EDS English Dance and Song Winter 2009

Subject: Review: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: Folkiedave
Date: 23 Nov 09 - 12:33 PM

The latest English Dance and Song magazine arrived today. And it is excellent. Bella Hardy features on the cover and in the feature "Song and Source" which is about the Castleton carols.

There's the story of the Hooden Horse in Kent, Fosbrooks Phenomenon, Fellside records, and so on. There are some great photographs and the usual reviews and news.

Derek Schofield deserves a gold pig for his work on this magazine.

Join the EFDSS and get it for free.

Subject: RE: Review: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: GUEST,Ed
Date: 23 Nov 09 - 12:45 PM

I've let my EFDSS membership lapse, I'm afraid. May I still buy it?

Ed

Subject: RE: Review: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: SteveMansfield
Date: 23 Nov 09 - 01:29 PM

I've let my EFDSS membership lapse, I'm afraid. May I still buy it?

I think there is a magazine-only subscription available, and hopefully Derek Schofield will stop by before too long to give the definitive answer.

But the EFDSS is in better shape than it has been for 35 years, it's funding excellent projects, has a higher and better profile than I can remember, has just received Arts Council funding to do great development and encouragement work in the future, and that's without even mentioning the archives and the library.

I'd suggest that now would be a very good time to unlapse that membership .... and EDS is a very good read as well!

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: Sue Allan
Date: 23 Nov 09 - 03:29 PM

Hoorah too for the Folk Music Journal - worth the sub. on its own! I re-joined EFDSS about five years ago after a break of about sixteen years, and I've never regretted it. EFDSS is definitely on the up ... and we MUST mention the library and archives: incomparable!

It's even got its own Facebook page - check it out.

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: Folkiedave
Date: 24 Nov 09 - 02:00 PM

I didn't know that!! Facebook here I come.....

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: Ruth Archer
Date: 24 Nov 09 - 02:36 PM

Dont's forget these recent initiatives, which make some of the library's unique resources available on-line:

The Take 6 Archives


Cecil Sharp's diaries: launched two days ago!

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: Fidjit
Date: 24 Nov 09 - 02:44 PM

Few more days before the postman swims across the North sea, but it will get here.

Chas

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: Fidjit
Date: 24 Nov 09 - 02:52 PM

It's even got its own Facebook page - check it out.


Yes I'm Awaiting friend confirmation

Chas

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: GUEST,Derek Schofield
Date: 24 Nov 09 - 06:46 PM

English Dance & Song

The Winter 2009 issue has just been published.

This issue includes a full list of 150 Folk Festivals in 2010, which is also available on the website www.efdss.org/festivals.html

The Singer, Song and Source feature is Bella Hardy, whose song 'All in the Morning' is from her latest CD, In the Shadow of Mountains. The song is from Derbyshire's Castleton Carol Tradition, which Ian Russell writes about in The Source.

Continuing the seasonal theme, there's a feature on The Drayton Wassail song custom from Somerset, which Cecil Sharp visited a hundred years ago. And news of the re-publication of Percy Maylam's book about The Hooden Horse of Kent.

In Never on Sunday in Widecombe, Rollo Woods examines a unique manuscript collection of tunes from the famous village in Dartmoor, Devon.

There's a feature on the remarkable dance and music group, The Fosbrooks, from Stockport in Cheshire: The Fosbrooks Phenomenon.

Fellside Recordings are the latest in our series on independent record labels.

There's a feature on the EFDSS's latest publication, The Fallibroome Collection, a new edition, by Nic Broadbridge, of Bernard Bentley's classic collection of English country dances.

EFDSS Education Director, Rachel Elliott, writes on the Take 6 Education Project.

We also celebrate Library Director, Malcolm Taylor's 30 years at the EFDSS, and the continuing party for Cecil Sharp's 150th birthday.

Plus all the regular features – festive round-up, news, reviews and dance events.

Visit http://eds.efdss.org to hear 'All in the Morning' sung by Bella Hardy, and to hear
'The Drayton Wassail' sung by the Wassailers in January 2009, recorded by Bob Patten.

The website also has a list of the advertisers in the Winter 2009 issue.

The magazine is free to members of the English Folk Dance and Song Society: individual copies are £2.50.

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: Dave Ruch
Date: 24 Nov 09 - 07:56 PM

I emailed the EFDSS this morning to find out about membership in the USA (didn't see anything on the website or membership application about postage, etc for overseas mailings and membership). No response yet.

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: Desert Dancer
Date: 24 Nov 09 - 08:33 PM

I'm a member in the USA, there's nothing extra for postage (it just takes a while to get here!).

~ Becky in Tucson

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: bill\sables
Date: 25 Nov 09 - 04:56 AM

The latest issue of the journal has a 2 page artical on Sandy Paton in the obitury section.

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: Fred McCormick
Date: 25 Nov 09 - 05:50 AM

Anyone who isn't a member of EFDSS really should consider joining. To be frank it's an organisation which I used to have a bit of a chip on my shoulder about. That's because I remember the bad old days when it was totally south east oriented (I'm in the north west), totally dance oriented (I'm into song), totally geriatric, and which published hardly anything worth getting out of bed for.

Let's pull a blind over that lot. Let's instead be thankful for a flourishing library, which seems to sprout fresh and fascinating Internet projects faster than I can log onto them; for the range of excellent EFDSS publications which have emerged this last few years; and for the fact that we at last have a quarterly magazine which is a pleasure to read.

