Performers: England, West Country
Below: list order is by category, then by county, and then by first name.
Pf.1 Folk Music & Song ~ Pf.1a Music/Song - Bands/Groups (incl. Choirs, Quires, Community Bands), Pf.1b Duos, Pf.1c Solo, Pf.1d Shanty
Pf.2 Folk Dance ~ Pf.2a Folk Dance Callers, Pf.2b Folk Dance Bands, Pf.2c Ceremonial & Display (Clog, Morris, Sword)
Pf.3 Spoken Word ~ Pf.3a Folk Shows, Theatre, Mummers, Pf.3b Poetry & Monologuists, Pf.3c Storytellers
Pf.4 Workshop-Providers
Pf.4 Workshop-Providers
Counties are listed in the same order as Folklife West magazine's England South-West pages
West Country 🄵 Folklife members, Ø Associates; see their Folk News on Folklife West magazine's West Country pages
We also list, free, in this Directory, 🅄 UK Updates-signups (other than above), and 🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal subscriber/contributor.
We also list, free, in this Directory, 🅄 UK Updates-signups (other than above), and 🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal subscriber/contributor.
Pf.1 FOLK MUSIC & SONG Pf.1a Bands/Groups
Bands / Groups (incl. Choirs, Quires, Community Bands). Sorted by first name. Back to top of page, Performers: England, West Country
Devon-based
🅄 Devon MOTHER’S RUIN www.lemonrock.com/mothersruinbishopsteignton
⇒ Martyn Hillstead 01626 778071. 11 First Avenue, Teignmouth, Devon TQ14 9DJ. martyngh9<at>aol.com
⊕ Mother’s Ruin are an electric/acoustic folk band based in South Devon. They play a range of original and folk rock covers. [added 2017 Sep]
North Somerset-based
🄵 North Somerset FOUGERE ROUGE (no website)
⇒ Eric Brooker 01934 733207.
⊕ Fun-loving ceilidh band featuring fiddles, flute, recorder, sax, guitars, keyboard bass and drums. Lovely arrangements of a wide range of English, Irish and Scottish tunes. From gentle harmonies to driving rhythms. [Changed links: Jan 2018]
Wiltshire-based
Ø Wiltshire FRIGGITT www.friggitt.co.uk
⇒ Chris Turpin 07766492415. christurpin2016<at>gmail.com
⊕ Friggitt perform songs and tunes from the nautical tradition and beyond.
Gloucestershire-based
🄵 Glos BLACKTHORN BUSKERS (no website)
⇒ Will Craswell 07740 248785. For more info please contact Will – william.craswell<at>gmail.com
⊕ A lively 4 Piece Trad/Modern Folk Band based in Gloucester [2024 June, new email]
🄵 Glos PATCHWORK (no website)
⇒ Chris Carruthers 01242 602236. Contact Chris Carruthers 01242 602236. Email: 4chriscrs<at>googlemail.com
⊕ "Patchwork entertain audiences around Gloucestershire with their close harmony singing. Prepare to be swept along by their infectious joie de vivre!' (Winchcombe Festival of Music and Arts programme). (May 2019 new entry]
🄵 Glos SHEPHERD’S CROOK www.facebook.com/ShepCrook
⇒ Carol Davies 01242 603094
⊕ Winchcombe-based folk choir. New members are welcome.
🄵 Glos TRAVELLING MUSIC HALL www.scarfproductions.co.uk
⇒ Andy Scarf 07772 053778. andyscarf<at>yahoo.co.uk, 01594 544456
⊕ “More fun than you can possibly hold!” Over twenty years of entertaining in Gloucestershire have now come together in a traditional show with a very modern flavour. We aim to capture the spirit of music hall – good old-fashioned joining-in fun!
🅄 Devon MOTHER’S RUIN www.lemonrock.com/mothersruinbishopsteignton
⇒ Martyn Hillstead 01626 778071. 11 First Avenue, Teignmouth, Devon TQ14 9DJ. martyngh9<at>aol.com
⊕ Mother’s Ruin are an electric/acoustic folk band based in South Devon. They play a range of original and folk rock covers. [added 2017 Sep]
North Somerset-based
🄵 North Somerset FOUGERE ROUGE (no website)
⇒ Eric Brooker 01934 733207.
