Frankie Armstrong
Hello wherever you are from Frankie Armstrong, whether we've met in person, or via recordings or maybe not at all till now.
This
newsletter covers concerts, public workshops and courses. Please note that
you should get in touch with the listed contact person for details
of times, costs etc.
As the cost of sending out a large number of newsletters is expensive, we do not keep a mailing list but would appreciate it if you could send a stamped self-addressed envelope, if you would like an updated newsletter (about every three/four months = every term).
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If you wish to find out
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way, contact:
NATURAL VOICE PRACTITIONERS NETWORK -
Phone: 01923 444440
Website: www.naturalvoice.net
e-mail: admin@naturalvoice.net
There is a web page with
further information on Frankie on this website.
Frankie’s Programme from MAY 2009
May 16-17: Voice Workshop in Derby. (Contact: Sue Stone, 01332 840 081)
May 22 - 24: Finding your voice in Co Wicklow, near Dublin, Ireland. Our voice is the most intimate expression of ourselves. A five day residential workshop which offers an opportunity to explore our voices and the variety of expression, colour and range that we are capable of.
(Contact: The Chrysalis Centre, Donard, Co Wicklow, Eire,+353 (0)45 404713; www.chrysalis.ie)
June 13-20: Let Your Voice Out. Frankie leads a week long, residential voice workshop at Cortijo Romero holiday centre in a very beautiful valley in Southern Spain. This is a chance to explore the range, power and expressivity of your voice in a relaxed, supportive atmosphere while also enjoying swimming, walking, wonderful food and glorious scenery.
(Contact: Janice Gray, 01494 765 775; www.cortijo-romero.co.uk).
June 27: One day Voice Workshop in Exeter run by Frankie in conjunction with Paul Wilson and the ‘Sing Up’ Programme. Numbers will be restricted.
(Contact: The Wren Trust, 01837 537 54, www.wrenmusic.co.uk )
July 1 (Weds): Concert at Komedia Theatre, Brighton (44-47 Gardner St), to celebrate 50 years of Rosselsongs - with Leon Rosselson, Sandra Kerr, Robb Johnson, Janet Russell and Frankie. 7.30 pm start.
(Contact, for tickets: Robb Johnson info@irregularrecords.co.uk www.robbjohnson.co.uk)
July 7: Concert. Frankie will be singing as part of the Acoustic Music Club (The Tuesday Club) at 7.30 at South Riverside Community Development Centre, Brunel St, Cardiff.
July 18: One day workshop - If You Can Talk You Can Sing for Wales Equity in Cardiff.
(Contact: Carolyn Bunce, info@cardiffequity.org.uk)
September 1: Concert. Frankie will be singing as part of the Acoustic Music Club (The Tuesday Club) at 7.30 at South Riverside Community Development Centre, Brunel St, Cardiff.
September 5-6: Voice Workshops in Belfast. (Contact: Kate Fletcher, 028 9079 6697)
September 13: Concert, Liverpool Working Class Music Festival. Frankie with Roy Bailey, David Ferrard and Leon Rosselson.
(For this and other events, contact: Alun Parry on alun.parry@gmail.com or 07739 020 030)
September 16-20: Frankie is attending the stunning International Festival of Polyphonic Song in Calvi, Corsica.
(Information, contact: www.holidaysincorsica.co.uk/Events.htm)
October 16-18: Carry It On. Frankie and Rowena Whitehead at Kinnersely Castle,
Herefordshire. A skills training, support and networking weekend providing inspiration, ideas and refreshment to leaders of singing groups. Suitable for less experienced singing and voice teachers and also for more seasoned practitioners who are in need of nourishment.
(For information and bookings, Contact: Rowena Whitehead 01223 573 288 or email
talkingintune@ntlworld.com)
October 27: Ryburn Folk Club at The Alma Inn at Cottonstones between Ripponden and Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire. Watch out for other events in Yorkshire during that week.
(Contact: Chris Coe 01422 822413; www.ryburn3step.org.uk/club.htm)
October 31: Voice Workshop, Huddersfield.
(Contact: Jenny Goodman at singing.jennyg@virgin.net)
November 1: Voice Workshop (10am - 1pm). Grand Union Folk Club, Soar Bridge in
Barrow-upon-Soar, Loughborough.
(Contact: Bill Wilkes 01509 813 566, www.guf.org.uk)
November 1 (eve): Concert at Tiger Folk Club at The Tiger Inn, Long Eaton, Derbyshire
(Contact: John Bentham, 01509 558 197, www.tigerfolk.com)
November 3: Concert. Frankie will be singing as part of the Acoustic Music Club (The Tuesday Club) at 7.30 at South Riverside Community Development Centre, Brunel St, Cardiff.
November 6 : Celebratory concert at 7.30pm at The Sage, Gateshead. Fifty years of Rosselsongs, featuring Leon Rosselson with Frankie Armstrong, Roy Bailey, Martin Carthy, Robb Johnson, Sandra Kerr, and Janet Russell.
(For details see: www.leonrosselson.co.uk, www.thesagegateshead.org )
November 7 : Raise your Banners (weekend festival). Celebratory concert in Bradford. Fifty years of Rosselsongs, featuring Leon Rosselson with Frankie Armstrong, Roy Bailey, Martin Carthy, Robb Johnson, Sandra Kerr, and Janet Russell.
(For details see: www.leonrosselson.co.uk, www.raiseyourbanners.org)
November 27-29: Voices of the Archetypes of Myth in Broadway, rural Worcestershire. An exciting, exploratory way of accessing different aspects of our voices and ourselves by ‘trying on’ some figures from the world’s mythology, such as the Huntress, the Child, the Trickster and the Mother. Participants do not need to be singers or actors, though the workshop will enhance the skills of those professions, but simply need a willingness to enter into their capacity for play and imagination. (Contact: Farncombe Estate, 01386 854 100;
www.farncombeestate.co.uk/courseslist.asp?fac=29)
December 2 (Weds): Concert in Halifax, celebrating 50 years of Rosselsongs, with Leon Rosselson, Janet Russell, Martin Carthy, Sandra Kerr, Frankie and others.
(Contact: Janet Russell on janetsings@blueyonder.co.uk)
2010
April 7-14 (tbc): Voice Resources and Training Week. A training week at Kinnersley Castle, Herefordshire with Frankie and Darien for those who wish to incorporate the Natural Voice approach to voice into their work. (Places restricted to 12 people, bookings by the end of February 2010)
(For details or booking forms, contact: Frankie, 029 2048 0429)
“I learned so much in such a short time and it has really given me so many ideas about how to move forward in my work...... Truly a magical experience. My singing voice is completely different and everyone has been commenting on it.” (from a lecturer in community music who was a participant at the 2008 training week)
