Around Kent Folk #86 April / May 2018

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Your FREE Guide to Folk Events in Kent, Surrey, Sussex and beyond

Edward II see them at the Rochester Sweeps Festival Published by Tenterden Folk Festival, Charity No 1038663 Promoting folk song, music, dance, crafts and traditions.

AKF News April/May 2018 Bob and Kathy Drage I’m writing this the day after Bob and Kathy’s funeral looking out the window over towards the A20 and M20 with a lot of snow and vehicles struggling to get about. I’m just so pleased it was not like this yesterday. The funeral service at Thanet Crematorium was well attended, not only by their friends from the folk scene but also by neighbours and friends from Westgate and even people who Bob used to deliver mail to when he worked as a postman.

We went back to a hall next to Bob and Kathy’s favourite micro bar after the service for a chat, a drink and a few songs. I’m sure the day turned out as Bob and Kathy would have wishes. One interesting fact emerged in that it was 40 years to the day that they were both Confirmed by the Bishop of Dover in their local church in Westgate.

AKF You will notice one or two developments in this issue of AKF. Firstly you will already have noticed that we have added a colour cover and three pages of colour adverts. We hope to continue this and we may add more colour pages in the future if there is a demand from our advertisers. Secondly I would like to welcome Lewis Saturday Folk Club as a regular advertiser in AKF: hopefully the first of many Sussex folk clubs and venues to enable us to expand our coverage and distribution across the border. I would also like to thank Vic Smith for writing the first page of a regular series of “News from Sussex” and to thank both Vic and Bob Kenward for agreeing to do regular revues of CDs, books and live gigs for AKF. It is much better to include reviews by several different people.

We hope you enjoy this and future issues of AKF. Alan Castle (Trustee and Festival Director) Tenterden Folk Festival

EGERTON FOLK AND BLUES CLUB

Meets every last Tuesday of the month, at The Barrow House, Egerton, TN27 9DJ, from 8pm.

Folk, Blues and beyond.

No guests, just residents and itinerants. All welcome.

Hat collection.

Contact Jerry Hatrick

(01233) 756357.

Foots Cray Social Club Waring Road Entrance, DA14 5BY

Open Music and Song Session in the Bar every Monday 8.00 11.00 p.m. www.crayside-folk-club for more information All genres- – Mainly Acoustic, but quiet electric guitars with battery amp allowed- must be compatible sound level.

Beginners Encouraged. Experience is gained through jamming along.

Occasional Open Mic Evenings and Guest Nights.

Players, poets, storytellers, and listeners welcome.

Free Entry – Please support our raffle, which pays our running costs.

Concert for Bob and Kathy Drage Tenterden Town Hall Friday 27th April 2018 from 7.00 p.m. (Doors 6.30) All ckets £10.00 each All profits to be donated equally to Tenterden Folk Fes val and Pilgrims Hospice

Guests include Graeme Knights Greg Harper Morrigan Steve Turner and others

CONTACT INFORMATION AND TICKETS: www.tenterdenfolkfes val.org.uk www.musicglue.com/tenterdenfolkfes val/ ckets/

Festival director: Alan Castle, 15 Repton Manor Road, Ashford, Kent TN23 3HA E: alan@tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk T: 01233 626805 Cheques payable to “Tenterden Folk Day Trust”

Concert supported by: Tenterden Folk Fes val Around Kent Folk Tenterden Town Council (venue)) Cour ield Audio (PA engineer Lewis and Rita Brockway (photography) All the guests are doing it for free

Tenterden Folk Fes val Registered charity No. 1038663 Promo ng folk song, music, dance, cra s and tradi ons

G N I K R A B

FOLK FESTIVAL

Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 June 2018 11am to 9.30pm

Sunday Headliner

The Unthanks

FREE event

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Grace Petrie and

Lucy Ward with

Ferocious Dog lined up for Saturday nounced soon!

