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Sent: 01 September 2010 12:10

Subject: SEFAN 2010-09-01_01 EVENTS (3 posts) SUSSEX

 

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1.  Lewes Saturday Folk Club in September: The Room in the Elephant. SUSSEX

2.  Lewes Saturday Folk Club - Upcoming WORKSHOPS - October/November. SUSSEX

4.  GARYS CLUB - Open Mic Night. Sat September 4th. SUSSEX

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From: ValmaiGoodyear_at_aol_dot_com

Date: 31 August 2010 09:25:08 BDT

Subject: Lewes Saturday Folk Club in September: The Room in the Elephant

 

SEPT  4           COME-ALL-YE with spotlight on HILARY WARD http://www.hilaryward.co.uk/ (£3)

                        A chance to hear more from a good local singer: unaccompanied English traditional, spirituals & more. We'll also be joined by the bluesman Max Spiegel of Mudcat Cafe fame on a visit from the USA.

 

SEPT  11         SLOE GIN     (£5)

Four piece band with voices, guitar, mandolin, melodeon & bass; mainly English traditional & traditional-style songs from four former Wasps in the Woodshed.

The evening will be MC'd by Diane and Steve Nevill.

 

SEPT 18          Lewes Saturday Folk Club workshop no. 134

                        MOOR MUSIC: DARTMOOR MUSIC FOR ANY INSTRUMENT

                        http://www.moormusic.co.uk

                        Places £25       10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m.

                        Mark Bazeley (melodeon & concertina) & Jason Rice (accordion, step-dancing) began playing in childhood absorbing the unique Dartmoor style from their respective grandfathers Bob Cann & Jack Rice. Rob Murch (5-string banjo) is a dazzling exponent of the rarely-heard classic finger-style banjo. The  workshop will cover some of the repertoire & style of The Dartmoor Pixie Band.

                         IN THE EVENING MOOR MUSIC  PERFORM AT THE CLUB Admission £6.  Advance tickets from the club or the website.

 

SEPT 25          ANNI WINTER      (£4)

                        Splendid unaccompanied English traditional singer with great presence and a simple, moving style.

 

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2. Lewes Saturday Folk Club workshops

 

OCT 9             Lewes Saturday Folk Club workshop no. 135

JOHN ADAMS & CHRIS PARTINGTON http://www.village-music-project.org.uk

VILLAGE MUSIC PROJECT for any instrument

Places £25 10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m.

The Village Music Project gathers the handwritten tune books of country dance musicians from the 17th. century onwards & publishes them on the internet for today's musicians to play. Some music will be available in advance & there will be a chance to inspect original manuscripts held in Barbican House, Lewes Castle.

 

In the evening, choose from the following:

*DANCE with RYBURN 3-STEP*

*SUSSEX SINGERS CONCERT*

*PEPPER'S GHOST MAGIC LANTERN SHOW*

A Lewes Folk Festival event. More details on Lewes Folk Festival website h http://www.lewesfolkfest.org/ 

 

SUN OCT 10  Lewes Saturday Folk Club workshop no. 136

CHRIS COE: BALLAD FORUM http://www.chriscoe.info/index.htm

Places £20 10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m.

Chris is a magnificent singer of ballads & other traditional songs. She has performed with Pete Coe, The New Victory Band, Bandoggs, English Country Blues Band, Red Shift & Ryburn 3-Step, & is a respected academic tutor of song, vocal techniques, drama & dance. She also plays hammered  dulcimer & McCann duet concertina. You are invited to bring at least one traditional ballad to sing & talk about. To avoid clashes with other contributors, please state your preferred ballad in advance. 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.

 A Lewes Folk Festival event. More details on Lewes Folk Festival website http://www.lewesfolkfest.org/

 

NOV 13 Lewes Saturday Folk Club workshop no. 137

FRANKIE ARMSTRONG: VOICE WORKSHOP

Places £30 Saturday November 13th. 10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m.

