Moreton Traditional Sing

Programme

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Details of talks

Fri, 1 March 2024

TimeRoomEvent
16:00 – onwards Check in
17:30 – 18:30 Restaurant Dinner
19:00 – 20:30 Room 6 Nick Dow sing songs ‘from the collection’
19:00 – 21:00 Big meeting room Concert: MC Sid Calderbank; Peter and Barbara Snape, Carolyn Robson & Moira Craig, Brian Peters, Matt Quinn
19:00 – late London Bar Music session
21:00 – onwards Edinburgh Bar Jolly Big Singaround
21:00 – onwards Room 6 Small singaround, if the other one gets too much

Sat, 2 March 2024

TimeRoomEvent
9:20 – 9:30 Room 6 Vocal warm-up followed by choir
9:30 – 10:30 Room 1 Rescue songs
9:30 – 10:30 Room 2 Songs in Dialect
9:30 – 10:30 Room 3 Singaround
9:30 – 10:30 Room 5 Water songs
9:30 – 10:30 Room 6 Bryony Griffiths folk Choir 1
9:45 – 11:45 Big meeting room Gilchrist Collective: ‘Yours Truly, Anne Geddes Gilchrist’
9:45 – 11:45 Room 4 Vic & Tina Smith: ‘Lewis “Scan” Tester’ 1887 – 1972
10:45 – 11:45 Room 1 Lolly stick sing
10:45 – 11:45 Room 2 Songs in Dialect
10:45 – 11:45 Room 3 Shanties and Such
10:45 – 11:45 Room 5 Air songs
10:45 – 11:45 Room 6 Have a go: shy sing
12:00 – 13:00 Restaurant Lunch
13:45 – 15:30 Room 1 Meet Bryony Griffith, Carolyn Robson, Sue Burgess, Moira Craig
13:45 – 15:30 Room 2 Ballads
13:45 – 15:30 Room 3 Songs of the Land
13:45 – 15:30 Room 4 Singaround
13:45 – 15:30 Room 5 Fire songs
13:45 – 15:30 Room 6 Nick Dow Book Launch ‘A Secret Stream vol. 2’
13:45 – 15:30 Big Meeting Room Martin Graebe: As I walked out: Sabine Baring-Gould and his search for the folk songs of Devon and Cornwall.
15:45 – 17:00 Room 1 Irene Shettle: The Lost Lady Found : The Life and Work of Lucy Broadwood.
15:45 – 17:00 Room 2 Ballads
15:45 – 17:00 Room 3 Lolly stick sing
15:45 – 17:00 Room 4 Katie Howson: ‘All aboard the Charabanc’
15:45 – 17:00 Room 5 Earth songs
15:45 – 17:00 Room 6 Meet Sid Calderbank, Brian Peters, Malcolm Austen, Martin & Shan Graebe
15:45 – 17:00 Big meeting room Sound check
17:30 – 18:30 Restaurant Dinner
19:15 – 21:30 Room 6 Singaround
19:15 – 21:30 Big meeting room Concert: Katie Howson introduces Jean & Tom Orchard, Sue Burgess, last year's heroes, Martin & Shan Graebe
21:45 – late Edinburgh Bar Jolly Big Singaround
21:45 – late Room 6 Small singaround, if the other one gets too much
21:45 – late London Bar Music session

Sun, 3 March 2024

TimeRoomEvent
9:20 – 9:30 Room 6 Vocal warm up for choir
9:30 – 10:30 Room 1 Carolyn Robson's Song Surgery
9:30 – 10:30 Room 2 Meet Peter & Barbara Snape, Seb Stone, Will Noble
9:30 – 10:30 Room 4 Singaround
9:30 – 10:30 Room 5 Songs for a day of rest
9:30 – 10:30 Room 6 Bryony Griffith's Folk Choir 2
10:00 – 11:30 Room 3 Martin & Shan Graebe's workshop ‘Songs from the Baring Gould collection’
10:00 – 11:30 Big meeting room Brian Peters presents ‘Songs of Trial & Triumph’: an illustrated talk on Professor Child and his ballad collection, with Brian singing some of his favourites.
10:45 – 11:45 Room 1 My Favourite Song
10:45 – 11:45 Room 2 Singaround
10:45 – 11:45 Room 4 Lolly stick session
10:45 – 11:45 Room 5 Meet Tom & Jean Orchard, Katie Howson, Matt Quinn
10:45 – 11:45 Room 6 Have a go: shy sing
12:00 – 13:00 Restaurant Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 Room 1 Mirth, Music Hall and nonsense: the lighter side of folk song
13:30 – 15:00 Room 2
13:30 – 15:00 Room 3 Sid Calderbank presents ‘A Lancashire Garland: The development of the Lancashire dialect over the last 500 years told in songs, stories and poems.’
13:30 – 15:00 Room 4
13:30 – 15:00 Room 5
13:30 – 15:00 Room 6 Peter and Barbara Snape: A Song Seeker Found – Fred Hamer, his visit to the North West and his ‘Garners Gay’ English Folk song collection
13:30 – 15:00 Big meeting room Lazy Sunday concert: Vic Smith introduces The Weekend choir, Seb Stone, Carolyn Robson, Bryony Griffith & others
15:00 – 17:00 Edinburgh Bar Farewell sing
17:30 – 18:30 Restaurant Dinner, if you've booked it
19:30 – 21:30 Edinburgh Bar Survivors' Session, if you're staying over

Talks

The Gilchrist Collective
Sat 2nd March, 9.45 – 11.45, Big Meeting Room
Most truly yours – Anne Geddes Gilchrist.
Vic & Tina Smith
Sat 2nd March 9.45 – 11.45, Room 4
Lewis ‘Scan’ Tester 1887 - 1972.
Martin Graebe
Sat 2nd March, 13.45 – 15.30, Big Meeting Room
As I walked out: Sabine Baring-Gould and his search for the folk songs of Devon and Cornwall.
Irene Shettle
Sat 2nd March, 15.45 – 17.00, Room 1
The Lost Lady Found : The Life and Work of Lucy Broadwood.
Katie Howson
Sat 2nd March, 15.45 – 17.00, Room 4
All aboard the Charabanc: This light-hearted presentation was originally devised by John Howson, inspired by his song-collecting experiences in Suffolk, and includes recordings of songs and music from the likes of Charlie Stringer, Emily Sparkes and Gordon Syrett.
Brian Peters
Sun 3rd March, 10.00 – 11.30, Big Meeting Room
Songs of Trial and Triumph: An illustrated talk on Professor Child and his ballad collection, with Brian singing some of his favourites.
Sid Calderbank
Sun 3rd March, 13.30 – 15.00, Room 3
A Lancashire Garland: The development of the Lancashire dialect over the last 500 years told in songs, stories and poems.
Peter & Barbara Snape
Sun 3rd March, 13.30 – 15.00, Room 6
A Song Seeker Found – Fred Hamer, his visit to the North West and his ‘Garners Gay’ English Folk song collection.