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you like what we do?
Now would be a really good time to show your support and join the Friends of
EATMT.
We’d like to encourage everyone who appreciates the work we do - whether it be this website, the events, the research and publications, the schools and community projects, the exhibitions, the workshops and classes ... to join the Friends of EATMT and support our work into the future.
If you sing or listen to a local song, play or hear a local tune, dance or watch
or stepdancing, at least part of that is probably down to the work of EATMT,
which has been working to keep our local traditions alive and kicking into the
twenty first century. If you receive a printed copy or an email version of this
newsletter, it’s down to the hard work of our part-time staff and volunteers -
and the same goes if you are reading this on the website now!
We are a small organisation but with a serious reputation for delivering
professional projects and “punching above our weight”. We became a registered
charity in 2000 and are governed by a board of trustees. The membership fee is
still £10 per year and hasn’t changed since we founded
the Friends more than eight years ago. Donations are always very welcome, a Gift
Aid declaration helps it go even further, and we also welcome longer-term
enquiries about legacies etc.
Please visit our
membership page to download a form. Thank you.
Diary
This page is updated regularly throughout the year, so do look back here, or alternatively join our postal mailing list for regular news and diary dates.
Sessions featuring local traditions
There are a number of regular sessions in Suffolk featuring local traditional music, singing and stepdancing, apart from the ones advertised. These tend to be small venues with not much space for spectators, but there's usually room to squeeze in one or two more musicians or singers! If you are interested, contact Alvar Smith.
2012
Wednesday January 18th
Talk on local musical traditions
Wickham Skeith History Group. All welcome.
Contact Pete Davidson on 01449 766622.
Saturday March 3rd
Haughley Village Hall, nr Stowmarket, Suffolk.
Click here for a booking form.
Saturday March 24th
EATMT Melodeons and More
Workshops for melodeon, concertina and mouthorgan players, plus a Squeezebox Special concert in the evening.
Tutors include: Ed Rennie, Matt Quinn, Issy Emeney, Alex Goldsmith, Dave Jolly, Rees Wesson, Gavin Atkin, Martyn White, Katie Howson & Steve Dumpelton.
Full details available here in December 2011.
Saturday April 14th
Investigating Traditional Culture and Folklore
(EATMT for Managing a Masterpiece project)
Bures St Mary, near Sudbury, Suffolk
Click here for full details and a booking form.
June 22nd-24th
Brightlingsea, Essex
Sunday 29th July (tbc)
EATMT Stepdance Day
Saturday September 1st
EATMT Traditional Music Day
Stowmarket, Suffolk.
Our biggest event of the year, and a firm favourite in many people's diaries. A one-day festival of music, song and dance in the wonderful setting of the Museum of East Anglian Life. Full details and tickets available in May 2012. 11am - 5.30pm and separate evening concert 8pm - 11pm.
Saturday November 10th
Investigating Traditional Culture and Folklore
(EATMT for Managing a Masterpiece project)
Clare, Suffolk
Click here for full details and a booking form.
Do
you like what we do?
Now would be a really good time to show your support and join the Friends of
EATMT.
We’d like to encourage everyone who appreciates the work we do - whether it be this website, the events, the research and publications, the schools
and community projects, the exhibitions, the workshops and classes ... to join the Friends of EATMT and support our work into the future.
If you sing or listen to a local song, play or hear a local tune, dance or watch
or stepdancing, at least part of that is probably down to the work of EATMT,
which has been working to keep our local traditions alive and kicking into the
twenty first century. If you receive a printed copy or an email version of this
newsletter, it’s down to the hard work of our part-time staff and volunteers -
and the same goes if you are reading this on the website now!
We are a small organisation but with a serious reputation for delivering
professional projects and “punching above our weight”. We became a
registered charity in 2000 and are governed by a board of trustees. The membership fee is still £10 per year and hasn’t changed since we founded
the Friends more than eight years ago. Donations are always very welcome, a Gift Aid declaration helps it go even further, and we also welcome
longer-term enquiries about legacies etc.
Please visit our
membership page to download a form. Thank you.
What are the musical traditions of East Anglia?
Traditional Music Day Melodeons & More Workshops, classes & schools Community Projects
Profiles of traditional musicians Research Jig Dolls Dulcimers Stepdancing