Foaotmad News

Due to other committments this blog may well be quiet for a couple of weeks…

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For sale: 1972 Martin D18.
Superb instrument, excellent playing condition, no cracks or issues, great action, loads of poke and great bass response, Martin hard case. £1250. Details: editor@foaotmad.org.uk or phone 01626 867958.

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I’ve received news of a session at the Kings Head, Hunton Bridge, Hertfordshire, WD4 8RE. The last Thursday of the month. Contact 01923 264536

Due to changing our website hosting we may experience problems with website, emails and possibly with the blog… so how are you reading it!!!

Hopefully this will be shortlived.

Several items from deepest southwest Cornwall:

The next old time session will be on Thursday, 2nd May, 8.30pm at the Union Hotel, Chapel Street, Penzance.

Advance notice for 2 concerts later in the year upstairs at the Admiral Benbow, Penzance.

10 July: Ellen and Pete Vigour, with Ray Banks
25 or 26 October: Beverly Smith and Alice Gerrard

Tickets for the Vigours will be on sale shortly – more details to follow.

sibs@sibylle2.freeserve.co.uk

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Two forthcoming concerts from Musically Monstrous Productions:

In “The Barn” at The Three Horseshoes
Towersey, Oxfordshire, OX9 3QY, 01844 212322

Doors open 7:30pm : On Stage 8:00pm : Finish by 10:15

Friday 26th April – The Buffalo Gals – tickets £8

Saturday 4th May – Bruce Molsky (reservations recommended) – tickets £10

Email Mark – musicallymonstrous@talktalk.com if you would like to reserve tickets or you can do it online at WeGotTickets – www.wegottickets.com/MusicallyMonstrous – which has a 10% service charge.

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And more about the Buffalo Gals:

April 27
Memorial Hall, Browns Lane, Charlbury, OX7 3QW
Doors at 7.30, show at 8.00. tickets £8 or £6 under 16′s
www.goodnightout.org

April 28
Afternoon dance workshop and evening performance
Wolvercote Village Hall, Wolvercote OX2 8PA
Workshop: 3pm-4.30pm introduction to percussive step-dance. Everyone is invited.The workshop is suitable for adults & anyone aged 10 and up
Enrollment is through Kate Lissauer at kate@katelissauer.com or pay at the door
Show at 7.30 £15 includes workshop & show

June 21
Chute Village Hall, Malthouse Lane, Standen SP11 9DU
Doors at 7.00 with Supper 7.00-8.00, Show at 8.00
tickets contact 01264 730758 carolyn@hatchethill.plus.com

June 22
The Lighthouse Studio, 21 Kingland Road, Poole, BH15 1UG
Show at 8.00 tickets £12 (£10) www.lighthousepoole.co.uk

Kate Lissauer
May 11-18 Kate Lissauer at La Fuente de Musica, Sorbas, Almeria, Spain
Classes in individual and duet singing, banjo, fiddle and guitar, taught by Alice Gerrard, Beverly Smith, John Whelan, Dave Pope, Rose Ardron, and Kate.
A couple of places remain, so please contact Kate through the website or at
kate@katelissauer.com if you would like to join.

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As mentioned a number of weeks ago and now available – volume 5 of Mike Yates’s “Far in the Mountains” series of recordings (1979 – 1983) can be bought from Musical Traditions

From the website “Since their publication, back in 2002, the 4-CD set Far in the Mountains have been MT’s best-selling production, and are a wonderful source of splendid songs, tunes and stories. Recently Mike Yates found time to re-listen to some of the recordings that had not made their way onto the four CDs, and was rather surprised to discover just how much good material had been left off the albums, and so set about putting together Far in the Mountains – Volume 5.”

Titled “Echoes from the Mountains” it features tracks from William Marshall & Howard Hall; Dan Tate; Ted Boyd; Pug Allen; Sam Connor; Stella & Taylor Kimble; Robert L. Tate; Morris Norton; Tommy Jarrell; Doug Wallin; Charlie Woods; Eunice Yeatts MacAlexander; Inez Chandler; Benton Flippen; Mitchel Hopson; Walt Davis & J. C. McCool and Evelyn & Douston Ramsey

http://www.mustrad.org.uk/records.htm

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I understand there is a session at the Lincoln Arms, Spalding, Lincolnshire. No day given. The only possible information I can find online refers to an Anglo/Celtic session and may be related to the folk club there. More details please if anyone has any (to mailout1@foaotmad.org.uk)

Musically Monstrous Promotions are giving advance notice of two events planned for July. Each will comprise an afternoon singing workshop, an afternoon music session & a chance to eat, then a concert performance in the evening.

