Rafters Well And Truly Raised!
The Great Hall at the lovely old Sir John Moore School, Appleby Magna with its lofty ceiling and high windows proved an excellent venue for ROOTS Community Singers latest harmony singing […]
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The Last Wolf In England
A brand new production based on the Lady Jane Grey story, the luckless queen of only nine days. This original work features Steve Cartwright, Debbie Morse and Simon Myhill with […]
Mumming Heck – They're Hamming It Up At The Shoulder!
A contingent of singers from the folk choir, ROOTS Community Singers will be show casing their thespian skills, or more likely lack of them at the Shoulder Of Mutton pub, […]
Lammas Comes Early
If you are in tune with the agrarian calendar you’ll know that Lammas marks the start of the corn harvest and is traditionally celebrated on the 1st August or there […]
Summer Singing Weekend At Oak Barn
Summer Singing Weekend, July 25th – 27th with Polly Bolton, Sue Harris and Ross Thomas, all members of the Natural Voice Practitioners Network. A weekend of singing workshops, singing walk […]
Spring Barn Dance
Mark the beginning of spring with the fabulous Derbyshire Ranters! They will be holding a spring barn dance in the riding school at Calke Abbey on Saturday, 22nd March, 2014, […]
Super Scarecrow Supper!
What a great evening the Scarecrow Harvest Supper turned out to be! The room was packed, the audience appreciative and performances top O! Held in Newbold Primary school, the […]
Guardians Of The Corn!
Scarecrows appear in one form or another all over the world and have been around for thousands of years. Simple effigies made of wood and old clothes stuffed with straw, […]
The Fun And Frolics Of May!
We had a huge turn out for our May Day celebrations. With Bare Bones morris dancers joining us for the first time with a fine display of border morris which […]
What The English Don’t know About St George
Well the date for one! A recent poll resulted in the surprising conclusion that the majority of English people are unable to correctly name the feast day of our patron […]