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Alive &Kicking in AmericaJulie Page tells of her group'srecent visit toAmerica, the result of achance encounter atDartington..It'sSunday, 13th April, 2003, and Alive &KickingAppalachian Clog group from Exeter are on ajetbound for the U.S.A. ....Only eleven months earlier, I had been sitting inthe sunshine at Dartington Cider Press Centre,keeping an eye on the instruments with Jackie,another of our dancers, when we heard Americanvoices exclaiming over our poster advertising ourAppalachian Clog dance display. We got intoconversation and discovered they were with apartyof sixty American dancers staying at Dartington foracourse of English Renaissance Dance workshops.Two days later we met Peggy Leiby, adriving forceof Fiddlekicks, an American Appalachian Cloggroup who dance the Green Grass Cloggers' style,most popular with Appalachian dance groups herein the U.K. Steps, ideas and, most importantly,email addresses were swapped.... Now nearly all of our team of eight dancers, onereserve (who used to dance with us before she wentto college) and four musicians are en route toPhiladelphia, where we were to stay as guests ofFiddlekicks, swapping dances and steps, performingwith them, and attending workshops led byAppalachian Dancer, Tom Hinds, and Cape BretonDancer, Malke Rosenfeld.About four hours into our flight Frances decidesthat we cannot let the opportunity of joining the'mile high dance club' slip by, so Ijoin her on athree foot square space outside the loos where wemanage to perform our 'couple dance' to ahummedaccompaniment - our first mid-Atlantic performance! Our spirits were still amile high when wewere met at the airport by Fiddlekicks, andwhisked away to stay with our various hosts aroundthe city.Monday 14th April and Peggy's wonderful barn,150 years old, freshly spring-cleaned and completewith raised wooden floor donated by an Irish dancegroup, was the venue for our first dance swap.Americans generally only have two weeks paidholiday ayear, so only afew Fiddlekicks dancerscould join us at the beginning of the week, buteverything was video-taped for the absent members.We were careful only to teach our ownchoreographed dances, feeling rather shy aboutteaching Americans an English 'take' on an Appala-chian Dance, but they loved it !That evening both groups started to get toknow each other at a 'bring a dish' supper,followed by an impromptu dance in Peggy'sbarn. The A&K Band loved the acoustics andthe dancers were all still as high as kites justto be there -only jet lag eventually stopped usdancing !Tuesday 15th April was our sight-seeing day.Some of our hosts drove us to New Yorkwhere we crossed the Hudson on the StatenIsland Ferry and toured Manhatten on anopen-top bus.Wednesday 16th April saw more step anddance swaps in Peggy's Barn, and in theevening A&K danced a short display at anEnglish Country Dance. This is the type ofdance we learn at primary school, and ourhosts could not believe that we don't all danceit habitually at home. Some of their regularmusicians were away, so Sue, one of ourfiddle players, joined the band for theevening, to play English Country Dance forAmerican aficionados and Appalachian ClogMusic for the mad English.BIDEFORDFOLK CLUBEveryThursdayat theJOINERS ARMSMarket PlaceBIDEFORDWeekly singaroundand music sessionOccasional guestsDetails from:Hilary Bix01237 4707924PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

Thursday 17th April started with some huge sandwichmaking operations and aquick recap of dancesfor our reserve dancer. Louisa, as one of our teamwas ill. Aconvoy of cars then took us to the GrandOpera House, Wilmington, Delaware. We weregiven aguided tour of this wonderful building byAnya Ward, the Director of their School of Dance,and then allowed the use of ahuge and beautifulstudio where we learnt a Fiddlekicks dance, theending of which we would dance with them atFriday's concert. After lunch we danced a fortyminute display with Fiddlekicks in the studio for anaudience ofchildren from alocal Montessori School,both teams accompanied by the A&K band. EileenWalsh from Fiddlekicks gave the children ashortdance workshop, followed by aquestion and answersession. The children were great, and some wantedto touch us as we were English !That evening A&K gave adisplay at the GlensideContra Dance. Contra is very popular in America,and is abit like ceilidh dancing done in sets of fourarranged in long lines down the hall. It is dancedwith afast walk, so you are not so shattered at theend of the dance that you have to sit out the nextone. Both this and the previous night's dance were'dry' events in terms of alcohol, apparently traditionalin Pennsylvania, but this didn't stop Glensidebeing enormously popular, and the large hall wasbursting at the seams. The A&K four piece stringband was invited to join amassive twenty-five piecepick-up band called SPUDS, which filled the stageand created awonderful sound to dance to. SPUDSplay together about seven times ayear, so we werereally lucky to hear them that night and join in thebig band experience.On Friday 18th April we all met at the Allen's LaneArt Centre for the opening workshop of the two-daySpring FeetBeat event organised by Fiddlekicks as afocus for our visit. Tom Hinds, a teacher andperformer of Appalachian Clog from West Virginia,began with a masterclass for both groups. Theevening saw our highlight performance at the ArtsCentre concert, along with Fiddlekicks, Tom Hinds,Sharon Gouveia, who danced some inspirationalAppalachian Flatfooting, and Malke Rosenfeld.Malke is a full time dancer and musician whoperforms and teaches traditional percussive styles,including Cape Breton, old time clogging andflatfooting. She spent two years touring with FootworksPercussive Dance Ensemble, including theLondon run of Riverdance -and she still only looksabout twenty-one !After the concert, Tom Hindsgave the audience a'taster' Appalachian workshopfollowed by acouple of square dances. Apersonalhigh spot was the A&K fan who had seen ourdisplay the night before and presented the team withhome-made orange ice-lollies after the concert.The evening was rounded off with areceptionfor all dancers, musicians and their friends andfamilies, complete with ahuge iced chocolatecake.Saturday 18th April and we were back atAllen's Lane Arts Centre for the second day ofworkshops. The bagels and cream cheese onarrival set us up for a continuation of TomHind's workshop, followed by a percussivedance workshop, 'drum with your feet', for alllevels by Malke. After lunch Tom gave aFlatfooting workshop aimed at beginners, andwe then all enjoyed Malke's Cape BretonWorkshop. Isay all, but Heather, our guitarplayer, took the opportunity to slip out and buyafabulous new guitar, which had to sit in firstclass on the plane home. Heather christened itthat evening at an Old Time Music session, anopportunity for the A&K musicians to jamwith the locals.Sunday 19th April and our week was up !.Some of the team took the evening flight home,while others had afew days personal holiday,and acouple stayed with Peggy, learning allthey could, before the rest of flew home onThursday.For all of us it was abrilliant and memorabletrip. We have come back with new steps,chunks of dances and music to enrich ourrepertoire, and lots of ideas for our day ofdance workshop* on aSaturday to be arrangedin the autumn. Best of all we made many newfriends in Fiddlekicks, who will be joining usnext Summer when we return their hospitality.Look out for them in 2004 !(* sponsored by Devon Folk Committee)Great with hops-Full ofspirit -Goesdown wellHome BrewCountryDance BandColin AndrewsBonny Green, Morchard Bishop,Crediton, EX17 6PGTel/fax 01363 877216www.homebrewband.co.ukemail: folkdance@2leftfeet.co.uk5PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

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The Baring-Gould Folk FestivalFollowing the discovery of hundreds unpublished folk songs from Devon and Cornwall collected bySabine Baring-Gould, the traditional and community music organisation Wren has been busy with aprogramme ofpublishing, recording and teaching to interpret and promote the work ofthis importantson of Devon. One of the most immediate and potent strands in this programme is the organising oflive events, allowing the songs to live and breathe in just the way they did when Baring-Gouldcollected them.The centrepiece of this activity is the Baring-Gould Folk Festival and Study Break which takesplace over the Autumn half-term each year, based in the villages of Bridestowe, Bratton Clovelly andLewdown. This short article goes behind the scenes of the festival and sketches some of the thinkingand significant growth points which have led to this being it's 5th successful year.The BackgroundThe first Festival proper was in 1999, but its origins could be said to be one year earlier in November1998, when Wren ran acelebration day at Lewtrenchard House to mark the re-publishing of thecomplete collection of songs on microfiche and the releasing of the CD Dead Maid's Land tocelebrate this occasion. The aim with this CD was to polish the rough stones of songs which Sabinecollected in the field and make something that would take alot of playing in people's front rooms andcar stereos. For this, we took adozen or so of the very best musicians, mix with committed andskilful singers and involve arecord label with high production standards. The result has indeed beenendorsed by singers and listeners alike in just the way we hoped.The Festival ItselfWe didn't want to run another green-field site large marquee and pack 'em in type Festival; not thatthose aren't legitimate, useful and very enjoyable. We wanted to create something of quality in anappropriate scale to the locality. Using existing local venues and getting close to the community hasalways been the aim rather than imposing afestival from outside. We also move around fromvillage to village over the weekend. This means alot more work in terms of setting up and staffingevents with volunteers, but locals tell us they like having aquality performance visit their door-stepand visitors say it gives the Festival auniquefeel -something which has asense of place andbelongs to where it is.RUMPUSACVERT7One of the very special things about the eventis its smallness, cosiness and friendlinesslinked with quality performances. The Festivalspecifically reflects the work of Baring-Gouldin several senses.Strong songsFirst, it has avery strong song thread reflectingthe fact that over 90% of Baring-Gould'scollecting centred on songs -as distinct fromdance tunes. This has meant maintaining astrong thread running through the festivalaround the very best traditional singers ofEnglish material both locally and around thecountry. John Kirkpatrick, Frankie Armstrong,Tim Laycock, Chris Foster have travelled fromslightly further afield while superb singers likeVic Legg from Cornwall prove that not only isthis repertoire hugely popular, it's alsogrounded in the area, too.Wren then wanted to give people achance todevelop their own skills by learning from suchPDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

SATURDAY DANCES8.00 -11.30 pm in the Village HallSeptember 20th Richard Mason &Pigs Might FlyOctober 18th John Turner &The Weston Country Dance BandNovember 8th Jane Thomas &The Yetties(£5 admissionby ticket only fromSeptember at clubevents)December20th Christmas Dance AileenWills&PendragonAdmission £3.50 exceptwhere stated. Refreshments &Raffle.Contact :Vivien &David Challinor 01823 274810experience and putting it's own considerable musical resources and experience into the mix. Thebasic drive for this harks right back to the critics group founded and run by Ewan MacColl andPeggy Seeger which had long been an inspiration. Paul Wilson and Marilyn Tucker co-founderswanted Wren to allow contact between singers and between teacher and pupil that basically involvedus learning off each other.This basic format of afew people listening to aperformance and offering constructive criticism isstill one of the most popular, life changing things about the study break -comments like "I'velearned more in these 4days than Ihave in 40 years" renders the tutors humble and the learnersinspired. Other places do this, but we do it with song and we do it one-to-one. We aim always tohave someone around to inspire and get really close to -this year's new tutor is Martin Carthy.Rumour has it that Frankie wants to come back as astudent!Small IS beautifulSecond, it links physically with the buildings and landscape that Sabine knew -we use his ownfamily home as avenue for some festival events and pack into pubs and community halls around thearea -just the kind of venues where he would have heard some of the singing. Reading accounts ofSabine's collecting he was riding on horseback from pubs to cottages with amazing energy over whatfor us seems quite asmall geographical area.More than this, the songs he was after -the story-songs in "the old Gregorian modes" have beendeveloped and enjoyed an environment on just this domestic kind of scale. The Festival sells out on120 tickets and in some ways we wish that could be even smaller, but we need to have acriticalmass to run financially.The special Saturday evening event, the largest of the whole weekend is the Feast, rather than themore common folk dance or ceilidh. We have developed this specifically to echo the old-fashionedharvest suppers where food, entertainment and sociability would mix in aheady cocktail. The eventsits right because the entertainment is song-based -"party pieces" the order of the day.8PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

