St Albans Folk Music organises pub music sessions, a monthly
concert series, ‘Folk at the Maltings’, and an annual 'New roots' competition for
young musicians. It is a part of the 'Folk at the Festival' Committee which
organises the St Albans Folk Festival.
St Albans
Folk Festival 2019 will be on June 28-30, with the main events being on Saturday
June 29, 2019. These will consist of a day of dance in the City Centre, a
day of music with free showcase performances in local pubs and other venues,
sessions and singarounds. The programme is here. The festival concert featuring iconic band Flook
will
be at the Roman Theatre at Verulamium. Tickets
for the festival concert are available online at
http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/ovo by phone on 0333 666 3366 or in person at St
Albans Central Library. Further details are here.
Write a new Roman song for St
Albans Our festival will take place during the St
Albans Roman Festival being held to celebrate the opening of the new
Welcome Centre for St Albans Cathedral. As we don’t know what Roman songs
sounded like, you are invited to write one to be performed during the St Albans
Folk Festival. Open to people of all ages but entries from young people will be
particularly welcome. Further details are here
and the application form is here. The
final will be on Sunday June 30 from 2-5pm at the White Lion, Sopwell Lane.
St
Michael's Street folk evening
St Michael's
Street folk evening will be on Wednesday July 3 2019. Dancing
in St Michael's Street and music everywhere. This year, it will be the opening
event of the St Albans International Organ Festival and will include music from
samba band Sambuka.
New
Roots an event for young musicians. If you are under 25 and play
folk, roots or traditional music, we would like to hear from you, and entries
for New Roots 2020 close on January 31. The final will be at Trestle Arts Base,
St Albans on a Sunday in April 2020 from 11am to 5pm. For further details, click here.
Folk at the Maltings
Maltings Arts Theatre, The Maltings, St Albans AL1 3HL
Friday June 7, 8.00pm Alden, Patterson and Dashwood
Norwich based folk trio Alden Patterson and Dashwood weave rich
vocal harmonies, fiddle, dobro, guitar and mandolin around beautifully written
original songs and melodies, influenced by folk traditions from both sides of
the Atlantic, plus Martin Olyett
from Watford and New Roots 2018 finalist Lizzy
Hardingham.
Summer break
Friday
October 4, 8.00pm Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer
Multi-instrumentalists
Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer effortlessly blend traditional material with
contemporary sounds. Their performances showcase new interpretations of old
songs alongside original self penned tunes and new
contemporary songs that are entirely at home in the tradition. Support from Malcolm Hobbs
Friday
November 1 Tom Moore and Archie Moss
Viola and
melodeon duo, widely regarded as two of the best players, innovators and
performers in traditional folk amongst a precociously gifted generation, their finely-crafted arrangements wield a rare potency. Support
from New Roots finalist Finn Collinson.
Tickets: £12, Students and
concessions £11. Under 18 £7.50
To book:
Online at http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/ovo
By phone 0333 666 3366, in person at St Albans Central Library or pay on the
door.
Sessions Mainly
traditional Irish, English, Scottish and other traditional music. All welcome
to listen or to play. Mainly tunes, but singers welcome.
Weekly sessions at 8.30pm on
Wednesdays are now at the Robin Hood,
126 Victoria Street, St Albans AL1 3TG.
Monthly sessions are at the Great Northern, London Road at 6.00pm
on Sundays, usually on the fourth Sunday of the month.
Links to other
regular events in St Albans
Contact Alison
Macfarlane Tel
01727 852111
Email: info@stalbansfolkmusic.org.uk