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Pf.1    FOLK MUSIC & SONG                           

• Pf.1a-1c = general: Group, Duo, Solo    • Pf.1d-1f = specific: eg Community Bands; Shanties

Pf.1a    Folk Music & Song - Bands / Groups - sorted by first name within county

​🄵 Sussex    BLACKTHORN BAND     www.blackthornband.org    Fergus McClelland    01273 455202
⇒ pete<at>blackthornband.org
⊕ Mannie McClelland - Concertina, Bodhran, Vocals; Fergus McClelland - Vocals, Bouzouki, Fiddle, Mandolin, Banjo; Alex Percy - Guitar, Fiddle; Sarah Mooney - Flute, Low Whistle, Guitar; Philippe Barnes - Flute, Whistle, Guitar.

Ø  Kent     HOOK LINE & SINKER  ...........................................................................    .......................................    Sue Watson    01304-360877

 🄵 Oxfordshire MOONRAKERS   www.moonrakers.net   Jon Bennett   01865 769206
⇒  moonrakerscelticmusic<at>gmail.com, https://www.facebook.com/MoonrakersBand/ ,  https://twitter.com/moonrakersband , https://www.instagram.com/moonrakersofficial/ , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgNff2A8tp5dvcU0via1C4g
⊕ Four Oxford-based musicians who have brought traditional and contemporary folk music to new audiences in village halls, churches, arts centres and festivals.   With careful arrangements and selections of tunes and songs, “just OOZES quality” (Living Tradition); “exquisite music” (BBC).   [New member: added May 2022]

Pf.1b    Folk Music & Song - Duo

​ 🄵 Oxon    SUE BROWN & LORRAINE IRWING     www.sueandlorraine.com   Sue Brown    01869 351281
⇒  Brackley House, Heyford Road, KIRTLINGTON, Oxon OX5 3HL.
    ⊕ English and Scottish traditional song, a cappella, and with guitar/dulcimer.  “If you like a cappella traditional, you’ll love these two” -Dave  Webber

Pf.1c    Folk Music & Song - Solo  - sorted by first name

 🄵 Hampshire  MARTYN WYNDHAM-READ   https://dandadesign.co.uk   Martyn Wyndham-Read 01252 719556
⇒  Mobile 07787 504814, Telephone: 01252 719556, Email: wyndham.read<at>ntlworld.com   Access Martyn’s YouTube Channel from website.
⊕ Martyn has been involved with folk music for over forty years, with a deep knowledge of, Australian Folk songs. He started the ‘Maypoles to Mistletoe’  concerts, portraying the seasons of the year, and instigated the well known Song Links Project.

Pf.1d    Choirs & Quires: Folk & Community Choirs & Bands, West Gallery  
→ indicates venue and times 

‡TBC    London    FIRE CHOIR  https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/fire-choir/  
⇒  Contact via website or info<at>thenestcollective.co.uk. https://thenestcollective.co.uk/,  https://www.facebook.com/thenestcollective/ ,https://twitter.com/nestfolk, https://www.instagram.com/nestfolk/
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⊕  Open to all, this community choir is dedicated to revitalising communal singing with activism and empowerment at its heart. ​

Pf.1e    Shanty Groups, Duos, & Solo
Ø London    THE HOGEYE MEN  .........................    https://www.facebook.com/HogEyeMen
⇒ ​hogeyemen<at>mail.com  ​   

Pf.2   FOLK DANCE  (Social / Country / Display / Ceremonial)
     Many callers & bands travel across the country; so we give the home area just for information

Pf.2a    Folk Dance Callers    • for Folk Dance Teachers: see W.2, Workshops pages, every issue

None at present 

Pf.2b    Folk Dance Bands    

 🄵 Sussex    BLACKTHORN BAND     www.blackthornband.org    Fergus McClelland    01273 455202
⇒ pete<at>blackthornband.org
⊕ Mannie McClelland - Concertina, Bodhran, Vocals; Fergus McClelland - Vocals, Bouzouki, Fiddle, Mandolin, Banjo; Alex Percy - Guitar, Fiddle; Sarah Mooney - Flute, Low Whistle, Guitar; Philippe Barnes - Flute, Whistle, Guitar.

‡TBC    London    CEILIDH LIBERATION FRONT  https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/ceilidhs/  
⇒  Contact via website or info<at>thenestcollective.co.uk  https://thenestcollective.co.uk/,  https://www.facebook.com/thenestcollective/,https://twitter.com/nestfolk, https://www.instagram.com/nestfolk/
⊕  A radical dance sensation, reinventing the lore of the Ceilidh.

Pf.2c    Ceremonial & Dance Display   (including Clog, Morris, Sword)
None at present    

​Pf.3    SPOKEN WORD PERFORMERS

Pf.3a    Folk Shows & Theatre, Mummers
 - entries welcome

Pf.3b    Poets & Monologuists  
- entries welcome  

​Pf.3c   Storytellers 
- entries welcome