of articles, interviews, news and reviews in each issue, The Living Tradition really is essential reading for anyone with an interest in folk and traditional music. Publishing 5 times a year, subscriptions are available from www.livingtradition.co.uk/subscribe. Individual issues and a wide selection of CDs are available from their online shop (www.livingtradition.co.uk/shop).
Issue 143 is the April / May 2022 issue of The Living Tradition, featuring articles on The Gilchrist Collective, Barry Coope, Bogha-Frois, Norma Waterson, North Sea Gas, Brian Hughes & Dave Sheridan, Jimmy Campbell, A Treasure Trove of English Song, Tales from the Road – Tom Lewis, Transatlantic Connections, news, reviews, 2022 Festival Listings and more. 10 issue subscriptions available from £36. www.livingtradition.co.uk
The Living Tradition ®, 01563 571220, PO Box 1026, Kilmarnock KA2 0LG.
admin<at>livingtradition.co.uk, www.facebook.com/thelivingtraditionmagazine
Webpage 🄵🅆 Festivals, workshops www.folklife.uk/festivals.html
Date & more details announced:
2022 May 13 - 15 CHURCHDOWN BEER & FOLK FESTIVAL website tba
→ CHURCHDOWN, Gloucestershire. The Churchdown Club (http://churchdownclub.co.uk), Church Road, Churchdown, Gloucester, GL3 2ER
⌂ For more info: website/facebook tba , http://liamtho.com/FolkAtTheClub
⊕ Steve & Julie Wigley, Colin Pitts, Rebil, Discovery, Blackthorn Buskers, Mice In A Matchbox, Sid Harvey & Mansfield-Smith, Singarounds and more.
Please contact Bill Craswell, 07740 248785, liam<at>liamtho.com ® Bill Craswell
ONLINE ONLY - ZOOM and INTERNATIONAL
Webpage ⎈ Zoom list www.folklife.uk/zoom.html
Alba/Scotland
🄵 1st or 2nd Fri Edinburgh ® SRÙBAG! Cèilidh Seinn na Gàidhlig – Gaelic Song Cèilidh Zoom www.facebook.com/seiseansrubag Linn Phipps .....
→ On Zoom, usually 2nd Fridays, sometimes 1st Fridays, 7.30pm.
⇒ See www.facebook.com/seiseansrubag or contact https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contac for the Zoom link and/or more information
⊕ Gaelic songs live online. Scottish and Irish Gaelic songs are welcome, as are songs from the wider Celtic family such as Breton and Welsh songs. Monthly Guest singer and additionally the song turn goes round the virtual “Room”.
🄵 3rd Sat ...................... ® LEARN (SCOTTISH) GAELIC SONG SESSION Zoom Contact https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact/ Linn Phipps .....
→ 6pm UK/Ireland time
⊕ Free, with all materials provided, no prior knowledge of Gaelic required, pls contact Linn if interested!
Webpage ⎈ International News www.folklife.uk/world.html
1. DATES
🄰 LIVE FROM THE MERMAID'S TAVERN ONLINE EVENTS. SUNDAYS 1st, Online Ballad Sing; 3rd, Online Chantey & Tavern Sing, both 2-4 EDT [= UK 7pm-9pm]. THURSDAYS 3rd, concerts; SATURDAYS special events (usually on Saturdays)
For details see sites.google.com/view/lynnoel/music/mermaidstavern Join the mailing list at http://mailinglist.mermaidstavern.com
March
More entries welcome ~ print summary in FW
https://mailchi.mp/db62c0c846a2/folklife-newsletter-17-mar-2022
FOLKLIFE TRADITONS -- LIVE EVENTS
Saturday 23rd April 2.00 - 10.30
The Cause, 42 The Causeway, Chippenham, SN15 3DD White Horse Trades Union Council
Helliker History Day 2022
In Memory of Thomas Helliker The Trowbridge Martyr 1784 -1803
Textiles, Steam, Coal, Water
Afternoon Talks 2.00 - 6.00
1000 years of Warp and Weft - David Birks
Henry 'Orator' Hunt and Peterloo - Stuart Butler History of the Somerset Miners Union - Dave Chapple The Miners of the Somerset Coalfield - Bryony McGinty Poverty & Protest in Bradford on Avon - Rosie MacGregor
Musical Presentations & Poems 7.30 - 10.30
'Cotton Town Chronicles'
Lancashire Mills & Mines by Peter & Barbara Snape Songs of Alfred Williams - Bob and Gill Berry Poems & Stories - Merv Grist
Radical Songs - Rosie Upton
************************************
Bar & Light Refreshments available
To reserve a place contact rosiemacgregor<at>icloud.com free entry - non profit making - donations welcome
Saturday 15th October 2022 One-day conference
Broadside Extra!
News, songs and provocations in the history of cheap print and street literature
One-day conference Saturday 15th October 2022
Hosted by the School of Media and the Centre for Critical Media Literacy (CCML) at Technological University Dublin
Organised by the Traditional Song Forum and CCML, with the support of the Irish Traditional Music Archive and An Góilín Traditional Singers Club.
This will be an in-person conference, with proceedings live-streamed for those who cannot be there. Admission is free.
We invite proposals for 15-to-20-minute presentations on any aspect of cheap print and street literature in Britain and Ireland (and their diasporas) – including intersections of the histories of journalism and other facets of the popular press.
The Traditional Song Forum’s annual Broadside Day conference has been held every February for almost 20 years, but whenever possible the TSF likes to add a second event, Broadside Extra, in the autumn, in partnership with other institutions and organisations. This is the first time the event will be held in Dublin.
Broadside Extra is our opportunity to gather and talk about the fascinating field of cheap print and street literature of the past; broadsides, chapbooks, last dying speeches, catchpennies, garlands and news sheets, penny histories and children’s books, popular prints, pedlars, jobbing printers. ballad-singers, and so on. Proposals for papers and panels are invited in any of these areas. Proposals that examine how marginalised people and groups used these media forms are particularly welcome.
For queries and to send an abstract of approximately 250 words, together with a biography of not more than 150 words, please contact: steveroud<at>gmail.com
Deadline for proposals: 31 July 2022
FOLK NEWS PRINT PAGES & WEBPAGES are 🄵🅆 Cymru • Wales 🄵🅆 Kernow • Cornwall 🄵🅆 West Country 🄵🅆 Glos 🄵🅆 Midlands 🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs 🄵🅆 South-East 🄵🅆 North 🄵🅆 Alba/Scotland Additionally we have an online-only webpage ⎈ International
If no heading below - no changes this Newsletter
🄵🅆 Kernow • Cornwall
Golant Session will not be reopening.
🄵🅆 West Country
🄵 2nd Thu Devon TOTNES TOTNES FOLK SONG CLUB Facebook: Totnes Folk Club new webpage, other details unchanged (Mar 2022)
🄵🅆 Glos
🄵 While MITCHELDEAN FOLK CLUB is now live on the 2nd Thursday of every month, occasionally there will be 4th Thursday Zoom sessions - if so they will be posted on Mitcheldean Folk Club Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/1535369999950305/about/ )
🄵🅆 North of England (NE, NW, Yorks/Humber)
🄵 DAVE MASON Jan 2022 issue under England NE, has now moved to Scotland (draft news for May 2022 on Scotland page based on Jan issue).
🄰 Correction DAVID KIDMAN - website is www.davidkidman.co.uk (not . . . david.kidman . . .)
🄵🅆 Alba/Scotland
🄵 SRÙBAG! CÈILIDH SEINN NA GÀIDHLIG – GAELIC SONG CÈILIDH
- On Zoom,1st or 2nd Fridays, 7.30pm.
Based in Edinburgh, and with my friend Marcas Mac an Tuairneir – Gaelic poet-cum-singer (https://www.facebook.com/marcasmac) – I co-host a monthly Gaelic / Celtic languages-only Zoom sing, Srùbag. We both sing with the Lothian Gaelic Choir, and Marcas is one of the two Gaelic tutors. There are a lot of pre-recorded ceilidhs out there – we wanted to create a space for sharing Gaelic and Celtic language songs live online. Scottish and Irish Gaelic songs are welcome, as are songs from the wider Celtic family such as Breton and Welsh songs. We have a monthly Guest singer and additionally the song turn goes round the virtual “Room”. Usually 2nd Fridays 1930, sometimes first Friday. Please drop in and bring your own Srùbag (cuppa) and a song, or drop in to listen. Please see www.facebook.com/seiseansrubag or contact https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact/ for the Zoom link and/or more information.
Linn also hosts a monthly Learn (Scottish) Gaelic Song session, free on zoom 3rd Saturdays 6pm UK/Ireland time, with all materials provided, no prior knowledge of Gaelic required, pls contact her if interested!
🄵 LINN PHIPPS
Dear friends, I zoom-sing as half of a transatlantic duo. As the Sillertides, we (Linn Phipps and Doug Huggins) have been working on a project with artist Lionel Coates. Lionel has a major exhibition at Clare Museum starting 14 March 2022, featuring paintings of Ireland on three distinct themes - Famine, Fields and Fishing. We are matching Lionel’s paintings with songs. The link for the first YouTube video ‘A chuisle grá mo chroí’ is at https://youtu.be/i0zH1LrayLI and the second video ‘Fields of Athenry’ is at https://youtu.be/OErR959RBQc. And the third, ‘The Shores of Lough Bran’ is premiering on Friday 4 March at https://youtu.be/rx7AnabLtIY More coming! Please do give them a view! and maybe subscribe to our channel too, it’s free. Thanks! Linn.
Links:
The Sillertides (Doug Huggins and Linn Phipps) are a transatlantic duo singing traditional songs in a conversation style:https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/sillertides/
Youtube: https://bit.ly/3hzmYNC
Bandcamp: sillertides.bandcamp.com
Linn: https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk & https://www.youtube.com/c/LinnPhipps
🄵 DAVE MASON
previously listed under England North-East, has now moved to Scotland. Draft news for May on Scotland page is based on Jan issue under England North-East.
🄵 THE LIVING TRADITION -- issue 143 COVER ILLUSTRATION - SEE UPDATES ON SCOTLND WEBPAGE
A full colour, A4, glossy, folk and traditional music magazine highlighting the rich heritage of traditional music in the UK, Ireland and further afield. The Living Tradition has a worldwide circulation, and for over 25 years has been an independent and authoritative voice in the folk world. With 68 pages of articles, interviews, news and reviews in each issue, The Living Tradition really is essential reading for anyone with an interest in folk and traditional music. Publishing 5 times a year, subscriptions are available from www.livingtradition.co.uk/subscribe. Individual issues and a wide selection of CDs are available from their online shop (www.livingtradition.co.uk/shop).
Issue 143 is the April / May 2022 issue of The Living Tradition, featuring articles on The Gilchrist Collective, Barry Coope, Bogha-Frois, Norma Waterson, North Sea Gas, Brian Hughes & Dave Sheridan, Jimmy Campbell, A Treasure Trove of English Song, Tales from the Road – Tom Lewis, Transatlantic Connections, news, reviews, 2022 Festival Listings and more. 10 issue subscriptions available from £36. www.livingtradition.co.uk
The Living Tradition ®, 01563 571220, PO Box 1026, Kilmarnock KA2 0LG.
admin<at>livingtradition.co.uk, www.facebook.com/thelivingtraditionmagazine
Webpage 🄵🅆 Festivals, workshops www.folklife.uk/festivals.html
Date & more details announced:
2022 May 13 - 15 CHURCHDOWN BEER & FOLK FESTIVAL website tba
→ CHURCHDOWN, Gloucestershire. The Churchdown Club (http://churchdownclub.co.uk), Church Road, Churchdown, Gloucester, GL3 2ER
⌂ For more info: website/facebook tba , http://liamtho.com/FolkAtTheClub
⊕ Steve & Julie Wigley, Colin Pitts, Rebil, Discovery, Blackthorn Buskers, Mice In A Matchbox, Sid Harvey & Mansfield-Smith, Singarounds and more.
Please contact Bill Craswell, 07740 248785, liam<at>liamtho.com ® Bill Craswell
ONLINE ONLY - ZOOM and INTERNATIONAL
Webpage ⎈ Zoom list www.folklife.uk/zoom.html
Alba/Scotland
🄵 1st or 2nd Fri Edinburgh ® SRÙBAG! Cèilidh Seinn na Gàidhlig – Gaelic Song Cèilidh Zoom www.facebook.com/seiseansrubag Linn Phipps .....
→ On Zoom, usually 2nd Fridays, sometimes 1st Fridays, 7.30pm.
⇒ See www.facebook.com/seiseansrubag or contact https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contac for the Zoom link and/or more information
⊕ Gaelic songs live online. Scottish and Irish Gaelic songs are welcome, as are songs from the wider Celtic family such as Breton and Welsh songs. Monthly Guest singer and additionally the song turn goes round the virtual “Room”.
🄵 3rd Sat ...................... ® LEARN (SCOTTISH) GAELIC SONG SESSION Zoom Contact https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact/ Linn Phipps .....
→ 6pm UK/Ireland time
⊕ Free, with all materials provided, no prior knowledge of Gaelic required, pls contact Linn if interested!
Webpage ⎈ International News www.folklife.uk/world.html
1. DATES
🄰 LIVE FROM THE MERMAID'S TAVERN ONLINE EVENTS. SUNDAYS 1st, Online Ballad Sing; 3rd, Online Chantey & Tavern Sing, both 2-4 EDT [= UK 7pm-9pm]. THURSDAYS 3rd, concerts; SATURDAYS special events (usually on Saturdays)
For details see sites.google.com/view/lynnoel/music/mermaidstavern Join the mailing list at http://mailinglist.mermaidstavern.com
March
- Sunday, March 20: Chantey & Tavern Sing
- Sunday, March 20: NEFFA Live Online
- Saturday, March 26: Strong Songs, Strong Women with Janie Meneely
- Sunday, March 27: Daylight Savings Time Begins in UK
- Sunday, April 3: Ballad Sing
- Saturday, April 9: RESCHEDULED IN PERSON Benefit for CT Sea Music Festival, Enfield, CT
- Sunday, April 17: Chantey & Tavern Sing
- NO THURS CONCERT THIS MONTH
- Fri-Sun, April 22-24: NEFFA! Online Festival
More entries welcome ~ print summary in FW
We may have other info in newsletters eg applying only to Folklife Members
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-- slightly different editions, but all cover all updates,
--- the different editions reflect minor differences, eg Members' edition having info specific to Members, International assuming online-only, etc etc.
Members ..................................................................................................... http://mailchi.mp/46405113aaf3/folklife-newsletter-26-feb-2022-members
Other readers in . . .
-- slightly different editions, but all cover all updates,
--- the different editions reflect minor differences, eg Members' edition having info specific to Members, International assuming online-only, etc etc.
Members ..................................................................................................... http://mailchi.mp/46405113aaf3/folklife-newsletter-26-feb-2022-members
Other readers in . . .
- Wales; England South-West, West Mids .................... https://mailchi.mp/f140df252aeb/folklife-newsletter-26-feb-2022-wales-west-wmids
- England East Mids, South-East, North; Scotland https://mailchi.mp/4420ad375e78/folklife-newsletter-38-feb-2022-emids-se-north-scotland
- International ............................................................................... https://mailchi.mp/9483a257465d/folklife-newsletter-1mar2022-international
FOLKLIFE Jan 2022
🄵🅃🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal, www.folklife-traditions.uk
Researched articles + archive, news, on a separate website. Folk studies and cultural traditions.
Current FTJ issue copied online: www.folklife-traditions.uk/this-issue.html, read, or download PDF.
It includes articles as below, plus Folklife Societies news & diary, Books & recordings announced & adverts.
- Article: The Poor Ballad Sellers and Singers, by Roy & Lesley Adkins, pp4-5
- Welsh traditional tune & notes: ‘Morys Morgannwg’ / ‘The Glamorgan Morris’, from Helen Adam, p6
- Song & notes: ‘I'll Take My Dog’, sung by Wiggy Smith. By Gwilym Davies, p7
- Article: Using Zoom for a Folk Club, by Mark Dowding, p8
Articles received so far for May issue:
- Article: The Poor Ballad Sellers and Singers, by Roy & Lesley Adkins
- A review of the London Ballad Walk, by Rosie Upton
UPDATES
Roy & Lesley Adkins' Spring 2022 Newsletter can now be read on https://www.adkinshistory.com/newsletters/newsletter-63/ and includes historical articles on St Valentine's Day and How Books Were Sold.
EVENTS BEFORE MAY ISSUE
A Radical History event about local links to industry in Chippenham on 23 April
White Horse TUC, Helliker History Day 2022, on Saturday 23 April 2022, 2pm – 6pm, and 7.30pm – 10.30 pm .
The Cause 42 The Causeway, Chippenham SN15 3DD
Textiles, Steam, Coal and Water: Talks, Poetry and Music
This is being planned - not finalised, but will include talks and song including Peter and Barbara Snape’s Cotton Town Chronicles - the rough draft is:
Afternoon talks:
• Henry ‘Orator’ Hunt, his local connections and Peterloo - Stuart Butler. History of the Somerset Coal Field - Bryony McGinty
• History of the Somerset Miners Unions - Dave Chapple. The Woollen Mills of Trowbridge - David Birks, Trowbridge Museum
• Poverty and protest in Bradford on Avon’s wool industry - Rosie MacGregor
Evening Performances
• Cotton Town Chronicles – the story of grease, grit and grime in the Lancashire mills and mines - Lancashire based duo Peter and Barbara Snape
• Merv Grist - the story of Thomas the Tank Engine – Sodor Strike + his own poems including his ‘school essay’ about Brunel
Bar and light refreshments available To reserve a place please contact rosiemacgregor<at>icloud.com
This is a non-profit making event and free but donations welcome.
Webpage 🄵🅆 Festivals, workshops www.folklife.uk/festivals.html
2022 Jul 6 - 10 NEW FOREST FOLK FESTIVAL www.newforestfolkfestival.co.uk Advert added Feb 2022, see Festivals webpage
2022 Jul 6 - 10 NEW FOREST FOLK FESTIVAL www.newforestfolkfestival.co.uk Advert added Feb 2022, see Festivals webpage
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Webpage 🄵🅆 UK News, Directories www.folklife.uk/news.html
FOLK NEWS area webpages, include area directories for Folklife members. ø "North" is England NE, NW, Yorks & Humber; and Scotland. From May issue, there will be a separate "Alba/Scotland" webpage, and "North" will be North of England: NE, NW, Yorks & Humber; and Scotland. We have set up a draft "Alba/Scotland" webpage based on January FW, duplicating Scotland news from existing "North" page. The HogEye Men: see South-East news, below |
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**** From Feb 2022, FREE LISTINGS in our DIRECTORY if you are on our emailed Newsletter list
🄵🅆 Cymru • Wales
🄵 RUTH & KEN POWELL. Concert dates so far:
15 April : Bradford Arms Folk Club, Ivetsy Bank, Staffordshire. www.bradfordarmsfolkclub.co.uk (rescheduled from February due to COVID)
6th May: Hermon Arts Centre, Hermon Chapel, Chapel Street, Oswestry, SY11 1LF from 7pm. Info & Tickets www.hermon-arts.org.uk
19 - 21 August : Moira Furnace Folk Festival, Moira Furnace, Furnace Lane, Moira, Swadlincote, Leicestershire DE12 6AT
https://moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk/lineup.html, 07401 951694
Ruth and Ken, info<at>ruthandkenpowell.co.uk www.ruthandkenpowell.co.uk
🄵 LLANTRISANT FOLK CLUB announce
🄵🅆 Kernow • Cornwall
🄵 Dreamers Folk Club, nr Redruth – Sundays at 7.30
“We are the music makers, we are the dreamers of dreams” as our logo says. We’d love to be back making music in the traditional ways but we’ve been held back, not only by the ever-changing covid regulations (which have affected everyone) but also by the loss of our previous venue which the pub has converted to new use. After a prolonged search and trying out numerous Halls and other possibilities, we have settled on the Victoria Inn in Four Lanes, very close to our old venue.
