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NEW NEWS
BALDOCK 3^RD FEBRUARY	We have been asked to take part in a memorial event for a former Baldock & Letchworth Folk Club member who died recently. We are performing the closing spot on Friday 3^rd February at The Orange Tree, Baldock, the club’s regular venue. Do come along and support us and other club singers that evening to remember Alan, who was a regular for many years and a firm fan of our music.
WHITCHURCH WORKING BOATS SHOW	Saturday 25^th February sees us at Whitchurch Leisure Centre in Shropshire performing WHERE THE WORKING BOATS WENT. Hope to see you there.
NEW WORKING BOATS BOOKING	April 28^th sees the return of WHERE THE WORKING BOATS WENT to the venue where it was first performed in March 2009, Hitchin’s British Schools Museum. When we first performed the show there, we had a capacity crowd of around 150 and, unfortunately, people had to be turned away at the door. Hopefully those who were not so lucky last time will be luckier this time. Best book up early!
DUTON HILL REPORT	The club may be quite small and in the middle of rural Essex, but there is no shortage of a welcome from its members and organisers, Karen & Colin Cater, Mary Humphries and Anahata. We had a great time there and the audience is full of excellent singers, helping where Graeme’s voice was not quite at full strength! The pub is really good too, something of a museum where you can browse as you drink. Well worth a visit even on non-club nights. Here’s some info: www.essexdaysout.com/the-three-horseshoes-duton-hill/
BARRY AT CHELTENHAM	Barry will be doing his regular MC spots at Cheltenham Folk Festival this month over the weekend of 10^th-12^th. He will also be performing with Redbornstoke Morris.
UNICORN CEILIDH	On Friday 24^th February, Barry will be calling with the band Triptych for the monthly Unicorn Ceilidhs at Hitchin Town Hall, Herts. 8-11:30pm. There will be a real ale bar and entertainment during the interval by Rockhopper Morris. More details are available from the ceildhs’ website at www.unicornceilidhs.org.uk
MUSIC IN PRINT	Graeme’s tune The Bedfordshire Hornpipe is printed in the current issue of (Jan-Feb) of Shire Folk magazine. Find out from their website how you can get your free copy by post.
ADDITIONS TO WEBSITE	Soon we expect to be adding a few more pages to this website under the heading Other Services. Keep a look-out for the pages which should include Attended PA Hire, One-to-One Teaching and Greetings Cards, including canal-themed cards.
OLD NEWS
18 LIFE & TIMES SONGS ON THE NET!	On YouTube (images and music): Marston Vale: Click here or here Where The Working Boats Went: Click here The B&MK: Click here All In The Wintertime: Click here The Stonehaven Fireballs: Click here. Iced In: Click here Narrow Boats To Tow Click here (part of song - also on Facebook: see below) The Witch of Conger Hill: Click here Video on Facebook: If you are on Facebook, you should be able to see a video of part of our song Narrow Boats To Tow performed live at Theatre In The Dock, Banbury in July 2011. Click here. Sound files: The B&MK: Click here (go to bottom of page) Wareham Court Leet: Click here Bedfordshire Clanger: Click here (click on ‘The Film’ then on ‘Music’ to find a link at the bottom of the page) 8 Songs at: www.myspace.com.broadsidesrevisited 1 Song at www.reverbnation.com/lifeandtimesuk In addition to this you can find the music manuscript for the song Wareham Court Leet on their website and for Robert Bloomfield’s Jig click here. Also click here to find the words and music for The Far Wastes of Van Diemen’s Land. The words and music of Bedfordshire Ale are on page 15 of this document. The words and music for The Bridge Down The Meadow and the music for Over The Bridge can be found here. See our Hear Us page on our main website.
SONGS IN PRINT	The winter 2011-12 issue of Bedfordshire County Life Magazine includes Graeme’s song Christmas 1914. The song tells of the Christmas truce in which, according to BBC TV’s The Last Tommy programme, the German football team beat the Bedfordshire Regiment 2-1.
LIFE & TIMES ON FACEBOOK	Life & Times now have a Facebook site at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Life-Times/269032322165 Do come along and join as a fan! Graeme also has a Facebook page linked to the Life & Times page here. Find Barry on Facebook here. Find Graeme on Myspace here.
TIME OF YOUR LIFE REAPPEAR ON MYSPACE	After some problems with our Time Of Your Life Myspace page a couple of years ago, it completely disappeared to be replaced by a non-music page that just sat there almost undetected. It’s probably still there now, neglected and sad! However, we now have a new Myspace page which you can view at www.myspace.com/ectimeofyourlife. Do request friendships if you are on Myspace too.
HEAR SONGS FROM THE SHOW AT MYSPACE	If you go to our Myspace site www.myspace.com/broadsidesrevisited you are now able to hear two of the songs from the show Where The Working Boats Went: The Duke of Bridgewater and Iced In.
CANAL SHOW AT YOUR VILLAGE HALL?	Are you part of a village hall committee responsible, in some part, for community entertainment? Why not book WHERE THE WORKING BOATS WENT for your community? See our Shows page for more details. The show has been performed at Sidmouth, Chippenham, Shrewsbury, Cheltenham, Broadstairs and Shepley Folk Festivals and The National Waterways Museum, Gloucester, among other places.
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