Helmsley Arts Centre

the arts for everyone in Ryedale

Sat 11 Sept 7.30pm

Local Talent Presents

An Evening Of Live Music

This is our first show of the autumn season, an evening of song, a rich mix of jazz, folk, soul, blues, duwop, barbershop, gospel....all sung and played by some very talented musicians from the heart of Ryedale...

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Thurs 23 Sept at various times

Four Days Of Folk Thursday 23 To Sunday 26 September

Helmsley Folk Weekend

Bring your instruments and voices, walking boots and dancing shoes and join us for a spectacular Helmsley Folk Weekend 2010! We are delighted to welcome some wonderful artists to the folk weekend this year.....All-in tickets for the whole weekend available at special discount prices.....and some events free...

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Thur 23 Sept 8.00pm

Helmsley Folk Weekend

Ceilidh In Helmsley Town Hall With Tiefrung Gleemen

Tiefrung Gleemen are based in the little village of Terrington, nestling in the heart of the Howardian hills in North Yorkshire and comprise an eclectic collection of instruments....the first event of our FOLK WEEKEND......

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Fri 24 Sept 7.30pm

Helmsley Folk Weekend

Jez Lowe & The Big Bad Pennies

Jez Lowe and The Bad Pennies have been playing their songs and music of Northern England for a decade and a half around the folk festivals, clubs and concert stages of the world. "Acoustic simplicity coupled with electric vitality"......

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Sat 25 Sept 12.00 noon

Helmsley Folk Weekend

Jez Lowe Lunchtime Concert

Jez Lowe (born 1955) is an English folk singer-songwriter. Lowe was born and raised in County Durham, in a coal mining family with Irish roots. He is known primarily for his compositions dealing with daily life in North-East England....

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Sat 25 Sept 7.30pm

Helmsley Folk Weekend

Scottish Concert

SHONA MOONEY & AMY THATCHER/ ROBIN LAING/ EMILY SMITH TRIO (With MC Eddie Affleck)....Fiddler Shona Mooney is one of Scotland's leading young traditional musicians. The winner of the 2006 BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year....Robin Laing is one of Scotland's most lyrical contemporary folk writers, and has a diverse repertoire of his own songs....‘Scots Singer of the Year 2008/9’ Emily Smith has firmly established herself as a leading light in the Scottish folk scene. Since winning the 2002 ‘BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year Award’ she has...

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Sat 25 Sept 3.00pm to 4.00pm

Helmsley Folk Weekend

Fiddle Masterclass With Shona Mooney

In 2006, Shona was awarded with the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year, and as a result of this award, had the opportunity to record her debut album, Heartsease.......

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Sun 26 Sept 2.30pm

Helmsley Folk Weekend

The Final Concert

EDWINA HAYES/ CARRIVICK SISTERS/ JAMES KEELAGHAN TRIO

(With MC David Swann)

Edwina Hayes is a wonderful singer-songwriter from Driffield, East Yorkshire, who spends her time between Nashville and her Yorkshire base, as a prolific writer and touring artist...Just out of their teens, The Carrivick Sisters, twins Charlotte and Laura have grown up playing and writing music together. Their unique style shows their strong bluegrass influences without obscuring their English roots....James Keelaghan is probably the most lauded singer-songwriter on the Canadian folk music scene, with numerous JUNO Awards to his name (Canada's prestigious music awards) and has toured internationally to much acclaim for almost 25 years....

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