Across the Pond # 7 - March 2000
Fri 7th - Sun 9th National Folk Music Festival
Sutton Bonington Campus, Nr Loughborough,
Leicestershire. Details from: John Heydon,
5 Church St, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP20 2QP.
Tel: (01296) 415333. Fax: (01296) 397092.
e-mail: johnh@fosterwiggins.co.uk
A Gower Garland - a theatre based show to mark the
50th Anniversary of The Gower Nightingale with
Callenig
http://www.folkwales.org.uk/calnig.html
and The Rag Foundation
http://www.minka.freeserve.co.uk/
Joe Aitken
Hamish Henderson
Norma Waterson and Martin Carthy MBE
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/sjsheldon/gigs.htm
The Copper Family
http://hum2mac1.murdoch.edu.au/copper/
Sara Grey
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/SaraGrey/
Robin Laing
http://www.folkmusic.net/robinlaing/
Ray Fisher
http://www.camsco.com/artists/fisherr.html
Bob & Julie Walser
http://www.camsco.com/artists/bob_walser.html
Pete Morton
http://www.rootsworld.com/harbourtown/morton.html
John Kirkpatrick
http://www.thebeesknees.com/19th
Hugh Rippon
http://www.globalgenealogy.com/399002.htm
Steamchicken
http://www.ftech.net/~webfeet/eceilidh/bands/steamchicken.html
Featured Event: Folk Music on the Internet - a workshop to
introduce participants to the resources available on the internet
(largely but not solely on the World Wide Web) relating to folk
music - particularly English folk music, presented by Martin Nail.
See Martin's own website at:
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/Members/martin.nail/
Fri 14th- Wed 19th Edinburgh Harp Festival
http://www.scotweb.co.uk/music/harpfest/
artist biographies:
http://www.scotweb.co.uk/music/harpfest/2000/people.html
Sophie Askew/Janet Bennett/The Border Minstrels/Dordan
Corrina Hewat/Andy Hunter/Itsuko Kondo/Tomoko Kondo/
Kathleen Loughnane/Anne Macdearmid/Kirsty MacGregor/
Catriona McKay/Colin McLennan/Karen Marshalsay/
Violaine Mayor/Isobel Mieras/Marie-Louise Napier/
Charlotte Petersen/Patsy Seddon/Savourna Stevenson/
Wendy Stewart/Park Stickney/William Taylor/Heather Yule/
Fri 14th - Sun 23rd Gatehouse of Fleet Festival
http://www.ednet.co.uk/~russell/gatehous.htm
Details from: George McCulloch, 4 Carney's Corner,
Gatehouse of Fleet, Dumfries&Galloway, Scotland
DG7 2HW. Tel: (01557) 814030. Fax: (01557) 814030.
e-mail: festival@gatehouseofleet.ndirect.co.uk
artist biographies:
http://www.ednet.co.uk/~russell/fests/gofleet/gof_band.htm
Frank Robb/John Wright Band/Appalachian Mist
Solan/Eddy Gemmell/Cathy Frank and Cherry Dashper
Thur 20th - Mon 24th Fareham & Gosport Easter Festival
http://www.musikfolk.com/gosport.htm
(Ferneham Hall & Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham)
Festival Information Line 023 9252 8017
Rolf Harris
http://www.rolfharris.com
Show of Hands
http://www.showofhands.co.uk
Oysterband
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/Users/kcci1/Oysterband/
Lunasa
http://www.house-of-music.com/susan/lunasa/index.html
Martin Carthy
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/sjsheldon/homepage.htm
Tom Robinson
http://www.tomrobinson.com/
Martyn Joseph
http://www.martynjoseph.co.uk/
Solan
http://www.cds-studio.zetnet.co.uk/solan.htm
Shave the Monkey
http://www.kinrowan.com/shave_the_monkey.html
Tarras
http://harp.rounder.com/rounder/artists/tarras/profile.html
The Tartan Amoebas
http://www.lismor.co.uk/tartan.html
Fiddler's Bid
http://claymore.wisemagic.com/scotradiance/cd9902.htm
Alan Burke
http://www.shogem.demon.co.uk/alan/
Maggie Boyle
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/graham.gurrin/ram/maggie.htm
Ishbel Macaskill
http://claymore.wisemagic.com/scotradiance/cd9712.htm
Bachue
http://www.borderlink.co.uk/bachue/
Calico
http://www.folkworld.de/5/cds2e.html
Catriona McKay
http://www.scotweb.co.uk/music/harpfest/2000/people.html
Chris Stout
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/veesik/c_stout.html
The Huckleberries
http://www.huckleberries.com
Bluehorses
http://www.nativespirit.demon.co.uk/home.htm
Joseph Porter
http://www.mono.org/%7Ecabbage/blyth.html
Hot Tamales
http://www.leeron.com/blvdone.html
Thur 20th - Sun 23rd Gathering 2000
http://www.balnain.com/
Balnain House, 40 Huntly Street, Inverness
Scotland IV3 5HR. Tel: 01463 715757
Fax: 01463 713611 music@balnain.com
Dougie MacLean
http://www.dunkeld.co.uk/dougiemaclean/dougie.html
Celtic Feet
http://celticfeet.co.uk/
Flook!
