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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 Bennett :)
Not getting your Old Time News and Events email? Click here We're really sorry - but there'll be no Sweet Sunny South this year. Dear Friends, we hope you are all healthy and managing OK. This probably won’t come as a surprise but we have decided (with a heavy sigh) that we can’t run SSS this year. We’ve come to the same decision as most if not all festivals this summer that even if large gatherings were permitted, there’s no way given current advice that we could ever make it safe enough for everyone involved. We also don’t think that a socially distanced festival would be much fun! I realize that this email will sound depressingly familiar to those of you who hoped to go to many festivals this summer - but please consider this a postponement rather than a cancellation. We have every intention of putting on Sweet Sunny South (hopefully with many of the same artists) from 10th -12th September 2021 - we would be thrilled if you would put those dates in your diaries. All the very best wishes, Chris, Patrice , Michi and Gill  UK Concert from Evie Ladin & Keith Terry Friday 29th May 2020 Duo @ The Live Room Noon pdt / 8pm bst The Live Room, Saltaire, UK Concert + Q&A  Hello Friends - We’re not packing and leaving today, but on the eve of what would have been our first concert of our 2020 UK Tour through True North Music, we’re going LIVE facebook & instagram - WEDS 29 APR 8pm UK - Noon in California. Send in your requests, and prepare to be entertained from a distance! UKan’t Tour Concert - WEDS 29 APR 8pm FacebookPage Page (where our previous Sunday Salon Concerts are archived): https://www.facebook.com/EvieLadin/ Invite to Share: https://www.facebook.com/events/873360093181312/ Instagram Live: @evieladin Donations welcome: paypal.me/evieladin or Venmo: @Evie-Ladin Mostly we hope to see you then. Be well, and we hope for a do-over LIVE in 2021. In music - Evie & Keith http://www.evieladin.com https://www.facebook.com/EvieLadin https://www.instagram.com/evieladin https://twitter.com/EvieLadin  If you have not yet joined in these live sessions, have a look at them as they are great fun. Sunday evening is a slow jam and Tuesday evening session's are at normal speed. They are broadcast via YouTube Live and Zoom. If you use the YouTube option, there is no software necessary but if you want to interact and see the other musicians, go for the Zoom option which is so much nicer. Due to latency issues, it is not possible for everyone to play together when using Zoom but between tunes we get the opportunity to chat. Slow Session starts every Sunday at 20.00hrs (go to link in a few minutes before) YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/user/sumo55sumo/live Zoom Link Meeting i.d.and Password (password could change) https://zoom.us/j/186292952 Meeting ID: 186 292 952 Password: 877017 Normal Session starts every Tuesday at 20.00hrs (go to link in a few minutes before) YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/user/sumo55sumo/live Zoom Link Meeting i.d.and Password (password could change) https://zoom.us/j/186292952 Meeting ID: 186 292 952 Password: 877017 For any questions, updates or changes to the session or settings please look here ----------------------------------------------------------- Su's original message... Live Stream (Look for the video that is 'LIVE' on this link): https://www.youtube.com/user/sumo55sumo/live HOW DOES IT WORK? Tune into the YouTube link and find the live stream. Plug your device you are watching us to some louder speakers and go get your instrument and join us! We won't be able to hear you like on Skype but you will see and hear us.. CHAT TO US! Please chat to us in the YouTube chat so we know you are there and give us tune requests! Alternative message me here: https://www.facebook.com/sumo55music/ WE ARE ON ALSO ON ZOOM! Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/186292952 Meeting ID: 186 292 952 Password: 877017 Latency issues? yes of course there are, but again you will only hear us but can join in and see each other.. between tunes we can chat and request tunes. During tunes we will mute you. Technical work arounds so please don’t take offence on being muted!  FOAOTMAD have been looking at how we can help members who are struggling at the moment due to the coronavirus epidemic. The biggest single issue that concerns us is that of members who are finding themselves out of work or their income has been reduced to a level that makes it is hard to make ends meet.
If you are in that position and your membership is due and you are considering not renewing then please drop us a line via the “Contact Us” page on our website. We will do all we can to ensure that you keep receiving the benefits of being a member up until at least September when we will review the situation again. In another project we are adding a temporary page to our website where we will pin any offers of help from members of the old-time fraternity. So far we have a number of free lessons with links to the websites or facebook pages. If you want to take advantage of or feel in a position to offer something yourself to the wider old-time community let us know, again, by dropping us a note on our “Contact Us” box on the website and we will add it to the page. Hopefully putting all the offers in one place will make it easier to find what there is out there on offer. We are continually monitoring the situation and looking at other ways we can help and will keep you in touch with things as they change. Update for Alsia Fest 2020 We have had a few enquiries about the festival this year. . . . Really hope we can do it, but in these uncertain and worrying times we are not able to say whether it will go ahead or not. We'll take another look at the situation in early June. We miss you all, and by July we'll all need to get together, renew old acquaintances and share a few tunes and songs, dance and frolic. So stay tuned and we'll keep you posted. In the meantime Mikey & I are having a few tunes in the field, maintaining 2 meter distance, and we hope you are managing to play a bit too. Lots of love and stay safe. Guy & Mikey Alsia Facebook Page  The FOAOTMAD committee are looking for someone to join them to take on the role of Publicity Officer. The person would ideally have some experience in publicity or advertising, be self motivated and willing to get involved in all the aspects of promoting the organisation.
If more than one candidate applies we will select based on the best fit basis. If you are interested in applying or want more information please write to me, Alan Pridgeon at chairman@foaotmad.org.uk by 30 April 2020 |
