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PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
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| Events on Friday 24th May 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 19:00 - 20:30 | Meet the Tellers Meet the tellers Donald Nelson (Scotland) Maria Gillen (Ireland) Justine de Mierre (England) John Row ( England) |  Donald Nelson (Story) |  Maria Gillen (Story) | Weekend tickets Only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Justine de Mierre (Storyteller) |  John Row (Storyteller) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Events on Saturday 25th May 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 09:30 - 10:30 | Aurora Appalachian Workshop Come along and learn the newest dance in our repertoire - Bounce! Suitable for people with little or no experience of Appalachian dancing, yet still intended to be interesting enough for everyone. Hard soles shoes or taps preferred. |  Aurora (Appalachian) | Weekend, Day or Event tickets Only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Great Western Cotswold Workshop Aimed at improvers and experienced dancers, Great Western will be teaching two of the side’s signature show dances - ‘Red Arrows’ and ‘Serpentina’. Both were written by GW in the Bampton tradition, but with unique features that will test your dancing and performing mettle. |  Great Western Morris (Cotswold) | Weekend, Day or Event tickets Only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Absolute Beginners Squeezebox from Scratch These accessible workshops will lead you step-by-step from first principles to playing your first tune. We teach using Ed's intuitive tab system so there's no requirement to read music. Loan instruments available. |  Squeezebox from Scratch (Melodeon workshops) | Weekend or Day tickets Only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Tell a Tale Tell a Tale. Bring your own stories and tell them in the company of our tellers Maria , Donald, John and Justine | Donald Nelson (Story) | Maria Gillen (Story) | Weekend or Day tickets Only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Justine de Mierre (Storyteller) | John Row (Storyteller) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16:00 - 17:30 | Ballad and Poem Session Join our host Rosie Upton with festival regular Andy Fawthrop in our Ballad session , Come and participate or sit back listen and enjoy! |  Rosie Upton (solo) |  Andy Fawthrop (MC and Poetry ) | Donation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18:00 - 19:00 | Stories with John Row and Donald Nelson Join Donald Nelson and John Row with stories and maybe the odd Glasgow children's song from Donald | John Row (Storyteller) | Donald Nelson (Story) | Weekend or Day tickets Only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21:00 - 22:30 | Wild Women Wilding Wild Women Wilding, Stories from Maria Gillen and Justine de Mierre | Maria Gillen (Story) | Justine de Mierre (Storyteller) | Weekend or Day tickets Only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Events on Sunday 26th May 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 09:30 - 10:30 | Meet North British Agreeable. Entertaining. Skillful. Lithe. Sober. Which of these words best describe North British? Come to our Meet the Team and find out. You’ll be treated to a little bit of history, something of the philosophy of the team, and of course a discussion of our three rapper and three longsword dances, illustrated by the performance of artfully-selected excerpts. How did we cope when Lufthansa mislaid our swords? What is it about Harris Tweed that makes a man so appealing? Come along and find out, and experience the joy that is an hour with the North British Sword Dancers. |  The North British Sword Dancers (Longsword and rapper) | Weekend, Day or Event tickets Only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Meet Aurora Appalachian Aurora perform over a dozen different dances. Come along and find out the stories behind how some of these dances came about, and maybe you will then watch them with fresh eyes. | Aurora (Appalachian) | Weekend, Day or Event tickets Only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Absolute Beginners Squeezebox from Scratch These accessible workshops will lead you step-by-step from first principles to playing your first tune. We teach using Ed's intuitive tab system so there's no requirement to read music. Loan instruments available. | Squeezebox from Scratch (Melodeon workshops) | Weekend or Day tickets Only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14:00 - 14:45 | 'Pootling Through' 'Pootling Through' John Row in conversation with Maria, Donald and Justine funded by Arts Council England | John Row (Storyteller) | Maria Gillen (Story) | Weekend or Day tickets Only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Donald Nelson (Story) | Justine de Mierre (Storyteller) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15:00 - 15:45 | Sound Bath Introducing our enchanting Sound Bath Experience – a symphony for your senses, a journey for your soul! Immerse yourself in the soothing waves of sound as Ben Matthews and friends guide you through a transformative sonic adventure |  Ben Matthews and friends (Inclusive Music) | Weekend or Day tickets Only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16:00 - 17:30 | Ballad Session Join our host Rosie Upton with festival guest Bill Crawford in our Ballad session , Come and participate or sit back listen and enjoy! | Rosie Upton (solo) |  Bill Crawford (MC & Traditional Singer) | Weekend or Day tickets Only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18:00 - 20:00 | Sunday Stories Stories from Donald Nelson, Maria Gillen, Justine de Mierre and John Row | Donald Nelson (Story) | Maria Gillen (Story) | Weekend or Day tickets Only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Justine de Mierre (Storyteller) | John Row (Storyteller) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Events on Monday 27th May 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 09:30 - 10:30 | Great Western Cotswold Workshop Aimed at beginners, Great Western will be teaching two dances chosen to give you a chance to try morris dancing with a difference. We’ll look at a ‘heel and toe’ dance from Fieldtown and exercise our voices as well as our legs with ‘Go Enlist’. | Great Western Morris (Cotswold) | Weekend, Day or Event tickets Only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Longsword Workshop You’ll have seen us dance by now, so come along and try longsword dancin for yourself. Our dances are all lively and relatively short (or maybe other teams just make their dances seem to last an eternity), and we are told that we dance with style and panache, so now’s your chance to see what rubs off on you. We’d also welcome any musicians who are comfortable playing in D&G. Come and take part or simply stop a North Briton and talk to us about the dances, the music, or whatever else seems fitting. | The North British Sword Dancers (Longsword and rapper) | Weekend, Day or Event tickets Only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Improvers Squeezebox from Scratch Designed for early improver players, this session will give you some tips and tricks to take your playing to the next levl. | Squeezebox from Scratch (Melodeon workshops) | Weekend or Day tickets Only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Tell a Tale Tell your own stories or maybe a poem in the company of our tellers. | John Row (Storyteller) | Donald Nelson (Story) | Weekend or Day tickets Only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16:00 - 17:30 | Ballad Session Join our host Rosie Upton in our Ballad session, Come and participate or sit back listen and enjoy! | Rosie Upton (solo) |  Discovery (Duo: Song ) | Donation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18:00 - 19:30 | Tale Ending Stories from John Row, Maria Gillen and Donald Nelson | John Row (Storyteller) | Maria Gillen (Story) | Weekend or Day tickets Only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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