Phil Beer at The Canopy Theatre Beccles
Folk Legend Phil Beer is coming to north Suffolk
Phil Beer will be bringing his acclaimed solo show to the Canopy Theatre
in Hungate Church Beccles on 8th February 2019
Mardles Reviews and Reviewers
Just a quick note to thank three people who have recently agreed to review CDs, books, events etc. for the website: George Monger, Bill Johnston, Colin Hynson. They join Mary Humphreys, Mike Rudge and Les Ray. We do not have hundreds of items to review, so the burden will never be too onerous.
I have been asked about house styles and our policies regarding reviews. Here are some guidelines:
• There is no specific house style.
• There are no deadlines: unlike print publications, we do not have to meet certain dates
• There is no minimum or maximum review. We are not space-limited. Current reviews are very varied in length.
• All reviews should be positive or neutral - never negative. Reviewers may of course refuse to review something they think is awful.
• The editor has the right to edit reviews that are submitted, but only the language not the meaning.
Simon Haines
New Border Morris side in Suffolk
We are excited to share news of our new Border Morris group in Hadleigh, Suffolk, 
‘BoudiccaBorder Morris’. We formed in January this year and currently have a team of 18.
We dance traditional dances alongside some we have written ourselves. Our most recent ‘Gallow’s Gateway’ written to honour those who may have died on the local Gallow’s Hill.
We dress in a steampunk style with our colours based on those of a peacock. We hope to bring some new and exciting dances to the Morris world in 2019 and look forward to dancing with other sides. We dance at pubs and various festivals including the Green Dragon Day of Dance in Bury and we are looking forward to Halesworth Day of Dance and Gone to Earth Festival at Stonham Barns in 2019. We practise on Thursday evenings at Layham Village Hall just outside Hadleigh. We are always on the lookout for new musicians, dancers and supporters.
If you are interested in joining us please contact Emily Myers on 07749 495865, check out our Facebook page or email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Highly successful 2nd Aylsham Festival of Dance Music and Song!
The second Aylsham festival of Dance, Music and Song was held over the weekend of September 7th and 8th and was agreed by all to be a great event.
It began on Friday night with a Folk Club in the town hall hosted by stalwart of the Norfolk Folk scene, Geoff Roberts with his legendary Flying Folk. At one point there were over a hundred people in attendance either there to listen to the superb array of talent that was present or to take part as a performer. With a licenced bar operating a great night was had by all.
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New on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire - The Folk Show
Just received this message from Sue Marchant who hosts the current folk show on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
Sue Marchant - Ms Folk - BBC Radio CambridgeshireNew for BBC Radio Cambridgeshire starting on Monday September 17th from 1900 – 2200 a new show celebrating all things folky in Cambridgeshire called The Folk Show hosted by Sue Marchant and Nicky Stockman. We encourage Folk artists, Morris, storytellers, instrument makers etc to be in contact with their wares for future broadcasts.