John Kirkpatrick workshop: Playing for Morris Dancing, Lewes Saturday Folk Club

Name: John Kirkpatrick workshop: Playing for Morris Dancing, Lewes Saturday Folk Club
Start: 2025-09-20T10:45:00+01:00
End: 2025-09-20T16:45:00+01:00
Location: John Harvey Tavern

Schedule

Sat Sep 20 2025 at 10:45 am to 04:45 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

John Harvey Tavern | Lewes, EN

Lewes Saturday Folk Club Workshop No 318
JOHN KIRKPATRICK
PLAYING FOR MORRIS DANCING WORKSHOP
for any ACOUSTIC instrument
Saturday 20th. Sept 2025 10.45-16.45
Places £45 (2 under-25-year-olds £22)
Email valmaigoodyear[at]aol[dot]com to reserve places, bring cash on the day
John Harvey Tavern BN7 2AN
Access is by stairs with a handrail at each side. Assistance dogs only, please.

John Kirkpatrick (www.johnkirkpatrick.co.uk) is a superb singer, great writer of songs & tunes, fine dancer & the best English squeezer bar none. He is one of the great solo acts on the folk scene & has played with the Albions, Steeleye Span, Brass Monkey, Band of Hope & many more. He has been morris dancing, playing for it, & thinking about it for over 60 years. The man must know something!
The workshop will cover playing for all kinds of morris dancing, looking at different styles, & above all how to subdue your ego to be at the service of the dance. Some music will be sent out in advance.
IN THE EVENING JOHN KIRKPATRICK PERFORMS AT
LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB
(£15: email valmaigoodyear[at]aol[dot]com to reserve tickets, bring the right money in cash on the night)
Provisional Timetable
10.45 Registration & coffee; please order lunch at the bar (refreshments not included).
11.00 An initial look at playing for dancing as opposed to playing music. Leave egos at the door!
12:30 Lunch
13.30 The nitty gritty of dance moves & how their pulse & rhythm affects the music.
15.00 Tea/coffee break
15.15 How the same tune can be adjusted to suit radically different dancing styles. General summing up.
16.45 Finish
N.B. Booking is recommended as numbers are limited. Some music will be sent in advance, & maps & accommodation lists on request.