Folk on Wight: The Island's Folk Scene Through the Latter Part of the 20th Century. An Individual Reflection

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Ace songwriter Andy Roberts released his latest album, ‘Philosophical’ last Saturday. In this digital age, there are no fiddly little discs, just electronic wizardry. Below is Andy’s user-friendly explanation of how to buy the album, given as a reply to a query on Facebook. Follow the link https://andyroberts.bandcamp.com to buy ‘Philosophical or Andy’s other albums. Does anyone have a photo of the Sloop Folk Club in action? In those far off days, of course, mobile phones were not popping up like mushrooms, so snaps are few and far between. Nevertheless, John Waterman, who is writing a history of his Solent Records label, hopes to find a pic. to illustrate the good times of the old club. Thursday 17th March is awash with events this year. The Traveller’s Joy Folk Club reopens after its winter break at13.30. Later, an Irish themed ‘come all ye’ folk session takes place at a new venue, The Star Coffee House, in Ryde’s High Street. This may herald the start of a new folk club. Irish music can also be heard at The Steamer Inn, Shanklin, The Spyglass, Ventnor and Monkton Arts Centre in Ryde. An Irish music session at The Porter Club We have a monthly quiz night on the second Friday in the month, evenings with live music and events at Halloween, Christmas and New Year and we host barbeques in the summer and some charity events for Macmillan and Antony Nolan bone marrow register.

Conserving and celebrating the things that make the Isle of Wight a fantastic place to live work and play. www.downtothecoast.co.uk NEW Recording of Isle of Wight Dialect made in 1962. Stanley Cotton, a native of Whitwell, reads tales from WH Long’s Dictionary of the Isle of Wight Dialect and a rhyme from Percy Stone’s ‘Songs of the Soil’. The recording was made by Daphne Griggs, a student at Edinburgh University, as part of her master’s degree project. 1962 Dialect recording Old sources Houses theVentnor Heritage Museumand theVentnor & District Local History Society, both entirely managed and run by volunteers. Visit a traditional pub and warm up by the log fire whilst listening to the sounds of a local acoustic musician. Our biggest regular event is the Village Fare. This is on the first Saturday of every month and is organised by a team of people in the village. We have homemade cakes that are donated, tea and fresh coffee and a stall for selling local produce such as honey eggs, plants, flowers, and preserves and is often themed around Christmas and any special events. The group who organise this sometimes donate takings to the CGCA (we are registered as a charity) or to good causes such as the food bank.Formed to research, document and share information about the history of Ryde, its development, people, businesses and entertainments. The Island has a multitude of groups and societies whose members give many hours of their time for the benefit of their local communities. They have been formed by people with an interest in a wide range of subjects which deserve individual attention. Folk on Wight hold a regular monthly Folk Night on the last Thursday in the month, 7-11pm open to everybody.

The Yarmouth Sea Songs and Shanties Festival runs from Friday 26th to Monday 29th this year, giving us an extra day of amazing music. And it is still donations only! University thesis in which James Rayner discusses Celtic influence on the Isle of Wight Dialect. Rayner’s thesis On Friday February 25th, Peter Knight and John Spires, two of the most gifted musicians on their chosen instruments, the violin and the melodeon. Together they create inspirational performances based on musical folk traditions, particularly the rich heritage of dance tunes. This will be a night to remember, well worth spending your Christmas present money on! https://www.quayarts.org/event/peter-knight-and-john-spiers/ Fourth Sunday at 7.00 pm. Wold Zong singaround at St Paul’s Church Hall, Regent Street, Shanklin. Traditional songs & tunes, occasional short folk tales, also FOLK songs heard in folk clubs in the 60s,70s,80s. So Lauri Say songs are included, Beatles are not. Bring your own refreshments. Small contribution for hall hire. [email protected] No meeting December 24th.The festival, which formerly took place at Afton Down on the west side of the Island, is now hosted at the heart of the Island in Newport’s Seaclose Park where it is regularly attended by over 50,000 people. Smith. Later Major Henry Smith who wrote the first dialect dictionary 'A Glossary of Words in use in The Isle of

Every Monday Open Mic on Zoom, 20.00. Singaround. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89106105858 Meeting ID: 891 0610 5858 Passcode 1234

An early photograph of morris dancers at Niton turned up on Facebook recently. The photograph was almost certainly taken in June 1926 at a Women’s Institute rally. More information about this photograph can be found in the Island Folk History section. Quay Folk Club at Quay Arts Centre, Newport, has a special guest night on Sunday 25th. The guest is Miranda Sykes, with support from Shtum. This is not a night to miss! Music starts at 7pm as usual, in the upstairs theatre.

First and third Thursdays, Traveller’s Joy Folk Club in the pub garden in suitable weather, indoors if not. 2pm start. Floor singers welcome. Northwood PO31 8LS Performance. Clive Thomas 17.02 The Grimshaw Family Band 17.25 Farewell & Thanks Sarah Graves, highly respected English Concertina player Folk bands are represented in both Shanklin and Sandown Regattas. Brown’s Golf Course Cafe, a lovely venue, has an evening on Saturday 13th with both The Crew and Sheshells performing, 5pm start. At the end of the month, Sunday 28th sees Second Time Around return to The Hideaway on Shanklin clifftop for two hours of music starting at 3pm. The Crew at Yarmouth Sea Songs and Shanties Festival Our two main regular Village events are the annual Horticultural Show held on the Village Green and Village Hall (the date for this hasn’t been released yet but is usually in July/August) and our biannual Scarecrow Festival. This year it will be from Saturday 28th May through to Friday 3rd of June. The Village Hall and the Gallybagger will be open all week serving tea cakes and drinks and there will be opening and closing events on the Saturday and Friday evenings. Sun 17 Quay Folk Club at Quay Arts Centre, Newport, 19.00. Guests: The Mistakings trio and Wild Roses, also spots from Tina Goode and Phil Washington

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Article on Morris Dancing, local records from 1595 to 2015, by Brian Reeves, originally published in ‘The Bridge’. Bridge Morris item Lesley Tregear Contemporary and traditional songs with guitar accompaniment. 07909526122. Also performs with Eremue Folk Chillerton and Gatcombe Community Association CGCA are responsible two buildings in the village: The Village Hall and the Gallybagger formally known as the Reading Room. On Friday May 5th and Monday 15th, Bob’s Basement Band are offering a set of Polish tunes at the Painters Arms, Cowes, followed by an Irish playalong session. Finally, live folk is able to start up again. The Travellers Joy Folk Club is in full swing fortnightly on Thursday afternoons. Their first performance resulted in a splash by the County Press, valuable publicity for the Island’s folk scene. Evenings in a marquee at the Waverley have started up. Folk at the Porter Club is planned to re-start on 10th June, with a possible earlier date at the end of May. Exciting news is expected soon about the Chillerton Folk Night, too.