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Friday 31 October — Sunday 2 November 2008

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Programme: Friday 31 October

code time event venue price
FR1 13.00-22.00 Festival office Capel Classroom n/a
FR2 15.00-19.00 Welcome session New Barrack Tavern free
FR3 19.30-23.00 Concert:
Carl Woodford
Keith Hinchcliffe
Michael Marra
mc Ken Johnson
Burton Street: Function Hall £10/£8
FR4 19.30-23.30 Contra Ceilidh with High Jinks Band — caller Elmo Eldridge Burton Street: Langsett Hall £6/£5
FR5 20.00-close Mixed session Kelham Island Tavern free
FR6 20.00-close Singaround with Ray Padgett & Judy Knight University Arms (upstairs) free
FR7 20.00-close Old Timey session with Dave Young & friends University Arms (downstairs) free
FR8 20.00-close folk-friendly pub available for sessions Bath Hotel free
FR9 20.00-close folk-friendly pub available for sessions Fat Cat free
FR10 21.00-23.30 Billy Martin Jr New Barrack Tavern free
FR11 21.00-close Irish session Dog & Partridge free
FR12 21.00-close General session Fagans free
FR13 23.30-close Late Night Extra: singer-songwriters led by Glen Lee Burton Street: Function Hall £6/£5

Programme: Saturday 1 November

code time event venue price
SA1 10.00-22.00 Festival office Capel Classroom n/a
SA2 10.00-11.20 Workshop. French Song with Gwenaelle Ambuhl Burton Street: Capel Hall £5/£4
SA3 11.30-13.00 Workshop: Percussion with Graham Knapp (bring any percussion instrument) Burton Street: Langsett Hall £5/£4
SA4 14.00-17.00 Session New Barrack Tavern free
SA5 14.00-17.00 Music session with HEADS Kelham Island Tavern free
SA6 14.00-17.00 Concert:
Glyn Collinson & Rowena Gee
Carl Woodford
Fidola
Paul & Liz Davenport
mc Steve Wade
Burton Street: Function Hall £10/£8
SA7 16.00-19.00 . Workshop: French & Scandinavian dance followed by Bal. Gwenaelle Ambuhl, music from Six Foot Six and the Sheffield Eurosession Burton Street: Langsett Hall £6/£5
SA8 14.00-17.00 Singaround with Ray Padgett & Judy Knight Fagans free
SA9 14.00-17.00 Irish session Shakespeare free
SA10 14.00-17.00 folk-friendly pub available for sessions Bath Hotel free
SA11 14.00-17.00 folk-friendly pub available for sessions Fat Cat free
SA12 17.30-19.30 'Iced Gems' with Les & Maggie Graham,
Workshy Profits,Ken & Viccy Johnson
—part of this event will be broadcast by
Sheffield Live
University Arms free
SA13 19.30-23.00 Ceilidh with Cadellin — and Al-Zaytouna Dabke: caller John Brown Burton Street: Langsett Hall £6/£5
SA14 19.30-23.00 Concert:
Fidola
Al-Zaytouna Dabke
Glyn Collinson & Rowena Gee
Carl Woodford
Workshy Profits
Paul and Liz Davenport
HEADS
mcs Steve Wade/Ken Johnson/
—part of this event will be broadcast by
Sheffield Live
Burton Street: Function Hall £10/£8
SA15 20.00-close Singaround with Ray Padgett & Judy Knight Red Deer (upstairs) free
SA16 20.00-close folk-friendly pub available for sessions Bath Hotel free
SA17 20.00-close folk-friendly pub available for sessions Fat Cat free
SA18 21.00-23.30 Pluk New Barrack Tavern free
SA19 21.00-close Irish session Dog & Partridge free
SA20 21.00-close General session Fagans free
SA21 23.30-close Late Night Extra: singer-songwriters led by Glyn Collinson & Rowena Gee Burton Hall £6/£5

Programme: Sunday 2 November

code time event venue price
SU1 10.00-22.00 Festival office Capel Classroom n/a
SU2 14.00-17.00 General session Kelham Island Tavern free
SU3 14.00-17.00 Session New Barrack Tavern free
SU4 14.00-17.00 Singaround Fagans free
SU5 14.00-17.00 Concert:
Il Coltelo
Tina McEvitt & Matt Hegarty
Outre Manche
Paul Pearson, Chris McMahon, Ceri Ashton
Workshy Profits
Paul & Liz Davenport
Skyhook
Jez Lowe
mc Jim McDonald
Burton Street: Function Hall £10/£8
SU6 19.00-22.00 Johnny & the Prison Didn't Help Boys New Barrack Tavern free
SU7 20.30-close Paul Pearson & friends Red House free
SU8 20.30-close Survivors' session (music) Kelham Island Tavern free
SU9 20.30-close Survivors' session with Jim McDonald Hillsborough Hotel free

 

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