Workshops

Venues:

Baptist Church, Mill Street -

Swan Inn, Torrington Lane, East the Water

Bethel Church, Torrington Lane, East the Water

Workshops Programme – all workshops are £2.00 entry

Dave Webber and Anni Fentiman – two of our finest traditional folk singers will be running a workshop ‘Starting to sing’. Saturday 10.30-12.00pm at the Baptist Church, Mill Street Bideford

Chris Ayliffe – our local master acoustic guitarist will be offering two entertaining guitar workshops. Tuesday – Song Accompaniment with Caroline Castinelli - Thursday – Acoustic Guitar Tuesday and Thursday 2pm-3.30pm at the Baptist Church, Mill Street, Bideford

Graham O’Callaghan – renowned of voice and song interpretation will be offering singing and song workshops. Two progressive workshops which will help singers ‘get to grips with performing to an audience. Participatory workshop; bring along a song you are working on. Do you have to have a good voice? Song selection - Building a repertoire - How do you learn songs - and more. (Come along to both or either) Wednesday & Thursday at the Baptist Church. 10.30am -12.00pm

Sue Hamer-Moss will be offering a one of her famous Jig workshops. Sunday (time and venue to be confirmed)

Dave Clinch well known locally for his fundraising works, his politically inspired songs and session playing will be offering a Bodhran workshop. Friday 10.30 -11.30am at the Baptist Church

Frances Thompson, award winning Irish poet and judge of the 2006 Poetry Competition will be offering a Poetry workshop. ‘If you’ve never written a word of poetry or are an experienced poet’ this is for you. Thursday 2.30-4.00pm, Baptist Church, Mill Street

Nick Wyke and Becki Driscoll our own very talented fiddle duo will do one workshop ‘Tunes of the West Country’ and running a Workshop/Session ‘Session for the Terrified’ in a pub atmosphere with no-one playing too fast. Wednesday 7.30 Swan Inn, East the Water - Session for the Terrified - A very musical evening! Friday 10.00am -12.00pm Baptist Church, Tunes of the West Country Wednesday and Friday 2pm-4pm at the Bethel, East the Water as part of FolkSprings!

Emma Heath will be running a ‘Harmony Singing’ workshop as part of our Young Persons Music Initiative; FolkSprings! Thursday 2pm-4pm at the Bethel Torrington Lane, East the Water as part of FolkSprings!

Baz Bix and Chloe Watson will be kicking off the week of FolkSprings! Workshops with ‘Spicing it up’ . Tuesday 2pm-4pm at the Bethel Torrington Lane, East the Water as part of FolkSprings! For FolkSprings! see FolkSprings! page

Songwriters Circle a gathering of songwriters; play some songs, discuss what makes a good song, where do you get inspiration from and much more. Friday 3.00pm at the Wheels Bar

Nancy Kerr & James Fagan meet the Artiste an informal session with James and Nancy, they’ll tell you about themselves and you can ask them any questions to which you’d like an answer (related to their music!). Saturday 3.00pm at the Wheels Bar