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More great acts to be an

www.lbbd.gov.uk/barkingfolkfestival For free tickets for Abbey Ruins Live www.eventbrite.co.uk

Sussex Folk News There has been a change of organiser at the popular and long-running Brighton Acoustic Music monthly at the Lord Nelson in Trafalgar Street. The club was started by Stuart Reed who has been active on the scene in Sussex since the 1960s and was a member of one of the county’s most successful groups, The Taverners. The new organiser will be from the up-coming generation of folk performers, Tom Evans and Rowan Piggott. Both have strong folk music families. Rowan’s father Charlie was a member of the seminal Irish band, De Dannan and Tom’s mum Sue is a member of The Twagger Band. www.brightonacoustic.com Changes at their long-term home, The Four Chestnuts have forced Chichester Folk Club to move westwards across the town to the well-appointed clubroom at the Chichester Inn. The change has also brought about a change of the night they meet to Mondays. The move has been a successful one and they continue to attract good numbers and to book top names. Organisation at this club is mainly in the hands of Marilyn Campbell and Kerry Manning who also perform together as Marker. These two must be among the longest-serving weekly folk club organisers in the country. www.chifolksongclub.co.uk There are two ways in which the Lewes Saturday Folk Club marks itself out as different from others.

One is the fact that they frequently (roughly monthly) present all day workshops with top experts in singing and instrumental playing with the workshop leaders being booked at the club in the evening. The next four workshops that they have arranged are 9 June Nancy Kerr [English fiddle], 15 July Martin Carthy [Ballad forum], 21 July Ian Hayden [Sally Sloane’s tunes, any instrument], 8 Sept Kevin Burke [Irish fiddle].

The other is that as well as running the folk club, they also run three ‘learning’ sessions, one for concertina, one for fiddle and a third for playing the tunes from the ‘Lewes Favourites’ tune books as well as two separate monthly English tune sessions in other pubs. Folk enthusiasts in and around Lewes have a great deal to thank Valmai Goodyear and Bryan Creer for. Full details on their website at www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/indexLSFC.html If concerts are more to your liking than folk clubs then Robert Eggleston’s organisation ‘Live Arts’ might be the thing for you. They put on concerts in various parts of Sussex and their next four presentations are Show of Hands (5th May 2018 - Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill) Home Service (9th June - Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill) Faustus (21st Oct - The Old Market, Hove) Martin Taylor & Martin Simpson (29th Nov, Chequer Mead, East Grinstead) www.live-arts.co.uk Horsham Folk Club meets in perhaps the best appointed folk club room at the Normandy Centre in Deene Road every Sunday night. The dates for the two months of this issue that had been arranged at the time of writing this are 1st April Open Floor, 8th April The Shackleton Trio, 15th April Song and Dance, 22nd April Drystones. 29th April Open Floor , 20th May Bond of Union. www.horshamfolkclub.co.uk Folk Festivals taking place in Sussex in 2018 • Sovereign Seas Folk Festival - 5th-8th Apr 2018 – Newhaven • Eastbourne International Folkdance Festival – 4h-8th May 2018 – Eastbourne.

• Hastings Jack in the Green - 4h-8th May 2018 – Hastings.

• Food and Folk Festival - 5th-8th May 2018 – Singleton.

• England’s Medieval Festival – 26h-29th Aug 2018 - Herstmonceux Castle • Southdowns Folk Festival – 20th-24th Sep 2018 - Bognor Regis.

• Lewes Folk Festival 13th-17th Oct. Lewes.

Places to find out more about folk music events in Sussex Sussex Folk Diary Facebook Page - http://www.facebook.com/groups/folkdiary The Folk South-East page hosted by Julia Galvin at - http://www.folksoutheast.co.uk Vic Smith

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ALCESTER FOLK FESTIVAL 15th 16th 17th JUNE 2018 Based in the beautiful Roman town of Alcester, we will be singing in the Town Hall and the Unionist club.

The town has lots of individual shops, cafes, pubs and interesting walks around the town.

We will be camping on a field near to the town and we will provide loo’s water and a chemical disposal point.

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Cost for this relaxed and fun weekend is only £ 60 each full price. Concessions for people over 60 years, £50 each 3lease send cheques to c/o 89 Salford Close, Woodrow, Redditch, B98 7UL with email addUess or SAE for return confirmation.

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Lewes Saturday Folk Club Traditional music every Saturday night Elephant & Castle, White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ 8.00 – 11.00 www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/ valmaigoodyear@aol.com 01273 476757

Loyalty card: 6 evening visits = £5 off an evening WORKSHOPS (10.45 am – 4.45 pm) The tutor performs at the club in the evening. Booking forms from club website. Half-price places for 2 under-25 year-olds.

