elcome to the first issue under new Why have we joined Unicorn? The folk world’s management. Let’s set out our stall, rich variety of clubs, sessions, concerts and Wstarting with the introductions. festivals are invariably open, relaxed and informal, creating an atmosphere in which old Simon lives in with wife Amanda friends can catch up, while newcomers are and children Chloe and James. An inveterate welcomed and encouraged to perform. We folk club member and festival visitor, he recently support folk as an accessible and inclusive joined Letchworth Morris Men, and with Andy tradition which also happens to be great fun, and Barwell started Dunton Folk, which holds we believe Unicorn is a small but valuable part of concerts throughout the year, sessions on the the local tradition. first Tuesday of the month, and a wassail each January in partnership with Dunton Cider. See What are our plans? You’ll have noticed changes www.duntonfolk.co.uk and the Dunton Cider to Unicorn’s appearance – some are dictated website, www.duntoncider.co.uk. by our new production process, but others are designed to update the look of Unicorn while Clive, from St Albans, is another long-time preserving its essential character. We plan to supporter of local . He teaches, runs develop the content similarly, through evolution music workshops, and plays guitar and mandolin rather than revolution. with a variety of musicians. As the unofficial ‘marketing arm’ of the St Albans Folk Festival, In all this, the views of readers will be Clive creates all their logos, design, print and paramount, so do please keep your comments web materials. He also runs his own design and and suggestions coming. creative consultancy – see his general blog at We must end with a note of appreciation. www.clivebatkin.wordpress.com and his guitar Throughout the handover Alan and Theo site www.clivebatkin.com. have been unfailingly supportive with advice, Mike has lived in the Bedford area for many constructive criticism and encouragement – years, playing and studying a range of music not forgetting a compendious selection of real before settling contentedly into folk. He works ales. Perhaps we may have managed without as a music librarian and plays fretted strings – them, but it would have been vastly more difficult bouzouki with Ragged Staff (www.ragged-staff. and much less fun. Thanks very much, chaps. co.uk), mandola and tenor banjo at local clubs See you round the clubs… and sessions, including Bedford FC and NAF Club, . Simon, Clive & Mike

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Concerts at St Mary Magdalene Church, Dunton, Biggleswade. 7.30 for 8.00pm - £10 (Children free) New Size Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar – Saturday 20th July 134 x 92 Winners of the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award, 2013, Greg and Ciaran are a duo with an amazing level of energy, ability and stagecraft.

Monthly Sessions th First Tuesday of every Megson – Saturday 7 September month. March Hare, Husband and wife duo, Stu and Debbie Hanna Dunton, Biggleswade, have an infectious sound of heavenly vocals, lush harmonies and driving rhythmic guitars. 8.00pm. th Andy 01767 316 124 Pete Morton – Saturday 19 October Simon 01767 310 424 Pete’s shows are dynamic and intense, while remaining approachable and fun loving. His [email protected] songs are an unruly mix of humour, politics and love. www.duntonfolk.co.uk

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cordially invite their Folk Association will hold their dancing friends to another annual Children’s Summer Folk Dance Festival SUMMER FEsTIVAL DATEs: on 6th July at Sherrardswood School, Lockley, REPAIRS SET-UPS & Welwyn (www.hertsfolkassn.org.uk). Scottish / English Cleckheaton: 5 – 7 July C RESTORATION TO: August sees the staging of the annual Snape M dance Ely: 12 – 14 July ACOUSTIC GUITARS Proms in the scenic setting of Snape Maltings, near Aldeburgh. Lau will appear on 5th August, Y 4:15–8pm Woburn Sands: 13 July ELECTRIC GUITARS while on 11th Jon Boden will premiere The Ballad CM of Little Musgrave, his retelling of the folk ballad Folk by the Oak (Hatfield House): 21 July Sunday 7 July 2013 as a music drama. He returns on 15th August MY CLASSICAL GUITARS Warwick: 25 – 28 July The Beaconsfield School with Bellowhead. CY BANJOS & MANDOLINS Sidmouth: 2 – 9 August Wattleton Road, HP9 1SJ Folk Radio: John Devine, wizard of the whistle,

CMY BANJOS BUILT TO ORDER pipes and much else, has since 2011 been Saltburn: 9 – 11 August Superb music provided by entertaining Irish music enthusiasts with his K Broadstairs: 9 – 16 August Mollie Koenigsberger Monday evening show on Radio Verulam. John DAVE STACEY told Unicorn he is “connecting the local Irish Whitby: 7 – 23 August (fiddle)&Vic Smith community with the old country through the finest 19 FIELD LANE Folk East (Glenham Hall, Suffolk): (accordion) contemporary and traditional Irish music”. As well LETCHWORTH as news on sessions and concerts, and live studio 23 – 25 August HERTS SG6 3LF 01494 672782 guests, John features weekly contributions from Towersey: 23 – 26 August www.mcf107.com ‘Man about Town’ James McDonald and 01462 683074 Joe Giltrap of the Irish Post. Shrewsbury: 23 – 26 August

Now joining John on the airwaves is Daria New Forest: 30 August – 1st September Kulesh, hosting a new show on Radio Dacorum Tenterden: 3 – 6 October Saturday covering folk, acoustic and world music. The show airs 5 – 7pm on Sundays and Daria tells us Harwich International Sea Shanty Festival:

31st August u s t she is “showcasing the best of folk, acoustic and a y 11 – 13 October 2013 r world music in a fun, engaging manner, with live Museum of East Anglian Life Stowmarket, Suffolk sessions every week”. 11am - 5.30pm See www.radioverulam.com and www.facebook. Entries are already coming in, and committee A fabulously eclectic day

of traditional music, dance & song i c D com/radiodacorum.org. members Alison Raymond and Kim Olyett in a magical setting, featuring: are busy even now planning for November’s P J Books have taken delivery of a new range of Grand Final. books. These include the Living History series, u s Debs Newbold covering “the rich history of music through the Winchmore Folk Dance Club is holding dancing Jeff Warner centuries”, several books by or about Pat Shaw sessions on Tuesday mornings 10.00am to 12 noon Con O’Drisceoil and his music, dances and songs, and Scottish at Grange Park Methodist Church, Park Drive. Country Dancing guides for beginners and younger Contact John Wood, 020 8926 7293. Jerry O’Reilly dancers. A new English Concertina Tutor from Liam Robinson Band Mally is awaited (see their advert on page 21). r a d i t o n l M u s c T Music & Song Sessions St Michael’s Street folk evening will be held in Alban Arena: Seth Lakeman 5th October, Stepdancing & Ceilidh St Michael’s Street, St Albans on Wednesday 14th Novovember. Concerts & Talks July 3, with dancing in the street and music in its Jig Dolls three pubs (01727 852111). The Junction, Cambridge: Martin Carthy Storytelling & Dave Swarbrick 16th September, Lisa Knapp Ballad Corner At the St Albans Folk Festival, English Miscellany 23rd Septempber, Megson & The Young ‘Uns Comic Songs will be dancing with a Czech group called Dubrava. + mini beer festival 28th October, Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman 18th November. www.eatmt.org.uk Following the success of their Song Competition last year, the Watford Folk Club are running The Stables: Cara Dillon 23rd October, T r a d i t o n l M or ring 01449 771090 E a s t A n g l i T another in 2013 (see their advert on page 14). The Full English Project 30th Octber.

