Fundraising Appeal 2008: Stepdance DVD
For several years we
have been working towards the production of a DVD of stepdancing, which will
both document the tradition and act as a resource for budding dancers.
We started filming several years ago, with Barry Callaghan, who has produced
films for the English Folk Dance & Song Soiety, and who was a great enthusiast
for East Anglian music and dance.
Barry died very suddenly last year, and we are now picking up the project again
with Chris Metherell, another experienced film-maker and no mean stepdancer
himself.
We are also planning to include several archive clips of steppers, and as well
as demonstrations, there will be interviews etc. All those involved are giving
their time for free, but there are going to be costs incurred soon, when it
comes to licensing, editing and production.
We are now inviting donations from individuals and interested groups who would
like to support this project, and hope to be able to progress significantly with
the project over the summer.
Please send any donations to: EATMT, The Old Stables, Museum of East Anglian
Life, Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 1DL.
If you pay tax, you can make your donation go even further at no cost to
yourself, through the Gift Aid scheme, which enables us to claim the tax back
(for every £10 paid, we receive £12.80). All you need to do is state that your
donation is a Gift Aid donation, and we do the rest.
Instruments for Sale in aid of Stepdance DVD Fundraising Appeal
Linda Callaghan has very generously donated some of Barry’s old melodeons to EATMT, which we are selling, to raise funds towards this project, and we have also recently been donated a dulcimer to sell in support of the appeal. For further information, please ring us on 01449 771090 during working hours or send an email to info@eatmt.fsnet.co.uk with the subject line “instrument sale”.
We have already sold several, and the remaining instruments are:
Hohner Club III grey pearloid melodeon. Two row in C/F plus inner row of 7 buttons. Lightweight case. In tune and sound condition. £300.00.
Hohner 4-stop single-row melodeon in G. £200.00.
Spare set of bellows for Hohner 4-stop melodeon. Offers (sensible ones please - this sale is for fundraising too!)
The dulcimer was made in 1981 by Ron Field, and comes with a strong case made by Martin Brinsford; the original hammers made by Rod Stradling have long since worn out. The chessman bridges made it possible for the tuning set-up to be modified by Reg Reader in 2005, and converted to the East Anglian tuning system. It comes with a tuning wrench, coils of spare wire gauges 8 and 9, tuning diagram and wire gauge diagram and is in very good condition. £250. It's been donated by Jenny Coxon, and we will throw in a free pair of dulcimer beaters too!
Please note: no offers on these prices as they are all for raising funds.
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