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Subject: George Gardiner Appreciation Day From: RTim Date: 13 Mar 07 - 02:53 PM I hope it ok for me to make public the following details, as the day is open to the public after lunch, for a donation - It should be a very good and interesting day. Tim Radford Traditional Song Forum Meeting - 17th March 2007 We have now got the final details of the special 'George Gardiner Day' that Carolyn Robson and Bob Askew have been putting together for us. Traditional Song Forum Meeting Amery Hill School Hall, Alton, Hampshire GU34 2BZ, Saturday 17th March 2007 Note later than usual start time! 11:00 Welcome 11:05 Informal reports on activities * Our usual informal review, going round the room sharing progress and problems, seeking and sharing knowledge and advice 12:30 TSF Business: * How to carry forward Steve Gardham's suggestions (made at the last meeting) for the future of TSF * Subscriptions 13:00 Lunch Now The PUBLIC EVENT: 14:00 Forum Focus - 'George Gardiner in Hampshire' To celebrate the centenary of George Gardiner's first foray into Hampshire in 1906 the Gardiner Appreciation Group created a programme of events to mark the occasion. Bob Askew gave a number of illustrated talks, assisted by his daughters Emily and Hazel who sang a number of the songs. Sarah Morgan, Carolyn Robson, Paul Sartin and Freya Tabbush brought together a group of about 150 singers from community choirs in Hampshire to perform the songs collected in their home county. A series of concerts, in which the songs were interspersed with readings from Gardiner's letters selected and read by Steve Jordan. Today, in a session organised by Carolyn and Bob, we will get a flavour of their work 14:00 Bob Askew - 'George Gardiner and the Folk Songs of Hampshire' George Gardiner collected songs in a number of areas of Southern England but is most closely associated with Hampshire. Bob will talk about the life of George Gardiner and about his work as a song collector 14:55 Steve Jordan - 'No Ordinary Working Man' Steve will share his research into the life and times of Richard Hall, a great character and one of the sources from whom Dr. George Gardiner collected songs at the turn of the century. The talk will be illustrated with slides of the Hall family and of the area in Hampshire in which they lived. A fascinating piece of research that demonstrates the value of following up the lives of source singers 15:50 The Songs of Hampshire, as collected by George Gardiner. Carolyn Robson has created a programme of songs to illustrate Gardiner's work featuring songs by her and Sara Morgan, Tim Radford and a choir drawn from the locality. 16:45 Close of meeting (leave School by 17:00) 1730 to 19:30 Sing-Around for those that want to stay on for a bit of a sing. (Venue tbc - will be a pub near the day's venue) Amery Hill School is within a short walk of Alton station, which is on the main line from Waterloo with a regular and rapid train service. The meeting has been organised by Carolyn Robson , with help from Bob Askew. If you would like help with finding local accommodation they would be happy to offer advice. The plan for the day does not allow for a great deal of flexibility. The school is close to the town centre and a number of places where you could obtain a snack for lunch. We would suggest, though (based on recent experience) that it is probably not possible to get a full lunch served in the time available. Out of courtesy to the speakers we will not delay the start of the meeting. We would suggest that you think about bringing sandwiches. There will be a selection of traditional music books on sale during the lunch break from Dave Eyre and other sellers and the lunch break would be a good time to complete your purchases. Queries to Carolyn [carolyn.robson@...] or myself [martin.graebe@...] |
Subject: RE: George Gardiner Appreciation Day From: Martin Graebe Date: 14 Mar 07 - 01:47 PM Thank you, Tim, for putting these details up. As Secretary of TSF I should have done so myself - indeed, I intended to do so but the intention failed to translate to action. The afternoon session this Saturday in Alton (Hants) is open to the 'General Public' but the Traditional Song Forum is an open organisation and anyone with an interest in the background to traditional song is welcome to come along to the earlier part of the meeting as well. The idea of a forum is to bring people together to exchange knowledge and ideas. If you want to know more about what we do visit the website www.tradsong.org. Martin Graebe |
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