2009 so far .....
For those of you who think we folkies go into hibernation after Christmas and emerge only when the clocks jump forward - you couldn't' be further from the truth.
January brought Burn's suppers galore both for the Folk Club and for the many smaller groups within the club's ranks. February we were entertaining Fyvie Royal British Legion for their Scot's Night and March and April saw various ceilidhs and concert parties.
Easter Weekend brought its share of music too - with a concert party at Tarves on Good Friday, then performing at Fyvie Castle for the Annual Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday.
The regular club nights are being well attended this year and we have welcomed some new faces. The club night's are a great way of getting a taster of the Folk Club and all are made most welcome - whether you just want to listen or indeed come armed with instruments ready to perform or sing.
An enthusiastic crowd of dancers turned up for the Fyvie Folk Club Spring Ceilidh. Music was provided by the Dodgy Bongos Ceilidh Band and dancers from across the Shire were ably called through the many different sets of dances by Dodgy Bongos Caller and Guitarist Stuart Powrie. The dancers did themselves proud - especially in the Eightsome Reel; and finished off (some quite literally) with an energetic Orcadian Strip the Willow.
A large crowd turned out at the Vale Hotel Fyvie for the August Fyvie folk club meeting. The evening kicked off in style with a visit from Banchory Morris and Raggy Morrison.
Enjoying the pleasant sunshine of an early August evening, the Morris men assembled on the patio, and went through their paces with their usual style and enthusiasm, and even invited members of the audience to join in with a square dance - complete with hats and handkerchiefs.
Raggy Morrison dancer Rosie Crabb-Wyke showed off her energetic, high kicking clog dancing routine - so energetic in fact, that sparks flew from the studded clogs as they hit the board.
The evening then moved inside for a regular club night. It was like a practice run for the Fyvie Homecoming Festival, as visitors from Liverpool, the Wirral, Cockermouth, Burnley, Huntly and Pennan came along to swell the numbers - and made for great banter and music. Songs, tunes and tales flowed freely and a great time was had by all.
We have guests lined up for October and November (check out Fyvie Folk Club Diary) and we'll be appearing at a folk night in the Salmon Bothy, Portsoy on Friday 18th September 2009. We also have our first booking for 2010 in Cuminestown for 7th January!
Previous guests at Fyvie Folk Club
Eric Bogle is an internationally acclaimed folk singer originally
from Peebles in Scotland. His award winning song "And the
Band Played Waltzing Matilda" has been recorded by several
artists including June Tabor. Some of his other famous songs
include: "No Man's Land (The Green Fields Of France),"
"Leaving Nancy," "Nobody's Moggy Now,"
and "Little Gomez."
He has been a professional musician and singer since Jan 1970.
Has been playing guitar since the age of 7 and made his first solo
album in 1971. Working mainly in the areas now known as
"Folk" or "Celtic" music, he has also worked extensively as a session musician in a
wide variety of musical styles. His songs have been recorded by, among others, Billy
Bragg, Mary Black and Capercaillie, and also served for several
years as a reviewer/columnist with Folk Review magazine in the late
70s. Dick was an early member of the band Boys of the Lough and is on their
first album and was with the now-legendary Scottish Folk-Rock band, Five Hand Reel, making 3 albums with
them. In the 90s he founded and produced the
extraordinary ensemble Clan Alba.
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