Developments and InspirationsThird, it draws on Sabine's own life as inspirationfor the artists it books and the kind ofprogramme it presents. As far as we know wewere the first folk festival to book an Icelandicquartet of performers, reflecting Sabine's visitthere in 1861 as arelatively young man. In 2002,aBreton woman who sings for dancing, echoesSabine's jottings about fiddler William Andrewswhere he says the dancers would sometimes singto accompany their own dancing.This year's festivalThis year's festival starts on Hallowe'en andfeatures four musicians direct from Transylvania.The study day is bulging with black dogs,bats and the darker side of folklore. Connectionsand inspirations? Sabine wrote the definitivebook on werewolves, taught with apet bat on hisshoulder at St. John's College, Hurstpierpointand gave us the stunning image of LadyHoward's black dog in the song My Lady'sCoach. In addition we have ballad-singerextraordinary Martin Carthy, favourite TimLaycock and 4-part harmony stunners Regal Slipas visitors.Come and be special -have alook at the leafletenclosed. For further details please contact Wren01837 53754 or email wrentrust@eclipse.co.ukPS -Tickets are already selling for this year'sevents!Folk Around Bristol AdvertBijou Suite advert9PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

From small beginningsDOWN IN AVICARAGE GARDEN ......Ifyou enjoy singing to folk songs and if you like country dancing or morris, the chances are that youare using material collected by Cecil Sharp (1859 -1924). This year marks the centenary of CecilSharp's first folk song collecting in the village of Hambridge, Somerset, where he heard the vicaragegardener, John England, singing 'The Seeds of Love'.At the time Sharp was ateacher of music in Hampstead Conservatoire in London and LudgroveSchool in Hertfordshire. He had already published abook of songs for home &school use, some ofwhich were folk songs from Baring-Gould's collecting. When he heard John England sing, Sharp wasstaying with his friend, the Rev. Charles Marson, vicar of Hambridge, and during the followingweeks they collected afurther 41 songs from in and around the village. Cecil Sharp went on to collectsome 1500 songs in the county, many published in five volumes of Folk Songs From Somerset, aswell as collecting many Morris dances, English sword dances and country dances.The centenary of Cecil Sharp's first folk song collecting is being celebrated in Somerset in three waysduring August:From Wednesday 20th to Friday 22nd an international conference, 'English Folk Song -CecilSharp in Context' for folklorists and folk song enthusiasts is to be held at Dillington House, nearIlminster, under the directorship of Eddie Upton and Derek Schofield. (Cost £38 per day, £90 for 3days, non-residential).On Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th a Community Festival will take place in Hambridge village,with workshops, performances, concerts, exhibitions and acommunity play. The line-up of artistsincludes Waterson-Carthy, Dr. Faustus, New Scorpion Band, John Kirkpatrick, Gina Le Faux,Shirley Collins, Eddie Upton, The Stanchester Choir &many others. (Cost £25 for the weekend orpay as you go per concert).10PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

On Thursday 21st a new book 'Still Growing:English Traditional Songs and Singers from theCecil Sharp Collection' will be launched at theconference. Published by EFDSS in associationwith Folk South West, the book will include 50songs from Sharp's collection, edited, set andannotated by Eddie Upton &Steve Roud, imagesfrom his photographs and papers co-ordinated byMalcom Taylor, an authoritative essay on the manhimself from Vic Gammon , and biographicalnotes on the singers, compiled by Bob &JacquelinePatten. (Further details from EFDSS).For further information about this memorablecelebration contact: Folk South West, The Stables,Montacute House, Montacute, Somerset, TA156XP. Tel 01935 822024.Email: jane@folksw.org.ukWebsite:www.cecilsharpcentenary.org.ukUP AT THE CONNAUGHT GARDENS .....With the Sidmouth Festival just upon us again,Aileen Wills asks how many readers recall itsbeginning nearly 50 years ago.They all met up at the Manor Pavilion on Sundayto be matched to apartner if they hadn't broughtone.The application form gave us some details ofages and ability to help us to do this. The FestivalDirectors, Margaret Grant and Nibs Matthews,devised a display show and dancers were putthrough their paces. Any not up to scratch werefound other jobs as programme sellers, collectorsand even hobby horses !Every morning therewas apractice and every afternoon, and someevenings, adisplay in the Connaught Gardensor on The Ham. The band was made up ofinvited musicians, including Wyn Humphiesfrom Sidbury, under the leadership of JeanForsyth. It was almost exclusively Englishdance, with Morris and Sword teams made upfrom the festival corps -men only in public inthose days -and the odd song spot. There wasno charge for spectators, just acollection, andthe spectators were encouraged to join ingeneral dancing at the end. When Icounted themoney for banking at the end of the day, itseemed alot, but just adrop in the ocean today!The EFDSS was looking for a new venue toreplace the long running festival at Stratford uponAvon. At astaff conference, Sidmouth was suggested.At that time local bands were playing inthe Connaught Gardens every Friday eveningduring the summer season and dancers from theSalcombe Regis Group and the Sid Valley Square And so the Sidmouth Festival continued, withEights led holidaymakers in a couple of hours the exception of 1959 and 1960 when it moveddancing with various M.C.s, including Dick Witt. to Exmouth at the invitation of the Council.This was not asuccessful move, so back weSo, in 1954, Margaret Grant, the South West Area went to Sidmouth, the festival getting biggerOrganiser for the Society, approached Sidmouth and bigger and bigger -afestival now unrecognisablefrom those genteel events on the seaCouncil with a view to hosting a week longfestival. They agreed, and work began. Margaret, front.accompanied by other staff and myself, had meetingsgalore and made block bookings at hotels and I'm sure many people with have memories ofguest houses. In 1955 the Sidmouth Festival was Sidmouth over the years -mine only go back toborn.1968, when the only camp site was opposite theold railway station, and the toilets wereDancers from all over the country applied, and if primitive, to say the least !But even by then thethey didn't want to make their own accommodationarrangements we did it for them. Some what Aileen is describing. With Sidmouth'sfestival had changed quite significantly fromapplied as couples, some singly. We matched golden jubilee approaching, Derek Schofieldpeople up to share twin-bedded rooms -single sex has already begun collecting material aboutonly, of course, then !the early days. He can be contacted atderek@dschofield.demon.co.uk11John TarlingCallingto recordedor live musicBeginners to experiencedAll ages -children aspecialityUp to 30 miles from AxminsterTel. 01297 34804What's Afoot would also be happy to receivememories, photographic memorabilia, etc., forafeature in the jubilee year.Colin Andrews (Editor)PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

Springwassprung-songswere sung !Singin' Spring Day, March 29th 2003Over a year in the planning, so many different strands to bring together, a host of differentorganisations and individuals to liaise with, an untried format in anew venue -the potential forhiccups didn't bear thinking about. It was acredit to all those involved in whatever capacity that onthe day everything seemed to run so smoothly. even the sun shined !Aheartfelt thanks from me toeveryone who helped to make it aday to remember !The folk song enthusiasts were welcomed at the Memorial Hall with coffee &avariety of stallorganised in aid of Church funds (There's acoffee morning every Saturday in Morchard Bishop !)before attending the first session of workshops in the Hall and Church Rooms. The local P.T.A. laidon light lunches &the bar, whilst further refreshment and asingaround was on offer at the pub. Twoafternoon workshop sessions followed, with aperformance by the children's choir during the teabreak . The London Inn lived up to its reputation for good, plentiful food with its highly efficientserving of some 60 pre-ordered meals between 6pm (the end of the workshops) and 7.30 pm.The participatory workshops on choruses, song technique, songwriting, collecting, songs of Devon,folk on the internet and West Gallery were of high quality and well-supported, thanks to theirleaders, Sarah Morgan, Jacquie &Bob Patten, Lucy Burrow, Roger Bryant, Bill Murray &AlanWeeks. The evening concert, nevertheless, was something really special; the whole audience quicklywarmed to the New Scorpion Band and the hall was filled with singing from the first chorus. Thosethat still had avoice after the concert managed to catch the end of the singaround in the pub skittlealley, hosted by the Pennymoor singers.Are we doing it again next year ? Ithink we'll rest on our laurels for then but perhaps in 2005 ?ColinAndrewsAbove, left:West Gallery workshopwith AlanWeeks.Above, right:New Scorpion Bandin concertBottom, right:Children's choirwith Jacqui Patten&Alison Jones12PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

Singin'Spring -Children's Folk ChoirChildren in Mid-Devon, aged 8(Year 3) -11, hadthe opportunity to join aChildren's Folk Choirwhich performed during the afternoon of Singin'Spring, the day of song in Morchard Bishop onSaturday, 29th March. The workshops and performanceleading up to this, were sponsored bythe National Foundation for Youth Music, FolkSouth West, South West Arts and Devon DistrictFolk Committee. The workshops took place in theMid Devon villages of Copplestone, MorchardBishop and Sandford, commencing with halfa-dayin each village during the February Half-Term, subsequent workshops were held afterschool. The sessions were led by JacquelinePatten who has extensive experience in the Arts,including music, and of working with childrenand Alison Jones, aformer teacher who is nowworking as a free-lance musician, singer andteacher.During the course of the workshops thirtychildren attended with twenty attending nearly allthe sessions. At the last minute three of themwere not able to take part in the final concertbecause of other family commitments. Anumberof parents said that SATS and music examsprecluded their children participating at this timebut that they would be interested at alater date, ifothers were held.As well as warming to the material, the children'ssinging improved greatly over the weeks as theylearnt and understood more about singing technique.As they gained confidence as achoir thenumber wanting to perform solo items increasedand they also wanted to learn additionalmaterial: consequently the performance was twiceas long as originally anticipated. Over the weeks,the children from all three villages mixed andformed new friendships as well as enjoyed additionaltime with friends from their own village. Atthe final performance they did exceptionally well,singing out with confidence and obvious enjoyment.The solo items were performed with enthusiasm.The audience responded very warmly andthe comments afterwards were extremely encouraging.The support of the parents was importantfor the success of the project, as, as well asencouraging their children, they were willing toensure that they could attend the sessions. On29th March they obviously felt that it had all beenworthwhile.The help that Devon Folk Committee gave insponsoring the project was greatly appreciated .JacquelinePattenOggle Band Advert13PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

