from the Festival Director - Sidmouth Folk week

Monday 6th August
418 11:15-12:45pm Bulverton Cotswold Morris Workshop For beginners. Windsor Morris will teach you how to
Marquee dance the Morris tradition from the village of Badby, as developed by the teamlearn
how to perform double-stepping, the ‘leg across’ and plain capers while
working in a team. Bring a pair of large hankerchiefs. W £8
419 11:15-12:45pm Manor Pavilion Carols From The Shires with the West Gallery Music Association.
Gallery carols and other celebratory music from Southern England, East Anglia
and the Midlands. See Sunday for full details. W £8
420 11:15-12:45pm Arts Centre Stream Of Sound Youth Choir Workshop Give your lungs a good workout with
these young tutors from Stream of Sound. No experience necessary-you just
need your enthusiasm! Ages 13-18. W £4
421 11:15-12:45pm St Teresa’s Molly Workshop with Seven Champions Molly Dancers. Learn Seven
Church Hall Champions Style Performance Molly Dancing. We will teach a couple of
dances at each workshop. No previous molly experience required. W £8
422 11:15-12:45pm Woodlands Hotel Writing And Performing Comedy in verse, song or story with Racker Donnelly.
Bring material to perform if you wish to. W £8
423 11:15-12:45pm Lower Methodist Bodhran Workshop with Will Lang. Beginners’ level, focusing on the basic
Church Hall techniques and approaches of Bodhran, giving you a solid foundation for
playing at home, in sessions and even in your own band! W £8
424 11:15-12:45pm Chapel Street Fiddle Band Workshop with Kirsty Cotter. A progressive series culminating
Hall in a performance in the fiddle concert on Friday lunchtime. Suitable for all
ability levels. 1 of 4-Making slow airs sing. W £8
425 11:30-12:45pm Kennaway House The Songwriter’s Interview featuring Jonny Kearney.
Interviewed by Lester Simpson. £8
426 11:30-1:00pm Rugby Club Sidmouth Big Band with Nick and Mary Barber. Sidmouth Big Band is a
large ceilidh band suitable for any acoustic instrument, any standard. A series of
linked workshops working on the skills required and leading to a public ceilidh
with a caller. This year’s workshops will feature music from the Lakeland
fiddler William Irwin. W £8
427 12:00-1:00pm The Hub Dance Display with Dawnswyr Tipyn O Bopeth, Jig Crew,
Kirtlington Morris. Collection
428 12:00-1:30pm Ham Marquee Lunchtime Concert with Ancience and Gavin Davenport.
MC. Jim Moray. Ancience commissioned by Distil with funding through
Beyond Borders. £10 (£5)
429 12:00-2:30pm The Volunteer Inn In The Tradition A traditional pub session hosted by George Frampton
with special guests. Collection
430 12:00-2:30pm Anchor Garden Ceilidh with English String Band. Caller Nick Walden.
Supported by The Anchor Inn Collection
431 12:30-2:00pm Theatre Bar Shooting Roots-Craft Make props and sets for the showcase and bring
ideas for your own projects! All abilities. W £4
432 12:50-2:10pm Methodist Social Dance Workshop Offbeat Squares-American Square Dance Workshop
Church Hall with moves or timings that are not quite as you might expect.
With Barefoot and Lynne Render. W £8
433 1:00-1:30pm The Hub Remember Hiroshima Meet outside the Ham Marquee for a short commemoration.
Bring music, songs, poems and join in the minute’s silence.
434 1:00-2:00pm Arts Centre Shooting Roots-Theatre Invent characters, stories and scenes for the showcase.
We’ll be filming sections to be projected at the f-Factor finale as well as
performed live! W £4
435 1:00-2:00pm Blackmore
Gardens Marquee
A Chance To Meet KEGS. MC. Chris Rose. £8
436 1:00-2:15pm Woodlands Hotel An Hour Or So with Finest Kind. Introduced by Bruce Gomersall. £8
437 1:00-2:30pm St Teresa’s Polska For Beginners with Kerry Fletcher, Frances Watt, Chris Walshaw and
Church Hall Richard Jones. An introduction to the fabulous turning and swirling couple dance
from Scandinavia. Beginners level: exploring the basic dances and developing
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confidence in couple dancing. W £8