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24th September There will be no mailout next week. *************************************** IRA BERNSTEIN & RILEY BAUGUS APPALACHIAN ROOTS - Fiddles and Feet: Banjos and Ballads from North Carolina and Beyond www.jacey-bedford.com/iranriley.htm THERE ARE STILL GAPS IN THE TOUR WHICH NEED FILLING - IF YOU WANT TO PROMOTE AN EVENT OR CAN PERSUADE A SUITABLE ORGANISATION TO DO SO PLEASE CONTACT JAYCEY AT THE DETAILS BELOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. November Sat 7th Morecambe, The Platform, 01524 582815 8.00pm Sun 8th Halifax, The Square Chapel, 01422 349422 7.30pm Tue 10th Worcester, Huntingdon Hall, 01905 611714 8.00pm Wed 11th Isle of Wight, Venue TBC Sun 15th The Crabshell, Kinsgsbridge, Devon Absolute Date and details TBC Fri 20th Matfield Village Hall, Matfield, Kent 01892 532113 7.45pm Sat 21st Hadlow Village Hall, Hadlow, Kent 01732 850157 Sun 22nd St Paul's Church Centre, Rusthall, Kent 01892 543544 Jacey Bedford Tour Management Phone UK(01484)606230 www.jacey-bedford.com *************************************** Ray Alden, leading light behind the Field Recorders Collective, died on Sept 19th after a long illness. For those of you who have not come across the FRC, it is well worth checking out and supporting them and their source musicians by indulging in their amazing collection of archive cds. *************************************** Thu 8th Oct at 8pm - Pete Coe - Totnes Folk Song Club, Dartmouth Inn, Totnes (in upstairs function room). Contact Anne Gill 01803 290427 or Andy Clarke 01803 732312. "A one man folk festival" says the BBC, with songs, tunes - and stepdances too - from his native Cheshire to the Appalachian mountains. Long time Friends of American Old Time Music and Dance member, Pete has been one of our top folk-music professionals since 1971, playing clubs, concerts and festivals, recording and broadcasting on TV and the wireless here and around the world. His powerful, distinctive singing, backed by bouzouki, mountain dulcimer, 5-string banjo, melodeon and feet will guarantee you a great, participatory evening. (and a long time FOAOTMAD member too) More about Pete Coe at www.backshift.demon.co.uk *************************************** Congratulations to Richard Plank and Guy Charles from West Cornwall who have been named the winners of the first ever UKCountryRadio.com Listeners’ Club Award with the song "Bully Of The Town" on their album Going To The West. *************************************** 16th September Carole
Chant's radio programme this Friday, 18th September, 2:00 to 2:30, on Resonance
Radio 104.4fm or www.resonancefm.com
will feature more music from Summer Camp played by Old Yeller Dog, Jock & Vera,
Ollie, Mark, Woody, Hugh, Jackie and a few minutes of campfire music; and maybe
a bit of live banjo music from Carole? 10th September Buffalo Gals: SEPTEMBER Fri-Sun 18-20 Cornish Bluegrass Association Festival, Hendra Holiday Park, Newquay www.cornishbluegrass.co.uk Fri-Sun 25-27 Going To The West Fest, Pembrokeshire OCTOBER Tue 20th St. Giles Football Club, Barlestone, Nuneaton CV13 0EP Wed 21st Hoby & District Village Hall, LE14 3DT Thu 22nd Sir John Moore Foundation, Appleby Magna, DE12 7AH Fri 23rd Ekington Village Hall, Pershore, WR10 3AU Sat 24th Areley Kings Village Hall, DY13 0NB Sun 25th Grimley Peace Hall, Sinton Green, WR2 6NP NOVEMBER Thu 12th Bournemouth Folk Club, Bournemouth BH2 6BE 01202 707498 www.bournemouthfolkclub.com. Sat 14th Droxford Village Hall, Nr. Wickham, Hampshire DECEMBER Sat 5th Ampfield Village Hall, Nr. Romsey, Hampshire JANUARY Fri 29th Hampshire TBC Sat 30th Wildhem Village Hall, Nr Andover, Hampshire FEBRUARY Tue 23rd Botcheston Village Hall, Leicester LE9 9FF Wed 24th Waltham on the Wolds Village Hall, LE14 4AG Thu 25th Ryhall Village Hall, Stamford PE9 4HR Fri 26th Affrick Village Hall, Worcs. WR6 5HJ Sat 27th Clowes Top Victory Hall, Kidderminster, DY14 9HG Sun 28th Martley Village Hall, WR6 6PQ MARCH Fri 5th Totland Church Hall, Isle