DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
2013
JANUARY
Sat 12/13 BRADFORD ON AVON ROOTS – with Jess Vincent + Reg Meuross, Light Garden, The Croutons and many others
Wiltshire Music Centre at Bradford on Avon - I was MC for main Saturday evening concert and played a few songs too!
£700 was raised money for the Wiltshire Young Carers and for the Wiltshire Music Centre itself.
Sun 27 BATH – ‘Shine Silently’ a concert for Shirley. Johnny Coppin, Sadie Fleming, and Alan Maskell
All proceeds to Children’s Hospice South West. 8pm start Tickets £10 from Box Office 01225 461700 http://www.chapelarts.org
Wed 30 BBC Folk Awards ceremony in Glasgow - live on BBC Radio 2
FEBRUARY
8-10 Cheltenham Folk Festival
Fri 15 BOGNOR REGIS – with MIKE SILVER Folk On The Coast@ ‘Seasons’,
Bognor Regis Town Football Club, The Rocks, Nywood Lane, Bognor Regis. West Sussex PO21 2TY
Tickets £8/£7 Box Office 01243 828187 http://www.folkonthecoast.co.uk
Sat 16 FROME FOLK FESTIVAL – with MIKE SILVER - FESTIVAL NOW CANCELLED!
Sun 24 WORKSHOP ‘Songwriting, Arranging, and Performance Workshop’ – at Dursley Town Hall 10am – 4pm
How to approach writing, arranging and accompanying song and then more, how to perform your work.
Today the aim is to build confidence and generate new enthusiasm for your music making.
Whatever your level of experience, Johnny will explain and illustrate many of the techniques.
Johnny is an experienced performer and workshop leader and has the knack of putting his finger on exactly
what people need to do to improve, from blending voices, choosing keys to handling those awkward moments when you forget a line or need to retune
Info from Anne at traditionalmusicmaking <traditionalmusic@btinternet.com>
MARCH
Fri 1 POYNTON – with MIKE SILVER – Porkie’s Folk Club, British Legion 8pm 01625 430149 http://www.porkiesfolkclub.co.uk
Sun 10 HITCHIN – with MIKE SILVER – Sun Hotel, High Street 8.15pm (doors 7.30pm) http://www.hitchinfolkclub.idnet.net/
Sat 16 TEWKESBURY – with PAUL BURGESS - Apperley Village Hall 7.30pm tel 01452 780610 peteandsuewood@uwclub.net
Mon 18 NETTLEBED - with PHIL BEER - The Village Club, High St, Nettlebed, Oxon 8pm 01628 636620 http://www.nettlebedvillageclub.co.uk
* WE ARE STILL TAKING BOOKINGS for THIS YEAR – Do get in touch…
You may know of a venue/ or Village Hall/ or even like to put on a house or celebration concert!
* SONGWRITING WORKSHOP VENUE NEEDED!
I am still urgently looking for a venue suitable for a songwriting weekend this year – somewhere that has ideally about 6 separate spaces/rooms for individual work- So if you have any suggestions, do please let me know.
