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Cam-French - Traditional French music and dancing in Cambridge, UK |
"Cam-French" is two things: a monthly session of traditional French music
and dance, and a mailing list for the announcement and discussion of
traditional French music and dancing sessions held in and near Cambridge,
UK. We have a "welcome to Cam-French"
leaflet which might be of interest.
The sessions
Regular sessions are held 8pm-10pm(ish) usually on the last Wednesday in
each month, in Grantchester Village Hall. Upcoming dates:
| 30 January 2013 | French Music/Dance Session | Grantchester Village Hall, Grantchester, Cambridge |
| 27 February 2013 | French Music/Dance Session | Grantchester Village Hall, Grantchester, Cambridge |
| 27 March 2013 | French Music/Dance Session | Grantchester Village Hall, Grantchester, Cambridge |
| 24 April 2013 | Mini-Bal with Allan and Moss | Grantchester Village Hall, Grantchester, Cambridge |
| 29 May 2013 | French Music/Dance Session | Grantchester Village Hall, Grantchester, Cambridge |
| 26 June 2013 | French Music/Dance Session | Grantchester Village Hall, Grantchester, Cambridge |
| 31 July 2013 | French Music/Dance Session | Grantchester Village Hall, Grantchester, Cambridge |
| August 2013 | no meeting | |
| 25 September 2013 | French Music/Dance Session | Grantchester Village Hall, Grantchester, Cambridge |
30 October 2013 (provisional) | Hallowe'en French Music/Dance Session (provisional) | Grantchester Village Hall, Grantchester, Cambridge |
| 27 November 2013 | French Music/Dance Session | Grantchester Village Hall, Grantchester, Cambridge |
18 December 2013 (note early date) | French Music/Dance Session | Grantchester Village Hall, Grantchester, Cambridge |
Future dates subject to confirmation.
We're also listed in Webfeet which is worth a look for other events.
Here's a map to help you find
Grantchester Village Hall
- there's on-street parking nearby, but please don't block the access lane to the side of the hall! If you need a lift, please ask on the email list (see below) - there's probably someone who can help out.
All are welcome: you don't need to bring a dance partner. No previous
experience is necessary, you'll be taught the basics - and maybe some of the
"extras", depending on who's teaching! On club nights there's a fee of £2 each session
to cover the hall charges (musicians go free). Or you could bring a musical instrument and play along.
The music
Some of the tunes which have been played at the sessions are available
in PDF format (and in ABC format). You can view the file with
Acrobat
Reader (a free download). Yes, the music is incomplete... more
tunes will be added over time. A couple of past programmes are
available to help you decide what to practise! April, May, June, August 2005;
March,
September 2006; and
March 2009.
(MC=Massif
Central books, PD=Les Panards Dansant book, OB=On Bouge books)
The mailing list
To subscribe to the mailing list, please send an email to cam-french-subscribe@cambridgefolk.org.uk. To unsubscribe, email cam-french-unsubscribe@cambridgefolk.org.uk. Please note that
you have to be subscribed to the list before you can send messages to it.
To contact the human running the list, send email to Dave Holland <dave@biff.org.uk>. To send Cam-French your
flier/advert/gig request, please email cam-french-committee@cambridgefolk.org.uk rather than
sending it to the main list (we'll distribute relevant/interesting stuff to the main list).
Links
Please mail me if you want me to link to your page.
Acknowledgements
Cam-French gratefully acknowledges the financial support of Cambridge City Council.
Thu Jan 24 21:13:28 GMT 2013
dave@biff.org.uk