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​NP: Updates FQ 51, 2016 Oct

FOLK VENUES ~ UPDATES 
​Folklife Members' online DIRECTORY

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Folklife Members' online DIRECTORY  - UPDATES
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From Folklife,
​publishers of Folklife Quarterly

Our main website folklife.org.uk includes pages from Folklife Quarterly. With copies of FQ's A4-size print pages, it is mostly not suitable for mobiles.   Basic Folklife information is therefore given on this site, which is suitable for both desktops and mobiles; please see  [ FOLKLIFE ].
about Folklife & FQ: a summary on this site,
​​UPDATES ​to our categories for this detailed online Directory.  
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Directory summaries, and updates, are printed in Folklife Quarterly.  
Below: TO BE PRINTED on the QUARTERLY UPDATES page(s) in NEXT FQ
 √   these Updates below are not yet included in appropriate webpages in this Directory.
 !!    but updates received shortly before a print deadline are usually not listed below, but will be included in this Directory after that FQ has been printed.
…………………  Arranged below by Directory category.


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LIST 1:   FOLK CLUBS & VENUES

• Clubs • Concerts • Singarounds • Sessions (Song, Music, Poetry, Storytelling) •
​• Dance Clubs • Ceilidh Series •
List 1: Folk Clubs & Venues
Contact
ENGLAND  WEST COUNTRY webpage  for Jan 2017 FQ

New contact details, effective immediately, 10/11/ 2016.
Thu, Wkly    Devon    BIDEFORD    BIDEFORD FOLK CLUB    www.bidefordfolkclub.com   John Purser  01237 424286
→    The Joiners Arms, 6 Market Street, Bideford, Devon EX39 2DR.   7.30pm, all year
⇒     Staveley, Old Barnstaple Road, Bideford, Devon EX39 4AJ.     bidefolk<at>gmail.com
⊕    Friendly singaround club welcoming all acoustic musicians, poets and storytellers.  Occasional guests.  

No website; the Pennymoor website is being replaced; check this page, we will post new website when known
Sun, 2nd         Devon    BOW    WHITE HART SESSION        no website ***    Ollie Holland     01363 85022
Sun, Last, Lunchtime  Devon  PENNYMOOR  CRUWYS ARMS MUSIC SESSION        no website ***     Clare Penney    01884 860023
Sun, 1st        Devon    STICKLEPATH    STICKLEPATH SINGAROUND        no website ***    Derek Moore    01837 659715
Tue, Last        Devon    COPPLESTONE    THE CROSS INN SESSION        no website ***     Ollie Holland     01363 85022
Tue, 1st        Devon    SANDFORD      THE LAMB INN SESSION        no website ***     Hazel / Paul     01363 776275
No website, as above; also ⌂ new phone number, given below, and new email: nicolaking<at>btinternet.com
Wed, 3rd      Devon    PENNYMOOR    PENNYMOOR SINGAROUND        no website ***      Nicola King     01837 82100 
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ENGLAND  WEST MIDLANDS webpage  for Jan 2017 FQ
New member.
Wed, Wkly    Herefds    LEDBURY    PRINCE OF WALES SESSION      [pub site]  www.powledbury.com/page6.html    John Burton    01531 630159 
     →   Prince of Wales (01531 632250), Church Lane, Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 1DL.  Starts 9pm.
     ⊕   Join our popular weekly folk sessions. Running for over 10 years, all kinds of music get played, from traditional folk songs, to Neil Young, to original compositions from local musicians. Bring along whatever instrument you like & enjoy the bonhomie!

CYMRU/WALES, and ENGLAND OTHER, webpages: no change
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LIST 2:   FOLK PERFORMERS
List 2: Performers
Contact
Pf.1     Folk Music & Song Performers webpage  for Jan 2017 FQ
Many performers travel across the country ~ so we give the home area just for info 

Pf.1a    Folk Music & Song - Bands/Groups
    • England - West Midlands  - new Member
Worcs        BLARNEY STONE     (no webpage)     Lisa 
⌂    info<at>blarneystone.org.uk   Listen at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MriOQyWywlA&feature=youtu.be  and https://youtu.be/Zo130YlhJAQ
⊕    New group of well-renowned musicians (fiddle, flute, hammered dulcimer, clarinet, bass clarinet, whistles, guitar) playing great craic! World class Irish dancers too.   [new Member 11/2017]

    • England - West Midlands  - new Member
Worcs        MALTHOUSE PASSAGE     www.malthouse-passage.co.uk    Lisa  
⌂    info<at>malthouse-passage.co.uk
⊕    Well-established group (box, concertina, hammered dulcimer, guitar, clarinet, bass clarinet, whistles, flute, percussion) who have performed internationally at festivals, and more locally for special occasions. ‘...vital and refreshing...sparkle with infectiousness...deliciously sprung synchopations... deliriously joyful...’ Living Tradition magazine.   [new Member 11/2017]
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    • England - South-West  - new Member
Wilts    GEORGIA LEWIS band    www.georgialewis.co.uk    Georgia Lewis    07738 786628
⌂    georgialewismusic<at>gmail.com, www.facebook.com/georgialewisandfriends, www.soundcloud.com/georgia-lewis-friends, www.georgialewis.bandcamp.com, www.twitter.com/georgialewismus
⊕   Georgia Lewis is a folk singer with a penchant for taking well-worn ballads and adding a little spice! Together with her band they are garnering attention on the English folk scene with their compelling arrangements and captivating sound!
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Pf.1b    Folk Music & Song - Duo

