Baring-Gould Folk Weekend 2019 Draft Programme (correct at time of publication and may be subject to change)
Weekend Tickets: £50 (buy three get fourth FREE!)
The only events available in advance Harvest Home: £20.00 (or £8.00 supplement with weekend ticket) and the Friday Welcome Concert (can be upgraded on Friday for a weekend ticket for £40)
Friday 25th October
| 7.00pm to 9.00pm: |
Welcome Concert MC: Jon Dyer |
Bill Murray Sarah Owen James Findlay Chris Foster & Bara Grimsdottir | Charter Hall | £12.00 |
| 9.15pm to 11.00pm |
Friday Folk Club MC: Matt Norman |
Festival artists featuring Janet Russell Sign up for Floor spots | Church Hall | £6.00 |
Saturday 26th October
| 10.00am to 12 noon | Folk Dance displays | Dandari from Latvia |
Red Lion Yard St James Chapel Fairplace | Collection |
| 10.00am to 12.00pm | Festival Orchestra: Rehearsal 1 of 2 | Leader: Becki Driscoll | Charter Hall | £10.00 |
| 10.00am to 12.00 noon | Festival Choir Rehearsal | Leader: Janet Russell | Ebenezer Hall | £10.00 |
| 10.00am to 12.00 noon | Festival Coffee Morning | Featuring folk classics on piano by Matt Norman | Church Hall | FREE Raffle |
| 10.00am to 11.30am | Hands on instruments workshop for all ages | Jon Dyer, Lauren Ward | Okehampton Library North Street | FREE |
| 11.00am to 12.00 noon | Coffee & Guitars | Chris Foster | Coffee & Bean Music Shop The Arcade | Collection |
| 12 noon to 2.00pm | Folk Cafe: lunches available | Supportive Tunes led by Lauren Ward | Charter Hall | Collection |
| 12 noon to 2.00pm | Music Session | Malcolm Woods | Pub tbc | Collection |
| 1.30pm to 2.30pm | Sardinian Singing Workshop | Sos Cantores with Paul Wilson and Geoff Norman | Church Hall | £6.00 |
| 2.30pm to 3.30pm | Learn an Icelandic Song | Bara Grimsdottir | Church Hall | £6.00 |
| 2.30pm to 3.30pm | Latvian Dance Workshop | Dandari | Charter Hall | £6.00 |
| 2.30pm to 3.30pm | Modern Day folk song collecting |
Bill Murray and Malcolm Woods recording a CD with Wren Music | Ebenezer Hall | £6.00 |
| 4.00pm to 5.30pm | Concert |
Sos Cantores de Galtelli ß Chris Foster & Bara Grimsdottir | Church Hall | £10.00 |
| 4.30pm to 5.00pm | An Hour with . . . | James Findlay | Ebenezer Hall | |
| 6.00pm to 9.00pm |
Harvest Home A concert with dinner courses served between |
First Half: MC Matt Norman: Dandari, Jon Dyer, Janet Russell Second Half: MC Jon Dyer: Sos Cantores, Marilyn Tucker & Paul Wilson, Matt Norman Post script: Dandari | Charter Hall |
£20.00 £8.00 food ticket if bought with weekend ticket |
| 9.15 to 11.00pm | Saturday Folk Club MC: Marilyn Tucker | Jim Causley Festival Artists Floor spots | Church Hall | £6.00 |
| 9.30pm to 10.30pm | An hour with |
Matt Norman and Paul Wilson: How Boogie Woogie piano influenced my playing | Charter Hall | £6.00 |
Sunday 27th October
| 10.00am to 12 noon | Festival Orchestra Rehearsal | Leader: Becki Driscoll With members of Dandari | Charter Hall | £10.00 |
| 10.00am to 12 noon | Festival Choir Rehearsal | Leader: Janet Russell | Church Hall | £10.00 |
| 10.30am to 11.30am | An Hour with . . . | Chris Foster, Marilyn Tucker & Paul Wilson: 20 years of the Baring-Gould Folk Festival | Ebenezer Hall | £6.00 |
| 11.00am to 12noon | Church Service | Featuring Sos Cantores | All Saints Church | Church Collection |
| 11.30am to 12.30pm | All About Widecombe Fair | Todd Gray talks about his book ‘Old Uncle Tom Cobley and All’ | Dogberry & Finch Bookshop, St James Street | Collection |
| 12 noon to 1.30pm | Tunes and Conker Championship heats Lunch available | Malcolm Woods | Church Hall | Collection |
| 1.30pm to 3.00pm | Concert: Singing Spectacular | Sardinian Singing Workshop Festival Choir Wren Roots Ensemble with Jon Dyer Sos Tenores de Galtelli | Charter Hall | £10 |
| 2.00pm to 3.00pm | Concert | Matt Norman James Findlay | Church Hall | £6.00 |
| 3.00pm to 4.00pm | Concert: Devon People and Places: Songs from the Baring-Gould Collection | Jim Causley Marilyn Tucker Paul Wilson | Church Hall | £6.00 |
| 3.30pm to 5.00pm | Latvian Music & dance event |
Festival Orchestra: leader Becki Driscoll Dandari: Show dances Latvian Dance workshop participants | Charter Hall | £8.00 |
| 4.00pm to 4.45pm | Concert | Solarference | Church Hall | £6.00 |
| 5.00pm to 6.00pm | Chords & Casseroles |
Gentle tunes with Lauren Ward. Food available | Charter Hall | Collection |
| 5.30pm to 7.00pm | Choruses & Casseroles Including the conker final |
Rousing songs and lots of joining in with Bill Murray,James Findlay, Janet Russell and Paul Wilson | Church Hall | Collection |
| 7.00pm to 9.45pm | Farewell Concert |
MCs: Matt Norman and Marilyn Tucker Festival Guests say good bye for another year | Charter Hall | £12.00 |
| 10.00pm to 11.00pm | Festival Wind down | Informal tunes and a chance to say farewell over one last ale and/or cake | Charter Hall | Free |
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