We can say that “Dreamers never closed”. When lockdown first started, we had weekly “watch parties”, compilations of home recordings for a few months. In August 2020, the club moved to live sessions on zoom. Initially, we had to give quite a bit of support to each other to overcome the technical unfamiliarities but we’re largely past that now and the sessions have consistently been very successful and enjoyable, attracting visitors from far and wide. Dreamers is renowned as a friendly, welcoming club and we like to think we’ve carried that over to our zoom sessions - anyone who would like to come along is welcome to contact us through our web-site, facebook page or at ntmorson@aol.com
The web-site also carries our weekly Newsletter which like our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/MistOverFourLanes) carries club news and links to other folk events of interest.
UPDATE - Now live at the Victoria Inn in Four Lanes!
Plus the new “Cornwall Zoom Folk Club” will be monthly starting on Saturday 26th February and continuing every fourth Saturday. Join our regular singers & musicians & guests from around the world!
Weekly Sun Cornwall FOUR LANES DREAMERS FOLK CLUB www.dreamersfolk.co.uk Nigel Morson
→ Victoria Inn, Four Lanes, near Redruth.. 7.30pm
⇒ Nigel Morson, ntmorson <at> aol.com. https://en-gb.facebook.com/MistOverFourLanes/
⊕ The “family” feel on our folk nights is widely admired. We extend a very warm welcome to one & all to experience that special atmosphere of friends in harmony raising the roof in song. (New venue 2/2022)
4th Sat Cornwall -- ZOOM session -- CORNWALL ZOOM FOLK CLUB www.dreamersfolk.co.uk Nigel Morson
⇒ Nigel Morson, ntmorson <at> aol.com. https://en-gb.facebook.com/MistOverFourLanes/
⊕ Join our regular singers & musicians & guests from around the world!
🄵🅆 West Country no changes
🄵🅆 Glos
🄵 Twelve Bells, Cirencester
Hi Sam
I keep meaning to tell you that the Twelve Bells sing around is still not happening. We hope to get it going again later in the year - but every time we start planning to do so the Covid kicks off again.
Happy New Year, Martin and Shan
🄵 1st Thu Glos KEMPLEY ROVING FOLK has moved to Much Marcle Herefs, see below.
🄵🅆 Midlands
🄵 ATHERSTONE FOLK CLUB, Atherstone Red Lion, 99 Long Street, Atherstone, CV9 1BB. 3rd Wed, 7:30pm
Hosts Finger in the Jar. We aim to have something for everyone; traditional, modern, shanties, comedy, dance and sessions just for musicians.
Entry free for club nights, with a collection for the guests that night and a free raffle.
Following our recent move to the Red Lion, we say thank you to everyone who is coming to support us. The new venue is proving popular. Artists due to appear will enjoy the ambience as much as the audience. So, 16 March 2022 we have singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Bernard Hoskin as our guest artist, and on 20 April, the marvellous Becky Mills will be coming to visit us with magical stories from the North York moors. Linde Nijland from Denmark will be bringing her Sandy Denny show to entertain us, accompanied by Bert, of course, on 18 May. Loctup Together are booked for 15 June; a guarantee of a super show. Odette Michell, award-winning British folk singer-songwriter, guitarist and bouzouki player, joins us on 20 July; really should not be missed.
Floor singers wishing to perform at the club, please contact Phil Benson at phil<at>atherstonefolkclub.org.uk in plenty of time, please. We fill up fast! ® Phillip Benson, phil<at>atherstonefolkclub.org.uk 01827 711514 https://www.facebook.com/groups/atherstonefolkclub
🄵 FOLK AT THE LION The Atherstone Red Lion, 99 Long Street, Atherstone CV9 1BB 1st Wed, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, all year
Folk in a local hostelry (The Atherstone Red Lion), run by anyone who turns up. (Well, not quite, but it gives the flavour.) Singaround format, for the most part.
Those who find themselves at a loose end on the 1st Wednesday afternoon of the month are welcome to come and join a few friends just singing for the joy of it. Free Entry.
See www.facebook.com/AtherstoneRedLionHotel/ ® Phillip Benson
phil<at>atherstonefolkclub.org.uk 01827 711514 https://www.facebook.com/groups/1194655407220890/
MIDLANDS ONLINE DIRECTORY - VENUES. Venue change.
3rd Wed Warks ATHERSTONE ATHERSTONE FOLK CLUB www.atherstonefolkclub.org.uk Phillip Benson 01827 711514
→ The Atherstone Red Lion, 99 Long Street, Atherstone CV9 1BB. 8.00 pm, all year
⌂ Phillip Benson, Sixth Lock Cottage, Holly Lane, Atherstone, Warwickshire CV9 2SL. phil<at>atherstonefolkclub.org.uk
⊕ 3rd Wednesday of each month. Please see website for latest info. [2022 Feb, venue changed]
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
Herefs
🄵 Last Tue Herefs LEDBURY HOMEND POETS & MUSICIANS https://www.folklife.uk/homend-poets.html Nick Halligan 01684 563281
→ Pot & Page cafe (01531 248743), 8 New St, Ledbury HR8 2DX. 6.30pm to 8pm.
⇒ Email nickh2009<at>btinternet.com, but phone preferred. [New venue, Jan 2022]
🄵 Formerly in Kempley, Glos (see Glos news webpage)
1st Thu Herefs MUCH MARCLE ROVING FOLK (no website) John Hodgson 01531 890852
→ Much Marcle Memorial Hall, Much Marcle, Ledbury HR8 2LY. 7.30pm.
⇒ Email rovingfolkkempley<at>btinternet.com to join the mailing list.
⊕ A warm reception for singers, players and the spoken word. Bring your own drinks. Free entry. [venue change 2022 Jan, was in Glos]
🄵 FOLK AT THE FALCON, BROMYARD. Friday 11th March, 7.30pm, Ann Duggan & Rob Hines. Original and entertaining musicianship, mixing influences from country Americana, blues, rock, folk and jazz to create wonderful arrangements. Annie has carved out a successful career and is known for her captivating style on stage and wonderful voice that can span most genres of music, whilst Rob has a unique style of his own and has been compared to Richard Thompson and Johnny Marr amongst others.
Ann’s voice has been a major inspiration in the writing of the material that is delivered with strong rhythmic support from Rob, who has been with her from the beginning. Ann and Rob have travelled the length and breadth of the UK and America. They’re presently promoting their highly acclaimed new album Dust Upon The Wind.
Support: local favourite Brian Jones, sixties classics and sixties-style new material.
Tickets at the door or bookable in advance. Early booking appreciated to help prepare seating, £10 from the Falcon Hotel, or Folk at the Falcon 07726 462220, or by email from John Bloor: john<at>bloor.org.uk
For Folk at the Falcon’s ongoing concert programme see www.folkatthefalcon.com / www.facebook.com/folkatthefalcon
🄵🅆 South-East
🄰 SEA SHANTY SINGAROUND SESSION The Horseshoe Inn, 26 Melior Street, London, SE1 3QP. 3rd Sundays (except Aug), 12 noon until 3pm
The monthly sea shanty singaround sessions in central London, which are hosted by the HogEye Men, resume on 20th February following the easing of Covid restrictions. Although the emphasis is on songs of the sea, all kinds of folk music are welcome.
These singarounds are held between 12noon and 3pm in the Horseshoe Inn, London SE1 on the third Sunday of every month, except August.
The HogEye Men are Cutty Sark's shanty crew on the first Saturday of each month, as part of the Family Fun Weekend (entrance fee applies).
Planned HogEye Men performances in 2022 include:-
• The Golden Hinde, London - 14th April
• Rochester Sweeps Festival - 2nd May
• Falmouth Shanty Festival - 17th -19th June
• Harwich International Shanty Festival - 7th - 9th October
The HogEye Men are currently recording a new album which is planned to be released for download this summer.
Their CD “50 Years a Sailor” can be purchased via folklondon.co.uk/cds/
Kind Regards, Mike Green
Added to South-East online Directory
Pf.1e Shanty Groups, Duos, & Solo
London THE HOGEYE MEN ......................... https://www.facebook.com/HogEyeMen
hogeyemen<at>mail.com
🄵🅆 North This was UK North: English regions NE, NW, Yorks/Humber; plus Scotland
We have now set up a separate webpage 🄵🅆 Alba/Scotland for next issue, with a draft based on existing Jan issue.
So
🄵🅆 North is now for the North of England (NE, NW, Yorks/Humber)
No changes.
- VENUES
- How often [e.g. Wkly, 1st], Day, County, TOWN, CLUB/VENUE NAME, website, optional: Contact name & phone
- PERFORMERS, MEDIA, SHOPS, etc (categories see online Directories)
- County, NAME, website , optional: Contact name & phone
🄵🅆 Cymru • Wales
🄵 RUTH & KEN POWELL. Concert dates so far:
15 April : Bradford Arms Folk Club, Ivetsy Bank, Staffordshire. www.bradfordarmsfolkclub.co.uk (rescheduled from February due to COVID)
6th May: Hermon Arts Centre, Hermon Chapel, Chapel Street, Oswestry, SY11 1LF from 7pm. Info & Tickets www.hermon-arts.org.uk
19 - 21 August : Moira Furnace Folk Festival, Moira Furnace, Furnace Lane, Moira, Swadlincote, Leicestershire DE12 6AT
https://moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk/lineup.html, 07401 951694
Ruth and Ken, info<at>ruthandkenpowell.co.uk www.ruthandkenpowell.co.uk
🄵 LLANTRISANT FOLK CLUB announce
- Good news – we’re going live! Covid restrictions are being relaxed in Wales, provided that you take good care and practice some consideration for others in the audience.
- Our Zoomaround sessions start on the first Tuesday of the month (8.15pm for 8.30pm) – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89787380016 Meeting ID: 897 8738 0016 – no password. We hope to see you there!
- March 9, 2022: Boo Hewerdine & Brooks Williams – State of the Union (England/USA)
- March 16, 2022: John Watterson / Fake Thackray
- March 30, 2022: Over the Moon (Canada)
- April 13, 2022: Winter Wilson
- April 27, 2022: Keith Donnelly
- May 18, 2022: Cup O’ Joe (Ireland)
- May 25, 2022: Rory McLeod
🄵🅆 Kernow • Cornwall
🄵 Dreamers Folk Club, nr Redruth – Sundays at 7.30
“We are the music makers, we are the dreamers of dreams” as our logo says. We’d love to be back making music in the traditional ways but we’ve been held back, not only by the ever-changing covid regulations (which have affected everyone) but also by the loss of our previous venue which the pub has converted to new use. After a prolonged search and trying out numerous Halls and other possibilities, we have settled on the Victoria Inn in Four Lanes, very close to our old venue.
We can say that “Dreamers never closed”. When lockdown first started, we had weekly “watch parties”, compilations of home recordings for a few months. In August 2020, the club moved to live sessions on zoom. Initially, we had to give quite a bit of support to each other to overcome the technical unfamiliarities but we’re largely past that now and the sessions have consistently been very successful and enjoyable, attracting visitors from far and wide. Dreamers is renowned as a friendly, welcoming club and we like to think we’ve carried that over to our zoom sessions - anyone who would like to come along is welcome to contact us through our web-site, facebook page or at ntmorson@aol.com
The web-site also carries our weekly Newsletter which like our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/MistOverFourLanes) carries club news and links to other folk events of interest.
UPDATE - Now live at the Victoria Inn in Four Lanes!
Plus the new “Cornwall Zoom Folk Club” will be monthly starting on Saturday 26th February and continuing every fourth Saturday. Join our regular singers & musicians & guests from around the world!
Weekly Sun Cornwall FOUR LANES DREAMERS FOLK CLUB www.dreamersfolk.co.uk Nigel Morson
→ Victoria Inn, Four Lanes, near Redruth.. 7.30pm
⇒ Nigel Morson, ntmorson <at> aol.com. https://en-gb.facebook.com/MistOverFourLanes/
⊕ The “family” feel on our folk nights is widely admired. We extend a very warm welcome to one & all to experience that special atmosphere of friends in harmony raising the roof in song. (New venue 2/2022)
4th Sat Cornwall -- ZOOM session -- CORNWALL ZOOM FOLK CLUB www.dreamersfolk.co.uk Nigel Morson
⇒ Nigel Morson, ntmorson <at> aol.com. https://en-gb.facebook.com/MistOverFourLanes/
⊕ Join our regular singers & musicians & guests from around the world!
🄵🅆 West Country no changes
🄵🅆 Glos
🄵 Twelve Bells, Cirencester
Hi Sam
I keep meaning to tell you that the Twelve Bells sing around is still not happening. We hope to get it going again later in the year - but every time we start planning to do so the Covid kicks off again.
Happy New Year, Martin and Shan
🄵 1st Thu Glos KEMPLEY ROVING FOLK has moved to Much Marcle Herefs, see below.
🄵🅆 Midlands
🄵 ATHERSTONE FOLK CLUB, Atherstone Red Lion, 99 Long Street, Atherstone, CV9 1BB. 3rd Wed, 7:30pm
Hosts Finger in the Jar. We aim to have something for everyone; traditional, modern, shanties, comedy, dance and sessions just for musicians.
Entry free for club nights, with a collection for the guests that night and a free raffle.
Following our recent move to the Red Lion, we say thank you to everyone who is coming to support us. The new venue is proving popular. Artists due to appear will enjoy the ambience as much as the audience. So, 16 March 2022 we have singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Bernard Hoskin as our guest artist, and on 20 April, the marvellous Becky Mills will be coming to visit us with magical stories from the North York moors. Linde Nijland from Denmark will be bringing her Sandy Denny show to entertain us, accompanied by Bert, of course, on 18 May. Loctup Together are booked for 15 June; a guarantee of a super show. Odette Michell, award-winning British folk singer-songwriter, guitarist and bouzouki player, joins us on 20 July; really should not be missed.
Floor singers wishing to perform at the club, please contact Phil Benson at phil<at>atherstonefolkclub.org.uk in plenty of time, please. We fill up fast! ® Phillip Benson, phil<at>atherstonefolkclub.org.uk 01827 711514 https://www.facebook.com/groups/atherstonefolkclub
🄵 FOLK AT THE LION The Atherstone Red Lion, 99 Long Street, Atherstone CV9 1BB 1st Wed, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, all year
Folk in a local hostelry (The Atherstone Red Lion), run by anyone who turns up. (Well, not quite, but it gives the flavour.) Singaround format, for the most part.
Those who find themselves at a loose end on the 1st Wednesday afternoon of the month are welcome to come and join a few friends just singing for the joy of it. Free Entry.
See www.facebook.com/AtherstoneRedLionHotel/ ® Phillip Benson
phil<at>atherstonefolkclub.org.uk 01827 711514 https://www.facebook.com/groups/1194655407220890/
MIDLANDS ONLINE DIRECTORY - VENUES. Venue change.
3rd Wed Warks ATHERSTONE ATHERSTONE FOLK CLUB www.atherstonefolkclub.org.uk Phillip Benson 01827 711514
→ The Atherstone Red Lion, 99 Long Street, Atherstone CV9 1BB. 8.00 pm, all year
⌂ Phillip Benson, Sixth Lock Cottage, Holly Lane, Atherstone, Warwickshire CV9 2SL. phil<at>atherstonefolkclub.org.uk
⊕ 3rd Wednesday of each month. Please see website for latest info. [2022 Feb, venue changed]
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
Herefs
🄵 Last Tue Herefs LEDBURY HOMEND POETS & MUSICIANS https://www.folklife.uk/homend-poets.html Nick Halligan 01684 563281
→ Pot & Page cafe (01531 248743), 8 New St, Ledbury HR8 2DX. 6.30pm to 8pm.
⇒ Email nickh2009<at>btinternet.com, but phone preferred. [New venue, Jan 2022]
🄵 Formerly in Kempley, Glos (see Glos news webpage)
1st Thu Herefs MUCH MARCLE ROVING FOLK (no website) John Hodgson 01531 890852
→ Much Marcle Memorial Hall, Much Marcle, Ledbury HR8 2LY. 7.30pm.
⇒ Email rovingfolkkempley<at>btinternet.com to join the mailing list.
⊕ A warm reception for singers, players and the spoken word. Bring your own drinks. Free entry. [venue change 2022 Jan, was in Glos]
🄵 FOLK AT THE FALCON, BROMYARD. Friday 11th March, 7.30pm, Ann Duggan & Rob Hines. Original and entertaining musicianship, mixing influences from country Americana, blues, rock, folk and jazz to create wonderful arrangements. Annie has carved out a successful career and is known for her captivating style on stage and wonderful voice that can span most genres of music, whilst Rob has a unique style of his own and has been compared to Richard Thompson and Johnny Marr amongst others.
Ann’s voice has been a major inspiration in the writing of the material that is delivered with strong rhythmic support from Rob, who has been with her from the beginning. Ann and Rob have travelled the length and breadth of the UK and America. They’re presently promoting their highly acclaimed new album Dust Upon The Wind.
Support: local favourite Brian Jones, sixties classics and sixties-style new material.
Tickets at the door or bookable in advance. Early booking appreciated to help prepare seating, £10 from the Falcon Hotel, or Folk at the Falcon 07726 462220, or by email from John Bloor: john<at>bloor.org.uk
For Folk at the Falcon’s ongoing concert programme see www.folkatthefalcon.com / www.facebook.com/folkatthefalcon
🄵🅆 South-East
🄰 SEA SHANTY SINGAROUND SESSION The Horseshoe Inn, 26 Melior Street, London, SE1 3QP. 3rd Sundays (except Aug), 12 noon until 3pm
The monthly sea shanty singaround sessions in central London, which are hosted by the HogEye Men, resume on 20th February following the easing of Covid restrictions. Although the emphasis is on songs of the sea, all kinds of folk music are welcome.
These singarounds are held between 12noon and 3pm in the Horseshoe Inn, London SE1 on the third Sunday of every month, except August.
The HogEye Men are Cutty Sark's shanty crew on the first Saturday of each month, as part of the Family Fun Weekend (entrance fee applies).
