National Centre for Folk Arts events Jan-Jun 2017 01984 618274 www.halswaymanor.org.uk 2 Another busy year at Halsway with our increased community Information has flown by. I’d like to say a big engagement, schools work, artist thank you to everyone who has development and to lead our Phone us: 01984 618274 (Bookings: Mon to Fri 8am - 6pm) supported Halsway this past year, innovative youth programme. Rachel Email us: [email protected] whether by coming on courses, Dawick is an experienced musician Write to us: Halsway Manor, Nr Crowcombe, Somerset TA4 4BD attending gigs and events, working and project manager with years of for us and with us here at the relevant and exciting experience. We Prices Arrival and departure Manor and beyond. Exciting are pleased to have her on the team Prices for residential courses/ Weekend courses: arrival is usually strides have been taken towards and she has already made great events are per person, to include from 4pm on Friday; departure our plans for the future and we headway in engaging new audiences overnight accommodation, around 5pm on Sunday. are as ever committed to our with our varied folk arts offer. meals, tuition and activities Monday to Friday courses: (unless otherwise stated). role as a key cultural home for arrival is usually from 4pm on Following the great success of our quality folk arts. This year will Monday, departure after breakfast Faustus residency in 2016 we are Concerts and Dances on Friday. Where arrival and see a step-up for our building delighted to announce that the £10 / £4 full-time students of departure times differ, this is plans (and we’re not just talking wonderful and talented trio, Lady any age. Where a concert/dance indicated in the programme. about our ever-popular Melodeon takes place during a residential Maisery have agreed to be our Build week..!) and our strategic course it is free to course Camping Artists in Residence for 2017. We direction. We always listen to participants. All welcome. look forward to a great year of Caravans, camper vans and tents. our loyal patrons about favourite We welcome campers all year activities with them so keep an eye courses and events – and I hope round. Rates vary for different on our website for the latest news. going forward you will continue to courses and include camping, be inspired by Halsway Manor and meals, tuition and activities. Key to prices find something in this brochure for you. If you have any ideas and would like to work with us please Crispian Cook single occupancy with ensuite facilities get in touch! Chief Executive sharing a room with ensuite facilities We have recently employed a single occupancy with shared, non-ensuite facilities Creative Learning Manager to deal sharing a room with shared, non-ensuite facilities camping / bringing a campervan Non-resident www.halswaymanor.org.uk Non-participant tel : 01984 618274 44 5 Supporting young people Food For some courses we offer Our two chefs and dedicated discretionary bursaries for people staff will make sure you’re well under 25 years of age. These aim looked after, with plenty of to provide opportunities for young tasty, wholesome food on offer. people who might not otherwise Meals are prepared fresh on the be in a position to engage with the premises, using local suppliers Folk Arts. Contact us if this could wherever possible. All dietary be of benefit to you. needs are catered for – please inform us of any food allergies/ Day only participants intolerances or special diets We welcome day visitors on when making your booking. many of our courses. The fee shown includes lunch, dinner, tea Access and coffee, daytime and evening We have two ground floor tuition / activities and evening bedrooms with adapted concerts where applicable. bathrooms and all the public areas where our courses and Non participants events take place are wheelchair On most courses, discounted accessible. There is a hearing rates are available to a friend/ loop system in the main room partner sharing the room of a where concerts and dances take course participant, but not taking place. Our staff are always happy part in the course itself. The price to assist. – which varies from course to course – includes accommodation Partnership events Kennedy Grant Library and meals. Packed lunches are In addition to our own events, available on request. Halsway Manor offers the perfect Halsway Manor venue for groups and societies Our library houses thousands of books and recordings Stay an extra night from across the UK to host and about traditional folk music, dance, song and folklore and Subject to availability you can run their own events. These are p we welcome anyone who wishes to access this learning stay an extra night before and/ marked . resource. Our librarians are not always on site, so please or after a course. Please