LICHFIELD FOLK FESTIVAL 2013 

 Festival base:-  King Edward School & Leisure Centre    (click the link for a map) 

PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO SEASON TICKET HOLDERS WHERE  NECESSARY

                               DRAFT PROGRAMME MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

 KES B = Bader Hall KING Edward School,                             KES GYM = Gym KING Edward School,

KELC = King Edward Leisure Centre       KELC ACT = King Edward Leisure Centre Activity Room
W = Workshop; P = Playford English dance style; A = American dance style; M = Mixed dance styles.

 

Friday 21st JUNE

 

        

Session Name

Guest Artists

 

Venue

Style

Ref

17.45 - 22.00

Office Open

 

 

KE Leisure Centre, 1st Floor Seymour Suite, by Bar

 

 

From 17.30

Meals at KES dining annex

 

 

 

 

 

19.15 - 22.30

Earlybird Dance
"A Wright Welcome" 

David & Kathryn Wright with Weston CDB

 

 

 

1.1

 

 

 

 

 

   

19.45- 22.45

Dance

 

Madeleine Smith with Stradivarious

 

 

M

1.2

             
20.00 Silent Auction Opens *     KELC    

 

SATURDAY 22nd JUNE

 

       

09.00 -10.30

 

Office Open

Also open 12.30-1300, then tickets left at Folk Sales

 

KE Leisure Centre, 1st Floor Seymour Suite, by Bar

   

09.00 - 17.30

Folk Sales

   

KELC Sports Hall

   

10.30 - 13.00

16.00 - 18.00

 

Costume display/ accessory sales open

   

KELC Sports Hall

   

09.30 - 10.45

American dance workshop

"Cary's Contras"

 

David & Kathryn Wright with Weston CDB

 

 

 

2.1

09.30 - 10.45

Dance w/s 

"Inventiones Belgicae"

Philippe Callens with Folkus Pocus

   

 

2.2 

09.30 - 10.45

*Workshop for Callers:- Interpreting dance instructions 

Colin Hume & Madeleine Smith 

 

 

 

2.3

0945- 11.15

*Music w/s for dance workshop

Chris Dewhurst :- To prepare for playing for dance w/s

     

2.4

11.00 - 12.15

Dance w/s

"Mark's compositions"

Mark Elvins with Weston CDB

 

 

 

2.5 

11.00 - 12.15

Dance workshop:
"The Ashover Book"

Colin Hume with Stradivarious

 

 

 

2.6 

11.00 - 12.30

Dance displays

Display teams

 

The Three Spires Centre/City streets,

 

2.7

11.15 - 12.45

Dance workshop

"Pride & Prejudice, 200th anniversary celebration in dance"

 

Madeleine Smith with Folkus Pocus

 

 

 

2.8

11.30 - 13.00

*Music workshop:
"Share your favourite tunes"

Gordon Taylor

 

 

 

2.9

12.00- 18.00 Folk Festival Fringe Afternoon of Music & Song   Kings Head Pub, City Centre    

13.00 - 14.15

Dance workshop:
"John Johnson's Choice"

Andrew Shaw with Stradivarious

 

 

 

2.10

13.15- 14.30

Dance w/s

"The Perfect Match"

Philippe Callens with Chris & Julie Dewhurst

      2.11

13.45 - 15.00

Displays

Festival Site

       

14.45 - 16.45

Tea Dance

David & Kathryn Wright with Stradivarious

 

 

 

  2.12

15.30 - 17.30

*Callaround

Workshop callers with Chris Dewhurst leading workshop band

 

 

 

 

  2.13

17.30 - 18.00

Callaround Feedback

         

17.15 - 19.15

Early Evening Dance

Contra

Madeleine Smith with "The Night Before"

   

 

 

 

2.14

19.30 - 22.45

Dance

Colin Hume with Weston CDB

 

 

 

2.15

19.30 - 22.30

Dance

Philippe Callens with Folkus Pocus

 

 

 

  2.16

20.00 - 23.00

Contra Dance

Mark Elvins with "Pick 'n' Mix Contra Band"

 

 

 

2.17

 

 

SUNDAY 23rd JUNE

 

       

09.30 - 14.00

Folk Sales Open

   

KELC Sports Hall

   

10.30 - 13.00

Costume Display

Mistress Shaw

 

KELC Sports Hall

   

09.30 - 10.00

Folk Service. 

Christine Polhill, Chaplain to the Festival.

 

 

KELC First Floor

   

09.30 - 10.45

Dance workshop:
"Tom Hinds Contras & Squares"

Mark Elvins with

Anita & Paul

 

 

 

 3.1

09.45 - 10.45

Dance workshop:
"Dances with a difference"

Colin Hume with Folkus Pocus

 

 

 

 3.2

10.10 - 11.30

Dance workshop:
"John Playford 1651-1686; a new look at the old"

Philippe Callens with Stradivarious

 

 

 

 3.3

10.10 - 11.30

*Music workshop

Weston CDB

 

 

 

3.4 

11.15 - 12.30

Dance workshop

"The dances of Pat Shaw, traditionalist and innovator".

Madeleine Smith with 3D

 

 

 

3.5 

11.15 - 12.30

English dance workshop:
"Next of Kynaston"

Andrew Shaw with Anita & Paul

 

 

 

3.6

11.45 - 13.00

Dance workshop:
"Squares & Contras to make you think"

Colin Hume with Stradivarious

 

 

 

3.7

11.45 -13.00

Music workshop to prepare for Come All Ye

 Folkus Pocus

 

 

 

3.8

12.45 -14.00

 

Dance Workshop:
"English from America"

David & Kathryn Wright with Anita & Paul

 

 

 

3.9

13.00

Silent Auction ends   

"Please pay & collect"    *

    KELC    

13.00 - 14.30

Rapper dance w/s

Warwick Rapper

 

 

 

3.10

14.00 - 15.30

"Philippe's  Choice"

Philippe Callens with Weston CDB

 

 

 

3.11

14.45 - 17.00

Come All Ye

Hosted by June Caddick

All callers, with Festival Band led by Folkus Pocus

 

KES B

MM/MU

3.12

Impromptu music sessions can be held in the Seymour suite or Acrivity room when not otherwise not in use. 

*NOTE Any prospective callers & musicians in the Callaround or Saturday music sessions
MUST contact gordonandruth1@btinternet.com or ring 01785 662398 to ensure co-ordination. 

Please look at the information see the note on the NOTES page.

*For details on the Silent Auction please see Notes page.