Planned HogEye Men performances in 2022 include:-
• The Golden Hinde, London - 14th April
• Rochester Sweeps Festival - 2nd May
• Falmouth Shanty Festival - 17th -19th June
• Harwich International Shanty Festival - 7th - 9th October
The HogEye Men are currently recording a new album which is planned to be released for download this summer.
Their CD “50 Years a Sailor” can be purchased via folklondon.co.uk/cds/
Kind Regards, Mike Green
Added to South-East online Directory
Pf.1e Shanty Groups, Duos, & Solo
London THE HOGEYE MEN ......................... https://www.facebook.com/HogEyeMen
hogeyemen<at>mail.com
🄵🅆 North This was UK North: English regions NE, NW, Yorks/Humber; plus Scotland
We have now set up a separate webpage 🄵🅆 Alba/Scotland for next issue, with a draft based on existing Jan issue.
So
🄵🅆 North is now for the North of England (NE, NW, Yorks/Humber)
No changes.
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🄵🅆 Alba/Scotland
🄰 BORDERS ONLINE MUSIC SESSIONS changes - see Zoom details below 🄵 THE LIVING TRADITION -- issue 142 A full colour, A4, glossy, folk and traditional music magazine highlighting the rich heritage of traditional music in the UK, Ireland and further afield. The Living Tradition has a worldwide circulation, and for over 25 years has been an independent and authoritative voice in the folk world. With 68 pages of articles, interviews, news and reviews in each issue, The Living Tradition really is essential reading for anyone with an interest in folk and traditional music. Publishing 5 times a year, subscriptions are available from www.livingtradition.co.uk/subscribe. Individual issues and a wide selection of CDs are available from their online shop (www.livingtradition.co.uk/shop). Issue 142 is the Feb/Mar 2022 issue of The Living Tradition, featuring articles on Kevin Henderson, She Shanties, Aidan Coffey, Ian Kearey, Recollections Of Hamish Henderson, Sorcha Costello, The Ballad of Tam Lin, Folk Music In Birmingham 1972-76, The Coopers, Tales from the Road - Steve Heap, Transatlantic Connections, news, reviews and more. 10 issue subscriptions available from £36. www.livingtradition.co.uk The Living Tradition ®, 01563 571220, PO Box 1026, Kilmarnock KA2 0LG. admin<at>livingtradition.co.uk, www.facebook.com/thelivingtraditionmagazine 🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs Working Folk’ - a new CD from Eric and Eileen Payne. This CD is a super recording of 15 new folk songs from the pen of Eric Payne. The songs cover fifteen traditional trades and capture the lives, practices and legacies of those whose skills were the bedrock of our industrial, agricultural and domestic heritage. As with their former CDs, they are supported by local talented musician friends. The songs are woven in tale, rhyme and harmony with direct lyrics and uncomplicated tunes - a trusted formula that invites the singing of Eric’s songs by others…….what could be better? Eric & Eileen’s chosen charity beneficiary for this CD is the ‘Midlands Air Ambulance’ and profits from all sales will go directly to their support. Contact Eric & Eileen directly to buy the CD which is priced at £10.00 plus postage & packing. More details and CD availability on their Website: www.ericpaynefolksongs.co.uk |
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Updates for webpages not included in the printed magazine
🄲 Iaith Gymraeg/Welsh Language 🄰 Associates (those signed up to Newsletter), 'UK Other Areas' & 'International'
Our priority - a full print magazine & Folklife members' news, so new entries only from members or Associates (=signed up for Newsletter)
🄲 Iaith Gymraeg/Welsh Language 🄰 Associates (those signed up to Newsletter), 'UK Other Areas' & 'International'
Our priority - a full print magazine & Folklife members' news, so new entries only from members or Associates (=signed up for Newsletter)
Some stop, others still zooming but only till they can reopen (which may be at short notice!), others will continue, others hybrid (live+zoom) . . .
. . . one or two have reverted to Zoom temporarily, sometimes as a 1-off, when notified we will list on this page under News above, but mostly such cases are at very short notice.
(!) = Not signed up [to Newsletter] -- since we may not be in touch regularly, this may get out of date.
CORNWALL.
🄵 THU. Folk@Lamorna’s (2nd & 4th Thursdays) has stopped.
(!) FRI. New fortnightly Friday session starting Friday 18 Feb at 7-30pm uk time. Pete Grassby.
link is 87338821694 password 115009
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87338821694?pwd=UGJDMW1VcnhuOEtjdTV0RUE5ZGZTUT09
🄵 4th Sat Cornwall CORNWALL ZOOM FOLK CLUB www.dreamersfolk.co.uk Nigel Morson
⇒ Nigel Morson, ntmorson <at> aol.com. https://en-gb.facebook.com/MistOverFourLanes/
⊕ Join our regular singers & musicians & guests from around the world! New - starts Feb 2022
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SCOTLAND
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY:
Hi Sam,
A wee note to say the Teviotdale session has changed its name and link. It's now - Borders Online Music Sessions
Still doing the 2nd Friday but will also be on every Monday and Wednesday too.
Combined with the other local session.
Thanks
Ray
DETAILS
Monday Scotland
🄰 BORDERS ONLINE MUSIC SESSIONS, weekly. Opens from 7.30pm (GMT), music starts at 8pm, till 10pm.
Weekly, also every Wednesday, plus monthly 2nd Fridays.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/72019462970?pwd=music
Meeting ID: 720 1946 2970
Passcode: music
Singers and musicians of all abilities welcome.
Ray. Code revised 16/02/2022
Wednesday Scotland
🄰 BORDERS ONLINE MUSIC SESSIONS, weekly. Opens from 7.30pm (GMT), music starts at 8pm, till 10pm.
Weekly,also every Monday, plus monthly on 2nd Fridays.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/72019462970?pwd=music
Meeting ID: 720 1946 2970
Passcode: music
Singers and musicians of all abilities welcome.
Ray. Code revised 16/02/2022
Friday Scotland
🄰 BORDERS ONLINE MUSIC SESSIONS, 2nd Friday of each month. Opens from 7.30pm (GMT), music starts at 8pm, till 10pm.
The 2nd Friday of each month, it will now be on every Monday and Wednesday too.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/72019462970?pwd=music
Meeting ID: 720 1946 2970
Passcode: music
Singers and musicians of all abilities welcome.
Ray. Code revised 16/02/2022
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USA 🄰 AMERICELTIC CALENDAR AmeriCeltic Calendar Details see under International, below
. . . one or two have reverted to Zoom temporarily, sometimes as a 1-off, when notified we will list on this page under News above, but mostly such cases are at very short notice.
(!) = Not signed up [to Newsletter] -- since we may not be in touch regularly, this may get out of date.
CORNWALL.
🄵 THU. Folk@Lamorna’s (2nd & 4th Thursdays) has stopped.
(!) FRI. New fortnightly Friday session starting Friday 18 Feb at 7-30pm uk time. Pete Grassby.
link is 87338821694 password 115009
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87338821694?pwd=UGJDMW1VcnhuOEtjdTV0RUE5ZGZTUT09
🄵 4th Sat Cornwall CORNWALL ZOOM FOLK CLUB www.dreamersfolk.co.uk Nigel Morson
⇒ Nigel Morson, ntmorson <at> aol.com. https://en-gb.facebook.com/MistOverFourLanes/
⊕ Join our regular singers & musicians & guests from around the world! New - starts Feb 2022
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SCOTLAND
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY:
Hi Sam,
A wee note to say the Teviotdale session has changed its name and link. It's now - Borders Online Music Sessions
Still doing the 2nd Friday but will also be on every Monday and Wednesday too.
Combined with the other local session.
Thanks
Ray
DETAILS
Monday Scotland
🄰 BORDERS ONLINE MUSIC SESSIONS, weekly. Opens from 7.30pm (GMT), music starts at 8pm, till 10pm.
Weekly, also every Wednesday, plus monthly 2nd Fridays.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/72019462970?pwd=music
Meeting ID: 720 1946 2970
Passcode: music
Singers and musicians of all abilities welcome.
Ray. Code revised 16/02/2022
Wednesday Scotland
🄰 BORDERS ONLINE MUSIC SESSIONS, weekly. Opens from 7.30pm (GMT), music starts at 8pm, till 10pm.
Weekly,also every Monday, plus monthly on 2nd Fridays.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/72019462970?pwd=music
Meeting ID: 720 1946 2970
Passcode: music
Singers and musicians of all abilities welcome.
Ray. Code revised 16/02/2022
Friday Scotland
🄰 BORDERS ONLINE MUSIC SESSIONS, 2nd Friday of each month. Opens from 7.30pm (GMT), music starts at 8pm, till 10pm.
The 2nd Friday of each month, it will now be on every Monday and Wednesday too.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/72019462970?pwd=music
Meeting ID: 720 1946 2970
Passcode: music
Singers and musicians of all abilities welcome.
Ray. Code revised 16/02/2022
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USA 🄰 AMERICELTIC CALENDAR AmeriCeltic Calendar Details see under International, below
🄰 Associates, for 'Other Areas' 'International' (associates are those signed up to our Folklife Newsletter).
- Folklife Newsletter sign up email sam@folklife.uk 'Opt In’ + country (or for England, region) .... or use form top of page..
1. DATES
🄰 LIVE FROM THE MERMAID'S TAVERN ONLINE EVENTS. SUNDAYS 1st, Online Ballad Sing; 3rd, Online Chantey & Tavern Sing, both 2-4 EDT [= UK 7pm-9pm]. THURSDAYS 3rd, concerts; SATURDAYS special events (usually on Saturdays)
For details see sites.google.com/view/lynnoel/music/mermaidstavern Join the mailing list at http://mailinglist.mermaidstavern.com
March
2. DIRECTORY.
We list AMERICELTIC www.AmeriCeltic.net and www.facebook.com/AmeriCeltic under Media.
Additionally
USA 🄰 AMERICELTIC CALENDAR AmeriCeltic Calendar
West Coast of U.S. and more. Live and Zoom listings
AmeriCeltic is a user supported, non-profit service organization. Our Mission is to restore awareness, celebrate and preserve the culture and history of Celtic Americans by promoting live Celtic music, festivals, history & ancestry as well as report and comment on related current events. As well as this public Calendar, we have a weekly newsletter: AmeriCeltic Newsletter Read more about all our work on our About page here: www.AmeriCeltic.net/about
- Folklife Newsletter sign up email sam@folklife.uk 'Opt In’ + country (or for England, region) .... or use form top of page..
1. DATES
🄰 LIVE FROM THE MERMAID'S TAVERN ONLINE EVENTS. SUNDAYS 1st, Online Ballad Sing; 3rd, Online Chantey & Tavern Sing, both 2-4 EDT [= UK 7pm-9pm]. THURSDAYS 3rd, concerts; SATURDAYS special events (usually on Saturdays)
For details see sites.google.com/view/lynnoel/music/mermaidstavern Join the mailing list at http://mailinglist.mermaidstavern.com
March
- Sunday, March 6: Ballad Sing
- Thursday, March 17: SPECIAL St. Pat's Singaround with Lynn Noel & Friends
- Sunday, March 20: Chantey & Tavern Sing
- Sunday, March 20: NEFFA Live Online
- Sunday, April 3: Ballad Sing
- Sunday, April 17: Chantey & Tavern Sing
- NO THURS CONCERT THIS MONTH
- Fri-Sun, April 22-24: NEFFA!
2. DIRECTORY.
We list AMERICELTIC www.AmeriCeltic.net and www.facebook.com/AmeriCeltic under Media.
Additionally
USA 🄰 AMERICELTIC CALENDAR AmeriCeltic Calendar
West Coast of U.S. and more. Live and Zoom listings
AmeriCeltic is a user supported, non-profit service organization. Our Mission is to restore awareness, celebrate and preserve the culture and history of Celtic Americans by promoting live Celtic music, festivals, history & ancestry as well as report and comment on related current events. As well as this public Calendar, we have a weekly newsletter: AmeriCeltic Newsletter Read more about all our work on our About page here: www.AmeriCeltic.net/about
We may have other info in newsletters eg applying only to Folklife Members
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Emailed 3 Jan 2022 UK editions
Emailed 4 Jan 2022 international |
To view this Newsletter, as sent in an email:
Members https://mailchi.mp/c95385651ca2/folklife-newsletter-3jan2022-members-plus-local-readers
Other readers
Members https://mailchi.mp/c95385651ca2/folklife-newsletter-3jan2022-members-plus-local-readers
Other readers
- Wales, England South-West, West Midlands https://mailchi.mp/c95385651ca2/folklife-newsletter-3jan2022-members-plus-local-readers
- Other areas of England, plus Scotland https://mailchi.mp/729b2d3eb8a3/folklife-newsletter-3jan2022-uk-non-local
- International https://mailchi.mp/851892788d10/folklife-newsletter-4jan2022-international-readers
FOLKLIFE Jan 2022 posted out 22/12/2021
🄵🅃🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal, www.folklife-traditions.uk
Researched articles + archive, news, on a separate website. Folk studies and cultural traditions.
Current FTJ issue copied online: www.folklife-traditions.uk/this-issue.html, read, or download PDF.
7 A4 pages
- Article: The Poor Ballad Sellers and Singers, by Roy & Lesley Adkins, pp4-5
- Welsh traditional tune & notes: ‘Morys Morgannwg’ / ‘The Glamorgan Morris’, from Helen Adam, p6
- Song & notes: ‘I'll Take My Dog’, sung by Wiggy Smith. By Gwilym Davies, p7
- Article: Using Zoom for a Folk Club, by Mark Dowding, p8
Folklife Societies news & diary
- Trac, p2; TSF, p2; Folklore Society, p2; Folk21, p7; Bodmin Wassailing, p7
- The Roots of Welsh Border Morris, p2
- Tunelines, p2
- When There Were Birds: the forgotten history of our connections. Roy & Lesley Adkins, p5
- Again With One Voice: British Songs of Political Reform, 1768-1868. Dick Holdstock, p5.
- Saydisc, 'Matchbox Bluesmaster Series', set 4, p8
- List 7, Folklife Societies: Assoc'ns, Trusts, Organisations, online only
- List 8, Folklife Studies & Institutions, online only
- List 9:, Seasonal Local Celebrations, Jan-Apr, a list & photos, mostly by Doc Rowe, p9
Webpage 🄵🅆 Festivals, workshops www.folklife.uk/festivals.html
UPDATE: 2022 April 29 - May 2 MAY HEYDAYS at Evesham http://mayheydays.org.uk
Line up includes: Callers Fiona Grant, Joanna Reiner, John & Karen Sweeney, Lynne Render;
Musicians, Albireo, Confluence, Keeping Thyme, Klerizma, Purcell's Polyphonic Party, Wild Ride
UPDATE: date for Mitcheldean .......
2022 Jul 15 - 17 MITCHELDEAN FESTIVAL www.mitcheldeanfestival.fod.uk
UPDATE: 2022 April 29 - May 2 MAY HEYDAYS at Evesham http://mayheydays.org.uk
Line up includes: Callers Fiona Grant, Joanna Reiner, John & Karen Sweeney, Lynne Render;
Musicians, Albireo, Confluence, Keeping Thyme, Klerizma, Purcell's Polyphonic Party, Wild Ride
UPDATE: date for Mitcheldean .......
2022 Jul 15 - 17 MITCHELDEAN FESTIVAL www.mitcheldeanfestival.fod.uk
Webpage 🄵🅆 UK News, Directories www.folklife.uk/news.html
The FOLK NEWS area webpages, which include area directories for Folklife members.
This website from Jan 2022: more News webpages.
Print & web pages now
🄵🅆 Cymru • Wales
🄵🅆 Kernow • Cornwall (was part of West Country)
🄵🅆 West Country
🄵🅆 Glos (was Glos/Oxon)
🄵🅆 Midlands (was West Midlands, added East Midlands)
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
🄵🅆 South-East (South-East and London; S-E now includes Oxon; previously UK Other Areas)
🄵🅆 North (English regions NE, NW, Yorks; plus Scotland; previously UK Other Areas)
⎈ International (⎈ = online only)
The FOLK NEWS area webpages, which include area directories for Folklife members.
This website from Jan 2022: more News webpages.
Print & web pages now
🄵🅆 Cymru • Wales
🄵🅆 Kernow • Cornwall (was part of West Country)
🄵🅆 West Country
🄵🅆 Glos (was Glos/Oxon)
🄵🅆 Midlands (was West Midlands, added East Midlands)
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
🄵🅆 South-East (South-East and London; S-E now includes Oxon; previously UK Other Areas)
🄵🅆 North (English regions NE, NW, Yorks; plus Scotland; previously UK Other Areas)
⎈ International (⎈ = online only)
🄵🅆 Cymru • Wales
Change to Wales rules -- Folk clubs -- limit of 30 at any indoor meeting (to include organisers and guests), so may affect some guest bookings.
For example, page 10, 🄵 LLANTRISANT FOLK CLUB say live song and music nights – we will only be able to allow 30 people in, you must email to reserve a place (see website for details), and please take a lateral flow test in advance.
🄵 page 15, RUTH & KEN POWELL (Llanwddyn, Powys) will be appearing on 24th February at Bromsgrove Folk Club, Worcs.
🄵🅆 Kernow • Cornwall and 🄵🅆 West Country
no changes
🄵🅆 Glos
🄵 BILL TAYLOR reports:
Hi Sam Eleanor
[p24, listings] 5th TUESDAY SESSION now Red Lion Huntley
[p 25] REBIL gigs : Gloucester Folk Trail 18th-20th February. There is a website and Facebook page.
Old Passage Folk Day, Arlingham 14th May
Keep up the good work
Wassail
Bill
🄵 [p25] CHELTENHAM FOLK CLUB - Jan 9th live session will now be on Zoom
Hi everyone,
Our first night 9th January will unfortunately be on Zoom, due to the march of the omicron variant.
We hope we don't have to do more on Zoom! We'll watch the situation closely.
I will send a link just before the evening and hope to see you there. I would love it if some of our more distant singers could come back!
I wish you all a happy new year.
Judith
🄵🅆 Midlands
UPDATES to page 33 - Warwickshire - as noted in current issue:
🄵 THE SHIFTING SUNDAY SESSION (SSS) ... every Sunday, same time, different pub. Change of venue:
2nd Sunday Warks STRATFORD-UPON-AVON SHIFTING SUNDAY SESSION: THE BULL INN www.sessionfolk.blogspot.com Pub 01789 417931
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
UPDATES to page 36 - Herefs
🄵 HOMEND POETS & MUSICIANS, Ledbury, last Tuesdays, restarted at the end of September, but venue has closed permanently.
Looking for a new home, at the usual times of 6.30pm to 8pm.
Currently using Pot & Page cafe (01531 248743), 8 New St, Ledbury HR8 2DX
Nick Halligan 01684 563281 Email nickh2009<at>btinternet.com, but phone preferred
https://www.folklife.uk/homend-poets.html
🄵🅆 South-East
Updates - p41 listings, p42 news
Kent
🄰 FOLK AT THE DRUM, Ashford, Kent -- Weekly Mon (was Thu) has a new contact, Jeff Hartley: Folk-At-The-Drum has moved on from Zoom and has been "live " in the pub for a couple of months now. If you need further information, please email hartleylorna<at>aol.com. folkatthedrum.co.uk
Change to Wales rules -- Folk clubs -- limit of 30 at any indoor meeting (to include organisers and guests), so may affect some guest bookings.