9 June

NANCY KERR: FIDDLE

£35

Sun 15 July MARTIN CARTHY: BALLAD FORUM £35 Saturday evening at club 21 July

IAN HAYDEN: SALLY SLOANE’S TUNES £25 WILL DUKE at the club in the evening

28 July

PAUL HUTCHINSON: ARRANGING SKILLS £35 PAUL SARTIN: FIDDLE £35 BELSHAZZAR’S FEAST at the club in the evening

8 Sept

KEVIN BURKE: IRISH FIDDLE £40

15 Sept 15 Sept

MAIRE ni CHATHASAIGH: IRISH HARP £35 CHRIS NEWMAN: GUITAR £35 Performing as a duo at the club in the evening

20 Oct

BOB LEWIS: ENGLISH SONG £25 (pm only)

24 Nov

THE NIGHT WATCH: EARLY MUSIC FOR FOLK MUSICIANS, any instrument £35

1 Dec

THE TEACUPS: VOCAL HARMONY £35

8 Dec

BRUCE MOLSKY: US OLD-TIME FIDDLE

£35

Dartford Folk Club BBC Radio 2 Best Folk Club of the year 2008 www.dartfordfolk.org.uk 01322 222553

FLOOR SINGERS WELCOME

3rd April Helen North 10th April Andy Irvine 17th April Brian Willoughby & Cathryn Craig 24th April Allan Taylor 1st May Hunter Muskett 8th May Hans Theessink and Brooks Williams 15th May Dan Walsh Trio 22nd May Gilmore & Roberts 29th May RPR 5th June Flossie Malavialle 12th June The Teacups 19th June Steve Ashley

To receive regular updates: Email (put ADD on subject line) dartfordfolk@googlemail.com

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Dance Corner

by Tony Foxworthy

Back in 1961 I went to Bedford to visit an old friend called Fred Hamer. Fred at the time was THE authority on the English Mummers' Play and had written a number of books on the subject and I was visiting him to give him my collection of Plays.

I had heard there was an old man in the area called Joseph Day who had few songs I might be interested in, so I went along to see him. Joseph was at that stage about 96 and did indeed have a few songs for me. He was telling me that in his youth he would regularly to go to a local dance where there was no entrance fee but you paid 3d (old pennies) per dance and if you paid a shilling (5 new pence) you were entitled to dance all the dances. I assume you paid up front and hoped someone agreed to dance with you!

He said the most popular dance of the night was known as The Dutch Polka.Here it is - an incredibly simple little dance but good fun.

DUTCH POLKA Music - Reels Formation - couples anywhere round the room. Ballroom hold A1 8 steps, men dance forward, women backwards, 8 steps men dance backwards, women forward B1 3 side steps to the man's left and woman's right 3 side steps back to woman's right and man's left Everybody swing

As I said, couldn’t be simpler but good fun and there's often a role for something like this to get people off their chairs!

Just in case you're feeling short changed with the simplicity of the Dutch Polka, here's another one.... It's a Devonshire Dance, well I got it from a Devonshire man who at the time was living in Surrey, and it's called the Cumberland Reel!

CUMBERLAND REEL Music: Any reel or jig Formation: 5 couples longways, men facing women A1 Couples 1 and 3 face down the line, 2 and 4 face up Couples 1 and 3 make an arch, couples 2 and 4 dance under Turn and repeat with couples 2 and 4 making arch and couples 1 and 3 dancing under back to place Meantime couple 5 swing.

A2 Couple 1 cast down the line, men to left, lady to right Couple 5 make an arch, all dance round after couple 1, meet partner and dance through arch back to place B1 Couple 1 gallop to bottom of set, everybody swing NOTE this is a 24 bar rather than the usual 32 bar dance.

I hope you enjoy this as I think it's an excellent one to do.

Lawsons Lane

John Hills

Lawsons Lane 1:-

In my home town there’s Lawsons Lane.

Well, it’s more than a lane, it’s wider than two trains.

But go there once you’ll want to go again, To the Sunday morning crack at Lawsons Lane.

2:-

You can take your croissant, marmalade or plain.

Tea or coffee from a well known chain, And Bubble and Squeak is on the card again, At the Sunday morning crack at Lawsons Lane.

3:-

All the shopfronts have exotic names.

You’d think you’re in Rome or Paris by the Seine.

But we drive on the left and parking’s such a pain, So you know where you’re at in Lawsons Lane.

4:-

You don’t see hoodies though some wear Jeans.

They’ve all got their phones with tiny screens, Taking pictures to impress their friends.

Of the Sunday morning crack at Lawsons Lane.

5:-

Petra goes there to see Shane.

Candida goes to make a play for Wayne.

But the boys don’t care so it’s all in vain, At the Sunday morning crack at Lawson Lane.