⊕ Fun-loving ceilidh band featuring fiddles, flute, recorder, sax, guitars, keyboard bass and drums. Lovely arrangements of a wide range of English, Irish and Scottish tunes. From gentle harmonies to driving rhythms. [Changed links: Jan 2018]
Wiltshire-based
Ø Wiltshire FRIGGITT www.friggitt.co.uk
⇒ Chris Turpin 07766492415. christurpin2016<at>gmail.com
⊕ Friggitt perform songs and tunes from the nautical tradition and beyond.
Gloucestershire-based
🄵 Glos BLACKTHORN BUSKERS (no website)
⇒ Will Craswell 07740 248785. For more info please contact Will – william.craswell<at>gmail.com
⊕ A lively 4 Piece Trad/Modern Folk Band based in Gloucester [2024 June, new email]
🄵 Glos PATCHWORK (no website)
⇒ Chris Carruthers 01242 602236. Contact Chris Carruthers 01242 602236. Email: 4chriscrs<at>googlemail.com
⊕ "Patchwork entertain audiences around Gloucestershire with their close harmony singing. Prepare to be swept along by their infectious joie de vivre!' (Winchcombe Festival of Music and Arts programme). (May 2019 new entry]
🄵 Glos SHEPHERD’S CROOK www.facebook.com/ShepCrook
⇒ Carol Davies 01242 603094
⊕ Winchcombe-based folk choir. New members are welcome.
🄵 Glos TRAVELLING MUSIC HALL www.scarfproductions.co.uk
⇒ Andy Scarf 07772 053778. andyscarf<at>yahoo.co.uk, 01594 544456
⊕ “More fun than you can possibly hold!” Over twenty years of entertaining in Gloucestershire have now come together in a traditional show with a very modern flavour. We aim to capture the spirit of music hall – good old-fashioned joining-in fun!
Pf.1 FOLK MUSIC & SONG Pf.1b Duos
Dorset-based
🄵 Dorset ALONGSHORE www.alongshore.weeblysite.com
⇒ Ledger de la Bald 07971 859098. Contact alongshore.folk<at>gmail.com
https://sites.google.com/site/boathookbald/home, https://alongshore.bandcamp.com/album/diamonds-rubies-emeralds
⊕ Traditional folk singer Vic Baines (Aka Pendlecheek) and poet Ledger De La Bald (Aka Boathouse Bald). Their shared love of storytelling through folk song and poetry is reflected in their debut album, "Diamonds, Rubies And Emeralds". [New Member July 2022]
Wiltshire-based
🄵 Wilts DAVE WEBBER & ANNI FENTIMAN www.oldandnewtradition.com/daveandanni
⇒ Dave & Anni, The Old Hall, Upper Seagry, Chippenham, Wilts SN15 5HD. daveandanni<at>oldandnewtradition.com 07976 521788 / 01249 720866
⊕ Lovers of traditional music generally. We sing together in harmony, songs of love and social comment. [New Members, 2017 Oct]
Gloucestershire-based
🄵 Glos DISCOVERY www.facebook.com/discoveryfolk
⇒ Jeff & Elaine Gillett 01453 751256. jeff.gillett<at>btinternet.com
⊕ Traditional and contemporary folksong, including a good number of Gloucestershire songs, plus Jeff’s settings of William Blake’s poetry. Vocal harmony, a capella and with tasteful and inventive accompaniment on guitar, mandola, Appalachian dulcimer, English concertina and whistle. [new member, Mar 2018]
🄵 Glos HAT SCARF & GLOVES www.myspace.com/hatscarfgloves
⇒ Andy Scarf 07772 053778. hatscarfgloves<at>gmail.com
⊕ Andy Scarf and Bill "Pass the Hat" Taylor. Based in Gloucestershire, we perform a wide range from folk ballads through scrumpy and western to comic tales, but mostly we bring fun! To hear what we sound like, log onto www.myspace.com/hatscarfgloves
🄵 Glos MARTIN & SHAN GRAEBE www.martinandshan.net
⇒ Martin & Shan 01285 651104. 59 Roberts Close, Cirencester, Glos GL7 2RP.
⊕ Singing traditional songs from the south of England, unaccompanied and in harmony. Many come from the Victorian collector, Sabine Baring-Gould, on whose work Martin is an authority. Martin has also written a number of songs popular with folk audiences worldwide.