For example, page 10, 🄵 LLANTRISANT FOLK CLUB say live song and music nights – we will only be able to allow 30 people in, you must email to reserve a place (see website for details), and please take a lateral flow test in advance.
🄵 page 15, RUTH & KEN POWELL (Llanwddyn, Powys) will be appearing on 24th February at Bromsgrove Folk Club, Worcs.
🄵🅆 Kernow • Cornwall and 🄵🅆 West Country
no changes
🄵🅆 Glos
🄵 BILL TAYLOR reports:
Hi Sam Eleanor
[p24, listings] 5th TUESDAY SESSION now Red Lion Huntley
[p 25] REBIL gigs : Gloucester Folk Trail 18th-20th February. There is a website and Facebook page.
Old Passage Folk Day, Arlingham 14th May
Keep up the good work
Wassail
Bill
🄵 [p25] CHELTENHAM FOLK CLUB - Jan 9th live session will now be on Zoom
Hi everyone,
Our first night 9th January will unfortunately be on Zoom, due to the march of the omicron variant.
We hope we don't have to do more on Zoom! We'll watch the situation closely.
I will send a link just before the evening and hope to see you there. I would love it if some of our more distant singers could come back!
I wish you all a happy new year.
Judith
🄵🅆 Midlands
UPDATES to page 33 - Warwickshire - as noted in current issue:
🄵 THE SHIFTING SUNDAY SESSION (SSS) ... every Sunday, same time, different pub. Change of venue:
2nd Sunday Warks STRATFORD-UPON-AVON SHIFTING SUNDAY SESSION: THE BULL INN www.sessionfolk.blogspot.com Pub 01789 417931
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
UPDATES to page 36 - Herefs
🄵 HOMEND POETS & MUSICIANS, Ledbury, last Tuesdays, restarted at the end of September, but venue has closed permanently.
Looking for a new home, at the usual times of 6.30pm to 8pm.
Currently using Pot & Page cafe (01531 248743), 8 New St, Ledbury HR8 2DX
Nick Halligan 01684 563281 Email nickh2009<at>btinternet.com, but phone preferred
https://www.folklife.uk/homend-poets.html
🄵🅆 South-East
Updates - p41 listings, p42 news
Kent
🄰 FOLK AT THE DRUM, Ashford, Kent -- Weekly Mon (was Thu) has a new contact, Jeff Hartley: Folk-At-The-Drum has moved on from Zoom and has been "live " in the pub for a couple of months now. If you need further information, please email hartleylorna<at>aol.com. folkatthedrum.co.uk
Updates for webpages not included in the printed magazine
🄲 Iaith Gymraeg/Welsh Language 🄰 Associates (those signed up to Newsletter), 'UK Other Areas' & 'International'
Our priority - a full print magazine & Folklife members' news, so new entries only from members or Associates (=signed up for Newsletter)
🄲 Iaith Gymraeg/Welsh Language 🄰 Associates (those signed up to Newsletter), 'UK Other Areas' & 'International'
Our priority - a full print magazine & Folklife members' news, so new entries only from members or Associates (=signed up for Newsletter)
Some stop, others still zooming but only till they can reopen (which may be at short notice!), others will continue, others hybrid (live+zoom) . . .
. . . one or two have reverted to Zoom temporarily, sometimes as a 1-off, when notified we will list on this page under News above, but mostly such cases are at very short notice.
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ZOOMS NOW CLOSED !
Friday South-West 🄰 BODMIN FOLK CLUB, Cornwall - reopened live
. . . one or two have reverted to Zoom temporarily, sometimes as a 1-off, when notified we will list on this page under News above, but mostly such cases are at very short notice.
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ZOOMS NOW CLOSED !
Friday South-West 🄰 BODMIN FOLK CLUB, Cornwall - reopened live
🄰 Associates, for 'Other Areas' 'International' (associates are those signed up to our Folklife Newsletter).
- Folklife Newsletter sign up email sam@folklife.uk 'Opt In’ + country or Eng. region .... or use form above.
This page has been revised and is now set up as 1. DATES, 2. DIRECTORY
1. DATES
USA
🄰 Mass - Boston - LIVE FROM THE MERMAID'S TAVERN
for details see sites.google.com/view/lynnoel/music/mermaidstavern
Twice-monthly sessions on first and third Sundays, monthly concerts third Thursdays, special events (usually) on Saturdays
CHANGE FOR 2022: Sessions will run 2-4pm instead of 2-5pm to accommodate a return to real-world events, while we continue to enjoy visiting and singing together from across time zones.
January
• Saturday January 15: CT Sea Music Festival Chantey Blast
• Sunday, January 16: Chantey and Tavern Sing
• Sunday, January 16: NEFFA Live Online TBA
• Thursday, January 20: Harpist Rachel Clemente
• Sunday, January 23: SPECIAL Robert Burns Night
February
• Sunday, February 6: SPECIAL Francis James Child Birthday Ballad Sing
• Sunday, February 20: DARK (no Chantey & Tavern Sing)
• Sunday, February 20: NEFFA Live Online TBA
• Thursday, February 24: Concert TBA
Join the mailing list at http://mailinglist.mermaidstavern.com
2. DIRECTORY.
Most international readers are active as performers, club organisers, etc.
Our UK pages have directory listings - so we thought we would add this to our International pages.
We'd love to list you. You could just send brief details - minimum of name & website.
Pf.1e. Shanty: John Paul Jones www.shanty.com
or up to 200 words. A picture / logo is welcome.
Click on the new DIRECTORY INDEX box on the webpage
for around 50 categories, coming under these main headings:
• Venues • Folk Performers (Music & Song; Dance; Spoken Word Poetry, Story) • Folk Media • Folk Services (shops) • Workshop Providers & Workshop Series •
• Festivals & Workshops Diary • Folklife Societies (Associations, Organisations) • Folklife Studies (researchers) & Institutions • Seasonal Local Celebrations •
We have taken existing information and made it Directory style.
Each section has a summary followed by details. Currently this is:
1. Venues (just zoom thus far, live welcome).
2. Performers: Pf.1a. Music/Song Solo; Pf.1e. Shanty.
3. Media. M.1 Online magazines & listings.
What we have so far is but a few of our international readers, so please do tell us about your folk club (real and/or zoom), your shanty group, your researchers, ... or other folk interests. Looking forward to hearing from you!
- Folklife Newsletter sign up email sam@folklife.uk 'Opt In’ + country or Eng. region .... or use form above.
This page has been revised and is now set up as 1. DATES, 2. DIRECTORY
1. DATES
USA
🄰 Mass - Boston - LIVE FROM THE MERMAID'S TAVERN
for details see sites.google.com/view/lynnoel/music/mermaidstavern
Twice-monthly sessions on first and third Sundays, monthly concerts third Thursdays, special events (usually) on Saturdays
CHANGE FOR 2022: Sessions will run 2-4pm instead of 2-5pm to accommodate a return to real-world events, while we continue to enjoy visiting and singing together from across time zones.
January
• Saturday January 15: CT Sea Music Festival Chantey Blast
• Sunday, January 16: Chantey and Tavern Sing
• Sunday, January 16: NEFFA Live Online TBA
• Thursday, January 20: Harpist Rachel Clemente
• Sunday, January 23: SPECIAL Robert Burns Night
February
• Sunday, February 6: SPECIAL Francis James Child Birthday Ballad Sing
• Sunday, February 20: DARK (no Chantey & Tavern Sing)
• Sunday, February 20: NEFFA Live Online TBA
• Thursday, February 24: Concert TBA
Join the mailing list at http://mailinglist.mermaidstavern.com
2. DIRECTORY.
Most international readers are active as performers, club organisers, etc.
Our UK pages have directory listings - so we thought we would add this to our International pages.
We'd love to list you. You could just send brief details - minimum of name & website.
Pf.1e. Shanty: John Paul Jones www.shanty.com
or up to 200 words. A picture / logo is welcome.
Click on the new DIRECTORY INDEX box on the webpage
for around 50 categories, coming under these main headings:
• Venues • Folk Performers (Music & Song; Dance; Spoken Word Poetry, Story) • Folk Media • Folk Services (shops) • Workshop Providers & Workshop Series •
• Festivals & Workshops Diary • Folklife Societies (Associations, Organisations) • Folklife Studies (researchers) & Institutions • Seasonal Local Celebrations •
We have taken existing information and made it Directory style.
Each section has a summary followed by details. Currently this is:
1. Venues (just zoom thus far, live welcome).
2. Performers: Pf.1a. Music/Song Solo; Pf.1e. Shanty.
3. Media. M.1 Online magazines & listings.
What we have so far is but a few of our international readers, so please do tell us about your folk club (real and/or zoom), your shanty group, your researchers, ... or other folk interests. Looking forward to hearing from you!
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Updates which will go in the next Folklife Newsletter
Below you will see our usual area webpages' headings, awaiting your news & listings! Folklife Traditions pages open to all. www.folklife-traditions.uk
Directory of Members including festivals & workshops. Detailed listings from Members only. www.folklife-directory.uk Folk News pages on this site Members-only, except that we'll try to fit in news from other enthusiasts outside our usual area who have signed up for our mailing list and have sent news/information. |
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Folklife Traditions pages on the FT pages website folklife-traditions.uk
researched articles; folklife organisations; researchers, etc; publications news
PUBLICATION ANNOUNCED -------------
FOLKLIFE NEWS & ORGANISATIONS
From Barbara Brown: Books and recordings for sale
Hello all,
We have a large number of books (many of them folk song, music, dance, drama, custom and lore, but also other arts and music books, as well as history, social history, biographies, religion, fiction and a lot more) and quite a few recordings of various kinds, including vinyl, which we need to get rid of. If you think you might be interested, I would be happy to send the list of books and/or the list of recordings for you to look over.
Please e-mail me if you would like either or both lists, and do pass this on to anyone else you think might be interested.
Thank you.
Best wishes,
Barbara
Tom & Barbara Brown, 4 Trafalgar Arcade, Castle Street, Combe Martin, N. Devon EX34 0JD 01271 882366/07977 914736
tomandbarbara.brown <at> btinternet.com [06/11/2020 ]
Just a reminder that during lockdown . . .
Ø The Traditional Song Forum has organised successful talks on Zoom, more are planned. These talks are very popular, now attracting international visitors, currently limited to 100 places; so if interested, see tradsong.org sooner rather than later. This website is a gateway to a number of useful resources for those interested in researching or performing traditional folk songs. There is a newsletter to sign up to.
Ø trac, music traditions Wales, Wales folk development organisation, has a website full of resources, https://trac.wales; a mailing list to sign up to; and is on Facebook, at facebook.com/traccymruwales, where you will find videos, details of online gigs, etc.
researched articles; folklife organisations; researchers, etc; publications news
PUBLICATION ANNOUNCED -------------
FOLKLIFE NEWS & ORGANISATIONS
From Barbara Brown: Books and recordings for sale
Hello all,
We have a large number of books (many of them folk song, music, dance, drama, custom and lore, but also other arts and music books, as well as history, social history, biographies, religion, fiction and a lot more) and quite a few recordings of various kinds, including vinyl, which we need to get rid of. If you think you might be interested, I would be happy to send the list of books and/or the list of recordings for you to look over.
Please e-mail me if you would like either or both lists, and do pass this on to anyone else you think might be interested.
Thank you.
Best wishes,
Barbara
Tom & Barbara Brown, 4 Trafalgar Arcade, Castle Street, Combe Martin, N. Devon EX34 0JD 01271 882366/07977 914736
tomandbarbara.brown <at> btinternet.com [06/11/2020 ]
Just a reminder that during lockdown . . .
Ø The Traditional Song Forum has organised successful talks on Zoom, more are planned. These talks are very popular, now attracting international visitors, currently limited to 100 places; so if interested, see tradsong.org sooner rather than later. This website is a gateway to a number of useful resources for those interested in researching or performing traditional folk songs. There is a newsletter to sign up to.
Ø trac, music traditions Wales, Wales folk development organisation, has a website full of resources, https://trac.wales; a mailing list to sign up to; and is on Facebook, at facebook.com/traccymruwales, where you will find videos, details of online gigs, etc.
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Folklife 2 October 2020 Newsletter:
Updates: Folklife Traditions; folk news |
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Folklife Traditions pages on the FT pages website folklife-traditions.uk
researched articles; folklife organisations; researchers, etc; publications news
PUBLICATION ANNOUNCED
Ø Gwilym Davies writes:
Dear all,
I am pleased to announce that my book "Catch it, Bottle it and Paint it Green" aka Tales of a Folk Song Collector, will be published on 24th September, To order a copy now, go to https://pegasuspublishers.com/books/coming-soon/catch-it_-bottle-it-and-paint-it-green
The advertising blurb reads "Gwilym Davies has spent a lifetime enthusiastically recording folk songs and tunes, mainly from southern England and the USA. He follows in the footsteps of well known folk song collectors such as Cecil Sharp and Ralph Vaughan Williams. This book describes hidden musical gems, drinking songs, children's ditties, ballads, wassails and bawdy tales, along with colourful characters he met along the way. Through this book Gwilym shares his passion for our folk heritage and traditional songs. "
The book mainly deals with Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Devon and the USA but touches on other areas. There's a chapter on Gypsy songs and one on children's songs. It's not an academic book but more of a ramble through my brain.
Musical Traditions will be putting out a companion CD of the same name containing the field recordings of some of the songs mentioned in the book "Catch it ..etc" To reserve your copy, contact Mustrad https://www.mustrad.org.uk/.
Be good and stay safe,
Gwilym
researched articles; folklife organisations; researchers, etc; publications news
PUBLICATION ANNOUNCED
Ø Gwilym Davies writes:
Dear all,
I am pleased to announce that my book "Catch it, Bottle it and Paint it Green" aka Tales of a Folk Song Collector, will be published on 24th September, To order a copy now, go to https://pegasuspublishers.com/books/coming-soon/catch-it_-bottle-it-and-paint-it-green
The advertising blurb reads "Gwilym Davies has spent a lifetime enthusiastically recording folk songs and tunes, mainly from southern England and the USA. He follows in the footsteps of well known folk song collectors such as Cecil Sharp and Ralph Vaughan Williams. This book describes hidden musical gems, drinking songs, children's ditties, ballads, wassails and bawdy tales, along with colourful characters he met along the way. Through this book Gwilym shares his passion for our folk heritage and traditional songs. "
The book mainly deals with Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Devon and the USA but touches on other areas. There's a chapter on Gypsy songs and one on children's songs. It's not an academic book but more of a ramble through my brain.
Musical Traditions will be putting out a companion CD of the same name containing the field recordings of some of the songs mentioned in the book "Catch it ..etc" To reserve your copy, contact Mustrad https://www.mustrad.org.uk/.
Be good and stay safe,
Gwilym
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RESEARCHED ARTICLES on our Folklife Traditions pages, folklife-traditions.uk,
researched articles, folklife organisations, researchers, publications news
These 4 researched articles, copied to our Folklife Traditions site, on the FT "this issue" page: www.folklife-traditions.uk/this-issue.html
* Edi beo þu heuene quene: a love song by any name by Ian Pittaway
* #FutureOfFolk: Lynn Noel of Digital Heritage Consulting Looks Ahead --- also on this site, Future of Folk webpage
* ‘Mwynen Meirionydd / The Pleasing Melody of Meirionydd’, Welsh traditional tune, Arr. Helen Adam
* ‘Early, early in the Spring’, sung by Norman Perks by Gwilym Davies
Just a reminder that during lockdown . . .
Ø The Traditional Song Forum has organised successful talks on Zoom, more are planned.These talks are very popular, now attracting international visitors, currently limited to 100 places; so if interested, see tradsong.org sooner rather than later. This website is a gateway to a number of useful resources for those interested in researching or performing traditional folk songs. There is a newsletter to sign up to.
Ø trac, music traditions Wales, Wales folk development organisation, has a website full of resources, https://trac.wales, and is on Facebook, at facebook.com/traccymruwales, where you will find videos, details of online gigs, etc.
researched articles, folklife organisations, researchers, publications news
These 4 researched articles, copied to our Folklife Traditions site, on the FT "this issue" page: www.folklife-traditions.uk/this-issue.html
* Edi beo þu heuene quene: a love song by any name by Ian Pittaway
* #FutureOfFolk: Lynn Noel of Digital Heritage Consulting Looks Ahead --- also on this site, Future of Folk webpage
* ‘Mwynen Meirionydd / The Pleasing Melody of Meirionydd’, Welsh traditional tune, Arr. Helen Adam
* ‘Early, early in the Spring’, sung by Norman Perks by Gwilym Davies
Just a reminder that during lockdown . . .
Ø The Traditional Song Forum has organised successful talks on Zoom, more are planned.These talks are very popular, now attracting international visitors, currently limited to 100 places; so if interested, see tradsong.org sooner rather than later. This website is a gateway to a number of useful resources for those interested in researching or performing traditional folk songs. There is a newsletter to sign up to.
Ø trac, music traditions Wales, Wales folk development organisation, has a website full of resources, https://trac.wales, and is on Facebook, at facebook.com/traccymruwales, where you will find videos, details of online gigs, etc.
Not copied to a newsletter. Dec 2021.
NEXT ISSUE
This website from Jan 2022: more webpages.
New webpage Kernow/Cornwall, currently included under West Country.
Glos/Oxon to become Glos. Oxon to become part of new South-East page.
West Midlands page to become Midlands, with East Midlands entries form Other UK page.
Other UK page to be split up thus:
East-Midlands: to join West Midlands as Midlands.
South-East & London: to become a new South-East page, to include Oxon.
NE, NW, Yorks, Scotland to become UK North
LATEST UPDATES since last Newsletter.
As usual, no more Updates after print deadline (19 Nov) as busy preparing next FW, out 1 Jan
WALES --- copied to Webpage 🄵🅆 Cymru/Wales
🄵 RUTH & KEN POWELL, Llanwddyn, Montgomeryshire, Powys.
Superb mix of folk and acoustic music, with Ruth on vocals and Ken on guitar and banjo, combining songs from the 30’s, to the traditional folk song and English/American contemporary music, giving concerts that appeal to almost every audience.
Gig Dates! Thank goodness! There’s only a few but it’s a start and we have a new CD coming out in early 2022 too!
The title is‘Simple Living’and we suspect that resonates for many people at the moment. We’re very pleased with how its turned out and can't wait to share it with everyone. We’d be very happy to hear from anyone who would like to pre-book a copy. Just email us and we’ll send you the payment details.
