from the Festival Director - Sidmouth Folk week

Monday 6th August
456 3:00-5:00pm Kennaway House fRoots Presents A Cellar Full of Folkadelia, with Jonny Kearney and
Lucy Farrell and Corncrow. Introduced by Ian Anderson.
Supported by fRoots magazine £8 (£4)
457 3:00-6:00pm Dukes Open Mic Session Come along on the day and sign your name up! Collection
458 3:15-5:30pm Ham Marquee Concert with Jackie Oates and Old Man Luedecke. MC. Lester Simpson.
Hobgoblin Stage Supported by Hobgoblin Music £15/£13 (£8/£7)
459 3:30-4:45pm Arts Centre Shooting Roots – Funky World Band Big-band bombast, little ensemble pieces...
Come join Sidmouth’s best scratch-band and play some stonking trad tunes
with the SRoots twist! W £4
460 3:30-5:30pm Rugby Club Themed Singaround – ‘Colours Of My Mind’. Any song with a colour
in its title, or theme, or in the text if you’re really pushed.
Hosted by Colin and Sonja Andrews. Collection
461 4:00-6:00pm All Saints
Church Hall
Tea Dance with Madeleine Smith and Stick the Fiddle. £8
462 4:15-5:00pm Chapel Street Melodeon Workshop Beginners I with Ed Rennie. Starting from scratch, this
Hall progressive series of workshops will take you step by step through mysteries of
playing the DG melodeon. Ability to read music not necessary. Bring a DG
melodeon, a limited number available to borrow. Application forms available at
ticket office. W £8
463 4:30-5:00pm The Hub Dance Display with Earlsdon Morris Men, Windsor Morris. Collection
C421 4:30-5:45pm Blackmore Family Concert with Len Graham & Jack Lynch, Racker Donnelly,
Gardens Marquee Stream of Sound. MC. Philippa Toulson £8 (£4)
464 4:30-6:00pm St Teresa’s
Church Hall
Irish Set Dance Workshop with Jerry O’Reilly. W £8
465 4:30-6:00pm Methodist Schottische & Polka with Kerry Fletcher, Frances Watt, Chris Walshaw and
Church Hall Richard Jones. Lively variations building on the basics learnt earlier in the week.
More holds, more steps and more fun! Mixed level: a chance to focus on
improving your flair, technique and variations for dancing with style. W £8
466 4:30-6:00pm Lower Methodist Community Songs Workshop with Peter Wilton. Folk songs, national songs,
Church Hall parlour songs, glees and carols, from 19th and early 20th century song books.
Reading music desirable, but not essential. W £8
467 4:30-6:30pm Anchor Garden Ceilidh with Lebedek. Caller Simon Loake.
Supported by The Anchor Inn Collection
468 5:00-6:00pm Arts Centre Shooting Roots – Rapper Come learn some rapper steps, figures and dances.
With Gaorsach! W £4
469 5:00-6:00pm Theatre Bar Shooting Roots – Storytelling Rachel Rose Reid and her assistants are back to
help you become a master talesmith. Working towards a story-round session
at the end of the week. All abilities welcome! W £4
470 5:00-6:00pm Market Square Dance Display with Dawnswyr Tipyn O Bopeth, Seven Champions Molly
Dancers, Windsor Morris. Collection
471 5:00-6:15pm Methodist Church An Hour Or So with Pat Ryan and friends, including Pete Coe and Sue Coe
and Bob and Gill Berry. £8
472 5:00-6:30pm The Volunteer Storyround An opportunity to tell some stories, or just sit and listen.
Garden Hosted by Moe Keast and Tom Goodale. Collection
473 5:00-7:00pm Woodlands Hotel Ballad Session Hosted by Sheila Miller and Moira Craig with their
guest Phil Callery. All welcome. Collection
474 5:15-6:00pm Chapel Street Melodeon Workshop Beginners II with Ed Rennie. Starting from scratch, this
Hall progressive series of workshops will take you step by step through mysteries of
playing the DG melodeon. Ability to read music not necessary. Bring a DG
melodeon, a limited number available to borrow. Application forms available at
ticket office. W £8
475 5:45-7:00pm Kennaway House The Last Bird To Sing – Ewan McLennan showcases his new album.
Introduced by Jon Brenner. £8 (£4)
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