Valmai Goodyear Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Lewes Saturday Folk Club Workshop No 123 STEVE TURNER CONCERTINA WORKSHOP SONG ACCOMPANIMENT: ALL SYSTEMS Saturday 20th. February 2010 10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m. Places £25 Elephant & Castle White Hill Lewes BN7 2DJ www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/ Steve (www.steve-turner.co.uk) comes from a family of singers & concertina players; his grandfather sang & played concertina in the 1890s. In the 1970s he belonged to the Geordie band Canny Fettle & won the Melody Maker 'Stars of the 80s' national competition. His English concertina playing is beautifully inventive & dazzling. He is also an excellent singer, cittern & mandolin player & his latest (5th.) album has received outstanding reviews. The workshop will cover choice of accompaniment styles & instrument, different approaches to accompaniment, finding chords, singing techniques, arrangement & presentation. Some music will be sent in advance. IN THE EVENING STEVE TURNER PERFORMS AT THE ELEPHANT & CASTLE (admission £6; advance tickets available from address at end of this form) Provisional Timetable 10.45 Registration & coffee; order lunch (refreshments not included) 11.00 Introductions, background, choosing an accompanying instrument, singing techniques, finding chords 12.30 Lunch 13.30 Looking at songs, choosing a song, different approaches to accompaniment,discussion 15.00 Tea/coffee break 15.15 More advanced ideas, arranging a song, presentation to an audience, time for participants to play, sing & discuss 16.45 Finish N.B. Booking is recommended as numbers are limited. Music will be sent in advance & maps & accommodation lists on request. Lewes Saturday Folk Club c/o 20, St. John's Terrace, LEWES, East Sussex BN7 2DL Tel. (01273) 476757 e-mail: valmaigoodyear@aol.com www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/ STEVE TURNER CONCERTINA WORKSHOP Saturday 20th. February 2010 BOOKING FORM I would like to attend the workshop. I enclose a cheque for £25.00 (refreshments not included). Name: Address: Telephone: E-mail address: Tick for map: Tick for accommodation list: No. of tickets for evening performance: (£6 each, include SAE for these) 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. (01273) 476757 e-mail: valmaigoodyear@aol.com www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael sam wild Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Thanks. I went to an exclellent short workshop of Steve's at Whitby in 2008. I think we'll make the long trek down and have a bit of a holiday too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valmai Goodyear Posted October 28, 2009 Author Share Posted October 28, 2009 Thanks. I went to an exclellent short workshop of Steve's at Whitby in 2008. I think we'll make the long trek down and have a bit of a holiday too Great! I look forward to meeting you. If you would like to know about reasonably-priced B&Bs in Lewes, try http://www.lewesbandb.co.uk/accommodation/lewes-town/. Castle Banks Cottage and Felix Gallery are both about a hundred yards from the Elephant & Castle (http://www.elephantandcastlelewes.co.uk/), where the workshop and folk club are held. Valmai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valmai Goodyear Posted October 30, 2009 Author Share Posted October 30, 2009 Steve will be playing the English but talking about aspects of song accompaniment which apply to all systems. Yes, he has an usual instrument - it certainly has more bass than you'd expect and a fearsome array of buttons. It's going to be a full day (and an excellent evening, no doubt). We look forward to welcoming Dick Miles to the club as our guest performeron Saturday 12th. June next year. Valmai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael sam wild Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 At the session i went to with Steve we all had different types, it was the principles of accompaniment that was very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valmai Goodyear Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 The music for Steve's workshop will be sent out in the next few days (lyrics, dots & midi files). Happy New Year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valmai Goodyear Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 The music for Steve's workshop is now ready to be sent out - lyrics and dots of songs. Bryan Creer has helpfully put the dots into midi form for people who don't read fluently. Happy New Year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valmai Goodyear Posted February 6, 2010 Author Share Posted February 6, 2010 We have eight places left for the workshop and plenty of evening tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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