Folk Roots New Routes: Southbank Centre

Subject: Folk Roots New Routes: Southbank Centre
From: folk_radio_uk
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 06:24 AM

This sounds great and great to see Shirley Collins behind it:

A series of folk-flavoured events curated by the legendary Shirley Collins, featuring some of the country's leading folk musicians. Performers include guitarists Martin Simpson and Alasdair Roberts, singers Chris Woods and Lisa Knapp, as well as bands and ensembles including Rattle on The Stove Pipe, Martyn Wyndham-Read with No-Man's Band, The Hot Vultures 3 and Ned Oldham. Folk singer Shirley Collins hosts three events discussing her musical past, influences and journeys, including her legendary trip through America in 1959.

Tuesday 25th March 2008, 7.45pm: Queen Elizabeth Hall
Martin Simpson with special guest Chris Wood

Friday 28th March 2008, 5.30pm: Front Room FREE!
Lisa Knapp Plus Lauren McCormick and Emily Portman

Friday 28th March 2008, 7.45pm: Purcell Room
Alasdair Roberts

Saturday 29th March 2008, 2pm: Purcell Room
Romany Rai 'Stories Of The South'

Saturday 29th March 2008, 4.30pm: Purcell Room
'A Most Sunshiny Day - Stories from the South'

Folk singer Shirley Collins in conversation about traditional English music, with particular emphasis on the music from her native Sussex background.

Saturday 29th March 2008, 8pm: Purcell Room
'America Over The Water - Stories from the South'

Shirley Collins reads from her extraordinary book America Over the Water which recounts her year-long journey with legendary musicologist Alan Lomax through the musical heartland of the Southern States of America in 1959.

Sunday 30th March 2008, 5.30pm: Purcell Room
Sweet is the Song - Catherine Bott - 'A woman's life and loves in song'

As a tribute to her friend Shirley Collins, soprano Catherine Bott performs medieval French love songs from her acclaimed album Sweet is the Song and traditional English songs in the much-loved arrangements by Dolly Collins. Shirley joins Catherine on stage to co-present the recital.

Sunday 30 March 2008, 7.30pm: Queen Elizabeth Hall
Close Of Play


http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/festivals-series/folk-roots-new-routes

Subject: RE: Folk Roots New Routes: Southbank Centre
From: Surreysinger
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 12:52 PM

Well, I've booked for the Catherine Bott concert - a very classy soprano !! I'd have liked to go to the talks (although I've heard all but the Romany Rai one many times :-) ), but unfortunately (fortunately??) I shall be down in Frittenden for the Kent Gathering that day ... why is it always the case that good things always come along in more than ones ???

Subject: RE: Folk Roots New Routes: Southbank Centre
From: folk_radio_uk
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 12:58 PM

Well I hope you enjoy it, I'd love to have gone to them but I'm now in the South West and spending far too much time in Cyber-Folk-Space...

Subject: RE: Folk Roots New Routes: Southbank Centre
From: Surreysinger
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 01:07 PM

"spending far too much time in Cyber-Folk-Space... "
That sounds uncomfortably science fiction - like .... [grins]

Subject: RE: Folk Roots New Routes: Southbank Centre
From: folk_radio_uk
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 01:12 PM

It sometimes feels like it....

Subject: RE: Folk Roots New Routes: Southbank Centre
From: Surreysinger
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 01:13 PM

LOL

Subject: RE: Folk Roots New Routes: Southbank Centre
From: The Mole Catcher's Apprentice (inactive)
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 04:48 PM

It is somewhat Neverwhere-like, I must admit. I wonder if Neil Gaiman is watching? :-/

Charlotte (no where near the The Nights Bridge)

Subject: RE: Folk Roots New Routes: Southbank Centre
From: folk_radio_uk
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 05:33 PM

What have I started...how can we go from Shirley Collins to Knightsbridge Underground Station there really is a Night's Bridge on which "darkness encapsulates and kills"....

LOL

Now if it was Vashti Bunyan...

Subject: RE: Folk Roots New Routes: Southbank Centre
From: Surreysinger
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 07:14 PM

I thought that in "Neverwhere" it was actually Knight's Bridge ... with a Knight, as Baron's Court with a Baron, and the Angel Islington with its rather wicked and nasty Angel ... and we're now fiendishly off topic... (mind you - I saw the TV series rather than reading the book)

Back to Shirley, and her events would be better, wouldn't it??? And if it was Vashti Bunyan I wouldn't be going ....