🅄 Glos THE POACHERS (no website)
⇒ Alasdair 01684 892264. alasdair.mckeane(at)gmail.com
⊕ Experienced duo specialising in well-known traditional and more modern songs from around the UK and elsewhere, all delivered with a smile. Two singers, guitar, fiddle, concertina, tenor banjo, mandolin. Also suitable for care home and similar settings – daytime or evenings. [Mar 2018]
🄵 Glos REBIL www.facebook.com/rebilduo
⇒ Bill Taylor 07787 713758. b111t<at>aol.com
⊕ Rebecca Kay is joined by Bill Taylor, performing traditional and contemporary songs and ballads, rich vocals, warm harmonies with guitar, mandolin and concertina accompaniment." [revised description, 2023 Oct]
🄵 Dorset ALONGSHORE www.alongshore.weeblysite.com
⇒ Ledger de la Bald 07971 859098. Contact alongshore.folk<at>gmail.com
https://sites.google.com/site/boathookbald/home, https://alongshore.bandcamp.com/album/diamonds-rubies-emeralds
⊕ Traditional folk singer Vic Baines (Aka Pendlecheek) and poet Ledger De La Bald (Aka Boathouse Bald). Their shared love of storytelling through folk song and poetry is reflected in their debut album, "Diamonds, Rubies And Emeralds". [New Member July 2022]
Wiltshire-based
🄵 Wilts DAVE WEBBER & ANNI FENTIMAN www.oldandnewtradition.com/daveandanni
⇒ Dave & Anni, The Old Hall, Upper Seagry, Chippenham, Wilts SN15 5HD. daveandanni<at>oldandnewtradition.com 07976 521788 / 01249 720866
⊕ Lovers of traditional music generally. We sing together in harmony, songs of love and social comment. [New Members, 2017 Oct]
Gloucestershire-based
🄵 Glos DISCOVERY www.facebook.com/discoveryfolk
⇒ Jeff & Elaine Gillett 01453 751256. jeff.gillett<at>btinternet.com
⊕ Traditional and contemporary folksong, including a good number of Gloucestershire songs, plus Jeff’s settings of William Blake’s poetry. Vocal harmony, a capella and with tasteful and inventive accompaniment on guitar, mandola, Appalachian dulcimer, English concertina and whistle. [new member, Mar 2018]
🄵 Glos HAT SCARF & GLOVES www.myspace.com/hatscarfgloves
⇒ Andy Scarf 07772 053778. hatscarfgloves<at>gmail.com
⊕ Andy Scarf and Bill "Pass the Hat" Taylor. Based in Gloucestershire, we perform a wide range from folk ballads through scrumpy and western to comic tales, but mostly we bring fun! To hear what we sound like, log onto www.myspace.com/hatscarfgloves
🄵 Glos MARTIN & SHAN GRAEBE www.martinandshan.net
⇒ Martin & Shan 01285 651104. 59 Roberts Close, Cirencester, Glos GL7 2RP.
⊕ Singing traditional songs from the south of England, unaccompanied and in harmony. Many come from the Victorian collector, Sabine Baring-Gould, on whose work Martin is an authority. Martin has also written a number of songs popular with folk audiences worldwide.
🅄 Glos THE POACHERS (no website)
⇒ Alasdair 01684 892264. alasdair.mckeane(at)gmail.com
⊕ Experienced duo specialising in well-known traditional and more modern songs from around the UK and elsewhere, all delivered with a smile. Two singers, guitar, fiddle, concertina, tenor banjo, mandolin. Also suitable for care home and similar settings – daytime or evenings. [Mar 2018]
🄵 Glos REBIL www.facebook.com/rebilduo
⇒ Bill Taylor 07787 713758. b111t<at>aol.com
⊕ Rebecca Kay is joined by Bill Taylor, performing traditional and contemporary songs and ballads, rich vocals, warm harmonies with guitar, mandolin and concertina accompaniment." [revised description, 2023 Oct]
Pf.1 FOLK MUSIC & SONG Pf.1c Solo
Cornwall-based
🄵 Cornwall DAVID HARLEY https://dharley.wordpress.com
⇒ David Harley 07484 126675. Contact david.a.harley(at)gmail.com
⊕ Singer, guitarist (mostly), own songs (mostly) and poetry settings: firmly rooted in UK and US traditions. [added July 2022]
🄵 Cornwall SARAH McQUAID www.sarahmcquaid.com
⇒ Sarah McQuaid 01736 810807. Penzance, Cornwall. Mobile: 07999 868758. sarah<at>sarahmcquaid.com You can contact Sarah via her website.
