There will be a traditional music session next Sunday 20 November at the
Prince of Wales pub in Moseley. All musicians are welcome to come along and
share a few tunes. More information on our website at
www.tradartsteam.co.uk/music-sessions.html
Please pass this message on to anyone else you know who might be interested.
Let us know if you don’t want to receive messages of this kind in future.
All the best – Pam
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PAM BISHOP
Traditional Arts Team
19 Springfield Road
Kings Heath
Birmingham
B14 7DU
tel 0121 247 3856
pam@tradartsteam.co.uk
The Traditional Arts Team runs activities in the Midlands relating to
traditional song, music, storytelling and dance, and publishes the Folk
Monthly magazine. More info at www.tradartsteam.co.uk
Organised by a small group of Canalside members, and held at the project site
2nd Friday of the month in 2011, 7.30pm for 8pm start
This adults-only rhythm circle will be held on the Friday nearest the full moon each month. If the weather is good, we will be round a fire; if the weather’s rainy, we will be in the pole barn.
We invite you to bring your own percussion instruments (including home-made) if you have any. A number of West African drums and rattles will also be available to play. We welcome both experienced and new rhythm-makers, so don’t worry if you’ve never had a go before – just come along, have a bash and enjoy the experience!You are also welcome to bring snacks and drinks, for yourselves or to share, after we have made beautiful music together!
Here’s the key info:
- Second Friday of every month
- Friday 14th October
- Friday 11th November
- Friday 9th December
- Social area of Canalside Community Food (please use Canaside entrance) – directions
- 7.30pm arrival to help light the fire and set up the space, for 8pm start
- Cost: £2 for Canalside members, £4 for non-members
Look forward to seeing you there!
Caz, Sam & Lucy xxx
There will be a traditional music session next Sunday 16 October at the
Prince of Wales pub in Moseley. All musicians are welcome to come along and
share a few tunes. More information on our website at
www.tradartsteam.co.uk/music-sessions.html
Please pass this message on to anyone else you know who might be interested.
Let us know if you don’t want to receive messages of this kind in future.
All the best – Pam
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PAM BISHOP
Traditional Arts Team
19 Springfield Road
Kings Heath
Birmingham
B14 7DU
tel 0121 247 3856
pam@tradartsteam.co.uk
The Traditional Arts Team runs activities in the Midlands relating to
traditional song, music, storytelling and dance, and publishes the Folk
Monthly magazine. More info at www.tradartsteam.co.uk
We have two dances coming up, so make sure you get your tickets in advance.
Saturday 15 October, 8-11pm Barn Dance with Cuckoo’s Nest, caller John Shakespeare
All Saints Centre, Vicarage Road, Birmingham B14 7RA
A social event for all the family, and for all ages and backgrounds. If you don’t know how to do English country dancing, you will soon learn, as the caller will explain the steps before the music starts and will remind you what to do next – it is great fun, even if you get it wrong!
Tickets £7 (children £3.50) from 0121 246 9873
Organised jointly with All Saints Centre, this dance will celebrate the opening of the new Village Square in Kings Heath.
More details at www.tradartsteam.co.uk/calendar.html?a=viewevent&id=252
Saturday 12 November, 8-11pm Ceilidh with Cuckoo’s Nest, caller Alex McClure
Holy Name Parish Centre, 9 Cross Lane, Great Barr, Birmingham B43 6LN
Part of the Big National Ceilidh – in cities, towns and villages all over the country, thousands of people will be dancing to the music of live bands. Each event will be locally organised and distinctive, but the proceeds from all the events will be given to a single, hugely worthwhile, charity, WaterAid.
Tickets £7 from Val Comery 0121 358 2502
Presented by the Traditional Arts Team in partnership with Holy Name Parish Centre and Glorishears of Brummagem.
More details at www.tradartsteam.co.uk/calendar.html?a=viewevent&id=251
Hello All – it would be lovely if you could make it along to THE SAXON MILL in Warwick THIS SUNDAY (2nd October) from 6pm for a Charity Auction and Fundraiser!
I’m running The Royal Parks Half Marathon with my friend Louise Bennett in just over a week’s time and we’re trying to raise £1200 for the truly amazing local charity Practical Action (www.practicalaction.org). There’s an invitation attached to this email, if you print off a copy and bring it with you we’ll give you one free entry into our raffle, plus there is a wine tasting and some free nibbles. Its a family event so please bring the children, there is some entertainment before the auction especially for them. Auction starts at 7pm!
We have some really great auction items and prizes including holiday accommodation, meals out, cookery lessons, personal training sessions and more!
I really hope to see you there, thank you for your support!
Alison
Auction invite 2nd Oct
Sunday 18 Sept no music session, go to SUN STATIONS instead!
