The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
Traditional music will have a traditional setting this May Bank Holiday Monday when John Dipper and Dave Malkin host an afternoon of workshops and an evening concert in the unique setting of the art barn at Woodlands Organic Farm at Kirton.
Workshops will take place from 2.30pm, dissecting technique and exploring the intricacies of performing and arranging traditional music. All instruments will be catered for, and repertoire will be taught by ear.
The day is completely inclusive, with all levels and ages catered for. Workshop places must be booked in advance, and under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. There will be a meet and greet from 2pm with tea, coffee and cake.
The afternoon will include a farm walk.
The evening concert will begin at 7pm.
John and Dave, who hails from Moulton, will present new and reimagined traditional music, including work devised for their recent English Folk Dance and Song Society creative residency at Cecil Sharp House, London.
This inspiring duo is the meeting place for new ideas to meld with traditional song and dance tunes, the result being beautifully honed new works, breaking new ground yet routed within the tradition.
This will be a return trip to Lincolnshire in 2016 having already attracted one of Spalding Folk Club’s biggest audiences to the South Holland Centre. Earlier this month they played at the Royal Festival Hall in London and have a full summer tour of gigs and festivals lined up.
Tickets, for the workshops and the concert, including the farm walk, or just for the concert are available from www.wegottickets.com/dippermalkin – concert only, £11, 7pm; workshop and farm walk only, £16.50, 2pm; workshop, farm walk and evening concert, £22, 2pm.
