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13-15 August 2015

Folkworks Durham Gathering is a festival springing from the wealth of folk and traditional musicians working as tutors at Folkworks Summer Schools, which take place in Durham in the week leading up to the festival.

The festival shines a spotlight on these musicians, including Karine Polwart, Eliza Carthy and Sam Sweeney, and the day of outdoor music on Saturday features many of the Folkworks Summer Schools’ participants giving a unique insight into the work and fun of the week.

Thursday 13 August, 5.30pm

Elvet Methodist Church, Old Elvet, Durham

Tea For Two!

Sam Sweeney & Hannah James, Miranda Rutter & Rob Harbron and Kevin Lees & Dave Wood Join us for a tea-time concert of duos!

Sam Sweeney, fiddle player and Hannah James, piano accordionist and clog dancer performed as a successful duo during their early careers and we are delighted to see them reunited for this concert.

Miranda Rutter is the fiddle player and a founding member of string quartet Methera, and Rob Harbron is a guitarist, singer and maestro on the Anglo concertina.

Kevin Lees and Dave Wood, on fiddle and guitar, perform a fine selection of tunes from Scandinavia and the north of England.

Tickets: £8 (Concessions: £6) Unreserved seating

Thursday 13 August, 8pm

Elvet Methodist Church, Old Elvet, Durham

Women of Rebellion: Songs of protest and revolution Karine Polwart, Nancy Kerr, Bella Hardy & Bryony Griffith and Gina Le Faux

The inspiration for this concert comes from Durham University’s exhibition, Magna Carta and the Changing Face of Revolt, marking 800 years since the signing of Magna Carta.

Folk music has always had a connection with protest and dissent. Karine Polwart has been researching the exhibition’s archive and will be presenting new material as her response to this.

Other themes which take us to the present day will be explored by BBC Radio 2’s ‘Folk Singer of the Year’ Nancy Kerr, nationally acclaimed singer Bella Hardy, fiddle, mandolin and guitar player Gina Le Faux and the remarkable English folk singer and fiddle player Bryony Griffith.

The Adult Summer School Folkwords group will also take some of this material as their theme for this year and will contribute to this concert.

Tickets: £12 (Concessions: £10) Unreserved seating

Friday 14 August, 2pm

Elvet Methodist Church, Old Elvet, Durham

Folkworks Adult Summer School Sharing Concert A chance to see the results of hard work, sweat, tears, joy and laughter from those who have taken part in the Folkworks Adult Summer School.

Free but ticketed (available on the door) Unreserved seating

FESTIVAL PASS £24 (Concessions: £18)

(for the events on 13 and 14 August at Elvet Methodist Church only)

Friday 14 August, 5.30pm

Elvet Methodist Church, Old Elvet, Durham

Spotlight On

Jim Molyneux, Annmarie Grams, Ian Lowthian, Roger Wilson and Sam Partridge A short concert featuring Jim Molyneux, master of percussion and piano accordion, Annmarie Grams from Denmark on flute, Scottish accordion hero Ian Lowthian, acclaimed guitarist and singer-songwriter Roger Wilson, and new talent on flute and whistle, Sam Partridge.

Tickets: £8 (Concessions: £6) Unreserved seating

Saturday 15 August, 11am-3.30pm Outdoor Stage, Millennium Place

free outdoor concert A fast moving kaleidoscope of both participant and tutor ensembles from the Folkworks Adult, Youth and Junior Summer Schools, will showcase some of their work as well as a relaxed open air concert featuring over 200 performers.

Pack your cushions, rugs and a picnic!

Free event

Saturday 15 August, Doors 7pm Old Cinema Launderette, Durham

Durham Gathering Launderette Sessions with Eliza Carthy and Saul Rose plus Sarah Hayes An intimate concert in partnership with Durham’s musical launderette. Eliza Carthy MBE and Saul Rose are a powerful pairing of voices, fiddle and melodeon.

Sarah Hayes is very quickly being recognised for her talent as a singer and flautist.

Tickets: £15 Unreserved seating and standing. Limited capacity – advance booking essential

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DURHAM gathering 13-15 August 2015 Tickets for all durham gathering concerts available from Sage Gateshead 0191 443 4661 sagegateshead.com (Tickets available on the door for all concerts where capacity allows)

FESTIVAL PASS

(for the events on 13 and 14 August at Elvet Methodist Church only) £24 (Concessions: £18)

Durham University’s exhibition, Magna Carta and the Changing Face of Revolt runs 1 June to 31 August at Palace Green Library, Durham.

An exhibition about rebellion and the rights of the citizen, specially created to mark the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta.

Further information: www.dur.ac.uk/palace.green/magnacarta

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