The 2005 Festival was held on

Saturday 17 Sep 2005

Pictures

The Tabbush Sisters	John Kirkpatrick & Chris Parkinson
Carolyn Robson & Paul Tabbush's talented daughters have been creating quite a stir round the country. Anna, Freya & Nonny [Veronica] have been singing since they were little (or even younger) and feel they have been saturated in the atmosphere for ever. They have developed a wonderful series of harmonised arrangements to traditional and other familiar songs that excite both mind and body - so young and fresh, so skilful, so accomplished, so new without being 'trendy'. The few who have come across them at Wherwell and elsewhere (they won the Wiltshire Young Folk Award a couple of years ago) will know what we mean - don't miss this treat. Listen out in particular for their hair-raising 'Lavenders Blue' and 'Elsie Marley'. Since winning the Wiltshire awards, the sisters have taken the folk scene by storm, performing at festivals and folk clubs across Britain. Whitby Folk Festival 2003 saw the launch of their long awaited debut album "This Close…" Anna will be giving a vocal workshop (probably with assistance from her sisters) and all three will perform in the Afternoon Concert	Known as 'The Sultans of Squeeze', John & Chris are both icons in their own right, so well-known they hardly need further description. Chris                               John John Kirkpatrick has been at the very forefront of innovative folk in Britain since the late 1960s, and has played with, among others, the ALBION BAND, the ALBION COUNTRY BAND, STEEELEYE SPAN, the RICHARD THOMPSON BAND, BRASS MONKEY, and BAND OF HOPE, as well as establishing himself as a brilliant solo act (and incidentally much in demand as a Morris Musician by his home side). It is a pedigree second to none. Chris Parkinson has played music since the age of five, starting with the harmonica, and   moving on to piano, guitar, concertina, tin whistle, melodeon, piano accordion and keyboards, and even a little time playing the fiddle. He plays traditional folk music of UK, Europe and beyond, and is also no mean hand at blues, rock & roll, and even a bit of jazz. He is a founder member of the much travelled and highly acclaimed The House Band. He is in great demand both for live performance and studio session work, and has  worked with countless people from the folk scene and beyond;- Martin Carthy, Norma Waterson, Ralph McTell, Mike Harding, & Steve Phillips, highly regarded blues singer and guitarist, and member of the world-renowned Notting Hillbillies.
Workshop and Afternoon Concert	Evening Concert and Teatime 'Meet the Artiste'
Also confirmed: Wickham Morris, Southern Lights Dancers and The Autumummers John Barden, Heather Bradford & Julian Longden, Arnie Cottrell, Gallimaufry, Gene Burton, Rob Mills, Bob & Sarah Whitley, Gwilym  & Carol Davies with Paul Meager, Kevin Barlow, Mist on the Bog (fiddle Paul, flutes and whistles Tim, guitar  vocals and sense of humour Mick from Dun Laoghaire, bouzouki and vocals Simon Cattermole - also plays banjo & guitar), Segalula, Trampers Lane. Visit the Artistes Page for more detail

Planning Meeting in progress!

Meanwhile you can look at what we did in 2004 ... and ... pictures from 2004 Below is a first one of Siobhan & Chris Nelson interviewing John Tams & Barry Coope at the teatime event (from John Tams' website):

Picture: Maureen Wake

Solent Folk Festival is co-ordinated by the named individuals and other members of (in alphabetical order)
	Fo'c'sle Folk Club Duke of Wellington, City Centre, Friday Large Site with many local links
Maureen Wake mwake@onetel.com (Dancers), Barry Wake (planning, technical & grants)
	Woolston Community Association
	Woolston & Netley Folk Club Prince Consort, Netley Abbey, Sundays

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