Would you like to have your old time news or event posted on this page and emailed to FOAOTMAD members and beyond. Contact me on mailout1@foaotmad.org.uk and I will add it to the next update. Be sure to include full information, links and pictures. Paul :)

Dear all
 
Please see attached flyer for info about Friends of American Old Time Music and Dance workshops in a lovely venue in Herefordshire in the Autumn.
 
It's all happening from Friday 29th November till Sunday 1st December.
Immerse yourself in this fabulous genre of music and dance, try something new, fiddle, banjo or flatfooting, or have a refresher if you haven't enjoyed Old Time American for a long time.
 
Over the weekend there will be workshops, sessions, square dancing and lots of opportunity to play and dance as well as enjoy the countryside and the swimming pool. Accommodation, catering and workshops all in one lovely venue. Book now as places will soon be full.
 
We would love to see you.
 
Love Clare and Paul

An engaging young old time/roots duo from North Carolina, Hoot and Holler blends Appalachian traditions with fine contemporary songwriting and excellent musicianship on fiddle, guitar and clawhammer banjo. Both Amy Alvey and Mark Kilianski are alumni of the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston and combine polished musicianship with the grit, drive, and soul of their musical heroes, legendary mountain musicians like Roscoe Holcomb and Ola Belle Reed. Mark and Amy have also proved their musical credentials by achieving multiple placings in the instrument contests at West Virginia’s Clifftop festival and the Mount Airy Fiddler’s Convention.

An entertaining Tennessee quartet influenced by classic country, bluegrass, hillbilly and old time music, Bill and the Belles feature gloriously smooth vocal harmonies and exquisite musicianship on fiddle, banjo, guitar and double bass. Their attractive vintage persona is rooted in the music of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s and bandleader Kris Truelsen also shares his enthusiasm for traditional American music as a producer and presenter for Radio Bristol, housed in the Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol, Tennessee.

Mama's Broke's debut tour has gotten started and is already pulling in rave reviews!! Take a look at this from Folk Radio UK, a glowing review for their album "Count The Wicked" fresh out today!! 
 
Folk Radio UK Review on "Count the Wicked" Mama's Broke CD
 
Mama’s Broke is a powerful folk duo that deliver a compelling performance with heart and raw energy. Although highly influenced by their Canadian roots, Lisa and Amy are based out of nowhere and everywhere.

Their two strong voices blend to create haunting harmonies, while they artfully juggle fiddle, banjo, guitar and mandolin, and incorporate traditional dance and foot percussion into their performance. Their original – and often dark – compositions push the boundaries of tradition and the constraints of genre. Drawing from old-time, Quebecois, blues, punk, Celtic, Balkan and doom metal, they create a soundscape that is both familiar and new.   
 
They will be playing at; 
Manorbier Community Hall, YHA, Skrinkle, Manorbier, SA70 7TT
Date; 31st July
Start time; 8.00pm (doors 7.15)
 
Tickets are £12 on 01646 672457 (leave a message & phone number)
 
Black Rock Beach (Tiny Boat Concert) 

http://www.jeffwarner.com/perf.html
Contact: Phil Tyler
 
August 2019
Friday-Friday, 2-9 August Sidmouth Folk Festival Sidmouth, Devon
Sunday-Thursday, 11-15 August Broadstairs Folk Week Broadstairs, Kent
Saturday-Friday, 17-23 August Whitby Folk Week Whitby, N. Yorkshire
Saturday, 31 August, Evening, time TBD Shoe Tree Cafe Newcastle, UK

September 2019
Sunday, 1 September, 7:30 PM South Shields Folk Club Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, Tyne & Wear
Tuesday, 3 September, 8:30 PM Dartford Folk Club
Thursday, 5 September, 8:30 PM Maidenhead Folk Club
Saturday & Sunday, 7 & 8 September Bromyard Folk Festival Bromyard, Herefordshire
Tuesday, 10 September, 8:00 PM St. Neots Folk Club
Thursday, 12 September, 8:00 PM The Goose is Out Folk Club Nunhead, London
Saturday, 14 September, 10:30 AM-5:00 PM Workshops on Songs from the Warner Collection Lewes Saturday Folk Club
Saturday, 14 September, 8:00 PM Concert at Lewes Saturday Folk Club
Sunday, 15 September, 7:30 PM Dursley Acoustic Music Nights
Wednesday, 18 September, 7:30 PM Cecil Sharp House, Traditional Night
Sunday, 22 September, 8:30 PM Warrington Folk Club
Monday, 23 September, 7:45 PM Stockton Folk Club
Wednesday, 25 September, 7:45 PM Ryburn 3-Step Folk Club

SORRY but our August Pickin Lunchtime is CANCELLED!

This is due to The Global Cafe being closed on our normal session date!
AND please also note that our September session is NOT in Reading but in Wallingford (as per previous years when we engage in the annual Bunkfest...3-6pm Sunday 1st Sept at The George Hotel......see link at page bottom).

Pickin Lunchtimes Website
https://padlet.com/newtchaser/pickinlunchtimes
Pickin Lunchtimes Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/pickinlunchtime

In an attempt to encourage us to learn new tunes from similar sources and to indicate what or which tunes are likely to pop up at our next session I created this new site below. All suggestions/additions/corrections welcome.

Playlists & Tunes
https://padlet.com/newtchaser/musiclearningwall

Also please share this SUBSCRIBE link below with musical/dancing/clogging friends (to be sent this monthly email reminder.....always reversible!) http://eepurl.com/biYzvD
or simply just share with them this leaflet https://goo.gl/p9sqKw

All levels welcome at this open cafe/Old Time experience,
See you there :-)   Colm, Cathy & Stu

Sept 1st Pickin Lunchtime see http://www.bunkfest.co.uk/

Old Time Pub Session in Cornwall
8.00pm Wednesday
31st July 2019
Out of the Blue
Mill Lane
Porthleven
Cornwall
TR13 9LQ
​Map

https://oldtimemusic-cornwall.weebly.com