⊕ “Brilliant musicianship, a warm and welcoming stage presence and a voice as rich, matured and knowing as the finest thrice-distilled Irish malt whiskey.” — fRoots [Contact change: Apr 2016]
Gloucestershire-based
🄵 Glos JOHNNY COPPIN www.johnnycoppin.co.uk
⇒ Johnny Coppin 01453 885088. Red Sky Records, PO Box 27, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL6 0YQ. Tel or Fax: 01453 885088. Email: johnny<at>johnnycoppin.co.uk
⊕ “One of our most underrated folk artists" The Living Tradition. "One of the finest voices in its field” Q Magazine.
🄵 Glos ANDY SCARF www.scarfproductions.co.uk
⇒ Andy Scarf 01594 544456. andyscarf<at>yahoo.co.uk, 01594 544456, Facebook: Andy Scarf Productions
⊕ Folk ballads, sea shanties, comic songs - you just have to join in! [2018 Nov, new member]
🄵 Glos JEFF GILLETT www.facebook.com/discoveryfolk
⇒ Jeff Gillett 01453 751256. jeff.gillett<at>btinternet.com
⊕ Singer and multi-instrumentalist: guitar, mandola, mandolin, Appalachian dulcimer, English concertina. Traditional and contemporary. Also available for session-work, specialising in tasteful, sensitive and inventive accompaniments. [new member, Mar 2018]
🄵 Cornwall DAVID HARLEY https://dharley.wordpress.com
⇒ David Harley 07484 126675. Contact david.a.harley(at)gmail.com
⊕ Singer, guitarist (mostly), own songs (mostly) and poetry settings: firmly rooted in UK and US traditions. [added July 2022]
🄵 Cornwall SARAH McQUAID www.sarahmcquaid.com
⇒ Sarah McQuaid 01736 810807. Penzance, Cornwall. Mobile: 07999 868758. sarah<at>sarahmcquaid.com You can contact Sarah via her website.
⊕ “Brilliant musicianship, a warm and welcoming stage presence and a voice as rich, matured and knowing as the finest thrice-distilled Irish malt whiskey.” — fRoots [Contact change: Apr 2016]
Gloucestershire-based
🄵 Glos JOHNNY COPPIN www.johnnycoppin.co.uk
⇒ Johnny Coppin 01453 885088. Red Sky Records, PO Box 27, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL6 0YQ. Tel or Fax: 01453 885088. Email: johnny<at>johnnycoppin.co.uk
⊕ “One of our most underrated folk artists" The Living Tradition. "One of the finest voices in its field” Q Magazine.
🄵 Glos ANDY SCARF www.scarfproductions.co.uk
⇒ Andy Scarf 01594 544456. andyscarf<at>yahoo.co.uk, 01594 544456, Facebook: Andy Scarf Productions
⊕ Folk ballads, sea shanties, comic songs - you just have to join in! [2018 Nov, new member]
🄵 Glos JEFF GILLETT www.facebook.com/discoveryfolk
⇒ Jeff Gillett 01453 751256. jeff.gillett<at>btinternet.com
⊕ Singer and multi-instrumentalist: guitar, mandola, mandolin, Appalachian dulcimer, English concertina. Traditional and contemporary. Also available for session-work, specialising in tasteful, sensitive and inventive accompaniments. [new member, Mar 2018]
Pf.1 FOLK MUSIC & SONG Pf.1d Shanty
Wiltshire-based
Ø Wiltshire FRIGGITT www.friggitt.co.uk
⇒ Chris Turpin 07766492415. christurpin2016<at>gmail.com
⊕ Friggitt perform songs and tunes from the nautical tradition and beyond.
⇒ Chris Turpin 07766492415. christurpin2016<at>gmail.com
⊕ Friggitt perform songs and tunes from the nautical tradition and beyond.
