Bideford Folk Festival

Music & Song Workshops 13-14-15-16 August 2008
For Musicians aged 11 - 19 (but phone us if you are just over or under the age limits)

Instrumental Workshops for Musicians led by festival artistes Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll
Song Workshops led by Ros Barron (Barron Brady), Lynne Heraud & Pat Turner and Ruth Notman

The Instrumental Workshops - Wednesday 13th - Friday 15th 3-5pm / Saturday16th - 2-2.30pm
A series of 3 workshops culminating in a performance at the Festival Showcase Concert.
* Perform live on stage as a band
*Work with professional musicians
*Learn arrangement & performance techniques

Workshop 1 - Join the Band! - meet the other band members, learn to play the tunes and choose your repertoire
Workshop 2- Be Creative! - look at harmony, chords, rhythm and style to make the music unique
Workshop 3 - Fine-tune-it! - find out about performance skills, tips and tricks of the trades and rehearsing for the concert-
Saturday 4 - Festival Showcase Concert - Performing - the finished pieces of music!

Bring your own acoustic instrument. Music reading is not essential and sheet music is provided.

Leaders Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll are a fiddle duo who have performed throughout the country at folk clubs and festivals. They used traditional music as the starting point for the workshops, but invite everyone to bring their own ideas and creativity!

New For 2008,
Led by Ros Brady, Lynne Heraud & Pat Turner and Ruth Notman
A series of song workshops covering all aspects of singing and song

The Song Workshops - Wednesday 13th - Friday 15th 1.15-2.45pm
Wednesday 13 – Freeing the Voice with Ros Brady
Thursday 14 – Choosing and arranging Song with Lynne Heraud & Pat Turner
Friday 15 - Songwriting and performance with Ruth Notman,

Three workshops to help and encourage young singers who wish to sing in any genre of music but principally aimed at folk music. Ros Brady is an experienced singer, songwriter and workshop leader. Lynne Heraud & Pat Turner are a duo with exceptional voices and wide experience on the festival and folk club circuit. Ruth Notman is an outstanding young singer songwriter starting to make a name for herself at festivals and folk clubs.

The Venue :Bideford Baptist Church
The nearest bus stop is on the quay in Bideford, all buses from everywhere stop there; including the National Express coaches. Car Parks are clearly signed in and as you enter the town. The Baptist Church is in the centre of the town in Mill Street which runs parallel to the Quay. Multimappers EX39 2JT www.multimap.com There are cafe's close at hand for parents and friends and the venue is stewarded by Folk Festival approved stewards.

For more information about FolkSprings! Tel 01237 473931 and for Nick and Becki Go to: www.englishfiddle.com