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Festival reunions for folk musicians and folk singers in UK

Radway Inn traditional English musicians Sidmouth Folk Festival reunion 2009

Radway Inn traditional English musicians Sidmouth Folk Festival reunion 2009

Last weekend, I had a fantastic time playing traditional English tunes at the Radway Inn reunion down in Sidmouth, Devon. This is the reunion for English traditional music musicians who enjoy playing at the Radway Inn during the Sidmouth Folk Week in August so much that they have to have a February get-together to tide them through the Winter.

Early in April 2009, there will be a similar reunion for many of the musicians who enjoyed playing at the Sailing Club sessions during Sidmouth Folk Week 2008. (See my article about last year’s Sidmouth Sailing Club reunion 2008).

Which got me to thinking about how many other Winter folk festival session reunions there are out there in folk music festival land not related to Sidmouth?

After some rather heavy mental gear grinding and thought crunching on this subject, I’ve come up with a big zero.

But why should Sidmouth Folk festival be different to others?

So, if you know of any reunions that take place on a regular basis during the Winter to remind session musicians and singers about what they will be enjoying when the Summer comes around again, I would love to hear about them in the comments section below :-)

Bye for now

Rob

Rob Hopcott – online author and folk session musician

No Fixed Abode August 2008 folk music duo performances Weymouth / Dorchester

No Fixed Abode in concertI just heard from Paul Openshaw who, with his band of volunteers, gave us such a memorable Wessex Folk Festival 2008 this year. He tells me that No Fixed Abode are playing locally in Weymouth / Dorchester again.

I can do no better than to copy his email to me which says it all :-)

Hi,

In case you have forgotten about “No Fixed Abode”, then follow the link below. Tony and Una have been regulars at the Wessex Folk Festival for the past couple or so years! They are brill and well worth the entrance fee, which happens to be ermmm free! Even better!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB_8T2qtdr8

This e mail is to let you know that they will be playing at the Kings Arms Weymouth on Friday 15th August from 9pm, and then on Saturday 16th August they will be playing at the “Inn for all Seasons” in Dorchester.

All the best,

Paul

I very much enjoyed No Fixed Abode and look forward to the opportunity of seeing them again with anticipation.

Bye for now

Rob

(Rob Hopcott – folk musician and writer)