2. White Horse Ceilidhs FfMS: Fri 06/06/08 - Whapweasel & Gordon Potts (Oxon)

3. Strawbs - Hailsham Pavilion - a few special rate tickets (Sussex)

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Begin forwarded message:

From: "Malcolm Taylor" <malcolm_dot_taylor_at_efdss_dot_org>

Date: 2 June 2008 10:28:07 BDT

Subject: TALK ABOUT EWAN MACCOLL AT BISHOPSGATE INSTITUTE

Full details of the talk:

Class Act: The Cultural and Political Life of Ewan MacColl

Speaker: Ben Harker

Tuesday 3 June 2008 . 7.00pm

Discover the fascinating life of 'the British Brecht', Ewan MacColl, in this talk by his biographer Ben Harker. Ewan MacColl became a communist at fourteen and spent six decades at the cultural forefront of numerous political struggles, producing plays, songs and radio programmes on subjects ranging from the Spanish Civil War to the Poll Tax. As resident dramatist at Theatre Workshop, MacColl's plays won the admiration of contemporaries including George Bernard Shaw, Sean O'Casey and Hugh MacDiarmid. MacColl went on to become a leading figure in the post-war British folk revival, writing standards such as Dirty Old Town and The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face which have been covered by artists including Roberta Flack, Johnny Cash and The Pogues.

In this talk, Ben Harker will be discussing his critically acclaimed biography of MacColl, Class Act: The Cultural and Political Life of Ewan MacColl (London: Pluto, 2007).

Bishopsgate Institute

230 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4QH

Tube: Liverpool Street

Tickets £7, concs £5; advance booking required

Booking: call our ticket line on 020 7392 9220, Monday - Friday, 9.30am - 5.30pm

www.bishopsgate.org.uk/events

Best regards,

Malcolm Taylor

Library Director

Direct line: 020-7241 8959

EFDSS (Registered charity no. 305999)

Opening hours: Tuesday-Friday 9.30-5.30 &

1st & 3rd Saturdays 10-4

www.efdss.org

'No man goes before his time - unless the boss leaves early.'

Groucho Marx

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2. Begin forwarded message:

From: White Horse Ceilidhs - Adam Courthold <adam_at_whitehorseceilidhs_dot_org_dot_uk>

Date: 29 May 2008 13:42:55 BDT

Subject: [eceilidh] WHC FfMS: Fri 06/06/08 - Whapweasel & Gordon Potts

White Horse Ceilidhs present

Folk for MS Ceilidh - part of the FfMS Weekend

http://www.folkforms.org

Date: Friday 06 June 2008

Time: 8pm - 12pm

Band: Whapweasel

Caller: Gordon Potts

Plus: Mabel Gubbins

Venue: Old Mill Hall, Grove, OX12 7LB.

Tickets: £8 adults / £4 under 16's

Licensed Bar with real Ale

Ceilidh Flyer: http://www.whitehorseceilidhs.org.uk/flyers/2008-06-06.pdf

FfMS Flyer: http://www.whitehorseceilidhs.org.uk/flyers/ffms-flyer-2008.pdf

Contact Graham for Tickets:

Email: tickets_at_whitehorseceilidhs_dot_org_dot_uk

Mobile: 07855-548-512

Future Dates for your diary:

16 Aug 08 - Ceilidhography & Cate Bannister

18 Oct 08 - Scratch 'n' Sniff & Mike Courthold

06 Dec 08 - Swinging Molly & Will Hall

31 Jan 09 - Bathsheba's Wedding & Diane Smith

04 Apr 09 - Bass Instincts & TBC

15 Aug 09 - Stömp Acoustic & Will Hall

more details on our website

http://www.whitehorseceilidhs.org.uk

Facebook Group (facebook account needed)

http://www.facebook.whitehorseceilidhs.org.uk

MySpace Page

http://www.myspace.whitehorseceilidhs.org.uk

Folk for Multiple Sclerosis is a Registered Charity No. 1080774

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Adam Courthold

White Horse Ceilidhs

adam_at_whitehorseceilidhs_dot_org_dot_uk

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info_at_whitehorseceilidhs_dot_org_dot_uk

http://www.whitehorseceilidhs.org.uk

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Affiliated to:

EFDSS - English Folk Dance and Song Society

FAE - Folk Arts England

SEFAN - South East Folk Arts Network

AFO - The Association of Festival Organisers

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3. Begin forwarded message:

From: "Spyboy Info" <info_at_spyboy_dot_co_dot_uk>

Date: 1 June 2008 08:58:22 BDT

Subject: Strawbs - Hailsham Pavilion - a few special rate tickets

There are just a handful of "house seats" available
for our last show until October - The Strawbs
at the Hailsham Pavilion on Saturday 7th June.....

