BENJAMIN'S BOOK
A complete facsimile copy of the book will be published at the end of January 2012. Benjamin Rose was a farmer, Alehouse keeper and fiddle player in the tiny North dorset hamlet of Belchalwell. In 1820 he wrote out by hand 134 country dance tunes. This facsimile contains the entire book, plus a detailed introduction giving the musical and social context of the book. The book also contains an MP3 Cd of all the tunes, for players who prefer to learn by ear.
The cost is 320 plus post and packing. Please conrtact Colin Thompson on fiddler@casterbridge.net
Sunday, 1 January 2012
Tim's gig list 2012
Thursday 26th January, Sunray Folk Club, Broadmayne Village hall, Dorset 8pm
Sunday 29th Jaunuary, Benjamin's Book at Langton Matravers VH, Dorset 7.30pm tel 01929 426654. An Artsreach presentation
Friday 3rd February, Benjamin's Book at Morden VH, Dorset, 7.30pm tel 01929 459431 An Artsreach presentation
Saturday 4th February. Benjamin's Book at Toller Porcorum VH, Dorset, 7.30pm. tel 01300 320373. An Artsreach presentation
Friday 10th February. Tim solo at the Fo'c'sle Folk Club, Th Richmond Inn, 108, Portswood Rd, Southampton SO17 2FW. Starts at 8pm.
Saturday 25th February. Stoke Abbott Barnes Night. Poetry, music and song associated with Dorset poet William Barnes. tel 01308 863611. With Colin Thompson
Wednesday 7th March. Benjamin's Book at the Exchange, Sturminster Newton, presented by the Sturminster Newton Museum and mill Society. 7.30pm. Tickets from the museum.
Friday 16th March. Benjamin's Book at Sturminster Marshall VH, 7.30pm. tel 01258 857019. An Artsreach presentation
Saturday 17th March. Benjamin's Book at Hinton MArtell VH, near Wimborne, Dorset, 7.30pm. tel 01258 840569. An Artsreach presentation.
Saturday 24th March. Benjamin's Book at Evershot VH, Dorset. 7.30pm. tel 01935 83580. An Artsreach presentation.
Monday 23rd April. Tim solo at Grand Union Folk Club, Barrow- uopn-Soar, Leicestershire. 8.30pm. www.guf.org.uk
Friday 11th/Saturday 12th May. Tim solo and with Taffy Thomas at Halsway Manor Quantocks weekend. Halsway Manor, Somerset
Friday 18th May. New Scorpion Band present the Singing Islands at Shaftesbury Arts Centre, Dorset. 7.30pm
Thursday 24th May. Tim performing in and directing a rehearsed reading of the London Hermit; or, Rambles in Dorsetshire by John O'Keefe at west Lulworth VH, Dorset. Details TBC
Wednesday 6th June. Tim solo at Overton Folk Club, Overton Community centre, Overton, Hampshire 8pm.
Monday 6th-Thursday 9th August. Tim solo at Sidmouth Folk week, but including a performance of Benjamin' Book with Colin Thompson on Monday 6th August.
Friday 7th September. 'An' Hop around like Fleas'- special multi-media performance of tunes and stories from Benjamin's Book with Colin Thompson and local music students in the Olympic ICCI 360 Dome at weymouth, Dorset. Time TBC
Sunday 29th Jaunuary, Benjamin's Book at Langton Matravers VH, Dorset 7.30pm tel 01929 426654. An Artsreach presentation
Friday 3rd February, Benjamin's Book at Morden VH, Dorset, 7.30pm tel 01929 459431 An Artsreach presentation
Saturday 4th February. Benjamin's Book at Toller Porcorum VH, Dorset, 7.30pm. tel 01300 320373. An Artsreach presentation
Friday 10th February. Tim solo at the Fo'c'sle Folk Club, Th Richmond Inn, 108, Portswood Rd, Southampton SO17 2FW. Starts at 8pm.
Saturday 25th February. Stoke Abbott Barnes Night. Poetry, music and song associated with Dorset poet William Barnes. tel 01308 863611. With Colin Thompson
Wednesday 7th March. Benjamin's Book at the Exchange, Sturminster Newton, presented by the Sturminster Newton Museum and mill Society. 7.30pm. Tickets from the museum.
Friday 16th March. Benjamin's Book at Sturminster Marshall VH, 7.30pm. tel 01258 857019. An Artsreach presentation
Saturday 17th March. Benjamin's Book at Hinton MArtell VH, near Wimborne, Dorset, 7.30pm. tel 01258 840569. An Artsreach presentation.
Saturday 24th March. Benjamin's Book at Evershot VH, Dorset. 7.30pm. tel 01935 83580. An Artsreach presentation.
Monday 23rd April. Tim solo at Grand Union Folk Club, Barrow- uopn-Soar, Leicestershire. 8.30pm. www.guf.org.uk
Friday 11th/Saturday 12th May. Tim solo and with Taffy Thomas at Halsway Manor Quantocks weekend. Halsway Manor, Somerset
Friday 18th May. New Scorpion Band present the Singing Islands at Shaftesbury Arts Centre, Dorset. 7.30pm
Thursday 24th May. Tim performing in and directing a rehearsed reading of the London Hermit; or, Rambles in Dorsetshire by John O'Keefe at west Lulworth VH, Dorset. Details TBC
Wednesday 6th June. Tim solo at Overton Folk Club, Overton Community centre, Overton, Hampshire 8pm.
Monday 6th-Thursday 9th August. Tim solo at Sidmouth Folk week, but including a performance of Benjamin' Book with Colin Thompson on Monday 6th August.
Friday 7th September. 'An' Hop around like Fleas'- special multi-media performance of tunes and stories from Benjamin's Book with Colin Thompson and local music students in the Olympic ICCI 360 Dome at weymouth, Dorset. Time TBC
Friday, 14 January 2011
Sea Strands- New CD recording
Sea Strands is a collection of traditional and new folksongs and tunes from Dorset, including many songs collected by Robert and Henry Hammond circa 1906, and tunes from the manuscript book of Benjamin Rose, written down in Belchalwell, Dorset in 1820. The songs are accompanied by myself on duet concertina, melodeon and mouth organ, with additionalal accompaniments from Gabriel Laycock on 12- String guitar, Robin Jeffrey on lauoto, mandolin, banjo and guitar, and Colin Thompson on fiddle and viola.
The CD has been very well recieved, and is available from me at gigs, or via the website- just send me an email with your contact details. The cost in the UK is £13.00 including postage and packing.
The CD has been very well recieved, and is available from me at gigs, or via the website- just send me an email with your contact details. The cost in the UK is £13.00 including postage and packing.
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