Tom & Barbara Brown song workshop 15 Oct

Subject: Tom & Barbara Brown song workshop 15 Oct
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 18 Jul 11 - 02:37 PM

Lewes Saturday Folk Club Workshop No 151
TOM & BARBARA BROWN: WEST COUNTRY SONGS
Saturday 15th. October 2011
10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m. Places £30
Elephant & Castle White Hill Lewes BN7 2DJ   
                
        Tom & Barbara are fine singers firmly rooted in the musical traditions of the West Country, & students of the wider traditions of folksong & other vernacular arts. Tom plays concertina, melodeon, mandola & guitar. They are popular festival guests & run their own club in Coombe Martin.
        Deeply immersed in theory & practice , tradition & revival, community & concert, they bring a variety of challenging perspectives to the workshop - as well as some illustrative recordings!
        Some texts & tune manuscripts will be sent in advance, with an invitation to devise your own rendition of one of the songs. Further handouts will be supplied at the workshop.

IN THE EVENING TOM & BARBARA BROWN PERFORM AT THE ELEPHANT & CASTLE
(admission £7; advance tickets available from address at end of this form)

Provisional Timetable

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

11.00        The repertoire, where it comes from, & whether it's distinctive.

12.30 - 13.30         Lunch

13.30        Surrounded by a living tradition - who, what, how & why.

15.15        Tea/coffee break

15.30        Where's it going & what should we do with it?

16.45        Finish

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

TOM & BARBARA BROWN: WEST COUNTRY SONGS
Saturday 15th. October 2011
BOOKING FORM
I enclose a cheque for £30.00 for workshop fees (refreshments not included).

Name:

Address:





Instrument if any:

No. of tickets for evening performance
(£7 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]
valmaigoodyear[at]aol[dot]com

Subject: RE: Tom & Barbara Brown song workshop 15 Oct
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 07 Sep 11 - 03:01 PM

The advance music for this workshop is ready to be sent out; you can choose a song to learn, but you don't have to. If necessary we can produce midis of the tunes.

Valmai (Lewes)

Subject: RE: Tom & Barbara Brown song workshop 15 Oct
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 11 Sep 11 - 06:58 AM

I have produced midis. Tom & Barbara write:

'As part of the afternoon session, we invite you to choose one of the attached (or more if you really want to!) and prepare a version to perform during the workshop.

There's no obligation to do so – and even if you do, there's no right or wrong way to do it. It can just be very interesting to compare how different people do it. If you don't read music, don't worry – one of the objects of this exercise is to see how interpretations of manuscript can differ!

We will have the original recordings from which these versions were transcribed with us.

We'll also invite you to give us a rendition of one or more (depending on how many are at the workshop) West Country songs that you may have in your repertoire – and I daresay we'll reciprocate.'

Subject: RE: Tom & Barbara Brown song workshop 15 Oct
From: doc.tom
Date: 11 Sep 11 - 07:42 AM

Looking forward to this - as we always do working at Lewes.
T&B