Tenterden Folk Festival 2022 Programme

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Welcome back

Festival Contacts

to the Festival:

Despite the Covid pandemic that caused the cancellation of an in person festival in 2020, unexpected fuel shortages over the festival weekend in 2021, and torrential rain on the Saturday, Tenterden Folk Festival 2021 was a big success. Concerts and other indoor events were surprisingly well attended and people even came to the barn dance and risked close contact with friends and strangers. As far as we know there was no increase in Covid cases associated with the festival. Sadly, some outdoor events on the Saturday had to be cancelled as a result of the weather, including the procession. We learned from our experiences last year and have made a few small changes to this year’s festival as a result.

Festival information: E: info@tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk W: www.tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk W: (craft fair) www.tenterdencraftfair.org.uk W: (AKF) www.aroundkentfolk.org.uk Festival director: Alan Castle, Tenterden Folk Festival, 15 Repton Manor Road, Ashford, TN23 3HA T: 01233 626805 E: alan@tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk Logistics, Health & Safety, etc.: Richard Cartwright E: richard@tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk 07817 260 254 Dance co-ordinator: Spud Jones E: dance@tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk

Brixton Tatterjacks and others spent several evenings playing music in the Tap Room at Old Dairy Brewery during the festival last year and were described by the staff as “lovely people”!

The Tap Room will be a venue again this year.

Also last year the Thursday evening concert was moved to the Tenterden Club and will be there again this year. We are also planning some improvements to the layout of the marquees on the Recreation Ground to provide more protection from any bad weather this year.

Craft Fair and street stalls: Margaret White E: info@tenterdencraftfair.org.uk Stewards and volunteers: E: chiefsteward@tenterdencraftfair.org.uk 2022 can be found in the diary section.

Alan Castle BEM Festival Director

Full details of events at Tenterden Folk Festival

Tenterden Folk Festival is a member of;

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Ashford Federation of the Arts

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Produced in Kent

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Association of Festival Organisers

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Tenterden & District Chamber of Commerce

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English Folk Dance & Song Society

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Volunteering England

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Making Music

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Registered with The Fundraising Regulator

Old Dairy Brewery will have the following food trucks visiting: Thursday: Rascalls Pizza serving from 4pm Friday: Thai So Catering serving from 5pm Saturday: Vabbe Italian Street Food serving from 4pm Sunday: Grate (Cheese Toasties) serving from 1pm 1

Your Festival This year your festival starts on Thursday evening with the regular Around Kent Folk sponsored concert. This is the only event not covered by the Full Weekend Tickets and features Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needham and Dick Miles.

teams will dance to entertain stallholders and visitors on Saturday and Sunday.

The festival continues until late Sunday night with concerts, music and song sessions, workshops, English Barn Dance and many other events. Last year we only had Chris and Steve Wilson with us but this year we will have the four Wilson brothers. Twice as good and twice as loud? We have several guests making their first visits to Tenterden this year including Jack Rutter, Martin & Shan Graebe and Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer. Other guests have been with us many times before and are back by popular demand.

featuring Festival guests start on Thursday evening and continue throughout the Festival.

This year concert venues include the Tenterden Club, Town Hall and St. Mildred’s Church.

Check the map to locate all the venues.

Campsite: The campsite will either be in the 10 acre field beyond the Railway carpark or in Morphs Field, just over the level crossing before the Railway car park. Mr Edwards continues to work hard on improving both fields.

Dance displays: The Festival continues to attract Morris sides and dance display teams from across the country including regular teams and new ones. They will all take to the town centre streets on Saturday and Sunday, together with other street entertainers and a one man band. Dance styles will include Cotswold, Border, Molly, Clog and Garland, as well as Slovakian, Bulgarian, Appalachian and other international traditions and styles.

The popular procession on Saturday will, weather permitting, start from near the War Memorial in the High Street at 3:00 p.m.

The procession continues through the town centre to finish on the Recreation Ground by the marquees. This year there will be a dance stage in the main marquee where appropriate

Concerts and Folk Clubs: Concerts

Song and music sessions: The numerous friendly and informal sing-a-rounds and song and music sessions are, for many, one of the highlights of the Festival. These sessions will take place every day in various pubs and gardens, so there is sure to be one that suits your taste or mood. For the first time last year sessions were also held in the Tap Room at the Old Dairy Brewery and we are very pleased to have been invited back there this year. You can come along to some sessions and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere even if you do not want to sing or play.

Workshops and meet the guest sessions:

The Festival also offers the opportunity to attend other events which may offer the chance to participate, ask a few questions or just sit and listen. There are also many informal talks on folk related topics. Check out the diary section for full details.

