SHEFFIELD - EDALE RAMBLER

FOLK TRAIN

 

Sponsored by The Rambler Country Inn, Edale,
Northern Rail and Hope Valley and High Peak Transport Partnership (HVHPTP).


Organised by South Riding Folk Arts Network.

 

If you live on the wrong side of the
Pennines:

DON'T DESPAIR!
Folk Trains also run from Manchester to Hathersage
on the 2nd *Saturday*of the month.
For Manchester to Hathersage information:
Ring 0161 242 6296 (Not available at present)
or 01663 746377
or see the HVHPTP web site at:
http://www.hvhptp.org.uk/folktran.htm#manc

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Programme

The Folk Train runs on the fourth Tuesday of each month (not necessarily the last Tuesday!).

Departure is from Sheffield (platform 2C - a long trek from the station entrance!) at 7:14pm
and returning on the 9:28pm from Edale.

Artists are subject to confirmation but this site will be updated as necessary
   tba – to be announced
   tbc – to be confirmed
   ctp - change to programme

Last update: 25 March 2008

Ring 0114 266 9532 (ask for Gerry) for further Sheffield - Edale Folk Train information.
(But before ringing try the Folk Train FAQ)

22 April 2008

Robin Garside and the Fiddle Society
Robin is a singer of songs old & new and a musician of dexterity and virtuosity. An entertainer in the time honoured folk tradition, he plays guitar, fiddle, mandolin and banjo with great enthusiasm and gusto (but not necessarily all at the same time!). He's also the leader and musical arranger of the Sheffield Traditional Fiddlers Society which will add a more robust sound on the train.

See www.robingarside.co.uk

27 May 2008

Johnny and the Prison Didn't Help Boys
Arising from the Fagan's backroom scene they "plug in, tune up, hit the first chord and they're up and running"! Describing themselves in terms of country-style, fiddle-led, harmonious Geordiecana, the band includes some familiar faces to Folk Train regulars.

24 June 2008

Sheffield City Morris
What can I say? This versatile bunch of dancers, singers, musicians and all-round good chaps are back again and I'm in there! We hope that some good weather will get us outside The Rambler for the first al fresco performance of the year.

See www.scmm.co.uk

22 July 2008

The New Orleans Strollers
Traditional music with a difference! The Strollers last appeared on the Folk Train exactly two years previously and brought a packed train with them. Fingers crossed for good weather so that we don't have to crush into the pub!

26 August 2008
The Down Trodden String Band
Down Trodden first came together to provide music for Well Heeled Appalachian dance group. (With any luck we'll have some of them there) Since then they have gone on to play concerts, barn dances and festivals all around central England.

They characterise their music as Folk/Americana - string band music from the Appalachian Mountains.

See - and hear! -  www.myspace.com/downtroddenstringband
23 September 2008
Silverwheel
Silverwheel mix the beauty and power of  traditional music with the imagination and dynamics of rock. From heartbreaking airs and songs to irresistible grooves that make the most of traditional dance power.

Five experienced, soulful musicians blend harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki, bass and drums, fronted by a singer who commands the stage.

See www.silverwheel.net/

Folk Train Galleries
Albums of pictures of past events
to 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
2005 2006 2007 2008

The Latest Pictures by your intrepid photographer, Gerry!




Related web sites: Getting in touch:
HVHPTP South Riding Folk Network
Northern Rail Folk Clubs in the SRFN area  
South Yorkshire Folk Sheffield City Morris
Thank Goodness it's Folk
Dave Eyre's weekly folk show on Sheffield Live!



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