6:-

The rugby boys meet before the game.

The football boys now do the same.

But there’s no love lost between the twain At the Sunday morning crack at Lawsons Lane.

John Hills Aug 2010

CH:- And even if it’s raining and the temperature fall by ten degrees The sweet young things will still come out to mix it with the “look at me’s”.

There’s a park with trees and seats beneath at the back of Half Way Jane’s.

From the church tower you can hear the bells, from Gatwick you can hear the planes.

7:-

In my home town there’s Lawsons Lane, Now it’s bistros and boutiques selling dresses made in Spain.

Bric-a-Brac and pictures in old frames, At the Sunday morning crack at Lawsons Lane.

8:-

In my home town there’s Lawsons Lane, Well, it’s more than a lane, it’s wider than two trains.

But go there once you’ll want to go again, To the Sunday morning crack at Lawsons Lane.

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Faversham

Every Wednesday 8.00pm Doors open 7.30 www.favershamfolkclub.net

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The Limes

Preston Street, Faversham ME13 8PG

April - May

April - May

4 April Singers Night 11 April Singers Night 18 April Scolds Bridle £8/9 Sue Bousfield and Liz Moore entertain with their brand of harmony, warmth and amusement. A treat for chorus singers too.

25 April Steve Hicks & Lynn Goulbourn. £8/9 Top-class finger-style guitarist Steve and a welcome return to Faversham for Lynn- reflective lyrics and a pure voice with a repertoire from blues to fine ballads.

2 May Singers Night 9 May. Singers Night 16 May. Notts Alliance. £8/9 Three-part unaccompanied harmony at its best, full of variety and delight.

A must for chorus buffs!

25 May. Louise Jordan. £8/9 No Petticoats Here show, songs telling the story of women in World War 1.

Well researched and received, an interesting view from a fresh perspective.

Coming in June: 6th. Reg Meuross

20th. Jez Lowe

Unless otherwise stated, admission to guest nights is £6 members, £7 non-members All singers nights now £2. Under 18 always free Chairman/ Bookings: Pat on 01795 423674 or rjpmailbox pat@yahoo.co.uk Press/ Radio Publicity:Bob on 07885 642763 / bobkenward@talk21.com

Aries Words & Music by Bob Watson

© COPYRIGHT 1984 ROM Watson 9 Compton Close Earley READING RG6 7EA

Aries Words & Music by Bob Watson 1

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Well I was born in the month of April, as the earth turned warm and dry, And new green grass grew on the hillside, and old Aries in the sky; Bursting life at the start of springtime, so impatient to be free, We never waited to watch for the weather, old Aries the Ram and me.

And they told me to take life easy, Let it happen as time goes by; But rams aren’t noted for patience, and nor am I.

There’s a wind in the month of April blows adventure through the air, We’ve been kicking our heels all the winter, now it’s time to do and dare; Ale of April and wine of springtime, they’re as potent as can be, And we drank our fill from the bumper, old Aries the Ram and me.

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Now a wise man can say what happens, when a fool goes blund’ring in, And that’s why those angels tread wary, don’t pick fights they cannot win; Being careful is not for Aries, and it takes too long for me, And there’s some folks think that’s the reason for the fool I’ve turned out to be.

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Every year come the month of April, when that spring wind starts to blow You can feel old Aries get restless, fiery blood begins to flow; Who's to say where his hooves’ll lead him, only one way for to see – And we’ll count the cost come tomorrow, old Aries the Ram and me.

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© COPYRIGHT 1984 ROM Watson 9 Compton Close Earley READING RG6 7EA

Moore OR Less Folk Club Oast Community Centre, Granary Close, Rainham, Kent, ME8 7SG (next to Rainham railway station)

Second Friday of each month The club always welcomes new performers, of any ability, and audience who just wish to listen.

13th April - Singers Night - Entrance £3.00 including raffle 11th May - Singers Night - Entrance £3.00 including raffle All singers nights are £2.00 members and £3.00 non-members Guest nights as advised but generally £4.00 / £5.00

All Club Nights 8.30 - 11.00pm Doors/bar open 7 for 7.30

Doors/bar open 7 for 7.30 Enquiries Chris Wilkin 01634 366155

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O H S K L FO Sunday 9 - 10 pm Presented by Doug Welch mw 96.7 (west) 104.2 (east) Live show featuring guest performers and artists appearing in Kent venues.

