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THE WORCESTER TRADITIONAL MUSIC PAGE Updated 2 May 2013 New sessions on the 3rd Friday of the
month
Another
reminder - please let me know where the information on this site is
out-of-date or inaccurate - I rely on other people to let me know
! Click here
for contact Comment for anyone starting a new
session - please try to avoid clashes with other extablished sessions
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Information on Worcester (UK) 's traditional music scene |
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Sessions -
Below Folk
Clubs Morris Sides
Folk Links |
| SESSION CALENDAR MAY - JUNE 2013 |
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WEEKLY
SESSIONS |
Every Sun at Crown
& Sceptre Bromyard
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Every Sun at
Social Club West Malvern
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Every Tuesday at Falcon Bromyard |
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Every
Thurs at Fleece Bretforton |
Every
Fri Somers TFC at Alma Inn Worcester (except as under)
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| Thurs 2/5 Home Service
at Huntingdon Hall Worcester |
Thurs 2/5 Extra session at The "Morgan" Malvern | Fri 3/5 Camp Inn Grimley |
3/5 - 6/5 Upton Folk Festival
Upton-on-Severn |
4/5
Ceilidh at Malvern Cube (former youth centre) Phone
01684 563507 Amnesty International |
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| Sat 4/5 NEW Railway,
Wells Road,
Malvern |
Sun 5/5 Hop Pole Droitwich |
Sun 5/5 Paul Brady at
Artrix Bromsgrove |
Mon 6/5 Lamb & Flag Worcester | Tues 7/5 Hollybush Alcester |
Tues 7/5 Faithful
City Morris Men dance at Village Inn & Fleet Twyning |
Wed 8/5 Farriers Arms, Fish Street, Worcester | Wed 8/5 Rose & Crown, Severn Stoke | Fri
10/5 New Inn Shrawley |
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| Rushwick Folk Club SEE BELOW |
Sun 12/5 Walter de Cantelupe Kempsey | Sun 12/5 Pidele House Hotel Wyre Piddle | Sun 12/5 Bowling Green Stoke Prior |
Wed 15/5 Show of Hands at Artrix
Bromsgrove |
Wed 15/5 Admiral Rodney, Berrow Green | Wed 15/5 Faithful
City Morris Men dance at Anchor Inn Diglis Worcester |
Fri 17/5 The "Morgan" Malvern | Fri 17/5 NEW Session at "Old Ticket Office" Hartlebury | ||
| Sat 18/5
Rushwick Folk Club ONE-OFF DATE CHANGE |
Sun 19/5 Galton Arms Himbleton | Mon 20/5 Lamb & Flag Worcester | Wed 22/5 Faithful City Morris Men dance at "Speed the Plough" Tibberton | Fri 24/5 Lady Maisery
at The Fold Bransford Tel 01886 833112 |
Sat 25/5 Folk at the Fold | |||||
| Sun 26/5 Bowling Green Stoke Prior |
Mon
27/5 Pidele House Hotel Wyre Piddle |
Tues 28/5 Millers Arms Pershore | Tues
28/5 Gardeners Arms Droitwich |
Fri 31/5 Fox Monkwood Green | Sat 1/6 Railway Inn, Wells Road, Malvern | |||||
| Sun 2/6 Hop Pole Droitwich |
Mon 3/6 Lamb & Flag Worcester | Tues 4/6 Hollybush Alcester |
Wed 5/6 Talbot, Knightwick | Wed 5/6 Faithful City Morris Men dance at New Inn Fownhope
(Hfds) |
Fri 7/6 Camp Inn Grimley |
Sat 8/6 Rushwick Folk Club | ||||
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TRADITIONAL MUSIC SESSIONS IN THE WORCESTER (UK) AREA |
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A traditional music session is a great way to enjoy some good music - and a cheap way to find out if you enjoy it. All the sessions shown in this section take place in pubs - there is no charge for admission, neither do the musicians get paid - although they may get some sandwiches or cheap beer ! For those who have been to or know of sessions in other places, I should tell you that most of these sessions get a real mix of traditional music and song (unless it says otherwise below). English, Scottish, Irish, contemporary music can all be there depending upon who turns up. However, sessions tend to be quite transitory -
