BALLAD WORKSHOP with ANNE NEILSON & GORDEANNA McCULLOCH
Saturday 30th. June 2012
10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m.
Places £NN. Booking form available here.
The Elephant & Castle,
White Hill,
Lewes
BN7 2DJ
Gordeanna McCulloch & Anne Neilson were introduced to ballads by Norman Buchan's Ballads Club in the 1960s & have performed & researched them ever since. Both are tutors on the Traditional Music course at the Royal Scottish Conservatoire. Gordeanna sang with the ground-breaking Scottish band The Clutha & currently sings with the Eurydice Choir in Glasgow. Anne is a member of Stramash. Together they run regular superb ballad workshops in Glasgow with source singers from Scotland & beyond. (see http://www.lauriesacousticmusicbar.co.uk/ballad_workshop.htm).
Anne & Gordeanna will introduce us to a less familiar ballad in the morning. You are also invited to bring along at least one traditional ballad of your choice to sing & talk about in the afternoon.
IN THE EVENING ANNE NEILSON & GORDEANNA McCULLOCH SING AT THE LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB
AT THE ELEPHANT & CASTLE
(admission £7P; advance tickets available from address at end of the booking form)
Provisional Timetable
| 10.45 | Registration & coffee; order lunch (refreshments are not included) |
| 11.00 | Anne & Gordeanna introduce a less familiar ballad for us all to work on: The Bonny Hind (Child 50). |
| 12.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30 | Participants will each be invited to sing a traditional ballad & the group will discuss interesting aspects of it. To avoid clashes, please choose your ballad in advance; if it's already been chosen, we'll let you know & ask you to choose another. If in doubt about whether your song is a true ballad, do ask in advance. |
| There will be a tea/coffee break at 15.00. | |
| 16.45 | Finish |
N.B. Booking is recommended as numbers are limited.
Maps & accommodation lists will be sent in advance if requested.
Valmai Goodyear,
20, St. John's Terrace,
LEWES,
East Sussex
BN7 2DL
Tel. (01273) 476757
e-mail: Valmai Goodyear
Website: http://www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/