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FRIDAY 28th JUNE No ceilidhs in July & August - happy holidays! Unicorn Monday 1 CHESHAM • Singers Tuesday 16 ST.NEOTS • Open Stage C E I L I D H S Liam Robinson Band HERGA • Open evening Wednesday 17 ELY • Luke Jackson with FRIDAY 27th SEPTEMBE HITCHIN STAPLERS • Maypole ENGLISH MISCELLANY • Country R Evening, Pirton: Chris Turner Section Practice Liam Robinson & Cloudburst, 7.30 Captain Swing LINSLEIGHDERS • Folk Dance Group ying and LEASIDERS • Club Callers Thursday 18 BEDFORD • Singers Night Liam has been successfully pla with calling for some time now with many of the WALTHAM ABBEY • Singaround BEDFORD FDC • Caller – Bob Lilley top bands, and he's now fronting his own Mike Griffiths Tuesday 2 ST.NEOTS • Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer BISHOP’S STORTFORD • Last Sing- elodeon / concertina, piano, and T Wednesday 3 LINSLEIGHDERS • Folk Dance Group around before Summer break band. M he second visit for this great 5 e to impel you piece band, playing • Singers, players REDBOURN • Open Stage percussion / brass combin traditional and new tunes on melodeon, concertina, and listeners Friday 19 BEDFORD FINE • Club Night – effortlessly on to the dance floor! saxophone, recorder, gu itar, bass and percussion. Excellen Thursday 4 BEDFORD • Independence Day visitors welcome arrangemen t ts and a really tight sou Singaround www.facebook.com/TheLiamRobinson nd! CAMBRIDGE • Open Stage with www.captainswing.org.u DanceBand k BEDFORD FDC • Caller – Terry Elvins David Savage Mike started calling ceilidh BISHOP’S STORTFORD • Singers Night FRIDAY FOLK • Madeleine Smith s in his university days, when Interval: Letchworth Morris still in his early twen REDBOURN • Open Stage & Vic ties, and is the permanent caller Captain Sw for Friday 5 BEDFORD FINE • AGM WATFORD • Singaround ing. Mike is a skilled dancer hims elf, and danced Sunday 21 CAMBRIDGE PORTLAND • Local talent THE MONTH with Downes M CAMBRIDGE • The Cyriacs FRIDAY IN orris. double bill: Hannah Sanders & tbc LAST s.org.uk FRIDAY FOLK • Bob Lilley icornceilidh www.un Interval: Tappalachian WATFORD • Spotlight singaround ENGLISH MISCELLANY • Morris Tickets only £10.00 - Singles & groups welcome with Chris Knott and Fridayends Section Practice Sunday 7 CAMBRIDGE PORTLAND • Open Stage Monday 22 CHESHAM • Dave Ellis & Bo Howard Doors open 7.30 p.m. £7/£10 The Weatherley Centre, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade SG18 8JH REAL ALE BAR Monday 8 CHESHAM • John Kirkpatrick £8/£10 8.00 - 11.30 p.m. HERGA • Open evening HERGA • Open evening HITCHIN STAPLERS • BBQ, HITCHIN STAPLERS • Terry Elvins Red Bull, Preston, 7.30. Nick Plum / LEASIDERS • Club Callers Derek Boothby WALTHAM ABBEY • Singaround LEASIDERS • Closed Tuesday 9 ST.NEOTS • Salvation Jane () WALTHAM ABBEY • Singaround Wednesday 10 ENGLISH MISCELLANY • Country Tuesday 23 ST.NEOTS • Les Barker Section Practice Wednesday 24 ENGLISH MISCELLANY • Country LINSLEIGHDERS • AGM, dancing Section Practice before and after LINSLEIGHDERS • Folk Dance Group Thursday 11 BEDFORD • Local Singers & Musicians presents Thursday 25 BEDFORD • Schools Out Singaround BEDFORD FDC • Caller – George BEDFORD FDC • Caller – John Green Hearnden Write a Folk Song Competition 2013 BISHOP’S STORTFORD • Closed BISHOP’S STORTFORD • Mike Sharp: REDBOURN • Open Stage “This Working Life” Sidney Carter Songs / For Alzheimer’s REDBOURN • Open Stage Friday 26 BEDFORD FINE • No Club – holidays Could you write a new folk song? Well this is your opportunity… Friday 12 BEDFORD FINE • Club Night – CAMBRIDGE • Hosting Club Tent visitors welcome at Cambridge Folk Festival The Watford Folk Club invites entries for its second annual competition for song writers. CAMBRIDGE • Jess Morgan FRIDAY FOLK • Garden Dance with For 2013 our theme will be: ‘This working life’. Industry, Agriculture, The Military, Life at Sea – it’s your choice. Spring Greens (phone for details) FRIDAY FOLK • Chris Turner

& Friday Folk Band ROYSTON • Headline TBA, Entry details, forms and competition rules are available at: support Piefinger WATFORD • George Papavgeris http://folkatthepumphouse.webs.com/songcompetition2013.htm WATFORD • Black Scarr Sunday 14 HITCHIN • Mid Summer Special – Monday 29 CHESHAM • Singers FUTURE GUEST ARTISTS INCLUDE: Hitchin Festival: Miranda Sykes HERGA • Open evening George Papavgeris, Black Scarr, Mick Ryan & Paul Downes, Pete Morton, Na-Mara, & Rex Preston HITCHIN STAPLERS • Garden Evening Pete Atkin, James Clark-Jones, James Hickman & Dan Cassidy and Fake Thackeray. CAMBRIDGE PORTLAND • Open Stage LEASIDERS • Closed (Dates in Unicorn Diary) Monday 15 CHESHAM • Singers WALTHAM ABBEY • Fake Thackray SINGAROUNDS EVERY FRIDAY DURING AUGUST! HERGA • Joe Danks (Folk Roots finalist) Tuesday 30 ST.NEOTS • Round the Room

