FOAOTMAD members may be interested in these two old time radio programs in the States. Thank you to John for sending us the information.
1. The Old Time Jam.....weekly 3 hour program that is archived https://bluegrasscountry.org/shows/the-old-time-jam/ 2. This Old Porch.......weekly 3 hour program...........not archived. https://www.wncw.org/show/this-old-porch Tricia Spencer's book The Fiddle Garden is now available as a pdf for $25 if you pay by paypal using the following link https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/howardandtricia
Information on the book can be seen on her website The Fiddle Garden | Spencer & Rains (spencerandrains.com) Printed copies can be purchased from her website but at the moment very high US postal costs are an issue. Please note the new venues for the sessions listed below.
(status updated 21st January 2024) Mixed Old Time and Bluegrass Session - Bristol This long standing session started as open to any folk/trad genres but we mainly play Old Time (with some Bluegrass). Venue: The George and Dragon 140A Church Road, Redfield, Bristol BS5 9HN When: 2nd and 4th Wednesday every month. 20.00 - 23.00 Contact: Kai Carter [email protected] or Joe Mansfield [email protected] (status updated 21st January 2024) Old Time Slow Jam - London This is a regular session for people who enjoy playing old time American folk music at a slower pace. We meet at The Cock Tavern, 23 Phoenix Street, London on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month from 18.00. Players and listeners all welcome! Venue: The Cock Tavern, 23 Phoenix Rd, London NW1 1HB When: 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month from 18.00 - 21.00 Contact: Bridget Stutt [email protected] or phone 07733 301754 Website: http://www.otsj.co.uk Nora Brown started learning music at the age of 6 from the late Shlomo Pestcoe. From his tiny studio apartment in Brooklyn, Pestcoe instilled in her the belief that music is meant to be shared.
Nora plays traditional music with a focus on Southern Appalachian banjo and guitar playing. Along with mentors in the northeast like the late John Cohen she also has traveled and learned directly from master musicians including Alice Gerrard, George Gibson and the late Lee Sexton and Art Rosenbaum. She has played numerous venues and festivals in the US and Europe including the Newport Folk Festival, the Philadelphia Folk Festival, the Trans-Pecos Festival of Love in Marfa Texas, and Folk Holidays in the Czech Republic. She has performed on NPR’s Tiny Desk, TED Salon, WNYC’s Dolly Parton’s America Podcast and an official showcase at the 2022 Americana Fest in Nashville. Nora has been interviewed on NPR’s Weekend Edition, WBUR Here and Now and she’s been included on Bob Boilen’s All Songs Considered. May 23 Thu - Orkney Folk Festival 2024 @ 7:00pm - With Steph Coleman - Stromness May 29 Wed - Cluny 2 @ 7:30pm - Newcastle Upon Tyne May 31 Fri - The Greystones @ 8:00pm - Sheffield Jun 1 Sat - St Mary's Creative Space @ 7:30pm Chester Tickets and more information: www.norabrownmusic.com/shows The duo appear for a special London show after a nationwide tour with the Transatlantic Sessions
Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves have been described as “one living, breathing organism”(Bandcamp Daily), with their music “transform[ing] the listener to a different plane” (No Depression). Their sound together captivates listeners through intricate and interactive dynamics between the banjo and the fiddle. They are individually recognized as leaders in the young generation of roots musicians, de Groot being known for intricate clawhammer banjo work with Bruce Molsky, and Hargreaves bringing powerhouse fiddling to the stage with Laurie Lewis and David Rawlings in addition to teaching bluegrass fiddle at UNC-Chapel Hill. Monday, February 12, 2024 7:00 PM 11:00 PM ROUND CHAPEL 1D Glenarm Road London, E5 0LY United Kingdom £12 - £25 TICKETS HERE There have been a couple of updates to the FOAOTMAD session text and map pages. We have a new addition in Belfast and although running for some time the Sunflower session is now listed. Also the Mixed Old Time and Bluegrass Session at Bristol has a new venue. You can find full session information here:
List: foaotmad.weebly.com/session-list.html Map: foaotmad.weebly.com/session--dance-map.html If you would like to add your session to the list & map, if you spot any errors or want to update or remove your listing please contact [email protected] A reminder that the early bird deal on tickets will end on 31st December.
A great line-up, not to be missed. https://gainsborough2024.weebly.com Sheffield Old Time Session
Sheffield Old Time session is now active, run by Dave Young at The Forest, Rutland Road, Sheffield on first and third Tuesdays of the month at 8pm. All welcome. Venue: The Forest, Rutland Road, Sheffield, S3 9PA When: First and third Tuesdays of the month. Starts 20.00 Contact: Dave Young [email protected] The Cellar Club, at the Alpaca, 84-86 Essex Road, N1 8LU, between Pickering Street and Popham Street (www.thealpaca.co.uk). The pub is about a 10-minute walk from the Angel tube and a shorter walk from Essex Road railway station; several buses go up and down that road to and from the Angel. Pay on the door – in cash only (though we can still take cheques from those who still use those).
