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Resumed fully-printed Folklife West !
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On this site: 🄵🅆 Festivals & Workshops Diary,
then FOLK NEWS and online Directory pages follow ---
Cymru/Wales 🄵🅆 Cymru/Wales ; England 🄵🅆 South-West region 🄵🅆 Glos-Oxon 🄵🅆 West Midlands region 🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
England+Scotland 🄵🅆 Other UK news also from 'Other UK' Associates (= those signed up for free Newsletter by 19 Nov 2021).
Online only so no deadline: ⎈ International news from those signed up for free Newsletter, ⎈ Zoom List webpage, Zoom Directory, open to all
then FOLK NEWS and online Directory pages follow ---
Cymru/Wales 🄵🅆 Cymru/Wales ; England 🄵🅆 South-West region 🄵🅆 Glos-Oxon 🄵🅆 West Midlands region 🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
England+Scotland 🄵🅆 Other UK news also from 'Other UK' Associates (= those signed up for free Newsletter by 19 Nov 2021).
Online only so no deadline: ⎈ International news from those signed up for free Newsletter, ⎈ Zoom List webpage, Zoom Directory, open to all
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.
Unless subsequently become dated, will be in next Newsletter.
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
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
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
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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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We've produced free online issues . . . but have lost substantial festival advertising revenue.
With recurring costs (websites, domains, email, recent repairs & upgrades for computers & software), we are losing even more money than usual !
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(1) please renew membership when it's due, for the next 3 printed issues (pre-October issues credits for 2020 postponed issues and 2021 smaller issues as appropriate)
(2) non-members who appreciate what we do are asked to consider joining (£18 a year).
(3) please please tell your friends!
We've produced free online issues . . . but have lost substantial festival advertising revenue.
With recurring costs (websites, domains, email, recent repairs & upgrades for computers & software), we are losing even more money than usual !
We can publicise you, our members.
We can keep going because of your support via our membership scheme, but would appreciate your help at this difficult time for the magazine.
So some modest requests:
(1) please renew membership when it's due, for the next 3 printed issues (pre-October issues credits for 2020 postponed issues and 2021 smaller issues as appropriate)
(2) non-members who appreciate what we do are asked to consider joining (£18 a year).
(3) please please tell your friends!