Venues and public houses: Venues include The Town Hall, Recreation Ground, High Street, Tenterden Club, St Mildred’s Church and the Glebe Hall. Events also take place in The Vine, White Lion Saddlery, William Caxton (if still open), Woolpack, Ancient Boro and in the Tap Room at the Old Dairy Brewery.

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About the Festival and Trust Tenterden Folk Festival is an annual event founded in 1993 and organised by Tenterden Folk Day Trust, registered charity number 1038663.

Our objects are to preserve and advance the public education and appreciation of traditional

and contemporary folk music, song, dance and other related traditions, crafts and folk arts as part of the living heritage.

Donations, sponsorship, and other offers of assistance, to help achieve these charitable aims, are always welcome.

Tenterden Folk Festival Committee:

Trustees: Alan Castle: Festival Director, Margaret White: Stalls administration, Richard Cartwright: Logistics and Health and Safety, etc.

Other committee members: Chris Roche Claire - collections Fiona Eldridge Jane Branton – Volunteer co-ordinator John Link ~ Nominated by Ashford Borough Council Lesley Smith

Marian Button Mike Pearson Spud Jones ~ Dance co-ordinator Sue Ferguson - Nominated by Tenterden Town Council Justin Nelson - Nominated by Tenterden Town Council

A special thanks to all the volunteers, workforce and stewards.

Workshops For Schools

TFF continues to work with a small number of local schools, teaching the students and staff to sing and perform some folk songs and tunes

and also some Morris dances. At present we are working at Wyvern School and you may find some of the students at the Festival.

Tenterden Folk Festival is supported and/or partly funded by: Local authorities: Tenterden Town Council, Ashford Borough Council and Kent County Council Sponsors/Grant Funding: Brissenden Trust, Gibbons Mannington & Phipps LLP, Kent Community Foundation, Philberts, Post Code Trust, South East Timber Treatment, Tenterden & District Chamber of Commerce, My Tenterden Business Directory.

The Festival could not happen without the support and co-operation of all the venues.

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Ticket Information Tickets are available in advance By post only, from: Tenterden Folk Festival, 15 Repton Manor Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3HA www.tenterdenfolkfestival.com/Buy-tickets/

At the Festival: You will be able to buy single event and full weekend tickets at the dedicated Festival Box Office over the extended weekend. You can buy your tickets using contactless or chip and pin card payment. If you need to pay with cash,

please tender the exact amount to avoid our valued volunteers having to handle and bank cash. Single event tickets should also be available on the door at most events.

Full Weekend Ticket: Full Weekend

Tickets admit holders to all events from Friday to Sunday inclusive. The Full Weekend Tickets do not include the concert on Thursday evening or camping which must be paid for separately.

Thursday evening Concert: Available in advance; online as above and, if still available, on the door. Numbers will be limited. All tickets £14 each.

Tickets also available online from: www.musicglue.com/tenterdenfolkfestival/tickets

Ticket Conditions Many events are free but collections may Individual event tickets are available in be taken so please give generously as all advance and, space permitting, will also be monies collected help us cover the cost of available from the Festival Box Office and on promoting the festival the door.

Workshops and similar event tickets will only be available on the door of the event.

Please tender the correct amount.

Camping We offer ticket holders informal camping in a field very close to the town centre and are again putting portable toilets on the camp site. There is no mains water supply in the field so please come prepared.

Alternative camping: There are several small commercial and Caravan Club campsites nearby as well as several glamping sites.

Cheques payable to: “Tenterden Folk Day Trust”

PLEASE RESPECT OUR VOLUNTEERS AND GUESTS AND BE COVID SAFE Follow government guidelines. Hands, face, space!

Get vaccinated! Take a test!

Please do NOT attend the festival if you know or think you might have Covid.

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Events and Artists of Particular Interest The Thursday AKF evening concert: The fundraising concert on Thursday evening is sponsored by Around Kent Folk magazine.

This year’s guests are festival regulars Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needham, Dick Miles and may be one more. Sadly, Jeff Warner has had to postpone his tour of the UK for the third year running.

The venue is the Tenterden Club and doors open at 7.00 p.m. for a 7.30 start. Full Weekend Tickets do not cover this fundraising event. All tickets are £14.00 each. A stair lift is available if needed.

The English barn dance (Friday evening): The English barn dance is a regular and popular feature of the Festival. This year’s barn dance band will be Foot Down, a local band who are very popular on the festival circuit. Your caller will be John Sweeney.

Their repertoire includes a number of songs from the Baring-Gould collection.

Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer: The Anglo-German duo, Paul & Karen, live in Staffordshire, although Karen is originally from Stuttgart, Germany. They met there and Paul invited Karen to perform in England. They have been playing music together at folk festival across the world ever since.

