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THE NETWORK
CATEGORIZED DIRECTORY
Our Participants and Subscribers
listed under Activities & Interests
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- COMMERCIAL
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DANCE
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PERFORMANCE and DANCE TUTORS
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Tutor.Cotswold. Also available for 'performance sharpening' session - any genre. (Broken Ankles Appalachian and Stepback Morris retired)
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Anthony Allen
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JigJaw.
(singing for dancing, dancing to singing) |
Kerry Fletcher &
Rosie Davis |
Tutor and workshop leader
English, American |
Rosie Davis |
Tutor.
English, American & European. |
Kerry Fletcher |
| Tutor: Cotswold / North West/ Rapper/English Social. |
Janet Dowling |
Tutors and performance
English Step Clog. Appalachian Clog. Cape Breton Step Dance . Ontario Step Dance. |
Jo and Simon Harmer
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Tutor
Irish set dance
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Blanche May |
Tutor: European Dance
Balkan, French, Breton etc |
Jan Mulreany |
| Tutors. Barn Dance, Ceilidhs, Scottish, Salsa, Morris, American Line and Hoedown |
Liz and John Scholey
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Tutor
Morris (Cotswold and Molly) - Archives & history, music for dance |
Jeremy West |
Tutor , Dancer and Caller. Maypole
English, American, Scottish, Historical |
Mike Ruff |
Tutor, Dancer
Modern Jive / Ceroc / LeRoc / Contra / Ceilidh / Barn Dance / Contra Waltz / Cotswold Morris |
John Sweeney |
Tutor, Dancer, Caller
French, English, Breton. Dance and Music |
Chris Shaw |
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English Ceilidh / Barn Dance
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Fee Lock |
| Barn Dance, Ceilidh, Scottish, Salsa, Morris, American Line & Hoedown |
Liz and John Scholey
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| Barn Dance / Hoe-down |
Rick Townend |
| English, American, Scottish, Historical |
Mike Ruff |
| Contra, Barn Dance, Ceilidh |
John Sweeney |
| English Ceilidh / Barn Dance, French Bal |
Chris Shaw |
| Barn Dance / English Ceilidh |
Jill Thompson |
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MUSIC
PERFORMERS / TUTORS : BANDS / SOLO's / DUO's etc.
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PERFORMERS ~ STORY / THEATRE / WRITTEN / SPOKEN WORD
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"Janet Tells Stories"
Storyteller / Tutor / Traditional Customs
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Storyteller / Troubadour / Singer-songwriter
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| Storyteller, musician, writer |
Rob Parkinson |
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STORYTELLING CLUBS
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Three Heads in a Well
Surrey StoryTellers Guild |
Janet Dowling |
| New Forest Storytellers. Hants |
Pete Gritton |
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DEVELOPMENT and COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS
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Steve Heap
Director
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Folk - A Thriving Future
Folk Industry & The Association of Festival Organisers Conference - November
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John Nolan
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The Celtic and Irish Cultural Society aims to establish and support Celtic events in the southeast of England.
CICS organises a number of events throughout the year including the Crawley Irish Festival, Crawley’s Saint Patrick’s Festivities and the Crawley Fleadh.
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Anna Tabbush
Director |
Bringing community arts to the people of Surrey and the South East through performance and education. We believe that everyone has the right to express their creative sides through music, dance and visual arts for their own enjoyment and wellbeing regardless of age, background and ability. |
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Jason Knight
Paul Midgley
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Drum Runners Trading create, promote and run projects, workshops and performances using music, multi-media and the creative arts.
From educational workshops to events management, Drum Runners Trading offer accessible short to long-term projects. |
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Katy Spicer
Chief Executive
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The English Folk Dance and Song Society has, for over a hundred years, worked to record, develop and promote the folk music, dance, song and traditions of our country.
Venue and library/archive @ Cecil Sharp House London NW1 7AY
Full email contact list
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Cat Duval
South East
Regional
Manager |
MAKING MUSIC SOUTH EAST supports music-making and music-promotion
groups across the SE, as part of a national umbrella organisation |
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Gail Duff
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TRADS. ‘Taking Tradition Forward’. Using the traditional performing arts as a base, TRADS works in school and community with people of all ages and all abilities, making tradition relevant to the present day and taking it forward into the future. TRADS frequently collaborates with musicians from other musical genres, providing everything from the one–off workshop to the big performance.
