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Welcome to the latest edition of Broadside Man a one stop local folk information service.

Below you will find news of the folk world as we see it. Should you wish to see different things or get your event publicized then let us know on the contacts below. Cheers for now Broadside Man.

We hope you enjoy this edition of Broadside Man! Want to keep up to date with Broadside Man news. Click the Blue clicky below and drop your e-mail address to BM and he will let you know when BM gets updated !
I have checked all the links on the 31st January and removed the ones to the sites that have disappeared.
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If you have a folk event and you would like to advertise it please contact 01929 550934 or E-mail Here Copy for next edition by 20th of this month please.
Broadside Man likes to get it right but sometimes things do go a bit wrong. Check with a venue where possible to ensure the event is happening!
Going to another area or on holiday? Lots of links and useful info at the bottom of the site.
Including current road traffic report link or click here
CLUBS & SESSIONS
Tuesday The Chequers, Lytchett, Matravers Contact 01202 697473
Tuesday Ringwood Folk Club at the Elm Tree Hightown Ringwood Contact 01425 673713
3rd Tuesday Martinstown, Brewers Arms, DT2 9LB 8:00pm. to 10:30pm. Contact (see below)
1st Wednesday Dorchester: Blue Raddle, 9 Church St, DT1 1JN Contact Jerry Bird 01305251646
3rd Wednesday Back Room of Tom Browns High East Street Dorchester Contact
Last Wednesday The Barn Bar Ye Old George Inn Castle Street Christchurch
Thursday Wimborne Session. The Royal British Legion Wimborne. Contact 01202699752
1st Thursday of Month

Bridport, The Rope Makers, Hosted by Anne & Dave Rickard
(from String Whistle) contact 01308 421255

 Venue contact
2nd Thursday in Month The Bakers Arms, Child Okeford E-mail
4th Thursday of Month The Plough at Manston near Sturminster Newton (Map on website) Pub
4th Thursday of Month The Sunray Osmington see panel below for venue change !!!
Friday Wessex Acoustic Farquharson Arms, Pimperne Contact
Last Friday in Month The Lookout folk night Durleston Milbourne St Andrew, sports club Contact 01258 637371
1st Friday in Month Folk in the Vale The village hall Fifehead Magdelan NO BAR Contact 01963 32125
3rd Friday Bourne Folk Porton Hotel, Salisbury, SP4 0LA Contact 07831 718789
Sunday Pig and Whistle, Queens Road, Bournemouth BH2 6BE.
Fàilte Hebrides folk events
Lots of Ceilidhs! (see also link below to)
Alba TV		 Croeso Wales Folk Link

Isle of Wight
2nd site
Orkney & Shetland folk Events
Above is a weekly whats on which includes folk events, but also try emailing the Bothy Bar & Ferry Inn		 Isle of Mann folk events & links Isle of Skye
Scottish Folk Clubs and events
2nd site		 Ireland/Eire links
Folk Play lists Ireland & Eire		 St. Kilda
No folk clubs but a beautiful place not to be left out
Festivals 2009 Yours not here? contact Here with dates and website address.
1st May to 4th May 2009 Upton on Seven 17th to 19th July 2009 Saddleworth Folk Festival

8th May to 10th May 2009 Fox and hounds see below

 31st July to 7th August 2009 Sidmouth Folk week
21st to 24th May 2009 Orkney Folk Festival 10th August to 16th August 2009 Bideford Folk Festival
28th May to 31st May 2009 Bude Folk Festival 14th to 16th August 2009 White Horse Folk Festival Grove
22nd May to 25th May 2009 Chippenham Folk Festival 28th - 31st August 2009 Shrewsbury Folk Festival
5th June to 7th June 2009 Wessex Folk Festival Weymouth 4th to 6th September 2009 Wareham Wail
12th June to 14th June 2009 Wimborne Folk Festival 4th to 12th September Blas Folk Festival Skye & Lochalsh
12th to 14th June2009 Falmouth Shanty Festival 11th Sept to 13th September 2009 Swanage Folk Festival
27th Feb to 1st March 2009 Alcester and Arden Folk Festival 9th to 11th October 2009 Banbury Canal Side Folk Festival
10th July to 12th July 2009 West Somerset Folk Festival  
15th to 16th July 2009 Hebridean folk festival  