Chris Roche, My life, travels and shanties: Chris went to sea to find out how shanties might work in their natural environment, this after he met the legend that was and is Stan Hugill. He sailed many of the seven seas rounding Cape Horn a number of

Nick Dow has recently published the second volume of his book “Secret Stream” and will present a workshop on modern Gypsy Songs and play the recordings and sing the songs.

The list of events just goes on and on.

Jack Rutter: Jack is a Yorkshire folk singer and, in recent years, has established himself as one of the standout voices of the folk, roots and acoustic music scene. A hugely engaging stage presence, his soaring vocal, guitar and bouzouki playing and masterful arrangements of traditional songs have enthralled audiences from the largest festival main stages to the most intimate folk clubs.

Tom Perry & Clive Brooks: Tom and Clive were with us last year and are back by popular demand. Their repertoire is delivered a cappella and consists of traditional songs and contemporary pieces written in the traditional vein. Most of their songs have choruses and audiences are encouraged to join in.

Martin & Shan Graebe: Shan and Martin met in 2000 and started to sing together in 2003. Their first album together, ‘Parallel Strands’, was issued by Wild Goose in 2005.

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times learnt to shanty along the way edited the Journal of the Cape Horner association for 40 years and learnt much from the old timers about their wanderings.

His being is steeped in a salty past which he will give some insight into along with an introduction to some of the out of the way and perhaps not so common shanties.

Morrigan sing the songs of Ralph Vaughan

Williams who was born 150 years ago, on 12 October 1872. He was an important figure in the English folk song revival of the early 20th century. Having been introduced to folk music at the turn of the century, he began collecting songs in December 1903 and went on to collect

over 800 in 21 English counties. Morrigan have a long-established connection with his childhood home, Leith Hill Place, Surrey,

and will be taking part in the anniversary celebrations there later in October.

(Details of all other events can be found in the programme section on pages 17-20).

Morrigan

A Quick Look at the Main Concerts THURSDAY Thursday evening - 19:30

Venue Tenterden Club

FRIDAY Friday afternoon - 14:00

Tenterden Club

GUESTS: Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needham, Dick Miles, Sheila Park.

GUESTS: Bob & Gill Berry, Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needham, Jack Rutter, Si Barron.

Friday evening - 19:30

Town Hall

GUESTS: Dick Miles, Jack Rutter, Nick Dow, Rattlebag, Si Barron.

SATURDAY Saturday afternoon - 12:00

Tenterden Club

GUESTS: Jack Rutter, Nick Dow, Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer, The Wilson Family.

Cinque Ports Sea songs and shanties - 17:00

Tenterden Club

Saturday evening - 19:30

Town Hall

Chris Roche and Malcolm Ward introduce.

THE CREW: Dick Miles, Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needham, Morrigan, Portside, Tom Perry and Clive Brooks.

GUESTS: Bob & Gill Berry, Discovery (Jeff and Elaine Gillett), Jack Rutter, The Wilson Family.

SUNDAY Two hours or so with- 11:00 Town Hall

Morrigan, The Wilson Family, Tom Perry & Clive Brooks.

The Final concert - 18:00

Tenterden Club

GUESTS: Bob & Gill Berry, Nick Dow, Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer, Si Barron, The Wilson Family.

Tickets available from box office, and if still available, on the door.

Thursday evening concert - all tickets £14. Friday to Sunday concerts - Adult £10, Under 16 £5.

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Major Suppliers and Contractors Andy Holliday (PA) Anmar Printing Services Best in Tents (marquees) CB Motors (van hire) Mr and Mrs Edwards (campsite) BM Ambulance Services Ltd

Lorrac Associates Traffic Management WC Hire Ltd (toilets) Kall Kwik Ashford Music Glue (online tickets) TMS Protection Ltd (security)

Free Music Stage You will find the free music stage on The Recreation Ground on Saturday and Sunday. It offers a free taste of what a folk festival is all about!

Saturday and Sunday 10.30 to 18.00 See website and social media for details of free music stage.

Dance Stage We have extended the long stalls marquee and moved the dance stage into it, so you can visit all the stalls and watch the dancers while you do it, and all in the dry if the weather is wet.

This will be open on Saturday and Sunday.

Friends of Tenterden Folk Festival Many thanks go to all the friends of the Festival, and those who have played our lottery for their support.

Thanks go to the people who have supported the festival by providing accommodation for our guests: Alan Castle, Dave & Eileen Masterson and Marian Button.

Become a supporter of the Tenterden Folk Festival by filling in the form on page 29 of this programme.

The small print

The Festival has to comply with Government and local authority guidelines, and Covid 19 regulations, so if Covid is still around we may have to make some changes at very short notice.

