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Thread #138595 Message #3174112
Posted By: Vic Smith
21-Jun-11 - 04:26 PM
Thread Name: Peter Kennedy's Folktrax recordings
Subject: RE: Peter Kennedy's Folktrax recordings
Some way above this it says:-
Reg is not the only person involved in the second VotP series. Shirley Collins, Rod Stradling and Steve Roud are also involved. They won't be coming out as a set of 20 CDs like VotP1. They will be split into themes, sometimes double, sometimes triples, sometimes solos. I think the Shirley selection will be coming out first - southern English singers including Gypsy singers.
Derek Schofield
I think I can add to what Derek has said that as well as a compilation of southern English gypsy singers, Shirley has been preparing another of other singers from the south and as well as the Kennedy recordings, Shirley has asked for some of Bob Copper's collected items to be included. She has been preparing a third one of the great Queen Caroline Hughes including a few tracks by other members of her family.
Shirley has also been devising another of her multimedia shows based on these recordings. The format of this show - called You Never Heard So Sweet - will be the same as the previous ones with Shirley introducing the songs and telling some of the stories with the help of the actor, Pip Barnes, with Tina providing the visuals and me playing in the recordings.
The show will be seen at the following festivals:-
* Stowmarket Traditional Music Day - 3rd September
* Lewes Folk Festival - 8th October
There is talk of the show being presented in London as a launch party for the 3 CD set that Shirley has prepared and I believe that she is negotiating with other summer festivals that have expressed an interest in the show.