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Thread #136812   Message #3126056
Posted By: GUEST,MC Fat
01-Apr-11 - 05:20 AM
Thread Name: Sheffield Folk Session Festival Easter
Subject: Sheffield Folk Session Festival Easter
Printed trogramme and posters now out but the basic deatils are as follows
FRIDAY April 22nd
        
1        Welcome Session        Kelham Island Tavern 3.00p.m.-6.00p.m.        
A mixed session. A wide selections of tunes and songs. Led by Jim McDonald and Richard Arrowsmith
2        Music and Song Session        Hillsborough Hotel        8.00p.m.-11.00p.m.        
A more musically based session with melodeons, fiddles and other instruments of torture but will also feature some singing
Richard Arrowsmith
3        Singaround        University Arms        8.00p.m.-11.00p.m.        
Does what it says on the tin !! Round the room in song mainly. In the capable hands of Ray Padgett and Judy Knight
4        Fagans        Session        9.00p.m.-11.30p.m.        
Regular Fagans session the lead musician is the very excellent Brian Gilmer
5        Grapes        Irish Session        9.00p.m.-11.30p.m.        
Regular Irish Music Sesssion
6        Late Night Extra        Kelham Island Tavern        11.30p.m.-2.00a.m.        Anything goes in the wee small hours. Song tunes and lots of beer Jim McDonald
Pubs available : NEW BARRACK TAVERN (Afternoon); HARLEQUIN (Afternoon): UNIVERSITY ARMS (Afternoon)
SATURDAY April 23rd
        
1        Music and Song Session        Kelham Island Tavern        3.00p.m.-6.00p.m.        
More music mainly in the English style led by
Richard Arrowsmith
2        Folk Club        Hillsborough Hotel        3.00p.m.-6.00p.m.        A chance to perform is a session held together by ace Sheffield musician Robin Garside
3        Singaround        Fagans        2.00p.m.-6.00p.m.        
Always a favourite afternoon in previous years. A veritable feast of song (and sometimes monologues) in the safe hands of Ray Padgett & Judy Knight
4        Irish Session        Riverside        2.00p.m.-6.00p.m.        
A session of Irish music with Sheffield Band Crazy Crow
5        Irish Session        Grapes        2.00p.m.-6.00p.m.        
A session of Irish music
6        'Iced Gems' Songs & Stuff        University Arms        8.00p.m.-11.30p.m.        
Iced Gems is a more loose session anything and any style goes
7        Music and Song Session        Hillsborough Hotel        8.00p.m.-11.30p.m.        
Reels to left the left of me, Jigs to the right here you are stuck in the middle will be Val Huzzard
8        Fagans        Session        9.00p.m.-11.30p.m.        
Fagans regular Saturday night session with Sheffield legend Hugh Waller
9        Grapes        Irish Session        9.00p.m.-11.30p.m.        
Irish music session
10        Late Night Extra        Kelham Island Tavern        11.30p.m.-2.00a.m.        
It's a tough job but someone has to sing and play tunes till when in the morning ?
Pubs available : NEW BARRACK TAVERN (Afternoon); HARLEQUIN (Afternoon) UNIVERSITY ARMS (Afternoon)

SUNDAY April 24th
        
1        Music and Song Session        Kelham Island Tavern        1.00p.m.-3.00p.m.        
Regular Sunday session mix of music (including Irish) plus songs led by Mike Wild and Mike Lydgate
2        Folk Club        Hillsborough Hotel        3.00p.m.-6.00p.m.        
A chance to listen a perhaps play with Black Hares (TBC)
3        Shanty Session        Gardeners Rest        3.00p.m.-6.00p.m.        
A traditional afternoon of Songs from the Seven Seas. So expect lots of 'Hanging Johnies' and 'Bring Em Down'. Your Shanty leader is the talented Tegwen Roberts
4        Irish Session        Grapes        2.00p.m.-6.00p.m.        
Irish session
5        Songs and Tunes        Hillsborough Hotel        9.00p.m.-11.30p.m.        
Songs and tunes of varying styles
Jim McDonald and Dave Young
6        The Big Sing        Kelham Island Tavern        8.00p.m.-11.30p.m.        
It's 'voices only' in the famed popular monthly session the main man is Richard Arrowsmith
7        Grapes        Irish Session        9.00p.m.-11.30p.m.        
Irish session
8        Late Night Extra and Farewell        Kelham Island Tavern        11.30p.m.-2.00a.m.        
A last chance to sing, play, sing chorus songs, recite, dance drink and blame the Lib Dems for everything
Pubs available : NEW BARRACK TAVERN (Afternoon); HARLEQUIN (Afternoon)

Space for Campervans at £5 a night £15 for weekend

All events free !!!!