Children under 16 will only be admitted if accompanied by an adult and subject to normal licensing rules in licensed premises. Tickets permit entry only to specified event(s). No guarantee can be given that all events will run exactly to programme or that space will be available for all full weekend ticket holders at all events. However every effort will be made to ensure that holders of advance tickets are admitted, but please arrive early to avoid disappointment. TFF reserves the right to refuse admission or to amend the programme as necessary. Refunds will only be made at the discretion of TFF. We do no sell or pass on personal details of ticket holders, but such information may be used to send you news of future events. Festival events are often photographed.

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Guest Performers Festival guests:

Bob & Gill Berry Dick Miles Discovery (Jeff & Elaine Gillett) Foot Down Jack Rutter Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needham John Sweeney

Jack Rutter

Martin & Shan Graebe Morrigan Nick Dow Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer Si Barron Tom Perry & Clive Brooks

The Wilson Family

Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer

Our popular regular and local guests:

Bob Kenward, Chris Roche, Gavin & Julie Atkin, Hook Line & Sinker (Sue Watson & Caren Scoll), Jerry Crossley, John & Di Cullen, Malcolm Ward, Portside (Rob & Liz Porter & Dave Earl), Rattlebag, Roger Resch, Spare Parts (Valmai Goodyear & Brian Creer), Sue Watson, Travelling Folk, Vic & Tina Smith, Vic Ellis, Direction Corsairs (Busking in the street), Yardarm Folk Orchestra (St Mildred’s Church),

Free music stage & other showcase guests:

Alchemy, Ashford Folk Band, Highworth Folk Band, Hook Line & Sinker, Invicta Ukulele Club Band, John Smillie, Milton Hide, Nunhead Folk Circle Other festival guests will also be playing on the Free Music Stage on Saturday and Sunday.

Weather permitting, we are planning some outdoor song and music sessions, hosted by our guests.

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Tonbridge Folk Club (Nellie’s) The Beer Seller, 64 High Street, Tonbridge, TN9 1EH

We meet on the first and third Mondays of the month upstairs at the Beer Seller, 64 High Street, Tonbridge TN9 1EH (turn into Bradford Street where there’s plenty of free parking).

3rd October

Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer

17th October

Christopher Mark Jones

7th November 21st November 5th Dec

Nick Dow Vic & Tina Smith

Sally Ironmonger & Brian Carter

19th December

Simon Kempston

We take a hat collection for our guests and suggest a contribution of £7.

Tel: 01892 822945

info@tonbridgefolkclub.org www.tonbridgefolkclub.org

Tenterden & District Local History Museum, TN3O 6HN

Dip into 1,000 years of history with the help of our friendly stewards, and discover rich layers of history, architectural trends and house or family history.

For opening times, entrance charges, special events and exhibitions phone 01580764310 For house histories to genealogy, speak to our volunteer staff or email.

We look forward to meeting you! www.tenterdenmuseum.co.uk Email: enquiries@tenterdenmuseum.co.uk Facebook: Tenterden and District Museum @TandDMuseum Instagram: tenterden_museum Blog: tenterdenanddistrictmuseum.wordpress.com

Dance Sides The following will be with us on Saturday and/or Sunday; Allsorts Morris AnnieMation Clog Morris Bulgarian Folk Loregroup

Blackswan Border Morris

G & G Morris

Boughton Monchelsea Morris

Gong Scourers

Brixton Tatterjacks

Hannahs Cat Morris

Chingford Morris Cockleshell Clog

Greenwich Morris Men Hartley Morris

East Kent Morris

Kent Korkers and Pork Scratchin’s

Kits Coty Morris

Offcumduns

Sompting Village Morris

Loose Women Morris

Pennyroyal Clog Dancers

Mad Jack’s Morris

Romney Marsh Morris

Sutton Masque Border Morris

Maenads

Roses are Red

Marlings Morris

Royal Liberty Morris

Mish Mash Morris

Seven Champions and Seven Sisters

Bishop Gundulf

Morena Slovak Dancers

Wolfshead and Vixen Woodchurch Morris Men And maybe even more!

There may be changes to availability due to Covid restrictions.

More sides may still be added.

Please contact us if your dance side, display team, street theatre group, etc. would like an invitation for next year’s Tenterden Folk Festival. You can come for the whole weekend or just for either Saturday or Sunday. dance@tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk 11

Crafts, Street stalls, Music Fayre and Free Stages

We are very pleased to have so many of our regular stalls back with us this year as well as some exciting new ones. You will find them in and around the marquees on the Recreation Ground on Saturday and Sunday. Many of the regular street stalls have also been moved onto the Recreation Ground either in or around the marquees.

popular free music stage and dance display stages. The dance stage is now situated at the end of the long marquee with the stalls. Do not miss all the free music and the numerous Morris sides on Saturday and Sunday.

