The Helen Creighton Folklore Society Presents:
WTF: What The Folk! COOLS OFF !!!
folksongs . folktales . folkcraft . folklore
Friday, February 25th
6:30pm Gathering and grabba cuppa
7:00 - 8:30pm – Performances
Just Us Cafe, 5896 Spring Garden Road
Almost everyone loves a good summer song, but what about winter songs?
Poor old much maligned winter is the Rodney Dangerfield of the seasons…
It just don’t get no respect!
So…
Let’s all sing a SONG FOR A WINTER’S NIGHT with Gord or play some HOCKEY with Jane. Neil says there’s no need to feel HELPLESS unless you’re FROZEN IN FROBISHER BAY or Jame’s Bay.
Simon says “IT’S A HAZY SHADE OF WINTER” so open up your COLD, COLD HEART like OL’ Hank and come out and play some Dylan with this GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY.
But…
For Heaven’s sake… unless you wanna be zappa’d good… please
DON’T EAT THE YELLOW SNOW.
Format: Open mike unplugged. Cost: free will donation
If you are free on Friday, please join us. Tell your friends and family.
The space is cozy, the coffee is great and the fun is contagious!
Yours in folk,
Host/co-ordinators: Margo Carruthers 425-3828, Cindy Campbell 466-0157
WTF: What the Folk! meets, same time and place , every second and fourth Friday of the month.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
A Maritime Ramble with Two Irishmen!
It's a Maritime Ramble with Mossie O'Scanlain and Cian O'Morain from Ireland!
Irish Workshop: Songs and Stories
Thursday, March 3rd, at 7:00 pm
The Rose & Kettle Concert Sessions, Cole Harbour Heritage Farm
Price: By donation as always
An Evening of Music, Song and Story
Friday, March 4th, at 8:00 pm
The Music Room, 6181 Lady Hammond Road, Halifax
Price: $20.00, tickets or further info call 240-5278, tickets at the door
Sponsor: An Cumann / The Irish Association of Nova Scotia
Irish Storytelling Workshop
A talk on the history and tradition of Irish storytelling in both English and Irish, as well as a sampling of the stories of Eamon Kelly. Some lively tunes will round out this afternoon.
Saturday, March 5, from 2-4pm, $20.00
St. Mary's University - Atrium Room AT216
Sponsors: Storytellers Circle of Halifax/ Dept. of Irish Studies SMU
Bio's:
Mossie Ó Scanláin was born at the foot of Mount Brandon on the Dingle
peninsula. He was immersed in Irish music and culture from the cradle
and has carried that with him despite having spent forty years as an
emigrant. He sings with passion the songs that he grew up with in his
native Corca Dhuibhne and relishes the opportunity to promote the
language and culture where ever he travels. He has released two
albums, written an autobiography in his native language and toured in
Australia, Europe and the US. Please take the opportunity to visit his
website at www.mossiescanlon.com
Cian Ó Móráin is one of the new generation of Irish musicians. Also
hailing from the Dingle peninsula he grew up surrounded by music and
song and from a young age developed a passion for Irish culture and
tradition. He is a multi-instrumentalist, playing low whistles, guitar
and uilleann pipes. He was aware of Mossie's music through his CD's
and local radio and when Mossie returned from Australia sometime ago
they met by chance in a local bar.They quickly realized they had a
common love of the local music, song and language and the rest is
history.
Join these two natives, and let them take you back through the mists
of antiquity.
Irish Workshop: Songs and Stories
Thursday, March 3rd, at 7:00 pm
The Rose & Kettle Concert Sessions, Cole Harbour Heritage Farm
Price: By donation as always
An Evening of Music, Song and Story
Friday, March 4th, at 8:00 pm
The Music Room, 6181 Lady Hammond Road, Halifax
Price: $20.00, tickets or further info call 240-5278, tickets at the door
Sponsor: An Cumann / The Irish Association of Nova Scotia
Irish Storytelling Workshop
A talk on the history and tradition of Irish storytelling in both English and Irish, as well as a sampling of the stories of Eamon Kelly. Some lively tunes will round out this afternoon.