HITCHIN STAPLERS • Joan Rutt Further details at: http://folkatthepumphouse.webs.com LEASIDERS • Club Callers Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/watfordfolkclub/ WALTHAM ABBEY • Singaround

14 Please mention UNicorn Magazine when replying to ads Unicorn Magazine: issue 123 Unicorn Magazine: issue 123 www.unicornmagazine.org 15 Thursday 1 BEDFORD • Singers Night Thursday 22 BEDFORD • Singers Night Sunday 1 CAMBRIDGE PORTLAND • Open Stage Wednesday 18 ELY • Tom McConville & David Newey BISHOP’S STORTFORD • Closed BISHOP’S STORTFORD • Closed Monday 2 CHESHAM • Singers ENGLISH MISCELLANY • Country REDBOURN • Closed REDBOURN • Closed HERGA • Open evening Section Practice Friday 2 BEDFORD FINE • Closed Friday 23 BEDFORD FINE • Closed HITCHIN STAPLERS • Club caller LINSLEIGHDERS • Guest caller TBA CAMBRIDGE • Closed CAMBRIDGE • Closed LEASIDERS • Closed Thursday 19 BEDFORD • Local Singers & Musicians FRIDAY FOLK • Closed FRIDAY FOLK • Closed WALTHAM ABBEY • Singaround BEDFORD FDC • Caller – TBA WATFORD • Singaround WATFORD • Singaround Tuesday 3 ST.NEOTS • Jeff Warner BISHOP’S STORTFORD • Singers Night Sunday 4 CAMBRIDGE PORTLAND • Closed Sunday 25 BISHOP’S STORTFORD • Stortfolk Wednesday 4 ENGLISH MISCELLANY • Morris REDBOURN • Open Stage Monday 5 CHESHAM • Singers Night featuring One Day Mini-Festival, details Section Practice Friday 20 BEDFORD FINE • Club Night – Swift as He 01279 656664 LINSLEIGHDERS • Folk Dance Group visitors welcome HERGA • Open evening CAMBRIDGE PORTLAND • Closed MOGGERHANGER • Singers, players CAMBRIDGE • Tom McConville HITCHIN STAPLERS • Garden Evening Monday 26 CHESHAM • Closed and listeners FRIDAY FOLK • Bob Lilley LEASIDERS • Closed HERGA • Closed Thursday 5 BEDFORD • Singers Night WATFORD • Singaround WALTHAM ABBEY • Singaround HITCHIN STAPLERS • Closed BEDFORD FDC • Caller – TBA Sunday 22 CAMBRIDGE PORTLAND • Tuesday 6 ST.NEOTS • Closed LEASIDERS • Closed BISHOP’S STORTFORD • Closed Steve Tilston Wednesday 7 LINSLEIGHDERS • Folk Dance Group WALTHAM ABBEY • Singaround REDBOURN • Open Stage ENGLISH MISCELLANY • Morris Section Practice MOGGERHANGER • Singers, players Tuesday 27 ST.NEOTS • Closed Friday 6 BEDFORD FINE • Club Night – and listeners Wednesday 28 LINSLEIGHDERS • Folk Dance Group visitors welcome HITCHIN • plus Luke Jackson Thursday 8 BEDFORD • Local Singers & Musicians Thursday 29 BEDFORD • Local Singers & Musicians CAMBRIDGE • Open Stage Monday 23 CHESHAM • Nancy Kerr & BISHOP’S STORTFORD • Closed BISHOP’S STORTFORD • Closed FRIDAY FOLK • Barrie Bullimore James Fagan REDBOURN • Closed REDBOURN • Closed WATFORD • Pete Morton HERGA • Open evening Friday 9 BEDFORD FINE • Closed Friday 30 BEDFORD FINE • Closed Sunday 8 CAMBRIDGE PORTLAND • Open Stage HITCHIN STAPLERS • Club caller CAMBRIDGE • Closed CAMBRIDGE • Closed HITCHIN • Jez Lowe & LEASIDERS • Club Callers FRIDAY FOLK • Closed FRIDAY FOLK • Closed The Bad Pennies WALTHAM ABBEY • Jez Lowe WATFORD • Singaround ROYSTON • Boo Hewardine, Monday 9 CHESHAM • Feature Night TBA Tuesday 24 ST.NEOTS • Round the Room Sunday 11 CAMBRIDGE PORTLAND • Closed support Gary Smith HERGA • Open evening Wednesday 25 ENGLISH MISCELLANY • Country WATFORD • Singaround HITCHIN STAPLERS • Club caller Monday 12 CHESHAM • Singers Section Practice LEASIDERS • Club Callers HERGA • Open evening LINSLEIGHDERS • Folk Dance Group WALTHAM ABBEY • Singaround HITCHIN STAPLERS • Garden Evening Thursday 26 BEDFORD • Singers Night Tuesday 10 ST.NEOTS • Showcase Night LEASIDERS • Closed BEDFORD FDC • Caller – TBA Wednesday 11 LINSLEIGHDERS • Folk Dance Group WALTHAM ABBEY • Singaround BISHOP’S STORTFORD • Jon Harvison Thursday 12 BEDFORD • Autumn Singaround Tuesday 13 ST.NEOTS • Closed REDBOURN • Liz Simcock, plus BEDFORD FDC • Caller – TBA Wednesday 14 ELY • Closed floor spots BISHOP’S STORTFORD • LINSLEIGHDERS • Folk Dance Group Friday 27 BEDFORD FINE • Club Night – Richard Grainger Thursday 15 BEDFORD • Holiday Singaround visitors welcome REDBOURN • Pat Crilly & BISHOP’S STORTFORD • Closed BIGGLESWADE UNICORN • Captain Greg Camburn, plus floor spots REDBOURN • Closed Swing / Mike Griffiths. Friday 13 BEDFORD FINE • Club Night – Interval: Tappalachian Friday 16 BEDFORD FINE • Closed visitors welcome CAMBRIDGE • Closed CAMBRIDGE • Samantha Horwill, CAMBRIDGE • Erik Fransden Gill Sandell, Broadside Boys FRIDAY FOLK • Closed FRIDAY FOLK • Mark Elvins FRIDAY FOLK • Club Callers and AGM WATFORD • Singaround & Friday Folk Band ROYSTON • Two Coats Colder, support Sunday 18 CAMBRIDGE PORTLAND • Closed WATFORD • Spotlight Singaround with Sky West CAMBRIDGE CB2 • CB2 Restaurant Bob Templeman and Annette Burrows WATFORD • Paul Downes & Mick Ryan Café, Pete Seeger evening with We desperately need help to distribute copies of Sunday 15 CAMBRIDGE PORTLAND • Open Stage our new Unicorn Magazine to some of the 60 or so Sunday 29 CAMBRIDGE PORTLAND • Open Stage Jamie McLaren Lachman 7pm HITCHIN • Lucy Ward Monday 19 CHESHAM • Feature Night TBC distribution locations on our list. HITCHIN • Vin Garbutt plus Monday 16 CHESHAM • Singers, Theme – Sunjay Brayne HERGA • Open evening If you could help by taking copies to your club, session Bad Taste Night or venue every quarter, please contact us. Even small Monday 30 CHESHAM • AGM HITCHIN STAPLERS • Garden Evening HERGA • John Conolly deliveries will help reduce our crippling postage & HERGA • Open evening LEASIDERS • Closed HITCHIN STAPLERS • Club caller petrol bills! LEASIDERS • Club Callers WALTHAM ABBEY • Singaround LEASIDERS • Club Callers WALTHAM ABBEY • Singaround Tuesday 20 ST.NEOTS • Closed WALTHAM ABBEY • Singaround Wednesday 21 LINSLEIGHDERS • Folk Dance Group Tuesday 17 ST.NEOTS •

