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APR 5 DENISE & STUART SAVAGE (£5)
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Traditional & recent songs in vocal harmony with guitar, mandolin & English concertina.
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APR 12 DEARMAN GAMMON HARRISON (£5)
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Annie Dearman, Vic Gammon & Steve Harrison bring warmth, humour & scholarship
to English songs & tunes with concertina, melodeon & banjo. (http://www.folkmusic.net/htmfiles/webrevs/efdsscd11.htm)
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APR 19 Lewes Arms Workshop No 92
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MARTIN CARTHY: GUITAR & SONG WORKSHOP
10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m. Places £45 (maximum 12)
Martin Carthy (www.watersoncarthy.com/) is unsurpassed as a performer of English traditional song & dance music. It is impossible to over-estimate his influence on at least two generations of singers & players. Among other topics, Martin's characteristic CGCDGA guitar tuning will be discussed & demonstrated. Details and booking form.
In the evening MARTIN CARTHY performs at the Lewes Arms
(£8, advance tickets available from the club & here)
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APR 26 HARVEYS BEER RESTORATION NIGHT (£3)
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We celebrate the anniversary of the restoration of Harveys beer to the Lewes Arms lewesarms.blogspot.com with a night of songs & tunes in praise of beer. Choose your songs or tunes in advance & let us know by email or phone so that we can assemble a running order. We may perform some of the songs in bar as well.
Proceeds will go to the Sasha Roberts Scholarship Fund.
The Fund was established in 2007 to commemorate the life and the work of Sasha Roberts, writer, illustrator, academic, dwyle-flunker, star Lewes Arms pantomime actress, Cliffe Bonfire Society member and girl-about-Lewes. Sasha was tragically killed in a car accident in 2006 in which her son Lio was terribly injured.
Each year the scholarship, based at the University of Kent where Sasha was a lecturer for nearly 10 years, is awarded to a student working in one of Sasha's many fields of interest: Shakespeare, early modern poetry, Renaissance drama, women's reading practices, metaphysical poetry, and early modern manuscripts. In its short history the scholarship has already become one of the largest of its kind at the University of Kent. The annual award is based on the interest the fund generates each year so that scholarship will be awarded in perpetuity, thus keeping Sasha's memory alive. The first Sasha Roberts Scholarship was awarded to a graduate student in the School of English on 15 January 2008. Lio presented the cheque.
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MAY 3 STANLEY ACCRINGTON (www.stanleyaccrington.wogan.info/) (£5)
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Stanley writes countless knicker-wettingly funny songs & a few serious ones which have been recorded by top performers as well. He doesn't often visit the south, so this is a rare treat.
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MAY 10 THE BEACHY HEAD BANGERS (www.sweetsunnysouth.co.uk/bacon.html) (£5)
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American old-time songs & tunes skilfully performed on banjo, fiddle, mandolin, acoustic bass & guitar by Max Fisher, Steven Harvey & Colin Meadows, who adds his own material in the same style.
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MAY 17 CARL & LEON HOGSDEN (£4)
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Carl & Leon shed new light on traditional songs while demonstrating a deep respect for their sources, with guitar, bouzouki & mandola accompaniment.
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MAY 24 ON A MAY MORNING (£3)
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An opportunity to sing those glorious songs celebrating the return of summer.
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MAY 31 MUSIC HALL NIGHT (£4)
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Master of Ceremonies: KENNETH HOBBS (Lieutenant-Major, First Foot & Mouth, Retd)
Impresario: DON MORGAN (Captain, The King’s Own, but not for keeps) (01444 443280)
Prepare to be wafted back on wings of song to a more gracious age. We respectfully request you to let Mr. Morgan know your choice of song in advance so that a balanced programme of delights may be prepared. Please dress suitably for the occasion if possible.
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7 JUNE Lewes Arms workshop no. 93
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CLOUDSTREET: VOCAL HARMONY
10.45 a.m. - 4.45 p. m. Places £25
From Australia, Nicole Murray and John Thompson (www.cloudstreet.org) offer hot harmonies with spellbindingly precise delivery & accompaniment on guitar, flute, fiddle, whistle & concertina This workshop will cover warm-ups for body & voice, useful singing techniques, part singing, improvisation, & harmony development.
IN THE EVENING CLOUDSTREET PERFORM AT THE LEWES ARMS (£6)
Advance tickets & booking forms available from the club & here.
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14 JUNE TUNES SESSION with DOCTOR'S ORDERS (http://www.folknet.co.uk/cliffbaylis/index.htm) (£3)
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Bring instruments to join in: singers welcome too. Cliff Baylis & Jenny Huggett play English, American, Finnish & Swedish tunes on guitar, mandolin, mandola, concertina & fiddle; Cliff also sings.
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21 JUNE MIRIAM BACKHOUSE (http://www.motherearthmusic.co.uk/artists.php#Miriam) (£5)
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A fine singer & songwriter with guitar, once a Lewes resident, now visiting from South Africa.
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28 JUNE ALAN & CAROL PRIOR (£5)
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Scottish songs superbly delivered; these two were guests at the Inishowen singing festival last year.
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5 JULY Lewes Arms workshop no. 94
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WILL DUKE: TUNES OF SCAN TESTER (any instrument)
10.45 a.m. - 4.45 p. m. Places £25
All profits after expenses go to the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, Cecil Sharp House.
Scan Tester (1887-1972) was an Anglo concertina player from Sussex with a vast repertoire of social dance & popular tunes. The workshop is aimed at proficient musicians on any instrument, who can learn & play tunes by ear. Will Duke will simply play tunes at you & encourage you to join in, playing the same tune half a dozen times. Participants can record tunes on the day on their own equipment.
IN THE EVENING WILL DUKE PERFORMS AT THE LEWES ARMS (£5)
Advance tickets & booking forms available from the club & here.
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12 JULY BOB LEWIS (£5)
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One of Sussex's finest traditional singers.
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19 JULY Lewes Arms workshops no. 95 & 96
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MICK WEST: SCOTTISH SONG
10.45 a.m. - 4.45 p. m. Places £25
Mick (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=93285195) is widely considered to be one of the best singers of Scottish traditional song. The workshop will cover sources of traditional Scots song & its background but the emphasis will be on singing. Participants should learn some new & enjoyable songs.
FRANK McLAUGHLIN : SCOTTISH MUSIC FOR GUITAR
10.45 a.m. - 4.45 p. m. Places £25
The Royal Oak, Station Street, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 2DA
A first class guitarist & piper, Frank (www.myspace.com/frankmclaughlin) has worked with many top Scottish musicians. The workshop will cover a range of techniques for playing & accompanying traditional tunes & songs. Music & guitar tab available for all pieces.
IN THE EVENING MICK WEST & FRANK McLAUGHLIN PERFORM AT THE LEWES ARMS (£6)
Advance tickets & booking forms available from the club & here for Mick & here for Frank.
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26 JULY THE MIGHTY QUINNS (http://www.danquinn.co.uk/) (£5)
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Father & son Dan & Matt play English tunes on melodeons, fiddle, mandolin & mandolin-banjo in a crisp & cheery style. They sing, too.
Hear them on MySpace.
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