Saturday, March 5, from 2-4pm, $20.00
St. Mary's University - Atrium Room AT216
Sponsors: Storytellers Circle of Halifax/ Dept. of Irish Studies SMU
Bio's:
Mossie Ó Scanláin was born at the foot of Mount Brandon on the Dingle
peninsula. He was immersed in Irish music and culture from the cradle
and has carried that with him despite having spent forty years as an
emigrant. He sings with passion the songs that he grew up with in his
native Corca Dhuibhne and relishes the opportunity to promote the
language and culture where ever he travels. He has released two
albums, written an autobiography in his native language and toured in
Australia, Europe and the US. Please take the opportunity to visit his
website at www.mossiescanlon.com
Cian Ó Móráin is one of the new generation of Irish musicians. Also
hailing from the Dingle peninsula he grew up surrounded by music and
song and from a young age developed a passion for Irish culture and
tradition. He is a multi-instrumentalist, playing low whistles, guitar
and uilleann pipes. He was aware of Mossie's music through his CD's
and local radio and when Mossie returned from Australia sometime ago
they met by chance in a local bar.They quickly realized they had a
common love of the local music, song and language and the rest is
history.
Join these two natives, and let them take you back through the mists
of antiquity.
Monday, February 7, 2011
WTF: What the Folk! Loves You!
The Helen Creighton Folklore Society Presents:
WTF: What The Folk! Loves You
folksongs . folktales . folkcraft . folklore
Friday, February 11th
6:30pm Gathering and grabba cuppa
7:00 - 8:30pm - Performances
Just Us Cafe, 5896 Spring Garden Road
Be Our Valentine.
Bring a love song or a song you love.
If you can't be with the song you love then love the song you're with.
Format: Open mike unplugged. Cost: free will donation
If you are free on Friday, please join us. Tell your friends and family.
The space is cozy, the coffee is great and the fun is contagious!
Yours in folk,
Host/co-ordinators: Margo Carruthers 425-3828, Cindy Campbell 466-0157
WTF: What the Folk! meets, same time and place , every second and
fourth Friday of the month.
WTF: What The Folk! Loves You
folksongs . folktales . folkcraft . folklore
Friday, February 11th
6:30pm Gathering and grabba cuppa
7:00 - 8:30pm - Performances
Just Us Cafe, 5896 Spring Garden Road
Be Our Valentine.
Bring a love song or a song you love.
If you can't be with the song you love then love the song you're with.
Format: Open mike unplugged. Cost: free will donation
If you are free on Friday, please join us. Tell your friends and family.
The space is cozy, the coffee is great and the fun is contagious!
Yours in folk,
Host/co-ordinators: Margo Carruthers 425-3828, Cindy Campbell 466-0157
WTF: What the Folk! meets, same time and place , every second and
fourth Friday of the month.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Warm Tales, Heart-warming Stories
For Immediate Release
Thursday February 10, 2011 storytelling event
Warm Tales for a winter night
Heart-warming Stories
by the
Storytellers Circle of Halifax
Thursday, February 10, 7-8:30 pm
Upstairs at Just Us! Cafe
5896 Spring Garden Road, corner of Carleton
www.justuscoffee.com
This is the month for your heart; why not warm
it at the fireside of your imagination, as the
storytellers regale us with feel-good tales.
Or perhaps a HOT story of anger and revenge!
Or something else altogether…
We’re never quite sure what we’ll hear.
Join us for another storytelling adventure.
Come to listen or to share a story. All welcome.
Anytime after 6:30; stories start at 7:00.
Contact: Linda Winham
lwinham88@hotmail.com
storytellingnovascotia.blogspot.com
Thursday February 10, 2011 storytelling event
Warm Tales for a winter night
Heart-warming Stories
by the
Storytellers Circle of Halifax
Thursday, February 10, 7-8:30 pm
Upstairs at Just Us! Cafe
5896 Spring Garden Road, corner of Carleton
www.justuscoffee.com
This is the month for your heart; why not warm
it at the fireside of your imagination, as the
storytellers regale us with feel-good tales.
Or perhaps a HOT story of anger and revenge!
Or something else altogether…
We’re never quite sure what we’ll hear.
Join us for another storytelling adventure.
Come to listen or to share a story. All welcome.
Anytime after 6:30; stories start at 7:00.
Contact: Linda Winham
lwinham88@hotmail.com
storytellingnovascotia.blogspot.com
Monday, January 24, 2011
What the Folk! has all the Time in the World for YOU!
The Helen Creighton Folklore Society Presents:
WTF: What The Folk! has all the Time in the World for You
folksongs . folktales . folkcraft . folklore
Friday, January 28th
6:30pm Gathering and grabba cuppa
7:00 - 8:30pm - Performances
Just Us Cafe, 5896 Spring Garden Road
A folkie quiz!!!! Its about TIME!
