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23 Mar 05 - 06:00 PM (#1441975) Subject: Festivals and sessions S.England - help! From: dunkel_esel hey mudcatters, I am taking a year out and, from july through to November, am working in london. And so, being a scottish fiddler and singer, want to see some of the english folk scene whilst I am down. 1.Does anyone know any good sessions in the Brixton area? 2.what are the good festivals in the south of England? 3. Or is there a english folk festival website (Scotland has TMSA) thank you, mjxx |
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24 Mar 05 - 01:43 AM (#1442264) Subject: RE: Festivals and sessions S.England - help! From: ConcertinaChap A very good place to start looking would be Martin Nail's splendid "English folk and traditional music on the Internet" site which will lead you to many other pages listing festivals and sessions and just about anything else. Chris |
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24 Mar 05 - 02:01 AM (#1442272) Subject: RE: Festivals and sessions S.England - help! From: My guru always said Hi, try the Froots festival list which has just been published. It helps me to work out what's going on!!! |
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24 Mar 05 - 02:14 PM (#1442827) Subject: RE: Festivals and sessions S.England - help! From: Liz the Squeak Try also Mrs Casey Music which can be found by a search for that name. Steve Heap may have a bit of a bad name at the moment due to Sidmouth, but he's got other festivals happening up and down the country. And you'll be here in time for Sidmouth Lite, Towersey, Wareham Wail and others. LTS |
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24 Mar 05 - 02:55 PM (#1442856) Subject: RE: Festivals and sessions S.England - help! From: BB Don't know about Brixton, but there's a good club in Tooting, not far away, and easily accessible by any bus going to Tooting Broadway. Court Sessions is every Friday at St. Boniface Social Club, 185 Mitcham Road, SW17. I can recommend Broadstairs Folk Week in Kent, 5th-12th August - lots going on whatever your taste in folk-type music - and beyond! - and whether you want to play, sing, listen or whatever. |
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25 Mar 05 - 03:16 AM (#1443274) Subject: RE: Festivals and sessions S.England - help! From: Don(Wyziwyg)T Try the venues/festivals pages on www.folkandroots.co.uk, which covers all of England. The London and Kent sections give a particularly good layout of what is available, over the whole range of concert type clubs to small local pub sessions. A few phone calls will be advisable as some venues do disappear without letting the website people know, and there's nothing worse than a half hour trip to a club that died last year. Do have a great time while you are down this way Good luck Don T. |
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25 Mar 05 - 03:40 AM (#1443283) Subject: RE: Festivals and sessions S.England - help! From: The Shambles http://www.sadfolk.co.uk/regular.html |
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25 Mar 05 - 07:09 AM (#1443371) Subject: RE: Festivals and sessions S.England - help! From: Mr Red I link to a few sites around therelike Martin Nail but surf for TAPS or buy their magazine if it still publishes. |
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25 Mar 05 - 05:52 PM (#1443854) Subject: RE: Festivals and sessions S.England - help! From: Mr Red http://www.tradarts.org/dda/dda_about.htm the diary page is not that special but Roger Watson might answer if you ask by e-mail for a contact name or a local venue. think - Ringwood and Southampton. I did go to a session in the White Star in Rhomsey but that was 9 years ago - Wed I think. |
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27 Mar 05 - 06:04 AM (#1444666) Subject: RE: Festivals and sessions S.England - help! From: dunkel_esel thank you! |
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27 Mar 05 - 06:19 AM (#1444673) Subject: RE: Festivals and sessions S.England - help! From: The Shambles Sorry I read Brixham rather than Brixton (a world apart). This link is less West and more South and South East. http://www.focsle.org.uk/SCoFF/index.htm |