16 Please mention UNicorn Magazine when replying to ads Unicorn Magazine: issue 123 Unicorn Magazine: issue 123 www.unicornmagazine.org 17    BEDFORD • Bedford Folk Music Club HITCHIN • Hitchin Folk Club THE SUN HOTEL  Griffin PH, 174 Bedford Rd, Kempston MK42 8BL Sun Hotel, Sun St, Hitchin, SG5 1AF SUN STREET  Contact: Mike Blair, 01525 404513 or 01525 404304 Contact: Maureen Jones, 01462 812391 HITCHIN See us on Facebook www.hitchinfolkclub.co.uk  HERTS BEDFORD FDC • Bedford Folk Dance Club HITCHIN STAPLERS • Staplers Country Dance Club  Putnoe Heights Church, Bedford MK41 8EB St John’s Community Centre, St John’s Rd, Hitchin SG4 9JP SG5 1AF Contact: Ron D. Law, 01234 825574 Contact: Cecilia Mills, 01582 881966, www.staplers.org.uk  BEDFORD FINE • Bedford Fine Companions LEASIDERS • Leasiders Folk Dance Club EVERY SUNDAY  Folk Dance Club Blenheim Baptist Church Hall, Blenheim Cres, Luton LU3 1HB 8.15 - 11.00pm  Contact: Liz Patrick, 01582 732656 Hazeldene Lower School, Stancliffe Rd, Bedford MK41 9AT Contact: David Cooke, 01234 823920 LINSLEIGHDERS: www.finecompanions.synthasite.com Forster Institute, Waterloo Rd, Linslade LU7 2LW BIGGLESWADE UNICORN • Unicorn Ceilidhs Contact: Mrs E.A. Corser, 01525 378010 Weatherley Centre, Eagle Farm Rd, Biggleswade SG18 8JH OXFORD • Oxfolk JULY Contact: Alan Creamer, 07946 439095, 01582 724261 (h) Kennington Village Hall, Kennington Rd, Oxford OX1 5PG www.unicornceilidhs.org.uk Contact: Jane Bird, 07866 804220, www.oxfolk.org.uk MID SUMMER SPECIAL IN BISHOP’S STORTFORD • Stortfolk CONJUNCTION WITH THE HITCHIN REDBOURN • Redbourn Folk Club TH Royal British Legion, 28 Windhill, Bishop’s Stortford, CM23 2NG Old Schoolroom, Hollybush PH, Church End, Redbourn AL3 7DU FESTIVAL ON JULY 14 Contact: Jon & Hilary McNamara, 01279 656664 Contact: Jenny McNaught, 01582 793164 MIRANDA SYKES & REX PRESTON www.beerfordbury.co.uk www.redbournfolkclub.org.uk CAMBRIDGE • Cambridge Folk Club ROYSTON • Royston Folk Club Golden Hind PH, 355 Milton Rd, Cambridge CB4 1SP Old Bull Inn, 56 High St, Royston SG8 9AW Contact: Marion Treby, 01638 603986, Contact: Michael, 01763 249296, www.roystonfolk.org www.cambridgefolkclub.org SEPTEMBER ST ALBANS • Folk at The Maltings / Festival 8th JEZ LOWE AND CAMBRIDGE CONTRA Maltings Arts Centre, St Albans AL1 3HL, plus various URC Hall, Cherry Hinton Rd, Cambridge CB1 7UB venues in July THE BAD PENNIES Contact: Hugh Stewart, 01223 368641 Contact: Alison Macfarlane, 01727 852111 15th LUCY WARD www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra www.stalbansfolkmusic.org.uk 22nd BLAIR DUNLOP plus CAMBRIDGE PORTLAND: ST NEOTS • St Neots Folk Club Portland Arms PH, 129 Chesterton Rd, Priory Centre, Priory Lane, St Neots PE19 2BH LUKE JACKSON Cambridge CB4 3BA Contact: Roger Pitt, 01234 376278, www.stneotsfolkclub.co.uk th Contact: Robin Gillan, 07847 680 560 29 VIN GARBUTT plus STEVENAGE • Roundabouters Country Dance Club CHESHAM • Chesham Folk & Acoustic Music Club Friends’ Meeting House, Cuttys La, Stevenage SG1 1UP SUNJAY BRAYNE (Tudor Folk) Contact: Sandra Welch, 01438 239 402 Whitehill Centre, Chesham HP5 1AG www.roundabouters.org.uk Contact: Bob Templeman, 07771 727943 OCTOBER www.tudorfolkclub.org.uk STONY STRATFORD • Song Loft th Cock Hotel, High St, Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes MK11 1AH 6 SLAID CLEEVES (This is an ELY • Ely Folk Club Contact: Jane Armour, 01908 566407 all ticket event) The Old Dispensary, St Mary’s Street, Ely, www.myspace.com/songloft Cambs CB7 4ER 13th & JULIE Contact: Ruth Bramley / Andy Wall, 01353 740999, VILLAGE FOLK • Moggerhanger Village Hall www.elyfolkclub.co.uk Rd, MK44 3RB. MATTHEWS Contact: Chris Bashford, [email protected] th ENGLISH MISCELLANY: 20 & BARRY East Hyde Village Hall, Lower Harpenden Rd (B653), WALTHAM ABBEY • Waltham Abbey Folk Club Royal British Legion, Brooker Rd, Waltham Abbey EN9 1HY COOPE nr Luton LU2 9QB th Contact: Helen Stamp, 020 8386 3779 Contact: Jan Ayres, 01992 613987 or 07799 407363 27 URBAN FOLK QUARTET www.englishmiscellany.com www.walthamabbeyfolkclub.com FRIDAY FOLK • Friday Folk Social Dance Club WATFORD • Watford Folk Club Methodist Church, Marlborough Rd, St Albans AL1 3XG Pump House, Local Board Rd, Lower High St, If you would like a full copy of the Contact: Bob Barrett, 01727 856508, www.fridayfolk.org.uk Watford WD17 2JP programme, send us an email and we Contact: Helen Chinn, 07913 430205 HADDENHAM • Action Folk http://folkatthepumphouse.webs.com will put you on our emailshot list. Village Hall Complex, Haddenham, nr Aylesbury HP17 8EE Contact: John Heydon, 01296 415333, WATFORD WOODSIDE • Woodside Morris Men For further details phone Maureen Jones www.haddenhamceilidhs.co.uk Pump House, Local Board Rd, Lower High St, Watford WD17 2JP on HERGA • Herga Folk Club Contact: Nick Wilson, 07860 663033 Hitchin (01462) 812391 Pinner Green Social Club, Rickmansworth Rd, Pinner, www.woodsidemorrismen.org.uk Middlesex HA5 3TJ [email protected] Contact: George Papavgeris 07747 768868, www.hitchinfolkclub.co.uk www.hergafolk.org

