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New Wave: Newcastle University Folk Degree Student Concerts & Workshops

July 3rd 2009, 8:00pmJuly 4th 2009 11:00pm

Cecil Sharp House
2 Regent's Park Road, NW1 7AY
Camden
London
England

Telephone: 02074852206

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Website: http://www.efdss.org/news.htm#newwave09

Submitted on June 16th 2009 by fynnjamin.


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New Wave

Students and tutors from Newcastle University’s BMus in Folk and Traditional Music will present an exciting weekend of performances, dance and music workshops and presentations at Cecil Sharp House on the 3rd and 4th July 2009.

Workshops on singing, dance and instrumental music will be accessible to inexperienced performers and continuous themed sessions with specified leaders will take place in the bar.

A CD featuring student and ex-student performers will be available to buy at the event.


Students and Graduates:
Ruth Ball, Ben Church, Rosy Coggle, Lucy Coggle, Beth Coyle, Tom Cronin, Sarah Dorward, Lucy Farrell, Cathy Geldard, Isla Hughes, Pip Ives, Paul Knox, Jo Lindsay-Dunn, Jenny Page, Will Pound, Matt Price, Georgia Shackleton, Fynn Titford-Mock, Dan Walsh (Friday only), Nick Wiseman-Ellis

Tutors:
Vic Gammon, Stewart Hardy, Sandra Kerr


PROGRAMME OF EVENTS:


FRIDAY 3rd July 2009

Performance:
FRIDAY EVENING CONCERT
8pm, Trefusis Hall
£8, £5 conc.

A chance to hear a wide variety of music performed by students and tutors from the Newcastle course in an informal setting.


SATURDAY 4th July 2009

DANCE Workshops:


MOLLY Dance, 10.30-12.00, Kennedy Hall

An introduction to this lively and accessible East Anglian tradition led by Nick Wiseman-Ellis, Isla Hughes and Jenny Page


CLOG, 1.30-3.00, Kennedy Hall

Jo Lindsay-Dunn, Cathy Geldard and Paul Knox take you through some basic steps.


NORTHUMBRIAN Social Dance, 3.30-5pm, Kennedy Hall

Take your partners and rant away in a session led by two great young native Northumbrian musicians and dancers, Ruth Ball and Paul Knox.

INSTRUMENTAL & VOCAL Workshops:

FIDDLE BAND – Saturday 12.00-1.30 – Trefusis

Ruth Ball, Rosy Coggle, Lucy Coggle, Sarah Dorward, Lucy Farrell, Cathy Geldard, Stewart Hardy, Paul Knox, Georgia Shackleton, Fynn Titford-Mock, Nick Wiseman-Ellis (or some combination thereof) will take you through some exciting fiddle band work.

SINGING Workshop, 5.00-6.30, Trefusis Hall

Relax your vocal muscles and then let it all come out with Isla Hughes, Lucy Farrell, Beth Coyle and others.


PRESENTATIONS:


ILLUSTRATED LECTURE, 10.30-12.00, Storrow Hall

‘The Street Ballad Singer in Pre- and Early Industrial Society’ - Vic Gammon shares a work-in-progress view of some of his recent research in this entertaining and richly illustrated presentation

STORY TELLING & PERFORMANCE Workshop, 1.30-3.00, Storrow Hall

Isla Hughes and Lucy Farrell explore ways in which story telling and song can be worked together in performance

WORKING FROM SOURCE MATERIALS, 3.30-5.00, Storrow Hall

Stewart Hardy, Fynn Titford-Mock and Matt Price share ways in which they have they have used source materials to make exciting performances.


STUDENTS' COMPOSITIONS, 3.30-5.00, Trefusis Hall

Cathy Geldard, Isla Hughes and others talk about and present some of their compositional work.


Folk Degree QUESTIONS & ANSWERS session, 5.00-6.00, Storrow Hall
Come and find out about Newcastle University’s unique BMus in Folk and Traditional Music in a session with Sandra Kerr and other tutors and students.


BAR SESSIONS:
There will be continuous themed, mainly instrumental, sessions in the bar from 10.30 to 7.30 led by people associated with the course – come along and join in!


10.30- 12.00 NORTHUMBRIAN music with Paul Knox and Ruth Ball

12.00-1.30 SOUTHERN ENGLISH music with Pip Ives, Will Pound and Vic Gammon

1.30-3.00 NORTH AMERICAN music with Matt Price and Tom Cronin

3.00-4.30 BRETON & FRENCH music with Nick Wiseman-Ellis, Jenny Price and Isla Hughes

4.30-6.00 IRISH music with Rosy Coggle, and Nick Wiseman-Ellis

6.00-7.30 SCOTTISH music with Sarah Dorward and Cathy Geldard


Performance:
SATURDAY EVENING CONCERT,
8pm, Kennedy Hall
£10, £7 Conc.

The climax of the weekend - an array of talent will be on display featuring a wide variety of music in the splendid setting of Kennedy Hall.

Tickets available from www.wegottickets.com

ADMISSION:

Friday evening concert: £8 (concessions £5)

Saturday evening concert: £10 (concessions £7)

Saturday workshops/day events: £10 (concessions £7)

Weekend ticket (all events): £20 (concessions £15)

# Posted on June 16th 2009 by fynnjamin

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