Carolyn Francis; Band leader, fiddle & border pipes
Heather Milligan; fiddle
Pat Malone; fiddle
Martyn Askew; fiddle
Pip Hall; fiddle
Phil Keen; fiddle
Scott Hartley; fiddle
Anna Lee; fiddle
Ian Braithwaite; fiddle
Karen Lloyd; fiddle
Sally Robinson; fiddle
Phillipa Bull; fiddle
Hannah Bull; fiddle
Clare Shaw; fiddle
Ian Hodkinson; fiddle
James Sheerin; fiddle
Mike Edgar; fiddle
Sarah Coates; fiddle
Richard Selvidge; fiddle & guitar
Walter Lloyd; fiddle & bass fiddle
Neye Benziyor?
Sounds like a real good time.
The Lakeland Fiddlers host a session on the second Tuesday in the month at the Hawkshead Brewery Beer Hall in Staveley, (near Kendal), Cumbria.
The session is free and open to all. Bring your instrument, share your tunes, or just sit and listen whilst enjoying the excellent beer brewed on the premises.
The Lakeland Fiddlers formed in 2000, having grown from Adult Education classes held at the Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal and in Ulverston.
Lakeland Fiddlers have evolved from being a class, to a community band, appearing regularly at local festivals and fairs, playing for occasional parties and weddings. The Lakeland Fiddlers have appeared at the Sage Gateshead where they had the honour of playing for the “Fiddle Dance” at Fiddles on Fire in April 2007, and on the Drystone stage at Solfest. Recently appearing at Dent Folk Festival and the Furness Tradition Festival, we are now busy recording material for the third album.
Review of the second CD by the Lakeland Fiddlers: We'll All Lye Together
This CD mixes accompanied solos by Carolyn and tracks by the community group The Lakeland Fiddlers, with an emphasis on tunes from old tunebooks from Cumbria. To me, there are elements of Scottish, English and Irish in Carolyn’s playing. If this is the Cumbrian style that seems hardly surprising geographically! She’s a strong punchy player, and an absolute master ‘roll-er’. The Lakeland Fiddlers are clearly well schooled: they’re not just a bunch of fiddlers playing the same tune; there’s unanimity of emphasis etc, but they never slip into sounding orchestral. Their arrangements include intros and pulsing drones but as far as I can tell, there’s no other accompaniment. All in all enjoyable evidence of a living tradition.
Review written by Tom Bell-Richards and reproduced by kind permission of FiddleOn Magazine.
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Pictures taken at a recent gig in Haverthwaite
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Pics taken at the recent recording session for the new album
Choonz entered in an Irish Music Battle of the Bands!
Hi, Choonz have entered an Irish music battle of the Bands competition online Youtube Link
The winners get 5 nights playing at the Monte Carlo Casino in Las Vegas. This would obviously be quite nice. Seriously though, we would really love this opportunity and this would give us the publicity needed to start our career as a touring band. WE NEED YOUR VOTE!! Please take the time to forward this to some people in your address book. Voting ends in a few days so please don't delay. It only takes a minute to register your vote! Anyway, enough grovelling from us. To vote for us Click Here and select Choonz. Cheers!
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this folk-carol on myspace... Poem 230 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (see my blog for details): CHRISTMAS SUNG SIMPLY
As gospellers have said, Beneath signalling skies, On land dusty to tread, A trough in a stable Was the strawy first-bed Of a divine baby - The forgiving Godhead.
A season for new hope - There then and here now; The yuletide of goodwill - There then and here now.
In respect of this chance, Beneath bright or dark skies, Faith's the star that we glance Attending Christ's churches And trying to enhance, With singing and ritual, Our God-loving stance.
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 162 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): TEES TO TYNE: FIRST IMPRESSIONS - SUMMER 2001
Where traditions are not so rare; Sea, country and works scent the air; A multitude of monuments, Planted tubs and patterned pavements.
The longish pedestrian malls; The remnants of defensive walls; Historic buildings are a gauge Of the respect for heritage.
Wheat, rape and pines in the fields; Estuaries guarded by shields; Long sandy beaches and wide scenes; Romantic-ruin go-betweens.
Rivers in parts licked by trees, Or fringed by boat clubs, wharfs, gantries, And crossed by practical delights - Varied spans, forming pleasing sights.
Fine churches headed at Durham; Football kits ad infinitum; Kept castles - one for study; Masonry behind masonry.
And, with moulding-works out that way, It’s somewhere for a longer stay..?
My daughter is getting married in September and it's too bad you all don't live in Arizona, USA!! I had a string quartet at my wedding and Sarah wants something similar at hers... Any suggestions???
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