http://www.flook.co.uk
Deaf Shepherd
http://www.deafshepherd.demon.co.uk/
Dochas
http://www.mujweb.cz/www/dochasband/english.html
Fri 21st - Mon 24th The 12th Lancaster Easter Maritime Festival
featuring the world's biggest gathering of the finest sea-song
and
shanty singers. Information: David Wright, Lancaster City Council
Tourism Services, 29 Castle Hill, Lancaster LA1 1YN.
Tel +44(0)1524 582394. Fax +44(0)1524 847472
Dan Milner & Bob Conroy
http://sites.netscape.net/folkmusic/aboutdanandbob
Sid Kipper
http://www.adastey.demon.co.uk/kipper/index.htm
Cyril Tawney
http://www.sarcon.demon.co.uk/engfolk/c_tawney.htm
Stormalong John
http://www.garnett55.demon.co.uk/stormalongjohn.html
Tim Laycock
http://www.new-scorpion-band.com/pages/tim.html
+ many more
(see http://ds.dial.pipex.com/alan.j.hardy/events2000.htm
for full list of performers and details of other Shanty and
Maritime Related Festivals & Events 2000 January - June)
Fri 21st -Sun 23rd Tamworth Folk Moot
[Moot is an Old English word for a gathering of various
groups, tribes, followings that meet and share in the
common well-being of a Festivity where peace, harmony
and music prevail]
Details from: The Folk Moot, Box 17, Millway, Longdon,
Rugeley, Staffs, WS15 4PF. Tel: (01827) 286001.
e-mail: Thefolkmoot@yahoo.co.uk
web: www.homepages.go.com/~thefolkmoot
Artisan
http://www.artifact.demon.co.uk
Steve Tilson
http://www.steve-tilston.co.uk/
Sid Kipper
http://www.adastey.demon.co.uk/kipper/index.htm
Whorticulture
http://www.whorticulture.freeserve.co.uk/
Coope, Boyes & Simpson
http://www.westhoughton.demon.co.uk/artists/cbs.htm
Last Night's Fun
http://www.skd.ndirect.co.uk/sherbart/
John Kirkpatrick
http://www.thebeesknees.com/19th
Bill Jones
http://homepage.virgin.net/belinda.j/index.html
Barry Hunt
http://homepages.go.com/homepages/b/a/r/barryhunt/Homepage.htm
Thurs 27 - Sun 30 Shetland Folk Festival
http://www.sffs.shetland.co.uk/wow.htm
Shetland Islands, Scotland Tel: 01565 694757
Awatinas
http://members.xoom.com/_XOOM/awatinas/
Balfour Toujours
http://www.balfatoujours.com/
Bap Kennedy
http://www.country.com/gen/music/artist/bap-kennedy.html
Bluegrass etc
http://www.wmpub.com/HGhtml/Bluetc.html
Briege Murphy with Rory Cunnane
http://www.stevekennedy.ndirect.co.uk/BRIEGE-MURPHY.html
Catriona MacDonald Trio
http://www.innotts.co.uk/~buck/cat_ian_web/cat_ian.html
Loyko
http://mag.irish-music.net/Specials/Live/Loyko.htm
North Cregg
http://gcallan.future.easyspace.com/newpage13.htm
Steve Kaufman
http://www.aros.net/~tboy/kaufman/kaufman.html
The Old Rope String Band
http://www.adastey.demon.co.uk/Old_rope/index.htm
Vasmalom
http://www.hpconline.com/vasmalom/angol.html
Rolf Harris
http://www.rolfharris.com
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