Saturday 13th July 2013 – Salvation Jane
An a capella vocal group from Australia who highlight the bluegrass & gospel genres will be running an afternoon singing workshop followed by an evening concert performance
Singing workshop – Doors 3:00 – Start at 3:30 – Finish 5:30 – Tickets £8
Concert – Doors 6:30 – On Stage at 7:00 – Finish 10:00 – Tickets £8
Pre-book for both the workshop & concert at a reduced cost of £12

Sunday 28th July 2013 – Tim Eriksen
Tim Eriksen is acclaimed for transforming American tradition with his startling interpretations of old ballads, love songs, shape-note gospel and dance tunes from New England and Southern Appalachia.
Shape-Note singing workshop – Doors 3:30 – Start at 4:00 – Finish 6:00 – Tickets £10
Concert – Doors 7:00 – On Stage at 7:30 – Finish 10:00 – Tickets £10
Pre-book for both the workshop & concert at a reduced cost of £15

More information from musicallymonstrous@talktalk.net

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Keith and Cathy’s Picking Weekend – Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd June.

As before, we are the guests of Nick and Carol Baker at Lower Stock Farm, Baker’s Lane, Wrington, North Somerset BS40 5HT
It is just south of Bristol (near the airport) and close to Bath, Cheddar, Wookey Hole, Glastonbury and the Mendip Hills.

The weekend is free, but with donations to the Farmlink charity that Nick and Carol support. A collection will be made during the weekend. As a guide, last year most people gave £10 or £20.

Carol Baker runs a B&B at the farm. Last year several people who didin’t want to camp missed out on this because they contacted Carol when she was already fully booked. If you are interested, contact Carol as soon as possible. Details on their website: www.lowerstock.co.uk

You can contact Keith Burrows and Cathy Benjamin on 01454 411052 or keithb1703 at gmail.com

Please let them know if you are planning to go.

More details at www.keithburrows.org/picking-weekend

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Vera van Heeringen Trio – (Guitar/Vocals), Dave Proctor (Mandolin) & Andy Seward (Bass)

Thu 2 May – Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martlewy, Pembrokeshire, SA678AX, tickets 01646 685144 or 01646 621530 (2 phone numbers from different sources so one may be incorrect) or buy from Main Street Music, Pembroke

Fri 3 May – The Globe, Hay on Wye, tickets 01497 821762

Thu 9 May – Victoria Hotel, Menai Bridge, tickets Palas Print in Bangor & Caernarfon

Fri 10 May -The Old Railway Station, Oswestry, SY10 1RD, tickets 01691791626

Sat 11 May – Bookmark Theatre, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS23 2HR, Tickets 01922 655900

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbsrgynorrk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=417NBX1RTIM

Shipping and Handling to the U.K. and Europe for Walt Koken’s new banjo book (mentioned last week and now updated there) is $23.00

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Anybody thinking of going to the Orwell Bluegrass Festival (10th-12th May) might be interested to see the old time offerings at the FOAOTMAD Stage/Old Time Marquee:

http://www.orwellbluegrass.co.uk/Old%20Time.htm

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Steve Blake is hoping to start an Old Time session in south east London. It could be in Greenwich/Deptford/New Cross, somewhere near a tube line. Best days for him would be Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. Hopefully it would be weekly or bi-weekly or failing that monthly. Are there any players/dancers who would be interested?

steveblake1963@gmail.com

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Stompin’ Dave Allen upcoming shows

Wed 24th April, Bridport Arts Centre, BRIDPORT
Stompin’ Dave + support from Catherine Burke (reserved seating so book now)

Sun 5th May, 2 For Joy May Folk Festival, LONDON
Passing Clouds, Dalston, Stompin’ Dave & His Bluegrass Band

for more info please visit http://www.stompindave.com

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Alice Gerrard is seeking kickstarter funding for a new cd called Bittersweet

“Bittersweet” includes 10 new songs and 3 songs previously recorded and out of print—songs inspired by moments in her life such as the conversation with a neighbor who came into Tommy Jarrell’s house where they were playing music, and said, “y’all sing me a song I can cry to.”