        • England - West Midlands  - new Member
Worcs    THE ENGLISH DULCIMER DUO    (no webpage)      Lisa 
⌂    info<at>englishdulcimerduo.org.uk, Listen at: https://youtu.be/RgMIiyemXZc and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4SqWvUpDis&feature=youtu.be 
⊕    Sue Harris (Umps and Dumps, John Kirkpatrick) and Lisa Warburton (Malthouse Passage, Blarney Stone). Mainly English tunes, including a number of jaunty 18th century melodies. Their different styles and qualities of their dulcimers combine to make a powerful and spelling-binding sound.     [new Member 11/2017]

    
Pf.1c    Folk Music & Song - Solo   
    • England - South-West  ~ new Member
Wilts    GEORGIA LEWIS    www.georgialewis.co.uk    Georgia Lewis    07738 786628
⌂    georgialewismusic<at>gmail.com, www.facebook.com/georgialewisandfriends, www.soundcloud.com/georgia-lewis-friends, www.georgialewis.bandcamp.com, www.twitter.com/georgialewismus
⊕   ​Georgia Lewis is a folk singer with a penchant for taking well-worn ballads and adding a little spice! Together with her band they are garnering attention on the English folk scene with their compelling arrangements and captivating sound!" 


Pf.2    Folk Dance Performers webpage   (Social / Country / Display / Ceremonial) 

Pf.2a    Folk Dance Callers
   • England - South-West  ~ new Member
Wilts  
 GEORGIA LEWIS    www.georgialewis.co.uk    Georgia Lewis    07738 786628
⌂    georgialewismusic<at>gmail.com, www.facebook.com/georgialewisandfriends, www.soundcloud.com/georgia-lewis-friends, www.georgialewis.bandcamp.com, www.twitter.com/georgialewismus
⊕   Professional caller available for all occasions and event sizes; corporate, weddings, festivals, and private parties! For more information or to make a booking, please get in touch!

Pf.2b    Folk Dance Bands
    • England - South-East  ~ new Member
........    CAUSEWAY CÉILÍ BAND    www.causewayceili.co.uk    Georgia Lewis    07738 786628
⌂    www.facebook.com/causewayceili, causewayceili<at>gmail.com, @causewayceili (Twitter)
⊕   The Causeway Céilí Band is a professional UK dance band, available to hire for weddings, birthdays, functions & corporate events across the South-East. Playing exciting Irish, English & Scottish folk tunes, you are guaranteed to be left reeling with enthusiasm!"
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Pf.2c    Ceremonial & Dance Display   (including Clog, Morris, Sword)                    

England - South-West, by county  → indicates venue and times

• Gloucestershire
Glos    GLOUCESTERSHIRE MORRIS MEN     www.glosmorrismen.org    Mike Boag, bagman 01242 244701
    → Every Tuesday from 7.45 p.m. at Chosen Hill School, Churchdown, Glos.
    ⊕ Male Cotswold Morris.  Member of Morris Ring.  [Oct 2016]
Glos    HAPPENSTANCE    www.happenstance-winchcombebordermorris.co.uk     Sue Proctor (Squire)   01242 603389 
    → Every Tuesday 7.30 p.m. in the Abbey Fields School, Winchcombe
    ⊕ Mixed Border Morris.  Member of Open Morris.  [Oct 2016]

LIST 3:   FOLK SERVICES
List 3: Services
Contact
S.1    ONLINE FOLK MAGAZINES & LISTINGS (separate webpage)   Oct 2016
Cymru/ Wales  …………………...BYWYD GWERIN, our bilingual Welsh-language folklife traditions site     www.bywyd-gwerin.cymru    Sam Simmons    01684 561378
            ⊕    Open listings plus notes and articles (some from FQ). 
Transferred to a new 'responsive' website, that is, more readable on smaller screens, plus weblinks - so listings layout now rather like this site. Updated Oct 2016.

S.2 - S.12    ALL OTHER "SERVICES" on main SERVICES webpage


LIST 4:   FESTIVAL DIARY
List 4: Festival Diary
Contact
since FQ was published:  BROMYARD date was tba, now announced ~  Oct 2016
2017 Sep 8 - 10    BROMYARD FOLK FESTIVAL    www.bromyardfolkfestival.co.uk
→    BROMYARD, Herefordshire: B4203 Stourport Road, HR7 4NT 
⌂     Bromyard Folk Festival    enquiries 07990 629 203 (24 hours)        
        ⌂ Bromyard Folk Festival, PO Box 729, Suckley, Worcestershire WR6 5WQ.
        Box Office (tickets only) The Courtyard Theatre, Hereford 01432 340555.  www.bromyardfolkfestival.co.uk/bromyard-folk-festival/tickets
⊕    In the beautiful setting of the Bromyard countryside, Bromyard Folk Festival has it all. One of the UK’s longest-running folk festivals, with a reputation for its appeal to all tastes and ages, promoting new young talent as well as celebrating the folk tradition. 

next quarter will be in FQ & online in List 4, the Festival Diary

LISTS 5 & 6:   WORKSHOPS
List 5: Workshop Providers  ………... & List 6: Workshops’ Diary
Contact
List 5: Workshop Providers
No changes this quarter, next quarter will be in FQ & online in List 5

List 6: Workshops’ Diary 
No changes this quarter, next quarter will be in FQ & online in List 6

LIST 7:   FOLKLIFE SOCIETIES
Associations, Trusts, Organisations
No changes this quarter, next quarter will be in FQ & online online in List 7

List 7: Folklife Societies
Contact

LIST 8:   FOLKLIFE STUDIES & INSTITUTIONS
No changes this quarter, next quarter will be in FQ & online online in List 8              
List 8: Folklife Studies & Institutions
Contact

LIST 9:   SEASONAL LOCAL CELEBRATIONS
List 9: Seasonal Local Celebrations
Contact
No changes for this quarter, next quarter will be in FQ & online in List 9


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