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Thread #166789   Message #4021723
Posted By: Vic Smith
30-Nov-19 - 12:18 PM
Thread Name: The current state of folk music in UK
Subject: RE: The current state of folk music in UK
Here is a youtube video - more of a recording rather than a video actually -
Gavin Atkin runs workshops in the playing of traditional English dance tunes. He leads and his wife, Julia plays the keyboard accompaniments. He had gathered 20 people together for his one. Some were long term tune session regulars with others who have been playing their instruments of a relatively short time and others from other musical backgrounds who have participated to see what this folk dance stuff is all about. Of the video, Gavin writes:-
Horsmonden traditional music workshoppers and friends play The Kirkgate Hornpipe at their autumn barndance at Brenchley Memorial Hall on the 23rd November 2019.

I find the result very life-affirming and a good statement of the healthof the local scene in their part of mid-Kent. You can hear it by clicking here