there
are several changes recorded below. (SHOWN IN
RED) For those sessions I can't attend regularly, I rely on those (is there anybody ?) who read this page to keep me informed. Please let me know, particularly, of changes and new sessions. |
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MONDAYS : Alternate
Mondays at the Lamb and
Flag, Upper Tything, Worcester (A38
north from city) : Mainly but not exclusively Irish, a small room so
often VERY crowded and quite noisy. 4th
Monday of every month -
singaround at Piddle
House, Main Road, Wyre Piddle, Pershore
WR10 2JB. TUESDAYS : EVERY Tuesday : The Falcon Hotel, High Street, BROMYARD. (Tel : 01885 488881) Acoustic music/sing-around (mix of folk, blues, country). See Bromyard sessions website First
Tuesday of the month : Hollybush, Alcester Last Tuesday of the month : Millers Arms, Bridge Street, Pershore (formerly at The Talbot) Last Tuesday of the month : Singaround at the The Gardener's Arms in central Droitwich |
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Every Wednesday : Plume of Feathers,
Castlemorton from
9.00pm. This session has CLOSED 1st
Wednesday
of the
month at the Talbot Hotel, Knightwick Bridge, on the main Bromyard
- Worcester road, More sing/playaround rather than session format. NEW ! Every
4 weeks on a Wednesday :
Rose and Crown, Severn Stoke Next dates are 10
April, 8 May, 5 June. 2nd
Wednesday of the month : Acoustic
session
at The
Farriers Arms, Fish Street, WORCESTER WR1 2HN starting
on Wednesday 14th
November at 8-30pm.
Pub telephone :
01905 27569 3rd Wednesday of the month at the Admiral Rodney, Berrow Green (Knightwick - Martley road) |
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THURSDAYS : Every Thursday
: at
the Fleece Inn, Bretforton , an ancient hostelry owned by the National
Trust and serving real ale and cider. Apparently the style of
music is variable according to who turns up, but we have enjoyed our
visits. Alternate
Thursdays : Holly Bush,
Mitton Street, Stourport-on-Severn DY13 9AA - understood to have closed |
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Always check the session calendar
for one-off changes
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FRIDAYS : Second
Friday of
the month
: The New Inn, Shrawley, WR6 6TE.
Pub web-site www.newinnshrawley.co.uk Third Friday of the month (usually) Session/workshop with dots" for all instruments, beginners and improvers. 7.30pm at The Methodist Church, The Homend, Ledbury, or sometimes elsewhere. Bring & Share Supper. £3 adults; £1.50 children. Please ring 01531 635374 to confirm date and venue.
Third
Friday of month : New musicians
session at The Morgan, Clarence Road, MALVERN WR14 3EQ. Last Friday of the month : Fox, Monkwood Green (Through Hallow, left following signs to Sinton Green, left again at next junction). Excellent atmosphere, traditional cider served. 8.30 ish till late. Can be very busy and somewhat noisy. |
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SATURDAYS : 1st Saturday of the month : Acoustic session at The Railway Inn, Wells Road, Malvern Wells WR14 4PA. Start time : 8-00pm. Contact Richard Tedds (Email : dickiemint@sky.com / Mobile : 07974667782)
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SUNDAYS : Now
permanently moved
to the
Crown & Sceptre, Bromyard, Herefordshire (Tel : 01885
482381). Not just folk
music, a mix of acoustic music including pop, blues etc.
See Bromyard
sessions website First Sunday of Month : Droitwich session at the Hop Pole
in
Friar Street, Droitwich town centre. Second Sunday of Month : Walter de Cantelupe pub in Kempsey village (on the main A38 – easy to find). Gets quite crowded, landlord is enthusiastic about the session which is always a good sign.
