Join This Bean Spins for an hour of hula hooping and bubble fun at Broadstairs Bandstand, in this relaxed and joyful workshop be prepared to be wowed as Bean performs from 1 to 25 hoops in a mini performance before its your turn! Learn hoop tricks straight from the circus, hooping on different parts of […]
New to Broadstairs Folk week this year we have Sparkles Bellydance for beginners bringing you a fantastic workshop at the Sarah Thorne theatre. All abilities and ages welcome! Family friendly. If you fancy learning some new moves and shimmying your troubles away, then this the workshop for you! Increase your confidence whilst sharing laughter with […]
Learn some simple tunes for playing in sessions, ability to read music not essential. Beginners welcome
Come and dip your toe into our Social Dance programme, with a fun introduction to some of the dance styles you can try this week! Fun and friendly caller Jemima Swain will have you skipping, galloping and dosido-ing in no time, whether you're a seasoned folk dancer or brand new. This workshop will include a […]
with Caller Jemima Swain The Tin Box Ceilidh Band hail from East Anglia, Middlesex and Wessex, offering a wealth of experience and a unique sense of fun. Presenting a cornucopian range of semi-acoustic instrumentation across a broad range of musical styles, your hearing buds will be fully stimulated. Their Caller, Martin, has decades of experience, […]
All ages and abilities are welcome for this fun dance at The Bandstand. The Giddy Up Ceilidh Band are joined by caller Clare Janes, you are in for a fun free evening with your family and friends. This is a free event but we do ask you pop a donation on one of our collecting […]
All welcome, a chance to learn some shanties and get in good voice for this afternoons singing on the Jetty!
Come and join Nicky Browne with your note book and pencils for a calm hour of drawing, doodling and observation. Meeting by the Folk Week merchandise stall in the Craft Fair on Victoria Gardens, as a group we will look for interesting Festival sites to draw. No experience needed, Nicky is happy to guide you […]
Lots of fun to be had with The Giddy Up Ceilidh Band as they guide you through some family dances in the sunshine. This is a free event so please pop a donation in a Folk Week collecting tin, thank you.
Learn the basics about how to hold a harmonica, play a 12 bar blues, find out what key you are actually in and when NOT to play. A 10 hold diatonic harmoinca in C is the ideal harmonica to bring with you if you can.
Paul, Karen and Hannah are now 'Pagoda Project'
A friendly informal playaround for melodeons, accordions, concertinas – anything squeezy with master player Simon Care. I - Intermediate level
Come and join Nicky Browne with your note book and pencils for a calm hour of drawing, doodling and observation. Meeting by the Folk Week merchandise stall in the Craft Fair on Victoria Gardens, as a group we will look for interesting Festival sites to draw. No experience needed, Nicky is happy to guide you […]
Be ready to sing, have fun and surprise yourself. This workshop is suitable for total beginners (aged 8 – 80+) and those who have made a start but cannot join chords together. If you have your own ukulele please bring it along, but we will also have 20 ‘spare’ ukuleles for people to borrow. workshops […]
With 20 years of experience running mediaeval and early dance workshops, this workshop with Tim Walker on dances from the 14th and 15th centuries is a really good laugh! The dances are simple but huge fun. Come and learn the roots of many surviving traditional and social dances across Europe. All ages and abilities.
Everyone Welcome
Kay Anderson and Ann Pywell will teach Cajun waltz, two step and jitterbug. Suitable for all.