ALL THIS IS FREE TO VISIT. SATURDAY

Stalls include PJ Music with musical instruments, as well as stalls selling hand made goods from cakes to clothing, corn dollies, bags, soaps, candles, etc. as well as woodturning, watercolours, jewellery, textiles, leather work, garden products, ceramics and much more.

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Charities represented will include Kent Wild Life Trust, Woodland Trust, RSPB and Demelza House.

You can also visit a couple of stalls or rides from Marsh Vintage Amusements.

SUNDAY

Our bar is again being provided by New Romney Brewery and Nightingale Cider.

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Group / Artist

10.30 11.30

Chris Roche, Malcolm Ward and Portside

11.45 12.45

Kitty & Bridget Walker

13.00 14.00

John Smillie

14.15 15.15

Ashford Folk Band

15.15 15.45

Interval for procession

15.45 16.45

Nunhead Folk Circle

17.00

Open Water TBC

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Group / Artist

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Hook, Line & Sinker

This year our main hot food and drink concession on the Recreation Ground is Camper Catering of Tenterden.

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Alchemy Acoustic

13.00 14.00

Highworth Folk Band

14.15 15.15

Invicta Ukulele Club Band

The marquees are also the venue for the

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Julie and Gavin Atkin

Our popular online Sunday night Zoom sessions continue – they’re fun and attract some great performers. If you’d like a link to join us, email Gavin Atkin at gmatkin@gmail.com.

Julie and I would be delighted to play or sing for online events or future live shows, including with our country dance band The Tonic! We’re based in Kent, specialise in trad and old-fashioned material, play a variety of instruments, sing separately and in harmony, and we’re always good value. See us in action at www.youtube.com/GavinAtkin

Festival Venues

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Regular bus links from Ashford, Hastings, Headcorn, Maidstone, Rye and Tunbridge Wells. Train services from London and the south east connect with the bus routes.

Nearest mainline stations are Headcorn and Ashford International.

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Charging point available in Station Road and Leisure Centre Car Parks These are indicated on the map.

Access to First Aid personnel outside ETown Hall on Saturday F and Sunday (10:00 to 18:00)

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16 - Old Dairy Brewery and Tap room 17 - TFF camp site 18 - Museum 19 - Procession assembly point 20 - William Caxton 21 - Ancient Boro, 3 East Cross 22 - Millennium Garden

Festival Events Diary

Thursday 29th September to Sunday 2nd October 2022

VENUES: (numbers in brackets are map references, see map left)

TICKETS: Ancient = This Ancient Boro, 3 East Cross (21) T = available in advance, Barn = Barn at the rear of the Woolpack, High Street. Up alley by Town Hall (7) A = Adult, U = Under 16 Brewery = The Tap Room, Old Dairy Brewery, Station Yard, Station Road, (16) C = Collection, P = Private Caxton = William Caxton, Closed (20) Song and music sessions in pub Church = St Mildred’s Parish Church, High Street (8) bars are free! Entry to Marquees Club = Tenterden Club - Moulton Hall and/or Evans Bar, Church Road (11) on Recreation Ground are free.

EC30 = Festival Office (4) Donations welcome Glebe = The Glebe Hall - at the very end of Church Road (9) Lion = White Lion, High Street (12) Millennium - Millennium Garden (22) Museum = Tenterden & District Museum, in the Station Road car park (18) Rec = Marquees on The Recreation Ground – free music stage, dance stage & stalls (1,2,3) Saddlery = Saddlery at White Lion, High Street (13) T/H = Upstairs in Town Hall, High Street (5) Vine = Bar of The Vine Inn, High Street (14) Woolpack = Woolpack Hotel, High Street next to Town Hall (6) (Programme correct at time of printing, changes may occur)

Event / Guests

Venue

Time

Tickets

THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY Festival office, box office and information

EC30

Early - Late

THURSDAY Thursday evening concert Supported by Around Kent Folk

Club

19.30 - 22.30 A £14 T

FRIDAY Meet the guests

T/H

10.30 - 12.00

£5

Meet the guests

Glebe

11.00 - 12.00

£5

Ralph Vaughan Williams 150th birthday party

Church

11.00 - 12.30

£5

Lunchtime song and music session

Barn

11.30 - 14.30

Free

Mainly music session

Saddlery

12.30 - 15.00

Free

Secret Stream - Modern Gipsy songs

T/H

12.30 - 13.30

£5

For ticketed events (T) please buy your tickets in advance from the box office. Contactless payment or chip and pin accepted, or please try to tender the correct cash For other events pay at box office or tender the correct cash on the door. This year pay on the door events are £5 or £10. Please respect our stewards and volunteers. Be Covid Safe.

