Lewes folk club tune book

The lewes saturday folk club meets every saturday night except when that clashes with bonfire or christmas in a small clubroom with a friendly, informal atmosp. Second annual history book festival lewes chamber of. We help to run the lewes saturday folk club, which meets every saturday night. This is a good night to try singing or playing in public for the first time to a friendly, welcoming group of people. The tutor performs at the club on the saturday evening. He is sorely missed, but his enthusiasm lives on in the two tune books he produced. This is selection of tunes and versions which are commonly played in pubs in the lewes area of east sussex. The lewes saturday folk club is a small folk club with a friendly, informal atmosphere. In the middle is the dorset arms, headquarters of cliffe bonfire society. We believe the data provided to be correct, but accept no responsibility for any reliance placed on it. Discreet tape recorders are welcome if you dont read music. They have been performing together since 2003 and are regulars at both seaford folk club and the lewes saturday folk club. Now into our third edition professionally printed and bound.

The walthamstow folk club session is held on the second tueday of each month in the plough inn,wood street, london e17 as far as we are aware all the tunes in this book are public domain and not subject to unless otherwise stated. Most nights are now guest nights but singarounds are held occasionally. The new management has asked us for a substantial rent which we could only raise by taking money from our booked guests fees. The sussex folk association susfa describes folk music and song activities in east and west sussex.

The song seemed rather less appropriate when i woke up today to find it was a cold, grey, wet morning apparently it had been snowing earlier but i decided not to let that put me off and, indeed, like many a dark. No future events currently found at lewes folk club in lewes view past events. This years lewes folk festival takes place on the 9th 11th october. Amazing escape room games in boise are different because of the years of talent and combined skills of our designers and engineers. John spiers, better known in folk circles as squeezy, is one of the leading melodeon players of his generation. Book club groups in lewes heres a look at some book club groups near lewes. Prices are a guide only and may change on a daily basis. Folk at the royal oak station street, lewes enquiries. Many of the copper familys songs are much loved and widely sung national treasures, you might say. Situated in the centre of the beautiful historic town of lewes, county town of east sussex, with easy access to and from the city of brighton and hove, lewes con club consists of a large bar area, ope phone. John kirkpatrick at lewes folk festival, 2016 youtube.

Folk radio uk is an independent internet radio station. I was lucky enough to be at the march 2017 session and recorded these moments. Tonbridge folk club nellies meets on the first and third mondays of each month from 811 pm. Lewes saturday folk club music workshops 2020 workshops last a full day. On this page there are also a supplement of another 37 titles and a collection of tunes from the playing of scan tester of horsted keynes. If you would like to play english dance music, here is an opportunity to meet. The chichester inn, 38 west street, chichester, po19 1rp, 7. There will be a final performance early on the sunday evening. Ive just put together the final details for a workshop down in lewes.

Here are two interesting alternatives to the usual versions we know so well. Week 243 when spring comes in it has felt truly springlike this week, which prompted me to record this song for the blog. Two days working on the music of alistair andersons brilliant steel skies suite under the composers direction. The lewes saturday folk club sussex folk association. Theres an interesting programme on bbc sounds presented by tim van eyken which starts with thomas hardys tunebook. If you are not a music reader, then there is a terrific resource of soundfiles for popular session tunes at the lewes folk club site. Every first tuesday of the month, lewes folk club meet for an english tunes session in the john harvey tavern. Sussex allday singaround, lewes saturday folk club music.

Tfc evenings usually begin with a few tunes based mainly on the lewes arms tune book and, more specifically, those adopted by our friends in travelling folk. Folk clubs concerts and recitals open concerts and recitals. A small folk club with a friendly, informal atmosphere. Lewes ollie king is a melodeon player and singer whose music is steeped in the customs and traditions of england. Concertinas anonymous 1st mondays 8pm at lewes arms clubroom, mount. Ive limited myself to print versions and included the most common compilations, tunebooks from specific composers, and tunebooks from a historical or country of origin. Whats on in lewes the old firm lewes saturday folk club. This is not one of those, but there was a time when i would be called upon to sing it at least once a year.