Comic song-writing master Martyn Oram of London Phil. Skiffle Orchestra takes you through the process of how to write songs in a humourous way. All levels
Come join Northern Clogger and star Accordionist Heather Ferrier as she introduces you to English clog dancing. The session will guide you through the basics of clog dancing, as well as learning some steps that originate from the Lancashire style. Clogs will be provided (sizes dependent). No experience necessary. All welcome, bring hard soled shoes […]
Come and join Nicky Browne with your note book and pencils for a calm hour of drawing, doodling and observation. Meeting by the Folk Week merchandise stall in the Craft Fair on Victoria Gardens, as a group we will look for interesting Festival sites to draw. No experience needed, Nicky is happy to guide you […]
If you can string the three chords of C, F & G together then you are an improver. But still be ready to sing, have fun and surprise yourself with some different strumming patterns. If you have your own ukulele please bring it along. If not there are 20 ‘spare’ ukuleles for people to borrow. […]
with Alex Cumming and Audrey Jaber Not only was Olive Dame Campbell the founder of the John C. Campbell Folk School in North Carolina, she was also an incredibly influential folk song collector! In the early 1900s after years of collecting, she introduced Cecil Sharp to folk song in Appalachia via her collections whilst he […]
Brush up on your tunes and techniques with Banter's Simon Care. Dancing along allowed! intermediate level
with Alex Cumming & Audrey Jaber
Come and join Nicky Browne with your note book and pencils for a calm hour of drawing, doodling and observation. Meeting by the Folk Week merchandise stall in the Craft Fair on Victoria Gardens, as a group we will look for interesting Festival sites to draw. No experience needed, Nicky is happy to guide you […]
Be ready to sing, have fun and surprise yourself. This workshop is suitable for total beginners (aged 8 – 80+) and those who have made a start but cannot join chords together. If you have your own ukulele please bring it along, but we will also have 20 ‘spare’ ukuleles for people to borrow. workshops […]
With 20 years of experience running medieval and early dance workshops, this workshop on will focus on even more dances from the 14th and 15th centuries with the brilliant Tim Walker! The dances are simple but huge fun. Come and learn the roots of many surviving traditional and social dances across Europe. All ages and […]
Nigunim are catchy tunes, often centuries old. We'll be delving into a selection collected from Jewish communities in Ukraine 1912-1946. All welcome - bring voices, instruments, or both! Led by Ilana Cravitz (fiddle, voice).
Everyone welcome We are delighted that the brilliant Banter are playing for our Family Ceilidh, what a treat!
A chance to work on klezmer dance steps and style with Ilana Cravitz and a live band before strutting your stuff (sheyning) at tonight's ceilidh. All ages and abilities welcome - no previous experience or partner required.
Caller Louise Siddons will guide you through the footsteps for this workshop.
A session with one of the folk scene's most versatile fiddlers, focusing on texture, improvising over drones and ways to embellish simple tunes
Come and join Nicky Browne with your note book and pencils for a calm hour of drawing, doodling and observation. Meeting by the Folk Week merchandise stall in the Craft Fair on Victoria Gardens, as a group we will look for interesting Festival sites to draw. No experience needed, Nicky is happy to guide you […]
If you can string the three chords of C, F & G together then you are an improver. But still be ready to sing, have fun and surprise yourself with some different strumming patterns. If you have your own ukulele please bring it along. If not there are 20 ‘spare’ ukuleles for people to borrow. […]
Learn to interpret live music and gain confidence in solo percussive dancing. Wear hard soled shoes. with Kay Anderson and Ann Pywell. Suitable for all levels.
It is easier than it looks? Come and find out! for ages 8 upwards, limited numbers so get your tickets quick
An afternoon of Folk music and dance from Europe and beyond. 2 hour workshop plus 1 hour dance event. No partner or experience necessary. Learn dances from Belgium, Brittany, France, Israel, Romania, Russia & the UK, then join musicians in the latter half for a dance. Led by Ernestine, assisted by Colleen on the fiddle.
with Claire Haythornthwaite. Clare will guide you through European tunes suitable for dancing in the 2hr workshop, which you then play for the dancers in the latter half of the afternoon. Music notation available on request from ernestine.rybak1951@gmail.com. Intermediate level.
With over 20 years experience, Terry's emphasis is on enjoying swing dance and the music that it’s associated with. This style has many different steps and moves, which all add to the tapestry of this wonderful dance. Terry's introduction will not be too complicated and will emphasize the fun and sense of style.
Rehearsal for performance. Beginners and Improvers ukulele greoups meet for a final rehearsal for the combined Ukulele Workshop Band at Workshop Show on Friday afternoon at the Sarah Thorne Theatre Beginners workshops: Monday 11th, Wednesday 13th, Improvers workshops Tuesday, Thursday . all together on Friday 15th finishing with a workshop show performance, (if you wish […]
Everyone is welcome to join in this last family ceilidh of the week Caller Alison Rowley will guide you through this lovely family ceilidh