Concert dates so far:
9th December 2021: Lymm Folk Club, Lymm, Cheshire. http://www.lymmfolkclub.org.uk/
4th February 2022: The Bradford Arms Folk Club, The Bradford Arms, Ivetsey Bank, Staffs. https://www.bradfordarmsfolkclub.co.uk/
19th-21stAugust: Moira Furnace Folk Festival, Moira Furnace, Furnace Lane, Moira, Swadlincote, Leicestershire DE12 6AT https://moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk/lineup.html Tel: 07401 951694
Thanks very much every one, take care and hope to see you soon. Ruth and Ken
Ruth and Ken Powell , info<at>ruthandkenpowell.co.uk www.ruthandkenpowell.co.uk
WEST MIDLANDS --- copied to Webpage 🄵🅆 W. Mids
Staffs
🄵 PAUL WALKER & KAREN PFEIFFER. NEW MEMBERS -- details to follow -- advert for next issue below (not archived)
Karen Pfeiffer karen<at.paulwalkermusic.co.uk or mobile: 07772 006427
www.paulwalkermusic.co.uk
www.youtube.com/PaulWalkerKarenPfeiffer
www.facebook.com/paulwalkerandkarenpfeiffer
www.instagram.com/walkerpfeiffermusic
Staffs - correction
🄰 VICTORIA BERRINGER (as last Newsletter) is based in Staffs not Cheshire
Webpage ⎈ Zoom list www.folklife.uk/zoom.html
TUESDAY - new entry
Victorian Folk Music Club, Melbourne, Australia
Zoom session, hybrid with live event (tunes and songs, with an emphasis on Australian repertoire, but not exclusive)
Every Tuesday, 7.30-9.15pm Australian Eastern Summer Time (11 hours ahead of UK until 3 April 2022)
Concert (hybrid) every 2nd Tuesday
Website: www.vfmc.org.au
Contact: www.vfmc.org.au
FRIDAY - new times
Other UK - South East & London
🄰 Kent - DEAL FOLK CLUB, weekly, Friday. Opens 7.15pm for Singing 7.30pm to 10pm. Deal Folk Club is now meeting online on Friday evenings for a singaround. For details of Zoom and latest news, please see our website, www.dealfolkclub.org.uk
NEXT ISSUE
This website from Jan 2022: more webpages.
New webpage Kernow/Cornwall, currently included under West Country.
Glos/Oxon to become Glos. Oxon to become part of new South-East page.
West Midlands page to become Midlands, with East Midlands entries form Other UK page.
Other UK page to be split up thus:
East-Midlands: to join West Midlands as Midlands.
South-East & London: to become a new South-East page, to include Oxon.
NE, NW, Yorks, Scotland to become UK North
LATEST UPDATES since last Newsletter.
As usual, no more Updates after print deadline (19 Nov) as busy preparing next FW, out 1 Jan
WALES --- copied to Webpage 🄵🅆 Cymru/Wales
🄵 RUTH & KEN POWELL, Llanwddyn, Montgomeryshire, Powys.
Superb mix of folk and acoustic music, with Ruth on vocals and Ken on guitar and banjo, combining songs from the 30’s, to the traditional folk song and English/American contemporary music, giving concerts that appeal to almost every audience.
Gig Dates! Thank goodness! There’s only a few but it’s a start and we have a new CD coming out in early 2022 too!
The title is‘Simple Living’and we suspect that resonates for many people at the moment. We’re very pleased with how its turned out and can't wait to share it with everyone. We’d be very happy to hear from anyone who would like to pre-book a copy. Just email us and we’ll send you the payment details.
Concert dates so far:
9th December 2021: Lymm Folk Club, Lymm, Cheshire. http://www.lymmfolkclub.org.uk/
4th February 2022: The Bradford Arms Folk Club, The Bradford Arms, Ivetsey Bank, Staffs. https://www.bradfordarmsfolkclub.co.uk/
19th-21stAugust: Moira Furnace Folk Festival, Moira Furnace, Furnace Lane, Moira, Swadlincote, Leicestershire DE12 6AT https://moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk/lineup.html Tel: 07401 951694
Thanks very much every one, take care and hope to see you soon. Ruth and Ken
Ruth and Ken Powell , info<at>ruthandkenpowell.co.uk www.ruthandkenpowell.co.uk
WEST MIDLANDS --- copied to Webpage 🄵🅆 W. Mids
Staffs
🄵 PAUL WALKER & KAREN PFEIFFER. NEW MEMBERS -- details to follow -- advert for next issue below (not archived)
Karen Pfeiffer karen<at.paulwalkermusic.co.uk or mobile: 07772 006427
www.paulwalkermusic.co.uk
www.youtube.com/PaulWalkerKarenPfeiffer
www.facebook.com/paulwalkerandkarenpfeiffer
www.instagram.com/walkerpfeiffermusic
Staffs - correction
🄰 VICTORIA BERRINGER (as last Newsletter) is based in Staffs not Cheshire
Webpage ⎈ Zoom list www.folklife.uk/zoom.html
TUESDAY - new entry
Victorian Folk Music Club, Melbourne, Australia
Zoom session, hybrid with live event (tunes and songs, with an emphasis on Australian repertoire, but not exclusive)
Every Tuesday, 7.30-9.15pm Australian Eastern Summer Time (11 hours ahead of UK until 3 April 2022)
Concert (hybrid) every 2nd Tuesday
Website: www.vfmc.org.au
Contact: www.vfmc.org.au
FRIDAY - new times
Other UK - South East & London
🄰 Kent - DEAL FOLK CLUB, weekly, Friday. Opens 7.15pm for Singing 7.30pm to 10pm. Deal Folk Club is now meeting online on Friday evenings for a singaround. For details of Zoom and latest news, please see our website, www.dealfolkclub.org.uk
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🄵🅃🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal, www.folklife-traditions.uk
Researched articles + archive, news, on a separate website. Folk studies and cultural traditions.
Current FTJ issue copied online: www.folklife-traditions.uk/this-issue.html, read, or download PDF.
January issue will include: The Poor Ballad Sellers and Singers, by Roy and Lesley Adkins; Morys Morgannwg /The Glamorgan Morris, tune & notes, by Helen Adam; Using Zoom for a Folk Club, by Mark Dowding.
Folklife Traditions Journal - updates since Sept Journal
Traditional Song Forum https://tradsong.org/ Zoom meetings Diary
28 November – TSF Online meeting 34
12 December – TSF Online meeting 35 (Christmas Special)
2 January 2022 – TSF Online meeting 36 (and a new year begins!)
PUBLICATIONS ANNOUNCED (note for print in Journal, up to 200 words welcome).
Roy and Lesley Adkins
When There Were Birds: The forgotten history of our connections
published on 11th November 2021. Hardback, Little, Brown (ISBN 9781408713570), initially in Britain, alsoavailable as an e-book.
It is 488 pages long, with black-and-white plates, and a gorgeous jacket design that illustrates some of the topics in the book, from pen quills to cage-birds, hunting and shooting, cockfighting, weathercocks and feathers used in millinery.“a marvellously original slice of social history” (Daily Mail) “a real revelation … I really recommend this book” (Guy de la Bédoyère)
Birds are a joy and solace in troubled times, as well as a reminder of past experiences and a symbol of hope for the future. For centuries, they were also seen as a source of food, feathers and even fuel, and being so numerous, many were persecuted as pests. When There Were Birds is a social history of Britain that charts the complex connections between people and birds, set against a background of changes in the landscape and evolving tastes, beliefs and behaviour. Birds were once key elements of the nation’s history, traditions and sports, and this gave rise to a rich legacy of literature, language and myths.
No other group of animals has had such a complex and lengthy relationship with humankind. Birds have been kept in cages as pets, taught to speak and displayed as trophies. More practically, they have been used to tell the time, predict the weather, foretell marriages, provide unlikely cures for ailments, convey messages and warn of poisonous gases.
Although very familiar, birds have often seemed strange, sinister and alarming. With their ability to fly, they bridged the gap between the earth and the heavens, and superstitions were rife because they were presumed to be linked to the supernatural. When There Were Birds draws together many disparate, forgotten strands to present a story that is an intriguing and unexpectedly significant part of our heritage.
∞ Roy and Lesley have also produced another fascinating occasional newsletter: www.adkinshistory.com/newsletters/newsletter-62
Dick Holdstock
Again With One Voice: British Songs of Political Reform, 1768-1868.
Paperback, 414 pages, Loomis House Press. ISBN 978-1-935243-80-9. £22.58
1768 saw the birth of a century of struggle for democracy by the working people of Great Britain; it was also the golden age of the broadside ballad — inexpensive songsheets sold on the street, often spotlighting popular figures and spreading the word of reform efforts. This collection traces the history of this tumultuous period with 120 songs from historical sources, all with appropriate tunes, extensive commentary, and rich illustrations from contemporary publications. Here are songs about Wilkes and Liberty, the United Irish, the anti-slavery movement, Luddites, Captain Swing, the Naval Mutiny, antiwar movements, the Tolpuddle Martyrs, and the Chartist movement; songs that bring to life important figures like John Wilkes, Major Cartwright, Thomas Paine, Thomas Muir, Wolfe Tone, Henry Hunt, William Cobbett, Feargus O’Connor, and William Gladstone.
Featuring a mix of original, sympathetic, and surprising musical settings, this is a supremely singable collection, and should enlighten and enliven our discussions and our singing in equal measure. —Oskar Cox Jensen, Historian and Author, University of East Anglia
The songs have an energy and commitment fueled by anger, despair, humour and wit — what better way of meeting the ancestors who fought and improved our lives. —Frankie Armstrong, Godmother of the Natural Voice Singing Movement
This work is essential for any institutional or personal library dealing with the history of Britain and the struggle of the working class in general. —Joe Hickerson, Head Emeritus, Library of Congress Folklife Center
For more details and to order, see https://loomishousepress.com/again-with-one-voice.html
Webpage 🄵🅆 Festivals, workshops www.folklife.uk/festivals.html
2022 Jul tba MITCHELDEAN FESTIVAL www.mitcheldeanfestival.fod.uk
DATE NOW ANNOUNCED Mitcheldean Festival will be 15-17 July 2022, more details anon - Andy
2022 Jul tba MITCHELDEAN FESTIVAL www.mitcheldeanfestival.fod.uk
DATE NOW ANNOUNCED Mitcheldean Festival will be 15-17 July 2022, more details anon - Andy
Webpage 🄵🅆 UK News, Directories www.folklife.uk/news.html
The FOLK NEWS area webpages, which include area directories for Folklife members.
The FOLK NEWS area webpages, which include area directories for Folklife members.
CYMRU/ WALES --- copied to Webpage 🄵🅆 Wales
🄵 LLANTRISANT FOLK CLUB see http://folk.wales/updates/folk-club-wots-occurring/
The Welsh Government is warning that as from November 15, 2021, music venues of all sizes will need to see Covid Passports for all audience members, staff and musicians. - Mick Tems.
THE MUSIC DIARY…
• monthly Zoomarounds 1st Tuesdays at 8.15pm, with music starting at 8.30pm: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89787380016 Meeting ID: 897 8738 0016 – no password
Live events, at Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Road, Pontyclun, CF72 9EH and start at 8.30pm.
• November 17, 2021: Daoirí Farrell (Ireland)
• December 1, 2021: Quicksilver
• December 15, 2021: Christmas Party No. 1 with Chiefly Yourselves
◦ Christmas carols, seasonal songs, poems, stories and tunes, bring-your-own-buffet, jollity and Pattie’s Gigantic Bumper Raffle – Nadolig Llawen!
• December 22, 2021: Christmas Party No. 2 – Jackie Oates & John Spiers
Other nights Song and Music Nights take place . Mick Tems
WEST COUNTRY --- copied to Webpage 🄵🅆 West Country
Cornwall
🄵 ROB BARRATT comic poet Gigs
November 3rd Philleigh Folk Club, Philleigh-in- Roseland, near Truro, Cornwall.
2022
January 13th – Lyceum Folk Club, Newport, South Wales, NP20 5PJ
February 3rd – The Acorn Theatre, Penzance, also featuring Robert Garnham in The Two Robbies Show.
Rob Barratt , 01566 880336, rbarratt@cooptel.net For more information, see: www.robbarratt.co.uk
🄵 FOLK @ LAMORNA’S - NEW MEMBER
With regard to the Newsletter and zoom directory, the Miner Quay Zoom sessions (Tuesday) have finished. However, I now run "Folk @ Lamorna’s” on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month. Everyone is most welcome - performers and listeners. We have a spotlight session on 25th November with Pat & Ned Clamp. We have a facebook page which gives the zoom links for the evening, but I also have a mailing list if people want to join.
People may also be interested in ‘CORNISH STORY LIVE’ which is a monthly zoom story telling session about Cornish Culture and History - first Saturday of the month. Recordings of past events can be found at http://cornishstory.com/eventbrite_category/cslive/
If anyone is interested in joining the mailing list for the Cornish Story events they can email me at lamorna<at>me.com
All the best
Lamorna Spry
🄵 BODMIN FOLK CLUB will reopen on Friday 26th November at 8pm in St Petroc’s Parish Rooms [opposite St Petroc’s Church] with an Open House evening. This will be a chance to come together and sing as only we at Bodmin know how!!!!
We’ll be operating under Covid Safety Measures to help keep us safe.
3rd December is Jim Causley’s Christmas Show. Come along and get the Christmas season off to a fabulous start. Tickets are here.
Looking forward to seeing everyone there .. put the word out..
Somerset & Dorset
Our grateful thanks to Correspondent John Waltham who has relinquished his role as Dorset/S Som correspondent.
A volunteer would be most welcome to cover folk in all or part of Somerset & Dorset, to send in 350 to 700 words every 4 months.
GLOS & OXON --- copied to Webpage 🄵🅆 Glos-Oxon
Glos
🄵 2nd Thu Glos MITCHELDEAN MITCHELDEAN FOLK CLUB www.scarfproductions.co.uk Andy Scarf 07772 053778
We're back in the White Horse on the second Thursdays, but probably pausing the 4th on Zoom for the time being.
Mitcheldean Festival will be 15-17 July 2022, more details anon - Cheers! Andy
WEST MIDLANDS --- copied to Webpage 🄵🅆 W. Mids
West Midlands
🄰 Staffs PAUL WALKER & KAREN PFEIFFER. Join us once a month on a Friday at 4pm UK time for our "Afternoon Tea SPECIAL with Paul & Karen"! streaming live from our living room in Staffordshire to our Facebook page & our YouTube Channel Get yourself a cup of tea & a scone & join in the music & fun! Next live streams will be Nov 19, Dec 24, Jan 21. (change from weekly to monthly, Nov 2021)
Staffs - new
🄰 VICTORIA BERRINGER
... is a Caller as well as an organiser and Folk Singer.
I have a Facebook page for Calling Dancing and Calling as www.facebook.com/Ceilidh-Dancing-Calling-148536822189704 - nothing organised at the moment, but watch this space!
I am running a Folk Zoom with Maggie Huyton and Mark Dowding on Friday 19th November 21 - see Zoom list webpage, for Moorlands Folk, under Fridays, for details.
Victoria Berringer
www.facebook.com/Ceilidh-Dancing-Calling-148536822189704
HEREFS & WORCS --- copied to Webpage 🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
Herefs
🄵 HOMEND POETS & MUSICIANS, Ledbury, last Tuesdays, restarted at the end of September, but venue has just closed permanently.
Looking for a new home.
Meanwhile the following has been arranged, at the usual times of 6.30pm to 8pm
https://www.folklife.uk/homend-poets.html [1/11/2021]
Herefs
🄵 ADDED TO DIRECTORY: 2. PERFORMERS --------- Pf.1d Choirs & Quires: Folk & Community Choirs & Bands
Herefs HEREFORD COMMUNITY CHOIR www.herefordcommunitychoir.uk Tom Hughes
⇒ Contact tomhughesmusic<at>outlook.com or message us via FB See also: https://www.facebook.com/herefordcommunitychoir
→ Hampton Bishop Village Hall, Hereford HR1 4JY. 7:30pm-9pm 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month.
⊕ We provide an opportunity for people to gather and sing in an informal and friendly environment. “Very uplifting sessions”. New members welcome! (11/2021)
Herefs
🄵 HEREFORD FOLK ENSEMBLE www.herefordfolkensemble.uk Tom Hughes
⇒ Contact: tomhughesmusic<at>outlook.com, or message us via FB See also: https://www.facebook.com/herefordfolkensemble
→ Hampton Bishop Village Hall, Hereford HR1 4JY. 7:30pm-9pm 2nd and 4th Friday of each month.
⊕ Hereford Folk Ensemble is a community music group creating a positive environment and an opportunity for people to gather and perform instrumental folk & traditional music. A great way to end the week and start the weekend! New members welcome! (11/2021
Herefs
🄵 HEREFORD FOLK ENSEMBLE
Hereford Folk Ensemble is a new community music group and creates an opportunity for people to gather and learn/perform instrumental folk & traditional music. If you play an instrument and would like to join us for an enjoyable music making experience, please complete the online registration form. Further information can be found at www.herefordfolkensemble.uk.
Hereford Folk Ensemble is open to folk and orchestral instruments. Once you have signed up, we will keep you updated regarding our rehearsals/meetings. A formal welcome email will be sent nearer the start date along with login to access the tune bank (sheet music and recordings of rehearsal tracks).
Meetings will take place on the 2nd & 4th Friday of each month, 7:30pm-9pm at Hampton Bishop Village Hall, Hereford HR1 4JY. A great way to end the week and start the weekend! First meeting is scheduled for Friday 14th January 2022. New members welcome!
Herefs
🄵 THE BLACK SWAN, Weekly Thu Herefs, MUCH DEWCHURCH [no pub or session website] Bob Chance 01981 540725
The Black Swan session has reopened. As before, it takes place on every Thursday evening from between 8.30 and 9.00pm and continues until around 11.00pm. We always welcome new faces (and old ones of course!)
Best wishes, Rob Gould
Herefs
🄵 FOLK AT THE FALCON Falcon Hotel, High St, Bromyard HR7 4BT.
Friday 10th December Magpie Lane’s Christmas Concert (unplugged event without PA or mics)
Traditional English music and song. They combine powerful vocals with vigorous dance tunes. – inventive arrangements on acoustic instruments. They are regular guests at some of the top folk festivals in this country and have recorded eight critically acclaimed CDs.
They attracted one of the largest audiences we had at Folk In The Foyer, a couple of years back.
Tonight, they will be performing songs for the festive season. Their Christmas show has been described as "a magnificent collection of markedly less familiar material to the norm" and “a fine seasonal offering and fitting tribute to the skill and craftsmanship of one of the country’s most enduring folk ensembles.”
"Magpie lane release consistently good albums of English songs and music". Mike Harding
Support: OneAchord – fantastic local 5 piece [see below]
Tickets £10 from the Falcon Hotel, or from Roger Pugh at pugh@live.co.uk, 01885 483425, 07779 694615 .
For our ongoing concert programme see www.folkatthefalcon.com / www.facebook.com/folkatthefalcon
Herefs
🄵 OneAchord played to a sell-out audience at Cradley Village Hall last Saturday, supported by another Cradley band, Shepherd’s Purse with their lovely close harmonies. One comment afterwards 'The talent, cheerfulness and sheer exuberance of the group was a joy’ Videos can be seen on our website: www.oneachord.co.uk
Our next gig will be to support Magpie Lane at the Folk In the Falcon on Friday 10th December where we will be singing some lively Christmas folk songs. It should be a good night.
