Brian Peters ballad forum Lewes 1 March

Subject: Brian Peters ballad forum Lewes 1 March
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 15 Feb 09 - 06:07 AM

Dear Everyone,

Places are still available for Brian's all-day ballad forum in our splendid new room at the Lewes Saturday Folk Club
in the Elephant & Castle , White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ UK on Sunday 1st. March. A booking form follows. The ballads chosen so far are Still Growing, Fair Janet, The Dragon of Wantley (possibly) Young Hind Horn (probably) Young Waters, George Collins, Mill o' Tifty's Annie, and a Hampshire recitation.

Lewes Elephant Folk Music Workshop No 105
BRIAN PETERS
BALLAD FORUM
Places £20
SUNDAY 1st. March 2009
10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m.
The Elephant & Castle, White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ
www.elephantandcastlelewes.co.uk/

        The ancient ballads of Britain include many of the most powerful story-songs in the folk repertoire, exploring themes of heroism, savagery, magic & the supernatural. In this forum Brian Peters, leading researcher & performer of some of the greatest of the Child Ballads, will lead the group in discussing where to find the ballads, how to collate & arrange them, & how to set about singing them to best effect. Brian's expertise is well displayed on his recent CD dedicated to ballads, 'Songs of Trial & Triumph'.

Dirty Linen magazine (USA) says: 'He sings & plays with consummate skill, breathing life into unusual ballads which shimmer with magic & murder ... Peters's Child ballads embody trial & triumph, but also tragedy, action, excitement & humor, to say nothing of sex, drugs & even rock 'n' roll.You couldn't ask for more.'        
        
You are invited to bring at least one traditional ballad of your choice to sing & talk about.*

ON SATURDAY 28th. FEBRUARY
BRIAN PETERS PERFORMS AT THE ELEPHANT & CASTLE
(£6; advance tickets available from address at end of this form)

BRIAN PETERS BALLAD FORUM
SUNDAY 1st. March 2009

10.45   Registration & coffee; order lunch (refreshments not included)
12.30 - 13.30         Lunch
15.15        Tea/coffee break
16.45        Finish

* To avoid clashes with other contributors. please state your preferred ballad in advance. If your choice has already been taken, we will let you know so that you can choose another.

        Brian has led ballad workshops & classes from Sidmouth & the National Festival in England to festivals & camps in the USA & Canada, including the prestigious Pinewoods Camp in Massachusetts. 'Brian Peters plunges deep into the ancient songs, finds their power, mystery, evil, drollery & courage, & brings them to us fresh.' Folkstuff, newsletter of Cornell University Folksong Society, NY, US.

N.B. Booking is recommended as numbers are limited. Maps & accommodation lists
will be sent in advance.

Lewes Saturday Folk Club
c/o 20, St. John's Terrace, LEWES,
East Sussex BN7 2DL
Tel. [phone]
[e-mail]
   www lewesarmsfolkclub.org

BRIAN PETERS BALLAD FORUM
SUNDAY 1st. March 2009
BOOKING FORM
I would like to attend the ballad forum. I enclose a cheque for £20.00 (refreshments not included).

Name:

Address:





*BALLAD CHOICE:
Already chosen:
Fair Janet
Still Growing

No. of tickets for Saturday evening (£6 each, include SAE for these):

Telephone:
E-mail address:

Tick for map:      Tick for accommodation list:

Please make cheques payable to Lewes Arms Folk Club (that's right) and send with this booking form to: Valmai Goodyear, 20, St. John's Terrace,
LEWES, East Sussex BN7 2DL

Tel. [phone]
[e-mail]
www lewesarmsfolkclub.org

Subject: RE: Brian Peters ballad forum Lewes 1 March
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 15 Feb 09 - 06:09 AM

I should of course add that Brian performs at the Lewes Saturday Folk Club
in the evening of Saturday 28th. February.

Tickets are £6 and are available in advance. The new room is much more spacious than our old one at the Lewes Arms, with beautiful acoustics and Harveys beer.