SPEKEOF MAYPOLEOver the last three years, with support from Awards for All, two Exe Valley villages have beenreanimating their community through aSpring Festival. This year Upton Pyne and Brampford Spekesuggested hand-making their own Maypole. Wood artist James Bond was commissioned to leadworkshops and Stuart Luxton volunteered atree from his farm. ASpring Saturday saw anyone thatwanted to become amaypole maker meeting early outside Brampford Church, with sensible footwear,clothing, and apicnic. By 2pm, after due ceremony, the tree (named ‘Ashley’) was felled, carved into,and ready to be dragged back to the village.James provided training with his hand-tools, he is insured to work them with up to 8people at any onetime. It was a day to remember. Hauling a 22ft pole back demanded a bit of adult teamwork.Interestingly, it was mainly the girls from the villages’ school who became involved, and their parentshelped, flexing their muscles for the afternoon shift.On avery blustery Saturday May 3rd, the Pole was painted and crowned with adecoration of hawthornblossom and ribbons, ahole was dug, the children were asked to make awish and drop astone for thepole to stand on. Arope was fastened through one end, and with lots of muscle, shouts and energy itwas hauled upright and held firm while soil was compacted around the base.Members of the Devon Folk Committee have been wonderfully supportive, teaching and encouragingthe joys and skills of dance in the village primary school. Accompanied by gusts of chill windyweather and warm feelings of delight, this new and beautiful Maypole was justly celebrated. Thedances were perfect, despite apprehension on all sides. Alan Luxton had cleared the pasture ofcow-pats (no slip ups), the rain held off. The wind demanded that the ribbons be held tightly, and thechildren did their stuff so well that some of the adults were prepared to have ago and dance. CarolGriffiths, who had worked with great energy within the school, managed to instruct an unfit bunch ofnot-so-young adults into awhirling (and puffing) approximation of adance. The day rounded off withaCeilidh and barbecue in the Village Hall.Following an old tradition, the Maypole, will be used to celebrate community events throughout theyear in both villages, not just Maytide festivities, and the intention is that gradually more dances willbe learned (very energetic exercise) and not just by the very young.Stuart Luxton remarked on the fun involved in creating “community events, where people get togetherand do something abit silly.” Andrea Foxwell, alocal cultural performance artist, has made use of thegroup opportunities available by Lottery Arts funding, to bring to life unusual projects that contributegradually to thecollectiveand heartmemoryof thecommunity.Andrea FoxwellAny folkwebsites ofinterest?Please let usknow, so wecan pass onthe detailsto others.14PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

Devon Folk NewsIn the last issue of What's Afoot we reported the change of name of the Devon District FolkCommittee to DEVON FOLK. Following this, at our last committee meeting it was suggested thatwe should have an appropriate logo to reflect the change and also, once the logo had been agreed,perhaps we could produce T-Shirts and/or Sweat Shirts incorporating the logo. Would members beinterested in purchasing these items or perhaps you have other suggestions to make. Please let usknow, we are always interested to hear your views.Another point of discussion has been our Annual General Meeting. In the past we have held theAGM in various parts of the county to give more members achance of attending. Clubs have beeninvited to host the meeting and it has always been followed by afolk event of some sort. The 2004AGM will be held on the 20th March in Sandford Village Hall followed by aceilidh with RichardMason and the band Pigs Might Fly.In 2005 we are proposing to alter this format slightly. Devon Folk will host the meeting, which willbe followed by some form of entertainment. This could be adance, ceilidh or perhaps aconcert.Which would you prefer? Please let us have your views and suggestions.The Committee would like to thank the following clubs for their donations and continued support:Exmouth F.D.C.Bideford F.D.C.£50£50Totnes F.D.C. £100Sheila ChappellAccordion,Melodeonand Concertina Salesand RepairsAll types ofTuning and Conversions,Straight or MusetteIn stock:- 48 &72 BASS PIANOACCORDIONS, D&GMELODEONS,48 BASS B, C, C#Ridgeway, Scrapton Lane, Wadeford,Chard, Somerset, TA20 3ASTel. 01460 65159TORQUAYFOLK CLUBEVERY 2NDTHURSDAY IN THE MONTHTHE CROWN &SCEPTRE2, Petitor Road, St. Marychurch, Torquay8.00pm14th Aug Singers &Musicians Night11th Sept Singers &Musicians Night9th Oct Singers &Musicians Night13th Nov Singers &Musicians NightFloor singers and musicians always welcomeContact Anne Gill 01803 29042715PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

DevonPresidentTerry UnderhillVice-PresidentsDennis DarkeFolk Committee*Aileen WillsJo TrapnellTreasurerBrian Chappell2, Penstone Barns, Lease Hill, Hele, Exeter,EX5 4QA. 01392 882156Members of the CommitteeChairmanEuphine BromellRosala, 39, Blandford Road, Lower Compton,Plymouth, PL3 5DS. 01752 221557euphine@euphine.freeserve.co.ukVice ChairmanTom Warren51, Green Park Road, Plymstock, Plymouth, PL99HU. 01752 401732SecretarySheila Chappell,2, Penstone Barns, Lease Hill, Hele, Exeter,EX5 4QA. 01392 882156chappell@penstone.fsnet.co.ukMembership SecretaryPat Kenworthy5, Allenstyle Road, Yelland, Barnstaple, EX313DX. 01271 860193Minutes SecretaryDick LittleCollaton Grange, Collaton, Malborough,Kingsbridge, TQ7 3DJ. 01548 561352Elected MembersColin AndrewsBonny Green, Morchard Bishop, Crediton, EX176PG. 01363 877216.Alan BromellRosala, 39, Blandford Road, Lower Compton,Plymouth, PL3 5DS. 01752 221557John BrookeFlat 2, 4, High Street, Totnes, TQ9 5RY. 0180386380216Chris Eccleshall1, Orchard Park, Dartington, Totnes, TQ9 6HS01803 840758Bob Franklin3, Stabb Close, Paignton, TQ4 7JA. 01803843402Frances Franklin3, Stabb Close, Paignton, TQ4 7JA. 01803843402Andrew Mycroft4, Sycamore Close, Honiton, EX14 2XP.01404 46451Irene Peachey01803 832319Patricia Reid46, The Roundway, Kingskerswell, NewtonAbbot, TQ12 5BW. 01803 873841Brian ThomasHigher Brithayes Fam, Silverton, EX5 4BY.01884 855267Jean Warren51, Green Park Road, Plymstock, Plymouth,PL9 9HU. 01752 401732Launcesteon FDCAdvertPDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

Useful contacts (1)*Affiliated to EFDSSSocial DanceAylesbeare Folk Dance ClubTed Farmer, 01392 466326. Alt. Fri.Aylesbeare VHBeacon Wheelchair DancersSue Cummings 01803 554799Bideford Ceilidh ClubJohn Blackburn, 01237 476632Fri, Bideford Athletic Club, The Pill.Bideford Folk Dance Club*Miss Pat Kenworthy, 5, Allenstyle Rd,Yelland, Barnstaple. 01271 860193.Wednesday, Scout Hut, Northam.Chard Folk Dance ClubDetails: 01460 62816. Alt. Thurs.Combe St Nicholas VH, 8pmCountry Dance, Plymouth*Mrs Mary Wolton, 32, TreveneagueGardens, Manadon, Plymouth. 01752778544. Tues. Trinity United ReformChurch Hall,Tor Lane,Hartley,Plymouth. 8pm.D'AccordFrench &Breton Dances. 8pm ExeterPhoenix Arts Centre, 3rd Friday.Details: 01392 8115493Dartington Folk*John Gibson, 15, Manor RoadBishopsteignton. 01626 778058. MostFridays, 7pmDevon Playford Club*Mrs J. Alderslade, 22. RosehillGardens, Kingskerswell, TQ12 5DN.01803 873290. Monthly, Sat. 2.30 pm,John Stocker Middle School, BuddleLane, ExeterExeter Folk Dance Group*Mrs Muriel Forrest, 01392 257550.K. Ward. Last Fri., Baptist ChurchCentre, Palace Gate, Exeter.Exeter, Irish Set DanceWed. 7.30 pm St Matthews ChurchHall, Exeter. Details 01392 420219Exmouth Folk Dance Club*Thurs. Old YMCA, Victoria Road,Exmouth. Mr Chris Miles, 7,HighburyPark, Exmouth. 01395 275592.chrisandhighbury@zoom.co.ukExmouth YWCA*Wed. afternoon. Mrs J.Heasman, Flat2, 43, Raleigh Road, Exmouth.Great Western Ceilidhs*Pete Langley 01392 491228Halsway Folk Dance Club.Alt.Wed. Halsway Manor, Crowcombe,Somerset.Honiton Folk Dance ClubWed. Gittisham VH, 8pm. AndrewMycroft 01404 46451Jolie Catin Cajun ClubMary Elms &Amrik Singh, 13, LoyesTerrace, Exeter. 01392 439105.Monthly, Phoenix Arts Centre, Exeter.KingsteigntonCountryDance Club*Mrs M.Sainsbury, 202,Exeter Road,Kingsteignton. 01626 367615. Twicemonthly, Tuesdays.KingsteigntonIrish set dancing classes. Wed.Rydon Community Hall, 8.30 pm.Details: Anne Gill 01803 290427Launceston Folk Dance ClubSt John's Ambulance Hall, Tues., 8pm(not July &August). 01579 362423Lucky Seven Folk Dance Club*Mrs Margaret Moxom, 7.Newcourt Rd,Topsham, Exeter. 01392 873606. Alt.Tues, Liverton VH. 8pm.Marldon &District Country &Playford Society (MADCAPS)*Mrs Jean Fillan, 29, Droridge,Dartington. 01803 866380. Mondays,Marldon New HallMinehead Folk Dance ClubPeter Jackson, 01984 640763.Catholic Church Hall,Minehead.NorthCornwallCountryDanceClub *Mrs Dawn Burden, Carmarden,17PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

Useful contacts (2)Marshgate, Camelford. Tel/fax01840261708 Oct - May, Mon ,Flexbury Methodist Church Hall.Pilton Folk Dance Club*Joan Lusted, Heatherdale, Mortehoe.01271 870793.Plymouth GroupMiss Gladys Cann, 27, Underlane,Plymstock, Plymouth. 01752 401747SalcombeRegis Folk DanceGroup*Mrs D. Cooper, 6, Darnell Close,Sidmouth. 01395 513131. Fridays,Sidmouth College.Sidford Folk Dance Club*J. Westwood, 01404 813863. Tues.Sidford VH. 8pm.SidfordScottish Folk DanceClubBrian Martin, 01404 850416. Monday,8pm, Sidford VH.South Hams Folk Dance Club*Philip Worth, Greenbank, Hope Cove,TQ7 3HP. 01548 561415. Wed., WestCharleton VH.The Sunday ClubPeter Boskett, 57, Park Lane, Pinhoe,Exeter. 01392 468462Tavistock Folk Dance Club*Mrs Margaret Williams,14, WaltersRoad, St Budeaux, Plymouth. 01752350498 Thurs, Molly Owen Centre.Teign Playford Club*Bob Franklin, 01803 843402Totnes Folk Dance Club*Mr H. Lowe, 12, Benedicts Road,Liverton, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6JL.01626 821045University of Exeter FD ClubRichard Mason, 96, Pennsylvania Rd,Exeter. 01392 411434 (h), 276923(w)Willand Folk Dance Club*Miss H.J. Webb, 'Spindles', 6, ChurchRoad, Alphington, Exeter, EX2 8SB.01392 270174Willand Club Band WorkshopMary Marker 01626 854141 or HazelRidd 01884 820438. Willand Chapel,Gables Road, Willand.SongFolk song clubs are sometimes forced tochange venue at short notice due to change inmanagement of apub. Please check withcontact given below if in doubt.BamptonTues., Bridge House Hotel. Bob Craig,01398 361478Bideford Folk ClubJerry &Hilary Bix, 36, LowerGunstone, Bideford. Tel/fax 01237470792. Thurs. Joiners Arms, MarketPlace, Bideford. 8.30 pm.Black Dog,PennymoorSingaround*3rd Wednesday, Black Dog Inn. ClarePenney, 01884 860023BodminVic Legg, 01208 75261. Friday,Garland Ox, Bodmin.www.bodminfolk.freeserve.co.ukBovey TraceySong &music session, 1st Sunday,1pm, King of Prussia. ChrisEccleshall, 01803 862364.Braunton1st Sat .Mariners Arms.Kath Davey,01598 760354.Brendon3rd Sat. Staghunters. John &EileenMoore, 01643 709394.Brompton Regis1st Thurs. The George. Martyn Babb01643 821200Combe MartinShammick Acoustic, 2nd Sat. TopGeorge Inn, Combe Martin. Tom &Barbara Brown 01271 882366Crediton Folk Club*Mr J.M.Lee, 32, Mill Street, Crediton.01363 775695.Exeter, City GateCity Gate (nr the Iron Bridge) 1stFriday. Sean O'Shea, 01392 21501918PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

