2021 November 30th 2021 : I
am looking forward to providing my talk The Carol, the Carter and the
Collectors to the Newdigate Local History Society in November of this
year. Previous Bookings 2020 Not
unnaturally, thanks to the appearance of Covid 19 and lockdowns very
little happened during 2020, although I did prepare a shortened version
of the talk about Henry Garman and "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem" which
was given to the Traditional Song Forum via the medium of Zoom during
the course of one of their now fortnightly meetings online. Saturday ,November 2nd 2019 The Carol, the Carter and the Collectors Surrey History Centre, Woking Surrey A talk on the history of Oh Little Town of Bethlehem, and Henry Garman, the singer who provided Vaughan Williams with the tune that he used for his arrangement of the carol.  17 - 24th August Whitby Folk Week I presented my talk "The Fragrance of Country Melody" at Whitby Folk Week, and also appeared as a performer at several concerts during the week. July 20,2019 Bradfield Traditional Music Weekend High Bradfield/Dungworth , Sheffield I presented my new talk "The Carol, the Carter and the Collectors" , a study of the journey of the carol "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem" from Philadelphia in the 1860s to the UK in the early 1900s,the song which gave rise to the tune that we know in the UK,and placing particular emphasis on the Surrey agricultural labourer, Henry Garman who was the singer who provided Vaughan Williams and the Rev John Broadwood with his renditions of that song, 25 February 2019:
My experiences with the BBC TV recording formed a rather good precursor to a talk that I gave to the Abbots
Langley Local History Society about Lucy, her life and work, with special
reference to some of the singers that she encountered in the
Hertfordshire area, "The Lost Lady Found" January 2019 : As a result of a chance contact I became involved with the recording of a BBC television programme, "Lucy Worsley's Christmas Carols" which was broadcast broadcast later in the year.2018 October 2018 I presented a 5 minute talk about Lucy Broadwood and her links with Grainger, Vaughan Williams, Holst and other composers of the English classical movement as part of the concert given by The Collectors Group in Abbots Langley, Herts in October 2018. July 2018 Bradfield Traditional Music Weekend I presented my talk "The Fragrance of Country Melody" in Dungworth, near Sheffield, featuring the influential talk which Lucy Broadwood gave to the Musical Association in March 1905 on the collecting of English folksong. April 2018 In 2017 I was interviewed by Mike Norris (former chairman of the English Folk Dance and Song Society) for inclusion of a piece about Lucy Broadwood, featuring some of the songs collected by her and for her,in his weekly programme "Classic Folk" on The Wireless ,a local radio station run by Age UK . The
programme was aired on 23 April 2018, and the first hour was comprised
of various songs related to Lucy, including one from Ralph Jordan and
myself, and about 10 minutes of chat about Lucy and her singers.The programme can still be accessed as a podcast on Mixcloud. Classic Folk - Website LinkClassic Folk 23 April 2018 incorporating a special on Lucy Broadwood 2017 Saturday,
22 July 2017 An Evening of
Folk Song and Dance in celebration of Lucy Broadwood A special fundraising concert to be held in Rusper Church to raise funds to refurbish Lucy Broadwood's grave, and to celebrate the importance of her life and work. (Apologies to Louise Holford-Walker for the typos in her name! )  2016 Bradfield Traditional Music Weekend High Bradfield and Dungworth, Sheffield July 14th-17th I was an invited guest for this weekend of traditional music and song. Sadly, due to ill health I was unable to attend. ................................................................................... 2015 22-28 August 2015 Whitby Folk Week Sat 22 August - Taffy's Tunes and Tales ,Brunswick Centre 7-10pm Sun 23 August - Ballad Session, Conservative Club 1-3pm Rifle Club Concert, 7.3-11.30pm Tues 24 August- A Relaxing afternoon in the English Tradition Friendship Rowing Club 2.30-5pm Weds 25 August- "Lost Lady Found" - talk . Conservative Club 11.30-12.50 Traditional Night Out. Football Club 8.00 - 11.30 Thurs 26 August - Singaround, Star Inn 2.00-4.00 pm Taffy's Tunes and Tales, Brunswick Centre 7-10pm Tuesday 15 September 2015. Talk to the Send History Society "The Lost Lady Found" Venue: Ripley Village Hall .................................................................................................. 