Send info to: kentfolk@bbc.co.uk 0345 9811 111 Radio Kent Folk Show The Great Hall Mount Pleasant Road Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 1QQ

Singdanceandplay Join the Singdanceandplay regulars for events in mid-Kent including great sessions, regular free tunes workshops,, barndances twice a year and even local carols at Chrisstmas!!

For deetails seee the Singdanceandplay.net website or call 07985 522734

Shepherd and Crook Inn Burmarsh TN29 0JJ 01303 872336

Open Mic Night

1st Tuesday of every month

7.30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9.30pm

Come and join us, and sing-a-long with a local ukulele band If you play come and entertain us Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fun evening

Adver se in the programme for Tenterden Folk Fes val 2018 Tenterden Folk Fes val 2018 from Thursday 4th Sunday 8th October. The bumper souvenir programme will be published late August or early September and distributed through Tourist Informa on Centres, Libraries, Tenterden & District Chamber of Commerce members and folk venues, sent to Around Kent Folk magazine subscribers, fes val cketholders and local and na onal press. The programme will also be posted on our website for an extended period.

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Special prices available for folk clubs and fes val that normally adver se in AKF To book your advert contact; Alan Castle: T: 01233 626805 E: info@tenterdenfolkfes val.org.uk Tenterden Folk Fes val, 15 Repton Manor Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3HA

CD ReviewS Far and Wide - OHM 810 This new CD from Nick Dow can be summed up as unaccompanied traditional folk songs sung well. Nick is well known as a singer and guitarist but is also a collector of songs and, as this CD illustrates, an excellent unaccompanied singer. The 14 songs on this album vary from well-known and widely sung such as “Searching for lambs” to songs Nick himself collected from the Lee family of Travellers in Blackpool such as “The dark eyed gypsy. Of particular interest to readers of AKF will be Nick’s arrangement of “The wreck of the Northfleet” about which Nick says “Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch are old stomping grounds of mine, and many days were spent there by me as a child in the 1950’s. The older residents used to talk about the resting place of the Northfleet five miles out at sea. Add to that the remaining piece of Mulberry harbour still visible at low tide in St Mary’s Bay, and there is an adventure playground in the imagination of a seven year old!

Johnny Doughty sang most of this version to Mike Yates in the 1970’s and I was inspired to do a bit of research, and found the sad story of Maria Taplin one of the only child survivors of the wreck. When I saw her photograph, rightly or wrongly, I composed and added a verse for her”. Nick also sings an excellent version of “The Royal Oak” which he first heard sung by the late Roy Harris, one of the folk scenes best performers. This CD should be in the collection of anyone who loves traditional folk songs and unaccompanied singing.

Alan Castle Personae - Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman - 10 tracks - 38 min Quality will out. Right from the defining opening to The Knight’s Ghost it’s clear we are in for high-range arrangements and first-class vocals. The warmth of tone in Kathryn’s voice rings through, as it used to in Equation days, with a strong maturity and clear unaffected attention to the meaning of each song.

The range of subject is impressive, from the questing Independence to the historic Breton story of the The Streets Of The Cats Who Dance. Memories of their ballad to a lonely whale on the previous CD are stirred

by Old, Old, Old, an ode to a tortoise on St Helena. Mr Kite gets the benefit of a genre-busting Poison Club, with a period django guitar for fun- reminiscent of Al Stewart’s penchant for ages past. Rhythmic variations are paraded with absolute clarity and show how far contemporary acoustic folk has come. Kathryn and Sean were delightful guests at Tom & Barbara Brown’s Broadstairs morning session, bringing experience and ability to bear in talking about the how and why of preparing and presenting each song appropriately. Some CDs show all that, strenuously; here it’s worn lightly and you’ll simply feel the strength as enjoyment as Personae unfolds. Yes, you think: that’s just beautifully done. QWO. Bob Kenward

Adventures of an Old Folkie Recently, I’ve been “ringing the changes”. Traditionally, during my live performances, I either play my all-acoustic Martin D-16GT guitar or my acoustic/electric Fender CJ290SCE if I need to plug in. I also tend to use standard tuning. Some years ago, I attended a workshop on alternative guitar tunings during the annual Broadstairs Folk Festival and I recently uncovered some handouts which were kindly given out by the teacher of the session. I remembered that I had tried a couple of these tunings after the Festival and that one of them could be used to facilitate the use of slide guitar for blues material. I thought I’d have another go at this, and so re-tuned my trusty old Yamaha FG- 330 to open G and used an old glass slide to “get down” to some blues stuff. I was able to play creditable versions of Muddy Waters’ “Spoonful” and “Rollin’ and Tumblin’”, and adapted some of my own blues songs to the slide treatment. These seemed to go down very well at my local folk club, where I have also recently resurrected my old Aria12- string; I can’t have played it for at least five years, yet I tuned it up and it sounded brand- new, with a lovely, harmonious, ringing tone. Next, I’ll be dusting off my old mandolin!

