Thanks to a recent
successful application to the Milton Keynes Community Foundation Community, Folk
and Roots band Asha, with help and support from SEFAN, have secured funding to
develop and deliver a series of family oriented ceilidhs working in partnership
with some of the most deprived areas in Milton Keynes.
Asha will work in collaboration with Ghanian poet and
storyteller Yaw Asiyama to develop a new-look, modern-day music, dance and
story-based event which will encourage families to spend time together, share
activity and take an active part in this unique
experience.
Arts Project Manager and musician Jackie Allen says "We
are delighted that the Milton Keynes Community Foundation have supported this
exciting project which will enable us to explore and experiment with the
tradition to develp a 'new style' ceilidh event with a multi-cultural feel which
we can share with a wide range of audiences in Milton Keynes. We hope to
develop something really special which will have wide appeal to the family
market whilst providing time and space for family learning. We hope to
develop this to tour to festivals and venues throughout the
UK"
Project development will take place in the Autumn of
2009
with performances scheduled for late 2009, early
2010.