Follow the link below (it should detect if you are in the UK and automatically add extra postage) and you pay via amazon. Strange but true – and you can set up an Amazon account if you don’t already have one. Not sure what your options are otherwise!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alicegerrard/alice-gerrard-bittersweet

Next session at the Union Hotel, Penzance, Cornwall, will be Thursday, 4th April at 8.30pm

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Old Time Session at The Kings Arms in Paul, Cornwall, Friday the 5th of April‏ at 9pm.
Paul Bennett says there is going to be a pre session meal at the Kings Arms if anyone wants to join him. He will book a table for 8.00pm and all OT players are welcome. Please let him know by Tuesday latest if you want to eat.

email Paul here

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Buffalo Gals visit Derbyshire, Staffs and Worcs April 9-13

Tuesday, April 9: Ashford War Memorial Institute, Ashford in the Water, DE45 1QB, 7:30pm, £8.50/£6.50 (under 16), 01629 812 559
Wednesday, April 10: Pattingham Village Hall, WV6 7BB, 7:30pm, £8.00/£6.50, Box Office 01902 700 586
Thursday, April 11: Pailton Village Hall, 7:30pm, £8.50/£7.50, Box Office 0178 883 2959
Friday, April 12: The Burton Institute, Winster, Matlock, DE4 2DQ, 8:00pm, £8.00/£6.00 (16 and under) Box Office 01629 650 364
Saturday, April 13: Trimpley Village Hall, DY12 1NZ, 8:00pm, £8.50, Box Office 01299 861 446

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Now available from Walt Koken!

Sittin’ in the Catbird’s Seat – Transcriptions of Banjo Tunes from the CD

In answer to many requests over the years, Walt has published a book of banjo music.

A companion to the CD, it includes music, tablature, and fingering for all 17 tracks, as well as tips and tricks for banjo players, a poem “Banjo” by Tommy Thompson, and a brief section on reading music and music theory.

48 pages in length, it’s in an oversize, easy-to-read format, with a lay-flat, plastic coil binding that won’t deform like metal ones.

Suitable for all levels of players who are already familiar with the basics of frailing or clawhammer style, it will also be of interest to finger-pickers for its inclusion of Walt’s arrangement of Scott Joplin’s “Maple Leaf Rag”, and also another original tune, “Peaceful Times”.

NOTE: – SHIPPING AND HANDLING TO THE U.K. AND EUROPE IS $23.00

To order by credit card, Pay Pal, or check, please see www.mudthumper.com for details, where you can also find the track list for the Book/CD, as well as the other CD’s of the Orpheus Supertones, the Fat City String Band, Clare and Walt’s “Just Tunes” CD, and the “Milliner – Koken Collection of American Fiddle Tunes”.

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Due to a date mix-up, there is a change to the Royal Oak, Lewes programme advertised in last week’s blog.

25th April is now a free admission open night
5th May will now be a ‘double header’ featuring Bruce Molsky and Sara Grey and Kieron Means

See previous blog for more details

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Rachel Eddy is at the Harrison, Kings Cross, London WC1H 8JF, Wednesday April 10th
£7 in advance, £9 on the door
www.wegottickets.com/event/216194

Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 April 2013

East Midlands Sacred Harp Convention

Kegworth Village Hall, Kegworth, Leicestershire, DE74 2FH.

10.00 am – 4.00 pm (Saturday) and 10.00 am – 3.30 pm (Sunday)

click here for details

Contact: Ian West 01952 882448    email here

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FOLK AT THE ROYAL OAK , 3 Station Street, Lewes BN7 2DA
Enquiries: – (01273) 478124 or 881316
email here
Mar 28th * WIZZ JONES.
April 4th * THE ASKEW SISTERS
April 11th * ARCHIE FISHER
April 18th * BRIGITTE KLOAREG & YANN-FAÑCH PERROCHES
April 25th * fREE ADMISSION OPEN NIGHT
May 2nd * BRUCE MOLSKY also SARA GREY & KIERON MEANS
May 9th * THE SPIERS FAMILY
May 16th * ROSIE STEWART & RÓISÍN WHITE
May 23rd * MIKE NICHOLSON
May 30th * JOHN KIRKPATRICK
Our Future Guests will include:-
JAMES FAGAN & NANCY KERR * JEZ LOWE * MARTIN CARTHY & DAVE SWARBRICK * JERRY EPSTEIN & RALPH BODINGTON * ANDY IRVINE * LEN GRAHAM * JODY KRUSKAL * MAGGIE BOYE & PAUL DOWNES * THE YOUNG ‘UNS

