The Anne & Pat Molloy Summer School Digbeth, Birmingham B5 5NR
Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st July 2013
For full details it is essential to go to the website, as the event is held in numerous venues all around the Digbeth area of the city.
Website : www.patmolloysummerschool.co.uk.
Everything you could wish for by way of workshops and sessions.
Location: Huntingdon Hall
Date: Saturday 10th August
Time: 8pm
Price: £12.50
Join the North’s favourite family entertainers The Houghton Weavers for an evening of folk and comedy.
Over the past three decades The Houghton Weavers have released over thirty albums, numerous DVDs and have many radio and television appearances to their credit, including their own series ‘Sit Thi Deawn’.
The brand new CD ‘Songs of Conflict’ and a new DVD will be available on the evening.
The Houghton Weavers consist of Tony Berry who is the group’s lead singer and front man, David Littler on Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin and Vocals, and Steve Millington who adds Keyboards, Guitar, Bass, Banjo, Ukulele, Mandolin, Accordion and Vocals to the group’s sound.
Together they entertain their audiences with humorous jokes and anecdotes and sing “popular” folk songs from raucous traditional songs to beautiful ballads done in their own inimitable style.
Just heard of a session at the Crown Inn at Longtown in West Herefordshire.
Held on the first Thursday afternoon of the month from 1.30 – 4.30 pm - The Black Hill Tune Club at the Crown Inn, Longtown, Herefordshire HR2 0LT.
Contact Judy Mabe for more details - judy.mabe@gmail.com.
I emailed Judy for more info, here’s her response:
“It’s been going a year and we have about 12 members and usually 8 turn up. We’ve performed a couple of times and been asked to perform by people who have called in at the pub whilst we’ve been playing. Most people though just want to mess around and learn tunes and experiment with arrangements. We now have a common repertoire of about 40 tunes: English, Welsh, Irish and Scottish. And one Texan fiddle tune. I can arrange to send a tune list to anyone who would like to come along. And occasionally we have whole day events so Ill let you know about this if we have one later in the ‘summer’.
Hope to see you some time.
Best wishes.
Judy”
SW Herefordshire area – on the first Thursday afternoon of the month from 1.30 – 4.30 pm – The Black Hill Tune Club at the Crown Inn, Longtown, Herefordshire HR2 0LT
(contact Judy Mabe for more details – judy.mabe@gmail.com)
Next meeting : June 6th.
The Roving Crows are performing at Whitbourne Village Hall this Friday 31st May. Bar provided, tickets £8, doors open 7:30. www.rovingcrows.com
Two brilliant accordionists Karen Tweed and Paul Hutchinson perform together. Plus support from local folk band Horizon Lights.
This is a unique opportunity to hear the two famous musicians playing together: both traditional tunes and their own compositions, some specially written for this collaboration.
Tickets £7 available at the door or in advance. Licensed bar. Doors open 7:00 pm for 7:30 start.
13th June 2013 at The Peace Hall, Sinton Green, Worcester, WR2 6NP
For more details contact Andrew Rothery - andrew_rothery@btinternet.com or 07903 986856.
Location: Huntingdon Hall
Date: Saturday 17th August
Time: 8pm
Price: £14.50
Ranagri is a new project from four musicians who have recently come together to create some exciting new sounds.
The four members – Jean Kelly, Donal Rogers, Eliza Marshall and Tad Sargent – also lead busy and varying musical lives separately. From performances in The Royal Albert Hall, broadcasts on Radio 3 and touring with Peter Gabriel to busy Trad Irish Sessions all over London. They have appeared with medieval fusion groups, top London Orchestras including The Philharmonia and BBC Concert Orchestra, and as soloists on soundtracks with the likes of James Horner, Ennio Morricone and Hans Zimmer.
Further recordings for the BBC, ITV and for artists such as Paul McCartney, The White Stripes, The Divine Comedy and Radiohead are a regular part of their musical lives. They use this wealth of styles and experience, along with their longstanding love of folk music, to come together to form ‘Ranagri’.
Consisting of flutes, whistles, harps, bodhrans, guitars, bouzoukis and vocals, Ranagri fuse Celtic folk with original song writing and vibrant instrumentals, along with influences from folk music worldwide.
‘Echoes of Pentangle, Jethro Tull and new Celtic folk sounds – cemented by strong contemporary song writing’.
Carl Corcoran
Presenter of RTÉ lyric fm’s ‘Blue of the Night’.
The Organic Lawn Management are a Worcestershire based group. Clad in the finest plaid shirts, flat-caps and waistcoats, the OLM demonstrate a love of traditional folk with which they have fused their own elements of rock and blues to create an enticing blend of modern and established sounds.
They will be performing live in the Artrix Studio Saturday 1st June at 7.30pm.
Tickets cost £5 and can be obtained via www.artrix.co.uk or by calling the box office on 01527 577330.
more information about the band can be found at the following addresses:
www.facebook.com/
twitter – @OLM_official
www.theorganiclawnmanagement.
Location: Huntingdon Hall
Date: Friday 5th July
Time: 8pm
Price: £13.50
One of the most innovative acoustic guitarists in the UK today, Gordon Giltrap has developed his own unique style, much copied, but never bettered.
With over 40 years in the business, Gordon will satisfy fans with his best-loved hits, as well as explaining the history of his many different guitars.
Be prepared for beautiful compositions that cross all musical genres, wit, charm and unbelievable talent. Well known for his collaborations with other artists and his work for both the BBC and commercial television, Heartsong is instantly recognised as the theme for the holiday programme.
Gordon continues to delight his audiences and no two concerts are ever the same. He continues to compose and record new material with his album Shining Morn released in 2010 to critical acclaim and his current project with Oliver Wakeman going from strength to strength.
Location: Huntingdon Hall
Date: Friday 7th June
Time: 8pm
Price: £16 (£14.50 Concessions)
An entire festival in two hours.
Joe Broughton set up this incredible band 16 years ago. Long before the current trend of big folk band line-ups and crazy folk fusions this band were drawing on influences of folk, funk, classical, ska, reggae, jazz, hip-hop and everything in between.
Not only is the live performance of this 45 piece band (or funky orchestra should we say?!) second to none, you will most likely see the stars of tomorrow. Joe has taught Jim Moray, Sam Sweeney, Katriona Gilmore, The Old Dance School, Jack McNeill and Charlie Heys to name just a few.
The Conservatoire Folk Ensemble is forever changing, always unique and has an energy and power that is unrivalled; it has to be seen to be believed. Using players from the prestigious Birmingham Conservatoire ensures that the standard of musicianship is top drawer and being led by folk fiddler Joe Broughton (Urban Folk Quartet, Albion Band) means the music has the feel of a spontaneous folk orchestra and a show that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
If you are fully fledged folk fan, lover of any good music or just looking for a fantastic night out we guarantee that this is the gig for you. It also comes highly recommended for inspiring young musicians!