OTHER UK AREAS --- copied to Webpage 🄵🅆 Other UK
England North-West
Lancs - new listing
🄰 THE ROOM AT THE TOP FOLK CLUB, The Red Lion, Ash Brow, Newburgh, Lancs, WN8 7NF.
Mondays, weekly (except 1st Mon: Zoom), 8-15pm - 11.00pm
The club runs from 8:15 with 2 songs per performer with a break around 9:20. Depending on the number of performers there is usually time for another round with one song each. At 10:20 we hold the raffle and say goodnight to people who wish to go early. At 10:20 we hold the raffle and say goodnight to people who wish to go early.
From 10:30pm we sup up, put the room straight and go home!’
All nights are Singers Nights and we welcome singers, poets and readers to have a go at any time.
All styles of acoustic music are encouraged.
Admission is £1 for everybody which includes a raffle ticket for a bottle of wine.
For more information please contact Mark or Maggi on 01257 464215, and see http://www.markdowding.co.uk/room_at_the_top.htm
*** And ZOOM AT THE TOP is on 1st Monday of the month, 8.15 for 8.30 start. We’re on Facebook or e.mail me for the link, maggihuyton<at>yahoo.com. Meeting ID 174 901 873
England North-West
Lancs - new listing
🄰 MARK DOWDING,
Mark’s roots are in Lancashire and he sings many songs from the area, including those reintroduced by Harry Boardman who encouraged him to ‘keep singing the songs’, when he was a resident at Harry’s club in the 1980s. Mark’s wider repertoire is varied and enhanced by songs from many genres, including those written in traditional style by people such as Peter Bond, Bernie Parry, Keith Marsden and others, and songs from the Music Hall and Variety eras of the early 20th Century.
Mark’s accomplished singing and musicianship, alongside his knowledge of the history of the songs he sings, has earned him an excellent reputation at folk clubs and other events. His mellow voice has been likened to a ‘chocolate box’!
Mark’s CDs include “Dreams of the Past”, "Brown Photographs”, "Travelling Tales”, “The Well Worn Path”, and, with Chris Harvey, (Cock Robin Music), “A Mon Like Harry”, a Harry Boardman tribute, and “Manchester Ballads” based on the book edited by Harry Boardman and Roy Palmer'.
Mark has done session work and has appeared on BBC and Local Radio Folk Programmes as guest and stand-in presenter. TV work includes “The Real Mill with Tony Robinson”, “Britain’s Most Extreme Weather” and “Gardeners’ World”.
Contact: Mark Dowding, mark<at>markdowding.co.uk, 01257 464215, www.markdowding.co.uk
England North-West
Cumbria
From Victoria Berringer: Sat 27 Nov, 7.30pm-11.15pm (doors open 7.15pm). Christmas Celebration Ceilidh, Kendal Town Hall.
Tumbling Tom Big Band and callers Fiona Rigg & Les Ord, entertainment from Crook Morris & Kendal Revellers.
£10 (under 18 £7; 5 and under free). Tickets from Martyn Harvey on 01539720551 or email blackhat.martyn<at>gmail.com Bar with beer, wine, cider and soft drinks. Please complete a lateral flow test before arrival and if you have a positive result or any symptoms of Covid-19 please do not attend.
🄵 LLANTRISANT FOLK CLUB see http://folk.wales/updates/folk-club-wots-occurring/
The Welsh Government is warning that as from November 15, 2021, music venues of all sizes will need to see Covid Passports for all audience members, staff and musicians. - Mick Tems.
THE MUSIC DIARY…
• monthly Zoomarounds 1st Tuesdays at 8.15pm, with music starting at 8.30pm: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89787380016 Meeting ID: 897 8738 0016 – no password
Live events, at Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Road, Pontyclun, CF72 9EH and start at 8.30pm.
• November 17, 2021: Daoirí Farrell (Ireland)
• December 1, 2021: Quicksilver
• December 15, 2021: Christmas Party No. 1 with Chiefly Yourselves
◦ Christmas carols, seasonal songs, poems, stories and tunes, bring-your-own-buffet, jollity and Pattie’s Gigantic Bumper Raffle – Nadolig Llawen!
• December 22, 2021: Christmas Party No. 2 – Jackie Oates & John Spiers
Other nights Song and Music Nights take place . Mick Tems
WEST COUNTRY --- copied to Webpage 🄵🅆 West Country
Cornwall
🄵 ROB BARRATT comic poet Gigs
November 3rd Philleigh Folk Club, Philleigh-in- Roseland, near Truro, Cornwall.
2022
January 13th – Lyceum Folk Club, Newport, South Wales, NP20 5PJ
February 3rd – The Acorn Theatre, Penzance, also featuring Robert Garnham in The Two Robbies Show.
Rob Barratt , 01566 880336, rbarratt@cooptel.net For more information, see: www.robbarratt.co.uk
🄵 FOLK @ LAMORNA’S - NEW MEMBER
With regard to the Newsletter and zoom directory, the Miner Quay Zoom sessions (Tuesday) have finished. However, I now run "Folk @ Lamorna’s” on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month. Everyone is most welcome - performers and listeners. We have a spotlight session on 25th November with Pat & Ned Clamp. We have a facebook page which gives the zoom links for the evening, but I also have a mailing list if people want to join.
People may also be interested in ‘CORNISH STORY LIVE’ which is a monthly zoom story telling session about Cornish Culture and History - first Saturday of the month. Recordings of past events can be found at http://cornishstory.com/eventbrite_category/cslive/
If anyone is interested in joining the mailing list for the Cornish Story events they can email me at lamorna<at>me.com
All the best
Lamorna Spry
🄵 BODMIN FOLK CLUB will reopen on Friday 26th November at 8pm in St Petroc’s Parish Rooms [opposite St Petroc’s Church] with an Open House evening. This will be a chance to come together and sing as only we at Bodmin know how!!!!
We’ll be operating under Covid Safety Measures to help keep us safe.
3rd December is Jim Causley’s Christmas Show. Come along and get the Christmas season off to a fabulous start. Tickets are here.
Looking forward to seeing everyone there .. put the word out..
Somerset & Dorset
Our grateful thanks to Correspondent John Waltham who has relinquished his role as Dorset/S Som correspondent.
A volunteer would be most welcome to cover folk in all or part of Somerset & Dorset, to send in 350 to 700 words every 4 months.
GLOS & OXON --- copied to Webpage 🄵🅆 Glos-Oxon
Glos
🄵 2nd Thu Glos MITCHELDEAN MITCHELDEAN FOLK CLUB www.scarfproductions.co.uk Andy Scarf 07772 053778
We're back in the White Horse on the second Thursdays, but probably pausing the 4th on Zoom for the time being.
Mitcheldean Festival will be 15-17 July 2022, more details anon - Cheers! Andy
WEST MIDLANDS --- copied to Webpage 🄵🅆 W. Mids
West Midlands
🄰 Staffs PAUL WALKER & KAREN PFEIFFER. Join us once a month on a Friday at 4pm UK time for our "Afternoon Tea SPECIAL with Paul & Karen"! streaming live from our living room in Staffordshire to our Facebook page & our YouTube Channel Get yourself a cup of tea & a scone & join in the music & fun! Next live streams will be Nov 19, Dec 24, Jan 21. (change from weekly to monthly, Nov 2021)
Staffs - new
🄰 VICTORIA BERRINGER
... is a Caller as well as an organiser and Folk Singer.
I have a Facebook page for Calling Dancing and Calling as www.facebook.com/Ceilidh-Dancing-Calling-148536822189704 - nothing organised at the moment, but watch this space!
I am running a Folk Zoom with Maggie Huyton and Mark Dowding on Friday 19th November 21 - see Zoom list webpage, for Moorlands Folk, under Fridays, for details.
Victoria Berringer
www.facebook.com/Ceilidh-Dancing-Calling-148536822189704
HEREFS & WORCS --- copied to Webpage 🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
Herefs
🄵 HOMEND POETS & MUSICIANS, Ledbury, last Tuesdays, restarted at the end of September, but venue has just closed permanently.
Looking for a new home.
Meanwhile the following has been arranged, at the usual times of 6.30pm to 8pm
- Tuesday 30 Nov (the usual last Tuesday of the month), Pot & Page cafe (01531 248743), 8 New St, Ledbury HR8 2DX
https://www.folklife.uk/homend-poets.html [1/11/2021]
Herefs
🄵 ADDED TO DIRECTORY: 2. PERFORMERS --------- Pf.1d Choirs & Quires: Folk & Community Choirs & Bands
Herefs HEREFORD COMMUNITY CHOIR www.herefordcommunitychoir.uk Tom Hughes
⇒ Contact tomhughesmusic<at>outlook.com or message us via FB See also: https://www.facebook.com/herefordcommunitychoir
→ Hampton Bishop Village Hall, Hereford HR1 4JY. 7:30pm-9pm 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month.
⊕ We provide an opportunity for people to gather and sing in an informal and friendly environment. “Very uplifting sessions”. New members welcome! (11/2021)
Herefs
🄵 HEREFORD FOLK ENSEMBLE www.herefordfolkensemble.uk Tom Hughes
⇒ Contact: tomhughesmusic<at>outlook.com, or message us via FB See also: https://www.facebook.com/herefordfolkensemble
→ Hampton Bishop Village Hall, Hereford HR1 4JY. 7:30pm-9pm 2nd and 4th Friday of each month.
⊕ Hereford Folk Ensemble is a community music group creating a positive environment and an opportunity for people to gather and perform instrumental folk & traditional music. A great way to end the week and start the weekend! New members welcome! (11/2021
Herefs
🄵 HEREFORD FOLK ENSEMBLE
Hereford Folk Ensemble is a new community music group and creates an opportunity for people to gather and learn/perform instrumental folk & traditional music. If you play an instrument and would like to join us for an enjoyable music making experience, please complete the online registration form. Further information can be found at www.herefordfolkensemble.uk.
Hereford Folk Ensemble is open to folk and orchestral instruments. Once you have signed up, we will keep you updated regarding our rehearsals/meetings. A formal welcome email will be sent nearer the start date along with login to access the tune bank (sheet music and recordings of rehearsal tracks).
Meetings will take place on the 2nd & 4th Friday of each month, 7:30pm-9pm at Hampton Bishop Village Hall, Hereford HR1 4JY. A great way to end the week and start the weekend! First meeting is scheduled for Friday 14th January 2022. New members welcome!
Herefs
🄵 THE BLACK SWAN, Weekly Thu Herefs, MUCH DEWCHURCH [no pub or session website] Bob Chance 01981 540725
The Black Swan session has reopened. As before, it takes place on every Thursday evening from between 8.30 and 9.00pm and continues until around 11.00pm. We always welcome new faces (and old ones of course!)
Best wishes, Rob Gould
Herefs
🄵 FOLK AT THE FALCON Falcon Hotel, High St, Bromyard HR7 4BT.
Friday 10th December Magpie Lane’s Christmas Concert (unplugged event without PA or mics)
Traditional English music and song. They combine powerful vocals with vigorous dance tunes. – inventive arrangements on acoustic instruments. They are regular guests at some of the top folk festivals in this country and have recorded eight critically acclaimed CDs.
They attracted one of the largest audiences we had at Folk In The Foyer, a couple of years back.
Tonight, they will be performing songs for the festive season. Their Christmas show has been described as "a magnificent collection of markedly less familiar material to the norm" and “a fine seasonal offering and fitting tribute to the skill and craftsmanship of one of the country’s most enduring folk ensembles.”
"Magpie lane release consistently good albums of English songs and music". Mike Harding
Support: OneAchord – fantastic local 5 piece [see below]
Tickets £10 from the Falcon Hotel, or from Roger Pugh at pugh@live.co.uk, 01885 483425, 07779 694615 .
For our ongoing concert programme see www.folkatthefalcon.com / www.facebook.com/folkatthefalcon
Herefs
🄵 OneAchord played to a sell-out audience at Cradley Village Hall last Saturday, supported by another Cradley band, Shepherd’s Purse with their lovely close harmonies. One comment afterwards 'The talent, cheerfulness and sheer exuberance of the group was a joy’ Videos can be seen on our website: www.oneachord.co.uk
Our next gig will be to support Magpie Lane at the Folk In the Falcon on Friday 10th December where we will be singing some lively Christmas folk songs. It should be a good night.
OTHER UK AREAS --- copied to Webpage 🄵🅆 Other UK
England North-West
Lancs - new listing
🄰 THE ROOM AT THE TOP FOLK CLUB, The Red Lion, Ash Brow, Newburgh, Lancs, WN8 7NF.
Mondays, weekly (except 1st Mon: Zoom), 8-15pm - 11.00pm
The club runs from 8:15 with 2 songs per performer with a break around 9:20. Depending on the number of performers there is usually time for another round with one song each. At 10:20 we hold the raffle and say goodnight to people who wish to go early. At 10:20 we hold the raffle and say goodnight to people who wish to go early.
From 10:30pm we sup up, put the room straight and go home!’
All nights are Singers Nights and we welcome singers, poets and readers to have a go at any time.
All styles of acoustic music are encouraged.
Admission is £1 for everybody which includes a raffle ticket for a bottle of wine.
For more information please contact Mark or Maggi on 01257 464215, and see http://www.markdowding.co.uk/room_at_the_top.htm
*** And ZOOM AT THE TOP is on 1st Monday of the month, 8.15 for 8.30 start. We’re on Facebook or e.mail me for the link, maggihuyton<at>yahoo.com. Meeting ID 174 901 873
England North-West
Lancs - new listing
🄰 MARK DOWDING,
Mark’s roots are in Lancashire and he sings many songs from the area, including those reintroduced by Harry Boardman who encouraged him to ‘keep singing the songs’, when he was a resident at Harry’s club in the 1980s. Mark’s wider repertoire is varied and enhanced by songs from many genres, including those written in traditional style by people such as Peter Bond, Bernie Parry, Keith Marsden and others, and songs from the Music Hall and Variety eras of the early 20th Century.
Mark’s accomplished singing and musicianship, alongside his knowledge of the history of the songs he sings, has earned him an excellent reputation at folk clubs and other events. His mellow voice has been likened to a ‘chocolate box’!
Mark’s CDs include “Dreams of the Past”, "Brown Photographs”, "Travelling Tales”, “The Well Worn Path”, and, with Chris Harvey, (Cock Robin Music), “A Mon Like Harry”, a Harry Boardman tribute, and “Manchester Ballads” based on the book edited by Harry Boardman and Roy Palmer'.
Mark has done session work and has appeared on BBC and Local Radio Folk Programmes as guest and stand-in presenter. TV work includes “The Real Mill with Tony Robinson”, “Britain’s Most Extreme Weather” and “Gardeners’ World”.
Contact: Mark Dowding, mark<at>markdowding.co.uk, 01257 464215, www.markdowding.co.uk
England North-West
Cumbria
From Victoria Berringer: Sat 27 Nov, 7.30pm-11.15pm (doors open 7.15pm). Christmas Celebration Ceilidh, Kendal Town Hall.
Tumbling Tom Big Band and callers Fiona Rigg & Les Ord, entertainment from Crook Morris & Kendal Revellers.
£10 (under 18 £7; 5 and under free). Tickets from Martyn Harvey on 01539720551 or email blackhat.martyn<at>gmail.com Bar with beer, wine, cider and soft drinks. Please complete a lateral flow test before arrival and if you have a positive result or any symptoms of Covid-19 please do not attend.
Updates for webpages not included in the printed magazine
🄲 Iaith Gymraeg/Welsh Language 🄰 Associates (those signed up to Newsletter), 'UK Other Areas' & 'International'
Our priority - a full print magazine & Folklife members' news, so new entries only from members or Associates (=signed up for Newsletter)
🄲 Iaith Gymraeg/Welsh Language 🄰 Associates (those signed up to Newsletter), 'UK Other Areas' & 'International'
Our priority - a full print magazine & Folklife members' news, so new entries only from members or Associates (=signed up for Newsletter)
Some stop, others still zooming but only till they can reopen (which may be at short notice!), others will continue, others hybrid (live+zoom) . . .
Monday
Other UK - North West - new listing
🄰 Lancs - Newburgh - ROOM AT THE TOP. ZOOM AT THE TOP is on 1st Monday of the month, 8.15 for 8.30 start. We’re on Facebook or e.mail me for the link, maggihuyton<at>yahoo.com. Meeting ID 174 901 873 Other Mondays now live in The Red Lion, Ash Brow, Newburgh, Lancs.
Wednesday
Other UK - South East & London - revised listing
🄰 Hampshire - SOUTHAMPTON: Virtual FOCSLE MUSIC, weekly, Wednesdays, 8pm.
For Zoom link, pls. e-mail virtual<at>focsle.org. Website http://www.focsle.org FOCSLE Music now meets virtually, via Zoom. Join us and our international music friends (incl. some professionals) each Wednesday 8pm (UK). (revised 6/11/2021)
Thursday
South-West - new listing
🄵 Cornwall - FOLK @ LAMORNA’S 2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month, 7:15 for a 7:30 start. Everyone is most welcome - performers and listeners. Our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/FolkMusicOnline gives the zoom links for the evening, but I also have a mailing list if people want to join. lamorna<at>me.com
Friday
West Midlands - new listing
🄰 Staffs - MOORLANDS FOLK (Twinned with Room at The Top) - Held on 3rd Fridays of the month, 8pm-10pm.
The next one is on Friday 19th November.
Audience and Artists all welcome. Time: Friday Nov 19th 2021 8:00 PM London until 10 pm
Meeting ID: 850 4962 3676
Passcode: 350160
Join Zoom Meeting Joinour Cloud HD Video Meeting [added 6/11/2021]
Saturday
South-West - new listing
🄵 Cornwall - CORNISH STORY LIVE , 1st Saturday of the month, zoom story telling session about Cornish Culture and History. Recordings of past events can be found at http://cornishstory.com/eventbrite_category/cslive/
To join the mailing list for the Cornish Story events, email me at lamorna<at>me.com
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STILL OPEN, BUT ZOOM WILL BE CLOSING . .
Friday South-West 🄰 BODMIN FOLK CLUB, Cornwall - reopens live on 26 November - see news above.
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ZOOMS NOW CLOSED !
Monday Wales 🄵 NEWPORT FOLK CLUB - now live instead
Tuesday South-West 🄰 MINER QUAY FOLK CLUB, Cornwall - now stopped.
Monday
Other UK - North West - new listing
🄰 Lancs - Newburgh - ROOM AT THE TOP. ZOOM AT THE TOP is on 1st Monday of the month, 8.15 for 8.30 start. We’re on Facebook or e.mail me for the link, maggihuyton<at>yahoo.com. Meeting ID 174 901 873 Other Mondays now live in The Red Lion, Ash Brow, Newburgh, Lancs.
Wednesday
Other UK - South East & London - revised listing
🄰 Hampshire - SOUTHAMPTON: Virtual FOCSLE MUSIC, weekly, Wednesdays, 8pm.
