VICKI SWAN SMALLPIPES WORKSHOP
Saturday 14th. November 2009
10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m.
Places £25. Booking form available here.
The Elephant & Castle,
White Hill,
Lewes
BN7 2DJ
Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer (http://www.smallpiper.co.uk/) are young performers currently taking the folk world by storm. They 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.
Vicki has a Royal College of Music degree & is a much-respected smallpiper who has studied under Hamish Moore, Davie Taylor & Gary West.
The workshop is now open to any instrument, and the music is ready to be sent out by email. The workshop will cover piping styles and how to adapt the characteristics of smallpipe music to other instruments. There will be the opportunity to try some harmony arrangements (duets and trios) and detailed advice about the use and production of gracenotes in pipe music.
IN THE EVENING VICKI SWAN & JONNY DYER PERFORM AT THE LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB AT THE ELEPHANT & CASTLE
(admission £6; advance tickets available from address at end of the booking form)
Provisional Timetable
| 10.45 | Registration & coffee; order lunch (refreshments are not included) |
| 11.00 | Tuning, bellows technique, posture, hand position & practice technique. |
| 12.30 - 13.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30 | Playing together in harmony, duets & trios. |
| 15.00 | Tea/coffee break |
| 15.15 | A gracenotes surgery covering their use & how to select which to use. |
| 16.45 | Finish |
N.B. Booking is recommended as numbers are limited.
Music will be sent in advance & maps & accommodation lists on request.
Lewes Saturday Folk Club,
c/o 20, St. John's Terrace,
LEWES,
East Sussex
BN7 2DL
Tel. (01273) 476757
e-mail: Valmai Goodyear
Website: http://www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/