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Traditional Dance and Music in Schools
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| Poets Corner Community Society |
Debra Wade |
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FESTIVALS
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Artistic Directors:
Clare Norburn
Deborah Roberts |
Now with events throughout the year.
Brighton Early Music's main Festival in the Autumn is the UK's fastest growing
and most forward-thinkingearly music event.
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Jo Tuffs
Director |
Broadstairs Folk Week
Full week of Music, Dance, Song. Concerts, Shows, Ceilidhs, Workshops, Kids Stuff,Craft and Music Fair, Street Entertaiment, Processions, Campsite.
Folk, Blues, Cajun, World, Morris - and a beautiful beach as well! |
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Kate Turner. Publicity Officer |
A Mixed Arts Festival
in the heart of the Sussex countryside.
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Crawley Irish Festival 2011
Southgate Playing Fields will once again play host to the annual Crawley Irish Festival on Sunday 29 August 2010. Celebrating its 15th year, the Festival is a fantastic day out for the whole family, and a chance to enjoy the very best of Celtic and Irish entertainment and culture.
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DERT2012 - The Rapperlympics
EVENT DATE: 20th March - 1st April 2012
"An international sword dancing rampage across the capital"
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Dave Watmore
Director |
Crawley Folk and Beer Festival is a three day family friendly celebration of the best traditional and contemporary music that the folk scene has to offer at The Hawth Theatre, Crawley. |
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Caspar Cronk |
Dance Around the World organises a weekend festival of Traditional Dance in October. With over fifty groups representing countries and cultures from around the world, one of the aims is to encourage inter-cultural inderstanding through the media
of dance and music.
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Fee Lock
Secretary
Keith Leech
Director
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Hastings Traditional Jack in the Green
The Hastings Jack in the Green is the largest annual gathering of Morris dancers on the south coast.
There are concerts and ceildhs with stonking bands.
MAYDAY Monday is the BIG day when Jack in the Green is paraded around the town with his entourage of bogies, giants, dancers and sweeps.
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Ray Russell
Chairman |
Sevenoaks Summer Festival
A mixed Performing Arts Festival
Over 100 events in more than 30 venues.
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Tenterden Folk Festival |
Alan Castle
Director |
Tenterden Folk Day Trust is a registered charity formed in May 1994 to preserve and advance public education and appreciation of traditional and contemporary folk music, song, dance and other related traditions, crafts and folk arts as a part of the living heritage. The Trust promotes Tenterden Folk Festival, The Eight Bells folk club, educational workshops, occasional events and acts as a local folk development agency.
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Steve Heap
Director |
Towersey Village Festival - More than your average weekend festival - offering
69 hours of entertainment over 5 days, across 7 stages.
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PROMOTERS ~ DANCE
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Penny Allen
Secretary |
Meltdown English Ceilidhs. Sussex
Souped-up Barndancing - English style!
Now operated by SEFAN itself as part of its fundraising and
Youth Development programmes. |
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White Horse & Grove Village Hall Ceilidhs. Oxon
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| The Ceilidh Club (Scottish) London |
Ed McCabe |
| Lewes Barndances |
Laurence Hill |
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| Dansez-Français. Bals à Samedi. Brighton |
Jan Mulreany |
| Contrafusion. Contra Dances. Ashford Kent. |
John Sweeney |
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PROMOTERS ~ VENUES
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Inspiring and entertaining professional performances locally...
Applause helps communities in Kent and East Susex promote professional performances in their local venues such as village halls.
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Benslow Music offers residential & day music courses in many genres, including folk, as well as concerts and talks at its beautiful purpose-built campus in Hitchin, Herts.
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what's on @ the House
Full email
contact list
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Cecil Sharp House
Folk arts agency, venue and library/archive
Cecil Sharp House London NW1 7AY
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Dave Watmore
Director |
The Hawth Theatre is one of the south's liveliest arts venues playing host to an exciting and diverse mix of theatre, dance, music, comedy, concerts, film and visual arts.
Home to Crawley Folk Festival every June.
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Lesley Wraxall. Administrator |
St Mary's Arts Trust & Revelation St Mary's
St Mary’s, Ashford’s music and arts venue,
Revelation St Mary’s, a series of quality events to boost the Borough’s arts offer.
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Graeme Surtees
Director |
The Stables Theatre. Milton Keynes
extensive Folk , Roots and World programming and workshops.