18 Please mention UNicorn Magazine when replying to ads Unicorn Magazine: issue 123 Unicorn Magazine: issue 123 www.unicornmagazine.org 19 Tanglesteps are another young band with a great ensemble sound. We loved the mix of sax, accordion and cahon – street music to lift the mood! The over-18s concert started with Tandem, an excellent, tightly connected fiddle and guitar duo. Their performance was full of different textures was delighted when Alison Macfarlane asked me and their ‘math nerd’ introductions were very Ito help judge this year’s New Roots competition funny. Briarheart hooked us from the start. for young folk musicians, along with Simon Care, Their instrumental skills, blend of guitar, banjo David Delarre and Julian Mount. We heard some and bodhran, and Sam Kelly’s wondrously fluid, fabulous music, and the concerts were compered by controlled voice were finely judged. Soloist Matt the affably entertaining Barry Goodman. Quinn is at ease and comfortably in control of his tightly rhythmic melodeon and beautiful song First was Joe Danks, a 17-year-old songwriter and arrangements. Broken Boat is a band built around already an experienced performer. His material and the clever, quirky songwriting of Daniel Bahrami – stage presence were confident and engaging. The echoes of Bob Dylan and Suzanne Vega – with nice four piece Windlatter gave us beautiful harmonies harmonies, accordion, drumkit and banjo. and good instrumental riffs. Their style on the first two numbers was great. 16-year-old Abbie Rechert It was an enjoyable musical experience for the has a lovely voice and her thoughtful self-penned judges, though we missed Lynne Heraud and hope songs will win many hearts. Trio Swift as He really she will return next year. Participants in New Roots warmed up through their set, using low whistle 2013 have won slots on festival concerts and folk with guitars to good effect. Billy Hill, a 14-year-old club programmes – go hear them! Well done and fiddler, has a quietly confident, attractive stage big thanks to Alison and Barry for organising this presence. Massive potential – watch his progress! great showcase for new folk acts. Janet Russell

THE MARCH HARE MUSIC BY LIVELY GRAEME MEEK

A tune named after a pub in Dunton, , where a monthly music session began in 2011 Copyright © Graeme Meek 2013 Graeme Meek is a member of song duo Life and Times and dance band Time of Your Life. see www.lifeandtimes.info, www.lifeandtimes.me.uk & www.myspace.com/broadsidesrevisited

20 Please mention UNicorn Magazine when replying to ads Unicorn Magazine: issue 123 Unicorn Magazine: issue 123 www.unicornmagazine.org 21 The Priory Centre, St. Neots, PE19 2BH recently had the pleasure of watching a new Every Tuesday 8.15pm JAMES FINDLAY & OLLIE KING Iband on the circuit, KARA. Daria Kulesh, the Email – [email protected] th host of Radio Dacorum’s Folk DJ show, formed the Friday 6 September Telephone - 01234 376278 8pm band, with Kate Rouse (hammered dulcimer), Ben Simon (guitar) and Gary Holbrook (accordion). Combine the natural entertainer of the lead www.stneotsfolkclub.co.uk singer, with winning a place on the mentoring and marketing programme run by the Folkstock Arts Foundation, and their quirky selection of songs will quickly find an appreciative audience. If today’s July 2 Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer Sept 3 Jeff Warner reaction was anything to go by, KARA capture the imagination and keep people enthralled with their July 9 Salvation Jane (Australia) Sept 10 Showcase Night BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award Winner theatrical, lively performances. July 16 Sept 17 Tickets: £12.50 / £10.50 concessions Open Stage Steve Ashley Anyone who has heard Daria’s rich delivery of July 23 Les Barker Sept 24 Round the Room SUMMER CEILIDH: Sat 20 Jul, 8pm Russian folk songs (with a twist!) will know that Tickets: £10 this is a band who are not going to stay ‘new‘ for July 30 Round the Room long. KARA are full of promise and don’t take themselves too seriously – catch them where you can. Find them on www.facebook.com/ KaraFolkBand. AUGUST CLUB CLOSED Helen Meissner (MD Folkstock Arts Foundation)

Chesham Folk Club Summer 2013 White Hill, Chesham HP5 1AG Every Monday 8.15 to 11.00 If you enjoy a 5 Jul Bob Lilley lively barn dance, 12 Jul Chris Turner and Friday 10 June Vinn Garbutt £10.00 £12.00 you'll find Friday Folk is Folk Band A Living Legend, makes you laugh and then cry in a minute a great way 19 Jul Madeleine Smith and Vic 24 June Al Parish £8.00 £10.00 to meet 26 Jul Garden Dance with Spring ’s finest, Ex Tanglewood, talented, entertaining like-minded Greens (phone for details) 8 July John Kirkpatrick £8.00 £10.00 people and The king of squeeze, always warm, always brilliant. have fun. 22 July Dave Ellis and Bo Howard £7.00 £9.00 Newcomers are Autumn 2013

