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Welborne Arts Festival

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                 Anna Mudeka                               

 

 

WELBORNE  ARTS  FESTIVAL

Saturday 13 June and Sunday 14 June 2009

10.30 am – 4.30 pm

 


         
 Our eighth festival, with the theme of ‘the world around us’, included top quality visual art, music, literature, performance and children’s activities.

 

Keith Skipper the Deputy Lord-Lieutenant of Norwich
opened the Welborne Arts Festival 2009


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EXHIBITIONS

We are delighted to welcome the long established artists’ group, the Norwich Twenty Group.

We welcome back the Norwich Print Fair as well as our regular high quality villagers’ exhibition

 

Norwich Print Fair
 

Programme of demonstrations

 

Saturday 13 June

11.30 am        Kerry Buck                 Collagraph (combining intaglio and relief printing)           
                                                             
12.15 pm        Gary  Martin               Etching (intaglio printing)        

1.00 pm          Sally  Hirst                  Photopolymer (Relief printing)         

2.00 pm          Gary  Martin               Etching (intaglio printing)

2.45 pm          Walk & Talk with Tracy Myers

3.30 pm          Kerry Buck                 Collagraph (combining intaglio and relief printing)   Click for slideshow

 

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Sunday 14 June

 

11.30 am        Walk & Talk with Tracy Myers         
                                                             
12.15 pm        Gary  Martin               Etching (intaglio printing)                             

1.00 pm          Kerry Buck                 Collagraph (combining intaglio and relief printing)        

2.00 pm          Gary  Martin               Etching (intaglio printing)

2.45 pm          Kerry Buck                 Collagraph (combining intaglio and relief printing)

3.30 pm          Sally Hirst                   Photopolymer (Relief printing)

 


 

BE CREATIVE

Our usual marquee is full of things to make and do, including throwing pots with internationally renowned Welborne potter Ruthanne Tudball Click for slideshow

  

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Daytime music 2009

 

 MUSIC
Live, daytime, music of all sorts during both days of the festival

 


Saturday 13 June

 

11.45

Stephen Scott
Solo improvised guitar, creating an ever changing and evolving backdrop of musical themes.

12.45

Ad-Lib
A mix of styles, songs and instruments, including guitar, double bass, harmonica, whistles, clarinet, flute, trumpet and hand percussion.
 

14.00

Axel Loughrey
on resonator and harmonica, and Simon Hallett on bodhran and cajon.  
 

14.45

Nappertandy
A sneak preview before their concert tonight.
 

15.30

Taillevent
from Brittany, France.
Formed in 1990 to revive the tradition of Maritime songs from the Morbihan in Brittany.

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Sunday 14 June

 

11.45

Tom Conway
Evocative musical pictures played on acoustic guitar.
 

12.45

Hate .. Love .. Fate
Two Portuguese and one English guitarist from Great Yarmouth.

14.00

St Withburga Handbell Ringers
 

14.45

Ken and Joan Saul
Two fifths of the band Stone Angel

15.30

Uncle StaSh
Three piece band playing Reggae/Funk/Spanish/Mexican

   

 


EVENING CONCERTS

 

7.30 pm Saturday - Irish songs and stories with Nappertandy and Friends.

 

 

 

 

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Destination Swing,
8.00 pm Sunday - cool jazz including guitarist Jasper Smith
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ON THE MEADOW

Horses and riders from Kensington Lodge Farm perform a drill ride to music, morning and afternoon on both days of the festival at 11.30 am and 2.30 pm .

 


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PERFORMANCE

Anna Mudeka returns to Welborne after her fantastic concert here last autumn. Anna will run drumming and craft workshops.

Drumming workshops at 12.30 pm and 3.30 pm each day


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Foolhardy Folk Clowns will encourage you to learn circus skills, with a finale each day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tony Nelson, the Sheringham Town Crier, will make sure you know what is going on.

 


 


 

 


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READINGS AND BOOK SIGNINGS


Absolute Fiction - a group of local authors - were recently selected for an Arts Council programme. Famed for their entertaining presentations, several of them will be giving short readings from their new   novels and signing books. (Sat 13 June, 11.30 am)

 

 

 

 

 

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Acclaimed Norfolk-based author and naturalist, Mark Cocker’s books include the highly praised “Crow Country” and “Birds Britannica.” You’ll be able to ask him about his work and his books. (Sat 13 June 2.30 pm)

 



Poets Dean Parkin and Andrea Porter

 

 

 

come to us fresh from the Poetry Next the Sea event at Wells. (Sun 14 June 11.30 am

 


 

 Giles Foden’s book “The Last King of Scotland”, about Idi Amin, was made into a film. He’s written four novels and teaches creative writing at the University of East Anglia. He will talk about his work and answer questions (Sun 14 June 2.30 pm)

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IN THE CHURCH

The Worstead Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers demonstrated a wide range of weaving techniques and give you the chance to have a go.

 An exhibition of work that children from local schools have produced with the Worstead Guild in the weeks before the festival.

“The world around us” videos

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 IN THE VILLAGE HALL

Lunches, teas, drinks and ice creams

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Small village with a big festival, "Dereham Times"T

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Art Festival Contacts

  Contact festival office on: 01362 850327

  Contact Festival office email

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