Have you Discovered BBC Alba TV?
This station is channel 168 on sky and is only on in the evening but it has lots of good folk on it.
It also has real ceilidhs, and allot of the top artists. It is usually in Gaelic but has sub titles (good song and music is good in any language) Most Saturday nights there are usually at least two excellent folk programs, ( often from the Blas Folk Festival).
But also has some through the week. Link to page with Videos, here Did have 1hour video of Blas Folk Festival in January
Link to the BBC site here Programs schedule HERE
Ever wondered how to work out what is the 4th Thursday of the month or 2nd Tuesday. Then worry no more the answer is at hand. Go to Mr Red's website and he has a handy ready reckoner. Make sure your computer clock and calendar are set to the correct day and time. Whilst you're on the site go and have a look round its well worth it. MrRed
Wimbourne Folk Club
Now has a web site Click Here
New Features on Broadside Man
Here is a link to the folk festival videos
Link to Folk Camps (pdf) Main Page
Wiltshire Community History
Wiltshire Folk Arts
The Folk Arts section contains information on traditional songs, singers' biographies, folk plays and historical folk events in the Wiltshire area. It contains many songs collected by Alfred Williams who also collected extensively in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire. He also collected in that part of northern Berkshire which became part of Oxfordshire in 1974.
Link
Wareham Music Festival Saturday 5th September 2009
A special afternoon of Folk on the Quay in Wareham with dancing and song.
From noon to around 5pm (17:00Hrs)
Featuring the best in local Folk. It's FREE part of the Wareham Music Festival 3rd to 5th September 2009

Bourne Spring Folk Friday 10th July
Present a charity concert in aid of the Big Issue with Johnny Coppin plus Support.
To be held at; The Bourne Spring Centre, St Marys Road, Springbourne BH1 4QP
Starts at 8 pm, (20:00Hrs) doors open 7.15pm (19:15Hrs)
Tickets £6:00 (includes supper if bought in advance) Supper £2:00 if ticket bought on the night.
NO BAR so bring your own!
Tickets from Anna Morton 01202 430959 or from Bourne Spring Centre.
Devizes Folk Club
Advisable to pre-book guest nights click here 		The Lamb Inn
Mondays 8.00pm (20:00hrs) Except Bank Holidays 		Organiser Bob 07714550990
£3.50 to £6.00 under 16s half price
Corsham Folk Club
For details click above link 		The Royal Oak Corsham
Tel 01249 713607
Every Thursday 8.30pm (20:30)hrs
Email
Some mid shires Info
Some more Mid shires venues
Whats on in the Mid shires
Calender here
Concerts at the ARC Theater Trowbridge Wilts
01225 756376 or 766241 Tickets sales etc.

Whats on in Wales
Welsh clubs and events
Whats on in Wales
Folk Wales index

Fox and Hounds Sing May 2010 Date tba
Although the Fox and Hounds weekend is no longer being organised by the couple who have done it so well for past years, a gathering of singers will take place at the Fox and Hounds pub Bridestowe near Oakhampton on the usual weekend. The Landlord will be more than pleased to welcome us. The invitation is open to any who wish to come and join in and sing play or listen. A charity collection will be taken, but otherwise it is free (other than accommodation)
There is a choice of camping, camping barn, or the pub has rooms - book accoommodation direct with the pub, check out their website here
Bourne Folk
3rd Friday in month at Porton Hotel, Salisbury, SP4 0LA
Website Contact 07831 718789

March 20th 2009 Craig Morgan Robson
Dorchester Blue Raddle
9 Church Street, DT1 1JN Contact Jerry Bird 01305 251646
!st Wednesday of the month, 7.30pm. to "when we get thrown out!"
Open traditional session hosted by James Findlay & Jerry Bird (Fingerz 'n' Fretz)
Singers & Musicians welcome.
Martinstown (Nr Dorchester) Brewers Arms
3rd Tuesday of Month, 8:00pm. to 10:30pm.
Open traditional session hosted by James Findlay & Jerry Bird (Fingerz 'n' Fretz)
Singers & Musicians welcome.(Contact as above)

Bournemouth FC
Centre Stage, Queens Road,
Bournemouth BH2 6BE
Open Stage at Bournemouth Folk Club
Performers seeking a spot should contact Paul via e-mailand book spot.