Gloucestershire-based
🄵 Glos BLACKTHORN BUSKERS (no website)
⇒ Will Craswell 07740 248785. For more info please contact Will – william.craswell<at>gmail.com
⊕ A lively 4 Piece Trad/Modern Folk Band based in Gloucester [2024 June, new email]
⇒ Will Craswell 07740 248785. For more info please contact Will – william.craswell<at>gmail.com
⊕ A lively 4 Piece Trad/Modern Folk Band based in Gloucester [2024 June, new email]
Pf.2 FOLK DANCE Pf2.a Folk Dance Callers
Gloucestershire-based
🄵 Glos ANDY SCARF www.scarfproductions.co.uk
⇒ Andy Scarf, andyscarf<at>yahoo.co.uk, 01594 544456, Facebook: Andy Scarf Productions
⊕ Ceilidh dancing, barn dancing, even a hoe-down if you insist! This is just great fun. Keeps you fit too, and you don’t have to know the dances, cos I’ll call them out for you! [2018 Nov, new member]
🄵 Glos ANDY SCARF www.scarfproductions.co.uk
⇒ Andy Scarf, andyscarf<at>yahoo.co.uk, 01594 544456, Facebook: Andy Scarf Productions
⊕ Ceilidh dancing, barn dancing, even a hoe-down if you insist! This is just great fun. Keeps you fit too, and you don’t have to know the dances, cos I’ll call them out for you! [2018 Nov, new member]
Pf.2 FOLK DANCE Pf2.b Folk Dance Bands
Somerset-based
🄵 N.Somerset FOUGERE ROUGE (no website)
⇒ Eric Brooker 01934 733207
⊕ Fun-loving ceilidh band featuring fiddles, flute, recorder, sax, guitars, keyboard bass and drums. Lovely arrangements of a wide range of English, Irish and Scottish tunes. From gentle harmonies to driving rhythms.
Gloucestershire-based
🄵 Glos CARACTACUS (no website)
⇒ Contact Judith, email machteltje<at>gmail.com
⊕ Lively rhythmic traditional music. [2023 April, new contact]
🄵 Glos PLUMP HILL BAND www.plumphill.co.uk
⇒ Andy Scarf 01594 544456. info<at>plumphill.co.uk, 01594 544456, Facebook: Andy Scarf Productions
⊕ The Plump Hill Barn Dance & Ceilidh Band offers you over twenty years’ experience of playing for social occasions – weddings, anniversaries, Burns nights, parties, local celebrations, schools, conferences. [2018 Nov, new member]
🄵 Glos THAT SHALLOT https://m.facebook.com/That-Shallot-381858858610893/
⇒ Contact Gareth, 07737526206, email g.heatley<at>inbox.com
⊕ That Shallot - a lively dance band providing energetic English dance tunes suitable for birthdays, weddings, barn dances and ceilidhs. Based in and around Gloucestershire our musicians and callers will guide you through an evening of fun dancing. (July 2019)
🄵 N.Somerset FOUGERE ROUGE (no website)
⇒ Eric Brooker 01934 733207
⊕ Fun-loving ceilidh band featuring fiddles, flute, recorder, sax, guitars, keyboard bass and drums. Lovely arrangements of a wide range of English, Irish and Scottish tunes. From gentle harmonies to driving rhythms.
Gloucestershire-based
🄵 Glos CARACTACUS (no website)
⇒ Contact Judith, email machteltje<at>gmail.com
⊕ Lively rhythmic traditional music. [2023 April, new contact]
🄵 Glos PLUMP HILL BAND www.plumphill.co.uk
⇒ Andy Scarf 01594 544456. info<at>plumphill.co.uk, 01594 544456, Facebook: Andy Scarf Productions
⊕ The Plump Hill Barn Dance & Ceilidh Band offers you over twenty years’ experience of playing for social occasions – weddings, anniversaries, Burns nights, parties, local celebrations, schools, conferences. [2018 Nov, new member]
🄵 Glos THAT SHALLOT https://m.facebook.com/That-Shallot-381858858610893/
⇒ Contact Gareth, 07737526206, email g.heatley<at>inbox.com
⊕ That Shallot - a lively dance band providing energetic English dance tunes suitable for birthdays, weddings, barn dances and ceilidhs. Based in and around Gloucestershire our musicians and callers will guide you through an evening of fun dancing. (July 2019)
Pf.2 FOLK DANCE Pf.2c Ceremonial & Dance Display (including Clog, Morris, Sword)
Cornwall-based
🄵 Cornwall TYWARDREATH MORRIS www.tywardreathmorris.org.uk
→ Dancing on Wednesday evenings at various pubs - see website for details
⇒ Contact details:tywardreathmorris@yahoo.co.uk To join us or book us please phone John on 01208 872124
⊕ Mixed side, dances mainly from Cotswold tradition, a few border style dances. Formed in 2010, sponsored by the New Inn, to which we repair after practice. New members very welcome, come along and give it a try with no commitment. [Jan 2018, new member]
Gloucestershire-based
🄵 Glos CAMPDEN MORRIS DANCERS www.chippingcampdenmorrismen.org
⇒ To contact the Side: David Cranke, 07767 206499, cranke@btinternet.com; Patrick Sexton, 07708 952778, paddysexton@outlook.com; or Tim Sexton, 07821 427868, malindela89@btinternet.com.
