LiveFriday 2014 Join us on 14 March for ABOUT TONIGHT Wisdom, Wonders and Widgets

Nick Tingay from Water Oxford Folk LiveFriday has been Music in the Family (Film) MUSIC Pageant Tingay specialises in a realm organised in association with Folk A premier about the famous Headington that lurks somewhere between folk and Arts Oxford (organisers oaf the Quarry morris dancer and musician Boldwood Producing rich and alternative music. “If Kate Bush and Tom annual festival Folk Weekend: William Kimber, and his family. Kimber fascinating instrumental music with Waits were to have offspring, you might be Oxford) and co-curated by played a pivotal role in the English Morris a flavour of 18th-century England, half-way there.” Cultural Events Coordination & Dance and Folk Music Revival of the early Boldwood infuse new energy into the Communication Consultant, Sarah 20th century. music of little-known publications and Steph West A harper, singer and Mayhew Craddock, and Director hand-written manuscripts. composer, Steph has a love of dancing of Folk Weekend Oxford Cat Kelly. The Way of the Morris (film rhythms, vivid chords and a free flowing www.folk-arts-oxford.co.uk 12a) Oxford Country Folk melody grounded in the traditional music Follow filmmaker Tim Plester on a journey Songwriters Circle of Britain and Ireland. from the village green of his childhood A stage dedicated to the regular night ACTIVITY to the killing fields of the Somme, as he that takes place at the Port Mahon and James Bell Oxford Folk Weekend searches for a connection with native provides a platform for local performers festival favourite, James Bell, will bring Family Ceilidh by Red Ceilidh dances that run deep in his blood. of contemporary folk music. Acts include: his highly personal and charismatic take Oxford’s Red Ceilidh exists to bring Swindlestock, Olly Wills, Tamara Parsons- on traditional folk to the Ashmolean’s dancing, music and fun to the young Yarn Bombing by The Fibre Baker, Ragdoll, The Black Feathers. European Art Gallery. citizens of Oxford. The Red Ceilidh band Works Needles on the Cowley Road will provide the tunes and a caller to help have been busy with their knit one, purl Swindlestock With a transatlantic Jackie Oates Award-winning Oxford- you with left and right. one for this installation that reclaims and folk inspired sound as raw and evocative based folk singer and fiddle player, Ceilidh by Red Ceilidh Dance till you personalises the Ashmolean’s forecourt as the landscapes their songs are forged Jackie Oates has taken time out from her drop and the Red Ceilidh band will keep with festive cheer for the night. in. Swindlestock, in their acoustic form, acclaimed ‘Lullabies’ tour and singing with The Ashmolean Museum and playing! Grab your dancing shoes and join comprise Dava Waterhouse and Garry The Imagined Village to perform at Oxford Folk Weekend Oxford present an evening of high energy English ceilidh Morris Dancing Rhythmic Richardson. Folk LiveFriday tonight. tunes! stepping, jingling bells, and stick, sword and handkerchiefs wielding abound Olly Wills Lead singer songwriter Seasonal Folk by Sue Brown Oxford FolK Bate Collection Sound Snap from Summertown Morris, Eynsham of The Epstein Olly Wills loves stripping and Lorraine Irwing Match images and sounds from Morris, Armaleggan, and Mr Hemmings songs bare and bringing out the essence Enjoy unaccompanied vocal harmonies instruments held in one of the most Traditional Abingdon Morris Dancers. that makes them beat when playing solo and a repertoire based firmly in English magnificent collections of musical away from The Epstein’s grand cinematic traditional song that draws, from time to PROGRAMME instruments in the world, the University of Giant Puppets These giant folk sound. time, on contemporary material and songs Oxford’s Bate Collection. puppets were created for Oxford Folk from other traditions. Festival and have climbed down from the Steven Adams Former lead singer Bate Collection Instrument ancient