16 - 19 July 2015 Bradfield Traditional Music Weekend High Bradfield, Sheffield August 30th 2014.............................................................................................. Talk at East Anglia Traditional Music Day Museum of East Anglian Life, Stowmarket "The Lost Lady Found: The Life and work of Lucy Broadwood" ................................................................................................Saturday 28th June 2014 Talk to the English Country Music Weekend, Winster, Derbyshire " Lucy Broadwood: Song, singers, reminiscences and observations" Part of the ECMW events. .................................................................................................................... July 18th-20th Bradfield Traditional Music Weekend 2014 Located in and around Dungworth, High Bradfield and Bradfield in the Peak District National Park just 6 miles or thereabouts from Sheffield. A weekend of participation rather than of concert performances. .............................................................................................. Thursday,August 7th 2014 Manor Pavilion Sidmouth Folk Week 2014 A tribute concert in memory of Ralph Jordan Ralph died at the beginning of this year after a protracted illness having had a career in folk music and an association with Sidmouth Folk Week spanning 30-40 years.This concert features some of his friends and collaborators over that period , including: Paddington Pandemonic Express band Crows (Mick Ryan, James Patterson, Dave Bordewey and John Dipper, standing in for Ralph) Colin Thompson (representing the band Eric) with Tim Laycock Housewives' Choice James Patterson and John Dipper The No Ronnies (Dan Quinn and Matt Quinn deputising for Ralph ) Tom and Barbara Brown The Fraser Sisters and me. .................................................................................................…………..................................................…....…............ April 29th: 8.00 pm Talk at St Mary's Church, Quarry Street, Guildford,Surrey "The Lost Lady Found:The Life and Work of Lucy Broadwood" Proceeds in aid of the roof restoration for Holy Trinity Church (in
the High Street, Guildford) ...............................................................................................................Thursday 6th December 2013 "The Lost Lady Found" - talk to Farnham and District Museum Society United Reform Church, South Street, Farnham, Surrey ......................................................................................... 19th November 2013 "The Lost Lady Found" A talk with songs on the life and work of Lucy Broadwood for The Baptist Church, The Street, Ewhurst,Surrey ......................................................................................... August 2013 Broadstairs Folk Week Talk: The Lost Lady Found: Life and Work of Lucy Broadwood (Also appearance at opening concert on the Friday afternoon) ......................................................................................... Tuesday 15th January 2013 Pop-up Poetry at the Bar des Arts, Guildford Featured artist at the Pop Up Poetry evening in the Bar des Arts in Guildford. Pop up Poetry is "a group of poets and poetry lovers who want to enjoy listening and reading their poems to Guildford audiences." The evening combines poetry, song and performance and also an Open Mic slot. ......................................................................................... December 14th, 2012 Guildford Institute Members' Christmas Lunch Lunchtime Christmas entertainment (Christmas songs) ......................................................................................... Thursday 1 November 2012 Launch of Ballads, Stories, Legends and Songs An exhibition of artwork by Lawrence Heath Lawrence Heath presents an exhibition of drawings illustrating over twenty ballads, stories, legends and song collected, in the main, in Surrey. Many of the illustrations are from Janet Dowling's forthcoming book "Surrey Folk Tales". I was invited to sing one of the songs which Lawrence had illustrated at the private launch party at Guildford Institute. ..................................................................................................................................................... Friday 7 September 2012 "The Lost Lady Found : The Life and Work of Lucy Broadwood (1858 - 1929) The talk was delivered as the first event of the Mole Valley District Heritage Weekend . United Reform Church, 53 West Street, Dorking RH4 1BS For more detailed information see the National Heritage Open Days website . ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Wednesday 7 March 2012 "The Lost Lady Found: The Life and Work of Lucy Broadwood (1858 - 1929) A talk to members of the Guildford Institute as a part of the celebration of International Women's Day on March 8th. Venue : Guildford Institute, Ward Street (off North Street), Guildford , Surrey ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Sunday 16 January 2011 Dursley Acoustic Music Nights Listen and You Shall Hear Dursley, Gloucestershire GL11 4JP The evening consisted of a presentation of the show on the life and work of Lucy Broadwood, late Victorian folk song collector, researcher, composer and singer, illustrated with unaccompanied songs derived from the work of Lucy and one or two of her contemporaries. (Replacement for the previous booking in October with Ralph Jordan which had to be cancelled - on this occasion a solo performance) .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Thursday 17 March 2011 Stortfolk Music Club Venue: British Legion, Windhill, Bishop's Stortford CM23 2NG An evening of unaccompanied song (mainly traditional). .................................................................................................................................................................................. Saturday 21 May 2011 Traditional Song Forum Venue: Surrey History Centre, Goldsworth Park Road, Woking , Surrey "The Lost Lady Found: The Life and Work of Lucy Broadwood (1858 - 1929) Open to members of the public as well as to members of the Traditional Song Forum |