⊕ The Campden side dances a unique tradition and the dances and steps form part of a living tradition passed on from one generation to the next. No other sides dance Campden and this is respected thoughout the morris community. [Nov 2016, new member]
🄵 Glos GLOUCESTERSHIRE MORRIS MEN www.glosmorrismen.org
→ Every Tuesday from 7.45 p.m. at Chosen Hill School, Churchdown, Glos.
⇒ Mike Boag, bagman 01242 244701
⊕ Male Cotswold Morris. Member of Morris Ring. [Oct 2016, new contact name & phone]
🄵 Glos LASSINGTON OAK www.lassingtonoak.co.uk
⇒ Martyn 07766 490735. bagman.lassingtonoakmm<at>gmail.com
⊕ Based in Highnam, we are Gloucester’s resident Morris Team, and perform a wide variety of traditional Cotswold Morris Dances.
🄵 Glos HAPPENSTANCE http://happenstancemorris.org.uk
→ Every Tuesday 7.30 p.m. in Winchcombe School, Greet Rd, WInchcombe.
⇒ Carol Davies (Squire) 01242 603094
⊕ Mixed Border Morris. Member of Open Morris. [Nov 2018, new contact name & phone]
🄵 Cornwall TYWARDREATH MORRIS www.tywardreathmorris.org.uk
→ Dancing on Wednesday evenings at various pubs - see website for details
⇒ Contact details:tywardreathmorris@yahoo.co.uk To join us or book us please phone John on 01208 872124
⊕ Mixed side, dances mainly from Cotswold tradition, a few border style dances. Formed in 2010, sponsored by the New Inn, to which we repair after practice. New members very welcome, come along and give it a try with no commitment. [Jan 2018, new member]
Gloucestershire-based
🄵 Glos CAMPDEN MORRIS DANCERS www.chippingcampdenmorrismen.org
⇒ To contact the Side: David Cranke, 07767 206499, cranke@btinternet.com; Patrick Sexton, 07708 952778, paddysexton@outlook.com; or Tim Sexton, 07821 427868, malindela89@btinternet.com.
⊕ The Campden side dances a unique tradition and the dances and steps form part of a living tradition passed on from one generation to the next. No other sides dance Campden and this is respected thoughout the morris community. [Nov 2016, new member]
🄵 Glos GLOUCESTERSHIRE MORRIS MEN www.glosmorrismen.org
→ Every Tuesday from 7.45 p.m. at Chosen Hill School, Churchdown, Glos.
⇒ Mike Boag, bagman 01242 244701
⊕ Male Cotswold Morris. Member of Morris Ring. [Oct 2016, new contact name & phone]
🄵 Glos LASSINGTON OAK www.lassingtonoak.co.uk
⇒ Martyn 07766 490735. bagman.lassingtonoakmm<at>gmail.com
⊕ Based in Highnam, we are Gloucester’s resident Morris Team, and perform a wide variety of traditional Cotswold Morris Dances.
🄵 Glos HAPPENSTANCE http://happenstancemorris.org.uk
→ Every Tuesday 7.30 p.m. in Winchcombe School, Greet Rd, WInchcombe.
⇒ Carol Davies (Squire) 01242 603094
⊕ Mixed Border Morris. Member of Open Morris. [Nov 2018, new contact name & phone]
Pf. 3 SPOKEN WORD PERFORMERS
Pf.3a Folk Shows & Theatre, Mummers
Wiltshire-based
🅄 Wilts THE POTTERNE MUMMERS www.potternemummers.co.uk
⇒ Bob Berry 07714 550990. info<at>potternemummers.co.uk
⊕ Guardians of the traditional Potterne Mummers Play, touring the pubs round Devizes in the week before Christmas, to present our version of the traditional folk play, and collect a few quid for local charities and the Wiltshire Air Ambulance.