26 Feb: Pete Cooper plays, teaches, composes, records and writes about fiddle music, as well as singing and playing the mandolin. He's unusually fluent in different styles – English, Irish, Scottish, old-time, Swedish, and eastern European – and is a member of the great old-time band Rattle on the Stovepipe; petecooper.com Gainsborough 2024 tickets for members are available from November 1st. Purchase your tickets here
Please note that non-members will not be able to purchase full weekend tickets until 1st January 2024. Due to the last minute cancellation of our original tutors the Dunfield House weekend has two new ones. Please see the revised advert below
Apologies as this information came to me a little delayed but dates are still available.
UK Shows- September 2023 14/09 Green Note, Camden, London, England 8pm https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/martha-spencer-and-archer-green-note-tickets/13345188 15/09 Anchor Inn, Wingham, Canterbury, Kent, England 8pm https://theanchoratwingham.com/events/80?direct=true http://www.wegottickets.com/event/592625/ 16/09 St. Ives September Festival, The Western Hotel, St. Ives, Cornwall 8pm https://www.stivesseptemberfestival.co.uk/festival-venues/western-hotel/ 17/09 Square and Compass Pub, Swanage, Worth Matravers, Dorset, England 2pm https://www.squareandcompasspub.co.uk/what-s-on/1401/martha-spencer.html 20/09 Platform Bar, Hen House Presents, Underground Bradford, England 8:30pm https://www.wegottickets.com/event/590011 21/09 Burnett Hill Chapel, Martlewy, Pembrokeshire, Wales 7:30pm http://www.burnettshill.co.uk 22/09 Acoustic Night at the Granary, Strathaven Town Mill, Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland 8pm http://www.strathaventownmill.org 23/09 Moniaive Michaelmas Bluegrass Festival, Moniaive, Scotland https://www.moniaivebluegrass.co.uk 24/09 Vault Arts Centre, Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland 7pm https://event.liveit.io/45332/martha-spencer 25/09 The Reading Room, Fox St, Great Gransden, Cambs SG19 3AA Concert time: 8pm Doors open: 7:15pm Tickets: £12 For tickets contact: [email protected] Martha Spencer & Archer Broughton
Martha Spencer; Martha Spencer is a singer-songwriter, mountain musician and dancer from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. She grew up in a musical family and learned to play several instruments and flatfoot dance. She has performed across the US, AU, UK, CA, and EU. Martha’s solo albums have been featured in articles in Rolling Stone Country, Americana Highways and she has been in articles in NY Times and Billboard. Archer Broughton; Archer was born in North Carolina and grew up in Austrailia. He was exposed to music as a young child and took to songwriting and singing in a way that reminds one of a gentler time, one with no fences, fewer cars on the road and magnificently beautiful surroundings. Archer has recordings on Pound Records, and Skinny Fish. He has also featured on the "I Am Wanita" documentary, has recorded at Sun Studios and also hosts "Cooking for Seamus" This will be Martha and Archers first tour as a duo in the UK, they have already toured the US, Canada and Australia raising the roof and lifting peoples souls up. Venue - Burnetts Hill Chapel, Martletwy, Narberth, SA67 8AX Doors - 19.00hrs (showtime - 19.30) Tickets - £12.00 Tickets are available from 01646 651725 or email [email protected] Video link here Fri 15th & Sat 16th Sept - Zoom Tutorials for OT musicians:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/su-jules-zoom-tutorials-tickets-710609320607 Sun 17th, Tue 26th Sept & Fri 13th Oct - Zoom Live Sync Tutorials https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/su-jules-zoom-live-sync-tutorial-tickets-710638899077 The Long Hill Ramblers. Clear, beautiful vocals, rich harmonies, virtuoso musicianship and a repertoire drawn from among the finest traditional songs on both sides of the Atlantic from Ben Paley, Laura Hockenhull and Dan Stewart; fiddle, banjo and mandolin. https://longhillramblers.com
Upstairs at the Alpaca, 84-86 Essex Road, N1 8LU, between Pickering Street and Popham Street. The pub is about a 10-minute walk from the Angel tube and a shorter walk from Essex Road railway station; several buses go up and down that road to and from the Angel. www.thealpaca.co.uk No tickets are needed, just pay on the door in cash only though we can still take cheques from those who still use those. Members: £7, non-members: £9, except on nights marked *, when it will be £8 and £10. Annual membership: £4 More information: www.cellarupstairs.org.uk or phone 020 7281 7700 |