website
www.myspace.com/royaloakfolklewes

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NEXT LITTLE OPRY: Saturday 30 March @ Tom Thumb Theatre, Margate
Great music with the BROADOAK BLUEGRASS BAND.   Led by founder members Phil Morley (rythym guitar and vocals), and Richard Lee (banjo and vocals), BROADOAK BLUEGRASS hail from Essex and play driving traditional bluegrass with great harmony singing.  They are joined by Ben, playing Doc Watson style guitar, Mark Turner on bass and Maggie on fiddle.  And rumour has it that they’ve now got a mandolin player – so a big line up.    And, of course, it’s always fun when Phil’s around. Plus at no expense, some brill Oldtime and fun on the open mic.

New for 2013…   Tom Thumb now have a bar upstairs complete with woodburning stove where you can sip cocktails and other interesting drinks.

Tickets £6.50.  Doors and upstairs bar open at 7 pm for 7.30 start.

More information at our website or contact us directly email here   01227 770840, 01322 228802

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Killington Lake Old Time picking weekend is unlikely to happen again but has been replaced by the Lake Windermere Old Time Weekend Session. The date has changed to 26 – 28th July and the venue is the YMCA Lakeside Centre, on the southwest side of Lake Windermere.  It will be hosted by Tony Ball, the Legs Levens guitarist, who is also the YMCA programme manager. 

Click here for the flyer, which gives all the details about booking etc

Blandford, Dorset, Old Time Session second Monday of each month at 8pm in the British Legion Club, Blandford, DT11 7AD.

More details Tim Hextall timhex@gmail.com

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Frank Pallister thinks you might be interested in this clip from youtube “Dixie” on Berea College’s P Suite Balcony by Sam Gleaves and Jory Hutchens. Sam is a former pupil of Jim Lloyd and Frank suggests he has a prehensile thumb, the result of a selective breeding programme! Sam plays all the instruments well, won the folksong competition at Galax last year as well as writing some good songs. He has a few clips on youtube and a couple of cds, solo and with others. Frank met up with him in June at John Hollandsworth’s wokshop where he had just made an autoharp.

http://youtu.be/Mm5PX4yFeDM

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Carrivick Sisters and Blair Dunlop
Chesterfield Folk Club
Fri 12th April, doors 7.30pm for 8pm start. Tickets £10 in advance, £11 on the night.

Tickets are available via the club’s website (using Google Wallet) here http://www.chesterfieldfolkclub.org/evdetails.php?id=332
or from wegottickets.com here http://www.wegottickets.com/event/209809

The venue is:
Chesterfield Club, Chester Street, Chesterfield, S40 1DL

Map and directions: http://www.chesterfieldfolkclub.org/evdetails.php?id=332

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Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore with Eric Thorin on bass
Combining blues, bluegrass and everything in-between

Saturday 6th April 2013
In “The Barn” at The Three Horseshoes, Towersey, Oxfordshire, OX9 3QY, 01844 212322

Tickets £10  Doors open 7:30pm : On Stage 8:00pm : Finish by 10:30

Email Mark Wallace – musicallymonstrous@talktalk to reserve tickets or order them here www.wegottickets.com/MusicallyMonstrous

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Gig news from the Down Trodden String Band:

Thursday 11 April – Crookes Folk Club, Princess Royal, Slinn Street, Sheffield, S10 1NW
www.reverbnation.com/venue/crookes
Friday 19 April – Fundraiser Ceilidh, Burton Street, Burton Street Foundation, 57 Burton Street, Sheffield, S6 2HH
www.burtonstreet.co.uk/
Friday 10 – Sunday 12 May – Orwell Bluegrass Festival, Hallow Tree Scout Camp, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP10 0JP
www.orwellbluegrass.co.uk
Sunday 19 May – Bothy Folk Club
The Park Golf Club, Park Rd West, Southport, PR9 0JS
www.bothyfolkclub.co.uk/
Friday 13 – Sunday 15 Sep – Sweet Sunny South Old-Time Festival
www.sweetsunnysouth.co.uk

www.downtrodden.org.uk

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Wiilesden Folk Union presents

Dirk Powell with Jock Tyldesley and Vera van Heeringen

FREE

Saturday April 6th at 8pm in the Cafe Fernandez and Wells, East Wing, Somerset House, The Strand, London WC2

This is a mainly oldtime gig. There will also be a Cajun dance at Blackheath Working Mens Club on Sunday 6th.

