from the Festival Director - Sidmouth Folk week

Monday 6th August
438 1:00-2:30pm Methodist Church Big Sing Spookmeister Stephen Taberner will be offering his unique
smorgasbord of warm ups, vocal grooves, world music and originals.
The end result will be the Sidmouth Big Sing choir, who may very well
Sing Big somewhere in Sidmouth. W £8
439 1:00-2:30pm Lower Methodist Bodhran Workshop with Will Lang. Intermediate/ Advanced. A chance to develop
Church Hall your skills by looking at ornamentation, cross-rhythms and the influence of worldpercussions
on contemporary Bodhran styles. W £8
440 1:00-2:30pm Chapel Street Music Workshop The Dance Tunes of Benjamin Rose of Dorset, with Tim
Hall Laycock and Colin Thompson. A chance to learn tunes from the recently
discovered manuscript of Benjamin Rose, farmer, alehouse keeper and fiddler.
All acoustic instruments welcome. Music provided or you can learn by ear.
Not for beginners. W £8
441 1:30-3:00pm Rugby Club Playing Accordion In A Band Workshop with an emphasis on left hand
techniques, Lebedek’s Katrina Warcaba looks at playing the accordion in a band
environment. W £8
442 2:00-3:00pm The Hub Dance Display with Dawnswr Tipyn O Bopeth, Jig Crew,
Seven Champions Molly Dancers, Windsor Morris. Collection
443 2:00-3:30pm All Saints Street Band Workshop with Paul Midgley and Alex Cumming. A series of
Church Hall 5 workshops for percussionists and moderately loud tuned instruments to form a
band for Friday night’s Torchlight Procession. You will need to be mobile whilst
playing your instrument. W £8
444 2:15-3:15pm Arts Centre Shooting Roots – Morris Pick a tradition or two, learn a dance or three, then
perform them accompanied by a whole bunch of singers! Suitable for newcomers
and experts alike. W £4
445 2:15-3:15pm Theatre Bar Shooting Roots – Song For Dance Learn singing styles and arrangements
suitable for dancing, and challenge the dancers to work around your songs.
Then team up with the Morris workshop for double the fun! W £4
446 2:30-3:00pm Anchor Garden Dance Display with Kirtlington Morris, Newcastle Kingsmen. Collection
447 2:30-3:50pm Methodist Social Dance Workshop Do not adjust your set (2)-You may find yourself not
Church Hall where you expected, but do not adjust your set: it will all work out beautifully.
With Nigel Close and Fiddler’s Elbow. W £8
448 2:30-4:00pm Blackmore Dance Display with Dawnswyr Tipyn O Bopeth, Earlsdon Morris Men, Jake
Gardens Marquee Jones and Dan Eccles, Kirtlington Morris, Seven Champions Molly Dancers.
MC. Chris Rose. £8
449 2:30-4:30pm Bedford Hotel Concert with Duck Soup, Sandra Kerr, Dunlop and Ryan. MC. Bill Crawford.
Supported by Upper Crust Bakery £10 (£5)
450 2:45-4:00pm Chapel Street Melodeon Workshop Improvers level with Ed Rennie. Progressive series of
Hall workshops for those who can play some tunes on the DG melodeon with simple
bass. Looking at different techniques and some sneaky tricks! Ability to read
music not necessary. W £8
451 2:45-4:15pm St Teresa’s Start To Ceilidh Dance And Dance Better! with Martyn Harvey and
Church Hall Mrs.Midnight’s musicians. For those fairly fresh to ceilidh dancing and also those
who need a few more tips, come and learn the steps and figures and even how to
move well! Bring dancing shoes. W £8
452 2:45-4:15pm Lower Methodist Anglo Concertina Workshop with John Kirkpatrick. Adding chords on the left
Church Hall hand. In these two accumulative sessions, John will look at how to add left hand
chords to the Anglo. We’ll deal with C/G and G/D boxes, and your instrument needs
not less than 30 buttons. Not suitable for beginners. W £8
453 3:00-4:00pm Anchor Garden Concert with Saturday Sun and Matt Quinn. Collection
454 3:00-4:15pm Woodlands Hotel Louth Mouths From Drogheda Traditional songs from County Louth
presented by Donal Maguire, Sean Corcoran and Gerry Cullen.
Introduced by John Howson. £8
455 3:00-5:00pm Manor Pavilion Spotlight On Scotland with Rua Macmillan Trio and Ewan McLennan.
MC. Bob Walton. £9 (£5)
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