OCT 31
HALLOWEEN BY FIRELIGHT & CANDLELIGHT (£3)
We'll be using the club-room fireplace & lighting candles to add to
the atmosphere. Bring songs & tunes to suit. Home-made soul cakes
will be served.
Glorious singing with deep harmonies, magnificent concertina
(both English and McCann) accompaniment & splendid choice of
songs.
NOV
14 VICKI
SWAN & JONNY DYER
(£6)
Vicki Swan
& Jonny Dyer (http://www.smallpiper.co.uk/) are young
performers currently taking the
folk world by storm. Both sing. Vicki plays Scottish Smallpipes,
Swedish nyckelharpa, flute & electric double bass; Jonny plays
guitar, accordion & low whistle. They play British
traditional, Swedish & new music.
Lewes
Elephant Folk Music Workshop No. 119
VICKI SWAN SCOTTISH SMALLPIPES
WORKSHOP
10.45 a.m. - 4.45.p.m.
Places £25
Vicki has a
Royal College of Music degree & is a much-respected, innovative
smallpiper. The workshop will cover bellows technique, tuning, correct
posture, practice technique, playing together in harmony & a
gracenotes surgery. Music will be sent in
advance.
NOV
21
TOM & BARBARA BROWN (£5)
Lewes
Elephant Folk Music Workshop No. 120
TOM & BARBARA BROWN: BALLAD FORUM
10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m. Places
£20
You
are invited to bring at least one traditional or modern ballad to sing
& talk about: choose your ballad in advance so that you can be sure no-one
else will be allowed to nick it. Ballads chosen so far
areThe Gaberlunzie Man,The
Parson & The Student (modern), Tis My Delight of a Summer's Day, The Laird
o' Drum, The Dragon of Wantley (didn't get out last time), The Witch of
Berkeley, The Cruel Sister, Barbara Allen, Spirits of George's Bank,
Broomfield Hill, Lowlands of Holland, The Tithe Pig, The Flying
Cloud.
AT THE CROWN INN , 191 HIGH STREET, LEWES BN7
2NA
Traditional & written songs from the North-East beautifully sung
with elegant guitar accompaniment.
We now have unspeakably
beautiful enamel lapel badges for sale featuring our heraldic chequered
elephant. They are £2 each (£2.61 plus p&p, cheques payable to 'Lewes Arms
Folk Club' (still the account name).