30
AUG COME-ALL-YE with DIANE & STEVE NEVILL (£3 entry
includes raffle tickets)
The last of our summer
come-all-ye's.
6 SEPT
MARIAN BUTTON:
BALLAD FORUM (Lewes Arms workshop no.
97)
10.45 a.m. - 4.45 p. m.
Places £15
Marian is a spell-binding performer of ballads &
traditional songs. She won the prestigious Song Competition at the 2002
National Folk Festival. Bring at
least one traditional or modern ballad to sing & talk about. To avoid
clashes, please state your preferred ballad when booking. If your choice has
already been taken, we will let you know so that you can choose another. If in
doubt about what counts as a ballad, please use the contact email or phone to
ask.
IN THE EVENING MARIAN BUTTON PERFORMS AT THE LEWES
ARMS (£5)
Advance tickets & booking forms available from the
club & the website.
13 SEPT
HARVEST
HOME (£3)
Bring songs & tunes about the harvest. If possible, let us know
your choice in advance so that we can draw up a running order. Home-made
harvest loaves, English cheeses & apples will be
served.
FENLAND
TUNES WORKSHOP for ANY INSTRUMENT
(Lewes Arms Workshop no 98)
10.45 a.m. - 4.45 p. m.
Places £25
These two skilled, enthusiastic & popular performers have unearthed
some rare gems of English song & dance music, particularly from the
Fenland area. They play melodeons, Anglo concertina, cello, banjo &
English concertina. Mary sings traditional songs, mostly in English, a few in
Welsh.
The workshop
will cover tunes mainly from the Cambridge fens & surrounding areas,
especially featuring tunes from the unpublished manuscripts of William Clarke
of Feltwell, Norfolk, some East Anglian tunes & harmony arrangements.
Music will be sent in advance.
IN THE EVENING MARY & ANAHATA PERFORM AT THE LEWES
ARMS (£6)
Advance tickets & booking forms available from the
club & the website.
A powerful & much-admired
storyteller, singer & harpist.