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0South Woodham Focus<br />
South Woodham Focus 11<br />
NEW FOlk GATHERING AT EssEX WIlDlIFE TRUsT<br />
Each session will form Four 30 minute feature spots, as well as<br />
floor spots.<br />
The inaugural afternoon commenced with a set from the<br />
organizers Ploughmans Lunch, (Clive and Linda Paish), singing a<br />
selection of rural songs including two songs from the Copper<br />
family repertoire, namely the Wedding song and the Christmas<br />
Song, they also gave a rousing rendering of Colin Cater's 'Penny<br />
for the Ploughboy'.<br />
Next up was Paul Steele, that well liked singer guitarist from<br />
Kent rendering a mixed bag ranging from 'Friends' originally<br />
made by Arrival to a super World War one song 'Lads in Their<br />
Hundreds' a poem by A.E.Houseman set to music by George<br />
Butterworth who lost his life on the Somme in 1916.<br />
The photo shows the Wild Life Trust's cafe, looking towards the performing area.<br />
Jan Ayres performing.<br />
On December 2nd 2018 a New Folk gathering<br />
emerged as Thameside Folk, which will be held at<br />
Essex Wild Life Trust, Thurrock Thameside Nature<br />
Park, Mucking, near Stanford Le Hope, SS17 0RN.<br />
It will be held on the first Sunday every other<br />
month from 12noon to 3.30pm, and 12noon to<br />
4.30pm in the Summer. i.e February, April, June<br />
(which will be a Shanty and Maritime day), August, October, and<br />
December 2019.<br />
Our 3rd feature was Random Folk who are brilliantly musically,<br />
with Johnny Guy on guitar and Yael Bebb accordion and tin<br />
whistle, who entertained us with a versatile set which included<br />
instrumental pieces, a version of the ever popular 'Hopping<br />
down in Kent' and a vibrant rendition of 'Gaudete'.<br />
Our last feature was the ever popular Mikanora, (Mick Turner<br />
the co organizer of Romford Folk Club and Nora Kelson), playing<br />
a variety of instruments and songs which included self penned<br />
songs from Mick and rounding off the afternoon with Drunken<br />
Sailor and Freight train.<br />
Of the floor spots we had Jan Ayres and Bill Pardon the<br />
organizers of Walton Abbey Folk Club, who sang two songs<br />
each. With Bill singing a fine rendering of a rare Cyril Tawny song<br />
'If We Did To Their Daughters'. Cian Gill, an employee at the<br />
centre and a bluegrass singer guitarist, sang a couple of songs.<br />
Garry Walker the other co organizer of Romford Folk club sang<br />
a Percy French song 'Come back Paddy Reilly'. Alan Orris sang<br />
the 'Pace Egging Song'. Gemma Boyd a tremendous multi<br />
instrumentalist played several pieces on the violin. The last of<br />
the floor singers was the Rom Shanty Crew who sang 'South<br />
Australia' and 'Rolling Up Rolling Down'. The afternoon was<br />
backed up with an excellent job by Linda Paish on the sound<br />
desk.<br />
All the Artists performed for free and with free entrance to the<br />
club, an appeal was made to please remember the Wild Life Trust<br />
donation bucket at the exit door, which was well supported.<br />
The next meeting is on February the 3rd with features from Ali<br />
Rose and Mark Selfe (the afternoons M.Cs), Alan Neville,<br />
Goodnight Crow, and Phil Ericson.<br />
AIR TRAINING CORPs HAVE DONE<br />
ANOTHER WONDERFUl jOB<br />
Once again the Air Training Corps have<br />
done themselves proud. A massive big<br />
thank you to Officers and staff and all<br />
others involved in the magnificent<br />
hampers I have recently received for<br />
distribution to folk in the town. The<br />
ATC have done this presentation for<br />
some years and has always been greatly<br />
appreciated by recipients.<br />
This year will be no different. I have attached a photo of their<br />
generous work.<br />
SOUTH WOODHAM<br />
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