Many thanks, Sue. The Lewes Saturday Folk Club also has an all-day workshop with Frankie Armstrong on singing and vocal techniques on Saturday 13th. November. Frankie performs at the club in the evening, as do all our tutors.

Shirley Collins is giving a separate presentation each evening after her masterclasses: 'I'm A Romany Rai' and a new one on Peter Kennedy's song collecting in southern England. There will be opportunities for floor spots both nights and we expect some rather good people to drop in.

To go on the Interested list (without commitment) for any of our workshops, email me on valmaigoodyear(at)aol(dot)com. Full details are available about three months before the event, at which point we start taking firm bookings. Apols for the repetition:

20th.Feb         Steve Turner Concertina for song accompaniment (all systems)
27th.Feb         Coope Boyes & Simpson         Vocal harmony
27th.Feb         Georgina Boyes Folklore (participatory talk)        
27th.March        Ben Paley         Fiddle
17th.April         Shirley Collins   Traditional song masterclass
18th.April         Shirley Collins   Traditional song masterclass
24th.April         Issey Emeney    Melodeon
22nd.May         Joe Penland         North Carolina song & social history
5th.June        Mike O'Connor & Barbara Griggs   Cornish traditional tunes from source manuscripts
6th.June         Mike O'Connor    Songwriting in the tradition
10th.July         Karen Tweed         O'Carolan's music (any instrument)
18th. Sept         Moor Music Dartmoor music (any instrument)
9th. Oct        John Adams    Village Music Project (any instrument)
10th.Oct        Chris Coe Ballad forum
31st. Oct        Martin Carthy Guitar
13th.Nov        Frankie Armstrong Singing & vocal techniques
20th.Nov        Tim Laycock Concertina (all systems)