| SHOW OF HANDS TO PLAY FIVE UK CATHEDRALS |
~Jackie Oates & Rodney Branigan as special autumn guests ~
Show of Hands - currently going down a storm at summer festivals- will play five of the UK’s finest cathedrals as part of their Spires and Beams tour this autumn.
The 2010 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards double winners have announced they will appear at Exeter, Wells, Sheffield, Gloucester and Peterborough cathedrals as well as Nottinghamshire’s Southwell Minster and 12 churches across England -in a tour running from October 12 to November 13.
Spires & Beams Tour 2010
 
Sheffield and Gloucester Cathedrals
SHOW OF HANDS with Miranda Sykes, and special guest Jackie Oates, except Eastbourne, Wells and Totnes.
OCTOBER
12th: BECKENHAM, St.George’s Church. Tickets: in person from St George's Parish Office, High St Beckenham (Info: 020 8663 6996) Tue-Fri 9.30am-4pm or Beckenham Bookshop 42 High St (020 8650 9744) 9am-5pm Mon-Sat
13th: BUCKINGHAM, Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul. Tickets: 01296 748268 /
www.empty-rooms.com / www.wegottickets.com
14th: OTFORD, Kent, St Bartholomew’s Church Tickets available by credit/debit card from 07798 767770, by cheque from www.brandywinemusic.co.uk or online from www.wegottickets.com
15th CROWBOROUGH, Sussex, All Saints Church Tickets: Hailsham Pavilion box office: 01323 841414 or in person
16th: EASTBOURNE, Sussex, All Saints Church Tickets :Hailsham Pavilion box office: 01323 841414 or in person
20th: LECHLADE, St Lawrence Church Tickets go on sale 14 August.
21st: GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL Tickets: Gloucester Guildhall Box Office 01452 503050 / www.gloucester.gov.uk/guildhall / 24hrs See Tickets 0871 22 00 260 www.seetickets.com
22nd: MARLBOROUGH, St Mary’s Church Tickets 01672 542465
23rd: WELLS CATHEDRAL Tickets available from Wells Cathedral Box Office 01749 672773 www.wellscathedral.org.uk/events/boxoffice.shtml / Wells Tourist Information Office - Town Hall 01749 672552 / See Tickets 0871 22 00 260 www.seetickets.com
29th: VERYAN, CORNWALL, St. Symphorian Church Ticket info to be announced
30th: TOTNES, Devon, St Mary’s Church Ticket info to be announced
NOVEMBER
2nd: CROPREDY, St Mary’s Church Tickets 01295 750633
3rd: SOUTHWELL MINSTER, Nottingham Ticket info to be announced
4th: GRINTON, North Yorkshire, St Andrew’s Church Tickets & info: 01748 884759
5th: WIGAN, Parish Church Tickets & info: 01942 824291
6th: SHEFFIELD CATHEDRAL - Tickets on sale from 1st Sept
10th: EXETER CATHEDRAL –Tickets 01392 667080
11th: GILLINGHAM, Dorset, Methodist Church Tickets on 07817 379006 or on-line from www.wegottickets.com
13th PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL: Tickets: Peterborough TIC 01733 452336/ www.peterborough-cathedral.org.uk / See Tickets 0871 22 00 260 www.seetickets.com
Concert Tour Autumn 2010
SHOW OF HANDS with Miranda Sykes, and special guest Rodney Branigan
NOVEMBER
17th: SALISBURY City Hall Tickets from Box Office: 01722 434434 or online at www.cityhallsalisbury.co.uk
18th: MANCHESTER, Royal Northern College of Music Tickets from RNCM Box Office 0161 907 5200, or online www.rncm.ac.uk
19th: STAFFORD, Gatehouse Theatre Tickets on: 01785 254653
20th: STOCKTON ON TEES, Arc Theatre Tickets from ARC Box Office 01642 525199 or online www.arconline.co.uk
21st: BUXTON, Opera House Tickets from venue Box Office 0845 127 2190 or online at www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk
24th: TRURO, Hall for Cornwall Tickets on sale 01 Sept on 01872 262466
25th: READING, Concert Hall Tickets from venue Box Office 0118 960 6060 or online at www.readingarts.com
26th: IPSWICH, Corn Exchange Tickets on sale from 01473 433100 / www.ipswichregent.com
27th: CAMBERLEY Theatre Tickets from venue Box Office 01276 707600 or online at www.camberleytheatre.biz
28th: BRISTOL, Colston Hall Tickets from venue Box Office 0117 922 3686 or online at www.colstonhall.org
29th: GATESHEAD, The Sage (Hall One) Tickets from Box Office 0191 443 4661 or online at www.thesagegateshead.org or email ticketoffice@thesagegateshead.org
DECEMBER
2nd: BRADFORD, St George’s Hall Tickets from Box Office 01274 432000 or online at
www.bradford-theatres.co.uk
3rd: ST ALBANS, The Alban Arena Tickets: 01727 844488
4th CANTERBURY, Gulbenkian Theatre Tickets 01227 769075
5th: LONDON, UCL Bloomsbury Theatre Tickets 020 7388 8822 |
Damp but undaunted
deluge defied at
Fairports Cropredy Convention |
Umbrellas and smiling faces dominated Fairport's Cropredy Convention this year as 20,000 fans defied the weather. The near-capacity crowd braved the rain to pack the concert arena on all three days.
