| June
2010 |
24th June Mark Tanner would like folks to know that the 1st Old time and Bluegrass pickin' weekend at Wiston Lodge was a great success and many thanks to the FOAoTMAD players who turned up. They are already making plans to repeat the experience next year at the same time, that being the 3rd weekend in June, and look out for the write up in the Old Time news.... They'd love to see more of you there next year so make a note in your diaries. **************************************** Is anyone out there interested to call a square dance at the North Atlantic Fiddle Convention, Aberdeen? The dance is on the evening of Thursday 15th July. The dance will be half old England and half New England. They have a caller for the old English dances but need a square dance specialist to call for about an hour. The band is a scratch band with Sophy and Emily Ball, Paul Burgess, Helmut Rheingans, Will Duke, and Scott Hartley. (Although I hear rumours that the old time side of things will be to Bruce Molksy's fiddling) asap **************************************** 16th June More Jeff Warner gigs: JULY Friday 23 - Sunday 25 : Warwick Folk Festival AUGUST Friday 30 July - Thursday 5 August : Sidmouth Folk Festival Friday 6 - Friday 13 : Broadstairs Folk Festival Sunday 15 : American Museum, Bath Monday 16 : Tonbridge Folk Club, Kent Wednesday 18 : Cross Keys Folk Club, Saddleworth Thursday 19 : Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne Friday 20 - Friday 27 : Whitby Folk Week **************************************** Larry Hanks' Summer 2010 UK "Boll Weevil" Tour begins on Tuesday, 15 June. There'a a large number of changes since I listed it before so here it is afresh: Larry Hanks has made his living singing and playing traditional songs of the American West, Cowboy and Miner’s songs; including many songs in tribute to the working man, the music of Utah Phillips, Sam Hinton, and Malvina Reynolds. He is known for his deep, resonant bass voice, sparse and tasteful guitar playing, accomplished Jew’s Harpery, and careful selection of meaningful repertoire. He has performerd with Jody Stecher, John Wright and Gordon Bok, and was one of the Sweets Mill String Band (with Kenny Hall). He was also a one-time member of the Fat City Stringband, predecessor of the Highwoods Stringband, about 1970. June Tue 15 Farside 2 Club, Leicester Wed 16 Carrington Triangle Folk Club, The Gladstone Inn, Nottingham Sat 19 Davy Lamp Club, Washington, Tyne & Wear Sun 20 Grimsby/Cleethorpes Folk Club, The Spider's Web, N.E. Lincolnshire Mon 21 The Barge, Gillingham, Kent Tue 22 Puzzle Hall Inn, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire Thu 24 The Topic Folk Club , Bradford, West Yorkshire July Sun 4 Hale Institute Village Hall (Afternoon Performance with Martyn Wyndham-Read) 3.00 - 5.30, Upper Hale, Farnham, Surrey Sun 4 evening Readifolk, Reading Tue 6 South Lakeland Storytelling Club, Grasmere, Cumbria Fri 9 - Sun 11 Furness Tradition Festival, Ulverston Mon 12 Broadstairs Folk Club Contact Deborah Robins by **************************************** Issy Emeney would like to report that that the flatfooting workshop she ran in May went very well. She had a mixture of complete newcomers to Appalachian clogging and some dancers from other appalachian sides and even some Morris dancers! They are all keen to carry on so she is starting regular daytime lessons, the first one being Friday 25th June at Weare Memorial Hall near Cheddar. If any cloggers would be interested in goming, please would they give her a ring 01934 741551 or drop me a line. She is also doing another one-day workshop on November 27th at Weare. *************************************** Down Trodden String Band news: Sat 26 June - Bakewell International Day of Dance. The day culminates with a ceilidh in the evening with music provided by Appalachian Storm, all the way from Asheville, NC. Full details http://www.bakewelldayofdance.co.uk/ Sat 3 Jul - Barley Mow, The Dale, Bonsall, DE4 2AY Sun 4 July - BBC Radio Sheffield, Alan Watkiss Country, 5.00pm Some tracks from the CD and a few live numbers too. Those outside the Radio Sheffield catchment can listen at http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/sheffield/hi/tv_and_radio/ Wed 28 July - Traveller's Rest, Derby Road, Draycott, DE72 3NJ and Sat 9 April 2011 - Cancer Research UK Charity Ceilidh, Town Hall Wirksworth, DE4 4EU *************************************** On Resonance Radio programme, Sound Out, this coming Friday, 18th June, Carole will be playing recordings of some of the Friends of Old Time American Music and Dance, and will be reminiscing about this year's Spring Camp. Tracks will include music from: Deborah Pearson and Colm Daly, Old Yeller Dog string band. Alan Hobbs, Odd Fellas folk band, Beachy Headbangers string band and the Kitty Hawks. *************************************** Bournemouth Folk continues to promote monthly gigs of old-time, bluegrass and americana bands and has dates with Diana Jones (Folk America) on Thursday 29 July and Peter Rowan Band on Thursday 9 September. More information: http://www.bournemouthfolkclub.com *************************************** 11th June The Editor of Old Time News presents his apologies to those of you who are holding your breath for the Summer Issue. He is delighted to report that there is a lot to go in the magazine this time but putting it all together is being delayed by those involved going on holiday. As the Editor is one of those, as a penance, he will listen to "Old Joe Clark" twenty times and if he is still sane after that, will make every effort to publish the magazine in mid July. **************************************** As mentioned
last week, Tony Thomas will be giving workshops at the Sweet Sunny South festival
(Hastings 10th-12th Sept). One is expected to be about Gus Cannon, five string
banjo playing and the Blues. This would feature explaining how African American
five string banjoists confronted the development of the Blues in general as well
as approaches to play the blues on a five string banjo for today but also focusing
on the playing that Gus Cannon did in his 1927-1930 recordings. The other is expected
to be a presentation on African American traditional banjo playing in history,
discussing a few of the players and general approaches involved in the style and
demonstrating a few approaches to playing. It is hoped to include unissued field
recordings and (technology permitting) video of several of the traditional players.
**************************************** 3rd June There are now photos and video from the Allison Williams & Chance McCoy gig at Grove Ferry in Kent : http://www.kentfolk.com/gig_reports/2010/2010-05-22_AllisonWilliams%2BChanceMcCoy_GroveFerry_Kent/ **************************************** The Fox Hunt gig at the Seamus Ennis Centre is County Dublin not Donegal (where they go afterwards). I should know having been there in the past. Serves me right for getting information from their agent's web page! **************************************** Tony Thomas will be giving a workshop at the Sweet Sunny South festival (Hastings 10th-12th Sept) - on the Sunday morning. http://www.sweetsunnysouth.co.uk **************************************** An Evening with 'The Blisworth Tunnel Rats' Wednesday 9th June 2010 8.00PM Featuring the music, dance and songs of Appalachia. Bring your instrument and your dancing shoes and join in! If you enjoy listening to, playing or 'flatfooting' to American Old Time Music, or you just want to learn more you will enjoy this Free event. Upstairs at The Crown, 9 Market Square, Stony Stratford MK11 1BE *************************************** Lois Ann Olmstead lives in east London (E1) and would be really grateful for a lift to Summer Camp with her 7 year old son. She is flexible about the number of days to be there and could make her way to another part of London if that is easier. If you can help, please contact her direct by *************************************** |