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: Folkiedave
Date: 25 Nov 09 - 06:06 AM

Hear hear. Well said Fred.

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: Fidjit
Date: 25 Nov 09 - 07:21 AM

Hear hear. Well said Fred. Seconded or is that third ed ?

Mine arrived today. Now for a cup of coffe and some coffee break reading.

Bet they haven't reviewed my cd this time either. When's that going to happen Derek?

Chas

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: GUEST,Derek Schofield
Date: 25 Nov 09 - 08:22 AM

I can't remember a CD from a "Chas Fidjit" ... do you have a pseudonym :-)
Derek

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: Fidjit
Date: 25 Nov 09 - 11:19 AM

Derek. Was sent to during EDS the summer of last year, 2008.

"More Scratches . . . ." by Chas Clark.
Gathering dust in C# house somewhere.

A couple of tracks on my space among other things. if you like.

Always reckoned myself as one of the folk roots that had wandered over to Scandinavia and preaching the gospel accordingly during the sixties.

Regards
Chas

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: Ruth Archer
Date: 25 Nov 09 - 11:22 AM

Not sure that every CD that gets sent in will get a review...now that people produce their own, they tend to come through the reviewer's/promoter's/programmer's letterbox at a rate of knots...

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: Fidjit
Date: 25 Nov 09 - 11:24 AM

Folkiedave.

Gathering dust somewhere in Sheffield too!

Chas

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: Folkiedave
Date: 25 Nov 09 - 12:23 PM

No names, no packdrill............

:-)

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: Desert Dancer
Date: 25 Nov 09 - 08:26 PM

My copy arrived sometime in the past two days (I hadn't checked the mailbox since Monday), so that's pretty quick from the U.K. to the southwest U.S.!

~ Becky in Tucson

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: Mo the caller
Date: 26 Nov 09 - 06:14 PM

Mine came on Mon, my friend at dance club always complains she gets hers later than members whose names come earlier in the alphabet.

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: GUEST,Derek Schofield
Date: 26 Nov 09 - 07:01 PM

I got mine on Monday ... no special favours - I'm near the back end of the alphabet!
Derek

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: GUEST,Jim Martin
Date: 26 Nov 09 - 09:34 PM

Tried to order it online but couldn't complete transaction as I was requested to provide postcode (we don't have 'em here in rural Ireland yet!)

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: GUEST,Derek Schofield
Date: 27 Nov 09 - 08:32 AM

I've enquired about Jim Martin's problem. It's not one they've encountered before, and they are looking into it. In the meantime, you can confuse the technology by putting a series of dots ... into the postcode box, and that should work!!
Triumph of human beings over technology!
Derek

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: GUEST,Ed
Date: 27 Nov 09 - 10:08 AM

Ordered it over the 'phone, and it arrived this morning.

Everything from the young lady who took my order, to the packaging, to the layout and content of the magazine can be described in one word: Excellent!

I might even renew my subscription!

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: GUEST,JIm Martin
Date: 27 Nov 09 - 11:04 AM

Thanks Derek.

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 27 Nov 09 - 04:00 PM

Fourthed

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: GUEST,Jim Martin
Date: 27 Nov 09 - 06:36 PM

Derek,

Tried yet again using your advice of dots in the postcode box of the cardholder authentication page but failed, suggestions please?

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: GUEST,Derek Schofield
Date: 28 Nov 09 - 06:31 AM

Hi Jim
could you email me pleaase - address on the EDS page of the EFDSS website.
thanks
Derek

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: Fidjit
Date: 05 Dec 09 - 05:45 AM

Well done Derek.

Done my coffee break reading. And a goodly read it was too. Many coffee breaks.

Particularly enjoyed the Fosbrooks phenomenon. Just wish more Schools were as organized.

Nice to follow up the, Singer, Song and Source by listening to the song on the online magazine too.

Also good news about the Fallibroome Collection.
That would be very useful to me. As I have already taught 8 English Country Dances to my, Swedish Dance Troupe that I play for. They are very pleased with, "Strip the Willow", "Waves of Troy" and such, etc. and they want more !

I tried to buy my early copy, but had problem as the Folk Shop wants credit card payment. Which is far too expensive when we have a Euro transfer system these days. I've contacted them and I hope we come to a better arrangement.

Chas

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: Fidjit
Date: 06 Dec 09 - 01:50 PM

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: Bonnie Shaljean
Date: 06 Dec 09 - 02:45 PM

Can someone please put up a link to the Facebook page? I'm a FB newbie and couldn't find this mag in the search function, and the general EFDSS ones don't seem to flag it... or else I missed it...

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: RTim
Date: 06 Dec 09 - 03:36 PM

Hi Bonnie,

I don't think there is Facebook page for ED&S, but only a MySpace page; there is a Facebook for the EFDSS however.

Tim Radford

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: Fidjit
Date: 07 Dec 09 - 04:52 AM

There's this one on Facebook Tim

C# House

Will that help. I'm a friend of.

Chas

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: Bonnie Shaljean
Date: 07 Dec 09 - 04:57 AM

I've applied to join both the EFDSS pages but am still awaiting friend confirmation from them. Living in breathless anticipation . . .

Subject: RE: EDS Englsh Dance and Song Winter 2009
From: Desert Dancer
Date: 07 Dec 09 - 10:27 AM

Here's the official EFDSS page on Facebook. No confirmation required to become a fan.