Trying out these new approaches has re-charged my interest in the music and has given my audiences something slightly different to listen to.

I’ve mentioned in previous epistles that I “do the rounds” of the folk clubs and open mics in my area (South-East Kent). These include the monthly music sessions at The Star in St-Mary-in-the-Marsh, the Bowls Club at New Romney, the British Legion in Dymchurch and, indeed, my own Acoustic Music Night at The George Inn on Stone Street. However, my local folk club is “Folk-At-The-Drum” which is held every Thursday evening at The Drum Inn in Stanford North, which, coincidentally, is the village where I live, enabling me to walk down there, perform, sink a few pints and then stagger back home! There is a nominal charge for entry to the club and a raffle is held every week, and the resulting monies are used (very cannily) by David, the club’s organiser, to book and pay for a series of Guest Nights over the year; last year, guests included Isla St Clair and Said The Maiden.

Members of the club play floor spots to support the guests.

Those of you who were kind enough to read my last epistle in Issue 85 will remember that I related the tale of my friend Roger who makes up the other half of our duo, “meninhats”.

He suffered a dramatic loss of hearing, thanks to private medicine, and had lost all of his confidence in performing live. I soldiered on on my own for a few weeks, before David asked me if Roger would be able to perform a floor spot with me, to support guests, “Silk Purse”. Surprisingly, I was able to persuade Roger to go through with it; in fact, he seemed to be quite keen on the idea! With this in mind, we worked out a set and had two very successful rehearsals for it. Roger was really looking forward to it, but then, soon after I had left the second one on Wednesday afternoon, he was afflicted with a nosebleed that refused to stop, necessitating a visit to the William Harvey hospital, where he had his nasal cavities cauterised. As a result, he was unable to perform the floor spot at the club the following day, and I had to do it on my own.

However, all is not lost! I phoned Roger over the weekend and he suggested us performing a set as meninhats at the club this coming Thursday. We’re rehearsing on Wednesday and, barring another unfortunate nasal incident, I’ll let you know the results in my next epistle!

Jeff Hartley

Docklands Maritime Festival First run out for this free event; it was a coup to get the Docklands Museum to run a weekend of shanties and workshops, and all under cover in the museums vast warehouse of a building making it not weather dependant, Clive and Linda Paish, had done a sterling job putting this together after Chris Bennett who had arranged the venue dropped out on moving out of town. Shanty groups are still being formed to keep alive the tradition. It was not possible to see everything but I did get to the -Barnet Hill Lifeboat Crew – Swinging the Lead – Jo Molly & Garry – Hughie Jones did his usually well informed set on both days, while when I was detailed to do a workshop of - Adult Shanties. I joked about having a padlock and chain for the doors. My was followed by a well-attended – Family shanty workshop, many children as young as five sitting entranced being encouraged to join in, led by Anna Cornish.

I have to mention Clive and Linda who did a museum walk an innovative idea; walking among the exhibits stopping here and there to tell the tale of an exhibit and sing a song set that well illustrated it in folk song.

Through the galleries were distributed – Storytellers – Boat Craft – Rope Craft and Piratical Characters. Sylvia and Keith gave their Short Sharp Shanties to a new audience, Keith`s, Anglo as sharp as ever great playing. I had been to Jim Radford`s talk he is truly and inspiration and to hear the real thing from a man who at 15 was a galley boy at, D-Day 6th June 1944, Jim who will be 90 next birthday; told of the harrowing events that he saw at such a young age. And to hear Sylvia Later saying to him my dad was working on the Mulberry Harbour you helped build, she was in some awe of it all that there was this connection, folk is like that: Roll on next year!

Chris Roche

****** THE SHANTY CREW Singers Wanted Four singers to join me in singing these wonderful work songs in the mainly unison way that was characteristic at sea NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY The group will also sing across the full range of maritime song And will work on a new innovative maritime mummers play for street theatre performance Practice to be held ideally within a reasonable travelling distance of my home in Croydon ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 CD`s available at £9.00 each Tapes £1.00 Inc p&p Let the wind blow free Stand to yer ground Where am I to go?

