KentFolk News
September 2005
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Chris Taylor, Bart Ramsey, Neti Vaan in the Ship Centurian, Whistable. | Neti Vaan, the excellent Cajun and Jazz fiddler, and Bart Ramsey the keyboard and accordion player, with interesting self-penned songs, (www.ramseyvaan.com/) were I believe on the road in Europe, and away from the damage, but I have not heard about the state of their home. |
Yves Langlois, Neti Vaan in the Ship Centurian, Whistable. |
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More recently we have heard the great song writer Mike West and Katie Eulis
at both Sweeps and Broadstairs. I believe that they are OK but living with
their children in a car in a Kansas car park.
Mike West, Katie Eulis ("Truck-stop Honeymoon") at Sweeps this year:
So please suport a benefit evening at the :
Pavilion On The Sands, Harbour Street, Broadstairs
Friday 28th October.
Tickets for the evening [not including the workshop] cost £8. All proceeds from this evening will go to the Red Cross International Hurricane Appeal. More information. |
Hopefully I will have more time to extend the number of Event Tables that can be updated this way.
Please follow this link if you are thinking of puting your gig lists on
the web, or plan to send gig information to KentFolk.
"Fiddlers Various", with 7 top quality/virtuoso fiddlers and all British uillean pipe champion, in the excellent Littlebourne Thatched Barn, plus two pub gigs over a long weekend:
went even better than I hoped - gigabytes of recorded sound,
4 hours of video - I hope to get the photo report up soon,
just also a very important time for my research at the moment
so that has to take precedence.
The St. Patrick's Night special - Thu. 17th March, with Camine, in the Red Lion Hotel sold out well in advance, and in spite of sold out notices more than 300 people tried to book. This was an excellent evening, with a rib-sticking Irish stew - I have photos and a recording, and will do a photo report as soon as I have a moment.
The next event was
Spring Cajun Dance
with Wild Turkey, on Saturday 7th May,
(the week-end after Rochester Sweeps festival 2005),
in the Littlebourne Thatched Barn.
One chair was left unsold - but everyone was
dancing, so no problem there, an excellent evening.
I will try and get the photos up soon.
The most ambitious was a long weekend, the first weekend in June, when there was a
There were also pub gigs :
Fiddler Saskia Tomkins in the King William IV in Littlebourne.
Monkey Puzzle with Laura Targett on fiddle, Lucy Randall on Bodhran,
and Pete Gazey on Guitar will be in the Red Lion in Wingham on Monday
6th June
The next event is an :
Fiddle virtuoso Chris Haigh is deeply knowledgeable about fiddle styles
from all round the world : on his web-site http://www.fiddlingaround.co.uk/,
he lists :
Ireland, Scotland, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Klezmer,
Mid East and The Med, India, China, Mexico, Cajun, Old Time,
Bluegrass, Western Swing, and Jazz.
He will be giving an afternoon talk about these styles of playing, and their ornamentation and cultural background, demonstrate some with his fiddle, as well as demonstrating some of the ethnic fiddles he has brought back.
He will also be showing images and sound clips of a number of these styles
that he has accummulated from his travels around the world.
Venue: Kingston Barn, The Street, Kingston, Nr. Canterbury, Kent. CT4 6JQ
See the
Thanks for the excellent support for the Fiddlers Various gigs, please do support the remaining events if you want anything like this to happen again.
So now Adrian and Sue are back - congratulations on a successful and wonderful trip - and thanks for taking us along by e-mail - now we just wait for the photos ...
On the 29th September Adrian is doing an evening of Stories, Poems and Songs in the Alma in Deal.
So I have been encouraging everyone to make use of EUjet, but as you will have heard, they have folded, so no more very convenient flights to Shannon.
The Orchard family down to the West Country are a most significant heritage.
Rod Stradling of Musical Traditions Internet Magazine says : "Tom is the grandfather - a singer and occasional box player. His wife, Amy Birch, is a wonderful singer. Tommy is the father - he's a box player and step-dancer."
Jean Orchard, says :
I was just looking at the website pages that you gave me and saw the line
up of the Topic CD and it reminded me to let you know that Amy Birch on
that CD is my mum and I am singing 'Over Yonders Hill' on our new CD!
(now released, aim to get my copy- beau)
The Orchard family were in London at the Musical Traditions : Keith Summers Fest. :
MAY 20TH - 22ND 2005
Sat. At the King & Queen, 1 Foley Street London W1W 6DL
A brilliant day, many excellent players and singers, with a strong contingent from Ireland. The Orchards were all I had hoped for an more, with Amy in fine voice singing old ballads, and Jean has indeed a lovely voice, singing some excellent somgs. Fine accordion and mellodeon playing from Tom and Tommy (as well as fascinating step dancing), but young Ashley was to me an excellent sign that there is much more fascinating music to come from this family.
