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Sunday 1 September 2019

SDFS & SSS at Southdowns Folk Festival 2019

Update 17th September 2019: The set list has been added below. The song Tommie was sung at the last Worthing session and the words for this will be appearing here soon in a separate post.
Bognor Regis
Saturday 21st September 2019


Everything crossed that we don't have a repeat of last year's comprehensive precipitation all day, good weather really brings out the public like last weekend at Arundel and Littlehampton, and Arundel is choka this weekend in this heat! [editor's note: for this to make sense, you need to know this was written on 25th August]

Nevertheless SDFS will be filling the 12.10-12.50pm slot at the RAFA Club in Waterloo Square so no problem there. Please be there by 11.50am to arrange ourselves. Twentythree singers signed up to date.

Those singers who are also SSS will be singing at London Road Precinct South (Arcade end) 1.30-2.15pm. See the SSS website for details.

So either choose your relevant Singer theme or just come in casual greens and blues of various hues.

At around 4pm (time to be confirmed) several of the choirs taking part during the day (including SDFS and SSS) will gather at London Road Precinct South to participate in the 'Big Sing' with one song each, and then together under Emily's direction sing  the catch 'Sing You Now After Me' and the Finnish reindeer welcoming song 'Ole Leloila' in 'rounds' format.

Please wear your SDFS lanyards.

Additional volunteers for the day please contact John C. at southdownsfolksingers@gmail.com

Further details of all Festival events are on the organiser's website.


Set List
  1. West Sussex Drinking Song [E]
  2. The Bee Boy’s Song [G]
  3. Oak, Ash & Thorn [E]
  4. Tommie (Fathom the Bowl tune) [Eb]
  5. On Sussex Hills [A]
  6. Pleasant & Delightful [A]
  7. Hares on the Mountain [Ab]
  8. Hard Times of Old England [F]
  9. The Magpie [B]
  10. Ale, Glorious Ale [E]
  11. A Smuggler’s Song [C#]
  12. The Turnip Hoer [B]
  13. Jolly Good Song [C]

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