GUESTS: Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needham, Dick Miles, Sheila Park

Jack Rutter

Bob & Gill Berry Morrigan

Bob Kenward, Roger Resch and friends welcome floor singers and musicians with guests Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer Dick Miles invites you to bring your instruments and tunes Nick Dow

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Event / Guests

Venue

Time

Meet the guests

Glebe

12.30 - 14.00

Friday afternoon acoustic concert ( A round Robin event)

Club

14.00 - 17.00 A £10 T U £5 T

Discovery (Jeff and Elaine Gillett)

Tickets £5

GUESTS: Bob & Gill Berry, Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needham, Jack Rutter, Si Barron

Meet the guests

Glebe

15.00 - 16.30

£5

This Ancient Boro’ Showcase

Ancient

15.00 - 16.00

Free

Music and songs in the Museum

Museum

15.00 - 16.00

Free

Meet the guests

T/H

16.30 - 5.30

£5

An hour or so with

Glebe

17.30 - 18.30

£5

English Barn Dance

Club

19.30 - 23.00 A £10 T U £5 T

Friday evening acoustic concert

T/H

19.30 - 23.00 A £10 T U £5 T

Anglo German duo Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer Tom Perry and Clive Brooks

Chris Roche, Malcolm Ward and Portside Rattlebag

Bob Kenward

Foot Down with caller John Sweeney. Plus a Morris side GUESTS: Dick Miles, Jack Rutter, Nick Dow, Rattlebag, Si Barron

Evening song and music session

Ancient

20.00 - 23.00

Free

The Brewery song and music sessions

Brewery

20.00 - 23.00

Free

Mainly music session

Saddlery

20.00 - 23.00

Free

SATURDAY Craft fair, music stalls and many other stalls

Rec

10.00 - 18.00

Free

Free Music and Dance Stages

Rec

10.00 - 18.00

Free

First aid post

Outside T/H 10.00 - 17.00

Meet the guests

T/H

10.30 - 11.30

£5

Traditional music class - open to any instrument and any level

Glebe

10.30 - 12.30

£5

Alfred Williams and the Folk Songs of the Upper Thames

Church

11.00 - 13.00

£5

Mainly tunes session

Saddlery

11.30 - 14.30

Free

Bob Kenward leads this open session with festival guests popping in Come all ye

Spare Parts and friends invite you along to play some good old folk tunes with guest spot from Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needham

The Wilson Family join us from Billingham, Teesside, North East England Gavin Atkin

Martin and Shan Graebe

Jerry Crossley plus spots from festival guests Spare Parts

Event / Guests

Venue

Time

An hour or so with

T/H

12.00 - 13.00

£5

Lunchtime sing-a-round and music session

Barn

12.00 - 14.30

Free

Saturday afternoon acoustic concert

Club

12.00 - 15.00 A £10 T U £5 T

Si Barron

Tickets

Bob Kenward leads this open session with spots from festival guests including Kitty & Bridget Walker GUESTS: Jack Rutter, Nick Dow, Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer, The Wilson Family

Bob Copper - A gentleman of high renown (an updated audio visual show) Glebe

13.00 - 14.30

VIP Reception sponsored by Tenterden Town Council

T/H

14.00 - 15.00 Private

Meet the students from Wyvern School (To be confirmed)

Rec

13.30 - 14.15

Festival procession

High Street 15.00 - 16.00

Meet the guests

Barn

16.00 - 18.00

Free

This Ancient Boro’ Showcase

Ancient

16.00 - 17.00

Free

Music and songs in the Museum

Museum

16.00 - 16.30

Free

Part playing for concertina and other melody instruments

Glebe

16.00 - 18.00

£5

Vic and Tina Smith

Chris & Ros from Morrigan introduce the kids from Wyvern School

£5

Free

Procession from the War Memorial in the High Street to The Marquee on the Recreation Ground.

Ashford Folk Band Four Gone Confusion Rattlebag

Spare Parts - You can send for the music in advance if you’d like a chance to try it out at home

Cinque Ports Sea songs and shanties (Dedicated to Peter Collins) Club 17.00 - 20.00 A £10 T Chris Roche and Malcolm Ward introduce U £5 T THE CREW: Dick Miles, Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needham, Morrigan, Portside, Tom Perry and Clive Brooks

The Brewery song and music sessions

Brewery

19.30 - 23.00

Saturday evening acoustic concert

T/H

19.30 - 23.00 A £10 T U £5 T

Brixton Tatterjacks and friends

Free

GUESTS: Bob & Gill Berry, Discovery (Jeff and Elaine Gillett), Jack Rutter, The Wilson Family

Song and music session

Ancient

20.00 - 23.00

Free

Band showcase

Vine

8.30 - 11.00

Free

SUNDAY Craft fair, music stalls and many other stalls

Rec

10.00 - 17.00

Free

Free Music and Dance Stages

Rec

10.00 - 17.00

Free

First aid post

Outside T/H 10.00 - 17.00

Harvest Festival Service at St Mildred’s

Church

John & Di Cullen floor singers and guests including Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needham Foot Down