Beautiful voices, songs, musicianship and soundscapes. always welcome. And there's no need 6 Sep Barrie Bullimore 5 Aug New Roots Feature Broken Boat £3.00 £4.00 to bring a partner. A chance to show the best in new talent 13 Sep Mark Elvins and Friday From 7:45 to 10:00 pm at the Folk Band 19 Aug Feature Night TBC £3.00 £4.00 Methodist Church Hall, Marlborough 20 Sep Bob Lilley Closed August Bank Holiday Monday Road, St Albans, AL1 3XG. 27 Sep Club Callers and AGM www.fridayfolk.org.uk – 01727 856508

Standard Friday admission £3

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PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.software-partners.co.uk Redbornstoke Bedfordshire Lace London Barndance Morris Morris Saturday 13th July 8 p.m. New Dancers (female) and John Turner Welcomes new members Musicians of both sexes are Weston Country Dance Band Friendly tuition given always welcome. No experience necessary! Why not come along and have a go? Saturday 14th September 8 p.m. Come and see us over the summer Rhodri Davies months, generally at a local pub on a We practise through the Winter & Vertical Expression All dances are held at Monday night (see the morris diary), Spring terms on Tuesday including the highlight, the Toddington evenings at 8pm, Saturday 19th October 8 p.m. Cecil Sharp House Tour on Thursday 18th July. 2 Regents Park Road Redborne School Gym (South) Mark Elvins We practise from September on Monday Ampthill Beds London NW1 7AY nights at Redborne Upper School Hall Contact Lesley on 01234 293532 Corporate Fiddle Further details from Call Charlie for a chat on 01234 750829 Andrew and Jane: or e-mail [email protected] email:[email protected] Tickets: £10 (EFDSS £9, LBC & concs £8) 01628 633962 See www.redbornstoke.com for further details or find us on Facebook www.bedfordshirelace.org.uk www.barndance.org [email protected]

elcome to the Sunny Ely Folk Club WAcres Retirement Home for Distressed presents Gentlefolkies – where those who still remember the Wednesday 17th July Folk Revival, if not always Music type: their words, can exchange Luke Jackson No bias at all – trad to blues to rock songs and witty banter. £9 (£8 advance) – as long as it’s acoustic As you may gather, particularly if you have read our Admission charge: August Totally free until the funds run out! weekly reports on Facebook, we don’t take ourselves too seriously. However, we have great respect for each Guests: Closed No guests anymore, just glorious singarounds other’s music and the effort that goes into learning and chatarounds it. Everyone has equal billing, and there are no stars. Wednesday 18th September Venue name: Whatever your level of competence or confidence, Tom McConville The Griffin PH you will always be made very welcome. Our younger Venue address: members (there are a few) are not deterred, but actively & David Newey 174 Bedford Road, Kempston, Bedford MK42 8BL encouraged, so they keep coming back from all over the £10 (£9 advance) Parking: area and from many other clubs. ******* NEW VENUE ******* Smallish car park at rear or on the road We never close except for Christmas Day, because Club contact: the effort of remembering non-club weeks would be Old Dispensary, 13 St Mary’s St., Ely Mike Blair too much for most of us. So join us at our new and • 01525 404513 CB7 4ER comfortable venue, The Griffin in Kempston, • [email protected] 01353 740999/664706 • Facebook Group: Bedford Folk and Acoustic Club any Thursday between 8.00 and 11.00pm – we look www.elyfolkclub.co.uk forward to it!