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As mentioned in the mailout for 13th February Dwight Diller will be in England for 5 weeks: 13 March – 16 April. He can be reached at dillerbanjo@hotmail.com or 01925 764332 and will be staying near Warrington, Cheshire. He would be happy to catch up with old friends.

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Hunter Robertson thinks this review and video he just finished writing/videoing for a new red Nylgut string being made by Aquila might be of interest to some of you:

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Thursday 28th March 2013

Papa Truck – Original British Bluegrass from High Wycombe

In “The Barn” at The Three Horseshoes
Towersey, Oxfordshire, OX9 3QY, 01844 212322

Tickets £8
Doors open 7:30pm : On Stage 8:00pm : Finish by 10:30

(see the calendar – link on the right)

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Those of us who already own the “Far in the Mountains” series of recordings from the Mike Yates Appalachian archive recordings (1979 – 1983) will be interested to know that that Musical Traditions on-line magazine will shortly be issuing volume 5. Titled “Echoes from the Mountains” in features tracks from William Marshall & Howard Hall; Dan Tate; Ted Boyd; Pug Allen; Sam Connor; Stella & Taylor Kimble; Robert L. Tate; Morris Norton; Tommy Jarrell; Doug Wallin; Charlie Woods; Eunice Yeatts MacAlexander; Inez Chandler; Benton Flippen; Mitchel Hopson; Walt Davis & J. C. McCool and Evelyn & Douston Ramsey

More details as soon as I have them.

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Stompin Dave Allen – March/April

Thu 28th Mar, The Maltings FARNHAM, Stompin’ Dave’s Blues3 with Sam Kelly & Earl Jackson
Sat 30th Mar, The Blackmore Theatre, EXMOUTH with awarding winning Guy Davis(USA) & Fabrizio Poggi
Sun 7th Apr, Brewdog Shoreditch, LONDON, Stompin’ Dave’s Blues3 with Sam Kelly & Earl Jackson
Wed 24th Apr, Bridport Art Centre, BRIDPORT, Stompin’ Dave Allen + support Catherine Burke (reserved seating so book now)

Rock n Roll gigs (Stompin’ Dave appearing as sideman on piano & guitar)
Sat 9th Mar, Rolls Royce Club, DERBY,- with The Earl Jackson 4
Sat 16th Mar, Boogaloo RNR Weekender at Norton Grange IOW – with The Earl Jackson 4
Sun 31st Mar, The BAWA Club, BRISTOL, with The Earl Jackson 4

for more info please visit http://www.stompindave.com/

A fantastic course that is being held at Gleanings which is situated in the beautiful Shropshire countryside www.gleanings.co.uk

Sat. 18th – Sun. 19th May 2013 (10am-4.30pm)
Old Time Banjo and Song with SARA GREY

Following last years successful weekend workshop for Old Time Banjo Sara has been requested to take this a stage further to include song . . .

“During the weekend we will be working on coordinating songs and banjo accompaniment. It will be important for those participating to have some knowledge of banjo playing.
No tab will be used and I will bring along some words to songs that we will work on during the 2 days.”

Cost of weekend: £120 includes home-cooked lunches, plus snacks and refreshments during the day.
Sara will be performing a House Concert in Gleanings on Saturday evening, 18th May, 8pm. Tickets £6 or £4 to course participants – available on 01743 891412 or email: yj.hart@virgin.net for more details

More info: www.saragrey.net/
www.hrmusic.com/artists/sgart.html www.youtube.com/watch?v=rndm8NMtHlw

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Reminder : The Carrivick Sisters

Saturday 9th March 2013 In “The Barn” at The Three Horseshoes
Towersey, Oxfordshire, OX9 3QY, 01844 212322

Details in last week’s entry

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Cornwall sessions:

Kings Arms in Paul -Friday 15th of March at 9.00pm
Union Hotel, Penzance -Thursday 7th March at 8.30pm
Blue Anchor, Helston -Thursday 21st March at 8.00pm