Martin & Shan Graebe join the congregation for this annual service

9.15 - 10.30

Free

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Event / Guests

Venue

Time

Squeeze boxes - they are not all the same

Glebe

10.30 - 12.30

£5

Two hours or so with

T/H

11.00 - 13.00

A £10 U £5

Lunchtime sing-a-round and music session

Barn

12.00 - 14.30

Free

Auf Wiedersehen, Me Duck’

Church

11.30 - 13.00

£5

Travelling Folk music and song session

Vine

11.30 - 14.30

Free

Mainly music session

Saddlery

12.00 - 14.30

Free

Lunchtime song and music session

Millennium 13.00 - 15.00 Garden

Free

GUESTS: Gavin & Julie Atkin, Dick Miles, Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needham

Morrigan, The Wilson Family, Tom Perry & Clive Brooks Bob Kenward leads this open session with spots from festival guests Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer

Travelling Folk and friends - invite you to join them for some music and songs

Vic & Tina Smith invite you to this open session for musicians and festival guest Julie & Gavin Atkin and friends invite you to join them in the garden

Tickets

“My life, travels and shanties”

Glebe

15.00 - 16.00

£5

Folk Orchestras at St Mildred’s

Church

15.00 - 16.30

£5

90 minutes or so with

T/H

14.30 - 16.30

£5

Music and songs in the Museum

Museum

15.30 - 16.00

Free

This Ancient Boro’ Showcase

Ancient

16.00 - 17.00

Free

Beginners Bodhran workshop

Glebe

16.30 - 18.00

£5

The Final Acoustic Concert

Club

18.00 - 21.30 A £10 T U £5 T

Chris Roche

Yardarm Folk Orchestra

Bob & Gill Berry, Discovery (Jeff & Elaine Gillett) Vic & Tine Smith Rattlebag

Dick Miles

GUESTS: Bob & Gill Berry, Nick Dow, Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer, Si Barron, The Wilson Family

The Brewery song and music sessions

Brewery

20.00 - 23.00

Free

Mainly music session

Barn

20.00 - 23.00

Free

The final evening song and music session

Ancient

20.00 - 23.00

Free

Various Morris musicians and friends

Spare Parts and friends invite you along to join in tunes

Join Bob, Roger, Malcolm and floor singers for the final session of song and music with festival guests

PLEASE NOTE: The programme of events may be subject to last minute changes as a result of the effects of Covid or changes in Government and Local Authority regulations or advice.

The Wilson Family

The Wilson Family is an English folk music group from Billingham, Teesside, North East England. They have been singing and performing a cappella folk songs since 1974.

Over those decades the group members have consisted of sister Pat and five brothers: Tom, Chris, Steve, Ken and Mike.

The accepted benchmark for powerhouse unaccompanied singing, they were awarded the Gold Badge of the English Folk Dance & Song Society (EFDSS) in 2017, the highest honour the society can bestow.

The present-day group are the original core members, Tom, Chris and Steve and youngest brother Mike.

among the people who go about singing traditional songs that move me - which I really love, because that’s what I try to do. But what appeals to me about them, apart from their musical skill, is their honesty. They are what they are and do what they do and say what they say and it’s very direct and I love that.

They’re not pretenders.”

- Dick Gaughan “The Northern Wilsonia - a vocal orchestra!”

- Peter Bellamy

Sting has recently said of them:

“They have synthesised the qualities of all their major influences, which sets them apart as one of the foremost harmony groups entertaining folk audiences today”

“They have a family sound and a natural, bonedeep understanding of music and harmony.

And it’s quite something.”

- Roy Harris

Their influences have said of them:

“Singing with the Wilson Family makes life a whole lot easier” - Lou Killen

“There’s a musical honesty about them that links past and present together. They are

The Wilson Family website: www.thewilsonfamilyalbum.co.uk 21

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Lewes Saturday Folk Club Traditional music every Saturday night

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Songs of the Sea with Don Morgan Celebrating Andy Warburton A special tunes night Leveret Andy Cutting, Rob Harbron, Sam Sweeney: Sara Grey & Kieron Means US Old-time, banjo, guitar Ben Paley US Old-time, Swedish, Irish, Scottish fiddle Closed for Lewes Bonfire Natasha Norodien & Terry Lees Traditional songs, voice, flute, guitar Nov 19 Riley Baugus US Old-time songs, banjo, guitar Nov 26 Missing Richard (Tom Evans & Harriet Barton) Accordion, fiddle, tunes from round the world, songs WORKSHOPS (10.45 am – 4.45 pm £35) The tutor performs at the club in the evening. Booking forms from club website. Half-price places for 2 under-25 year-olds.

