Southdowns Folk Festival Saturday 23rd September

Note the change of day this year to Saturday as we asked for the busier day based on our experience last year.

The venue will again be the William Hardwicke Pub, High Street coupled with a performance area opposite the Arcade.

As a first at the Festival, Emily will be leading a short 'taster' Sea Shanty Workshop (possibly to be expanded next year) between 12.00-1.15pm at the William Hardwicke, and the SDFS will subsequently perform either in the pub or at the Arcade (see below) from 1.30-2.15pm. All those Singers who have taken part in the recent 'Secret Shore' workshops are welcome to support either session but please let me know if you're coming, at southdownsfolksingers@gmail.com by the 16th September. Please be at either or both sessions half an hour before they commence just in case there is any last minute change of plan. I will be there early putting up the banner and liaising with Roger.

Depending on the weather, the singing for the first session will either take place inside in the performance area at the rear of the pub, or outside in the temporarily-pedestrianised High Street. If the weather is good we will then move to the Arcade stage area (opposite the Arcade at the southern end of London Road Precinct) for the second session. Alternatively if it's raining we will perform inside the William Hardwicke.

Other details will be added to this post as they are arranged.

John C

Set list for SDFS:

1. Country Life [Eb - Ab]
2. Rosebuds In June [B]
3. West Sussex Drinking Song [E]
4. The Nightingale [A - D]
5. Ha'nacker Mill [E]
6. Life Of A Man [B]
7. A Smuggler's Song [C#]
8. Twanky Dillo [A]
9. Pleasant & Delightful [G]
10. Oak, Ash & Thorn [E]
11. Fathom The Bowl [D]
12. On Sussex Hills [A]
13. Ebernoe Horn Fair [G - C]
14. The Magpie [D]
15. Home Lads, Home [B]
16. Thousands Or More [A]
17. Sussex By The Sea [A]
18. Jolly Good Song