Saturday March 16th 2024
Rodborough Community Hall
Who is it for?
Young musicians 12 – 19 who would like to play folk music with other like minded young people.
You should be able to play your instrument confidently. We will be learning by ear, so it is not necessary to read music.
You do not need any previous experience of folk music.
What instruments can I bring?
Any melodic acoustic instrument that you feel confident in playing.
This session is not suitable for percussion or vocalists, as their needs are different.
Who are the tutors?
Miranda Rutter and Rob Harbron are renowned professional folk musicians with many years of experience in teaching folk technique. Both play a regular season of gigs across the country with their respective bands.
Miranda is a fiddle and viola player. She performs with Methera who focus on making folk music through the voice of the string quartet. She has also performed with the English Acoustic Collective and Morris Offspring in ‘On English Ground’ and with Chris Wood in his ‘Listening to the River’. She was also a member of Jabadaw and Fika. She is also a much sought-after tutor, having taught on Newcastle University’s Folk Music degree course, at Folkworks’ Fiddles on Fire Festival, as part of the English Acoustic Collective Summer School team and is a core tutor for the National Youth Folk Ensemble.
Rob is a sought-after multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer and one of the country’s leading players of the English concertina. He performs and records with numerous artists including Leveret, Fay Hield and the Hurricane Party, Emma Reid, Jon Boden and the Remnant Kings, Kerr Fagan Harbron and Fieldfare. He is a popular teacher and workshop leader, directs the English Acoustic Collective Summer School and is a core tutor for the National Youth Folk Ensemble.
What will I be doing?
We will create folk music together with our expert tutors.
You will learn some new tunes, folk music techniques and collaborate in the group sound.
Above all, we’ll have some musical fun.
What else to bring?
We will have time for a break in the middle of the session. There will be a small selection of hot and cold drinks available.
Please bring a small snack if you are likely to get hungry.
When is it?
Saturday 16th March 2024. Meet at 2.30pm. We will finish at 5pm.
Where is it?
We are based in Rodborough Community Hall.
Post code is GL5 3TZ
Parking is available at the hall
From Stroud take the A46 towards Nailsworth;
After the roundabouts on the A46 take the first left up Rodborough Hill. Take the 4th left (opposite the Prince Albert Pub) into Butterrow West. You will find the hall on the left signed at ground level: Rodborough Community Hall
From Nailsworth take the A46 towards Stroud;
At the Golden Cross traffic lights (B&Q on your left) turn right up Walkley Hill. At the junction at the top of Walkley Hill go straight on into Butterrow West. You will find the hall on the left signed at ground level: Rodborough Community Hall.
Coming over the Commons;
After crossing the cattle grid and going through the road width restriction into the Butts take the first right at the junction by the Prince Albert. You will find the hall on the left signed at ground level: Rodborough Community Hall.
Why are you running this session?
We want to bring together young people from the Stroud area who are interested in Folk Music. We know a number of professional folk musicians who would be delighted to make music with you, and to pass on their skills, ideas and enjoyment.
This is a first event, which we would like to make into a regular event if there is sufficient interest. We would love to be coming together on a regular basis to play folk music in a joyful and supportive environment. Maybe we’ll play a gig or two – if we enjoy playing the music, then others will enjoy listening!
So even if you cannot be there on the 16th March – please do get in touch if you are interested in being a part of Stroud Youth Folk.
What does it cost?
There is a charge of £15 per participant.
There are limited places available, but if there is interest we will be running more, so do get in touch even if you cannot join us on 16th March.
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