Ketton Showtime
EuroDances
Friday October 13th
Emily and the Simons
The Northwick Arms
Hall, Ketton
8 pm. £10.
Contact
adam@susted.org.uk 01780 720 521
Emily and The Simons
are an Anglo-Belgian Balfolk trio. They perform original music
centred around Emily’s compositions, drawing inspiration from
life's encounters and the energy of the dance-floor. With a wide
repertoire ranging from exquisite, sensual mazurkas to joyful,
driving bourrées, their music transports the imagination, stirs the
feet and uplifts the spirit.
Friday January 5th 2018
Salmanazar
Stamford Arts Centre
01780 763 203
7.30 pm £10
This new trio of
experienced musicians explore the roots of their respective
instruments (hurdy-gurdy, diatonic accordion, bagpipes) giving them a
new dimension. The character of their music is always drawn from the
dance rhythms of Western Europe and especially central France.
Philippe Laussine
(hurdy-gurdy), Sébastien Benoît (bagpipes, whistles), and Cedric
Martin (accordion).
Winter EuroDance
Weekend
February 23-25 based at
Brewery House, Ketton
Friday February 23rd
2018
Blowzabella
Stamford Arts Centre
01780 763 203
7.30 pm £15 (under 18s
£6)
Legendary folk band
Blowzabella return to Stamford Arts Centre as part of their 40th
anniversary celebrations. They make an inimitable, driving,
drone-based sound played with a fabulous sense of melody, rhythmic
expertise and sheer feeling. They compose their own music which is
influenced by English and European traditional dance music. Many of
the tunes they've composed are "standards" in the modern
British/European folk repertoire and are played by people all over
the world. Bands across Europe who experiment with folk music often
cite Blowzabella as a major influence. Blowzabella is Andy Cutting -
diatonic button accordion; Jo Freya - vocals, saxophone, clarinet,
whistle; Paul James - vocals, border bagpipes, saxophones, whistle;
Gregory Jolivet - hurdy-gurdy; David Shepherd - violin; Barn
Stradling - bass guitar; Jon Swayne - border bagpipes, saxophone.
Saturday February 24th
The Eel Grinders
The Northwick Arms
Hall, Ketton
11-1 and 3-5
Instrumental and dance workshops. £10
8 pm. Bal. £10.
Contact
adam@susted.org.uk 01780 720 521
The Eel Grinders have
over twelve years experience playing for dance, specialising in both
British and French traditions. Their music moves with grace and style
and is delivered with sparkling virtuosity on border pipes, whistles,
trumpet, accordion, fiddle and percussion. Their music has been
featured on Radio 3's Late Junction program. Expect elements of
classical, traditional and jazz, with richly textured arrangements
and powerful harmonies executed with a sparkling virtuosity. The Eel
Grinders will teach traditional French Dance workshops - with the
stylish dance variations from the Morvan region a speciality, as well
as string and orchestral music workshops.
David Faulkner :
English bagpipes, whistles, trumpet; Lawrence Morgan-Anstee : English
bagpipes, whistles; Helena Torpy: Violin, percussion, voice; Steve
Turner : Accordion
Friday June 8th
Colin-Tampon
The Northwick Arms
Hall, Ketton
8 pm. Bal. £10.
Contact
adam@susted.org.uk 01780 720 521
Colin-Tampon, meaning
the sound of Swiss drums, are three fine traditional singers and
multi-instrumentalists drawing their repertoire from traditional
French songs and dances. They take us back to a time of singing for
every occasion and where every opportunity was good to sing. The
three members of Colin-Tampon (Catherine Paira, Sylvain Piron and
Georges Haibach) come from the East of France. They specialise in
traditional singing for traditional dances. They bring with them a
range of local instruments - Flutes, diatonic accordion, psaltery,
nyckelharpa, bagpipe, epinette de Vosges and recorder.