Valmai

Subject: RE: Brian Peters ballad forum Lewes 1 March
From: The Sandman
Date: 15 Feb 09 - 07:14 AM

excellent,well done, lewes saturday folk club .

Subject: RE: Brian Peters ballad forum Lewes 1 March
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 15 Feb 09 - 07:42 AM

Thanks, Cap'n!

Valmai

Subject: RE: Brian Peters ballad forum Lewes 1 March
From: Surreysinger
Date: 15 Feb 09 - 02:40 PM

Valmai ... oops! Just realised that I haven't done anything about this, and that there's less time to go than I was thinking!!Hopefully I should get an application in the post to you this week - just need to check the diary to make sure that I haven't shot myself in the foot by booking myself into the wrong place at the wrong time.

Subject: RE: Brian Peters ballad forum Lewes 1 March
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 16 Feb 09 - 03:55 AM

I look forward to hearing your choice of ballad. Ah, you can't beat a day of sex and death on licensed premises.

Valmai

Subject: RE: Brian Peters ballad forum Lewes 1 March
From: Surreysinger
Date: 16 Feb 09 - 08:46 AM

That too? And all for only £20 ... what can one say? :-)

Subject: RE: Brian Peters ballad forum Lewes 1 March
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 19 Feb 09 - 06:26 AM

An updated list of ballads chosen so far:

Still Growing, Fair Janet, The Dragon of Wantley (possibly) The Well Below the Valley, Young Waters, George Collins, Mill o' Tifty's Annie, and a Hampshire recitation.

Don't forget that Brian performs at the Lewes Saturday Folk Club in the Elephant and Castle the night before, and leads an all-day melodeon workshop for us on the Saturday.

Valmai

Subject: RE: Brian Peters ballad forum Lewes 1 March
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 20 Feb 09 - 11:39 AM

The Two Sisters has just been bagged as well.

Valmai

Subject: RE: Brian Peters ballad forum Lewes 1 March
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 25 Feb 09 - 01:05 PM

And The Outlandish Knight.

Valmai (Lewes)

Subject: RE: Brian Peters ballad forum Lewes 1 March
From: GUEST,Jeff Davis
Date: 25 Feb 09 - 06:47 PM

Lucky for me, I'll see and play with Brian when he arrives in the States in few weeks. I'd love to be in Lewes for the all-day session, though. Don't miss Brian's ballad work, Mighty fine, mighty fine.

Jeff Davis

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Subject: RE: Brian Peters ballad forum Lewes 1 March
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 26 Feb 09 - 01:51 PM

Lamkin has also been claimed (variant of Long Langkin).

This brings the probable death toll to about thirty-two, depending on how many babies are included in The Well Below The Valley and whether you count the previous victims of The Outlandish Knight. George Collins must account for six or seven.

Valmai

Subject: RE: Brian Peters ballad forum Lewes 1 March
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 26 Feb 09 - 07:31 PM

Surreysinger has just raised the toll by one, having chosed The Unquiet Grave.

I suppose deaths should strictly happen during the course of the song to count.

Valmai

Subject: RE: Brian Peters ballad forum Lewes 1 March
From: My guru always said
Date: 27 Feb 09 - 04:04 AM

One day I'll get to come along to a workshop at Lewes, they're so tempting! But alas I always seem to be elsewhere, have a Fab time!!
Hil

Subject: RE: Brian Peters ballad forum Lewes 1 March
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 02 Mar 09 - 02:40 AM

Brian gave us a couple of terrific days: a melodeon workshop on Saturday, splendid folk club performance on Saturday night, and a superb ballad forum on the Sunday during which fourteen people relieved themselves of about eighteen full ballads and edited highlights of several more.

Because people had nominated their ballads in advance, Brian had been able to do a good deal of research on them and came up with a fascinating collection of rare recordings ranging from Irish travellers to Appalachian mountain singers; the participants themselves also produced a lot of historical detail, insights and background.

If you get the chance to take part in one of Brian's workshops, don't miss it.

Valmai (Lewes)