The Elephant and Castle listings
White Hill
Lewes
BN7
t: 01273 473797
w: elephantandcastlelewes.co.uk
June
Saturday 1
10:45am
Lady Maisery vocal harmony workshop, Lewes Saturday Folk Club
Lewes Saturday Folk Club Workshop No 178
LADY MAISERY VOCAL HARMONY WORKSHOP
www.ladymaisery.com/
Saturday 1st. June 2013
10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m. Places £30
Elephant & Castle White Hill Lewes BN7 2DJ www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/
Forged from the voices of Hannah James (Kerfuffle, duo with Sam Sweeney), Hazel Askew (The Askew Sisters, The Artisans) and Rowan Rheingans (Fidola), Lady Maisery explore vocal harmony to breathtaking effect, through their fresh interpretations of songs and ballads.
The workshop will cover warming up, tune singing (diddling) Arrangement and harmony techniques and using the voice as an instrument.
Please note - the content of the workshop may change somewhat depending on the participants and how things are going. We like to be flexible and make sure everyone benefits as much as possible from the day!
IN THE EVENING LADY MAISERY PERFORM AT THE ELEPHANT & CASTLE
(£8; advance tickets available from address at end of this post)
LADY MAISERY VOCAL HARMONY WORKSHOP
Saturday 1st. June 2013
Provisional Timetable
10.45 Registration & coffee; order lunch (refreshments not included)
11.00 Thorough warm-up, some short simple songs to get going and a diddle.
12.30 Lunch
13.30 A look at how to go about creating harmonies and arranging songs. We will learn a song, discuss the arrangement and look at ideas for songs that participants might suggest.
15.00 Tea/coffee break
15.15 A fun session where we will look at singing for dancing and other vocal techniques such as yodeling! With a recap and Q+A to finish.
16.45 Finish
N.B. Booking is recommended as numbers are limited. Maps & accommodation lists on request.
LADY MAISERY VOCAL HARMONY WORKSHOP
Saturday 1st. June 2013
BOOKING FORM
I would like to attend the workshop. I enclose a cheque for £30.00 for workshop fees (refreshments not included).
Name:
Address:
Telephone:
E-mail address:
Tick for map: Tick for accommodation list:
No. of tickets for evening performance:
(£8 each, include SAE for these)
Please make cheques payable to
Lewes Saturday Folk Club
and send with this booking form to:
Valmai Goodyear, 20, St. John's Terrace,
LEWES, East Sussex BN7 2DL
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Saturday 1
8pm
Lady Maisery, Lewes Saturday Folk Club
Forged from the voices of Hannah James (Kerfuffle, duo with Sam Sweeney), Hazel Askew (The Askew Sisters, The Artisans) and Rowan Rheingans (Fidola), Lady Maisery explore vocal harmony to breathtaking effect, through their fresh interpretations of songs and ballads. www.ladymaisery.com/
Lady Maisery will give us two forty-five minute sets and the rest of the evening is filled by members of the audience doing a song or tune if they wish. Everyone is welcome, especially if you'd like to sing or play. We mostly sing and play traditional music from the British Isles, but we enjoy other styles as well. We always start off with some English dance tunes for anyone with an instrument to join in.
We have a loyalty card. Six visits earn you £5 off an evening when admission is £5 or more.
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Sunday 30
1:30pm
UK-Japanese Concertina Music Exchange
English concertina player and teacher Miyuki Miura is visiting the UK in June with other Japanese musicians. Come along, share some tunes and hear Miyuki and upright bass player Mao Yamada perform both Japanese songs and original music from the stunning new CD Almandine.
Miyuki is a graduate of Hanover State University of Music in Germany.
For bookings and enquiries please email librarian@concertina.org or call Jeremy Hague on 0776 769 6509.
Lunch is available in the pub from noon onwards.
Event organised by The International Concertina Association
with Lewes Saturday Folk Club and Concertinas Anonymous.
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July
Saturday 20
10:45am
Dan Stewart 5-string banjo workshop, Lewes Saturday Folk Club
Lewes Saturday Folk Club Workshop No 179
DAN STEWART
www.danstewartmusic.co.uk/rattle-stovepipe/
5-string BANJO WORKSHOP
Saturday 20th. July 2013
10.45 a.m.- 12.30 p.m. Places £15
Elephant & Castle White Hill Lewes BN7 2DJ www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/
Dan plays banjo & guitar with the excellent Rattle on the Stovepipe (Dave Arthur, Dan Stewart, Pete Cooper) and the Long Hill Ramblers (Ben Paley, Dan Stewart, Tab Hunter, Laura Hockenhull). An outstanding teacher, he is a tutor for banjo workshops at Cecil Sharp House, London, & also gives private lessons.
