Workshops

Host: Carly
Venue: Emmanuel Church Rooms
Time: 2.30 - 3.30pm
Date: Saturday Sept 6th
Max participants: 15
Cost: Free. Tickets

In this workshop we will take a straightforward jig that is commonly known and look at both some left hand and bow ornamentation techniques, we will also consider groove. The focus will be on making the tune your own, not on learning a new tune, so we will work with notes and with musical phrases. Left hand ornaments and most bow techniques can be used with any style of folk tune, so you will learn ornaments that are transferable to reels, polkas, hornpipes, waltzes: to any tunes you play. The workshop is appropriate for fiddle players of all levels who can play some tunes and would like to develop their ornamentation skills, you should be confident playing a tune through. It is not suitable for complete beginners. You will gain more from the workshop if you can play some tunes without dots. 

Host: Mel Langton
Venue: Number 28, Wingfield Street
Time: 9:30-11:00am
Date: Saturday Sept 6th
Max participants: 12
Cost: £6

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Mel is an experienced player and workshop leader. In the 90 mins he will outline the history, construction and playing styles of the instrument followed by a 'hands on' period of actually playing the dulcimer and singing along too! He provides instruments to use and everything else that will be needed.

This workshop is limited to 12 participants.

Host: Jill

Date: Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th Sept
Venues:

Sat -Emmanuel Church Room

Sun - Three Tuns
Time: 10.00 – 11.00am
Max participants: 12
Cost: Free

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This is an introduction to the melodeon and is supported by the East Anglian Traditional Music Trust.

It is a free workshop but you will need a ticket as there are limited numbers.

Host: Darren Bidle
Venue: Bungay Community Centre
Time: 10.00 - 11.00am
Date: Sunday 7th Sept
Max participants: 20
Cost: £6 Tickets

An introduction to backing Folk Tunes in DADGAD. DADGAD style guitar accompaniment is a staple component of modern Celtic music. This workshop will allow you to explore the basics of DADGAD tuning. Darren will show you how to use partial chords to enhance your playing. You will need a guitar, a plectrum and the ability to strum basic chords. Darren plays guitar with Ceilidh band Stumpy Oak and in Celtic sessions across East Anglia.

Hosts: Tamsin Elliott and Tarek Elazhary

Venue: Bungay Community Centre

Date: Sunday Sept 7th

Time: 12.00 - 1.00pm

Cost: Free: Tickets

This workshop is open to all musicians (of any level) interested in gaining a deeper understanding of Arabic rhythms and melodies.
Musicians should bring their own instrument (eg voice, guitar, fiddle, flute, tamborine etc.).
Tarek & Tamsin will teach the group an Arabic tune, whilst giving insights into the structure and history of the Arabic music tradition.

Host: Blake

Venue: Bungay Community Centre
Time: 10.00 – 11.30am and 12.30 - 2.00pm
Date: Saturday Sept 6th
Max participants: 20
Cost: Free

Session 1

10.00 - 11.00am

Younger children up to 14 years

Come join a lively and fun session of African Drumming! Feel the beat, learnsome rhythms and make some noise in this fun family session. No experience necessary - just bring your sense of rhythm (or lack of) and getready to discover the magic of drumming.

Session 2

12.30 - 2.00pm

This workshop is aimed at older children and adults 14 +

This is a more focussed workshop - suitable for those with some experience but still beginner friendly. Learn about different playing techniques, pulse, tempo, improvisation skills and rhythms from around the world.

Book here for the childrens workshop

Book here for Session 2 workshop

Host: Birgitta and Far ‘N’ Away.

Venue: Bungay Community Centre

Date: Sat 6th Sept

Time: 3.00 - 4.30pm

Cost: Free Tickets

How many times have you been to a wedding and before the disco or band there is a ceilidh and you wish you knew more!

Birgitta and her band will take you gently through your paces as you enter the world of the ceilidh dance. This is a slow and gentle introduction and will be suitable for all ages. This is a free event but it helps us to know numbers so please book a ticket for each person coming.

Host: Frank Vickers

Venue: Riverside Centre

Date: Sunday 7th Sept

Time: 12.00 - 1.00pm

Cost: £6 Tickets

Frank is an established hurdy gurdy player from Norfolk. Having played gurdy for 30 years, first as one of the founder members and organisers of the Massif Village Orchestra, then in a number of bands including Xim.