For Zoom link, pls. e-mail virtual<at>focsle.org. Website http://www.focsle.org FOCSLE Music now meets virtually, via Zoom. Join us and our international music friends (incl. some professionals) each Wednesday 8pm (UK). (revised 6/11/2021)
Thursday
South-West - new listing
🄵 Cornwall - FOLK @ LAMORNA’S 2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month, 7:15 for a 7:30 start. Everyone is most welcome - performers and listeners. Our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/FolkMusicOnline gives the zoom links for the evening, but I also have a mailing list if people want to join. lamorna<at>me.com
Friday
West Midlands - new listing
🄰 Staffs - MOORLANDS FOLK (Twinned with Room at The Top) - Held on 3rd Fridays of the month, 8pm-10pm.
The next one is on Friday 19th November.
Audience and Artists all welcome. Time: Friday Nov 19th 2021 8:00 PM London until 10 pm
Meeting ID: 850 4962 3676
Passcode: 350160
Join Zoom Meeting Joinour Cloud HD Video Meeting [added 6/11/2021]
Saturday
South-West - new listing
🄵 Cornwall - CORNISH STORY LIVE , 1st Saturday of the month, zoom story telling session about Cornish Culture and History. Recordings of past events can be found at http://cornishstory.com/eventbrite_category/cslive/
To join the mailing list for the Cornish Story events, email me at lamorna<at>me.com
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STILL OPEN, BUT ZOOM WILL BE CLOSING . .
Friday South-West 🄰 BODMIN FOLK CLUB, Cornwall - reopens live on 26 November - see news above.
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ZOOMS NOW CLOSED !
Monday Wales 🄵 NEWPORT FOLK CLUB - now live instead
Tuesday South-West 🄰 MINER QUAY FOLK CLUB, Cornwall - now stopped.
🄰 Associates, for 'Other Areas' 'International' (associates are those signed up to our Folklife Newsletter).
- Folklife Newsletter sign up email sam@folklife.uk 'Opt In’ + country or Eng. region .... or use form above.
USA
🄰 Mass - Boston - LIVE FROM THE MERMAID'S TAVERN
for details see sites.google.com/view/lynnoel/music/mermaidstavern
November
- Folklife Newsletter sign up email sam@folklife.uk 'Opt In’ + country or Eng. region .... or use form above.
USA
🄰 Mass - Boston - LIVE FROM THE MERMAID'S TAVERN
for details see sites.google.com/view/lynnoel/music/mermaidstavern
November
- Thursday, November 18: Lynz Morahn in Concert
- Sunday, November 21: Chantey & Tavern Sing
- Sunday, November 21: NEFFA Live Online Double Duos
- Sunday, December 5: Ballad Sing
- Thursday, December 16: Molly Hebert-Wilson in Concert
- Saturday December 18: Wassail! with Philadelphia Folk School
- Sunday, December 19: Chantey and Tavern Sing
- Sunday, December 19: NEFFA Live Online TBA
- Sunday, December 26: Mallard Wassail
- Sunday, January 2: Ballad Sing
- Thursday, January 13: Concert TBA
- Sunday, January 16: Chantey and Tavern Sing
- Sunday, January 16: NEFFA Live Online TBA
- Sunday, January 23: Robert Burns Night
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FTJ: Folklife Traditions Journal. Researched articles + archive, news, on a separate website, www.folklife-traditions.uk
Folk studies and cultural traditions. Current FTJ issue copied online: www.folklife-traditions.uk/this-issue.html, read, or download PDF.
Folklife Traditions Journal - updates since Sept Journal
Traditional Song Forum https://tradsong.org/ Zoom meetings Diary
31 October – TSF Online meeting 33 (Note that we revert to GMT)
14 November – No meeting (EFDSS Conference)
28 November – TSF Online meeting 34
12 December – TSF Online meeting 35 (Christmas Special)
2 January 2022 – TSF Online meeting 36 (and a new year begins!)
Broadside Day 12th February 2022
The Broadside Day is the annual one-day conference for people interested in Street Literature and Cheap Print in all its fascinating aspects - broadsides, chapbooks, songsters, woodcuts, engravings, last dying speeches, catchpennies, news (real and fake), almanacs, carol sheets, wonder tales, and all kinds of cheap printed ephemera sold or distributed to ordinary people in the streets and at fairs, from pedlars’ packs, and in back-street shops, up and down the country.
Organised jointly by the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library and the Traditional Song Forum, next year’s Day will be an in-person event (with live online streaming) on Saturday 12th February, at the Centre for Printing History and Culture, at the University of Birmingham.
Papers of 20 minutes length are invited on any aspect of our broad subject, including the content, the technology, the artifacts, the trade, the sellers, the audience, the illustrations, or on any other features of this diverse field. We hope to be able to accommodate remote presentations from those who cannot get to Birmingham.
Please send a proposal of not more than 250 words to Steve Roud (steveroud@gmail.com) by Friday 19th November; indicating also whether you hope to be there in person or can only offer a remote presentation.
As with previous conferences, we plan to make selected papers available in the Street Literature series published by The Ballad Partners (theballadpartners.co.uk) in due course.
Steve Roud (Pedlars Pack Google Group)
FESTIVALS & WORKSHOPS --- copied to Webpage 🄵🅆 Festivals, workshops --- no changes.
FOLK NEWS webpages:
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CYMRU/ WALES --- copied to Webpage 🄵🅆 Wales --- no changes
WEST COUNTRY --- copied to Webpage 🄵🅆 West Country
Cornwall
🄵 ROB BARRATT comic poet
November 3rd Philleigh Folk Club, Philleigh-in- Roseland, near Truro, Cornwall.
Rob Barratt , 01566 880336, rbarratt@cooptel.net For more information, see: www.robbarratt.co.uk
Devon
🄵 PENNYMOOR SINGAROUND - revised listings.
After over 40 years at the Cruwys Arms in Pennymoor, the singaround has now lost this venue due to a change of landlord.
Here is a summary of the revised list of sessions in mid Devon run by Pennymoor members.
Full details are given below under VENUES in Online DIRECTORY box on the West Country webpage
🄵 1st Sun Sticklepath session has closed
🄵 VENUE CHANGE:
Last Sun, 12 noon Devon CHERITON FITZPAINE HALF MOON LUNCHTIME MUSIC SESSION Facebook: Pennymoor Singaround Clare Penney 01884 860023
🄵 NO CHANGE:
1st Tue Devon SANDFORD THE LAMB INN SESSION Facebook: Pennymoor Singaround Hazel / Paul 01363 776275
🄵 NEW CONTACT:
Last Tue Devon COLEFORD THE NEW INN SESSION Facebook: Pennymoor Singaround Dave Brassington 01363 84914
🄵 VENUE CHANGE:
3rd Wed Devon SANDFORD THE LAMB INN SINGAROUND Facebook: Pennymoor Singaround Biddy 01271 373305
🄵 NEW SESSION
4th Wed Devon STOKE CANNON FOLK AT THE STOKE Facebook: Pennymoor Singaround Alison/Paul 07709324836
🄵 VENUE CHANGE:
1st Thu, 12 noon Devon (venue: contact us) LUNCHTIME SONG/MUSIC SESSION Facebook: Pennymoor Singaround Jon 01363 83740
Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Bristol & S Glos --- no changes
GLOS & OXON --- copied to Webpage 🄵🅆 Glos-Oxon
Glos
🄵 CHELTENHAM FOLK CLUB. The Club has been on Zoom, 2nd & 4th Sundays, but is now live, and has just tried out a new venue, Upstairs at Charlton Kings Social Club, Church Street, Charlton Kings GL53 8AP. The first live meeting was held 24th October, for future meetings see www.cheltenhamfc.org.uk or telephone Chris 01242 571185 or Judith 01242 577506.
Judith writes: A big thank you to those of you who performed and listened on Sunday and made it such a good -- and Covid-safe -- evening. It was wonderful to hear real voices in person and to see you.
We have now booked the room in the Charlton Kings Social Club for the following evenings -- we will review going back to the Alehouse in December, see how it's all going. As the room is large and safe, and there's no noise from the downstairs room, it's probably our best choice.
Sunday November 14 Open night
Sunday November 28 Open night
Sunday December 12 Christmas/winter celebration, only seasonal songs/tunes for this one, please!
All 8pm for an 8:15 start.
Looking forward to these 3 nights very much!
Judith
Covid safety: lateral flow tests, social distancing, sanitising, masks etc will all be appreciated. Details will be sent to those on the mailing list. To join our mailing list, just email machteltj <at> gmail.com and say you would like to be on the list.
Glos (& Warks)
🄵 THE SHIFTING SUNDAY SESSION (SSS) ... every Sunday, same time, different pub. Just to confirm some times changed, plus a venue change, noted last Newsletter, now fully updated in under VENUES in the DIRECTORY on Glos-Oxon webpage for Glos, or W.Mids webpage for Warks,
A folk music session that take place every week in the South Warwickshire / North Cotswolds area, in four regular venues, with it being in a different village pub each Sunday of the month. Times as notified below, and typically around 20 musicians will turn up.
The current lineup of venues during each month is:
Glos
🄵 WINCHCOMBE WHITE HART FOLK CLUB.
This is just to say that Folk continues Live in Winchcombe on the first Tuesday of the month, from 8.00 pm, with a cheery, growing band of minstrels.
Please join us if you can, and we quite understand if you are one of our trusty singers who can't be there for health or distance reasons. We will miss you.
Nov 2nd.- Happy Hallowe'en and Guy Fawkes' Night. Patchwork have some spooky/anarchic songs so you don't need to - unless likewise tempted!
Hope to see you soon
Yours Chris
WEST MIDLANDS --- copied to Webpage 🄵🅆 W. Mids
Birmingham
🄵 TRADITIONAL ARTS TEAM.
Just to confirm some changes, noted last Newsletter, now fully updated in W Mids Directory VENUES on the webpage:
NEW VENUE & NOW MONTHLY
2nd Sun, monthly Birmingham MOSELEY SCANDI MUSIC SESSIONS www.tradartsteam.co.uk Trad. Arts Team 0121 247 3856
→ Irish Centre, 205 Wheelers Lane, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B13 0ST. 2pm - 5pm
⇒ Traditional Arts Team, 19 Springfield Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7DU; info<at>tradartsteam.co.uk
⊕ Meet up and play a few Swedish and other Scandinavian tunes. All musicians welcome - more info and links to tunes via the ScandiBrum facebook page [2021 Oct new venue & now monthly]
CURRENTLY ONLINE
1st Wed Birmingham MOSELEY TALES & ALES STORY SESSION www.tradartsteam.co.uk Trad. Arts Team 07946 718286
→ Currently online. Prince of Wales pub, Alcester Road, Birmingham B13 8EE. 8pm
⇒ Traditional Arts Team, 19 Springfield Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7DU info<at>tradartsteam.co.uk
⊕ Come along to share stories and ales at this great storytelling venue. [2021 - online]
CURRENTLY ONLINE
2nd Wed Birmingham MOSELEY POLITICAL SONG SESSION www.tradartsteam.co.uk Trad. Arts Team 07946 718286
→ Currently online. Prince of Wales pub, Alcester Road, Birmingham B13 8EE, 8pm
⇒ Traditional Arts Team, 19 Springfield Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7DU; info<at>tradartsteam.co.uk
⊕ Come along, raise your voices, let the songs be heard, whether they were written yesterday or hundreds of years ago, let us learn from them and take heart from them. [2021 - online]
NO CHANGE - details as before § for the last one (Worcs) details on Herefs-Worcs webpage
Warks (& Glos)
🄵 THE SHIFTING SUNDAY SESSION (SSS) ... every Sunday, same time, different pub. Just to confirm some times changed, plus a venue change, noted last Newsletter, now fully updated in under VENUES in the DIRECTORY on Glos-Oxon webpage for Glos, or W.Mids webpage for Warks,
A folk music session that take place every week in the South Warwickshire / North Cotswolds area, in four regular venues, with it being in a different village pub each Sunday of the month. Times as notified below, and typically around 20 musicians will turn up.
The current lineup of venues during each month is:
HEREFS & WORCS --- copied to Webpage 🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
Herefs
🄵 FOLK AT THE FALCON Falcon Hotel, High St, Bromyard HR7 4BT.
National-class acoustic music venue with a first-in-the-region concert on Friday 12th November, 7.30pm, from the outstanding Sarah McQuaid, part of Sarah's international launch tour for her new album The St Buryan Sessions.
“One of the most instantly recognisable voices in current music … Shades of Joni Mitchell in a jam with Karen Carpenter and Lana Del Rey.” Neil March, Trust The Doc
Award-winning musicianship, distinctive chocolatey vocals and mastery of the songwriting craft -- and add to that a warm, charismatic stage presence, five critically acclaimed solo albums and a battery of instruments including acoustic and electric guitars, drum and piano — this is a one-woman powerhouse who defies categorisation because there simply isn’t anyone else out there quite like her. Hear some of Sarah’s new album: https://sarahmcquaid.bandcamp.com/album/the-st-buryan-sessions
Support: wonderful poet and songwriter Lawrence Illsley (www.lawrenceillsley.com) whose beautiful debut album Trees features contributions from Sarah McQuaid on backing vocals.
Not to be missed! Early booking highly recommended, and helps the team prepare seating! If there’s any unsold tickets, they'll be sold at the door. Tickets £10 from the Falcon Hotel, or from Roger Pugh at pugh@live.co.uk, 01885 483425, 07779 694615 .
For our ongoing concert programme see www.folkatthefalcon.com / www.facebook.com/folkatthefalcon
Herefs
🄵 HOMEND POETS & MUSICIANS, Ledbury, last Tuesdays, restarted at the end of September, but venue has just closed permanently. Looking for a new home. Nick Halligan 01684 563281 Email nickh2009<at>btinternet.com, but phone preferred
https://www.folklife.uk/homend-poets.html [17/10/2021]
Worcs
🄰 SYTCHAMPTON FOLK DANCE CLUB is now fully operational. www.sytchamptondanceclub.org.uk
Wednesday nights All welcome 8 till 10 £2 Various Callers and live Bands .
Saturday Dances December 18th Ivan Aitken with The Falconers 7.30 till 10.30
January 29th Lynne Render with NOZZY 7.30 till 10.30
Club finishes 22nd Dec and Resumes 5th January 2022
Regards, John Evans Chairman
Worcs
🄵 STRING BOX DUO. Fiddle, Guitar and harmonicas. Lovely, lively harmonious songs. From 1920 onwards. Not too loud - un plugged for relaxing fun.
Call 07754950939 to book, sometimes on Facebook Jill M Peer. Can be seen at the Barn, Ledbury on Saturdays from time to time. Ask for a date and time.
Worcs
🄵 WYRE PIDDLE SESSION.
I’ve just made arrangements for the restart of the Wyre Piddle session, at the different venue of the Anchor Inn in Wyre Piddle. (Pidele House has closed as a pub.) It will meet on the first Monday of every month, from 7 pm to 10 pm. The first session will be on 1st November. Everyone welcome.
Best wishes
Frank
Worcs
RECORDINGS by CHRIS STEWART and 'CRABBE'
"Two years ago I recorded a new set of original guitar instrumentals, then asked Bryan Neville-Lee (better known to most of us as 'Crabbe') to alternate these with his wonderful readings of selected poetry and prose on matching themes by authors such as W.B. Yeats, John Clare, and Kenneth Grahame. The result is really very special, but unfortunately, the project got shelved during the pandemic, and then, very sadly, we lost Bryan during the second lockdown early this year. Now it has finally been published as an album simply entitled Words & Music. People who've heard it so far have described it as:
'an enchanting journey in words and music'
'a real tour de force!'
'a fine tribute to Bryan'
It is available for £10 on CD or on a memory stick with high resolution MP3s plus artwork and a bonus video, with proceeds going to a charity that we both support called Mary's Meals (https://www.marysmeals.org.uk), which provides school meals for children in the developing world. I will have these with me at Worcester-area club meetings. Previews of the tracks can be heard at:- http://www.somers-folk-club.org.uk/CS/trax/
Thanks in advance for your kind support.
Chris Stewart.
OTHER UK AREAS --- copied to Webpage 🄵🅆 Other UK
Alba/Scotland
🄵 THE SILLERTIDES is Doug Huggins and Linn Phipps, singing conversation songs together. The unique feature of our singing is that - through the magic of Zoom – we live-sing together across the Atlantic Ocean, over a distance of 5000 miles. Every week, we live-sing our conversation songs at singarounds, based in the USA, UK and Ireland. These days, distance is no object! The first song we ever sang together is Norland Wind. And when we were seeking a name for our duo, The Wind’s line about sillertides seemed to us to fit us best. SIllertides (Doug and Linn) transatlantically-recorded debut CD “Silk and Leather”, on our Youtube channel, https://bit.ly/3hzmYNC. Linn Phipps https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk
Alba/Scotland
🄰 TEVIOTDALE Online Music Sessions
As a lot of the clubs running online events are now returning to live venues we have decided to try a monthly online session on a Friday night to fill the gap and cater for those that are not ready or who cannot attend live events.
Initially it will be the 2nd Friday of each month as the Timperly and Dragon's Breath Clubs are doing the 3rd and 4th. From 20:00 to 2200 GMT.
Links to these are available if you need them send PM or your email.
Link to the Teviotdale Online Session -
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86046781202?pwd=Y08xWEpBNlZYaUpEbEpRdXVrTWU1dz09
Meeting ID: 860 4678 1202
Passcode: Music
Singers and musicians of all abilities welcome.
Ray.
England North West
🄰 Cumbria - Brampton (near Carlisle) - BRAMPTON FOLK SESSIONS, Third Tuesdays, 8pm. Zoom sessions stopped as this is now live.
The Howard Arms is in Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 1NG
Come along on the Third Tuesday of the month at 8:00pm to sing; play a tune; recite a poem; tell a story; or just to listen.
There is a monthly theme, for details see website www.laverocks.org.uk
Next Session Tuesday 16th November 8:00pm Live upstairs in the hotel. Theme is: plants.
Singers and players of all standards, and listeners are welcome to this friendly Sing-Around. For more information phone Katy on 01434 298792 kmvandenbergstewart<at>gmail.com
We are a friendly, informal singers’ session, meeting on the third Tuesday of every month at 8pm. We work on the principle of going round the group, taking turns. Anyone, of any ability or degree of confidence, is welcome to join us: our ‘mission statement’ has always been:
‘Live Music by Real People in the Community’
We welcome singers, instrumentalists, story-tellers, poetry reciters and anyone who would just like to sit with their pint and listen! The music you will hear might be a tune that Wellington’s soldiers whistled as they went off to fight in the Peninsula, or a song about the Border Reivers, but it’s just as likely to be a music-hall number or ‘here’s one I wrote last week’.
WEST COUNTRY --- copied to Webpage 🄵🅆 West Country
Cornwall
🄵 ROB BARRATT comic poet
November 3rd Philleigh Folk Club, Philleigh-in- Roseland, near Truro, Cornwall.
Rob Barratt , 01566 880336, rbarratt@cooptel.net For more information, see: www.robbarratt.co.uk
Devon
🄵 PENNYMOOR SINGAROUND - revised listings.
After over 40 years at the Cruwys Arms in Pennymoor, the singaround has now lost this venue due to a change of landlord.