Pf.3b Poets & Monologuists
Bristol-based
🅄 Bristol TREVOR CARTER, The Bard of Windmill Hill www.windmillbard.co.uk
⇒ Trevor Carter, windmillbard<at>aol.co.uk, 0117 9665514 / 07957 147464
⊕ The Bard of Windmill Hill: award-winning poet, storyteller and satirist. "Brilliant, captivating, cheering" - Chippenham Folk Festival. [2019 Mar, amended]
Cornwall-based
🄵 Cornwall ROB BARRATT comic poet www.robbarratt.co.uk
⇒ Rob Barratt 01566 880336. 37, Penpont View, Five Lanes, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 7RY. mobile 07795 461023 rbarratt<at>cooptel.net
⊕ No one reads poetry any more, They all give it a miss, No, nobody reads poetry, So … why are you reading this? Something completely different for your festival or club! Bodmin-based poet and singer - funny and satirical material.
Gloucestershire-based
🄵 Glos ANDY SCARF www.scarfproductions.co.uk
⇒ Andy Scarf, andyscarf<at>yahoo.co.uk, 01594 544456, Facebook: Andy Scarf Productions
⊕ Let’s have an evening with great stories from the last hundred years! Monologues came into their own when Victorian music hall began to become respectable, around the end of the nineteenth century. [2018 Nov, new member]
Pf.3c Storytellers
your entries welcome
Wiltshire-based
🅄 Wilts THE POTTERNE MUMMERS www.potternemummers.co.uk
⇒ Bob Berry 07714 550990. info<at>potternemummers.co.uk
⊕ Guardians of the traditional Potterne Mummers Play, touring the pubs round Devizes in the week before Christmas, to present our version of the traditional folk play, and collect a few quid for local charities and the Wiltshire Air Ambulance.
Pf.3b Poets & Monologuists
Bristol-based
🅄 Bristol TREVOR CARTER, The Bard of Windmill Hill www.windmillbard.co.uk
⇒ Trevor Carter, windmillbard<at>aol.co.uk, 0117 9665514 / 07957 147464
⊕ The Bard of Windmill Hill: award-winning poet, storyteller and satirist. "Brilliant, captivating, cheering" - Chippenham Folk Festival. [2019 Mar, amended]
Cornwall-based
🄵 Cornwall ROB BARRATT comic poet www.robbarratt.co.uk
⇒ Rob Barratt 01566 880336. 37, Penpont View, Five Lanes, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 7RY. mobile 07795 461023 rbarratt<at>cooptel.net
⊕ No one reads poetry any more, They all give it a miss, No, nobody reads poetry, So … why are you reading this? Something completely different for your festival or club! Bodmin-based poet and singer - funny and satirical material.
Gloucestershire-based
🄵 Glos ANDY SCARF www.scarfproductions.co.uk
⇒ Andy Scarf, andyscarf<at>yahoo.co.uk, 01594 544456, Facebook: Andy Scarf Productions
⊕ Let’s have an evening with great stories from the last hundred years! Monologues came into their own when Victorian music hall began to become respectable, around the end of the nineteenth century. [2018 Nov, new member]
Pf.3c Storytellers
your entries welcome
Pf. 4 WORKSHOP-PROVIDERS:
Study Centres, Folk Teachers, Tutors, Development Workers, Workshop Organisers
- See also Folklife Traditions Directory, Folklife Studies & Institutions: Fs.2, Lecturers & Speakers
- For long-term workshop series, and for tune clubs, see Venues: England South-West
- For occasional workshops (whether 1 day or 1 week), see our Folklife Members'Festivals & Workshops Diary
Cornwall-based
🄵 Cornwall SARAH McQUAID guitar www.sarahmcquaid.com
⇒ Sarah McQuaid 01736 810807. Penzance, Cornwall. Mobile: 07999 868758 sarah<at>sarahmcquaid.com You can contact Sarah via her website.
⊕ Sarah performs solo (vocal & guitar), or as 3-piece band (vocal, guitar, fiddle, percussion). She is the author of The Irish DADGAD Guitar Book (see musicroom.com) and gives workshops for both beginning and advanced players -- see website for details. [Contact change: FQ Apr 2016]
Somerset-based
🄵 Somerset ACORNS YOUNG MUSIC GROUP www.nailseafolkclub.co.uk/acorns
⇒ David Francis 01275 540231. 32 The Chimes, Nailsea, Bristol, BS48 4NH. nailseafolkclub<at>hotmail.co.uk
⊕ Playing at festivals and local events.