ring to contact us if you would like to make an appointment. check availability and pricing. www.halswaymanor.org.uk tel : 01984 618274 6 7 LADY MaISerY – Halsway Rheingans harness and celebrate trio have toured widely, performing Manor’s 2017 artists in residence! their united voice. Whether sell-out shows across the UK and unearthing a feminist twist hidden Europe. We are delighted to announce bursting with bold and innovative in a traditional tale, delivering Hazel, Hannah and Rowan feature as our 2017 Artists in Residence folk music, vocal trio Lady a poignant anti-war ballad, or tutors on courses throughout the year, – Lady Maisery! Our artist Maisery shine brightly. With showcasing their immense multi- in addition to running the Lady Maisery residency scheme is now in its their unique approach to instrumental talents in original Weekend (31 March – 2 second year and represents our harmony singing, intelligent and compositions that draw on a April), with exciting plans commitment to supporting artists, thoughtful arrangements of both myriad of musical influences, later in the year. For full creating opportunities traditional repertoire and original Lady Maisery are skilful details see to make new work, compositions, Hazel Askew, explorers of the power, www.halswaymanor.org.uk. innovate within folk Hannah James and Rowan beauty and vitality of song. arts and engage new Over the last five years, the audiences. In an english folk scene currently www.halswaymanor.org.uk tel : 01984 618274 8 9 Creative Communities Alice is a published writer and Session 2: Lyric writing & artist from Somerset whose work Melody – Melody or Lyrics ‘everyone is an artist’ has appeared in UK & overseas where to start? How to edit anthologies and magazines. 2015 Have you ever had the desire There is a limit of 12 people per your own work to get the saw the release of her collaborative best song. to write a song or develop your course. The courses are aimed at poetry book ‘The City’ with Serbian songwriting? Perhaps you’ve people aged 16+. See website for poet Ana Seferovic and the Travelogue Session 3: Writing from always wanted to write a novel more details. of the ‘Car Boot Museum’ project. a character – Explore the or play, or create your own dance Alice also works in site-specific playwright in you and write piece, or maybe design your own January Creative Writing Series locations using found materials to from a different voice. craft piece or new art work? create surprising poetic interventions Tutor: Alice Maddicott Session 4: Collaboration Over the months of Jan, April, July written in situ and documented and October Halsway Manor is www.alicemaddicott.com – Nervous to write with using photography and film. Writer others? Some of the best excited to introduce a new series Open to all those who want to in residence for the 2015 Bath of community workshops. Aimed songs you will write will be explore different styles of writing International Literature Festival her collaborations. at those who are new to the craft and find their own voice. work also includes writing for young or who have created pieces but people, including scripts for the BBC want to develop their skills and Session 1: Writing in Nature - an and has over 14 years experience of meet like minded people. exploration of writing in relation Rachel’s recent album ‘The Boundary teaching creative writing and running Riders’ was finalist for Best NZ Folk to place and how the landscape can education projects. Jan uary 2017 – The Creative inspire us. Album 2015 and showcased in Writing Series: 8, 15, 22, 29 Jan London at the BEAM festival of new Session 2: Fiction – Exploring ideas emerging British Musical Theatre April 2017 – The Songwriting of plot and narrative. What sort of April. The Songwriting Series in March 2016. With a Masters Series: April 2, 9, 23, 30 Apr narrator are you? Creating fictional Tutor: Rachel Dawick Degree in Songwriting (Bath Spa (Missing out Easter Sun) worlds. www.racheldawick.com University) and over 12 years of July 2017 – The Dance Series: 2, Poetry and Music – How working as a professional artist and Session 3: Open to all those who want to 9, 16, 23 Jul music and poetry work together to running songwriting workshops in write their first song or who have create atmosphere and influence schools, libraries, and festivals across October 2017 – The Art/Craft already written songs but want to Series: 8, 15, 22, 29 Oct each other. New Zealand Rachel brings her develop their craft. international experience to Session 4: Collaboration – Costs: £45 for one day Session 1: Genre & Form - West Somerset. How working with others can workshop, from 10am – 5pm, incl. Find out about and write in change and enrich your work and a roast lunch, or £150 for all four different song styles to explore liberate your writing.