Second
and Last Sunday of
Month Bowling
Green Inn, Stoke Prior (north of Droitwich) : This session still
continues and now has a good mix of music plus songs in many different
styles. NEW !
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| MONDAYS
: Every Monday : LOCK STOCK & BARREL at Lock Inn Wolverley starting at 9pm |
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TUESDAYS
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WEDNESDAYS : 3rd Wednesday of the month : Malvern Storytellers : The Great Malvern Hotel , Graham Road, Malvern WR14 2HN. For more info see : www.malvernstorytellers.co.uk. |
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THURSDAYS : 2nd and last Thursdays of the
month Bromsgrove
Folk Club, Catshill Social Club, Meadow Road, Catshill 1st Thursday of the month : The Riverside Folk and Acoustic Club at Stourport Boat Club. www.riversideclub.co.uk
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FRIDAYS : Somers Traditional Folk Club, now at its new home at The Alma Tavern, 74 Droitwich Road, Worcester WR3 7HT. Traditional song a-plenty, most of it unaccompanied, in an organised but very friendly atmosphere. Quiet, listening audience, mostly singers themselves. There is a charge for admission (for everyone). No guests. 2nd Friday in the month
: Bromyard "Thank Folk its Friday" Tel 01885 482161 : Not now at the
Bay Horse. Phone to check venue before travelling Folkmoot Folk Club -
This club has finished
(ample free car park across the road) . For more details: Contact Dave James dave.james8@gmail.com or 07795022779
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2nd Saturday of the
month : “Rushwick
Folk” at Rushwick Village Hall, WR2 5TA
4th Saturday of the month : "Folk at the Fold" at The Fold Centre, Bransford : Come and sing, play, tell a story or poem - or just enjoy listening!
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CONCERTS AT THE HUNTINGDON HALL, WORCESTER The Huntingdon Hall in Worcester is a former chapel, a listed building, which has been converted into a concert venue. With a modern box-office and bar attached, they serve up a wonderful range of folk concerts. CLICK HERE to visit their web site. Definitely recommended CLICK HERE to check their
web site for dates |
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Fine
Folk Music at Artrix The "Artrix"
at School Drive, BROMSGROVE,
Worcestershire B60 1AX also runs occasional folk concerts.
Details will be included in the calendar when we are notified. Artrix Box
Office – 01527-577330 |
MORRIS
SIDES (etc.) IN THE WORCESTER AREA
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KEMPSEY MORRIS MEN :
The side merged with Faithful City Morris Men in late September 2000. . SILURIAN
BORDER MORRIS MEN : Morris Ring side, dancing Border only,
black faces and tatters.
SOFT
OPTION Appalachian Dancers
FOXS
Border Morris (Mixed side) dances mainly from the Border
tradition. Meet every Thursday evening during term time at Cookley
Sebright First School, Lea Lane, Cookley. New dancers and musicians
always welcome. http://www.foxsmorris.org.uk/
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FOLK
CAMP HOLIDAYS |
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FURTHER AFIELD This section used to include other details I have been asked to include. I know that there are clubs, sessions and dance sides in Bromsgrove, Droitwich, Redditch, and other places, but I have tried to keep the main contents of the page local in the interests of accuracy. I have deleted the information here as I suspect much of it was out-of-date. |
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PLEASE LET ME KNOW MORE INFORMATION, INACCURACIES, FAILED LINKS ETC. BY E-MAILING ME Please do not use info@worcesterfolk.org.uk – this will not work. Please use mike@ [the same ending] – sorry I don't want to print it in full to avoid spam. Blue type in the details above indicate a club, session or side which I attend at least occasionally - so details are likely to be more accurate - (alternatively this might give you some tips as to which sessions to avoid !) Mike Walton - Worcester |
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