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Craig; Morgan; Robson workshop and concert
Gwernyfed High School, Three Cocks
LD3 0SG 
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Contact: Dave or Cheryl
01497 847676
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16/10/2010
Workshop: 1.30 pm - 5.00 pm
(inc refreshment break)
Concert: 7.30 pm

The Village Quire host Craig; Morgan; Robson workshop and concert

Admission Charges
Concert only – £7.50
Workshop only – £10
Concert & Workshop combined – £15

Singing Workshop
Newton Church
Newton St Margaret's
Hereford
(Postcode approximate)
HR2 0QN 
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John Baxter 01981 510388

20/10/2010
7.30 pm

Workshop in preparation for the concert on the following Saturday

The Good Old Way
followed by performances on the theme of Harvest

St Margaret’s Church,
Newton St Margaret's
Hereford
HR2 0QW 
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John Baxter 01981 510388

23/10/2010
7.30 pm

Concert by the Village Quire
’The Good Old Way’ – An evening of music and story-telling to take you back to a bygone age.

Tour to Suffolk
WEST GALLERY SINGING WORKSHOP

Quaker Hall
15 Smallgate
Beccles
NR34 9AB 
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Contact Little Tree Promotions
01502 711532

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30/10/2010
2.00 pm - 4.30 pm

In our workshop we will get to grips with different aspects of the West Gallery tradition: simple but extremely powerful settings of psalm texts; fuging tunes, gradually building up a glorious jigsaw-puzzle of sound; a 'catch' from the period, which added a bit of zest to parish social life!  Finally, if time permits, we will make a quick foray into the rich store of West Gallery Christmas music.

Tickets: £10.00
or £15.00 for both the Workshop and Concert

Tour to Suffolk
CONCERT: When Adam Delved…
in aid of Help for Heroes

St Michael the Archangel Church
Beccles
NR34 9ND 
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Contact Little Tree Promotions
01502 711532

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30/10/2010
7.30 pm

This concert is in aid of the Help for Heroes charity and is being given with the support of Beccles Royal Naval Association.

Tickets: £7.50 in advance from Little Tree Promotions, or from Willows Gift Shop and The Stationery Shop, Smallgate, Beccles.
£8.50 on the door.

Combined Workshop & Concert ticket – £15.00

Tour to Suffolk
CANDLELIT CONCERT
'The Good Old Way'

Walpole Old Chapel
Halesworth Road
Walpole
Halesworth
IP19 9AZ 
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Contact Christina van Melzen
01986 798308

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31/10/2010
3.00 pm

This concert will be given in the historic Walpole Old Chapel – see www.walpoleoldchapel.co.uk.

Entry is free, with a retiring collection in aid of the upkeep of the chapel.

When Adam Delved…
Valley Folk Club
The Ivy Bush Hotel
103 High Street
Pontardawe
SA8 4JN 
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Contact Cas Smith 01792 863940 or cas@pontardawefolkclub.co.uk

19/11/2010
8.30 pm

Club room is upstairs with no wheelchair access. Tickets £5 for all. Reservation advised.

A Village Christmas!
All Saint's Church, Cwmbach
HR3 5LR 
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Contact TBA

04/12/2010
7.30 pm

The Village Quire will provide an evening of festive Christmas tunes and scrumptious harmonies sung in its usual vigorous and joyful style. All this to be served up with midwinter readings and storytelling, plus a generous dollop of Christmas spirit (and probably a great big heap of mince pies!) in the homely atmosphere and magical acoustic of All Saint's Church, Cwmbach, Glasbury-on-Wye.

The core repertoire of The Village Quire is West Gallery music but with forays into other related styles of folk polyphony from time to time, singing without instrumental accompaniment.

We sing 'three-to-a-part' SATB like so many of the 18th century village quires. However, we don't sing in costume but often include readings intended to set the music in a social and historical context.

Our concerts are typically for church and chapel fundraising events, village feast days, beer festivals, folk clubs … and one reception for the Archbishop of Canterbury!

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