Begin forwarded message:

From: ValmaiGoodyear_at_aol_dot_com

Date: 11 March 2007 12:36:10 GMT

Subject: Aaron Jones, bouzouki/guitar workshop, 24.3

Places for the workshop remain available. Chord charts, etc. will be given out on the day.

Valmai Goodyear
20, St. John's Terrace, Lewes, BN7 2DL

01273 476757

Lewes Arms Folk Club, Mount Place, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1YH
www.members.aol.com/lewesarmsfolk
Residents: Bryan Creer, Dave Earl, Sandra Goddard, Valmai Goodyear, Suzanne Higgins, Steve & Diane Nevill, George Oakley, Robert O'Mahony, Derek Seed

Lewes Arms Workshop No 80

AARON JONES

BOUZOUKI & dadgad GUITAR WORKSHOP

Places £20

Saturday 24th. March 2007

10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m.

The Royal Oak, Station Street, Lewes,

East Sussex BN7 2DA

Aaron was declared Instrumentalist of the Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards in 2005 and performs with the top Scottish band Old Blind Dogs. He lives in Edinburgh & tours extensively in the UK & North America, Europe & Australia.

The workshop will look at all the skills required to play & create interesting & original accompaniment parts on bouzouki & dadgad guitar. Chord charts will be handed out on the day.

IN THE EVENING

TOM McCONVILLE, AARON JONES & CLAIRE MANN PERFORM AT THE LEWES ARMS FOLK CLUB

(£6; advance tickets available from address at end of this form)

Provisional Timetable

10.45 Registration & coffee; order lunch (refreshments not included)

11.00 Chord repertoires, chord substitution & linking the chords; a look at improving your arsenal of chords, alternative chord structures & opening up the neck of the instrument.

12.30 Lunch

13.30 Right-hand technique & building a complete part: jig rhythm, ‘damping’ & a look at constructing a backing part through the course of a set of tunes.

15.15 Tea/coffee break

15.30 Song accompaniment & arrangement.

16.45 Finish

N.B. Booking is recommended as numbers are limited. Maps & accommodation lists will be sent on request.

AARON JONES BOUZOUKI & dadgad GUITAR WORKSHOP

Saturday 24th. March 2007

BOOKING FORM

I would like to attend the workshop on 24th. March 2007. I enclose a cheque for £20.00 for workshop fees (refreshments not included).

Name:

Address:

No. of tickets for evening performance (£6 each, include SAE for these):

Telephone:

E-mail address:

Tick for map: Tick for accommodation list:

Please make cheques payable to Lewes Arms Folk Club and send with this booking form to: Valmai Goodyear, 20, St. John's Terrace,

LEWES, East Sussex BN7 2DL

Tel. (01273) 476757

e-mail: valmaigoodyear_at_aol_dot_com

Website: http://members.aol.com/lewesarmsfolk

Places remain for the workshop and the music will be available soon.

20, St. John's Terrace, Lewes, BN7 2DL

Lewes Arms Folk Club, Mount Place, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1YH

www.members.aol.com/lewesarmsfolk

Residents: Bryan Creer, Dave Earl, Sandra Goddard, Valmai Goodyear, Suzanne Higgins, Steve & Diane Nevill, George Oakley, Robert O'Mahony, Derek Seed

Lewes Arms Workshop No 81

WHISTLE & FLUTE WORKSHOP

Saturday 24th. March 2007

10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m.

John Harvey Tavern, Bear Yard,

A dazzling performer from Newcastle, Claire has won numerous All-Ireland Championships on flute, whistle & fiddle. She teaches flute & tin whistle at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama & is a regular visiting flute & fiddle tutor at Newcastle University. She has also taught at Folkworks, Strathclyde University & a great many music festivals.

The workshop offers an in-depth look into the workings of Irish & Scottish flute & tin whistle styles with a variety of tunes from Scotland, Ireland & beyond. Music will be sent in advance.

PERFORM AT THE LEWES ARMS FOLK CLUB

(£6; advance tickets available from address at end of this form)

Provisional Timetable

10.45 Registration & coffee; order lunch (refreshments not included)

11.00 Back to basics: a look at technique including tone, posture, the use of breathing, ornamentation & phrasing in traditional music.

13.30 Irish music: jigs, reels, hornpipes, polkas, slides, slow airs, cuts, rolls & crans!

15.15 Tea/coffee break

15.30 - 16.45 Scottish pipe music & its compatibility with the flute & whistle: an in-depth look at pipe tunes & their ornamentation.

N.B. Booking is recommended as numbers are limited. Music, maps & accommodation lists will be sent in advance.

CLAIRE MANN: WHISTLE & FLUTE WORKSHOP

Saturday 24th. March 2007

I would like to attend the workshop on 24th. March 2007. I enclose a cheque for £20.00 for workshop fees (refreshments not included).

No. of tickets for evening performance (£6 each, include SAE for these):

Tick for map: Tick for accommodation list:

Please make cheques payable to Lewes Arms Folk Club and send with this booking form to: Valmai Goodyear, 20, St. John's Terrace,

LEWES, East Sussex BN7 2DL

------------------------------------------------------

Penny Allen - General Manager

Anthony John Allen - Chair of the board

SOUTH EAST FOLK ARTS NETWORK:

admin_at_sefan_dot_org_dot_uk www.sefan.org.uk

Charity registered in England and Wales No: 1111883

Company Limited by Guarantee No: 5114495 registered in Cardiff

MELTDOWN ENGLISH CEILIDHS:

admin_at_meltdownec_dot_org_dot_uk www.meltdownec.org.uk

89 Hollingbury Park Avenue, Brighton, BN1 7JQ

Tel. +44 (0)1273 541453

Fax. +44 (0)1273 554189