Celebrating its thirtieth anniversary, the Oxfordshire music festival took place from Thursday 12 to Saturday 14 August at Cropredy, five miles north of Banbury. Despite intermittent rain on all three days and a torrential downpour on the Saturday, a bumper crowd thronged the 175-acre farmland site.
This year's event was filmed for Sky Arts HD as part of the television channel's festival season. The programme, due to be screened in September, will be fronted by well-loved music broadcaster Bob Harris who opened the festival and introduced several of the acts. "I was knocked out by the whole thing," said Mr Harris, "but then I always love Cropredy. My family and I have been coming for years and we're always blown away by the variety and quality of the music and the wonderfully friendly atmosphere."
BBC and ITV regional television news reported from the event and BBC Radio Oxford attended on all three days. Radio Oxford's coverage culminated in a six-hour festival special on the Saturday which included a live broadcast of the entire Fairport Convention set.
"The festival was a huge success and we had a bumper crowd," says Festival Director Gareth Williams. "But for the very wet weather on Saturday we would have sold out: as it was, the rain meant we still had a few tickets left at the end of the day. But the thunderstorms did nothing to dampen the audience's spirited enthusiasm and very nearly everyone stayed until the music finished at midnight."
"I'm always amazed at how enthusiastic our crowd is - I take my hat off to their fortitude. But Cropredy is all about the music and our festival-goers enjoy the performances come rain or shine."
Musical highlights on the first day included Oxfordshire's rising star Thea Gilmore, singer Pauline Black (formerly of Selecter) and a rip- roaring crowd-pleaser from Status Quo.
On Friday, 3 Daft Monkeys went down a storm and folkrock orchestra Bellowhead provided a tumultuous finale that sent the crowd home in high spirits.
American country rock ensemble Little Feat were the undoubted hit of the day on Friday. Their performance had particular poignance because the band had just heard that Richie Hayward, founder member and original drummer, had died. Little Feat took the stage regardless, dedicating part of their set to Hayward which won the crowd's hearts.
On Saturday, the Martin Taylor 'Spirit of Django' brought a taste of jazz to Cropredy (including a masterful guitar performance by Taylor himself) and a far-from-grumpy Rick Wakeman delighted the audience. Young London-based band Ahab's alt-country groove and close harmonies made them surprise stars of the day, especially as they had stepped in at the last minute following a cancellation.
Fairport's customary three hour performance closed the festival. The band's set included a selection of songs from the Arthurian-themed folkrock opera Excalibur which featured soaring virtuoso vocals from Johnny Logan, the triple Eurovision winner (as singer in 1980 and 1987 and as composer in 1992) and Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre.
"This was among the best musical line-ups we've ever had," says Fairport bassist and festival co-organiser Dave Pegg. "We always try to get a wide variety of acts and we only put on people whose music we love. My personal highlights were Little Feat, Bellowhead and Martin Taylor. I was also very impressed by the solo set from Martyn Joseph just before we went on. Musically, Cropredy somehow gets better and better with every year."