The workshop is for US old-time claw-hammer 5-string banjo. Dan will teach a couple of straightforward tunes & move onto more advanced right-hand techniques for people to take away & apply to their own playing.
Some music will be sent in advance.
IN THE EVENING
DAVE ARTHUR
& DAN STEWART
PERFORM AT THE
ELEPHANT & CASTLE
(admission £7; advance tickets available
from address at end of this form)
DAN STEWART
5-string BANJO WORKSHOP
Saturday 20th. July 2013
Timetable
10.45 Registration & coffee; order lunch if wanted (refreshments not included)
11.00 Workshop
12.30 Finish
From 1.30 – 4.45
DAVE ARTHUR leads a workshop on
MAGIC & THE SUPERNATURAL IN BALLADS & FOLK TALES
(see separate event details)
N.B. Booking is recommended as numbers are limited. Music will be sent in advance & maps & accommodation lists on request.
DAN STEWART
5-string BANJO WORKSHOP
Saturday 20th. July 2013
BOOKING FORM
I would like to attend the workshop. I enclose a cheque for £15.00 for workshop fees (refreshments not included).
Name:
Address:
Telephone:
E-mail address:
Tick for map: Tick for accommodation list:
No. of tickets for evening performance:
(£7 each, include SAE for these)
Please make cheques payable to
Lewes Saturday Folk Club
and send with this booking form to:
Valmai Goodyear, 20, St. John's Terrace,
LEWES, East Sussex BN7 2DL
Tel. (01273) 476757
e-mail: valmaigoodyear@aol.com
www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/
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Saturday 20
1:30pm
Dave Arthur Magic & the Supernatural in Ballads & Folklore workshop, Lewes Saturday Folk Club
[Description]
Lewes Saturday Folk Club Workshop No 180
DAVE ARTHUR: MAGIC, SUPERSTITION & THE SUPERNATURAL IN FOLK TALE & BALLADS
Saturday 20th. July 2013
1.30 p.m.- 4.45 p.m. Places £20
Elephant & Castle White Hill Lewes BN7 2DJ www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/
Originally half the duo Dave & Toni Arthur & currently with the Old-Time band Rattle on the Stovepipe (Dave, Dan Stewart, Pete Cooper) Dave is a fine singer, musician & storyteller. He collects, edits & researches English & American song, music & folklore. For 20 years edited the EFDSS magazine English Dance & Song & received the Society’s Gold Badge in 2003.
Dave will perform & talk about ballads & stories, & will play some field recordings too. Bring a song or story to share if you like, & ideas to contribute to the discussion.
IN THE EVENING
DAVE ARTHUR
& DAN STEWART
PERFORM AT THE
ELEPHANT & CASTLE
(admission £7; advance tickets available
from address at end of this form)
DAVE ARTHUR
MAGIC, SUPERSTITION & THE SUPERNATURAL IN FOLK TALE & BALLADS
Saturday 20th. July 2013 13.30-16.45
Dave writes: ‘There will be songs/ballads and stories from me, plus field recordings of traditional storytellers from around the British isles telling tales of witchcraft, the Devil, ghosts, & fairies. They are stories that I collected myself thirty or forty years ago, or have been given by other collectors, & material I used in various series in the 1970s & 1980s when I was working as a scriptwriter, researcher & presenter for BBC Radio 4 & TV. We'll look at the background to the modern Wicca phenomenon, how it relates to traditional witch beliefs, & how these are represented in traditional song in the British Isles. We'll also, given time, look at fairy and ghost belief in ballad and story & listen to traditional examples. And finally, the Devil in song & story.’
N.B. Booking is recommended as numbers are limited. Maps & accommodation lists on request.
Lewes Saturday Folk Club
c/o 20, St. John's Terrace, LEWES,
East Sussex BN7 2DL
Tel. (01273) 476757
e-mail: valmaigoodyear@aol.com
www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/
DAVE ARTHUR
MAGIC, SUPERSTITION & THE SUPERNATURAL IN FOLK TALE & BALLADS
Saturday 20th. July 2013
BOOKING FORM
I would like to attend the workshop. I enclose a cheque for £20.00 for workshop fees (refreshments not included).