Contact is Chris at:

74 Stanley Road Carshalton Surrey SM5 4LF 020 8647 1396 Email: mariner@chrisroche.co.uk www.shantycrew.co.uk

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CD ReviewS Bob Lewis and Bob Copper – The Two Bob’s Worth – Musical Traditions MTCD374 www.mtrecords.co.uk In 1999 Geoff Doel, at that time the organiser of Nellies Folk Club in Tonbridge contacted both Bobs with the idea that the two of them might come to the club to appear together at the club. Though they knew one another well they had never appeared together a duo and in fact this was the only time that they ever did so. Andrew King was there and recorded the evening and made a copy for Bob Lewis. Nearly twenty years later Bob rediscovered this and set in motion the process which led to the release of this live recording of their performance that night.

The end result is this CD of two of the oldest authentic voices of Sussex presenting twenty remarkably fine performances of old Sussex songs. By cutting some gaps in introductions and fading some of the applause, Rod Stradling has been able to squeeze just under 80 minutes of this unique occasion on to this release. Generally they sing alternately with Bob Copper being able to record songs from outside his family’s heritage including some that from his days song collecting days for the BBC. Both men are in excellent voice and we get a chance to hear the old songs were sung before the folk revival came along.

Duck Soup – Everything And….

Hebe HEBECD009 – www.duck-soup.org The Brighton trio release their third album and their best so far. The three are Dan Quinn, Ian Kearey and Adam Bushell. They maintain that quirky approach that characterised their previous album and there is something about their approach which means that a smile is never far from the listener’s face.

Dan is the main singer and he tackles everything from Marty Wilde’s Endless Sleep through an interestingly different version of the well known Lakes of Pontchartrain to Sam Larner’s version of The Drowned Lover as well as some rollicking comic pieces. Adam’s contribution on most tracks is the orchestral marimba but we also hear him on phonofiddle, bowing the musical saw and a mass of things that he makes percussive noises from including (as the title suggests) a kitchen sink. Ian plays mainly bass guitar and mandolin but also multitracks a mass of other instruments in the wonderful finale on Morgan Rattler. Around a half of the tracks are instrumentals including several taken from the band’s favourite, the Canadian melodeon player Alfred Montmarquette. All three of them sound as though they are having a great time in the studio and this really comes through in the end product.

Vic Smith

‘Here At The Fair’ ‘HERE AT THE FAIR’ is Mick’s sixth ‘folk opera’. The previous shows (‘A Day’s Work’, ‘The Voyage’, ‘Tanks For the Memory’, ‘The Navvy’s Wife’ and ‘The Pauper’s Path’) were all very well received and reviewed (‘A fantastically moving piece of work’ - ‘R2’ magazine; ‘Another classic’ ‘Folk North West.)

The scene is set at a country Mick Ryan in “A Days Work” fair in 1850. A group of travelling showmen and women arrive, and set out their stalls. Using twenty of Mick’s original songs, along with a little dialogue, monologue and spoken verse, the show tells the back stories of this group of society’s outsiders, and puts their wandering lives of music, song, dance, lights and laughter in the social and political context of the time.

With a cast of Mick Ryan, Pete Morton, Geoff Lakeman, ‘Granny’s Attic’ (Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyn, George Sansome and Lewis Wood), Heather Bradford and Alice Jones, this show guarantees singing and playing of the highest quality.

Mick Ryan Concert for Lifeboats

An evening of Shanties and other Nautical songs with Malcolm Ward, Impressed (Roger Resch & Liz Randall) plus local singers and plenty of opportunity for audience participation in choruses.

Saturday April 28th at 7.30pm Upper Church of St Peter, Pembury, TN2 4PD Admission £8 tickets can be purchased from Pembury Pharmacy or on the door if still available.

Doors and licensed bar open at 7pm.

Acoustic

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Stone Street CT4 6DF Every third Wednesday of the month 8pm - 10.30pm

If you enjoy playing or listening to unplugged acoustic music of all types (folk, blues, pop, rock, country, jazz, soul, classical etc) you are very welcome to join us at the pub for a free, relaxed and entertaining evening.