See Bulletin Board here for full listings
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'MORE THAN JUST A THEATRE'
Encouraging our audiences, artists and participants to share in debate, discovery and celebration.
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| Folk At the Brook & Medway Folk Cellar |
Medway BC |
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PROMOTERS ~ MUSIC
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Jimmy Lee. proprietor
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BLAKEWOOD ACOUSTIC MUSIC CLUB
Founded in 1987 as a venue where one can enjoy a whole range of acoustic music from jazz to blues, folk and country and more
in a friendly, relaxed style and comfortable surroundings.
Every Thursday at 8pm
Blakwood, Pulbrough RH20 1DD
Blakewood is 1mile down Blackgate lane,1mile north of Pulborough off the A29 '
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ORGANISERS ~ FOLK CLUBS and SESSIONS
see also < http://www.sefan.org.uk/Regular_Listings.html#Sessions > for main listings for Clubs and Sessions
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| Rising Voices Community Choir (Oxford) |
Cat Kelly |
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Guildford Vox / Community Vox
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SESSIONS
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| The Foundry Session Brighton (mainly Irish) |
Mandy Murray |
| Session @ The Bull Ditchling |
Ian Chisholm |
| English Tunes Session @ Junctiion Inn |
Cath Watkins |
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Jazz/Blues sessions. Sutton Scotney |
Paul McKenna |
| Reigate Fiddle Club. Launch date Sept. 2011 |
Ian Thiele |
| Frittenden Sessions |
Gavin Atkin |
English traditional music classes & sessions
– Gun & Spitroast, Horsmonden, Kent |
Gavin Atkin |
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STORYTELLING CLUBS
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| Three Heads in a Well |
Janet Dowling |
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DANCE CLUBS
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| Contrafusion |
John Sweeney |
| Dansez-Français. Bals à Samedi (Brighton) |
Jan Mulreany |
| Friday Feet (weekly classes International dance @ C.Sharp House London) |
Caspar Cronk |
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COMMERCIAL and AGENCIES
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Applause Rural Touring -
Inspiring and entertaining professional performances locally...
Applause helps communities in Kent and East Susex promote professional performances in their local venues such as village halls.
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Paul Hurst |
Barn Dance to Banquet - Live traditional and period entertainment -
Barn Dances, Ceilidhs and Medieval Banquets.
agency + sound lighting systems
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Paul Midgley Jason Knight |
Drum Runners Trading create, promote and run projects, workshops and performances using music, multi-media and the creative arts.
From educational workshops to events management, Drum Runners Trading offer accessible short to long-term projects. |
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Charlotte Oliver
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Richard Spong |
MUSIC FINDERS
Tight Squeeze: Ceilidh, Barndance Band and Caller
Peppers Ghost: Magic Lantern Show
Themed & Costumed shows and performances incl. Sea songs, Christmas and English etc. |
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Gail Duff
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TRADS. ‘Taking Tradition Forward’. Using the traditional performing arts as a base, TRADS works in school and community with people of all ages and all abilities, making tradition relevant to the present day and taking it forward into the future. TRADS frequently collaborates with musicians from other musical genres, providing everything from the one–off workshop to the big performance.
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Roger Smith |
Randomband Agency
Barndance / Ceilidh Band Agency
Random Band (own band). Electric Ceiidh music with guts
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Jane Downes |
Why Dance? is a comprehensive book about traditional country dancing.
Includes 2 CD's in resource pack. Facts about the origins of the music and dances,
fitting the dance to the music,dancing with adults and children and suggestions for
arranging a 'barn dance' are all included.
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AMS Music Services
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One-off Productions
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the Barndance Agency
Barndance Publications |
Derek Jones |
Freelance Festival + Event Organiser
and Trainer |
Bob Adams |
| Twin Arts Ltd |
Chris Hamblin |
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OTHER ~ LISTINGS / MEDIA / PRINT / ENTHUSIASTS / RESEARCH / SCHOOLS
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| Research: Traditional song especially early 20thC southern England collectors and their singers |
Irene Shettle |
Plumpton Primary School + Black Brook Morris
after-school Morris Club |
Plumpton
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| Kentfolk.com. Folk listings for Kent |
Beau Webber |
| Research: archives & History Morris Dance (Cotswold and Molly) |
Jeremy West |
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