Normally we have a traditional music session on the third Sunday of each month at the Prince of Wales pub in Moseley. However, there won’t be one on Sunday 18 September. Instead we are encouraging people to go along to a great night at the Kitchen Garden Cafe in Kings Heath, featuring Luke Daniels and John Dipper.
For those of you who don’t know them, Luke Daniels is a multi-instrumentalist specializing in the melodeon or button accordion who has collaborated with a range of artists and organisations including Riverdance, London Jazz Festival, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Folkworks and English National Opera. John Dipper grew up steeped in the traditions and culture of Southern England, plays fiddle and concertina, is a respected and established performer who also works with Chris Wood and Robert Harbron in the English Acoustic Collective and with groundbreaking string quartet Methera.
Sun Stations explores the music, customs and festivities of the old ritual year. Using ingenious archive material and arresting new folk music, providing audiences with an entertaining view of English culture spanning back more than half a millennium. We’ll also discover the English penchant for hurling cakes and buns at crowds, weighing the Town Mayor and how the character of Old Tosspot used to make a regular appearance each year. . .
Sun Stations, a compact compendium of folk music and customs, plus all the weird bits.
Sunday 18 Sept, Kitchen Garden Cafe, 17 York Road, Kings Heath B14 7SA
Tickets £12 from 0121 443 4725 or www.wegottickets.com
The next session at the Prince of Wales will be on Sunday 16 October.
Please pass this message on to anyone else you know who might be interested.
Let us know if you don’t want to receive messages of this kind in future.
All the best – Pam
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PAM BISHOP
Traditional Arts Team
19 Springfield Road
Kings Heath
Birmingham
B14 7DU
tel 0121 247 3856
pam@tradartsteam.co.uk
The Traditional Arts Team runs activities in the Midlands relating to
traditional song, music, storytelling and dance, and publishes the Folk
Monthly magazine. More info at www.tradartsteam.co.uk
Come and find us this weekend on stall 73 at the Food and Drink Festival.
We will have a special offer for people who subscribe to a regular weekly veg share at the festival, and a range of freshly harvested, locally grown, organic vegetables will be available to buy on both days.
Come and talk to members and growers about the project and find out about how to get involved!
There will be two great music workshops this weekend as part of the Moseley Folk Festival. As they are at the Bulls Head in Moseley they are free to everyone with or without Festival tickets!
Saturday, 12 to 1:30 – Bluegrass workshop with the Toy Hearts
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In an exclusive workshop for the Moseley Folk Festival, The Toy Hearts will uncover the rich history of bluegrass music and its traditions, through exploration of the genre’s founders and subsequent pioneers. Providing interactive examples, the band will take an in depth study into the acoustic instruments that complete a bluegrass line-up and their global origins.
Specifically, The Toy Hearts will investigate how each instrument lends
itself to the contribution of bluegrass music’s distinctive rhythm/drive, whilst also identifying the wide array of musical influences, including country, swing, jazz and the blues, all of which helped shape formation of the genre in the late 1940s. Within the workshop there will also be
discussion around the current progression of Bluegrass Music around the world, through recognition of the important role that young people play and the current leadership opportunities available to help preserve and develop its legacy. Throughout the workshop there will be ample opportunity for questions, demonstrations and examples of specifics, whilst exploring ways in which you can learn, jam and get involved with the wonderful world of Bluegrass Music. Attendees and enthusiasts are strongly encouraged to bring along their musical instruments, all ages welcome!
Sunday 1pm to 2:30 – Music workshop with Bellevue Rendezvous
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Come and learn new tunes from Scotland and Europe on fiddle and nyckelharpa with Ruth Morris and Gavin Marwick. They have a wealth of travelling musical experience having played professionally and enthusiastically across Europe and other parts of the world, both individually and with groups including Bellevue Rendezvous, The Unusual Suspects, Iron Horse, McFall’s Chamber and Ceilidh Minogue. Many tunes have been learnt and inspiration has been had at concert halls, firesides, backstage areas, laybys and festivals from Ashkabad to Vancouver. Both musicians are experienced workshop tutors – Ruth runs community music and dance projects at home in Galloway while Gavin is a prolific composer, session player and theatre musician with “a CV that reads like a Who’s Who of Scottish music”.
All the best – Pam
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PAM BISHOP
Traditional Arts Team
19 Springfield Road
Kings Heath
Birmingham
B14 7DU
tel 0121 247 3856
pam@tradartsteam.co.uk
The Traditional Arts Team runs activities in the Midlands relating to traditional song, music, storytelling and dance, and publishes the Folk Monthly magazine.
More info at www.tradartsteam.co.uk