24 Unicorn Magazine: issue 123 Unicorn Magazine: issue 123 www.unicornmagazine.org 25 Advertisement Sizes: Advert Size Explanation: Artwork Formats: Please note that from March 2013 we Here are some brief explanations All artwork is printed in mono changed our adverts sizes and prices of the Trim, Bleed and Recommended / grayscale, ideally at 300dpi. to the following shown below. Safe Area categories and how Acceptable artwork formats include they should be applied to your (in order of preference): Prices are for supplied, correctly- advertisements: his August bank holiday weekend the sized, press-ready artwork: • Press Ready PDF Suffolk festival, FolkEast, will spring into Trim Size: • Packaged InDesign Files T Quarter page (portrait) £22.00 This is the final / actual size of the • .EPS files (Adobe Illustrator life at its new site in the historic parkland Trim size: 63.5mm (W) x 92mm (H) surrounding the stately Glemham Hall. ad, either when it is placed within or similar vector formats / Half page (landscape) £35.00 the bounding box (for stand alone software) The line-up places FolkEast firmly among Trim size: 134mm (W) x 92mm (H) ads), or after the publication has • TIFFs some of the country’s best-loved folk been cut to size (148mm (W) x • High Res JPEGS Half page (portrait) £35.00 210mm (H)) for those ads festivals. With an accompanying programme • .PSD files (Adobe Photoshop Trim size: 63.5mm (W) x 191mm (H) with bleed. of activities, workshops, performances and format) exhibits – including jam sessions, traditional Full Inner page (no border) £55.00 Bleed Size: • Packaged Quark files dance classes, dhol drumming 101s, a Trim size: 134mm (W) x 191mm (H) For ads that have elements that • Word files (please also include vintage fair and mobile cinema – it promises Full Inner page (with border) £60.00 extend to the very edge of the with the file any images / to keep all ages entertained and involved Trim size: 148 x 210mm trimmed page, 5mm of ‘bleed’ graphics / photos / logos / fonts over a long weekend. Bleed size: 151 x 216mm needs to be added, which is then used) trimmed off when the publication • We can also scan from a correct Collectively, the artists span all that could Inside Front or Back Cover is cut to size). size mono print (although (with or without border) £67.00 please note we cannot be held be considered folk. The Ukelele Orchestra Recommended Safe Area: of Great Britain perform on Friday evening • No border: responsible for the quality of Trim size: 134mm (W) x 196mm (H) To prevent any areas of the ads the reproduction from this in a bill capped by the spectacular Demon from being obscured by the • With border: process) Barbers. On Saturday, British folk doyenne bounding box, we recommend (but Trim size: 148mm (W) x 210mm do not insist) that any important Please note we also cannot Eliza Carthy will perform with fellow Bleed size: 154mm (W) x 216mm items such as text, photos etc guarantee the accuracy of artwork grandee, Jim Moray, before you’ll find (H) reproduction unless any file is yourself struggling to stand still during the that do not bleed off etc, are kept within a 3–5mm border from the accompanied by a PDF proof, prodigious sound of the Dhol Foundation. Back Cover (with or without border) £75.00 inside trim size of the ad. screen grab, or printed proof sent On Sunday the enigmatic Penguin Cafe will to us by post. • No border: The dotted red line shown on the build up the atmosphere before headliners Trim size: 134mm (W) x 196mm (H) take the stage to perform ads in this document shows a Advert Design: • With border: sample 3mm safe area within each their classics. We can design and typeset Trim size: 148 x 210mm (no bleed) trim size. advertisements for you to produce a Bleed size: 154 x 216mm professional and eye-catching layout. As producer, John Marshall-Potter, put it, Full page (with bleed) ads we Charges for this are £20.00 per ad, “we are unashamedly excited about this Front Cover Banner £50.00 have suggested use a 7mm per edition – please contact Clive to year’s line-up. It’s such an eclectic mix of Trim size: 148 x 50mm recommended safe area. discuss your exact requirement. innovative artists representing folk music Bleed size: 154 x 56mm Bounding Box Shapes past and present with influences from Advert ‘Helpdesk’: Diary Entries As part of the new design, look and If you need any help in setting your around the world.” These include free entry in the feel for the publication, we have ad, preparing it for print or simply Club Index. introduced a couple of options for the What’s more local award winning micro- need a bit of guidance / advice, boxes your ad will sit within (Options Price per quarter: £13.00 please don’t hesitate to contact us brewery, Bartrams, are even launching a 1 & 2, as shown on page 13 of the at any time and we will help you special festival ale. With plenty of space for Bespoke Advert sizes Media Pack). You can either specify through the process. camping, why not spend a summer weekend If you have a specific size or shape which you prefer, or we will apply in Suffolk. of advert in mind, please do not these at our discretion. Advert Templates: hesitate to contact us and we will To help you put your ads together, Find out more at www.folkeast.co.uk. As a preference we will be using the accommodate you if we can and give we have ready-made templates you a quotation. rounded corner version of the box Nick Sanderson (Option 1), so please bear this in for all the ad sizes, in a variety of Advertorial mind when designing your ad. acceptable formats. 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JULY Sunday August 25th Mon 1 Maypole Evening, Pirton: Chris Turner & Cloudburst, 7.30 • ST A DAY OF SUNSHINE* AND SONG Sun 7 Mollie K and Vic S with Val & Ian REAL ALE BAR - BARBECUE McFarlane • VIF A FESTIVAL OF FOLK’S FINEST ACTS GATHERED IN BEAUTIFUL LEAFY Sat 13 Rosemary Hunt with The Forest Booked to appear - so far: PARKLAND FOR ONE UPLIFTING SUMMER DAY OF MUSIC. Band • WF George Papavgeris, Louise Jordan, Sat 13 Public Dance, Frances Richardson with Kelly’s Eye, 7.30 – 11.00, Lynne Heraud & Pat Turner, Mike Deavin, £7.00, food available • BF Tony Winn, Karen Johnson & Tony Clark, KATE RUSBY Sat 20 Amber Willow with Jane Bird • QP Chris Flegg, Les Elvin, Raven, Fools Gold, AUGUST Kara, Foxen & the Andy Smythe Trio Sat 10 John Wood with The Forest Band OYSTERBAND • WF Details/info: SEPTEMBER [email protected] LAU Sat 14  Arnold Stem with The Forest Band * Not guaranteed! • WF Sat 14 Public Dance, Ivan Aitken with CARTHY, HARDY, Julie & Chris Dewhurst, 7.30 – 11.00, £7.00, food available • BF FARRELL & YOUNG Fri 27 Captain Swing with Mike Griffiths. Interval: Tappalachian • UC JIM MORAY & THE DORET ENSEMBLE BF Bedford Fine Companions: Newnham Middle School, Polhill Ave, Bedford. 01462 306943 FAY HIELD & QP Q ueens Park Arts Centre Folk: We have a THE HURRICANE PARTY Queens Park Arts Centre, Queens Park, new website Aylesbury HP21 7RT. 01296 424332 & a new WITH web address – ST Staplers Country Dance Club: please check it St John’s Community Centre, St John’s out (& update Rd, Hitchin SG4 9JP. 01582 881966 GILMORE & ROBERTS your records) UC Unicorn Ceilidhs: Weatherley Centre, Eagle Farm Rd, BRING A BOTTLE AND A PICNIC! Biggleswade SG18 8JH. FAMILY FRIENDLY • CRAFT TENT 01582 724261, 07946 439095, MUSIC STALLS • RECYCLED GIFTS www.unicornceilidhs.org.uk DELICIOUS FOOD STALLS WF Winchmore Folk Dance Club: REAL ALE BAR Trinity Church Hall, Church St, Enfield CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES EN2 6AN. 020 8926 7293 STORYTELLING VIF Val & Ian’s Scottish / English Party: Beaconsfield School, Wattleton Rd, HP9 1SJ. 01494 672782 WWW.FOLKBYTHEOAK.COM

28 Please mention UNicorn Magazine when replying to ads Unicorn Magazine: issue 123 OR CALL THE BOX OFFICE ON: 01432 355 416 UM website ad.indd 1 3/6/13 15:48:27 FBTO A5 Mono Advert 2013.indd 1 14/2/13 19:11:49    Michele told Unicorn: hails from this area and also    “It is the highlight of my appeared at WoodWorks two   year – I get to book the years ago with The Old Dance  best musicians, meet some School.    oodWorks returns to wonderful people, have fun Wthe Millennium Country and enjoy a whole weekend Music, as well as dance, will  Park, Marston Moretaine of the live music I love, and also be provided by Hemlock on the weekend of 7th / 8th share it with other people – Morris (www.hemlockmorris.  September. Billed as “the best brilliant!” com). Their Squire and  little festival you may not have Bagman, Andrew Miller, told  heard of”, this annual bash Michele’s enthusiasm is us that as Bedford’s first features a full programme of reflected in the quality and mixed side, they “dress and   entertainment, exhibitions, variety of the folk & roots dance with a Border attitude   craft stalls and refreshments. music lineup, featuring but perform mainly Cotswold- festival favourites along with style dances.” In their fourth   Amid the sheepdogs and local performers. Headliners appearance at WoodWorks,   falcons, the storytellers and on Saturday are The Demon Hemlock will dance for a few  Dark Age villagers, will be the Barbers, a “high-energy hours from 2.00pm all over the live music marquee. Producer jamboree of song, dance site, whenever and wherever a  and Stage Manager, Michele and musical surprise”, while crowd gathers.  Read (www.fabnights.co.uk), topping the bill on Sunday See the advertisement below  started at the Forest Centre as are The Urban Folk Quartet,   and their website:  a volunteer in 2000, and after who are rapidly establishing  planting trees and clearing a formidable reputation www.marstonvale.org/music/     scrub went on to organise the in UK and European folk; Mike Nacey music for WoodWorks 2004. percussionist Tom Chapman  