The festival's peaceful and safe reputation was reinforced this year. The security team worked closely with Thames Valley Police and there were virtually no incidents reported. In fact, the police were delighted with the outcome says Gareth Williams. "There'll always be a few disturbances and a bit of rowdiness here and there but in the main we've enjoyed yet another trouble-free year."
New festival features this year included enhanced campsite security checks, a secure lock-up for valuables and a mobile phone battery charging point.
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| ‘Just Roy Bailey’ - Back in Sheffield |
For more than 50 years Roy Bailey has been one of the UK Folk and Acoustic scene’s most loved and admired performers. From his early days performing skiffle in student union bars, to his love of traditional songs and the stories they tell, on to developing a unique repertoire of songs of dissent and hope, he has performed on stages, TV and radio all over the world. In 2000 he was awarded an MBE for Services to Folk Music, an award he returned (2006) in protest at the Government’s Foreign Policy.
In the 1970’s Roy joined forces with Tony Benn to present their show ‘The Writing on the Wall’ for which the duo won ‘Best Live Act’ at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2003. Now, with more than 50 years as a performer, Roy is as compelling, entertaining, thought provoking and moving as ever.
Roy celebrated 50 years on the stage at a star studded Concert in Sheffield City Hall in 2008. He now returns to the Memorial Hall on Sunday 31 October 2010 and will take the stage alone. ‘Just Roy Bailey’ will be like Roy inviting his fans to his own living room. Pull up a chair and join this warm, amusing, thought provoking singer and storyteller in his home town for 2 hours of Roy at his best; just you and Roy.
Tickets are available from the Sheffield City Hall Box Office: 01142 789 789 or www.sheffieldcityhall.co.uk. |
| Georgie Fame Headlines Towersey Folk Festival |
Johnny Coppin's Folk Roots show to be broadcast across the West |
The Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde has got to be one of America's best known folk tales, not quite Robin Hood, more like Dick Turpin the highwayman, but a great story brought to life in the 70’s hit for Georgie Fame.
Georgie will be the opening headline act at this year’s Towersey Village Festival.Traditionally known as a family folk event but now, in its 46th year, it is spreading the artistic programme to capture a wider audience. To connect with its folk audience the programmers have booked Blair Dunlop, son of folk hero Ashley Hutchings and Judy Dunlop to open for Georgie Fame. This groundbreaking Concert is first up in what organisers claim will be a more varied and adventurous series of concerts, ceilidhs, cabaret club nights and Showground line-ups.
Towersey has become nationally, if not internationally, famous as the Little Village with BIG Ideas and the Festival is certainly full of those. 69 hours of entertainment, over 5 days, on 7 stages, in one beautiful Oxfordshire village.
MORE... |
From Sunday 1st August, Johnny Coppin's Folk Roots radio show will be broadcast every Sunday - at the earlier time of 1pm
on 4 radio stations -
BBC BRISTOL, BBC RADIO GLOUCESTERSHIRE, BBC SOMERSET AND BBC WILTSHIRE -
on FM, AM, online and also on listen again for 7 days on www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire
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Tyde |
musiclearninglive!2011 |
13 Major Summer Festivals Confirmed........without an album!
In a music world littered with new bands coming at you from all angles, it takes something very special to grab the attention of festival bookers. Armed only with a 3 track demo back in November 2009, Tyde played in the lobby of the ever busy Association of Festival Organisers Conference. Bookers and programmers chatted, sipped coffees and seemed not to notice 3 young performers blazing their way through tune sets in the corner. And yet in the weeks that followed the bookings started to come! It is almost unheard of to get major festival bookings before your debut album has even been recorded but Tyde have done just that. 13 major festivals, great club gigs and one or two choice specials are going to keep this new band very busy in the summer of 2010.
See the full gig list.
As Finalists in the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards their mesmerising performances of dynamic, fresh and quite brilliantly played sets captured the hearts of the live and broadcast audience. With music that draws on influences from every corner of the British Isles and beyond they deliver modern, punchy, danceable tunes, carefully arranged songs and intricate, emotional slow sets.
