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2010
Harvest Supper - Demelza House
On Saturday 23rd October Travelling Folk teamed up with Marlings Morris to provide entertainment at the splendid Kippington Church hall in Sevenoaks.
Some of the audience dressed up as scarecrows and aunt sally's and the organisers cooked a delicious supper of chicken, potatoes & veg with a wonderful choice of home made fruit pies to follow.
TTF played music as the guests arrived and then after the meal sang and played hearty tunes in keeping with the harvest festival. By this time the meal had settled and Marlings Morris danced their clogs off - well almost. The evening concluded with the raffle and answers to the quiz.
It was a highly successful evening and a handsome sum was raised by the organisers for the charity Demelza House.
Travelling Folk and Marlings Morris are proud to have given their services for free.
MS Society - Southborough
On the 20th October Terry and Steph King were asked to perform at this event and it was with great pleasure that we accepted.
Terry, unfortunately, hadn't been well but a quick change to the programme and all was well. We sang and played music for about forty minutes finishing with a medley of war time songs just as Den would have done.
The quote from the thank you card reads: Your singing, playing and jokes were lovely and we all enjoyed it very much.
We certainly took great pleasure in doing this one.
Tenterden Folk Festival
On Sunday 3rd October 2010 TTF were again invited to run a singing and music session at The Vine Inn as part of the festival. This was our fourth official appearance at Tenterden and we all felt that this year our expectations were again exceeded. The organisers have expressed their wish that we take part in the 2011 festival.
www.tenterdenfolkfestival.org.uk
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Den Giddens pictured on his CD |
Den Giddens goes west!
One of the best known folk charactors in the country, Den, graced TTF sessions for over two decades. He was the icing on our cake, providing terrific entertainment to old and young alike. A legend in his own lunchtime, notorious for his stripping song!
Den decided to spend his retirement in warmer climes with his family in Cornwall and went west in Autumn 2009. A recent visit to him showed him in good spirits and still singing the odd song or two.
If you want a contact number for him please speak to us. He would love to hear from you.
Den celebrated his 90th birthday in June 2010 which some of us attended. His 'Old Time Religion' went down well with a record number of Giddettes.
2009
Folk Roots Tour Blog
Read
a blog written by Mark about his visit to a TTF session at the Junction
Inn, Groombridge in May 2009
www.folkrootstour.blogspot.com
As our sessions are held in various pubs around West Kent/East Sussex, each one can vary depending on those of Travelling Folk who come along. This means that every session is unique but they are always happy and lively with a generally relaxed air.
2008
Clun Green Man Festival
This year a contingent of Travelling Folk were invited to run some singing & music sessions in The Sun Pub as part of this very successful festival. The organisers were highly delighted with the sessions, as were many of the locals, who generally listened very attentively. A return visit has been requested via David and Jenny Wright who live in this picturesque Shropshire market town and were our hosts.
2006
Upton upon Severn Folk Festival
Unite & Unite & let us all Unite for summer is a come untoday 2006...
At the last minute TTF went to Upton Upon Severn May Weekend Folk Festival which nearly didn't happen. We helped with a folk session and there was much singing in the pubs with some dancing in the streets. It was a most enjoyable weekend and we are looking forward to meeting up again with our new friends next year.
Upton is a delightful small town devoid of the usual repetitive chain stores that clone most high streets these days. The river Severn flows by the town to add interest and touch of serenity. But back to the festival which this year whilst smaller was still a thriving affair.