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Matt Quinn, Traditional and old fashioned songs, dances and tunes in mid-Kent

Matt Quinn comes to Frittenden this Sunday

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Matt Quinn is our visitor at the Frittenden session this Sunday the 25th October from 8pm.

Expect to be entertained and impressed by this personable young man’s performance – he’s been described as a ‘wonderful melodeonist, duet concertinist, fiddler, mandolinist, singer and dashing man about town’.

Of course it’s a session so bring a song, a dance, a tune, a story or anything that seems appropriate, and is either traditional, old fashioned or entertaining – for that is our agenda…

He’s having amazing fun with his career in music, and it shows in his playing and singing – and often in his gig list.

He grew up in a household full of traditional music, studied the Newcastle folk & traditional music degree course. From 2009 to 2013, he was a part of Radio 2 Young Folk Award finalist and Warhorse song man Dogan Mehmet’s band The Boombox Karavan, and now performs solo and with The Dovetail Trio, The New Slide, Geckoes, The English String Band, the Mick Ryan folk opera A Day’s Work, Le Sessions du Confiture and a few other things…

When he’s not on the road, Matt also works two days a week at Hobgoblin Music’s Brighton branch, where’s he’s the resident squeezebox expert.

Here he is singing and playing one of his greatest hits:

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Matt Quinn comes to Frittenden, 22nd February

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Matt Quinn is our visitor at the Frittenden session from 8pm on Sunday the 22nd February.

Matt is having amazing fun with his career in music, and it shows in his playing and singing – and often in his gig list.

He grew up in a household full of traditional music, studied the Newcastle folk & traditional music degree course. From 2009 to 2013, he was a part of Radio 2 Young Folk Award finalist and Warhorse song man Dogan Mehmet’s band The Boombox Karavan, and now performs solo and with The Dovetail Trio, The New Slide, Geckoes, The English String Band, the Mick Ryan folk opera A Day’s Work, Le Sessions du Confiture and a few other things…

When he’s not on the road, Matt also works two days a week at Hobgoblin Music’s Brighton branch, where’s he’s the resident squeezebox expert.

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A special day at Frittenden

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Saturday 29th March at Frittenden

Singdanceandplay by the fireside 2-5pm

An afternoon of singing in the lovely Bell & Jorrocks pub function room with:

  • Peter Collins  – legendary local singer with a fabulous voice, great songs, runs the Beacon Folk Club (look out for Wild Willie Barrett’s Sleeping Dogz and Roy Clinging doing dates at the Beacon in coming weeks!)
  • Nigel Hobbins – charming and singer of traditional, old fashioned and newly written songs from Whitstable and runs Whitstable folk club at the town’s Labour Club (Julie and Gavin Atkin are playing there on the  28th February btw!)
  • John Morgan – a highly respected singer with a smashing collection of traditional songs, with a lovely light voice and an engaging delivery
  • regular visitors Annie Dearman and Steve Harrison down from Yorksire with a collection of mainly old songs powerfully delivered
  • your hosts Julie and Gavin Atkin (of Marden) and friends!

Expect some great singing by the fireside, a variety of old fashioned, traditional and new songs, and a few tunes to relax by. Entrance £4 and £2 (concs).

Old Fashioned Night Out family barn dance 8-11pm

These popular events feature everyone’s favourite easy dances, a few party games, a few songs and a great candle-lit atmosphere. Music will be provided by the Horsmonden Traditional Music Workshop and friends, our good friend caller Fee Lock explaining what to do, and song spots from mighty musician and singer Matt Quinn and Annie and Steve. Tickets £7 and £4 (concs). All funds raised go to fund future events.

For information see singdanceandplay.net or call 07985 522734. Download a pdf of the poster/flier to share with friends here.

PS! The regular last Sunday of the month session on the evening of the 30th March features the excellent singer and storyteller Adrian O – it’s his first visit and he’s our first storyteller so don’t miss him! (Free event)