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“Tenterden the Jewel of the Weald” Thursday 4th to Sunday 7th October 2018

Folk song, music, dance, crafts and traditions GET INVOLVED, TAKE PART or BUY TICKETS www.tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk info@tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk

GUEST CONFIRMED SO FAR Special guest: Julie Felix Plus: Alice Jones, Delta Ladies, Geoff Lakeman, Georgia Lewis & friends, Granny’s A c, Mick Ryan, Morrigan, Pete Castle, Pete Morton, Scolds Bridle Also featuring: Mick Ryan’s new Folk Opera “Here at the Fair” Our regular and local guests: Chris Roche, Gavin & Julie Atkin, John & Di Cullen, Marsh Warblers, Peter Collins, Spare Parts, Sue Watson, Travelling Folk, Vic & Tina Smith, Vic Ellis one man band, United Folk Orchestras Free music stage guests: To be announced Morris sides and display teams And lots more!

Ticketed events include: concerts, barn dance, special shows, workshops, meet the guests, folk clubs, etc.

Free events include: cra & street stalls, free music stage, dance stage, dance displays, procession, song and music sessions, street theatre, etc.

CONTACT INFORMATION: Fes val director: Alan Castle, 15 Repton Manor Road, Ashford, Kent TN23 3HA E: alan@tenterdenfolkfes val.org.uk T: 01233 626805 Cra s & stalls: E: info@tenterdencra fair.org.uk Chief steward: E: info@tenterdenfolkfes val.org.uk Dance co-ordinator: Spud Jones dance@tenterdenfolkfes val.org.uk

Tenterden Folk Fes val Registered charity No. 1038663

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REVELATION ASHFORD’S MUSIC & ARTS VENUE

BESSARABIA

Wednesday 2nd May 2018 7:45pm to 10:30pm (Doors 7pm) TICKETS ON SALE NOW GA: £17/£20 (door) U16’s: £10/£14 (door) (must be accompanied by an adult) Klezmer ensemble Bessarabia have been performing for over 21 years to great acclaim in Israel and beyond. The band’s sparkling improvisations derive strength from the musicians’ unbridled talent and faultless musical taste. The band’s repertoire is wide ranging, from the classics to various folk tunes, but their forte is Klezmer music.

Bessarabia’s sparkling improvisations derive strength from the musicians’ unbridled virtuosity tempered only by their faultless taste. Be rest assured that you are going to witness a truly festive musical event right here at Revelation!

RITCHIE, PARRISH, RITCHIE

Saturday 2nd June 2018 7:45pm to 10:30pm (Doors 7pm) TICKETS ON SALE NOW GA: £17/£21 (door) U16’s: £10/£14 (door) (must be accompanied by an adult) They rocked the folk/roots music scene as the rhythm section of Tanglefoot, a hardworking band with a massive presence and a fanatically loyal following throughout Canada, the US & Britain.

HOME SERVICE

Friday 8th June 2018 7:45pm to 10:30pm (Doors 7pm) TICKETS ON SALE NOW GA: £23/£26 (door) U16’s: £16/£18 (door) (must be accompanied by an adult)

The reunion of this classic band came about after the discovery of some previously unheard live recordings in early 2011 that had languished in the back of a wardrobe for the last 25 years. Home Service is once again back in business.

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM (BOOKING FEES APPLY)

Tourist Information Centre Church Road Ashford 01233 330316

The Record Store Park Mall Shopping Centre Ashford 01233 660360

Emporia, Park Mall Shopping Centre, Ashford 01233 612278

FOR TICKETS & MORE CALL: 01233 663201 OR VISIT: REVELATIONASHFORD.CO.UK

-Folk Nightat the

Stile Bridge Inn at Marden Come and join us every third Wednesday for a free sing around 8pm until 11pm Musicians and audience welcome The Stile Bridge, Staplehurst Road Marden, Kent TN12 9BH

Tom Thumb Theatre 2 Eastern Esplanade, Cliftonville, Margate CT9 2LB www.littleopryattomthumb.webeden.co.uk 01227 770840 01322 228802 www.tombthumbtheatre.co.uk www.wegottickets.com or phone 01843 221791

Doors/bar open 7 for 7.30 01622 831236 Or call Nigel White 07793 076827

Deal Friday Folk Club meets 8pm every Friday at RMA Club (upstairs) 37 The Strand, Walmer CT14 7DX

April 20th - Isla St Clair famous Scottish songstress May 11th - Oka Vanga London -based acoustic roots duo Guest nights - £5.

Singers Nights - £1.50 Singers, £2 Non-singers www.dealfolkclub.org.uk or ring Sue on 01-304-360877

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