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Southern Counties Artistes

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1. Club and Concert Artistes
Including also children's entertainers for all ages, booth puppeteers, jugglers, fakirs, magicians etc
2. Ceilidh and other Dance Bands and Callers

This list is intended to be comprehensive within the SC^oFF area and for artistes who either have or could realistically expect to guest (or at least to be featured) at a SC^oFF Club or Venue. Inevitably my knowledge decreases in proportion to the distance from Southampton, so please let me know if you can give me names which should be included. Brief descriptions are gradually being added, particularly for artistes without separate websites. Value judgements will inevitably creep into these, or else they would be bland and ultimately unhelpful. I have endeavoured to be positive and emphasise strengths rather than weaknesses, as I would for guests at our own Club. Not all the remarks are my own, but I am the filter through which they have passed so if any offence is caused, whether by inclusion or omission, it is to me that you should complain. Comments here do NOT represent official SC^oFF policy.

The two sections are not rigid and the second is for the convenience of those particularly seeking a dance band. I am very happy to include more such bands in the first section (as with, eg, Belshazzar's Feast) if they are also looking for Club and Concert gigs. Traditionally a ceilidh includes both dance and music/song sessions, and SC^oFF would be very pleased to see that practice on the increase.

TRG.

Club and Concert Artistes

Dance Sides and Information may be found in Solent Waves, the Folk Association of South Hants newsletter.

Ceilidh and other Dance Bands and Callers

Note also: Webfeet
English Ceilidh, Folk, Morris, Cajun and French Traditional dance information.
Primarily an event index but with a lot of band information included.

If you would like to be included in (or out) of this list send me the info.. If you've a web page, just that with a contact name will suffice, otherwise brief details about the act and how people can get in touch. If you are a regular at a SC^oFF Club and would like SC^oFF to construct you a simple free 'starter' web page, please contact me. You can get things to me in a number of ways:

e-mail to SCoFF_webmaster@yahoo.co.uk - preferred for obvious reasons, but don't send megabytes this way! Please use only text files and jpeg images, or clear the format with me first.
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