PETE COE & ALICE JONES: FRANK KIDSON SONG & TUNE WORKSHOP
'The Search for Five-Finger Frank'
http://fivefingerfrank.co.uk/about-the-show/
Saturday 12th. March 2016
10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m.
Places £35. Booking form available here.
The Royal Oak, Station Street, Lewes BN7 2DA
Pete Coe is a folk music legend. A gripping performer, he sings, plays melodeon, banjo, bouzouki & mountain dulcimer, dances & teaches. Alice is a fine young singer playing clarinet, keyboard, & whistle.
Frank Kidson was an intelligent, sympathetic & entertaining early collector of traditional songs, tunes & broadsides working in the late 1800s in Yorkshire. His collection is huge & fascinating. Pete & Alice will share songs & music from the collection. Voices & all instruments welcome.
Some material will be available in advance.
For more information about Pete Coe, Alice Jones and Frank Kidson, click here.
PETE COE & ALICE JONES PERFORM AT LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB IN THE EVENING
AT THE ROYAL OAK
(admission £8; 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 | Presentation, 'Finding Five Finger Frank' His family, source singers, book & broadside collection. |
12.30 | Lunch |
13.30 | Songs with harmonies & a variety of accompaniments & arrangements. |
15.00 | Tea/coffee break |
15.15 | Country dance tunes from Kidson's printed & m/s sources, melodies & accompaniments. |
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/