Folk music and musicians, folk dance and folk dancing, folk song and folk singers – stories and articles by Rob Hopcott
On the 17th January 2007, there will be a traditional wassailing folk music playing session at Butchers Arms, Carhampton, West Somerset with cider soaked toast (but that’s for the apple trees), shooting (that’s at the apple trees) and singing the Wassailing song.
See you there or more info (with podcast) from Wassailing in West Somerset
I always very much enjoy playing music for the elderly at rest homes or nursing homes so when I got the invitation from a local West Country folk musician friend, whose mother had just moved into the Dunster Lodge Residential Home, Minehead, to play some music to welcome in the new year one afternoon, I was really keen.
We played lots of tunes and sung a few songs to an appreciative audience. Read all about it at Dunster Lodge Residential Home in Minehead, Somerset, UK
It’s wonderful the different folk you meet at traditional folk music sessions.
On New Year’s Eve, I decided to visit the Pennymoor Singaround and play some traditional English and Irish folk music with some old friends which was great but I also discovered a local Bluegrass Music session and a fascinating local Somerset / Celtic craftsman who specialises in making traditional Sugan furniture.
Read all about it at traditional Sugan Celtic furniture, folk music and a happy new year.
Bye for now and a Happy New Year 
Rob
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Folk stories and articles from Rob Hopcott