Useful contacts (3)Exeter, City GateMostly music session. Last Friday. IainBaines 01780 813178Exeter, Guitar Club2nd Friday, Whipton CommunityCentre (Old church). Roger Hutton,01392 873729Exeter, Exe Folk Club3rd Friday, Golden Lion, Clifton Street,8.00 pm. Peter Beer, 07775 811919Exeter, Welcome Inn.Sunday lunchtimeFolk on the Moor, WotterSunday, Moorland Hotel, Wotter, nrShaugh Prior. Anton Horwich, 3,Woodside Cottages, Milton Combe,Yelverton, Plymouth. 01752 261669(day), 01822 853620 (eve).Ivybridge2nd &4th Wed. The Old Smithy. WorldFolk Music. 8.30 pm. Nick Reilly01752 895014Kingsbridge1st Thurs ,Crabshell Inn.Luxborough2nd Fri., Royal Oak. George Ody01463 704347Malborough01548 561481. Wed. Royal Oak.MineheadAcorn Folk Club,Old Ship Aground.John &Eileen Moore 01643 709394,hazelmere@ntlworld.com. 1st Sat.www.exmoorfolkmusic.co.ukPlymouth, Artillery ArmsGeoff Rodd, 36, Downham Gardens,Tamerton Foliot, Plymouth. 01752709809. 1st &3rd Tues. Artillery ArmsPound Street, Stonehouse.Plymouth, Hyde Folk ClubMon., Hyde Park Hotel, Mutley Plain-Denise Couch, 10, Short Park Road,Peverell, Plymouth, PL3 4PZ .01752661367.Princetown4th Thurs. Prince of Wales.Sticklepath (Okehampton)1st Sun. Devonshire Inn. Bill Murray01647 231286StocklandKings Arms, 1st Saturday. PeterClive-Francis, 01297 552987Tavistock2nd Wed. Trout &Tipple. RobShepherd 01822 616389Teignmouth3rd Thurs., Ivy House, Teignmouth.Steve &Anne Gill, 01803 290427ThorvertonLast Friday, Exeter Inn. Terry &MaryGraham, 01392 216498Tiverton1st Tues., Racehorse Inn. SusannahBilleter 01884 821286Torquay Folk Song Club2nd Thursday, Crown &Sceptre. Steve&Anne Gill, 11,Cleveland Road,Torquay. 01803 290427TopshamSunday, Globe. 8.30 pm. PeteHargrave, 01395 577605.TotnesTuesday, Bay Horse Inn. Andy Clarke01803 732312UmberleighMon, Rising Sun. 01769 560447StorytellingMid Devon Story Club3rd Sunday, Tom Cobley Tavern,Spreyton. 01837 82719Totnes StorytellQuarterly, Kingsbridge Inn. LinBramich 01803 86355819PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

Quick guide to weekly clubsSUNDAYSONG: Folk on the Moor, MoorlandNameAddressto What's Afoot !What's Afoot can be mailed to youdirectly by subscription.Just fill in the form, and don'tforget to enclose acheque withyour order.Advertising in What's Afoot givesyou direct access to awide andcaptive folk audience. See page 3for rates.Contributions in the form of newsitems, articles, songs, dances,tunes, letters, etc. are alwayswelcome.Postcode:Telephone:Copy dates on page 3.SubscriptionFormPleaseencloseachequefor £3 made out to'Devon Folk ' and send the form to:Tom &Jean Warren,51, Green Park Road,Plymstock, Plymouth,PL9 9HUSubscription to start with issue published:AugustDecemberApril(please tick &add year)Hotel, WotterSONG: Globe Inn, TopshamMONDAYSONG: Hyde Folk Club, PlymouthMUSIC &SONG: Rising Sun,UmberleighDANCE: MADCAPS Club, MarldonVH, Paignton. 7.45 pmDANCE: North Cornwall CountryDance Club, Flexbury Methodist CHTUESDAYSONG: Bridge House Hotel, BamptonDANCE: Launceston FDC, St John'sAmbulance HallDANCE: Country Dance, Plymouth.Trinity UR Church Hall, Hartley.DANCE: Sidford FDC, VH, ByesLane.WEDNESDAYSONG: Royal Oak, MalboroughSONG: Cannon Inn, NewtonPopplefordDANCE South Hams FDC, WestCharleton VHDANCEIrish Set Dance, Rydon Hall,Kingsteignton 8.30 pmDANCE: Bideford FDC, NorthamScout Hut.DANCE: Honiton FDC, GittishamVHTHURSDAYSONG: Bideford FC, Joiner's ArmsDANCE: Exmouth FDC, Old YMCA,Victoria Road. 7.30 pm.DANCE: Tavistock FDC, Molly OwenCentreFRIDAYSONG: Bodmin FC, Garland OxDANCE: Bideford Ceilidh Club,Athletic Club, The Pill.DANCE: Dartington Folk at VH. 7pmDANCE: Salcombe Regis FDC,Sidmouth College.THEMORE THEMERRIERis the band for lively dancesand special occasions.01884 82043820PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

Diary dates (1)All details of events are published in good faith, but we cannot accept responsibility shouldinformation given to us be wrong, or for any subsequent changes. If in doubt, please contact theorganisers. Events start at 8.00 pm unless otherwise stated. Weekly club meetings are not listedunless so requested by the organisers.VH =Village Hall. Ch. =Church FDC =Folk Dance Club FSC =Folk Song Club.JulyFri 25 SONGThorverton FSC, Exeter Inn.DANCEDartington FDC at VH. 7pm.Sat 26 CEILIDHLangtree VH. Bismarcks. Details:Sue Hamer-Moss 01805 601323Sun 27 SONGFolk on the Moor, Moorland Hotel,Wotter. Bram Taylor.Thu 31 CONCERTExeter Phoenix Arts Centre. Shavali(UK) &Kotel Ensemble (Bulgaria)AugustFri 1 SIDMOUTH FESTIVAL(Until Fri. 8th incl.)Fri 8 DARTMOOR FOLK FESTIVALSatSun910DARTMOOR FOLK FESTIVALDARTMOOR FOLK FESTIVALThu 14 SONGTorquay FSC, Crown &SceptreFri 15 SONGMon 18Wed 20Royal Oak, Okehampton St, ExeterCONCERTExeter Phoenix Arts Centre.Nusantara (Malaysia)SONGPennymoor Singaround, Black Dog.Fri 22 CORNWALL FOLK FESTIVALWadebridge (until Mon. 25th -seedisplay advert).Thu 28 SONGPrince of Wales, PrincetownFri 29 SONGThorverton FSC, Exeter Inn.SeptemberMon 1 DANCEBeginners Session, Marldon VH.7.45 pmTue 2 DANCELucky 7FDC, Liverton VH.SONGRacehorse, Tiverton.21Wed 3 DANCEHoniton FDC, Gittisham VH.DANCEHalsway Manor FDC. Rob Wheatley,More The Merrier.Thu 4 SONGThe George, Brompton RegisSONGThe Crabshell, KingsbridgeFri 5 SONGCity Gate, ExeterSat 6 SONGMinehead FSC, Old Ship Aground.Fred &Gina EastSONGMariners Arms, BrauntonSONGKings Arms, StocklandDANCECivic Hall, Totnes. Sarah Bazeley,Dartmoor Pixie Band.Sun 7 SONGFolk on the Moor, Moorland Hotel,Wotter. Tom Lewis.SONGGlobe Hotel, Topsham. TomMcConville.SONGKing of Prussia, Bovey Tracey 1pm.Mon 8 DANCEMADCAPS Club, Marldon VHTue 9 DANCESidford FDC at VH.Wed 10DANCEHoniton FDC, Gittisham VH.SONGTrout &Tipple, TavistockThu 11 DANCEWilland FDC at VH. Jane Thomas,Alan Corkett &The Big BandDANCEChard FDC, Combe St Nicholas VHDANCEExmouth FDC, Old YMCA, 7.30pmChris MilesSONGTorquay FSC, Crown &SceptrePDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

Diary dates (2)Fri 12 SONGRoyal Oak, LuxboroughSat 13 STORYTELLINGKingsbridge Inn, Totnes. MikeO'Connor.SONGShammick Acoustic, Top George,Combe MartinSun 14 SONGFolk on the Moor, Moorland Hotel,Wotter. Nick HennesseyCONCERTHarberton Parish Hall. 7pm. DaveSwarbrick &Martin Carthy, &MadRush. £10. Tickets: 01803 863468Mon 15DANCEMADCAPS Club, Marldon VHTue 16 DANCESidford FDC at VH.DANCEWed 17Lucky 7FDC, Liverton VH.DANCEHoniton FDC, Gittisham VH.SONGPennymoor Singaround, Black Dog.DANCEHalsway Manor FDC. Colin Andrews,Home Brew.Thu 18 DANCEExmouth FDC, Old YMCA, 7.30pmEileen Nightingale &AndrewMycroft.Fri 19 CONCERTExeter Phoenix Arts Centre. SimonBarron &Rosalind Brady.SONGGolden Lion, Clifton St, ExeterSat 20 DANCEWilland VH. Richard Mason, PigsMight FlyPLAYFORDDevon Playford Club, John StockerSchool, Exeter. 2.30 pm. Alan Davies,Sundowners.Sun 21 SONGFolk on the Moor, Moorland Hotel,Wotter.Mon 22 DANCEMADCAPS Club, Marldon VHTue 23 DANCESidford FDC at VH.CONCERTExeter Phoenix Arts Centre. BrendanCrocker22Wed 24 DANCEHoniton FDC, Gittisham VH.Thu 25 DANCEWilland FDC at VH. Doreen CooperDANCEChard FDC, Combe St Nicholas VHDANCEExmouth FDC, Old YMCA, 7.30pm .Muriel Forrest.DANCETotnes FDC, Methodist Ch. Hall.SONGPrince of Wales, PrincetownFri 26 DANCEExeter FDC, Baptist Ch. Centre. PeterMoxomSONGThorverton FSC, Exeter Inn.CONCERTExeter Phoenix Arts Centre.Incredible String Band &Hodmadoddery.Sat 27 WORKSHOPSinging Workshops for adults &children, Clyst Vale CommunityCollege, Broadclyst. Details from FolkSouth West 01935 822911Sun 28 SONGFolk on the Moor, Moorland Hotel,Mon 29Wotter. Noel Murphy.DANCEMADCAPS Club, Marldon VHTue 30 DANCESidford FDC at VH.DANCELucky 7FDC, Liverton VH.CONCERTExeter Phoenix Arts Centre. CaraDillon.OctoberWed 1DANCEHoniton FDC, Gittisham VH.DANCEHalsway Manor FDC. Jane Thomas,Glen Titmus.Thu 2 DANCEExmouth FDC, Old YMCA, 7.30pm .Jean Hackston.SONGThe George, Brompton RegisSONGThe Crabshell, KingsbridgePDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

