Fo'c'sle Programme March 2007

2 Anything Goes

Play or Sing, read a Poem, tell a Story, listen, fetch the beer, anything

9 Gordon Tyrrall

A gifted original guitarist and a flute player equally at home with Irish reels or the old English dance music of BBC TV's ‘Pride & Prejudice' (in which he appeared), Gordon is a fine singer who understands traditional style, but seamlessly injects modern dynamics when needed. His repertoire draws heavily on the traditional music of the UK (especially England) and ranges from emotive songs to dazzling instrumentals and from beautiful self-penned to unexpected cover versions - he particularly loves John Clare and has set many of his poems to music. He has worked for several years with hot celtic outfit ‘Dab Hand', plays in Folk Dance Bands and is much in demand to lead Workshops. He has toured all over the world and has numerous CDs, both solo (inc. Clare Opus) and as a duo with Brian Peters. His heartfelt involvement shines through everything he does, not to mention a certain gentle mischievousness.

16 Anything Goes

Play or Sing, read a Poem, tell a Story, listen, fetch the beer, anything

23 Tom McConville with Claire Mann & Aaron Jones

Virtuoso fiddler and singer Tom is a regular visitor, but this time it is our great good fortune that he's bringing all-Ireland champion Claire (flute, fiddle, whistles, lovely voice) and Aaron (bouzouki, guitar, voice) Scots Traditional Music Awards ‘Instrumentalist of the Year 2005'. Over several years since meeting up between the vibrant traditional music scenes of Newcastle and Edinburgh, they have developed a unique and exciting musical relationship performing a mixture of traditional and original English, Scottish and Irish music and song and have been enthralling audiences wherever they go.

"...This is what the music's all about. Spirited performances from everyone involved and an obvious joy at working together for that ultimate goal. Pure magic!"

30 Pitchpole Jack (Gwilym & Carol Davies with Paul Meager)

Seen right at the Solent Folk Festival, leading the popular English Music Session in 2005 and 2006 (and heard in the 2006 Festival Folk Club), Gwilym (voice, melodeon, concertina, guitar) and Carol (voice, keyboards) invited Paul (a young and vibrant ‘demon' fiddler) to come along as well. They enjoyed themselves so much that this trio materialised, a name was unearthed and they are busy getting themselves known performing a mixture of British and American folksongs and music - Paul has even found himself harmonising as well as fiddling. Gwilym & Carol also perform round the west country and on local radio with the 5-piece ‘Puzzle Jug' and present a play ‘Really Beautiful Company' dramatised by Tim Laycock from Gwilym's research on Percy Grainger collecting the songs of Cotswolds' people in the early 1900s. Most of Pitchpole Jack's songs or tunes come from the South or SW of England with some learnt direct from English Gypsies and some found on trips to the USA.

What does Pitchpole Jack mean?
It's another name for the Morris dance tune 'Shepherd's Hey'.

This way up,
That way back,
In and out and round about
And Pitchpole Jack. (trad)

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