Here is a summary of the revised list of sessions in mid Devon run by Pennymoor members.
Full details are given below under VENUES in Online DIRECTORY box on the West Country webpage
🄵 1st Sun Sticklepath session has closed
🄵 VENUE CHANGE:
Last Sun, 12 noon Devon CHERITON FITZPAINE HALF MOON LUNCHTIME MUSIC SESSION Facebook: Pennymoor Singaround Clare Penney 01884 860023
🄵 NO CHANGE:
1st Tue Devon SANDFORD THE LAMB INN SESSION Facebook: Pennymoor Singaround Hazel / Paul 01363 776275
🄵 NEW CONTACT:
Last Tue Devon COLEFORD THE NEW INN SESSION Facebook: Pennymoor Singaround Dave Brassington 01363 84914
🄵 VENUE CHANGE:
3rd Wed Devon SANDFORD THE LAMB INN SINGAROUND Facebook: Pennymoor Singaround Biddy 01271 373305
🄵 NEW SESSION
4th Wed Devon STOKE CANNON FOLK AT THE STOKE Facebook: Pennymoor Singaround Alison/Paul 07709324836
🄵 VENUE CHANGE:
1st Thu, 12 noon Devon (venue: contact us) LUNCHTIME SONG/MUSIC SESSION Facebook: Pennymoor Singaround Jon 01363 83740
Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Bristol & S Glos --- no changes
GLOS & OXON --- copied to Webpage 🄵🅆 Glos-Oxon
Glos
🄵 CHELTENHAM FOLK CLUB. The Club has been on Zoom, 2nd & 4th Sundays, but is now live, and has just tried out a new venue, Upstairs at Charlton Kings Social Club, Church Street, Charlton Kings GL53 8AP. The first live meeting was held 24th October, for future meetings see www.cheltenhamfc.org.uk or telephone Chris 01242 571185 or Judith 01242 577506.
Judith writes: A big thank you to those of you who performed and listened on Sunday and made it such a good -- and Covid-safe -- evening. It was wonderful to hear real voices in person and to see you.
We have now booked the room in the Charlton Kings Social Club for the following evenings -- we will review going back to the Alehouse in December, see how it's all going. As the room is large and safe, and there's no noise from the downstairs room, it's probably our best choice.
Sunday November 14 Open night
Sunday November 28 Open night
Sunday December 12 Christmas/winter celebration, only seasonal songs/tunes for this one, please!
All 8pm for an 8:15 start.
Looking forward to these 3 nights very much!
Judith
Covid safety: lateral flow tests, social distancing, sanitising, masks etc will all be appreciated. Details will be sent to those on the mailing list. To join our mailing list, just email machteltj <at> gmail.com and say you would like to be on the list.
Glos (& Warks)
🄵 THE SHIFTING SUNDAY SESSION (SSS) ... every Sunday, same time, different pub. Just to confirm some times changed, plus a venue change, noted last Newsletter, now fully updated in under VENUES in the DIRECTORY on Glos-Oxon webpage for Glos, or W.Mids webpage for Warks,
A folk music session that take place every week in the South Warwickshire / North Cotswolds area, in four regular venues, with it being in a different village pub each Sunday of the month. Times as notified below, and typically around 20 musicians will turn up.
The current lineup of venues during each month is:
- 1st Sunday: The Howard Arms SSS at Ilmington, Warks CV36 4LT. 7-10pm Tel: 01608 682226
- 2nd Sunday: The New Inn SSS at Willersey, Glos WR12 7PJ 6-9pm Tel. 01386 853226 [change of venue]
- 3rd Sunday: The Blue Boar SSS at Temple Grafton, Warks B49 6NR. 7-10pm Tel: 01789 750010
- 4th Sunday: The Baker’s Arms SSS at Broad Campden, Glos GL55 0UR. 7-10pm Tel: 01386 840515
- 5th Sunday (when there is one) SSS : Different Venues each occurrence – as notified
Glos
🄵 WINCHCOMBE WHITE HART FOLK CLUB.
This is just to say that Folk continues Live in Winchcombe on the first Tuesday of the month, from 8.00 pm, with a cheery, growing band of minstrels.
Please join us if you can, and we quite understand if you are one of our trusty singers who can't be there for health or distance reasons. We will miss you.
Nov 2nd.- Happy Hallowe'en and Guy Fawkes' Night. Patchwork have some spooky/anarchic songs so you don't need to - unless likewise tempted!
Hope to see you soon
Yours Chris
WEST MIDLANDS --- copied to Webpage 🄵🅆 W. Mids
Birmingham
🄵 TRADITIONAL ARTS TEAM.
Just to confirm some changes, noted last Newsletter, now fully updated in W Mids Directory VENUES on the webpage:
NEW VENUE & NOW MONTHLY
2nd Sun, monthly Birmingham MOSELEY SCANDI MUSIC SESSIONS www.tradartsteam.co.uk Trad. Arts Team 0121 247 3856
→ Irish Centre, 205 Wheelers Lane, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B13 0ST. 2pm - 5pm
⇒ Traditional Arts Team, 19 Springfield Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7DU; info<at>tradartsteam.co.uk
⊕ Meet up and play a few Swedish and other Scandinavian tunes. All musicians welcome - more info and links to tunes via the ScandiBrum facebook page [2021 Oct new venue & now monthly]
CURRENTLY ONLINE
1st Wed Birmingham MOSELEY TALES & ALES STORY SESSION www.tradartsteam.co.uk Trad. Arts Team 07946 718286
→ Currently online. Prince of Wales pub, Alcester Road, Birmingham B13 8EE. 8pm
⇒ Traditional Arts Team, 19 Springfield Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7DU info<at>tradartsteam.co.uk
⊕ Come along to share stories and ales at this great storytelling venue. [2021 - online]
CURRENTLY ONLINE
2nd Wed Birmingham MOSELEY POLITICAL SONG SESSION www.tradartsteam.co.uk Trad. Arts Team 07946 718286
→ Currently online. Prince of Wales pub, Alcester Road, Birmingham B13 8EE, 8pm
⇒ Traditional Arts Team, 19 Springfield Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7DU; info<at>tradartsteam.co.uk
⊕ Come along, raise your voices, let the songs be heard, whether they were written yesterday or hundreds of years ago, let us learn from them and take heart from them. [2021 - online]
NO CHANGE - details as before § for the last one (Worcs) details on Herefs-Worcs webpage
- 3rd Wed Birmingham KINGS HEATH BIRMINGHAM STORYTELLING CAFÉ www.tradartsteam.co.uk Trad. Arts Team 07946 71828
- 2nd,4th Thu Birmingham MOSELEY MOSELEY VILLAGE BAND www.tradartsteam.co.uk Trad. Arts Team 0121 443 5687
- 1st Sat Worcs ALVECHURCH ALVECHURCH FRENCH DANCE & MUSIC www.tradartsteam.co.uk Trad. Arts Team §
Warks (& Glos)
🄵 THE SHIFTING SUNDAY SESSION (SSS) ... every Sunday, same time, different pub. Just to confirm some times changed, plus a venue change, noted last Newsletter, now fully updated in under VENUES in the DIRECTORY on Glos-Oxon webpage for Glos, or W.Mids webpage for Warks,
A folk music session that take place every week in the South Warwickshire / North Cotswolds area, in four regular venues, with it being in a different village pub each Sunday of the month. Times as notified below, and typically around 20 musicians will turn up.
The current lineup of venues during each month is:
- 1st Sunday: The Howard Arms SSS at Ilmington, Warks CV36 4LT. 7-10pm Tel: 01608 682226
- 2nd Sunday: The New Inn SSS at Willersey, Glos WR12 7PJ 6-9pm Tel. 01386 853226 [change of venue]
- 3rd Sunday: The Blue Boar SSS at Temple Grafton, Warks B49 6NR. 7-10pm Tel: 01789 750010
- 4th Sunday: The Baker’s Arms SSS at Broad Campden, Glos GL55 0UR. 7-10pm Tel: 01386 840515
- 5th Sunday (when there is one) SSS : Different Venues each occurrence – as notified
HEREFS & WORCS --- copied to Webpage 🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
Herefs
🄵 FOLK AT THE FALCON Falcon Hotel, High St, Bromyard HR7 4BT.
National-class acoustic music venue with a first-in-the-region concert on Friday 12th November, 7.30pm, from the outstanding Sarah McQuaid, part of Sarah's international launch tour for her new album The St Buryan Sessions.
“One of the most instantly recognisable voices in current music … Shades of Joni Mitchell in a jam with Karen Carpenter and Lana Del Rey.” Neil March, Trust The Doc
Award-winning musicianship, distinctive chocolatey vocals and mastery of the songwriting craft -- and add to that a warm, charismatic stage presence, five critically acclaimed solo albums and a battery of instruments including acoustic and electric guitars, drum and piano — this is a one-woman powerhouse who defies categorisation because there simply isn’t anyone else out there quite like her. Hear some of Sarah’s new album: https://sarahmcquaid.bandcamp.com/album/the-st-buryan-sessions
Support: wonderful poet and songwriter Lawrence Illsley (www.lawrenceillsley.com) whose beautiful debut album Trees features contributions from Sarah McQuaid on backing vocals.
Not to be missed! Early booking highly recommended, and helps the team prepare seating! If there’s any unsold tickets, they'll be sold at the door. Tickets £10 from the Falcon Hotel, or from Roger Pugh at pugh@live.co.uk, 01885 483425, 07779 694615 .
For our ongoing concert programme see www.folkatthefalcon.com / www.facebook.com/folkatthefalcon
Herefs
🄵 HOMEND POETS & MUSICIANS, Ledbury, last Tuesdays, restarted at the end of September, but venue has just closed permanently. Looking for a new home. Nick Halligan 01684 563281 Email nickh2009<at>btinternet.com, but phone preferred
https://www.folklife.uk/homend-poets.html [17/10/2021]
Worcs
🄰 SYTCHAMPTON FOLK DANCE CLUB is now fully operational. www.sytchamptondanceclub.org.uk
Wednesday nights All welcome 8 till 10 £2 Various Callers and live Bands .
Saturday Dances December 18th Ivan Aitken with The Falconers 7.30 till 10.30
January 29th Lynne Render with NOZZY 7.30 till 10.30
Club finishes 22nd Dec and Resumes 5th January 2022
Regards, John Evans Chairman
Worcs
🄵 STRING BOX DUO. Fiddle, Guitar and harmonicas. Lovely, lively harmonious songs. From 1920 onwards. Not too loud - un plugged for relaxing fun.
Call 07754950939 to book, sometimes on Facebook Jill M Peer. Can be seen at the Barn, Ledbury on Saturdays from time to time. Ask for a date and time.
Worcs
🄵 WYRE PIDDLE SESSION.
I’ve just made arrangements for the restart of the Wyre Piddle session, at the different venue of the Anchor Inn in Wyre Piddle. (Pidele House has closed as a pub.) It will meet on the first Monday of every month, from 7 pm to 10 pm. The first session will be on 1st November. Everyone welcome.
Best wishes
Frank
Worcs
RECORDINGS by CHRIS STEWART and 'CRABBE'
"Two years ago I recorded a new set of original guitar instrumentals, then asked Bryan Neville-Lee (better known to most of us as 'Crabbe') to alternate these with his wonderful readings of selected poetry and prose on matching themes by authors such as W.B. Yeats, John Clare, and Kenneth Grahame. The result is really very special, but unfortunately, the project got shelved during the pandemic, and then, very sadly, we lost Bryan during the second lockdown early this year. Now it has finally been published as an album simply entitled Words & Music. People who've heard it so far have described it as:
'an enchanting journey in words and music'
'a real tour de force!'
'a fine tribute to Bryan'
It is available for £10 on CD or on a memory stick with high resolution MP3s plus artwork and a bonus video, with proceeds going to a charity that we both support called Mary's Meals (https://www.marysmeals.org.uk), which provides school meals for children in the developing world. I will have these with me at Worcester-area club meetings. Previews of the tracks can be heard at:- http://www.somers-folk-club.org.uk/CS/trax/
Thanks in advance for your kind support.
Chris Stewart.
OTHER UK AREAS --- copied to Webpage 🄵🅆 Other UK
Alba/Scotland
🄵 THE SILLERTIDES is Doug Huggins and Linn Phipps, singing conversation songs together. The unique feature of our singing is that - through the magic of Zoom – we live-sing together across the Atlantic Ocean, over a distance of 5000 miles. Every week, we live-sing our conversation songs at singarounds, based in the USA, UK and Ireland. These days, distance is no object! The first song we ever sang together is Norland Wind. And when we were seeking a name for our duo, The Wind’s line about sillertides seemed to us to fit us best. SIllertides (Doug and Linn) transatlantically-recorded debut CD “Silk and Leather”, on our Youtube channel, https://bit.ly/3hzmYNC. Linn Phipps https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk
Alba/Scotland
🄰 TEVIOTDALE Online Music Sessions
As a lot of the clubs running online events are now returning to live venues we have decided to try a monthly online session on a Friday night to fill the gap and cater for those that are not ready or who cannot attend live events.
Initially it will be the 2nd Friday of each month as the Timperly and Dragon's Breath Clubs are doing the 3rd and 4th. From 20:00 to 2200 GMT.
Links to these are available if you need them send PM or your email.
Link to the Teviotdale Online Session -
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86046781202?pwd=Y08xWEpBNlZYaUpEbEpRdXVrTWU1dz09
Meeting ID: 860 4678 1202
Passcode: Music
Singers and musicians of all abilities welcome.
Ray.
England North West
🄰 Cumbria - Brampton (near Carlisle) - BRAMPTON FOLK SESSIONS, Third Tuesdays, 8pm. Zoom sessions stopped as this is now live.
The Howard Arms is in Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 1NG
Come along on the Third Tuesday of the month at 8:00pm to sing; play a tune; recite a poem; tell a story; or just to listen.
There is a monthly theme, for details see website www.laverocks.org.uk
Next Session Tuesday 16th November 8:00pm Live upstairs in the hotel. Theme is: plants.
Singers and players of all standards, and listeners are welcome to this friendly Sing-Around. For more information phone Katy on 01434 298792 kmvandenbergstewart<at>gmail.com
We are a friendly, informal singers’ session, meeting on the third Tuesday of every month at 8pm. We work on the principle of going round the group, taking turns. Anyone, of any ability or degree of confidence, is welcome to join us: our ‘mission statement’ has always been:
‘Live Music by Real People in the Community’
We welcome singers, instrumentalists, story-tellers, poetry reciters and anyone who would just like to sit with their pint and listen! The music you will hear might be a tune that Wellington’s soldiers whistled as they went off to fight in the Peninsula, or a song about the Border Reivers, but it’s just as likely to be a music-hall number or ‘here’s one I wrote last week’.
Updates for webpages not included in the printed magazine
🄲 Iaith Gymraeg/Welsh Language 🄰 Associates (those signed up to Newsletter), 'UK Other Areas' & 'International'
Our priority - a full print magazine & Folklife members' news, so new entries only from members or Associates (=signed up for Newsletter)
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🄲 Iaith Gymraeg/Welsh Language 🄰 Associates (those signed up to Newsletter), 'UK Other Areas' & 'International'
Our priority - a full print magazine & Folklife members' news, so new entries only from members or Associates (=signed up for Newsletter)
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⎈ Zoom List webpage updates
Some stop, others still zooming but only till they can reopen (which may be at short notice!), others will continue, others hybrid (live+zoom) . . . WEDNESDAYS 🄵 BIRMINGHAM - TRADITIONAL ARTS TEAM. See West Midlands news above; all now live except these 2 continue online for now 1st Wed Birmingham MOSELEY TALES & ALES STORY SESSION www.tradartsteam.co.uk 2nd Wed Birmingham MOSELEY POLITICAL SONG SESSION www.tradartsteam.co.uk |
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FRIDAYS
🄰 SCOTLAND - TEVIOTDALE Online Music Session, 2nd Friday of each month From 20:00 to 2200 GMT.
As a lot of the clubs running online events are now returning to live venues we have decided to try a monthly online session on a Friday night to fill the gap and cater for those that are not ready or who cannot attend live events.
Initially it will be the 2nd Friday of each month as the Timperly and Dragon's Breath Clubs are doing the 3rd and 4th. From 20:00 to 2200 GMT.
Links to these are available if you need them send PM or your email.
Link to the Teviotdale Online Session -
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86046781202?pwd=Y08xWEpBNlZYaUpEbEpRdXVrTWU1dz09
Meeting ID: 860 4678 1202
Passcode: Music
Singers and musicians of all abilities welcome.
Ray.
Zoom stopped, now live, § see news reports above
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⎈ International folk news webpage
🄰 Associates, for 'Other Areas' 'International' (associates are those signed up to our Folklife Newsletter).
- Folklife Newsletter sign up email sam@folklife.uk 'Opt In’ + country or Eng. region .... or use form above
USA
🄰 Mass - Boston - LIVE FROM THE MERMAID'S TAVERN
for details see sites.google.com/view/lynnoel/music/mermaidstavern
November
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🄰 SCOTLAND - TEVIOTDALE Online Music Session, 2nd Friday of each month From 20:00 to 2200 GMT.
As a lot of the clubs running online events are now returning to live venues we have decided to try a monthly online session on a Friday night to fill the gap and cater for those that are not ready or who cannot attend live events.
Initially it will be the 2nd Friday of each month as the Timperly and Dragon's Breath Clubs are doing the 3rd and 4th. From 20:00 to 2200 GMT.
Links to these are available if you need them send PM or your email.
Link to the Teviotdale Online Session -
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86046781202?pwd=Y08xWEpBNlZYaUpEbEpRdXVrTWU1dz09
Meeting ID: 860 4678 1202
Passcode: Music
Singers and musicians of all abilities welcome.
Ray.
Zoom stopped, now live, § see news reports above
- SUNDAYS 🄵 GLOS - CHELTENHAM FOLK CLUB §
- TUESDAYS 🄵 GLOS - WINCHCOMBE WHITE HART FOLK CLUB §
- TUESDAYS 🄰 CUMBRIA - BRAMPTON FOLK SESSIONS §
- TUESDAYS 🄵 SUNDERLAND - STUMBLE INN FOLK & ACOUSTIC AFTERNOON
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⎈ International folk news webpage
🄰 Associates, for 'Other Areas' 'International' (associates are those signed up to our Folklife Newsletter).
- Folklife Newsletter sign up email sam@folklife.uk 'Opt In’ + country or Eng. region .... or use form above
USA
🄰 Mass - Boston - LIVE FROM THE MERMAID'S TAVERN
for details see sites.google.com/view/lynnoel/music/mermaidstavern
November
- Saturday, November 6: Sophie et Adam in Concert
- Sunday, November 7: Ballad Sing
- Thursday, November 18: Lynz Morahn in Concert
- Sunday, November 21: Chantey & Tavern Sing
- Saturday TBD: Wassail! with Philadelphia Folk School
- Sunday, December 5: Ballad Sing
- Thursday, December 16: Molly Hebert-Wilson in Concert
- Sunday, December 19: Chantey and Tavern Sing
- Sunday, December 26: Mallard Wassail
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