In this beginners workshop for D or G instruments we'll look at how to make the unique buzzing sound in a controlled way, we'll try putting that into a tune, and some aspects of maintenance. This is aimed at beginners who are either just starting out or are thinking of taking up the hurdy gurdy. I’ll have a couple of spare instruments for people to have a go on.

https://ximband.co.uk/

Host: Clare Bakewell
Venue: Number 28 Wingfield St
Time: 1:30-2:30pm and 3.00-4.00pm
Date: Saturday Sept 6th
Max participants: 6
Cost: £6

Clare has a particular interest in introducing beginners of all ages to the harp and has a varied and flexible approach to suit all types of learners. At the workshop you will learn some basic techniques and to play some simple folk tunes. Harps are provided and no musical experience is necessary. Learning will be by ear with sheetmusic provided at request.

https://joywoodharps.wordpress.com/learning-the-harp/

Tickets for session 1.30 - 2.30pm Sat 6th

Tickets for session 3.00 - 4.00pm Sat 6th

Host: Poppy Price-Dowhan
Venue: Number 28, Wingfield Street
Time: 11.30 - 1:00pm
Date: Saturday Sept 6th
Max participants: 15
Cost: £6 Tickets

This workshop is not for beginners. It is aimed at Intermediate players.

Poppy is a Musician and ceilidh caller based in East Anglia. With a passion for folk music that started in her early teenage years, Poppy’s gone on to play a range of different wind instruments and releases a couple of self composed singles.

Host: Sebastian Bec

Venue: Number 28 Wingfield Street
Time: 11.00 - 12.00pm
Date: Sunday 7th Sept
Max participants: 20
Cost: £6 Tickets

Irish flute maker and trad Irish exponent, Sebastian Bec, will give a master class in the Irish wooden flute. This workshop is for intermediate to advanced players of wooden or silver flutes seeking advice on improving their playing. As well as teaching some tunes, Sebastian will answer any questions you might have on wooden flutes and flute playing.

Come and dance to the varied, soulful, exquisite music of the Balkans. In this workshop I will be teaching a selection of easy traditional folk dances from Greece, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Romania, Albania. Dances are in an open circle, no partner needed and are suitable for anyone to join in. This is a free workshop but please book as numbers are limited.

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Host: Chris Dyer
Venue: Emmanuel Church Room
Time: 10.00 - 11.30am
Date: Saturday Sept 6th
Max participants: 20
Cost: £6

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Fiddler and nyckelharpa player Chris Dyer is MC of the London Scandi Session. She’s a regular performer and workshop leader at UK festivals and bal folk dance clubs and is a guest player with Boda and Falun spelmanslags in Sweden. Chris will be playing Scandinavian tunes and will encourage you to play them on whatever instrument you bring along. She will also relate the tunes to the dances.

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Host: Mary Lovett
Venue: Emmanuel Church Hall
Time: 12.00 - 4.00pm
Date: Saturday Sept 6th
Max participants: 30
Cost: £0 Tickets

Throughout my life it (music) has brought me comfort and meaning, and allowed me to bring that to others. It has given me a voice to express so much that we all might feel. For me, making music is the best medicine. 

In between writing and recording my own music, my career has been a mixture of playing in bands, teaching, composition for community theatre, directing community choirs, leading early years music groups for very young children, participating in action research and music production. 

This is free event but please obtain a ticket

Venue: St John’s Road Yurt. The Yurt is in a back garden opposite the Doctor’s surgery. Look for the signs.

Date: Saturday 6th Sept

Time: 2.30 - 3.30pm

Cost: £6 Tickets

Fun, laid back singing, music making and song writing as a group with Kimberley Moore. Please note that no drinks are allowed in the yurt and outdoor footwear must be removed. It’s a wonderful space to work in. .

Host: Sound Tradition
Venue: Emmanuel Church Hall
Time: 12.00 - 1.00pm
Date: Saturday Sept 6th
Max participants: 25
Cost: £6. Tickets

Venue: Three Tuns Banqueting Hall upstairs
Time: 12.00 - 1.00pm
Date: Sunday Sept 7th
Max participants: 25
Cost: £6 Tickets

Sound Tradition is an a cappella folk foursome (David, Linda, Catherine and Moose) singing in glorious harmony. Their varied repertoire ranges from lively chorus songs to lilting ballads.

