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August
September
October
November
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AUG 7 COME-ALL-YE (£3 inc raffle tickets)
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with BRYAN CREER & VALMAI GOODYEAR
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AUG 14 COME-ALL-YE (£3 inc raffle tickets)
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with DENISE & STUART SAVAGE
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AUG 21 COME-ALL-YE (£3 inc raffle tickets)
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with SANDRA GODDARD
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AUG 28 COME-ALL-YE (£3 inc raffle tickets)
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with DIANE & STEVE NEVILL
at THE BLACK HORSE, 55 WESTERN ROAD, LEWES BN7 1RS
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SEPT 4 COME-ALL-YE with spotlight on HILARY WARD http://www.hilaryward.co.uk/ (£3)
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A chance to hear more from a good local singer.
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SEPT 11 SLOE GIN (£5)
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Four piece band with voices, guitar, mandolin, melodeon & bass; mainly English traditional & traditional-style songs from four former Wasps in the Woodshed.
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SEPT 18 Lewes Saturday Folk Club workshop no. 134
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MOOR MUSIC: DARTMOOR MUSIC FOR ANY INSTRUMENT
http://www.moormusic.co.uk
Places £25 10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m.
Mark Bazeley (melodeon & concertina) & Jason Rice (accordion, step-dancing) began playing in childhood absorbing the unique Dartmoor style from their respective grandfathers Bob Cann & Jack Rice. Rob Murch (5-string banjo) is a dazzling exponent of the rarely-heard classic finger-style banjo. The workshop will cover some of the repertoire & style of The Dartmoor Pixie Band.
Details and booking form available from the club from the club & here
IN THE EVENING MOOR MUSIC PERFORM AT THE CLUB
Admission £6. Advance tickets from the club & here.
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SEPT 25 ANNIE WINTER (£4)
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Splendid unaccompanied English traditional singer with great presence and a simple, moving style.
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OCT 2 WENDY ARROWSMITH http://www.wendyarrowsmith.com/page2.html (£5)
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A new face from Yorkshire: beautiful voice & guitar, traditional & traditional-style songs.
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OCT 9 Lewes Saturday Folk Club workshop no. 135
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JOHN ADAMS & CHRIS PARTINGTON http://www.village-music-project.org.uk
VILLAGE MUSIC PROJECT for any instrument
Places £25 10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m.
The Village Music Project gathers the handwritten tune books of country dance musicians from the 17th. century onwards & publishes them on the internet for today's musicians to play. Some music will be available in advance & there will be a chance to inspect original manuscripts held in Barbican House, Lewes Castle.
Details and booking form available from the club from the club & here
In the evening, choose from the following:
*DANCE with RYBURN 3-STEP*
*SUSSEX SINGERS CONCERT*
*PEPPER'S GHOST MAGIC LANTERN SHOW*
A Lewes Folk Festival event. More details on Lewes Folk Festival website http://www.lewesfolkfest.org/.
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SUN OCT 10 Lewes Saturday Folk Club workshop no. 136
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CHRIS COE: BALLAD FORUM http://www.chriscoe.info/index.htm
Places £20 10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m.
Chris is a magnificent singer of ballads & other traditional songs. She has performed with Pete Coe, The New Victory Band, Bandoggs, English Country Blues Band, Red Shift & Ryburn 3-Step, & is a respected academic tutor of song, vocal techniques, drama & dance. She also plays hammered dulcimer & McCann duet concertina.
You are invited to bring at least one traditional ballad to sing & talk about. To avoid clashes with other contributors, please state your preferred ballad in advance. If your choice has already been taken we will let you know so that you can choose another. If in doubt about what counts as a ballad, please use the contact email or phone to ask.
Details and booking form available from the club from the club & here
A Lewes Folk Festival event. More details on Lewes Folk Festival website http://www.lewesfolkfest.org/.
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OCT 16 THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND (£7)
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http://freespace.virgin.net/d.gifford1/three_sheets.htm
Derek Gifford, Geoff Higginbottom, & Keith Kendrick: three huge voices bring strength & freshness to sea songs & shanties.
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OCT 23 COME-ALL-YE with DIANE & STEVE NEVILL (£3 inc raffle tickets)
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Bring songs & tunes. Listen for Nevill Bonfire fireworks at about 10..00 p.m.
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OCT 30 HALLOWEEN EVENING spotlighting MOOSE ROSSER (£3)
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Firelight & candlelight make a setting for your seasonal songs & tunes. Soul Cakes will be served. Moose's magnificent unaccompanied singing is an added attraction.
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NOV 6 TUNES SESSION with BRYAN CREER & VALMAI GOODYEAR (£3 inc raffle tickets)
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Bring instruments to join in mainly English tunes. Singers welcome too.
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NOV 13 FRANKIE ARMSTRONG http://www.frankiearmstrong.com/index.html (£6)
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A powerful & compelling performer, Frankie has been singing British ballads, rural, industrial, music hall & contemporary songs since the 1960s. She has worked with Louis Killen, Ewan MacColl, Bert Lloyd, Peggy Seeger & Sandra Kerr. She has a passion for traditional singing styles.
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Lewes Saturday Folk Club workshop no. 137
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FRANKIE ARMSTRONG: VOICE WORKSHOP
Places £30 Saturday November 13th. 10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m.
The workshop will explore the melodic voice & how the body/breath/voice is our vocal instrument with enjoyable & relaxing exercises, improvisations & songs to release the voice. Music reading is not necessary.
Workshop booking forms & evening tickets available from the club & here
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NOV 20 TIM LAYCOCK http://www.timlaycock.co.uk/index.html (£6)
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Tim is a fine singer & duet concertina player, actor, writer & tutor & a founder member of the New Scorpion Band.
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Lewes Saturday Folk Club workshop no. 138
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TIM LAYCOCK; All-systems CONCERTINA WORKSHOP
Places £30 Saturday November 20th. 10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m.
The workshop will cover techniques for playing, performance & extending repertoire; we'll also learn some cracking tunes from the manuscripts of Benjamin Rose of Belchalwel & Daniel Rolls of Weymouth, Dorset. Music will be sent out in advance.
Workshop booking forms & evening tickets available from the club & here
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NOV 27 ALAN DAY & MIKE AINSCOUGH http://www.mjra.net/La Luna/ (£5)
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at the CROWN INN, 191 HIGH STREET, LEWES BN7 2NA
Folk, blues, ragtime, rock & roll & music hall: warm & good-humoured stuff on Anglo concertina, guitar, voices, mandolin & fiddle.
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DEC 11 MARTIN CARTHY - postponed from OCT 30.
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Workshop - Guitar - on Sunday 12th December
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FEB 19 CLIVE HARVEY
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Workshop - Ukulele
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FEB 26 CHRIS FOSTER
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Workshop - Guitar
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MAR 12 TOM McCONVILLE
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Workshop - Fiddle
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MAR 19 ALISTAIR ANDERSON
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Workshop and Performance (2 days) - Steel Skies
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APR 9 THE CLAQUE
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Ballad Forum
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