Coope Boyes & Simpson -Cranleigh 23/2

Subject: Coope Boyes & Simpson -Cranleigh 23/2
From: Surreysinger
Date: 22 Feb 08 - 05:59 PM

Since their first appearance in 1993, Coope, Boyes and Simpson's powerful and distinctive harmonies and songwriting have taken English folk into radical new directions – their first album, Funny Old World,was rock magazine Q's Roots Album of the Year.Subsequent solo and joint releases have led to awards and outstanding reviews – the BBC Folk Website simply listed all their albums as recommended listening.

The trio has been one of Electric Voices consistently most popular bookings over the years, and this time, as well as giving a concert at 7.30pm, Barry, Jim and Lester will be running workshops in arrangement and harmony singing from 10.00am until 4.00 pm.

A whole day of Coope Boyes and Simpson is many people's idea of dying and going to heaven. There are still a very limited number of tickets available for the workshop tomorrow morning, and a few for the concert in the evening.

WORKSHOP - 10.00am - 4.00pm - Admission £25.00
Only a few tickets left - available from Arts Centre box office

CONCERT 7.30pm
Unrestricted view - £12.00 - a few tickets available online - see http://www.electricvoices.org.uk
Restricted view - £9.00 - available from Art Centre box office

Combined workshop/concert ticket £30.00

For tickets please contact the Cranleigh Arts Centre box office on
08456 128128 after 9.15am on Saturday.

Subject: RE: Coope Boyes & Simpson -Cranleigh 23/2
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 22 Feb 08 - 06:02 PM

Ah, just down the road from our polo club in Ewhurst Green!

Subject: RE: Coope Boyes & Simpson -Cranleigh 23/2
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 23 Feb 08 - 03:04 AM

A county would be good please.. not everyone can get their UK maps to work.... and I know of at least 3 towns/villages called Cranleigh.

LTS

Subject: RE: Coope Boyes & Simpson -Cranleigh 23/2
From: GUEST,Puck
Date: 23 Feb 08 - 05:31 AM

To Liz the squeak   - Surrey.

To Bonzo3legs   - Sounds to me like you might be out of place!

P

Subject: RE: Coope Boyes & Simpson -Cranleigh 23/2
From: jacqui.c
Date: 23 Feb 08 - 08:48 AM

Sounds great - wish I could get there. Saw them in December at Faldingworth - they were amazing.

Subject: RE: Coope Boyes & Simpson -Cranleigh 23/2
From: Saro
Date: 23 Feb 08 - 12:24 PM

Their workshops are brilliant - I'd say that whatever level your singing is, you'll get something out of the day. Go, go, go...!
And, Surreysinger, tell them hello from CMR.
Saro

Subject: RE: Coope Boyes & Simpson -Cranleigh 23/2
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 23 Feb 08 - 02:15 PM

"To Bonzo3legs   - Sounds to me like you might be out of place!"

Please explain - the polo club is owned by Kenny Jones, and 20,000 people there on Kuoni International Polo Day say that it's a fine place to go. Is this some sort of inverted lefty snobbery ?

Subject: RE: Coope Boyes & Simpson -Cranleigh 23/2
From: Surreysinger
Date: 24 Feb 08 - 09:05 AM

Saro

Sorry - by the time you'd sent that I was over at Cranleigh deep in the throes of their workshop , so didn't get the chance to pass on your greetings... and yes, I agree, their workshops (which I've now been to one or two of) are ALWAYS brilliant.

The mix of singers there was interesting - the last one I went to at the Lewes Arms (hi Valmai - maybe I ought to say here that they're doing a workshop in Lewes, Sussex, in October this year)was composed of mostly folkies. This one was interesting in that the number of people who were from the folk contingent was relatively small. There were quite a few people there from classical and community choirs, one or two people who had been to Lester's show "Standing in Line " which was at the venue a few months ago, quite a few people who had never heard CBS singing etc etc .... and in my case I had with me three friends who have sung in the large local classical choir. As usual they reached all levels of singing experience and/or sight reading ability, and made the day hugely enjoyable.

The concert in the evening was, of course, delivered in their usual inimitable style !!

Liz - sorry about the lack of county... I was not aware that there were any other Cranleigh's in the UK... and thought everyone knew about the existence of Europe's largest village (I still maintain that it's a town .... villages have no right being that big!!)