Lombardy Folk Music Stuff

...including Hamish Currie's personal pages...

...and a biography of The Rev Dr D M Brown


Version History


31st October 2009

Fixed some broken links. Well, removed them, mostly, if I'm honest.


8th March 2008

Added Rob Roy Challenge details to my personal pages; and a coupleof new quotes on the quotes page.


28th December 2007

General overhaul of all content in my personal pages.


25th August 2007

Added Dr Jelly Roll Pages pages.


15th July 2006

Added link to my MySpace pages.
Added link to SoloPerformer which is a superb resource for, well, gosh, the solo performer.


29th May 2006

Added some new pictures of me on stage at Holmfirth to my quotes page


1st March 2006

Added a new site: The Reverend Dr. D.M. Brown; and amended the e-amil page and overall site home page accordingly.


17th December 2005

Added a new tip (number 11 under "Practice makes Perfect?") to the Floorsinging for Beginners page


1st December 2005

Re-engineered my personal page(s!) and added another full song. Charlie Parker once called a tune "Another Hairdo", because it was basically the same old chord changes with a new melody.


21st November 2005

Updated my personal page and added a full song.


22nd May 2005

A new link on the links page, plus a couple of new links on the Starting a Folk Club - Accessibility page.


23rd April 2005

Added a new page on accessibility to the Starting a Folk Club pages.


9th April 2005

Added some new quotes to my personal page.


23rd January 2005

Transferred the site to my new isp - we've got broadband now! And isn't it marvellous? - which is tiscali.co.uk

Floorsinging for Beginners
New to singing in folk clubs? This'll tell you how to start. (Also worth checking out if you're experienced, too!)

First time nerves?
Another spin on starting out.

Starting a folk club? Or still running one after yonks? Involved? Just popping along? Lots of views on what to do...

Breathing for (folk) singers. Singing needs good breath control. Here are some ideas.

Joining your first session
Sessions: aimed more at musicians performing in pubs than at singers in folk clubs.

Top Tips for running a session
Collected wisdom on organising a session or a club. Useful ideas for making it go well.

MCing large concerts
What it says on the label...

Hamish Currie's personal bit
About me as a singer and whatever. Including a couple of song clips

Swanage
Memories and photos from the 2001, 02 & 03 festivals

Links
Other hints and tips pages, and miscellanea

e-mail
Send me an e-mail about anything whatsoever...