Tickets for these seats are £12.50 instead of £17.50
and are available on a first come first served basis....

If you are interested please reply to this mail
PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT PAVILION BOX OFFICE

The Stawbs full electric show features the original 1974 line-up of Dave Cousins,
Dave Lambert, Chas Cronk, John Hawken and Rod Coombes.
This was the line-up that completed the band's move from folk to pop to prog rock in 1974 with the album Hero and Heroine, which followed the success of the singles Lay Down and Part of the Union that had reached twelve and two in the charts in 1972-73.

www.strawbsweb.co.uk/ www.spyboy.co.uk

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FAVERSHAM FOLK CLUB LISTING – JULY 2008

Wednesday 2 July 8.30pm

The Chimney Boy,

Preston Street, Faversham

MARTIN SIMPSON

Debut performance at the club by this legendary

singer and guitarist.

Tel: 01795 423674

Entry: £10

Wednesday 9 July 8.30pm

The Chimney Boy,

Preston Street, Faversham

SINGERS NIGHT

Tel: 01795 423674

Entry: £1

Wednesday 16 July 8.30pm

The Chimney Boy,

ASKEW SISTERS

Emily and Hazel are a fiddle and melodeon duo, playing

and singing folk music mainly from the English

tradition.

Preston Street, Faversham

Tel: 01795 423674

Entry: £6 for members & £7 for non-members

Wednesday 23 July 8.30pm

The Chimney Boy,

Preston Street, Faversham

SINGERS NIGHT

Tel: 01795 423674

Entry: £1

Wednesday 30 July 8.30pm

The Chimney Boy,

CAPRIOLE

An ensemble with a love of early music and period

costume and a wish to bring their own brand of joie de

vivre to the performance of Mediaeval and Renaissance

music.

Preston Street, Faversham

Tel: 01795 423674

Entry: £5 for members & £6 for non-members

FAVERSHAM FOLK CLUB LISTING – AUGUST 2008

The Chimney Boy,

Preston Street

Faversham

SINGERS NIGHTS:-

Wednesday 6 August

Wednesday 13 August

Wednesday 20 August

Wednesday 27 August

8.30 pm

Entry £1, under 18 free

Tel: 01795 423674

HOP FESTIVAL SPECIAL

FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 8.30 pm

The Chimney Boy,

Preston Street, Faversham

RORY McLEOD

A modern troubadour using tap shoes, acappella,

harmonica, guitar, trombone, spoons, finger cymbals,

bandorea, djembe and various percussion instruments.

Tel: 01795 423674

Entry: £9 members and non-members

FAVERSHAM FOLK CLUB LISTING – SEPTEMBER 2008

Wednesday 3 September 8.30pm

The Chimney Boy,

Preston Street, Faversham

SINGERS NIGHT

Tel: 01795 423674

Entry: £1

Wednesday 10 September 8.30pm

The Chimney Boy,

Preston Street, Faversham

DAVE ELLIS AND BOO HOWARD

Intricate guitar work and mellow vocals.

Tel: 01795 423674

Entry: £5 for members £6 for non-members

Wednesday 17 September 8.30pm

The Chimney Boy,

Preston Street, Faversham

SINGERS NIGHT

Tel: 01795 423674

Entry: £1

Wednesday 24 September 8.30pm

The Chimney Boy,

Preston Street, Faversham

FUNI

Chris Foster and Bara Grimsdottir with traditional

songs from Iceland and England.

Tel: 01795 423674

Entry: £6 for members & £7 for non-members

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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:

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Tel. +44 (0)1273 541453

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