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15 Oct 29 Oct 19 Nov 11 March 1 April 29 April

ANDY CUTTING MELODEON ROB HARBRON CONCERTINA – all systems SAM SWEENEY ENGLISH FIDDLE BEN PALEY SWEDISH FIDDLE RILEY BAUGUS CLAWHAMMER BANJO JEZ LOWE SONGWRITING THE WILSONS VOCAL HARMONY WILL & PIPPA NOBLE BALLAD FORUM

Meets every last Tuesday of the month, from 7.00 pm. All welcome.

No paid guest performers, just residents, itinerants and wayfaring strangers (rich or poor).

PA available if you need it.

Hat collection (if you need one).

Contact details: Jerry ‘Hatrick’ Crossley Phone - 07387 382050 Facebook - EgertonFolkandBluesClub

festival flashbacks!

Bob & Gill Berry

Photos by Lewis J Brockway

BECOME A FRIEND OR SUPPORTER OF YOUR FESTIVAL Tenterden Folk Festival

You can help us continue to promote folk song, music, dance, crafts and traditions by joining the supporters group. You may like to come to the festival; benefit from the influx of people into Tenterden; run a hotel or B&B; be a Morris dancer, musician, singer, craft person, etc. Whatever your reasons you can become a friend and supporter of the festival.

Commercial supporters: make an annual tax deductible donation of at least £25.00 and your business will be listed in the souvenir programme (also included on website) and receive a window sticker, special newsletters, etc.

Individual supporters: make an annual donation of at least £10.00. If you are a UK taxpayers you can do this under gift aid and we can then reclaim £2.50 from HMRC making your donation worth £12.50 to us. Individual supporters will be listed in the festival programme (unless opted out), received a window sticker, newsletters, etc.

Complete this form and send it, with your cheque made payable to Tenterden Folk Day Trust, to Alan Castle, Tenterden Folk Festival, 15 Repton Manor road, Ashford, Kent TN23 3HA. T: 01233 626805 E: info@tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk

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Yes, Faversham Folk Club is open every Wednesday, 8 pm til 10.30... We welcome performers and audience to our popular Singers’ Nights. On Guest nights, floor spots are welcomed by M/Cs if you arrive soon enough. A warm welcome is always available at The Limes!

5th Oct

Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer - As seen on Faversham Zoom and at festivals, Paul and Karen bring their unique combination of songs to entrance and delight. Guitar, harmonies and a range of audience anticipation. £8/9

12th Oct

Sara Grey - Evergreen banjo and traditional American song selection from a veteran of many Faversham occasions. Sara’s way with a ballad and fount of knowledge ensure an evening of pure commitment. £9/10

26th Oct

Helen North £7/8

9th Nov

Bob Fox - Ex Warhorse, long-standing singer of North-Eastern repertoire, pit tales and ballades. Bob’s much-travelled guitar enhances his powerful delivery, occasional melodeon too. £10/11

23rd Nov

Hunter Muskett - Excellent electric folk band with well-crafted songs of love, life and protest. Their last visit prompted many positive comments- their expertise much admired. £8/9

30 Nov

Capella - Haunting harmonies from Tony and Lesley to warm us on the last night of November... plentiful and wide-ranging songs sung with passion and clarity. Traditional and recently written repertoire to amuse and engage £7/8

14th Dec

John Kirkpatrick - The Guv’nor returns for a pre-Christmas celebration. Cracking songs and gutsy tunes on squeezeboxes of all descriptions. One of folk’s finest entertainers- sure to be popular, reserve your seats now! £10/11

All other Wednesdays are Singers Nights

Your Folk Diary

TENTERDEN FOLK FESTIVAL, PROMOTING FOLK SONG, MUSIC, DANCE, CRAFTS AND TRADITIONS Tenterden folk song and music sessions The popular Tenterden Folk Sessions restarted at This Ancient Boro, at 3 East Cross, in July. For more details www. tenterdenfolkfestival.com/Tenterden-FolkSessions/

Local Folk Development Agency

We will provide, or advise on, the folk content in other community, private, commercial or Council events.

Folk song, music and dance workshops for schools A special project from TFF

Free music and song session in the bar

THE TENTERDEN FOLK FESTIVAL 2023 (Our 30th anniversary festival!)

Thursday 5th to Sunday 8th October

For further information on all events shown here please contact: Alan Castle, Festival Director and Trustee, Tenterden Folk Festival, 15 Repton Manor Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3HA T: 01233 626805 E: info@tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk W: www.tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk

Please complete and return one of our feedback cards at the Festival.

Let us have your constructive suggestions for future festivals or if you would like to join the team please tell us!

We look forward to seeing you all again next year!

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