Diary dates (3)Fri 3 SONGCity Gate, ExeterSat 4 SONGMinehead FSC, Old Ship Aground.Vince &Heather Ash.SONGMariners Arms, BrauntonSONGKings Arms, StocklandCEILIDHJohn Stocker School, Exeter. Cock &Bull Band.DANCECivic Hall, Totnes. RobertBlackborow, Devonians.Sun 5 SONGFolk on the Moor, Moorland Hotel,Wotter.SONGKing of Prussia, Bovey Tracey 1pm.DANCESunday Club, 2-5pm. Exminster VHMon 6 DANCEMADCAPS Club, Marldon VHTue 7 DANCESidford FDC at VH.DANCELucky 7FDC, Liverton VH.SONGRacehorse, Tiverton.Wed 8 DANCEHoniton FDC, Gittisham VH.SONGTrout &Tipple, TavistockThu 9 DANCEWilland FDC at VH. Peter Mocom,Sundowners.SONGTorquay FSC, Crown &SceptreDANCEChard FDC, Combe St Nicholas VHDANCEExmouth FDC, Old YMCA, 7.30pm .Wendy &ShirleyFri 10 SONGRoyal Oak, LuxboroughSat 11 SONGShammick Acoustic, Top George,Combe MartinPLAYFORDCommunity Hall, Rydon Road,Kingsteignton. 2.30 pm.CONCERTSt Clare's Centre, Seaton. John Tamsand Barry Coope.Sun 12 SONGFolk on the Moor, MoorlandWotter. Maggie BoyleHotel,SONGGlobe Hotel, Topsham. Nancy Kerr &James Fagan.Mon 13DANCEMADCAPS Club, Marldon VHTue 14 DANCESidford FDC at VH.Wed 15DANCEHoniton FDC, Gittisham VH.DANCEHalsway Manor FDC. Ian Ludbrook,Ian Bryden.SONGPennymoor Singaround, Black Dog.Thu 16 DANCEExmouth FDC, Old YMCA, 7.30pm .Peter Moxom.Fri 17 SONGGolden Lion, Clifton St, ExeterSat 18 DANCEWilland VH. John Turner, WestonCountry Dance Band.DANCEPilton FDC. Fremington VH. ColinAndrews, Home Brew Band.CEILIDHSouth Brent VH. Moon Coin.PLAYFORDDevon Playford Club, John StockerSchool, Exeter. 2.30 pm. CharlesBolton &Gwyn George.Sun 19 SONGFolk on the Moor,Wotter.Moorland Hotel,Mon 20DANCEMADCAPS Club, Marldon VH. JaneThomas.Tue 21 DANCESidford FDC at VH.DANCEWed 22Lucky 7FDC, Liverton VH.DANCEHoniton FDC, Gittisham VH.Thu 23 DANCEWilland FDC at VH. Mary Marker,More The Merrier Club Musicians23PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

Diary dates (4)Thu 23 DANCESun 2 SONGChard FDC, Combe St Nicholas VHFolk on the Moor, Moorland Hotel,DANCEWotter.Exmouth FDC, Old YMCA, 7.30pm .FESTIVALClub Callers.Baring-Gould Festival -see display adDANCESONGTotnes FDC, Methodist Ch. Hall.King of Prussia, Bovey Tracey 1pm.SONGMon 3 DANCEPrince of Wales, PrincetownMADCAPS Club, Marldon VHSat 25 DANCETue 4 DANCEPublic Hall, Budleigh Salterton. PeterSidford FDC at VH.Moxom, Bonnetts Band.DANCESun 26 SONGLucky 7FDC, Liverton VH. A.G.M.Folk on the Moor, Moorland Hotel,SONGWotter. Cath Mundy &Jay Turner.Racehorse, Tiverton.SONGWed 5 DANCEGlobe Hotel, Topsham. Dr Faustus.Honiton FDC, Gittisham VH.DANCEDANCESunday Club, 2-5pm Exminster VHHalsway Manor FDC. Harry Turner,Mon 27 DANCESundowners.MADCAPS Club, Marldon VH Thu 6 DANCETue 28 DANCEChard FDC, Combe St Nicholas VHSidford FDC at VH.DANCEWed 29 DANCEExmouth FDC, Old YMCA, 7.30pm.Honiton FDC, Gittisham VH.Dennis Warry. A.G.M.Thu 30 DANCECONCERTExmouth FDC, Old YMCA, 7.30pm .Blazing Fiddles. Ariel Centre,Nicole &Pete Mac.Ashburton Rd, Totnes. 7.30 pm. £10.Fri 31 DANCETickets :01803 863468Exeter FDC, Baptist Ch Centre. ChrisSONGMilesThe George, Brompton RegisSONGSONGThorverton FSC, Exeter Inn.The Crabshell, KingsbridgeFESTIVALFri 7 SONGBaring-Gould Festival -see display adCity Gate, ExeterSat 8 DANCENovemberWilland VH. Jane Thomas &TheSat 1 SONGYetties. Ticket only -see display ad.Minehead FSC, Old Ship Aground.DANCEGeorge OdyLaunceston Town Hall. Peter Moxom,FESTIVALWeston Band.Baring-Gould Festival -see display adSONGSONGShammick Acoustic, Top George,Mariners Arms, BrauntonCombe MartinSONGSun 9 SONGKings Arms, StocklandFolk on the Moor, Moorland Hotel,CEILIDHWotter.John Stocker School, Exeter. AllMon 10 DANCEBlacked Up.MADCAPS Club, Marldon VHDANCETue 11 DANCECivic Hall, Totnes. Ray Goodswen,Sidford FDC at VH.More The Merrier.Wed 12 DANCEHoniton FDC, Gittisham VH.24PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

Diary dates (5)Wed 12 SONGTrout &Tipple, TavistockThu 13 DANCEWilland FDC at VH. Callers' OpenEvening, More The Merrier ClubMusiciansThu 13 DANCEExmouth FDC, Old YMCA, 7.30pm .Aileen Wills &Pete Mac Band.SONGTorquay FSC, Crown &SceptreFri 14 SONGRoyal Oak, LuxboroughSun 16 SONGFolk on the Moor, MoorlandWotter. Johnny Silvo.Hotel,SONGGlobe Hotel, Topsham. Cyril TawneyMon 17 DANCEMADCAPS Club, Marldon VH. JohnBone, Sundowners.Tue 18 DANCESidford FDC at VH.` DANCEWed 19Lucky 7FDC, Liverton VH.DANCEHoniton FDC, Gittisham VH.DANCEHalsway Manor FDC. A.G.M.Clubcallers, Come All Ye Musicians.SONGPennymoor Singaround, Black Dog.Thu 20 DANCEChard FDC, Combe St Nicholas VHDANCEExmouth FDC, Old YMCA, 7.30pm .Doreen CooperFri 21 SONGGolden Lion, Clifton St, ExeterSat 22 SONGMinehead FSC, Old Ship Aground.Hearts of Oak &Steve &JeanetteOwen. Ticket only.DANCETavistock College. Peter Moxom,Sundowners. Bring &share supper.PLAYFORDDevon Playford Club, John StockerSchool, Exeter. 2.30 pm. AGM. BobFranklin &Gwyn George.Sun 23 SONGFolk on the Moor, Moorland Hotel,Wotter.Mon 24 DANCEMADCAPS Club, Marldon VHTue 25 DANCEWed 26Sidford FDC at VH.DANCEHoniton FDC, Gittisham VH.Thu 27 DANCEWilland FDC at VH. RobertBlackborow, Bridgwater BandDANCEExmouth FDC, Old YMCA, 7.30pm .Peter MoxomDANCETotnes FDC, Methodist Ch. Hall.SONGPrince of Wales, Princetown.Fri 28 DANCEExeter FDC, Baptist Ch. Centre.Muriel Forrest. A.G.M.SONGThorverton FSC, Exeter Inn.Sat 29 DANCEPublic Hall, Budleigh Salterton. JohnBone, Weston Band.CEILIDHPlymouth Maids, College of St Mark&St John, Derriford. Fox AmongstThe Chickens. Tickets: Sue Hawes01752 345054 or email (see listings).Sun 30 SONGFolk on the Moor, Moorland Hotel,Wotter. Speakeasy.December-advance noticeSat 6 CEILIDHJohn Stocker School, Exeter. GreatWestern Big Band.DANCECivic Hall, Totnes. Jane Thomas,Weston Band.Sat 13 CONCERTHarberton Parish Hall, 8pm. NewScorpion Band "The Carnal &TheCrane". £10, Tickets: 01803 863468What's Afoot operates amagazineexchange with folk publicationsfrom other counties. Copies ofmagazines from other areas arealwayswelcome.25PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

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Useful contacts (4)*Affiliated to EFDSSRitual &Display DanceGroups (Morris, Sword,Clog, Appalachian, etc)Alive &KickingAppalachian. Julie Page, Trelawney,Polson Hill, Morchard Bishop,Crediton. 01363 877546Appalachian ControleeJackie Holt, 17, Lower Fern Road,Newton Abbot. 01626 366731Bideford Phoenix MorrisMartin Boyle, 01237 423716Blackawton MorrisChris Janman, 1, Castle Lane,Blackawton, Totnes. 01803 712362BeltaneJacqui Taylor 01803 323049Black BessSuzanne Lovell, 01803 873908Bovey Tracey Mummers01803 812581Churchwardens Morris MenR.J.Netherway, 'Roots', Old TotnesRoad, Marldon, Paignton, TQ3 1RR01803 525447Cogs &WheelsFiona Elsworth, Sunopot, Liftondown,Lifton, PL16 7DB.mandf.elsworth@btinternet.comDartmoor BorderSteve Newland 01822 610412Dartington Morris MenBrian Marks, 36, Powderham Road,Newton Abbot, TQ12 1EZ.01626 360990 bmarks@epwin.co.ukDevon Morris(An association of Devon sides).Jacqui Taylor, 80 Park Road, StMarychurch, Torquay. 01803 323049Devon Pitchfork DancersGil Gill, 01626 873167Exeter Morris MenBob Higgs, 16, Majorfield Road,Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0ES 01392875438Exmoor Border MorrisLesley Wormald 01271 830759Flaming MorrisColin Payne, 01404 850503Firestone*(Appalachian &Irish). Richard Mason,01392 411434Glory of the West MorrisCarol Mantell, Beggar's Roost, HigherAshton, EX6 7QR. 01647 252740Great Western Morris MenTrevor Cook, 1, Croft Cottage, ChurchLane, Cheriton Bishop. EX6 6JU01647 24307bagman@great-western.org.ukGreen Willow ClogSue Robson, 01803 812864Grimspound BorderDon McMillan, 01626 207600Harberton NavyNonnie Duncan, Little Cholwell,Harberton, Totnes. 01803 867650Heather &GorseJacqui Lake, 01803 875241Meavy Morris MinorsSue Jones, 01822 859220Mummers Pride RapperJudy Forrow, 01626 864042Newton Bushel Morris MenAnthony Job, 29, Innerbrook Road,Chelston, Torquay. 01803 607987North Devon Mummers01271 813843Plymouth Maidsplymouthmaids@hotmail.comPlymouth Morris MenRay Newnham, 14, Parker Close,Plympton, PL7 2FD. 01752 345048.raymond.newnham@btinternet.com27PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

