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Thread #84783   Message #1567040
Posted By: Cats
20-Sep-05 - 03:22 PM
Thread Name: is Baring Gould Folk Festival worth it?
Subject: RE: is Baring Gould Folk Festival worth it?
21st, 22nd, 23rd October. based in Okehampton, Devon, EX 20 1DW   Contact is Wren Music, 1, St James Street, Okehampton. website www.wrenmusic.co.uk Line up includes Northern Harmony, the shape note choir from the USA, Tickled Pink, Phil Beer, Chris Coe, Simon Care, Jim Causley, David Faulkner ( just hear him play the pipes -stunning), Matt Norman, Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll (He is a demon fiddle player), etc etc... There is also a study Break for those who want a whole week of master classes, 24 - 28 october, with 3 main areas of study this year - Developing technique, developing repertoire and developing performance skills. Tutore are Paul Wilson, Chris Coe, Martin Graebe ( who knows more about the Baring Gould manuscripts than anyone else in the world!) and Shan Cowan. See you there.