of Wight Sat 6th Shipton Bellinger Village Hall, Hampshire Fri 19th Medstead Village Hall, Hampshire Sat 20th Cliddesden Village Hall, Hampshire Sat 27th Brighton Hill Village Hall, Basingstoke. *************************************** Jeff Davis will be making a short trip to England during January 2010 in the company of the excellent clawhammer banjo player Howie Bursen. Jeff and Howie are near neighbours in the US and jam together regularly, but this will be their first UK tour as a duo. Anyone in the North and Midlands interested in booking them during the period January 10 - 17 should contact Brian Peters (who will also be sitting in on guitar for some gigs) by Hear samples of Howie's music here: http://www.folk-legacy.com/store/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=162 and Jeff's (accompanied by Howie on one track) here: http://www.harbourtownrecords.com/Jeffdavis.htm *************************************** Coming up- the launch of the first ever Milton Keynes One World Club on Monday 14th September at Cruck Barn, Milton Keynes Discovery Centre, Bradwell Abbey, Milton Keynes. This will subsequently run on the first Monday evening of the month from 2nd November onwards. It's a FREE event which welcomes anybody and everybody, whatever their culture, ethnic origin, age, performance style etc. to come and perform or to sit back and enjoy the performance of others. The line-up for 14th September includes Indian drummers, Bollywood dancers, poets, folk & country singers, young performers of modern music styles as well 60s pop and rock! There will hopefully be "open-mic" time too at every club night for people to get up and perform on the night if they wish (sorry, there are no 'open mic' slots left for the Sep. 14 show, they've all been booked in advance!) Doors open at 6.30 p.m., performances begin at 7.30 p.m. Drinks will be available at the bar; no food will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own. Please get your drinks at the bar, as the venue is relying on drinks sales to enable it to be free of charge, which in turn, means free entrance for all! September 14th features The Rhythm Blasters featuring Punjab Diye; The Metcalfe Family (Old Time, country); Natasha Silver (Blues and self-penned songs); Rachel and Sabina (Bollywood dancers); Alex Beinz (modern); Craig Barlow with son, Joe (rock & pop); Theresa Kelleher (blues); Melinder Walker with Dave Pelling (modern folk); Mark Neil (Poet); Trosky (R & B and hip life); Helen Drechoff (Folkie, Indie); Colin Rushton (poet); Lewis Berthwick (Indie Rock) Something for everyone perhaps. *************************************** Sweet Sunny South Festival: Due to circumstances beyond his control, Robin Gillan will be unable to appear on Friday night. His place will be taken by Nick Peachey. *************************************** BBC Radio Two's resident folkie, Mike Harding, sings the praises of Sara Grey's new cd on his blog: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/folk/2009/09/sara-greys-latest-album.html#more *************************************** Casey Joe Abair & Hunter Robertson have released a new cd "If You Want to Go to Sleep, Go to Bed" (Yodel-Ay-Hee 074), an album of old-time banjo & fiddle duets. It comprises 17 traditional songs and tunes, learnt from a variety of sources - mainly musicians long gone. To listen to samples and get more information on the album: http://www.hunterrobertson.com/ifyouframe.html Available from CDBaby and Menzies Stringed Instruments and shortly from County Sales and Elderly Instruments. Soon to be available through iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon, eMusic and other purveyors of fine mp3s as well. Hunter will be playing Walthamstow Folk Club, The Plough Inn, London E17, England. Tel: 07740 612 607. September 27th, Sunday, Starting at 19:30. http://www.walthamstowfolk.co.uk/
