The weekend kicks off
on
Friday lunchtime
Nelly
Deans Bar is open
a chance to renew friendships
with a chat and a few beers
Then into the Cottage for
The
First Stirrings of Spring
with
Ken Stevens
A sing
say and play session to celebrate the start of a new festival
season.
later on
Evening
Sessions and Folk Club
in the
Cottage and Nelly Deans Lounge
Saturday's
events include
Workshops
Voice workshop
Following
on from last year with a frew more tips to achieve a more polished
performance
Lace
Making was popular last year so Jillie, Anna and Helen will
be back with a simple introduction to this craft.
Corn
Dolly making with Lucy Burrow. Another fascinating country
craft still kept alive by enthusiastic people like Lucy. Come
and have a go and have something really special to take home with
you.
Scottish
Small Pipes Another chance
to meet and get a few insights into this subtle little brother
of those big Scottish War pipes. Well attended last year, come
early to bag a set of pipes.
A choice of
concerts in the afternoon
Celebrate the
Tradition
In the Cottage
and the highly
successful
All Electric
concert
in the Scout
Hall
Look out for
Story telling sessions throughout
the day and of course almost continous song and music sessions
in Nelli Deans
And
in the Evening
Grand
Easter Saturday Ceilidh
with
The
Tarrantella Ceilidh Band
Wo gave us such a fine concert spot last year
Mill
Cottage Folk Concert Club
With comperes
Lynne and Ted Tann-Watson
who describe
it as a sort of Ashby-de-La-Zouche
Folk Club comes to Miskin. This is part
of the world tour that regularly takes in the Volunteer Garden
in Sidmouth ( Including 2005!!).
A subtle
cross between the formality of a concert and the relaxed atmosphere
of a club session. Designed to allow an occasional longer spot.
Easter
Sunday
Another
busy day starting with the
Traditional
Easter Family Breakfast
bring
your chocolate Eggies and make the Day really special
Early morning Song Workshop to get ready for
Easter
Gospel Session
with
"Daniels Band"
Chris
Wenham, Mike Gibson, Kathy Wallis and Jon Heslop
Who will then join the
Grand
Easter
Procession
Bonnets
Bring your own or make
one during the weekend
Costumes
Dance Kit,fancy Dress, batman even. Just dress up!
Jan
has something special planned I know so don't miss this.
And to
Celebrate more Easter traditions
~
Pace-Egging Ceremony ~
~
Egg and spoon races ~
Yes they
will happen this year, they got sort of lost in the jolly merrymaking
last year !!
The Afternoon
brings
~
Another choice of Concerts ~
Acoustic in the cottage
Electric in the Scout Hall
And perhaps
a chance to catch the guest you missed yesterday
and of
course
~Music and Song Sessions
~
At about
5 o'clock. The cider is warm and ready, the trail is set and off
go the story tellers on the "Story Walk".
Our intrepid band of chatters weave their way between trees and
tales - truth and fancy, all helped along by a small glass or
two of mulled spicy cider, a special treat indeed. Finish up by
the campfire for a few more stories and perhaps even a song or
two.
In
the evening
The Easter Special
"Ceilidh of Our
Own Making"
A requested feature of our weekend,
this is a chance to be part of a ceilidh band for the first time
or perhaps to have a go at calling a dance. Whatever happens it
is always a lot of fun.
Sessions
continue in Nellie Deans Lounge
And a Folk Concert Club
in the cottage
Monday
Please
clear the Mill site as early as possible to give us a chance to
clean up by midday !!
We move
to
The
Windsor Hotel
in Pontyclun
and hand
over to the
Llantrisant
Folk Club
A day
of song and music arounds - Concert spots and the usual Llantrisant
club Mahem.