Name:
Address:
Telephone:
Song or story you might contribute:
E-mail address:
Tick for map: Tick for accommodation list:
No. of tickets for evening performance:
(£7 each, include SAE for these)
Please make cheques payable to
Lewes Saturday Folk Club
and send with this booking form to:
Valmai Goodyear, 20, St. John's Terrace,
LEWES, East Sussex BN7 2DL
Tel. (01273) 476757
e-mail: valmaigoodyear@aol.com
www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/
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Saturday 20
8pm
Dave Arthur & Dan Stewart, Lewes Saturday Folk Club
Dave & Dan are two-thirds of the excellent band Rattle on the Stovepipe. They sing & play American Old-Time and British songs & tunes with banjoes, melodeon, guitar & harmonica.
Dave & Dan will give us two forty-five minute sets and the rest of the evening is filled by members of the audience doing a song or tune if they wish. Everyone is welcome, especially if you'd like to sing or play. We mostly sing and play traditional music from the British Isles, but we enjoy other styles as well. We always start off with some English dance tunes for anyone with an instrument to join in.
We have a loyalty card. Six visits earn you £5 off an evening when admission is £5 or more.
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Regular Events
Tuesdays
8pm - 11pm
Every second Tuesday
Concertinas Anonymous
Whatever your ability, whatever your interest - dance tunes, song accompaniment, folk, jazz, classical, minimalist - why not get together with like minded people for a play, a bit of mutual support and a chat about ideas for the future ... workshops by the famous, duets, groups, ensembles, big bands .... any suggestions?
Bring your favourite tune, bring that tricky one you're trying to learn, bring your concertina (any system, we'll work out the rivalries later), bring yourself to --
The Elephant and Castle, White Hill, Lewes 8 p.m. second Tuesday of the month.
For further information ring or email Bryan Creer.
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8pm - 11pm
Fourth Tuesday of the month
Lewes Favourites English Tunes practice sessions
These are a regular opportunity to practice tunes popular in local traditional English tunes sessions, whatever instrument you play, to whatever standard, and whether or not you read music. It's a chance to identify some of those tunes you recognise when you hear them but can't quite remember, to put the names to familiar tunes, and to play them over until you are sure of them. You can record the sessions.
You can download 180 of the tunes plus 33 recent additions in Noteworthy Composer, ABC and midi form from the Lewes Saturday Folk Club website www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/: go to Links and then to Lewes Favourites.
Elephant & Castle,
White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ
(upstairs) 8.00 - 11.00 p.m.
Fourth Tuesday evening of the month
Admission free
22 January 26 February 26 March
23 April 28 May 25 June
23 July 27 August 24 September
22 Oct 26 Nov 00 Dec
Bryan Creer, 12, Fife Court, 99 The Hydneye, Hampden Park BN22 9DD 01323 505372 Bryancreer@aol.com
Valmai Goodyear, 20, St. John's Terrace, Lewes BN7 2DL 01273 476757 valmaigoodyear@aol.com
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Saturdays
8pm - 11pm
Every Saturday unless it's Christmas or Bonfire
Lewes Saturday Folk Club
The Lewes Saturday Folk Club has a friendly, informal atmosphere, no stage and no microphones. Although it's called a club for historic reasons, there are no membership fees or cards. We meet every Saturday night, only stopping for Christmas or Bonfire.
We mostly book performers of British traditional music, but we enjoy other styles as well. We like any member of the audience who wants to sing or play to have a turn, so have a couple of songs or tunes ready if you'd enjoy performing (but don't feel you've got to if you don't want to). We usually start off with a few dance tunes for anyone with an instrument to join in.
The guest performer usually does two forty-five minute spots, the first beginning at about 8.45p.m. and the second at 10.15 p.m. The rest of the evening is filled by members of the audience. You'll find a list of forthcoming guests with links to their websites or MySpace pages on the club's own website.
Song & instrument workshops
About eighteen times a year we book top-quality musicians to hold a vocal or instrument workshop in the day and give an evening performance in the club.
Theme evenings
We also run theme evenings from time to time, with no guest performer. They are often connected with the season and whenever possible we serve traditional seasonal food at them, such as Twelfth Cake on our wassail evening, Easter biscuits, soul cakes at Halloween and home-made bread and cheese at harvest.
Tunes sessions
Another regular event is a tunes session led by an individual player. Everyone is welcome to bring an instrument and join in;
we mostly play English dance tunes.
Singers are welcome too, as usual.
Admission & loyalty card
We charge in the range of £3-£12 for admission, depending on the guest performer (see our website for charges). All money taken goes to the guest & pays our rent. Our advertising costs are covered by a weekly raffle. Six visits marked on your loyalty card earn you £5 off a night when entrance is £5 or more.
We hope you will come and see us soon.
Residents : Bryan Creer, Dave Earl,
Sandra Goddard, Valmai Goodyear,
Don Morgan, George Oakley,
Denise Savage, Derek Seed, Stuart Walker
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