🄵 Somerset HALSWAY MANOR National Centre for the Folk Arts www.halswaymanor.org.uk
→ Halsway Manor, Halsway Lane, near Crowcombe, Somerset TA4 4BD.
⇒ All enquiries 01984 618274.
⊕ Halsway Manor is an independent charity providing a year round programme of events and learning activities in traditional folk music, dance, song, storytelling, folklore and related arts and crafts. All are welcome.
Bristol-based
🅄 Bristol LEARN TO PLAY THE FIDDLE https://learntoplaythefiddle.co.uk/
⇒ Dr Bradon Smith. IG: @learntoplaythefiddle, Youtube: Learntoplaythefiddle, Twitter: @bradon_smith
⊕ An experienced and trusted teacher of traditional folk fiddle with 2000+ hours of one-to-one experience. I have studied Teaching Traditional Music Song and am accredited by the Royal Irish Academy of Music. Available one-to-one or for workshops. [new entry, Nov 2023]
🅄 Bristol INTERACTIVE JUNK MUSIC WORKSHOP www.drumrunners.org
⇒ Paul Midgley 07932 448627. paul<at>drumrunners.org
⊕ Navigate your musical world with playing old and new "Riffems" on DIY instruments like the bicycle wheel drums and other percussion. Workshops/Performances led by Paul Midgley of Drum Runners www.drumrunners.org
Gloucestershire-based
🄵 Glos MARTIN GRAEBE folk song www.martinandshan.net
⇒ Martin Graebe 01285 651104. 59 Roberts Close, Cirencester, Glos GL7 2RP.
⊕ Talks and workshops on folk song topics.
🄵 Cornwall SARAH McQUAID guitar www.sarahmcquaid.com
⇒ Sarah McQuaid 01736 810807. Penzance, Cornwall. Mobile: 07999 868758 sarah<at>sarahmcquaid.com You can contact Sarah via her website.
⊕ Sarah performs solo (vocal & guitar), or as 3-piece band (vocal, guitar, fiddle, percussion). She is the author of The Irish DADGAD Guitar Book (see musicroom.com) and gives workshops for both beginning and advanced players -- see website for details. [Contact change: FQ Apr 2016]
Somerset-based
🄵 Somerset ACORNS YOUNG MUSIC GROUP www.nailseafolkclub.co.uk/acorns
⇒ David Francis 01275 540231. 32 The Chimes, Nailsea, Bristol, BS48 4NH. nailseafolkclub<at>hotmail.co.uk
⊕ Playing at festivals and local events.
🄵 Somerset HALSWAY MANOR National Centre for the Folk Arts www.halswaymanor.org.uk
→ Halsway Manor, Halsway Lane, near Crowcombe, Somerset TA4 4BD.
⇒ All enquiries 01984 618274.
⊕ Halsway Manor is an independent charity providing a year round programme of events and learning activities in traditional folk music, dance, song, storytelling, folklore and related arts and crafts. All are welcome.
Bristol-based
🅄 Bristol LEARN TO PLAY THE FIDDLE https://learntoplaythefiddle.co.uk/
⇒ Dr Bradon Smith. IG: @learntoplaythefiddle, Youtube: Learntoplaythefiddle, Twitter: @bradon_smith
⊕ An experienced and trusted teacher of traditional folk fiddle with 2000+ hours of one-to-one experience. I have studied Teaching Traditional Music Song and am accredited by the Royal Irish Academy of Music. Available one-to-one or for workshops. [new entry, Nov 2023]
🅄 Bristol INTERACTIVE JUNK MUSIC WORKSHOP www.drumrunners.org
⇒ Paul Midgley 07932 448627. paul<at>drumrunners.org
⊕ Navigate your musical world with playing old and new "Riffems" on DIY instruments like the bicycle wheel drums and other percussion. Workshops/Performances led by Paul Midgley of Drum Runners www.drumrunners.org
Gloucestershire-based
🄵 Glos MARTIN GRAEBE folk song www.martinandshan.net
⇒ Martin Graebe 01285 651104. 59 Roberts Close, Cirencester, Glos GL7 2RP.
⊕ Talks and workshops on folk song topics.