The Forest Centre & Millennium Country Park 'PSFTUPG.BSTUPO7BMFt#FEGPSETIJSF.,13 “A LINK IN THE CHAIN”  Performed by Jamie McLaren Lachman An evening of songs and stories to celebrate the life of Saturday opening until 6.30pm – more band for your buck! t Come and join us in the family friendly music tent – we look forward to seeing you Pete Seeger, the American folksinger and activist. Saturday September 7th Sunday September 8th 11.45am ~ Out of The Hat 11.45am ~ Martin Kaszak CB2 RESTAURANT CAFE This local duo span everything from Christy Moore to The Jam. Whatever your taste Often performing with just an acoustic guitar or two, Martin gently dips between SUNDAY, 18 AUGUST they manage to pull a good time “Out of the Hat”. folk and blues inuences to create a sound that’s often atmospheric and always 1.00pm ~ Landermason easy on the ear, and a great start to Sunday morning. @ 7:00 PM (to approx. 9PM) WoodWork’s favourites Fiona Lander and Paul Mason combine both traditional 1.00pm ~ Ragged Sta and contemporary folk with jazz and other styles in their beautiful and striking With a focus on intricate arrangements and the use of a broad range of 5/7 NORFOLK ST, CAMBRIDGE CB1 2LD arrangements. instruments such as guitar, ddle, mandola, whistle, bodhran and uilleann pipes, Pay What You Can 2.15pm ~ The Half Moon Drum Circle this talented local band o er a host of tunes and songs to entertain you. E ectively WoodWork’s house band, The Circle will perform a few of their party 2.15pm ~ BURP (Berkhamsted Ukulele Random Players) (£5 Suggested Donation) pieces – then it’s over to you to have a go! A great fun experience guaranteed with It does what it says on the can! brilliant drum meister Chris Puleston. 3.30pm ~ The Urban Folk Quartet Come and Sing Along! 3.30pm ~ Barron Brady Joe Broughton, Paloma Trigás, Frank Moon and (local boy made good!) Tom Contact: 01223 353 742 Ros and Si have been WoodWorks favourites for some years – not surprising as Chapman are The Urban Folk Quartet. Four highly accomplished musicians, a dozen Ros’s singing has a delicacy which demands attention and reaches into people’s instruments and four voices coming together to craft a knockout show of globally- [email protected] hearts whilst Simon’s guitar playing displays formidable technical ability. Beautiful inuenced, electrifying acoustic music that has been taking the international folk Suitable For ALL AGES to listen to. scene by storm. 5.00pm ~ The Demon Barbers Portion of proceeds go towards Clowns Without Borders South “…one of the best live bands I’ve ever seen. If you get a chance to see them £6.00 entry for adults per day, plus concessions Africa - an NGO that provides laughter and emotional relief to – don’t miss it – they are brilliant’. , BBC Radio 2. children affected by crisis in Africa (www.cwbsa.org) www.marstonvale.org/woodworks

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ne of the joys of not being a Morris Dancer The Treslankinessik May Song is that you can choose where to go for OMay Day rather than being committed to Chorus: Wash and then wipe, lets wash rising early to dance on some frost covered, god- and then wipe, Programme July to September 2013 forsaken village green. So this May Day found me For the dirt must be remove-ed today, Every Friday*, 8pm, The Golden Hind, 355 Milton Road, in Cornwall and a rare opportunity to visit and And wherever we are going we will Cambridge CB4 1SP. enjoy one of the May Day traditions of the area. wash and wipe, This year I got to the lesser known “House For the tourists they are coming today. Tickets for main acts on our website, www.cambridgefolkclub.org or phone 01638 603986. washing” tradition in the twin villages of Treslankinessik and St Zachary Haven. These two Verse 1: The young men of Zachery will wash villages of white-washed cottages nestle on either all the walls, side of a bay on what is euphemistically known as For the dirt… the East Coast of Cornwall. Indeed, a is promoted And if they will not do it the girls as the “Cornish Skegness”. will crush their b***s, Here, at sunrise on May Day morning, the For the tourists they are… people of St Zachary tidy their award winning gardens and wash their houses to clean off Verse 2: Arise Mr *** and bring out the accumulated grime of the previous winter. your mops, Then, around 10.00am, they process across to For the dirt… Treslankinessik; led by a host of banjos and And if you do not wash your house bodhrans and carrying mops and buckets they we’ll drown you in the slops, sing their May song (see opposite) to celebrate For the tourists they are… the start of the new tourist season.

The procession around Treslankinessik continues Verse 3: Arise Mrs *** and fetch your until all the residents have been cowed into scrubbing brush, cleaning up the place. For the dirt… The villagers of Treslankinessik return the favour And scrub your walls and steps a week later with their Floral Dance. This takes and remove that old dead thrush, the form of a step dance in waltz time which For the tourists they are… the young people perform in a sort of “conga line” formation, processing around St Zachery Verse 4: oh where is the Tourist, Oh where collecting the hanging baskets, which they is he-O, balance on their heads, and dancing over all He’s stuck behind a caravan all the flowerbeds. on the A-Three-nine-O, The festivities end at sunset with a torch lit The stress levels up for the baby’s procession when all the hanging baskets are been sick-O, taken to the end of the pier in and thrown into And Johnny’s had a nose bleed the harbour. all over the cold box-O. Enjoy your Summer!

(The last verse is sung slow, they then repeat the chorus and sing whole song again ad nauseam)

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Gates open at 10.30 am st Saturday 21 September 2013 Award winning acoustic and folk acts talented local musicians music and dance - arts and crafts tea and cakes - beer and banter Tickets £25 adult concessions available Please see website

Promoter : Folkstock Arts Foundation c.i.c www.folkstockartsfoundation.com www.folkstockfestival.com