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Pete Shepheard & Arthur Watson Ballad Forum, Lewes Saturday Folk Club

Lewes Saturday Folk Club Workshop No 309
PETE SHEPHEARD & ARTHUR WATSON BALLAD FORUM
Sunday 8th. September 2024 10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m.
Places �45 (2 under-25 year olds �22)
Elephant & Castle White Hill Lewes BN7 2DJ www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/
Pete and Arthur bring together a wealth of song repertoire gleaned directly from the many traditional singers they have known, and unaccompanied song is at the heart of their enthusiasm. Both were members of the band Shepheard, Spiers and Watson. Arthur was also a member of the well-respected group The Gaugers. Both have been involved in running the annual Fife Traditional Singing Festival.
Pete & Arthur will each sing some ballads & facilitate a discussion drawn from aspects of ballad singing that interest the group (history, performance, varying versions, magic, folklore & so on). You are invited to bring along at least one traditional ballad of your choice to sing & talk about. To avoid clashes with other contributors. please state your preferred ballad in advance. If your choice has already been taken, we will let you know so that you can choose another. If you're not sure what counts as a ballad, email or ring 01273 476757 for a friendly chat about it.
The club meets in an upstairs room. There is a handrail on each side of the stairs but no stairlift. Assistance dogs only, please.
ON SATURDAY 7TH. SEPTEMBER 8:00 - 11:00 p.m.
PETE & ARTHUR PERFORM AT LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB
Tickets �12. Email valmaigoodyear[at]aol[dot]com to book. Bring the right money in cash on the night. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
PETE SHEPHEARD & ARTHUR WATSON BALLAD FORUM
Sunday 8th. September 2024
Provisional Timetable
10.45 Registration & coffee; please order lunch at the bar (refreshments not included)
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch
15.15 Tea/coffee break
16.45 Finish
N.B. Booking is recommended as numbers are limited. Maps & accommodation lists will be sent on request.
Pete Shepheard
Pete is a fine singer & melodeon player, singing many songs he has collected from travellers in the British Isles, beginning with the famed Stewart Family of Blairgowrie and Jeannie Robertson�s family in Aberdeen. He has collected songs & music from the Romany gypsies of Gloucestershire & the Scottish travelling & farming communities in Fife, Tayside and Aberdeenshire. In 1973 he founded Springthyme Records, specialising in traditional music and songs.
Arthur Watson
Arthur is steeped in the music of North-east Scotland. He plays whistles both big and small and has a particular enthusiasm for the older ballads. He is an artist and lecturer at the University of Dundee and in the 1970s he set up what became the internationally respected Peacock Print Makers.