Dan Walsh Clawhammer Banjo Workshop, Lewes Saturday Folk Club

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Lewes Saturday Folk Club Workshop No 286 - Dan Walsh Banjo Workshop

BBC Folk Awards Best Musician nominee Dan Walsh is a brilliant, innovative clawhammer banjo player, singer and guitarist. He plays British, Irish and American folk music with a healthy dose of funky grooves, poignant songs, astonishing musical departures & lively humour. Dan plays solo, with North-East concertina legend Alistair Anderson, with the Urban Folk Quartet, with his own trio (Ciaran Algar, Nic Zuppardi), & has played with Imelda May, Joss Stone, Seth Lakeman, the Levellers, Duane Eddy, Martin Simpson, Suhail Yusuf Khan & the City of London Sinfonia. Dan is the only international banjoist to be invited to teach at the Midwest Banjo Camp in the USA. He also teaches at Newcastle and Sheffield universities. The workshop will focus on the fundamentals of clawhammer banjo, explaining the techniques to get started & 'tricks' to enable playing more types of tunes, leading into composing & arranging. Some music (banjo tab) will be sent out in advance.

Provisional Timetable 10.45 Registration & coffee; please order lunch at the bar (refreshments not included) 11.00 A look at the core clawhammer technique & the guidelines for playing tunes & accompaniment 1.30 Lunch 13.30 The tricks of the trade – furthering your repertoire of techniques to enable different kinds of playing 15.00 Tea/coffee break 15.15 'I want to play this tune I've heard'. Arranging & picking up tunes yourself. 16.45 Finish N.B. Booking is recommended as numbers are limited. Some music will be sent in advance, & maps & accommodation lists on request.

DAN WALSH & ALISTAIR ANDERSON PERFORM AT LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB IN THE EVENING £12 at ELEPHANT & CASTLE, LEWES BN7 2DJ Email valmaigoodyear@aol.com to reserve a ticket, bring cash on the night

www.danwalshbanjo.co.uk