Diary
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2010
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. Doreen West also runs village hall events around Suffolk and south Norfolk. These are ticket only events: ring Doreen on 01379 644960 to find out what she's got organised.
Evening classes - beginners and improvers melodeon
Tuesdays May 25th, June 8th & 22nd, July 6th
Stowmarket, Suffolk
This year we’ve been taking a slightly different approach - running beginners and improvers on the same night in the same venue so we can work together a bit more, and also picking a topic for each term.
The beginners class is suitable for inexperienced players, either with your own instrument, or using one of our hire instruments. Please note that the Summer Term class is NOT suitable for people who have never played before - a new series in September will offer opportunities for absolute beginners. This term's course will build on work in the previous two terms, working on co-ordinating basic chords with easy-to-learn tunes. The class is taught by Ron Ross.
The improvers class is for those with some experience but who would like more support and ideas for developing their playing. This term's theme is "Tricky Hornpipes" and we will be looking particularly at stepdance hornpipes from the local repertoire The class is taught by Katie Howson. (The Spring term’s theme was “Stretching your fingers”, featuring tunes which use the upper octave, have a wide range or go to unexpected places.)
Email EATMT or ring 01449 771090 for further details.
Saturday March 27th
Mendlesham, Suffolk.
Workshops for melodeon, concertina and mouthorgan players, plus a Squeezebox Special concert in the evening.
The line-up includes “local lad made good” - Alex Goldsmith from Southwold who now works with highly successful “boy band” Mawkin:Causley. Another new guest is Mark Sohngen from the Netherlands, who is a great entertainer and stylist. Mark, alongside the ever-popular Pete Coe, virtuoso concertina player Dave Townsend and Andy Cutting, also features in the evening Squeezebox Special concert, so if you’re not into playing yourself, but enjoy a really entertaining evening of high quality music and song, why not book tickets just for that? Don’t delay if you want tickets for any part of this event, as it usually sells out in advance.
Click here for further details.
Saturday April 10th - Friday 17th
Stowmarket, Suffolk.
A one-week intensive workshop where participants make their own one-row melodeon.
Fully booked.
Click here for further details.
Friday April 23rd
Rig-a-Jig-Jig and friends will be celebrating St George's Day in the Duke's Head, Corpusty, north Norfolk, with some traditional Norfolk musicand singing from 8.30pm.
Monday May 3rd
May Day
Museum of East Anglian Life
Stowmarket, Suffolk
EATMT contributes to the Museum's annual May Day celebration.
Saturday May 15th
Suffolk Walking Festival
Suffolk Food Hall, Wherstead Strand, Ipswich
EATMT plays some live music for the opening of this two-week walking-festival-with-a-difference. 10am - 11am. Followed by two guided walks (without instruments!). Click here for further details of walks.
Saturday May 22nd
Traditional Norfolk music from Rig-a-Jig-Jig at Pensthorpe Nature Reserve, nr Fakenham, Norfolk. Email Rig-a-Jig-Jig for more details.
Saturday May 29th
Potiphar's Sons will be giving a concert of songs collected by Ralph Vaughan Williams in the early 1900s at Ingatestone Hall at 7.30pm. Email Sue Cubbin for details and tickets.
Wednesday June 2nd
Stowfest
Market Place, Stowmarket
Traditional East Anglian Music as part of this newly extended festival. Coffee and cakes and a festival atmosphere in the heart of the town! 11am-2pm
Saturday June 5th and Sunday June 6th
Traditional Norfolk music from Rig-a-Jig-Jig at Pensthorpe Nature Reserve, nr Fakenham, Norfolk. Email Rig-a-Jig-Jig for more details.
Thursday July 1st - Sunday July 4th
Suffolk Festival of Beer and Brewing
Museum of East Anglian Life
Stowmarket, Suffolk
Live music of various types in the evenings including traditional East Anglian music on the Thursday evening.
Sunday July 4th
EATMT Stepdance Day
We're back at Worlingworth Swan again for this fantastic day of informal stepdancing and friendly competitions.
Click here for details of previous events. 12.30 -4.30pm.
Monday August 2nd
Traditional Norfolk music from Rig-a-Jig-Jig at Wells-next-the-Sea Norfolk. This is during Carnival week, and Rig-a-Jig-Jig and friends will have their fascinating exhibitions on display, and be performing two short concerts at the Granary Theatre. Email Rig-a-Jig-Jig for more details.
Saturday September 4th
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. Tickets on sale in May 2010. 11am - 5.30pm and separate evening concert 8pm - 11pm.
Click here for further details.
EATMT 10th anniversary celebrations
Details to be announced.
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