from the Festival Director - Sidmouth Folk week

Friday 10th August
your own music stand and a pen or pencil to make notes. Ability to read music
helpful, but not essential. W £8
810 9:30-11:00am Chapel Street Fiddle Workshop Playing for Dancing with Mollie Koenigsberger. Starting and
Hall finishing, setting tempo, making the music interesting and getting that lift
needed for dancing. W £8
811 10:00-11:30am Upper Methodist Sidmouth Spoons Orchestra with Jo May. Learn the spoons from scratch,
Church Hall working on a number of arrangements for the Friday showcase, including some
body percussion and songs too. An assortment of wooden, metal and cow horn
spoons will be provided, but do feel free to bring your own! For adults and children
aged 11 upwards. W £8
812 11:00- Dukes Duke Box Live Music from a selection of local young artists.
813 11:00-12:20pm Blackmore Social Dance Workshop Dance Workshop with Frances Oates and Rod and
Gardens Marquee Frances Stradling. All sorts – again what it says! W £8
814 11:10-12:30pm Methodist
Church Hall
Contra Dance Style Workshop with Adam Hughes and Stick the Fiddle. W £8
815 11:15-12:45pm Bulverton English And American Clog Stepping Workshop with Lancashire Wallopers.
Marquee A chance to learn dances from the reportoire of Sam Sherry, and Marley
Buck & Wing (an American Vaudeville routine as taught by Anna Marley) W £8
816 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
817 11:15-12:45pm St Teresa’s Traditional Welsh Folk Dance Workshop with Dawnswyr Tipyn O Bopeth.
Marquee Dances will be selected from a number of Welsh traditions and styles. No previous
experience necessary. Bring dance shoes or shoes suitable for dancing. W £8
818 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
819 11:15-1:00pm Bedford Hotel Sidmouth Song Slam Got a song to sing? Bring it it to the Slam. Contestants are
given 3 minutes to impress judges and audience with their originality, wit and style.
MC for this musical anarchy is song slam inventor and master of banter Paul
Saunders aka Wynndebagge. NOTE This is a not a traditional song competition.
Entry form/rules from Festival Box Office £8.
820 11:30-12:45pm Kennaway House The Songwriter’s Interview featuring Archie Fisher.
Interviewed by Lester Simpson. £8
821 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.
Farewell playthrough. £8
822 12:00-1:00pm The Hub Dance Display with Mortimer’s Morris, Newcastle Kingsmen,
Pig Dyke Molly, Seven Champions Molly Dancers. Collection
823 12:00-1:30pm Ham Marquee Fiddle Finale with English String Band, Kirsty Cotter and Barry Watson, Debs
Newbold, Laurel Swift and participants from Kirsty’s workshop. MC. Steve Hunt.
Supported by Vinnicombes Bakery £8 (£4)
824 12:00-2:30pm The Volunteer Inn In The Tradition A traditional pub session hosted by George Frampton
with special guests. Collection
825 12:00-2:30pm Anchor Garden Ceilidh with The Ship Band. Caller Hannah Bright.
Supported by The Anchor Inn Collection
826 12:50-2:10pm Methodist Social Dance Workshop Dance Workshop with Mike Courthold and
Church Hall Stick the Fiddle. “Three’s Company”– Dances with the theme of three. W £8
827 1:00-2:00pm Blackmore
Gardens Marquee
A Chance To Meet Redbornstoke Morris. MC. Chris Rose. £8
828 1:00-2:15pm Arts Centre Shooting Roots – Theatre Games And Ludicrosity No agenda, just silly games,
fun tricks and the Shooting Roots tutors making fools of themselves! £4
829 1:00-2:30pm St Teresa’s Re-cap Bal Basics with Kerry Fletcher, Frances Watt, Chris Walshaw and
Church Hall Richard Jones. Can you remember everything you’ve learnt this week?!
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