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Fionna
Duncan Vocal Jazz Workshops
Registered Charity Number SCO33828 |
19 February 2008 |
Fionna Duncan Workshops Announce New Board of Advisors
We are delighted to confirm that our new board of
advisors joining directors Fionna Duncan, Helen Kyle and
Patron Liane Carroll will include former students Liz
Dicks, Alan Mackay, Derek Gorman, Todd Gordon, Victoria
Findley-Smythe, Chris Johnston, Jill Roger and Morag
Deyes MBE.
Fundraising Event:
The new Board’s first fund raising event will be on
Tuesday 24 June at The Tron Theatre, Glasgow with a
concert featuring guest appearances by Liane Carroll,
Fionna Duncan, Sophie Bancroft and Cathie Rae with Brian
Kellock on piano, Ronnie Rae bass and Tom Gordon on
drums. Tickets and further information available very
soon.
Anyone wishing to be considered for our board in future
should contact Cathie Rae in the first instance on 01620
861000 or email
contact@thick-skinned.com . The Fionna Duncan
Vocal Jazz Workshops is a registered charity No.
SCO33828.
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We are accepting applications NOW for our Glasgow 5-day
Workshop - Ramshorn Theatre Glasgow 24 - 29 June 2008.
Guest tutor will be our wonderful patron Liane Carroll.
Places are limited so get your application in soon.
Fees: £325 / £275 concession
(does not include accommodation but we have details of
reasonably priced student accommodation in Glasgow)
To Book email
cathie@thick-skinned.com or download an
application form from our website at
www.fionnaduncan-workshops.co.uk Pay Pal
Service will soon be available on our site.
Edinburgh Dates and residential 2-day workshops will be
confirmed in our next newsletter.
THE
PARLIAMENTARY JAZZ AWARDS 2008 – YOU CAN VOTE NOW!
The
All Party Parliamentary Jazz Appreciation Group award
nominations form is available from the following link
http://www.jazzwise.com/media/Awards_form_2008-1.pdf
We urge you to download it, fill it in and post it as
soon as possible. This award is in danger of becoming
yet another one for London based musicians with not a
sniff of a look-in for the rest of the UK. We would, of
course, like you to vote for our workshop team of;
Fionna Duncan, Liane Carroll, Sophie Bancroft, Cathie
Rae, Brian Kellock and Ronnie Rae in whatever category
you think they deserve to be in!
Make a difference
– submit your votes now! Click here for link: http://www.jazzwise.com/media/Awards_form_2008-1.pdf
BIG THANK
YOU FROM GRACE BLACK
Many
thanks for the piece about me in your latest newsletter.
I now have my CDs and I am selling them for £10 each -
£5 going to Cancer Research UK and £5 coming to me to
recover all the money that I have spent on the
recording, pressing, licensing, marketing and PR . I
sold just over 100 before Christmas which means a cheque
for at least £500 to Cancer Research UK before the end
of last year. I have 1000 copies in total so if I can
continue to sell them at gigs over next year the charity
will end up getting £5000.
As
well as myspace I now have a website
www.graceblackmusic.com . Please contact Grace for
information on another CD launch date in Edinburgh
and if you’d like a copy.
DEBRA
SALEM WINS "DANNY" AWARD
Yes,
former student Debra Salem has just won the much-coveted
“Danny”
award
at Celtic Connections 2008! The award is in memory of
Danny Kyle. Debra was performing on the Open Stage at
this year’s event. As well as the award she also gets a
“proper” support gig next year with her Jazz / folk
band. Well done Debra!
MATT
ROUGHLY
ACCEPTED FOR NATIONAL YOUTH CHOIR OF GREAT BRITAIN
For all those who were at the 2007 workshop, I’m
sure you’ll be interested to know that Matt is doing
really well. He is still with WYJO and they are
going on a tour to Spain this Easter. He has also
been accepted to the National Youth Choir of Great
Britain - slightly different from jazz but his mum
informs us he’s enjoyed being in choirs since he was
young(er) and so thought he would apply. His mum
also says that since the course last year he has
gained so much confidence and always seems
to have a gig lined up.
WYJO will be performing with the wonderful
trombonist and composer Dennis Rollins at Wigan Jazz
Festival in July. Other guests at this year’s
festival will include our patron Liane Carroll.
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Tolbooth, Stirling – Singer’s nights
Thanks Rowan Walker for sending in the dates for the
next few, very successful, Singer’s Nights at the
Tolbooth in Stirling.
The are: March 5, April 9, May 7 and June 4. Good
luck and if you’d like more information contact
Rowan direct at
rowan.walker@hotmail.co.uk
SOPHIE
BANCROFT
March 6th,
8.30pm at The Lot,
Grassmarket, Edinburgh
Sophie Bancroft & Tom Lyne and The Two Tall Girls
(Sophie with Christine Hanson on cello)
www.sophiebancroft.co.uk and
www.jazzmusic.co.uk for booking info.
CATHIE RAE
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April, Tolbooth, Stirling with quintet featuring
Colin Steele on trumpet -
www.stirling.gov.uk/tolbooth
2
May, Eden Court Theatre, Inverness with quintet
featuring Colin Steele –
www.eden-court.co.uk
16
May, Boxford Fleece, Boxford, quartet with Colin
Steele -
www.dovbear.co.uk/fleece/lists.shtml
FIONNA DUNCAN
17th
March (St Patrick’s day), with Scottish Jazz All
Stars, Brunton Hall, Musselburgh –
www.bruntontheatre.co.uk
23rd
Aril, with Scottish Jazz All Stars, Platform,
Easterhouse, Glasgow –
www.platform-online.co.uk
Joni
Keen
2nd March; Lansdowne, Glasgow, 7.30
- 10.00
16th
March, Lansdowne, Glasgow, 7.30 - 10.00
OPEN MIC AND JAM SESSIONS - ABERDEEN
Cindy Douglas is running
open mic sessions the last Wednesday of the
month from 8pm at the Rusty Nail, Aberdeen
and for instrumentalists on the 2nd Sunday of the
month, 5pm at The Clubhouse, Gt Western Road,
Aberdeen. Both events feature Alan King (keyboards),
Pete Lowit (bass) and Bill Kemp (drums).
Don’t forget the Singer’s night at the Jazz
Bar, Chamber Street, Edinburgh every Sunday
night.
CD’S from our
Team
Here’s where to get CD’s by Fionna Duncan, Liane
Carroll, Ronnie and Cathie Rae, Sophie Bancroft.
Details of where to buy CDs below:
Sophie Bancroft -
http://www.sophiebancroft.co.uk/shop.html
Liane Carroll – buy Liane’s new CD via her website
www.lianecarroll.co.uk
Fionna Duncan - available from
www.tentotenrecords.com
Cathie Rae and the Rae Sisters
www.jazzcds.co.uk
Ronnie Rae – From the Cradle to the Groove from
www.tentotenrecords.com
Sheila Jordan –
www.sheilajordanjazz.com
Jay Clayton –
www.jayclayton.com
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