tower of Oxford Castle Unlocked of the Broken Family Band, Adams has Oxford Contemporary Music Handling The Bate Collection has over visitor attraction to make a special Oxford adopted a new musical style that has Oxford Folk Soundscape 2000 instruments - have a go playing on Folk appearance. variously been referred to as alt. country, OCM’s Technical Manager and Freelance Friday 22 November 2013 some of their replica instruments. country rock, new wave, and indie-rock Programmer, Tim Hand, has drawn Folk Weekend Oxford with a folky twist. upon the rich tapestry of traditional and Rising Voices performance Information Station contemporary Oxford folk music to create 7.00–10.30pm and Combined Performance The organisation Folk Arts Oxford deals Tamara Parsons-Baker Sometimes an eclectic soundtrack to the evening. of Christmas Songs Attend song in folk and traditional music and hosts the part Amanda Palmer, part Anita O’Day; workshops earlier in the evening, or grab annual festival Folk Weekend Oxford in other times part Tom Waits, part Jeff a song sheet and sing along with Rising April. Find out about the festival in 2014 Buckley. Parsons-Baker’s bold repertoire is WORKSHOP Voices Community Choir for the Oxford and buy folk music merchandise. populated with wit and wisdom. Folk LiveFriday finale! Folk-Inspired Craft Workshops Mummers, Michaelmas and Ragdoll Lewis Newcombe and Rachel Master crafters Julie Roberts and Sarah the Empress Matilda by Mass Sing-a-long Christmas Ruscombe-King founded acclaimed Dicks will lead workshops suitable for all UnderConstruction Theatre Songs The Ashmolean would like to acoustic dream-folk outfit Ragdoll whose ages that are inspired by folk traditions and Company This play is inspired by the invite everyone to join the staff in singing sound has been described as pastoral folk, items in the Ashmolean’s collections. a couple of feel-good, rousing carols, and true story of The Empress Matilda who was with touches of country, rock and jazz. besieged at Oxford Castle in the mid-12th to close this series of LiveFridays with We Rag-Rug Demonstrations by The century. Spot the Empress, Sir George Wish You a Merry Christmas! The Black Feathers A combination Fibre Works Join The Fibre Works in the Knight, Baron Von Sparrowlion, and of English folk influences, some Irish the ultimate in up-cycling… tear up old, the River Goddess Tamesis performing heritage, and a large splash of Americana unwanted rags and refashion them by Oxford’s Weekend Starts Here... throughout the museum. inspiration, all held together with close weaving the strips of fabric into a rug. ENCOUNTER Bluegrass harmonies and songs about Lorna Marrison’s Oxfordshire On the last Friday of each month, the Museum opens its love, life, and death. SEASONAL FOLK Song Workshops Tim Healey’S Green Man talk Folk Art Meet local artist Lorna Appearing in architecture and crafts Rising Voices’ Community Choir director doors from 7.00 – 10.30pm, giving visitors the opportunity Marrison and view some of her work. Oxford Fiddle Group From foot- through the ages local writer and historian Cat Kelly will lead a series of workshops Marrison takes her inspiration from tapping jigs and reels, to catchy hornpipes Tim Healey will uncover and explore the to teach five traditional carols: The King, to see the collections after hours. Interactive events happenings and traditions in the regional and marches, OFG perform songs and significance of the mythical Green Man Dayspring, Nativity, When Joseph Was folk scene. tunes from England and are particularly including creative workshops and performances will be on around Oxfordshire. Old, Jesus Christ the Apple Tree. Whilst keen to promote local musical heritage. there are plenty of harmony lines for the Folk Weekend Oxford in offer, with drinks in the rooftop Dining Room on Level 4 Jigs by a duo from the National confident to try, participants don’t need to Pictures Witness snapshots of the Will Pound & Henry Webster Youth Folklore Troupe