KentFolk has a day-long recording in mp3, and part of the day and all of the evening as a .wav file - fills a DVD. This will be edited, and parts, with the musicians approval, may be available. Photos to come.
Sunday evening from 7.30, Rosie Stewart and The Orchard Family performed
at The Old Rose & Crown, Hoe Street
So if you know of players/singers in the
Gypsy / Romany tradition, particularly any fiddlers,
or know someone that might know, please do contact me.
It would be great to hear this music if we still can.
cheers,
beau_at_kentfolk_dot_com
, Tel: 01227 721 736, Mob: 07875 170 593.
I will add updates as I learn more.
If you have been looking for the Wednesday Celtic session at the George Inn, Stone St. this has now terminated again - the session is back in the Anchor Inn in Wingham, until further notice.
However there are also now sessions in a number of pubs on different days of the week.
A most important new session is an excellent French/European Session,
that has some very traditional instruments, including pipes,
"reed-capped shawm", and hurdy-gurdy, all in an excellent pub
with good beer.
See the photo-report on the new section:
[Current Gig Photos],
where there are also some sound-clips.
This session is on :
2nd Monday of the month:
at The Rose, The Green, Wickhambreaux,
CT3 1RQ :
a French/European Session at 8.30pm.
Tuesday:
There is a new Swing Jazz session in the Dove at Dargate every Tuesday :
Dargate Django Djam as a working title! - Yes excellent - very
enjoyable - beau
On the last Tuesday of the month there is a mixed session/folk evening in the Kings Head, Hythe.
Wednesday:
Celtic session at the Anchor Inn, Wingham, on the A257 near Canterbury.
New musicians very welcome.
1st Wednesday, Watershed (English), Simple Simons, Canterbury.
last Wednesday of the month:
Larry and friends, Simple Simons, Canterbury.
Thurday:
This mixed session has now moved back to the Bear, in Faversham;
and an excellent evening it is, well attended by a range of
musicians (including some young ones), and a packed pub.
White Hart Folk Club, Hythe -
This has now been subsumed into "Folk at The Drum" :
Folk At The Drum, North Stanford just off Stone Street which is
just North of the Hythe exit from the M20.
Sunday:
On the 1st Sunday and 3rd Sunday there is a Celtic session in the Compasses,
Sole Street, Crundale.
CT4 7ES
The last Sunday Celtic session at Deal has no home at the moment.
From: Kent Cajun
Subject: Wild Turkey new CD + launch gig!
Hello all,
The long awaited Wild Turkey CD "Gumbo" is to be launched on Tuesday 27th of
September!!!
Come and celebrate the launch at The Elephant (31 The Mall, Faversham, ME13
8JN) at 9pm!
The CD will be available from all Wild Turkey gigs or you can order by post
by calling 01227-779178.
"Gumbo" is priced £12 (please add £1.50 for postage & packing).
So dust off your dance shoes and see you at the Elephant,
A New Orleans Hurricane Benefit Night is to take place at the Broadstairs Pavilion on Friday the 28th of October
Satu
www.kentcajun.org.uk
- Promoting Cajun and Zydeco music and dancing
in Kent!
Cajun Dances
Sunday 25th September 2005 The season's first CAJUN DANCE WORKSHOP with Kay Anderson and Wild Turkey 2.30 to 4.30pm, Davis Estate Community Centre, Barberry Avenue, Chatham, ME5 9TE. Entry £3.50 For more information, please call Ann on 01634-405840.also :
On Thursday 6th. October the Cajun Barn have The Ray Abshire Cajun Band from Louisiana, 7.30-11.00 pm :
From: Lynne Lane
lynneandstevelane_at_btopenworld_dot_com
Subject: Cajunbarn
Hi Beau,
Hope that you're keeping well. We're having a special event
in October and would be grateful if you could please include it in your
listings for October
THURSDAY 6th. October Doors 7.30 Legends from Louisiana
-The Ray Abshire, Mitchell Reed and Andre Michot Cajun Band
At The Cajunbarn at The Tudor Barn, Well hall road, Eltham
SE9
Tickets on the door or phone Steve and Lynne on (020) 8850
2893
Admission £9 Cons £7.50
Please note that this is a THURSDAY gig, not our usual Sunday
Many thanks
Steve and Lynne
Cajun Dance Workshops
These workshops are led by Kay Anderson, with Wild Turkey (Yves and Chris from Cajunologie) providing the live music.
2:30pm - 4:30pm at
St. Peters Church Hall, Cromwell Road, Whitstable, Kent.
CT5 1NA;
£3.50, ring 01227 779 178 :
23rd October 2005
11th December 2005
26th February 2006
23rd April 2006
28th May 2006
Also 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm, now at
Davis Estate Community Centre, Barberry Avenue, Chatham,
ME5 9TE,
(was at Star Hill Function Rooms, Star Hill, Rochester);
£3.50, ring Ann on 01634 405 840.
- Summer Break -
25th September 2005
27th November 2005
22th January 2006
26th March 2006.