Folk and roots presents monday monday, a night of the best of the folk and roots scene which will be held on the first monday of the month in central london as from october 2009. Folk radio uk is commercial free and the music isnt interrupted by pointless blurb. Prompted by a discussion about tune books in the general concertina discussion forum i was going to recommend a book published by the good folks at the lewes arms folk club only to find that the whole thing is available for download in various formats here what you dont get by downloading the files is a nice tune book full of little notes about the tunes at a very modest price. Based in sheffield, he is starting to make a name for himself as one of the most exciting and interesting upandcoming melodeon players in the. Folk music and song in sussex sussex folk association. The inaugural history book festival will begin with a friday night keynote address before a daylong saturday festival and a sunday brunch with the authors. When in that page, left click on the speed selector to play the tune, or click back on your browser to return to this page. Check out the similar venues below or view events in brighton. Folk and roots guide to folk clubs, venues and artists. What follows is the start of a catalog of contra dance music tune books. I learned it from the copper family 4 lp set a song for every season, and from bob coppers book early to rise. The oyster girls is a ladies morris dance side from the isle of wight in the south of england. University of southampton folk society session every monday except the 4th.

We mostly book performers of british traditional music, but we enjoy other. At the end of an allday workshop for lewes saturday folk club, singers were clamouring for more and well certainly book her again. Lewes inaugural history book festival lewes chamber of. Walthamstow folk club tune book uk copyleft walthamstow folk club 2009. Jim marshall and vic started this over forty years ago and they still share the editorship. This lavenders green uses a tune and verses collected by the reverend sabine baringgould, while old king cole uses the tune that appeared in a book of nursery rhymes called little songs of long ago, published in 1912. The snapes will give us two fortyfive minutes sets and the rest of the evening is filled by members of the audience performing a song or tune if they wish. We moved from the lewes arms to the elephant and castle at the beginning of 2009.

The event will be held at multiple venues in the city of lewes the first town in the first state at the delaware beaches. It is illustrated with dance notation from sussex manuscripts, anecdotes, photographs of the habitats where the tunes flourish, and an index of the combinations in which they are often played. We mostly book performers of british traditional music, but we enjoy other styles as well. Tune sources alton steady session play english folk. We are now offering two halfprice places per workshop to under25s. Ah well, perhaps the lewes favourites tune book is now available. Steve played melodeon and anglo concertina for a number of local morris sides throughout the 1980s and 1990s before concentrating on singing and playing a variety of instraments in the local clubs. The club has produced a book the lewes favourites 180 of the tunes played in and around lewes. This link takes you to the folk music listings page of the widely used whats on in brighton website. In 1982 a selection of the dance tunes was assembled by dr. Well known for his partnership with jon boden as well as being a member of bellowhead, the most successful folk band in recent history.

It was touching to hear people who believed they couldnt sing starting to find a voice and use it for music they love. Check the history book festival website for more information. The lewes saturday folk club meets every saturday night except when that clashes with bonfire or christmas in a small club room with a friendly, informal atmosp. Copper family, lewes saturday folk club music folk in lewes. Book club groups in brighton heres a look at some book club groups near brighton. T he flying dutchman, 118 tonbridge road, hildenborough, tn11 9en. Our interest is mainly but not exclusively in british traditional music and song and contemporary folk musicsong derived from the tradition. After 21 years at the lewes arms, the lewes arms folk club is moving. Of course, other tunes may be played, especially during the course of an evening, but we think a standard, shared repertoire is a great asset for encouraging beginners. Weve gone beyond the traditional lock you in a room types of escape room facilities. Its a mixed sort of workshop, but very led on the nyckelharpa with nyckelharpa players in mind. Evenings usually begin with a few tunes based mainly on the lewes arms tune book and, more specifically, those favoured by our friends in the travelling folk. The home page of the local folk, world, country and roots music listings magazine.