NORTH CAROLINA SONG & SOCIETY WORKSHOP with JOE PENLAND
http://www.joepenlandmusic.com/
Saturday 22nd. May 2010
10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m.
Places £25. Booking form available here.
The Elephant & Castle,
White Hill,
Lewes
BN7 2DJ
Joe has inherited the song & storytelling traditions of his family in the North Carolina Appalachians, where he still lives & works. He plays guitar & banjo. His account of life in the small village of Sodom Laurel is fascinating & often surprising. The workshop will cover 'Old Love Songs & Ballads from the Western North Carolina Mountains' & the oral tradition that preserved them. Joe will tell the stories of the 'Keepers of the Old Songs' who passed them on to him. Photographs of the landscape & the singers, along with field recordings, will paint a vivid portrait of life in this isolated part of America.
A work book with lyrics & information & a CD of field recordings will be provided for each participant.
IN THE EVENING JOE PENLAND WILL PERFORM AT THE LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB
AT THE ELEPHANT & CASTLE
(admission £P; advance tickets available from address at end of the booking form)
Provisional Timetable
N.B. We will be singing throughout the day!
| 10.45 | Registration & coffee; order lunch (refreshments are not included) |
| 11.00 | Introduction to Madison County, North Carolina. Life at the time of Cecil Sharp's visit: the singers & the songs they sang. |
| 12.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30 | Songs & stories of the Sodom Laurel community: the Wallin, Ray, Chandler, Norton & Ramsey Family |
| 15.00 | Tea/coffee break |
| 15.15 | Bascomb Lamar Lundsford & other collectors. |
| 16.45 | Finish |
N.B. Booking is recommended as numbers are limited.
Maps & accommodation lists will be sent in advance if requested.
Valmai Goodyear,
20, St. John's Terrace,
LEWES,
East Sussex
BN7 2DL
Tel. (01273) 476757
e-mail: Valmai Goodyear
Website: http://www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/