A powerful & compelling performer, Frankie has been singing British ballads, rural, industrial, music hall & contemporary songs since the 1960s. She has worked with Louis Killen, Ewan MacColl, Bert Lloyd, Peggy Seeger & Sandra Kerr. She has a passion for traditional singing styles. The workshop will explore the melodic voice & how the body/breath/voice is our vocal instrument with enjoyable & relaxing exercises, improvisations & songs to release the voice. Music reading is not necessary. 

Workshop booking forms & evening tickets available from the club & website www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org

FRANKIE ARMSTRONG    http://www.frankiearmstrong.com/index.html        (Evening ticket only £6)



 

NOV 20 Lewes Saturday Folk Club workshop no. 138

TIM LAYCOCK; All-systems CONCERTINA WORKSHOP

Places £30 Saturday November 20th. 10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m.

Tim is a fine singer & duet concertina player, actor, writer & tutor & a founder member of the New Scorpion Band.

The workshop will cover techniques for playing, performance & extending repertoire; we'll also learn some cracking tunes from the manuscripts of Benjamin Rose Daniel Rolls of Dorset. Music will be sent out in advance.

Workshop booking forms & evening tickets available from the club & website www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org

TIM LAYCOCK        http://www.timlaycock.co.uk/index.html       ((Evening ticket only £6) 



Valmai Goodyear
20, St. John's Terrace, Lewes, BN7 2DL

01273 476757

Lewes Saturday Folk Club, Elephant & Castle, White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ http://www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/ 
Residents: Bryan Creer, Dave Earl, Sandra Goddard, Valmai Goodyear, Suzanne Higgins, Steve & Diane Nevill, George Oakley, Denise Savage, Derek Seed, Stuart Walker

LEWES FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL BOOKING NOW OPEN: http://www.lewesfolkfest.org/

LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB MUSIC WORKSHOPS 2010
Workshops last a full day. The tutor performs at the club on the Saturday evening.
Booking forms can be printed from the website about four months before the event.

20 Feb STEVE TURNER Concertinas for song accompaniment
27 Feb COOPE BOYES & SIMPSON Vocal harmony
27 Feb GEORGINA BOYES Folklore seminar (pm)
27 March BEN PALEY Fiddle
17 April SHIRLEY COLLINS Trad song masterclass
18 April SHIRLEY COLLINS Trad song masterclass
24 April ISSY EMENEY Melodeon
22 May JOE PENLAND North Carolina song & society
5 June MIKE O'CONNOR & BARBARA GRIGGS Cornish tunes from source manuscripts
6 June MIKE O'CONNOR Songwriting in the tradition
10 July KAREN TWEED O'Carolan's music (any instrument)
18 Sept MOOR MUSIC Dartmoor music (any instrument)
9 Oct JOHN ADAMS & CHRIS PARTINGTON Village Music Project (any instrument)
10 Oct CHRIS COE Ballad forum
13 Nov FRANKIE ARMSTRONG Singing & vocal techniques
20 Nov TIM LAYCOCK Concertina (all systems)
12 Dec MARTIN CARTHY Guitar

SPARE PARTS CONCERTINA BAND
Bryan Creer, Suzanne Higgins, Valmai Goodyear
http://www.sparepartsband.co.uk/

 

 

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3.

Date: 30 August 2010 23:07:23 BDT

Subject: Gary's Club - Open Mic Night, Sat 4th Sept 2010 at Coolham.

Reply-To: gary.holder_at_tiscali_dot_co_dot_uk

 

Gary's Live Music Club
tel:01403-785674
email:gary.holder_at_tiscali_dot_co_dot_uk
web:www.bassistgaryholder.com

Coming Up


Saturday 4th September 
Coolham Village Hall
West Sussex
RH13 8QN

Open Mic Night 
featuring Blueszoo.
Plus a whole host of other great performers.
Doors open at 7.30pm. Music from 7.45pm until 10.45pm

Free admission. Tea & coffee available 
or bring your own refreshments.

Donations to club funds appreciated during the evening.
Please help spread the word so we can play to a full house. Thank you.


 

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