Tickets from Val Munro 01202707498
Website email

 Folk in The Vale

The club is always worth a visit a friendly welcoming atmosphere and a room with really good acoustics.

So if you're free on the first Friday of the month pop along !!
Contact Peter Abbott 0196332125
e-mail.

The Sunray Folk Club

A well stocked bar will be one of the many changes as the club develops and grows. Bar prices will be very attractive!

Why not come along and sign up as a member- or sign up at anytime, but as of December you will need to be a member to avail yourself of any refreshments. Membership is £1 for a year. Phone or e-mailor come along on a club night.

Do support us and any folk event in the area.

Ringwood Folk Club
 The Elm Tree Ringwood
Every Tuesday
songs, tunes, poems
See link for artists and details.
Link here

Wessex Acoustic Link
The Farquharson Arms, Pimperne, Nr Blandford
Wimbourne Folk Club Link

Folk in Swanage in the Black Swan
So if you play or sing come along for an informal session more details from Robin on 01929 427037.

The Rope Makers Bridport Dorset
Although not strictley limited to folk music, there is an open acoustic night.
Every first Thursday of the month.
Hosted by Anne & Dave Rickard from String Whistle.
Contact 01308 421255 (Dave or Anne) or click here for pub site.

Durleston Folk Nights
Nights start at 7.15 pm.
Contact "The Lookout Folk Nights" Durston Country Park, Lighthouse Road,
Swanage, BH19 2JL (01929 424443, or Email Here.
Check out the website and see what else is going on at the country park..
TINKERS BAG
Please visit for more details about the show and the Wiltshire material
Dont forget you can also catch some of |Tinkers Bag's songs and music on their MySpace page
http://www.myspace.com/tinkersbag
Downloadable music
with words and midi
Link 		Folk songs Words
& Midi's
Link 		Carolan tunes & history
Midi's
Link

Irish & Celtic
Midi song files
Link

Interesting site of
Song and instruction
Link 		Links to artists web sites
Link
   
Wareham walers link
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The Purbeck Shanty crew
Check their new look website for more details and loads of other nautical matters !!

Society. Contact 01929550934
website.

See them at :-
See web site

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Dance

Time to get your dancing shoes on !!!!
Visit the SAD web site for Somerset and Dorset Dance

This time of year all of our local sides are in practise mode. Now is the time to put your best foot forward go along and have chat if you would like to have a go. First step is to get in touch with the side so use the contact details below.
Bourne River
Bourne River Morris Men dance in the Cotswold tradition.
Contact the Bagman(secretary) Chris on 01202 553294
or visit the website.

Dorset Buttons and Button Rapper Men
Rapper dancing and North West Clog

For the ladies:-
Helen (Bagman) 01929 480737
or Jacqui (Squire) 01929 551979
For the men
Rob (Rapper captain) 01929 550843 email
website

Hobos Border Morris Ladies
email or check out their website

Bourne Bumpers Ladies Morris
Dance Cotswold morris and traditional Dorset stave dances practise on Wednesday nights. Bagman Is Margaret Rustici, 01202-600692,
email
If you would like a side to come to your event please feel free to contact them using the contacts on this panel. !! Don't forget to mention Broadside Man !
Belshazzar's Feast
are they playing a gig near you?
Link to Mr Reds Gloucester page An interesting site for songs & music
Will ask to run active x but excellent when run 		Waiting for your link here
Herbrides folk events
Lots of Ceilidhs! (see also link above to Alba TV) 		Wales Folk Link Scottish Folk Clubs and events
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Other folk web sites Folk & Roots Trefor & Vicki Mr Reds Wiltshire folk arts White Horse FF Chippenham festival
Wren Music Sailors Horse Dartmoor festival Devon folk East Anglia trust SaD Folk Folk Arts Folk SW
Plymouth festival Sidmouth festival Teignmouth festival Harberton folk Cornwall festival Hedingham fair Living Tradition
Keepers lock Chanty Cabin Folk Music Mudcat Camp & C/van Folk New Zealand Songs Folk Tablature Irish &Scottish songs
wales Cajun Kernow Folk Clubs Avon Gloucestershire Shropshire Dance Lyngham House Forest of dean radio Potfolk Somerset & Dorset
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