Wyndham-Read/Bishop workshop Lewes 4 Jun

Subject: Wyndham-Read/Bishop workshop Lewes 4 Jun
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 12 Apr 11 - 10:44 AM

Lewes Saturday Folk Club
Workshop No 147
MARTYN WYNDHAM-READ & IRIS BISHOP on SONG & ACCOMPANIMENT
Places £35
Saturday 4th. June 2011
10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m.
Elephant & Castle White Hill Lewes BN7 2DJ              www.elephantandcastlelewes.co.uk
        
        Martyn is one of the finest singers in the folk world, & a skilful guitarist. Iris is an inspired & sensitive accompanist, soloist & tutor on duet concertina & accordion. They have worked together for many years, specialising in British & Australian songs, settings of Henry Lawson poems, & also the songs of Graeme Miles.
        The workshop will help singers & players (any instrument) to perform a song in a personal way & to enhance it with accompaniment. Some songs will be sent out in advance but participants are encouraged to bring one of their own songs to work on as well.

MARTYN & IRIS PERFORM AT THE ELEPHANT & CASTLE IN THE EVENING
(£8; advance tickets available from the address at end of this post)

MARTYN WYNDHAM-READ & IRIS BISHOP WORKSHOP
Saturday 4th. June 2011
Provisional Timetable

10.45   Registration & coffee; please order lunch at the bar (refreshments not included)

11.00         Putting a song over: taking a song from its source to performance, showing how to use your own style to bring out & communicate its qualities.

12.30 - 13.30        Lunch

13.30-15.00        Developing a song: looking at the role accompaniment can play in supporting, enhancing & intensifying the performance of a song

15.00        Tea/coffee break

15.15         Putting it all together: adding the finishing touches, plus another opportunity for feed back & encouragement in developing your own performance

16.45 - Finish

N.B. Booking is recommended as numbers are limited. Music will be sent in advance & maps & accommodation lists on request.

MARTYN WYNDHAM-READ & IRIS BISHOP WORKSHOP
Saturday 4th. June 2011
BOOKING FORM

I enclose a cheque for £35.00 for workshop fees (refreshments not included).

Name:

Address:





No. of tickets for evening performance
(£8 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.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/

Subject: RE: Wyndham-Read/Bishop workshop Lewes 4 Jun
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 16 May 11 - 02:32 AM

Refresh

Subject: RE: Wyndham-Read/Bishop workshop Lewes 4 Jun
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 25 May 11 - 02:45 AM

The music for this is now ready to be sent out by email. The songs Martyn and Iris have chosen are:

Farewell to Anzac
Aye Waukin' Oh
Cockleshells
Foggy Dew
Genoa
Another fall of rain
One Small Star

We have some workshop places and evening tickets still available.

Valmai (Lewes)

Subject: RE: Wyndham-Read/Bishop workshop Lewes 4 Jun
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 01 Jun 11 - 04:08 AM

Refresh

Subject: RE: Wyndham-Read/Bishop workshop Lewes 4 Jun
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 03 Jun 11 - 11:23 AM

It's tomorrow!

VG