Milkmaid Molly at Thornage Hall Camp Community

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From Jill Parson

MM2Towards the end of September Milkmaid Molly were invited to bring a team to Thornage Hall Camp Community - a specialist school near Holt in Norfolk. Seven of the Milkmaid team made the trip plus three musicians. Milkmaid Molly is an inclusive Molly side based in Bury-St-Edmunds in Suffolk. It comprises a good core membership of 'Mollies' (those who live with disabilities) and their 'Buddies' (volunteers who provide experise and support) with everyone linked by a common love and enjoyment of folk dance and music. On this occasion only the Buddies attended as it was our privilige to introduce members of the Camp Community to an afternoon of country dancing.

MM3The workshop was led by Gill Bosley who is a founding member of Milkmaid and general head honcho. It was great! We were given a very warm welcome at the school and were joined by about a dozen students all raring to go. There were no problems getting people onto the floor and they were brilliant, quickly getting the hang of the dances whilst enjoying a good laugh. Dancing with a partner, proved to be so much fun for these young people and it was a pleasure to introduce them to a world of folk dance and music which they had never experienced before.

This event was kindly sponsored by Mardles with the money helping towards travel costs and MM club funds.

For those that may not know, the Mardles team is happy to consider any requests for any sort of help and support we can offer towards folk related projects in and around East Anglia. Visit the website at mardles.org and contact any member of the team if you have got something in mind you think we might help with.

 

Wickham Skeith Country Dance Club

A new Country Dance Club in Wickham Skeith, near Diss, Suffolk


I have danced all my life, various forms of dance including ballet, jazz, stage, tap, clog dancing, Argentinian tango and of course country dancing. I started calling for our own band about 35 years ago while our children were young and also called at times for various other bands. I formed my own ladies north west clog team, Black Bull Clog and my husband Stephen played melodeon for Blackmore Morris for many years. I wrote some dances for the clog team and taught the dances. I enjoy teaching the dances and very much enjoy calling as I love to see people enjoying dancing and having fun.
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 We moved to Suffolk about 3 years ago now and I have missed dancing and calling. So when I got asked to call for a barn dance in the village I was very keen to do it. Those who attended absolutely loved it and asked when I would do it again. So that’s when I had the thought of running a country dance club myself. I have helped call at Theydon Bois Country dance club and Thaxted in the past so I knew what I was letting myself in for!  I would like this club to be open to everyone of any ability and age. This is going to be informal, friendly and great fun.

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Bury St Edmunds Scottish Country Dance Society

Scottish2We have recently received this email

Our Scottish Country Dance Society are looking for musicians that would be interested in playing at our social events in Bury St Edmunds. I am attaching the link to the website that explains what sort of music we play. https://rscds.org/learn/music-resources/types-tunes

There is a workshop in London on 19th October for musicians that would like to play Scottish Country Dance music. Here is the link https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/day-school

The Scottish Country Dance events in Bury St Edmunds are held on a third Friday of every month at the The Southgate Centre, Caie Walk, Heron Road, Bury St Edmunds IP33 2QA (follow SatNav to Heron Road then follow this road round to the left and the car park is on the right as the end).

If you have any questions please let me know.
 
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Americana Day at Maui

Americana Day at the 11th Maui Festival 2024

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A celebration of Americana Music in all its many forms will be performed by talented purveyors of this music genre on Sunday 25th August 2024 at the 3 day Maui Music and Performing Arts Festival, held at a beautiful ancient meadowland site at Gressenhall, near Dereham in Norfolk.

Acts from the US include Amanda Anne Platt (from The Honeycutters), Hannah Kamina and  Tony Brook. From Canada, incredible bluesman Tim Lee and from the UK, The Horse Puppets, J.S. and The Lockerbillies (high paced rock’n’roll), The Vagaband, The Delta Jacks, Dove and Boweevil plus Dobro legend, Noel Dashwood

Plus more acts will be showcasing their music on any of the six stages at The Maui Festival.

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