of be able to read music, and don’t need to and a bar, selling drinks and snacks, in the vaulted Café on annual Folk Weekend Oxford festival Young jazz-folk duo Will Pound and England NYFTE performances have any experience of singing in a choir with images by professional and amateur Henry Webster will inject new energy into the Lower Ground Level. are a mixture of traditional material to join in. photographers taken at venues across the Chinese Paintings Gallery with their complemented by modern items in Oxford over the past few years. high-energy mixture of traditional and keeping with the tradition performed contemporary compositions. by 10 to 18 year olds. www.ashmolean.org/livefriday All tonight’s events are FREE, although some performances have limited capacity. 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ACTIVITY ENCOUNTER WORKSHOP MUSIC ENCOUNTER MUSIC 7.00–8.00pm 8.30–10.30pm 7.00–10.30pm 9.40–10.00pm 8.00–8.15pm, 8.30–8.45pm, 8.10–8.30pm, 9.40–10.00pm Family Ceilidh by Red Ceilidh The Way of the Morris (Film) Folk-Inspired Craft Workshop Henry Webster 9.00–9.15pm Jackie Oates Level -1 Café Level -1 Lecture Theatre Level G Ancient Cyprus (18) Level G Chinese Paintings (11) Mummers, Michaelmas and the Level 2 European Art (44) Empress Matilda ENCOUNTER ENCOUNTER MUSIC WORKSHOP Museum wide, starting on: MUSIC 7.30–8.15pm 7.00–10.30pm 7.00–7.40pm, 8.20–9.00pm 7.00–10.30pm Level 1 India from AD 600 (32) 7.30–8.15pm, 8.45–9.30pm Tim Healey’s Green Man talk Yarn Bombing by The Fibre Will Pound & Henry Webster Folk-Inspired Craft Workshop Seasonal Folk by Sue Brown Level -1 Lecture Theatre Works Level G Chinese Paintings (11) Level 1 Mediterranean World (30) MUSIC and Lorraine Irwing Level G Forecourt 7.10–7.30pm, 8.40–9.00pm Level 4 Dining Room ENCOUNTER MUSIC WORKSHOP Steph West 8.00–8.15pm, 9.00–9.15pm ENCOUNTER 7.40–8.20pm 7.00–10.30pm Level 2 European Art (44) MUSIC Jigs by a duo from National 7.00–9.00pm Oxford Fiddle Group Rag-Rug Demonstrations 7.00–10.00pm Youth Folklore Troupe of Morris Dancing Level G Chinese Paintings (11) Level 1 Mughal India (33) ACTIVITY Oxford Contemporary Music England Level G Forecourt 7.00–10.30pm Oxford Folk Soundscape Level -1 Café ENCOUNTER ENCOUNTER Bate Collection Sound Snap Atrium – audible from several ENCOUNTER 8.00–8.15pm, 8.30–8.45pm, 7.00–10.30pm Level 2 England 400-1600 (41) levels MUSIC 7.00–9.00pm 9.00–9.15pm Lorna Marrison’s Oxfordshire 8.00–8.30pm, 9.30–10.00pm Giant Puppets Mummers, Michaelmas and the Folk Art ACTIVITY ENCOUNTER Boldwood Level G Forecourt Empress Matilda Level 1 Asian Crossroads (28) 7.00–10.30pm 7.00–10.30pm Level -1 Exploring the Past (1) Museum wide, starting on: Bate Collection Instrument Folk Weekend Oxford in ENCOUNTER MUSIC Level G Rome (13) Handling Pictures 7.00–10.30pm 7.30–7.50pm, 8.30–8.50pm, ENCOUNTER Level 2 Music and Tapestry (39) Atrium – visible from several levels Folk Weekend Oxford 9.30–9.50pm 8.15–10.30pm Song WorkshopS Information Station Nick Tingay from Water Music in the Family (Film) Level G Cast Gallery (13) MUSIC MUSIC Level G Greece (16) Pageant Level -1 Conservation (4) Seasonal Song Folk Workshops 7.40–8.00pm, 9.10–9.30pm 10.00–10.20pm Level 1 Medieval Cyprus (34) James Bell Rising Voices performance MUSIC ACTIVITY 7.30–7.50pm: The King Level 2 European Art (44) and Combined Performance of 7.00–10.30pm 8.15–9.00pm 8.00–8.20pm: Dayspring Christmas Songs Oxford Country Folk ENCOUNTER 8.30–8.50pm: Nativity ENCOUNTER Atrium – audible from all levels Songwriters Circle 9.15–10.00pm 9.00–9.20pm: When Joseph 8.00–8.15pm, 8.30–8.45pm, Level G Greek and Roman Ceilidh by Red Ceilidh Was Old 9.00–9.15pm ACTIVITY Sculpture (21) Level -1 Café 9.30–9.50pm: Jesus Christ the Mummers, Michaelmas and the 10.20–10.25pm Apple Tree Empress Matilda Mass Sing-a-long Christmas Museum wide, starting on: Songs Please note that all listings are correct at the time of printing but are subject to change Level 2 Music and Tapestry (39) Atrium – audible from all levels