*************************************** 3rd September More dates for Beverly Smith and Carl Jones' tour: Beverly Smith and Carl Jones with Jock and Vera. This amazing line-up will be performing at New Radnor Village Hall (Herefordshire/Powys border) on Saturday 19th September at 8 p.m. Tickets £7.50 (under 14s £5). Contact Nigel 01544 350407 or John 01597 825390 or and also (due to the delay in selling the pub meaning concerts can continue)... CRABSHELL INN, KINGSBRIDGE Thursday 17th September at 8.00pm. £10 on the door or £8 in advance on 01548 856601 (or from the Crabshell bar). Note: The Crabshell concerts regularly sell out. Advance booking is seriously recommended!! You can watch them at work on YouTube or visit their website at www.smithnjones.net Here's the full tour Sept 4-6 Didmarton Festival Sept 10 The Wolf Folk Club, Wolferton, near Norwich Sept 11-13 Sweet Sunny South Festival, Hastings Sept 17 Crabshell Inn, Kingsbridge, south Devon 01548 856601 Sept 19 New Radnor Village Hall, (Herefordshire/Powys border) 01544 350407 or 01597 825390 Sept 23 The Cross Keys, Selattyn, nr Oswestry £6.00 Call 01691 791500 Sept 25-26 Pembrokeshire Going To The West Fest Sept 29 Dartford folk club Sept 30 What's Cookin' (either The Sheepwalk or The North Star), Leytonstone, London Oct 1 Royal Oak folk club, Lewes *************************************** The New Ballards Branch Bogtrotters have a website. Lots of music and videos, including one of them at Gainsborough. http://www.newballardsbranchbogtrotters.com/ *************************************** The Ramshackle Bluegrass Band will be opening the Bromyard Folk Festival with another staggering (is that "staggering" before or after!!) performance at the Falcon Hotel, Bromyard on the evening of Thursday 10th September. Details 07968 050925 *************************************** Carole Chant's radio programme this Friday, 4th September, 2:00 to 2:30, on Resonance Radio 104.4fm or www.resonancefm.com (mp3 stream) will feature music from Summer Camp played by Staine, Keith & Cathy, Jim & Annie, New River Roustabouts, Ollie & Michi and a few minutes recorded around the campfire. She has more recordings from Old Yellow Dog, Steve Reed, Woody, more Staine, more Ollie, Mark, Lucy, Jock & Vera, High, Bob, Yvonne, so will probably do two more Summer Camp Specials. She'll let y'all know when they are going out. *************************************** From Kerry Fletcher www.kerryfletcher.co.uk 07703 639 720 Weekly Appalachian Clogging - Faversham, Kent On: Thursdays (term times only) 2009 Autumn Term: 12 weeks: September 17th – December 10th NB Half term October 29th – no class At: St Catherine's Schoolroom, Preston Lane, Faversham ME13 8LG Class times: 6.30pm-7.30pm Beginners 7.45pm-8.45pm Improvers 8.45pm-9.45pm Intermediates Cost: £6/£5 conc. per class (payable by term only) Discount for 2 classes - Improvers & Intermediates: £10 / conc. £8 per class. Youth – conc. rate for 15-25 year olds. It is best to start these classes at the beginning of a term (term start dates listed above) - please phone Kerry if you want to join mid-term. Monthly Appalachian Clogging - Pirton, Herts On: Saturdays September 19th All Day Special! (details nearer the time) October 24th 9.30am-10.30am Beginners 10.45am-12.15pm Improvers & Intermediates - rehearsal for Dance Around the World in London later in the afternoon November 7th 9.30am-10.30am Beginners 10.45am-11.45am Improvers 12noon-1pm Intermediates 1pm – 2pm Musicians December 12th 9.30am-10.30am Beginners 10.45am-11.45am Improvers 12noon-1pm Intermediates 1pm – 2pm Shared lunch & informal performance At: Pirton Village Hall, Nr Hitchin, Hertfordshire SG5 3PS Cost: £6 per hourly session / Friends rate: £5 per hourly session when paying for 3 months.
Monthly Appalachian Clogging - Baldock, Herts On: Mondays Improvers/intermediate level September 28th, October 19th, November 16th, December 14th At: Baldock Scout HQ, Park Drive, Baldock, Herts SG7 6EX Time: 7.30pm – 9.30pm Cost: £9 *************************************** Anyone interested in Woody Guthrie might like to check out this site: http://www.myspace.com/willkaufman *************************************** |