Useful contacts (5)Raddon HillLesley Downes, Lower Brocks,Dunsford, EX6 7AB 01647 252767Red PetticoatsJanet Ellis, 01271 342351Ring of BellsIan Bloomfield, 01884 35269.i.bloomfield@virgin.netSidmouth SteppersLiz Clode, 01395 513389St Clement's ClogGina Dodwell, 42, Langley Avenue,Brixham. 01803 855477Sweet CoppinGeorgie Humble, 150 Henson Park,Chard, TA20 1NL. 01460 64569Tarka Morris MenJerry Bix, 01237 470792Tormohun MorrisFrances Popley, 01803 322543TriggRoger Hancock 01208 73907Tudor Dance Group(16th Century Dance) ElizabethThurgood, Brookfield, Combe Water,Cotleigh, Honiton, EX14 9SQ. 01404831512Wheal SophiaMegan Thomas, 28, Majorfield Road,Topsham, EX3 0ES. 01392 874718Winkleigh MorrisMecki Testroet, Manor Cottage,Burrington, Umberleigh, EX37 9LZ.01769 560055WreckersPaul White, Holly Trees, Tuckermash,Bere Alston, PL20 7HB. (w) 01822732548 pwcomms@btinternet.comRegional ContactsFolknews KernowChris Ridley, Trenillocs, St. Column,Cornwall. 01637 880394Avon Folk DiaryDave Leverton, 9, Garden Ground,Tadley Acres, ,Shepton Mallett, BA44DJ .01`749 344517Dorset FolkSteve Hunt, Meadow Cottage, ChapelLane, Woodlands, Wimborne, Dorset,BH12 8LU. 01202 814858Folk South WestEddie Upton, The Stables, MontacuteHouse, Montacute, TA15 6XP. Tel.01935 822911. Fax 01935 822024folksw@folksw.org.ukFolkwrite (Gloucestershire)Philip Headford, 38, Upton Street,Tredworth, Glos. GL1 4LA. 01452310372 flos@madasafish.comShreds &Patches (Shropshire)Sheila Mainwaring, 1, Herbert Avenue,Wellington, Telford, Shropshire, TF12BT. 01952 240989Halsway Manor MagazineAlan Corkett, Greengarth, NetherStowey, Somerset. 01278 732202alan@bcorkett.freeserve.co.ukWiltshire FolkGeoff Elwell, 3, Sarum Avenue,Melksham, Wilts. SN12 6BJ .01225703650School &Youth GroupsExeterMuriel Forrest, 109, Portland Street,Exeter. 01392 257550Exeter College (Special Needs)Mrs H. Budd, 19, Springfield Road,Exmouth, EX8 3JYHighSt PrimarySchool, PlymouthMrs J.M. Parry, High Street PrimarySchool, Stonehouse, Plymouth.Rockbeare Primary School.T.Green, Rockbeare CE PrimarySchool, Rockbeare, Exeter.28PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

Useful contacts (6)Bands(Those in bold type have an advert. elsweherein this magazine. *EFDSS affiliated)).Amycrofters Band*Autumn GoldBarnaclesBarn OwlsBloatertown BandBonnetts BandBreeze of ErinBridgwater BandCavaliersChattering MagpiesColcannonCountry StyleDark HorseDartmoor Pixie Band*Devil's FootstepsDevoniansEel GrindersEthnic BedlamFive Bar GateFlash CompanyFootlooseFox Amongst The ChickensFresh AireGreen WithyGrumbling Old MenHarvest BandHaymakersHips &HawsHobson's ChoiceHome BrewHot PunchIvythornIvor Hyde's BandJiggerypiperyLucy LasticMac's MaggotMonkey &The ChainsawMooncoinMore The MerrierMrsCrotty'sCeildh BandMultitude of SinsNewlyn ReelersOccasion Ceilidh BandOggle BandOld BoysOther BandOtterhead Ceilidh Band*Park Bench AristocratsPendragonPerfect Cure01404 4645101840 26170801803 85449601822 83200201237 47663201458 44325301822 83407601823 32265201288 34135801822 83250701803 29042701803 81355501237 44189001837 84077501626 86625701752 22155701647 44002001752 56171801626 86625701392 27413501647 43346401579 35120101823 25748801278 42211301278 73220201271 37832101288 36162501884 85563801823 27253701363 87721601271 7312801458 4390601460 6515901647 43339001884 88138501752 40482101364 64319101803 29042701884 82043801803 76264501398 32401801736 36628401752 33750101271 86503001752 34504501326 56356401404 4118201548 81003801237 45148201823 43264229Perpetual MotionPete Mac BandPieces of Eight*Pigs Might FlyPig's WhisperPhoenixQuantock QuarendersRacing DemonRed ShedRedwingRedwing DuoRumpusRusty BucketsScallywagsSeven StarsSheer HopodyShort NoticeSilver &GoldSlack Ma GurdleSomersetsSpinach For NormanSqueezumSundownersTinnersTroikaWalter Shortage &Hosepipe BannedWeston Country Dance Band01392 86047401395 26655301395 51387701392 41143401392 25035501392 83308801984 65645901626 86404201363 77433901409 21149201395 26655301548 56197501398 32349401823 49076401803 86239301769 52059501626 86404201752 26586901823 68052301749 81220701626 85493201823 33356701647 44075401736 78795101803 86239301837 84057301934 813326National OrganisationsEFDSS National HQCecil Sharp House, 2, Regent's ParkRoad, London NW1 7AY. 020 74852206The Morris FederationFee Lock, 28, Fairstone Close,Hastings, Sussex. 01424 436052.www.Morrisdancing.orgThe Morris RingJohn Frearson, 7, Birch Grove, Sandy,Beds. SG19 1NG. 01767 681057www.themorrisring.orgOpen MorrisAnn Baines, 3, Admiral Way,Berkhampsted, Herts. 01442 872432NationalYouth FolkloreTroupeof England*Dave Leverton, 9, Garden Ground,Tadley Acres, Shepton Mallett, BA44DJ. 01749 344517.daveleverton@lycos.co.ukPDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

Useful contacts (7)CallersNote: some callers will work with differentbands, but others only with specific or singlebands. Likewise, some bands will only workwith certain callers. Check when you bookTom AddisonColin AndrewsGraham BarrettSarah BazeleyRobert BlackborowJohn BlackburnJohn BonePeter BoskettAdrian BrayleyKen BreezeLinda BreezeTom BrownAntony BruntLes BurdenDennis CookTed FarmerJudy ForrowRay GoodswenSue Hamer-MossSusan HeardJan HewettGil JefferiesBeryl JukesRosie LonghurstMary MarkerRichard MasonRon MearesBarry MoulePeter MoxomEileen NightingaleFrances OatesMike &Sheila PalmerChristine PotterKate PowellBrian SalwayJohn SearleTom StevensJohn TarlingJane ThomasGarry ThompsonChris ThorneHarry TurnerFred WardStorytellersM&W DacreRough Magic (A.Oakley&D.Newton)01392 42096401363 87721601823 46163201837 84077501823 32265201237 47663201626 35407001392 46846201392 88203601363 77700901363 77618401271 88236601884 3270101840 26170801822 83200201392 46632601626 86404201872 56034401805 60132301823 32349001404 4118201752 84413801209 71235701579 35120101626 85414101392 41143401288 35362101288 36162501392 87360601404 4645101209 21791801647 43346401278 45166501626 86625701749 67241801872 86236001872 24082601297 3480401884 85526701271 86503001726 82327501823 66474501271 88262601837 8271901837 810198FestivalsArlington Folk FestivalMid-August. 01271 850296Baring-Gould FestivalEnd of October. Tel/fax 01837 53754sbg@wrentrust.co.ukCornwall Folk Festival.August Bank Holiday. 01736 850630Crediton Folk WeekendEarly April. Pete Lister 01363 775695Dartmoor Folk Festival*August. P.J. Holmes, 78, Addison Close,Exeter, EX4 1SNEnglish Country Music Festival*Jason Rice, 12, Church Street, Crediton,EX17 5UUGalmpton Gooseberry Pie FairMr G.Deare, The Post Office, 51, StokeGabriel Road, Galmpton, TQ5 0NHIntervarsityFolk Dance FestivalRichard Mason, Flat 3, 96, PennsylvaniaRoad, Exeter, EX4 6DQMalborough Music FestivalMid-August., 01548 561481malborough.festival@ukonline.co.ukMinehead Folk FestivalEarly July. Mike &Di Dibble 01643841597Pennymoor Song &Ale1st weekend in June. Jon Shapley, 9,Higher Ley Nymet Rowland, Crediton,EX17 6AJPlymouth Folk FestivalMarilyn Goldsbrough 01752 564847SidmouthInternational FestivalMrs Casey Music 01296 394411. 1stweek in August. Box office 01395515134Tavistock Children's Festival2nd Sat. in May, Pannier Market. MrsMargaret Owen 01822 855858Teignmouth Folk Festival*June. Anne Gill, 01803 29042730PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

SATURDAY DANCESBUDLEIGHSALTERTONPUBLICHALL8.00 till 11.30 pm25th Oct. PETER MOXOM &THE BONNETTSBAND29th Nov. JOHN BONE &THE WESTONBANDAdmission£3.50Refreshments &RaffleClub Nights: Thursdays mid Sept. till end of MayContact: Chris Miles 01395 275592FOLK ON THE MOOR ADVERT31PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

Footnotes ....PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTThere is more than adegree of uncertaintyover the outcome of the controversial newLicensing Bill before Parliament. With anumber of sensible amendments in theLords being overturned in the Commonspolitical ping-pong is possible, or with thecurrent parliamentary session fast drawingto aclose, the whole Bill could fall by thewayside. This would be a pity, since theBill actually has the potential to scrap thecurrent nonsensical "Two-in-a-Bar" law ;allwe ask is that our traditional right to sing anddance is not smothered by petty or punitivebureaucracy. For details of the latest developmentssee the EFDSS website or the MorrisRing website at www.themorrisring.org.ukPUBLIC LIABILITY .... ARE YOUINSURED ?Brian Chappell describes the recentchanges for EFDSS members &affiliated clubs.Until 1st April this year affiliation to EFDSShad given many individuals and organisations ameasure of security so far as Public LiabilityInsurance is concerned because the level ofcover provided met requirements. Howeversince that date things have changed in as muchthat not only has the Idemnity Limit beenreduced from £5m to £2m, the only eventscovered by the EFDSS scheme are now subjectedto amaximum attendance of 50.Given that many local authorities still require£5m worth of cover and many events attractmore than 50 people, organisations must nowapply for extended cover at an additional cost.Also, individuals will have to apply for extendedcover, especially if acting as MC atevents arranged by organisations not affiliated tothe Society. If extended cover is required applicationshould be made to the Musicians InsuranceServices at 312 High Street, Harlington,Middx. UB3 5BT. (0845 345 7529).EFDSS maintain that as a consequence of adramatic rise in Public Liability Insurance premiums,the cost to the Society of providing thesame level of cover this year, as in the past,would mean them paying a vastly increasedpremium, a premium that could cause theSociety to make alarge loss and resulting in asubstantial rise in membership fees.FOOTLOOSEBARN DANCE BANDFOUR PIECE BANDOWN CALLERMike &Sheila 01647 433464Trevor 01769 520595Committee members have only recently learntof the changes to the level of cover now to beprovided and have raised the issue of theattendance limitation with the Musicians InsuranceServices with a view to increasing thefigure to at least 120. It is understood thatnegotiations are in hand but until anythingfurther is known the revised Public LiabilityInsurance, as now provided by EFDSS, may nolonger meet your needs.FOLK MUSIC ON-LINEOne valuable piece of information from CecilSharp House is the availability of the JamesMadison Carpenter collection of traditionalsong &drama, music, dance, custom &folklorefrom the U.K and the U.S.A. documentedbetween 1927 and 1935. It's a goldmine ofinformation and quite user-friendly. You canfind it atwww.hrionline.ac.uk/carpenterFOLK CLUB CHANGESAfter ashort stay at the Royal Oak, the formerPriory Folk Club has found a better - andhopefully more permanent home at the GoldenLion.Clifton Street, Exeter. (3rd. Friday).ACORN FOLK CLUB, MINEHEADwelcomed Bideford Folk Club founders, Jerry&Hilary Bix as guests at the Saturday clubnight at the Old Ship Aground. Jerry's playingof 6&12 string guitars ideally complementedHilary's beautiful singing. Amongst thenumbers which left the audience wanting morewere The Banks of the Torridge by AndyKnight, awinner of the Plymouth Songwriters'Competition, Jerry's own composition ThreeCheers for the Landlord (a Morrisman's drinkingsong !) and Sandra Kerr's Big Knickers,guaranteed to get any audience laughing.The club featured no less than 26 singers andmusicians, with awide variety of instruments.32PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