Touted by Radio 2’s Mike Harding as “The best band I’ve seen in years”
It’s the mixture of raw energy, prodigious musical ability and clever, fresh arrangements that make Tyde something different. They play blazing tunes on fiddle, accordion and driving rhythmic guitar, big vamping bass and a unity of playing rarely seen on the live music scene.
Their self titled debut album is due for release at the end of May and we think it will become one of the must have CD’s of 2010. Catch Tyde live and relive the gig on CD this summer.
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musiclearninglive!2011, the UK’s national festival of music education, will take place Thursday 3 and Friday 4 March 2011, in Glasgow.
EFDSS is delighted to be a partner in the folk strand planned for this exciting event.
Early bird discounted booking rates available up to 31 May.
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More information and discounted booking rates |
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The Kittiwakes |
The Kittiwakes are Kate Denny on vocals and violin, Chris Harrison on accordion and Jill Cumberbatch on violin, mandolin, and guitar. Their debut album, Lofoten Calling, is that rarest of breeds; a folk concept album. Unlike a lot of concept albums, Lofoten Calling is concise and never feels like the music is being restricted by, or bogged down amidst the themes. Instead, the stories being spun here add a poignancy and humanity to the proceedings, and the emotive music (which is set firmly in the traditional style) provides the perfect foil. The concept of the album is based on the people, wildlife, landscape and folklore of the Lofoten Islands, the north western archipelago in arctic Norway. Bathed by the gulf stream waters and the 'Aurora Borealis', they are home to an ancient Viking culture and fishing industry.
A true labour of love, the album was conceived and written by Kate Denny (sings and strings) after a visit to the area, and further research revealed that legendary horror writer Edgar Allen Poe had also found inspiration there (for his short story Descent into the Maelstrom no less). Tales of mystery and imagination indeed. As it turned out, Denny also has a personal connection to the history of the Islands; her Grandfather's ship The Arethusa was part of the first major British action there in WW2. The picture is made complete with the able assistance of Jill Cumberbatch (violin, mandolin, octave mandola, guitar, vocals) and Chris Harrison (piano accordion, piano vocals).
From shanty-inspired rousing tunes, through intricate three-part harmonies and finely arranged, haunting, Winterset-esque songs, Lofoten Calling displays an acute sense of what's at the heart of the British folk tradition and brings it sailing into the 21st century with an honesty and playfulness that is at once enchanting, touching and irresistible. |
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| Fallibroome Country Dance Collection Re-published |
The English Folk Dance and Song Society has re-published, in a single volume, the six country dance collections originally compiled by the late Bernard Bentley, and known as The Fallibroome Collection.
The original books were published in the 1960s and 70s, but have been out of print for many years.
The new edition of The Fallibroome Collection, made by Nicolas Broadbridge, has newly reset tunes and rewritten dance instructions to suit modern practice, while preserving Bernard Bentley's dance transcriptions. An addition to this new collection is digital images of the original eighteenth-century dance collections, from which the Fallibroome dances were selected.
The new collection also includes twelve dances composed by Bernard Bentley in eighteenth-century style, to a set of Contretänze by Beethoven.
The dances in The Fallibroome Collection were selected by Bernard Bentley from the eighteenth-century dance collections made by John Playford (The Dancing Master), Young, Johnson, Thompson, Rutherford and others. These dances have long been enjoyed within the English folk dance revival.
Nicolas Broadbridge says, "This new edition of a well-loved collection of dances will hopefully bring these dances to the notice of a wider circle of English country dancers."
The Fallibroome Collection will be of significant interest to English country dancers, folk dance clubs, folk dance musicians, and dance and music historians.
The new edition of The Fallibroome Collection has been made possible with financial support from the Lichfield Folk Festival (Staffordshire Folk) and English Miscellany. The EFDSS is most grateful for this support.
Bernard Bentley, who died in 1993, was a Mancunian and a founder member of the Manchester Morris Men. He was an authority on the north-west English style of morris dancing, as well as a noted interpreter of English country dances. He lived at Fallibroome in Prestbury, Cheshire, hence the name of this collection of dances.
Nicolas Broadbridge is a dancer, teacher, researcher and musician whose previous publications include Purcell's Dancing Master and The Assembly Dances. |
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