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Malc Gurnham

Jul 3, 2001 - 1:43PM

Folk at the Swan - July Newsletter

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color=#000000 size=2>July 2,

2001

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update!

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into your cache - on the other hand you might just

not want to see the pictues anyway!

No tales of woe this month!

Anyone go to Alcester Festival a couple of

week-ends back? - well I though it was really

excellent, it was apparent last year that the new

look Redditch festival had potential and it

certainly lived up to it. The setting is great, a

really "quaint" little town, with some really good

pubs, one of which put on a Real Ale Festival, and

no "rip-off" beer prices which just lately seems

to be happening regularly at Folk Festivals (are

we all wealthy folkies I wonder?) The pub sessions

went really well and of the guests I was

particularly impressed with Viki & Trefor

Williams - who I am pleased to say I have managed

to get on the Bedworth Festival guest list, and a

young band Firebrand - these were terrific, if you

get the chance go to see them, do so! - I'm

currently trying to find a way of working them

into the Bedworth line-up.

We (Katherine, Sally-Ann & Myself that is)

had a great saturday last week-end when we were

invited to appear at a United Reform Church Pilots

all day concert event at Cadburys' World in

Birmingham. As well as having a good sing and

being really appreciated by the audience that had

travelled from all over the country we managed to

get a bit of chocolate to munch too - well as you

see most of us just had a bit of chocolate but

Sally-Ann came home laden with bags of the stuff!

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all of those bags of choccies were Sally-Anns!

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playing music

sprouting from his Northumbrian roots, and with

influences from his travels in Europe and North

Africa,Andrew has cultivated an individual style

of playing, based on British folk music. His

interest in borders folk music was kindled at the

age of six by visits to his Belford school in

North Northumberland by piper and concertina

maestro Alistair Anderson. Two years' later the

Cadie family moved south along the coast to County

Durham and encountered the likes of Vin Garbutt

and Jez Lowe in local pubs & clubs. From

there, the Cadie route moved south again, this

time to Stafforshire, a meeting point for all of

Britain�s regional styles.

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size=3>What's On in August?

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size=2>We have a few changes to our guest list

fron that you would have originally seen, In

August we will be having a local singers showcase

- a chance to hear a bit more from the locals than

you usually hear in a short "floor spot", also

Parker & Watts will now be doing the Christmas

Party (instead of appearing in September - would

you believe Neil double booked with his wedding

anniversary, you can imagine what Chris had to say

about that!) along with The Katherine Fear Band.

October our old friend Jon Harvison will coming

down from Yorkshire to promote his new albun, and

in November Martin Banks will be making the trip

up from Luton a pretty impressive line-up for a

"freebie" session!

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There has been loads going on over the

last few weeks in preparation for the Festival

(23rd - 25th November) the early daft ticket price

offer run only until the end of July - if you are

not on get on it will save you 40% on the full

price!

Full information will appear on

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festival web site Keep up to date with all

the news by calling in to the site regularly, also

we are starting a monthly "countdown to the

Festival" newsletter for the emailing list

subscribers. Latest additions to the guest list

include Strawhead, TamLin and Cross of the Hands -

there is still loads more to come!

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Remember this coming week-end is the

Brinklow Folk Week-end, an attractive guest list,

plenty of chance to get involved in sessions, and

even a ceilidh - you can get full details on

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Willows' web site

I also hear that Andy Dwyer has just opened a new

Folk Music Club on Tuesdays at the Globe,

Snarestone, Leicestershire, nr Twycorss Zoo.

Singers all welcome. Ring Andy on 01827-702333 or

drop

him an email. I'm off there this week to have

a look so I'll give you the low down next time!

If you frequent somewhere regularly and think

it's worth a mention let us know and we'll post

the details here!

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