Reviews'UPPARDS !' NORTH COUNTRYMONOLOGUESJohnCocking VeteranVT 143CDTo many people, the name John Cocking may notnecessarily mean anything but John is not astranger to the South West having performed as aduo with Will Noble at Sidmouth and Dartmouthfestivals in 1995 and 1999.John was born in Marsden, near Huddersfield inthe South Pennines sixty-five years ago and haslived there all his life. His first introduction tothe folk scene came in 1983, when he and otherlocal singers, Will Noble, Barry Bridgewater andErnest Yates, were invited as the 'Holme ValleyTradition' to sing at the Holmfirth Festival.This is John's first solo recording and there are atotal of fifteen monologues on the CD, which areall north country focused. It is the north countryaspect of the monologues which, with John'sappealing South Pennine accent, makes, for me,the whole recording apleasure to listen to. Cometo think of it, that's probably the very reason thatColin asked me to review the CD.Of the fifteen tracks there are monologueswritten by Marriott Edgar ( of Sam Small andAlbert Ramsbottom fame, )Kevin Collier, ElsieHoughton and William Beaumont. I personallylike Kevin Collier's writing -an Otley lad -and inparticular his monologue ' Grandma. 'It is verymuch amonologue of more recent times and onewhich I'm sure many of us can relate to in someway or another. Though having stated my preferencefor ' Grandma,' could Peter Brough andArchie Andrews be the butt of Kevin's humourwith the track 'Trooper? ' In all instances therecording is in front of a live audience, whichgives further colour to John's well executedpresentation.We all rememberthose evenings at whicheverFolkies on Tour Advertfolk club. Three to four hours of unrequited love,death by umpteen means, the exploitation of onegroup by another and not to forget the destructionof the environment, etc. You arrive home andcan't decide between a cup of cocoa or anoverdose. Well, this recording by John is theperfect antidote. Stick it in the player, opt for thecup of cocoa and have agood laugh.From beginning to end, the CD is delightfullyentertaining. It has been produced by SimonRitchie and John Howson, whose involvement inthe recording is arecommendation in itself.KenHinchliffeAvailable from Veteran Mail Order, 44, OldStreet, Haughley, Stowmarket, Suffolk. 1P143NX.AMYCROFTERS BANDLively &Fun forBarn Dances, Folk Dances &Folk Dance ClubsCALLER AVAILABLE IF REQUIRED01404 46451INCREASE IN ADVERTISING RATESPlease note that advertising rates have increased from this issue. See page 3for details33PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

ReviewsKEEPDANCINGEFDSSincollaborationwithHertfordshireFolkAssociationIn these days of national curriculum, SATs, league tables, performance management andinspections it is often hard to find the time in school to simply have fun. This CD offers thewherewithal for those times when the QCA documents fail to inspire!Iknow from experience how hard it is to find appropriate music to fit the faded dance notation thatis begrudgingly passed down from one retiring teacher to another who is nearing exhaustion -sothis latest offering from EFDSS is areal find. It's aCD for astart and therefore fits the soundsystem in school, no need to go rummaging around for the old tape recorder and amplifier. Thenotation is clear and concise without too much jargon to confuse those who are unfamiliar with folkdancing and it is simple to follow so that you can 'call' it while the music is playing. How lovely tosee notation for maypole figures too.Iparticularly liked track 6-Moonstruck -as it got the children's feet tapping giving them anincentive to learn the dance. Clapping games are still an integral part of playground behaviour andIfound several children teaching the clapping sequences of this and other dances to their friends atlunchtime in the playground -much to the delight of the dinner ladies! Track 7-Muffin Man -appealed to the younger children (KS1) and they also learned the song. The dance was simpleenough for them to learn as well. The variety of steps included in the dances was challenging too;stepping, marching, stephop, jig, reel etc. I'm glad the notation explained them.Ifthis CD isn't used for learning dances then it is still very easy on the ear. There are avariety oftunes, tempo and instruments. Iparticularly liked the use of whistle as this is something thechildren can learn to join in with. The bands donot sound dated but lively and modern, especiallywith the use of percussion, which appealedto the children Iplayed it to. Many of thetunes are very familiar and Ifound it useful tosee the names of the tunes included on the covernotes; very handy for musicians learning to playtunes for themselves. Having the duration ofthemusic enables forward planning in ateachingsituation and they are all quite short (no time forboredom to set in); not so sure about themetronome speed but I'm sure someone mustfind this invaluable.My only criticism is avery superficial one -thecover is boring! It strikes me as the sort of thingteachers are supposed to find 'politically correct'.It certainly doesn't represent me or thechildren I teach, or our lives and I certainlywouldn't have picked this from acatalogue oreven off the shelf. If any of the children hadseen it Ifear it would have turned them off thewhole idea of reviewing aCD. Why does folkdancing have to 'look'so old fashioned Iwonder.Fiona ElsworthAvailable from Cecil Sharp House, £12 (+£1.50 p&p). This CD replaces the cassette'English Folk Dancing in the Primary School)34PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

ReviewsCATCH ME IF YOU CANSongsfrom CornishTravellersVT119CDI'veknown my old friend Vic Legg for many years andIhave often wondered upon the source of his manygreat songs. Well, Ican tell you now that quite afewcame from the singers featuring on this latest VeteranCD or to put it another way, from his very ownfamily. Songs, some of which have been passed downthrough generations of travelling people as alivingtradition have been included and then there are alsoless ancient items that the family have added to theirrepertoire in more recent times.Betsy Renals, Charlotte Renals and Sophie Legg wererecorded by Pete Coe in 1978 when respectively, theywere 78, 77 and 60 years old. Many of the 28 trackshave appeared previously on Veteran cassettes butaccording to the notes, there are seven that have neverpreviously been released.Gipsy songs sung without musical instruments are noteveryone's cup of tea but no one could deny that thesingers put their hearts into each of their songs andthe clarity of the words was the first thing that struckme. The ladies voices are less harsh than some of theGipsy singers that Ihave heard in the past -morefront room than campfire and it makes for pleasantlistening. They sing each song individually withoutany harmonies or unnecessary embellishments, atradition must have protected the quality of the tunesand as the CD progresses the individual characteristicsof the singer's voices become apparent.If you are interested in the songs of the travellingpeople and especially those of South West England,then you should buy this CD. The production isexcellent when you consider that the recordings weremade in 1978 and the accompanying booklet of notes,compiled by Pete Coe and Mike Yates is of greatinterest.Bill Murray.NIGEL STURE CONCERTINASThe albums reviewed below are from twopeople who have been the greatest influencein my enjoyment &participation in folksong; Gwilym Davies for passing on hisenthusiasm for traditional song at CardiffUniversity and Harry Mousdell for removingany inhibitions I might have had inbelting out songs in apres-morris pubsessions !Colin AndrewsAN EVENING WITH OLD HARRYRecorded live at Horsham Folk club December2002 by Dick Streeter and edited andmastered by Harry's son William Mousdell.Old Harry was apparantly unaware thatthis recording was being made!The ladies are apart of the Orchard family so wellknown in our area and it was no surprise to me to findthat some of the lengthy family ballads had beenincluded on the CD. The responsibility of singing theancient ballads, such as The Farmer from Leicester,The Dark Eyed Sailor and aversion of The OutlandishKnight, has been entrusted to Charlotte. The morerecent songs that include the Bonny Bunch of Roses,Van Diemans Land and Sophie's version of Jim theCarter Lad (not sung to the usual tune), have beenshared almost equally between the three singers ashave the music hall ditties with Betsy singing JustBeginning to Sprout and Charlotte singing Oh Where,Oh Where has My Little dog Gone?some years ago. Well what of the35Who is Old Harry? Well, ask any folk singeror dancer in almost any part of Sussex andthey will know him. He has been aroundSussex since 1958 and has been calling fordances and singing in folk clubs and pubsever since. He has also danced the Morriswith Chanctonbury Ring Morris and theBroadwood Morris men. Akeen cyclist andwalker he has toured the world since retiringrecord?No sanitized recording is this. It is agutsywarts and all recording at Horsham folkclub. Harry belts out his songs in an unsophisticatedmanner, tells anecdotes, danceshis jig doll and even calls adance to create adelightful atmosphere at the club. It is (and Iam being controversial here) perhaps whatfolk music is really about. Ilove these variedPDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

Reviewsevenings, ascratch band, good songs and plentyof rapport with the "audience". Plenty of traditionhere too with mention of old singers like GeorgeBelton and Hary Holman. Thanks Harry Ienjoyedthis.Mike Palmer.Note: this disc is not commercially available butcopies can be obtained from Harry Mousdell.Contact Colin on 01363 877216THERE'S ACLEAR CRYSTAL FOUNTAINSongs from Southern England"Gwilym Davies Forest Tracks FTCD 205www.forest-tracks.co.ukGwilym Davies is one of the tireless band ofpeople without whom the rest of us who sing andlove traditional English song would have poorfare indeed. By collecting from singers whowould otherwise leave no record of their songsand variations they enrich the whole folk community.This CD contains 20 songs Gwilym hasgathered from singers in the South of Englandand I would argue makes Gwilym himself animportant "source" singer for future generations.He sings the songs straightforwardly without anyaudible processing to the voice, some unaccompanied,some with melodeon (there are acouple oftunes in this selection). If you like your musicarranged and your taste is more Artisan orSteeleye Span this simple production may not befor you. If you are a singer wanting unusualmaterial or alover of traditional song then do notpass this by -there are some real gems here.Ifind it takes time to "tune in" to asinger's voice,especially for the first time, and really the onlycriticism Iwould make is the choice of the firsttrack - Fathom the Bowl from which the title istaken. This variation differs in words and tunefrom the well known version you will hear atevery singaround, but only in afew places, and Ifound it unsettling while I was acclimatisingmyself to Gwilym's delivery. Indeed, if Ijustpicked this CD up and started it playing Imightnot have got past this first track, and then Iwouldhave missed such delights as the gentle innuendoof Shooting Gallery, the insight into harvesting inAll amongst the Barley or the licentious LedburyClergyman . My favourite is the second track Boxon her Head, a lovely full story of the girloutwitting the Highwayman and getting herself ahusband by her marksmanship.TheBarn OwlsCountry Dance BandDennisCook01822832002Many of the songs will be familiar but thesewere passed onto Gwilym with all their oddtwists and turns of phrase preserved so they ringso much more true than the usual versions foundin song books. The Fox here contents himselfwith abrown duck while the Three Men wenta-Hunting discuss haystacks, hedgehogs, donkeys,cowpats and a black pig. This is aninteresting selection of songs, agreat resourceand avaluable contribution to our folk heritagefrom someone who has spent years enjoying thecompany of vernacular singers in the South ofEngland.Jerry BixFOOTPRINTS IN THE WINDRichard Cowen MRLAC003, AMCCD003Enquiries 01271 372608This is an own produced CD (recorded at theArial Music Centre) by asinger/songwriter withaguitar. As such it joins thousands of othersimilar offerings -so what is it that makes thisrecording so special? And believe me, Ido thinkthis is quite special. It's quite hard to put yourfinger on why, perhaps it's because the songs areabout real things and gives us glimpses intoRichard's life (which appears to have been moreinteresting than most of ours). Perhaps it'sbecause some of the songs address real concernsand issues, but always with anice twist of wryironic humour. Perhaps it's the tunes and arrangements,which have afreshness and drivethat set them apart from most in this genre. PaulCarpenter on guitar and Bill Harvey on fiddlecomplement Richard's guitar accompanimentsand add greater dimension to the songs. Ilovethe driving arpeggios on Travelling in Disguise;the tropical sensual rhythm of Market Streetwith sultry fiddle or the laid-back feel of OtherPeople's Houses.36There are too many little insights to list here,PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

