ENGLISH TRADITIONAL SONG WORKSHOP with FAY HIELD http://www.fayhield.com
Saturday 3rd. March 2012
10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m.
Places £35. Booking form available here.
The Royal Oak,
3 Station Street,
Lewes
BN7 2DA
Fay is a fine young singer of English traditional song with a huge practical & scholarly understanding of it as well. She has performed & recorded with the Witches of Elswick, Damien Barber, Jon Boden, Fay Hield Trio & the Woodbine & Ivy Band, and has recently completed a PhD in English Folk Singing & the Construction of Community. She & Jon Boden run the Royal Traditions folk club, Dungworth, & help with Bright Phoebus events in Sheffield. Fay also recently organised the Soundpost Singing Weekend.
The workshop will help singers to develop their own style to bring the best out of songs. Fay asks you to bring a text & tune for a song you are keen to work on and a portable recording device if possible; Fay will also bring a couple & it should be possible to share.
IN THE EVENING FAY SINGS WITH THE FAY HIELD TRIO AT THE LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB
AT THE ELEPHANT & CASTLE
(admission £9; 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 | Phrasing, sentence structures, rewriting & adapting songs to suit your own vernacular & singing style. |
| 12.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30 | Exploring ways of getting inside tunes & bringing their best out, both for your voice & the shape of the song. |
| 15.00 | Tea/coffee break |
| 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/