For beginners, intermediate and advanced, they will sing through two of our songs in full harmony, and will then repeat them as many times as is necessary, with three of the four voices dropping and the remaining voice singing more strongly, so they can show the different parts in (near) isolation, but with the complete arrangement being audible. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym9Q27WlLYc

Host: Mog
Venue: Riverside Centre
Time: 10:00-11:30 and 2.00 - 3.30pm
Date: Saturday Sept 6th

Time: 10:00-11:30 and 1.30 - 3.00pm
Date: Sunday Sept 7th
Max participants: 20
Cost: £6

Session 1: Beginners

10.00 - 11.30am Sat 6th Tickets

Session 2: Beginners

2.00 - 3.30pm Sat 6th Tickets

Session 3: Beginners

10.00 - 11.30am Sun 7th Tickets

Session 4: Intermediate and advanced

1.30 - 3.00 Sun 7th Tickets

We are delighted that Mog will run 4 different workshops this weekend so there is no excuse that you missed him! Most of these are aimed at first time bodhran players with a focus on intermediate and advanced players in the last workshop on the Sunday afternoon.

Mog is a professional bodhran player with a wealth of teaching experience having taught for over 30 years at festivals both home and abroad. His workshops are exhilarating and fun, with an inclusive teaching style. He has a knack for gently inspiring confidence in each person regardless of their level or ability at drumming. As a well-respected drum maker, he will also have drums for use during the workshops.

Host: Nic Zuppardi and Adam Clark
Venue: Emmanuel Church Rooms
Time: 11.30- 12.30pm
Date: Saturday Sept 6th
Max participants: 15
Cost: £6

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In this workshop Nic Zuppardi and Adam Clark will discuss ideas for playing and performing with others by building confidence and exploring different techniques, with a focus on the mandolin. The workshop will examine the ways in which as players we can listen, adapt and respond to a variety of musical contexts from a session to a jam, as well as playing in a band. Participants are welcome to come and listen as well as play along! Suitable for beginner to intermediate players.

Host: Christian Alden and Alex Patterson
Venue: Riverside Centre
Time: 12.00 - 1.00pm
Date: Saturday Sept 6th
Max participants: 25
Cost: £6 Tickets

Christina Alden & Alex Patterson are multi-instrumentalists and songwriters from East Anglia. Their music is rich with intertwining harmony, sensitive accomplished musicianship and a creative song-writing style that is both delicate and moving. Spend and hour with Christina and Alex as they share their song writing process.

Host: Paul Gill
Venue: Emmanuel Church Room
Time: 1:00-2:00pm
Date: Saturday Sept 7th
Max participants: 15
Cost: £6 Tickets

Tune Writing: An Introduction.

In this workshop we will discuss the value of new compositions within the folk scene and look at some ideas for taking a germ of melodic inspiration, then nurturing & crafting it into a whole piece. Paul is a multi- instrumentalist with over 3 decades of compositional experience.

Venue: Holy Trinity Church
Time: 9.45 – 10:45am
Date: Saturday Sept 6th
Max participants: 12
Cost: Free but you need to book a place as they are limited.

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We will give a brief description of both Anglo and English concertinas, and then offer people the opportunity to have a guided, hands-on go, on the system of their choice.  This will be either on a one-to-one, or small group basis depending on the level of interest. We will have around half a dozen tutor instruments of each system available on the day.



SquuezEast have a show-case performance at 12.00 in the same venue.

Venue: Riverside Centre

Date: Sat 6th and Sun 7th Sept

Time: 8.00 - 9.00am

Cost: Free. Places are limited so you do need to book. Accessible for all

Saturday 6th Sept - Wake up & Flow

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Yoga to energise the mind and body.  An active Yoga flow combining classic poses, with movement to leave you feeling balanced, re-aligned and rejuvenated.

Sunday 7th Sept - Softly, Slowly Gently – Ease into Sunday Morning

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Ease into Sunday with a gentle Yoga flow. Movement to unwind the body and ease tension. Guided breathwork to calm the mind. With a focus on subtle movement and listening to your body you will leave with an inner sense of calm and wellbeing.

I am Hazel a Yoga teacher living in Bungay.  My classes explore the many facets of Yoga; movement that can build strength and mobility to enhance our daily lives and the power of breath to calm the mind.  I like to think my practice offers a calm, safe space to connect with the breath, move freely, learn a little & laugh a little and be part of a joyous community.