helped by words to the songs in the CD sleevebut Richard's pleasant voice and clear dictionmean you don't miss aword. Lines like "Sittingin abar reading the stars in the eyes of theclientele" opening Refugees or "If Iwere thebook upon your shelf -you could read betweenmylines all byyourself" which starts Saltwind.This is aCD that will appeal to alot people,you can put it on as pleasant background music,play it in your car and sing along, or really getinto the poetry and images it conjures up. Bestof all Richard lives and plays in Devon and thisis aNorth Devon production, truly we are luckyto live among so many talented people.Jerry BixDIRECT ROOTS 2Folk Directory ISBN 0954072316Published by Mrs Casey Music, P.O. Box296, Matlock, Derbyshire. 01629 760345Email admin@direct-roots.comThe first Direct Roots represented a majorimprovement on the old style EDFSS FolkDirectory, and in this new edition manycomments and suggestions have been taken onboard to create avery comprehensive guide to allkinds of folk activity and related services acrossthe whole of the U.K. Even beyond, for there's aEuropean section as well !As one might expect, there's the important listingof artists, clubs, festivals and many other venueshosting folk music, dance &song, but what makesthis edition stand out is that Alan Bearman, theEditor, has made valuable use of regional contactsto ensure, as far as possible, that listings are as fulland as up-to-date as possible. What's Afoot hascontributed to the information on Devon.This is not just a directory, however; there aremany interesting articles by well-known contributorson avariety of aspects of the folk and rootsscene, making this publication avaluable source ofinformation in the fullest sense of the word. It's notcheap but it is excellent value for money. Everylibrary should have one without question, andeveryone could broaden their horizons by acquiringtheir own copy, particularly if one is looking forcontacts for song, dance & morris beyond one'sown county borders.Colin AndrewsTHURSDAY CLUB NIGHTS8.00 -10.30 pm in the Village HallSept. 11th Jane Thomas &The Big Band with Alan Corkett*Sept, 25th Doreen Cooper &tapesOct. 9th Peter Moxom &The SundownersOct. 23rd Mary Marker &The More The Merrier club musiciansNov. 13th Callers' Open Evening with The More The Merrier club musicians*Nov. 27th Robert Blackborow &The Bridgwater BandDec. 11th Ted Farmer &The More The Merrier club musicians.Club Christmas Party. Admission £150, members free.Bring &share supper. 8-11 pmContact: Vivien &David Challinor 01823 274810*Committee Meeting37PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

Come and joinus .......TAVISTOCK FOLKDANCE CLUBForan Eveningof FolkDancingWe meet on aThursday Evening atTHE MOLLY OWEN CENTRE(Off Pixon Lane, Tavistock)8.00 pm -10.00 pm (Not July &August)WHY NOT COME ALONG AND TRY IT ?Whateveryourage-youwillenjoyit.Forthcoming eventsSaturday 22nd November PETER MOXOM, SUNDOWNERS 8.00 pmBring &share supper at Saturday evening dances at Tavistock CollegeContact:- Margaret Williams 01752 350498Dances at the Civic Hall, TotnesRefreshments available. Sat. dances 8pm -11.30pmSat. 6th Sept. Sarah Bazeley&The Dartmoor PixieBandSat. 4th Oct. Robert Blackborow &The DevoniansSat. 1st Nov. RayGoodswen &The More The Merrier BandSat. 6th Dec. Jane Thomas &The Weston Country Dance BandNew Year's Eve Dance. Wed. 31st Dec.Peter Moxom &The SundownersAll warmly welcomedMore information: June Prowse 01803 862435. Harry Lowe 01626 821045Club nights at Methodist Church Hall, Fore Street, Totnes, 8pm to 10 pmon 3rd Thursday of the month, except June, July &August38PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

MARLDON CLUB ADVDERTFolk Music &Crafts at Halsway ManorAutumn Mid Week Break-Dates 27-31 Oct 2003 (Mon eve. dinner - Fri. am)Tutors: Dave Brown (violin, guitar, keyboards) Alan Corkett (accordion &keyboard), &Christine Corkett (i/c crafts i.e. silk painting) are all experienced, qualified teachers returningfor another enjoyable course. Music will be provided in advance, and staff offer to cater formusicians and crafts enthusiasts of different abilities and experience. Music &craft workshopswill take place in the mornings. Afternoons will be free -alternative activities may be organised,walks &outings for those interested. The evening activities may include dancing and someplaying for dancing. Wednesday is a Public Dance, Thursday evening is Party Night, withsurprises including acrafts exhibition and ceilidh of performances. Finish after Friday breakfast.HalswayManorFolk MusicCentre, Crowcombe, Somerset, is the only residential centre devoted totraditional music, dance &song, &is run by Halsway Manor Society, an educational charity. Locatedon the slopes of the Quantock Hills, weshall have the useof the ballroom, library &lounge, includingabar. In the Mews,4rooms are available en-suite at an extra charge of £6 per personper night. Thetotal adult feewillbe£164for 4daysfull board inalovely manor house.Pleasesendapplications withdeposits of £40 (payable to A. B. Corkett) a.s.a.p. to: A. Corkett, Greengarth,Mill Lane, NetherStowey, TA5 1NL. Tel. 01278 732202. Email: alan@bcorkett.freeserve.co.ukFull fee with lateapplications. First come, first served. Please book early to avoid disappointment.Applicationfor 27-31 Oct 2003 Music&CraftsBreak,HalswayManorName ............................................................ Phone no. .........................................Address ......................................................................................... Postcode .......................Instrument(s) ......................................................Experience: nil/some/considerableAble to read music? YES/NO Special dietary requirements ........................................ ..Other interests, e.g. Crafts/ Walking .............................................................. .....................39PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

ST.CLARE'SCENTRESEATON,DEVONEVENTSWINTER2002/3Sat. 11thOct. 8.30 pmJOHN TAMS &BARRY COOPETues.14thOct.8.30 pmFrom LouisianaKEITHFRANKZYDECOSat. 8thNov.8.30 pmTHREEMAN JAMAcoustic trio playing wide ramge ofblues and roots music -"Bob Hallmeets Tom Waits"Sat. 29thNov. 8.30 pmPAUL YOUNGwith LOS PACAMINOSTex Mex MusicFri.5thDec.7.30 pm(AxminsterChurch)BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST(Paul Hutchinson &Paul Sartin)Sun.14thDec.8.30 pmMARTINCARTHYELIZACARTHYNORMAWATERSONwith TIM VAN EYKENand OLLIE KNIGHTTickets&information0129720679ReviewsTEMPLE RECORDS -A25 YEARLEGACYTHE BEST OF THE BATTLEFIELDBAND 1977 -2001Temple Records COMD2091double CDAs well as being awriter, musician and collector,Robin Morton was a founder member ofBoys of the Lough, is proprietor of TempleRecords and has been manager of the BattlefieldBand since 1980.The Temple Legacy CD is acompilation of 25tracks from 25 CDs and features some of thebest Scottish songs and tunes available. Thesongs are sung in English and Gaelic, while theinstruments played include pipes, fiddles andharps as well as more familiar contemporaryinstruments. Robin Morton founded TempleRecords to bring the best of Scottish music to awider audience at atime when even some of thespecialist labels demurred at the prospect ofalbums devoted to a solo instrument. AlisonKinnaird, his wife, is aharpist who has atrackon the album.The Battlefield Band has just one track on theLegacy CD, but the other CD is devoted tothem. Compared with the diversity of theLegacy CD, the sense of continuity on theBattlefield Band CD is striking: Alan Reid,Brian McNeill and Robin Morton, have beenwith the band for the full time 25 years, whileother personnel have come and gone: seventeenpresent and past members have their photos inthe sleeve notes. Not only have the BattlefieldBand been producing great music for 25 years,but they have also been adeveloping ground fornumerous other groups and solo artists.With such awealth of talent it is impossible toselect favourite tracks as they change dependingon the time of day. This double sampler is suchexcellent value musically and will bring manyhours of pleasure once you have invested in it.Jacqueline Pattenwww.templerecords.co.uk Tel. 0845 061 3916WANTED -Articles, Letters, Reviews, etc. on Folkrelatedtopics for future issues of What'sAfoot. Also good photographs for possible40PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

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Morris MattersMORRIS DANCERS fromDevon have been enjoying anactive Summer, with varioustrips abroad, to festivals inthe UK, and hosting visitsfrom other sides in the country. Already seen inDevon have been Ripley Morris Men fromDerbyshire, Baldock Midnight (Herts.), WestSomerset Morris Men, Martlet Morris Men (W.Sussex), Beetle Crushers (Somerset), Hobos(Dorset) and Rock Hoppers (Oxford area). Stillto come are Jackstraws from N. Hants. plusmany others at Sidmouth &Dartmoor festivals.Exeter Morris Men enjoyed aweekend in Mayas guests of Helmond Morris Men in Holland.Unlike other 'continental sides' -and most UKsides in fact - Helmond have a very longpedigree of nearly 75 years, and even managedto keep going covertly during the German occupationof World War 2. Exeter, by comparison,can only claim 50 years, which they celebratedwith a day of dance in which, unusually, no usewas made of coaches. The day, with hosts &guests, was based in Exmouth, with travel toother venues by rail to Lympstone &Topsham &ferry to &from the Double Locks.INTERESTED IN DANCING ?Come September/October most sides will belooking towards their winter practice season.This is the best time to make contact with yourlocal group if you are keen to have ago. Newdancers and musicians are always welcome !TO SEE AND BE SEENBrief extracts from the Summer Programme ofsome local sides. First stand is usually 8.00 pmunless otherwise stated.Cogs &WheelsAugust: 7th , Betty Cottles, Okehampton; 14th,Mare & Foal, Yeoford; 21st, Chagford Show;28th, Drewe Arms, Drewsteignton. September:4th, Devonshire Inn, SticklepathWinkleigh MorrisAugust: 5th, Sidmouth Esplanade; 12th, DartmoorView Caravan Park, Whiddon Down (with Cogs &Wheels); 19th Devonshire Dumpling, MorchardRoad. September: 2nd, Bull &Dragon, Meeth.Exeter Morris MenAugust: 2nd, Silverton Street Market (all day);7th, Sidmouth Esplanade & Red Lion, Sidbury;14th' Maltscoop. Lapford &London Inn, MorchardBishop; 21st, Topsham Town Fayre -Lighter &The Globe; 28th, Sir Walter Raleigh, East Budleigh&Dog &Donkey, Knowle. September: 4th,Angel Hotel, Witheridge.ARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPHAmember of the audience at aW.I. talk on theHistory of Morris Dancing came up with an oldphotograph of aHeadington Quarry Boys Side, inwhich her father was once of the dancers. Itappears she knew William Kimber, the legendaryHeadington dancer &musician, as afamily friend.Have you any folk memorabilia or possiblearchive material sitting around in your attic? If so, please let us know at What's Afoot.Don't let it end up on the tip !SMALLADVERTSalwayswelcomeSeepage 3forrates42PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com

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