1. EFDSS and The Magpies Nest join forces at the Southbank Centre on Friday 5th December
2. A Ceremony of Carols and Customs. C.Sharp House on Sunday 14th December
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EFDSS and The Magpies Nest join forces at the Southbank Centre on Friday 5th December
To celebrate a night of folk music on site, Southbank Centre joins forces with The English Folk Dance & Song Society and London's top alternative folk and acoustic club, The Magpie's Nest, to serve up a rich mixed bill of live artists and visuals across the evening in two delicious chunks.
The Front Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 5.30pm
On the bill for this first part are: Ewan McClennan, a gifted Yorkshire-based Scottish folk singer; Rún, a 4-voice Gaelic choir accompanied by Celtic harp, and directed by Irish singer Brona McVittie, and; The Magic Lantern, a quintet 'operating in the fertile hinterland between jazz and folk' and featuring Fred Thomas (percussion), Dave Shulman (clarinet), Phil Stevenson and Jamie Doe (guitars), and Lucy Railton (cello).
The Front Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 9.30pm
For this second part, Doc Rowe - Britain's foremost folklorist, collector and expert on customs and seasonal traditions - delves into his extraordinary archive of film footage to present a set of live visuals with DJ and film-maker Alex Reuben. Performing live is Mawkin - a scruffy, unkempt person - featuring Jamie Delarre (fiddle), Alex Goldsmith (melodeon), Dave Delarre (guitar) and Danny Crump (bass), whose music is punchy, energetic, passionate and good fun, whilst also moving and subtle.
www.themagpiesnest.co.uk / www.southbankcentre.co.uk
From: English Folk Dance and Song Society <efdss_at_efdss_dot_pmailuk_dot_com>Date: 24 November 2008 18:11:08 GMTSubject: Join in the festive celebration with A Ceremony of Carols and Customs
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English Folk Dance and Song Society
Press Release
24th November 2008
Join in the festive celebration withA Ceremony of Carols and Customs
The English Folk Dance and Song Society cordially invites you to Cecil Sharp House for A Ceremony of Carols and Customs on Sunday 14th December.
The annual all-day event of festive celebration begins with a Tea Dance at 2pm featuring caller Brenda Godrich with music from Maggie Fletcher, Vic Godrich and Alison Messer.
The Evening Concert host Taffy Thomas MBE presents an array of performers including the Greensleeves Morris Men, Hoddesdon Crownsmen, Westminster Morris Men, Julie & Alan Kimber-Nickelson, Laura Thomas, Denis & Jenny Smith, the debut performance by the Cecil Sharp House Community Choir and you the audience with lots of carols for everyone to sing in making the day an unforgettable one!
Tea Dance 2 - 5pm, Evening Concert 7pm start
All day ticket £14, £12 conc.
Evening ticket £11, £9 conc.
Family tickets (2 Adults + 2 Children) £25
Meal ticket in advance, booking essential £7
Tea Dance only £5 on the door
Children under 12 admission is free
Tickets available on 020 7485 2206 or download a form from www.efdss.orgends
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Note for Editors: For further information and photographs, please contact Jon Garlick, marketing_at_efdss_dot_org , English Folk Dance and Song Society, Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY. Tel: 020 7485 2206. www.efdss.org
The English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) has, for over a hundred years, worked to record, develop and promote the folk music, dance, song traditions of this country. With over 3,000 members and affiliated clubs and organisations, it is regarded as one of the premiere folk development and advocacy organisations in the UK.
The EFDSS's Mission is to develop its resources, especially the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, to maintain itself as a centre of excellence for the study, practice and dissemination of traditional English song, dance and music; to provide national and local outreach services that enable and increase access; and to celebrate diversity and promote equality.
The EFDSS is a charity registered in England and Wales.
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