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Investigating Traditional Culture and Folklore
Saturday 14th April - Bures (Community Centre)
Saturday 10th November - Clare (Old School Community Centre)
A day of talks from eminent and entertaining experts in the field: Steve Roud, Clive Paine and John Howson
Talks will cover the following topics: local folksong and dance traditions; advice on interviewing and recording; an introduction to folklore studies; resources to investigate local stories and traditions. A free information pack is provided for each participant, on the day.
The aim is to enthuse participants to go out and investigate cultural traditions in their own locality.
The two events have broadly the same content, so you can attend whichever you prefer:
Each day runs from 9.30 to 4.00 and includes:
· inspirational speakers on folklore and local cultural history
· exhibitions from local projects plus specialist booksellers Hedingham Fair and traditional
music CD specialists Veteran
· light refreshments
More about the speakers
Clive Paine is a well-known and much loved figure in Suffolk history circles. He has influenced countless hordes of students through his work as Advisory Teacher for Local History at the Record Office, and many more adults through his talks, lectures, broadcasts and publications on a broad cross-section of Suffolk historical subjects. He is without equal in his comprehensive knowledge of historical sources for Suffolk and is much in demand as a speaker, as his talks are renowned for being entertaining, thought-provoking and inspiring in equal measures.
Steve Roud was formerly Honorary Librarian of the Folklore Society and worked for many years as a Local Studies Librarian. He has extensive knowledge of folklore, calendar customs and superstitions and has been researching British folklore for over thirty years. He is the joint author of the Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore, and has written many other books on traditional drama and folk song, and the Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain and Ireland, which won the Katharine Briggs Folklore Award in 2004. He is also the founder of the internationally acclaimed databases of folk songs: the Roud Folk Song Index and the Broadside Index. Steve has just been awarded prestigious Gold Badge Award from the English Folk Dance and Song Society.
John Howson is co-director of the East Anglian Traditional Music Trust, and a folk song collector with unparalleled knowledge of the folk song, music and dance traditions of East Anglia. For over twenty-five years he has run the Veteran label - specialist in recordings of traditional singers from across the British Isles, which includes both archive and field recordings, and which set the benchmark for other labels in terms of quality and information provided through the CD booklets and the website. His field recordings form part of the Traditional Music in England collection in the British Library's National Sound Archive. John also holds the Gold Badge Award from the EFDSS.
How to book a place
There is no charge to attend, but numbers are limited for each event, so you do need to book a place in advance to help us organise the day efficiently.
Booking forms are available here or from:
· From Bures Local History Group and Post Office
· From Clare Historical Society, the Ancient House Museum and the Library
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