This year's ball is on September 22nd featuring Colin Hume with Julia & Shane.  A shortlist of dances is attached.

 Following a Tribute day to Ken Sheffield at Stonesfield FDC, Val & Ian McFarlane compiled this obituary with the help of dancing friends.  An edited version will be published in the Lives Remembered section of  the next edition of 'English Dance and Song'.  The full text is attached here.

Join us on 21st April at the Drake Hall, Amersham Community Centre for workshops and dance.  Afternoon workshops run from 2.30 to 6pm and feature Dances with Rhythm Changes led by Val & Ian McFarlane, and Longsword led by John Symmonds.  PLACES MUST BE BOOKED.  Evening dance starts at 7pm with Emma Wooders and Momentum and a bring-and-share supper. Workshops: £6 adults, £3 accompanied children. Dance: £10.  Combined ticket: £15. Please book on 01628 486845.

Judith Inman and Maggie Fletcher share happy memories of Denis Smith, an inspired accompanist for many forms of folk dance for over 50 years, in particular his links with the Chilterns.  See full article below.

The day  is in  two parts :-
The afternoon, from 13.00 until 17.00 is taken up with a Vocal Workshop, run by Windborne, followed at 20.00  by  their Concert in the same venue.

"Windborne are four incredibly talented musicians and singers, from America,whose blend of voices will enchant you. They mix Folk song from America and the UK with Corsican, Georgian and Canadian traditional music and song. The combination of their beautifully created harmonies, and the acoustic of St. Lawrence Church will make for a spellbinding evening's entertainment."

They are also very funny, so please do not miss them!!

Tickets are £20.00 for the four hour Workshop; £15.00 for the evening Concert  

and £30.00 for both events.

For further information, please contact Clive Carey. Tel: 01494- 758522.

e-mail - djccarey at hotmail.co.uk (Protected email address - insert your own @ in the appropriate place.)

The first newsletter of 2018 is a bigger 8-page issue with colour.

18^th February 2018

Family Dance 2:30 to 5:30

Amersham Common Village Hall, White Lion Lane, HP7 9JD

Ted Morse with Liza and Grahame O'Connor

£5 plus plate of food, accompanied children free  

Chloe Middleton-Metcalfe has just been awarded funding through TECHNE for her PhD on English social folk dancing (barn dances and ceilidhs) in Buckinghamshire, focussing on the period 1940s-1970s. She is based in the dance department of Roehampton University. She has written this update on her progress to date.