____________ puts his TIME in a Bottle.
_____________ lives One Day at a TIME.
____________ turns to TIME for every purpose under Heaven.
______________ reassures us that we have TIME on Our Side.
ANSWERS: Choose from the following.
(a) Pete Seeger (b) Jim Croce (c) Mick & the Boys (d) Willie Nelson
BONUS:
_____________ go to a fair in Scarborough. They have lots of THYME.
Format: Open mike unplugged. Cost: free will donation
If you are free on Friday, please join us. Tell your friends and family.
The space is cozy, the coffee is great and the fun is contagious!
Yours in folk,
Host/co-ordinators: Margo Carruthers 425-3828, Cindy Campbell 466-0157
WTF: What the Folk! meets, same time and place , every second and
fourth Friday of the month.
WTF: What The Folk! has all the Time in the World for You
folksongs . folktales . folkcraft . folklore
Friday, January 28th
6:30pm Gathering and grabba cuppa
7:00 - 8:30pm - Performances
Just Us Cafe, 5896 Spring Garden Road
A folkie quiz!!!! Its about TIME!
____________ puts his TIME in a Bottle.
_____________ lives One Day at a TIME.
____________ turns to TIME for every purpose under Heaven.
______________ reassures us that we have TIME on Our Side.
ANSWERS: Choose from the following.
(a) Pete Seeger (b) Jim Croce (c) Mick & the Boys (d) Willie Nelson
BONUS:
_____________ go to a fair in Scarborough. They have lots of THYME.
Format: Open mike unplugged. Cost: free will donation
If you are free on Friday, please join us. Tell your friends and family.
The space is cozy, the coffee is great and the fun is contagious!
Yours in folk,
Host/co-ordinators: Margo Carruthers 425-3828, Cindy Campbell 466-0157
WTF: What the Folk! meets, same time and place , every second and
fourth Friday of the month.
Monday, January 10, 2011
New Beginnings @ What The Folk!
The Helen Creighton Folklore Society Presents:
WTF: What The Folk! makes a Fresh Start with NEW BEGINNINGS!!!
folksongs . folktales . folkcraft . folklore
Friday, January 14th
6:30pm Gathering and grabba cuppa
7:00 - 8:30pm - Performances
Just Us Cafe, 5896 Spring Garden Road
2011 is here and that can mean only one thing. New Beginnings!!!
It could be a song or story about starting over. Or about making resolutions.
Maybe its the latest song you wrote or wish you wrote and want to share.
So... begin the year with something new.
Make a fresh start or just be a little "fresh".
Start spreadin' the news... we're meetin' again...
I wanna be a part of it... at What The Folk!!!!
Format: Open mike unplugged. Cost: free will donation
If you are free on Friday, please join us. Tell your friends and family.
The space is cozy, the coffee is great and the fun is contagious!
Yours in folk,
Host/co-ordinators: Margo Carruthers 425-3828, Cindy Campbell 466-0157
WTF: What the Folk! meets, same time and place , every second and
fourth Friday of the month.
WTF: What The Folk! makes a Fresh Start with NEW BEGINNINGS!!!
folksongs . folktales . folkcraft . folklore
Friday, January 14th
6:30pm Gathering and grabba cuppa
7:00 - 8:30pm - Performances
Just Us Cafe, 5896 Spring Garden Road
2011 is here and that can mean only one thing. New Beginnings!!!
It could be a song or story about starting over. Or about making resolutions.
Maybe its the latest song you wrote or wish you wrote and want to share.
So... begin the year with something new.
Make a fresh start or just be a little "fresh".
Start spreadin' the news... we're meetin' again...
I wanna be a part of it... at What The Folk!!!!
Format: Open mike unplugged. Cost: free will donation
If you are free on Friday, please join us. Tell your friends and family.
The space is cozy, the coffee is great and the fun is contagious!
Yours in folk,
Host/co-ordinators: Margo Carruthers 425-3828, Cindy Campbell 466-0157
WTF: What the Folk! meets, same time and place , every second and
fourth Friday of the month.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Tales For A Winter Night - Storytellers Circle of Halifax
Storytellers Circle of Halifax presents
Tales for a Winter Night
Thursday, January 13, 7-8:30 pm
Upstairs (or downstairs?) at Just Us! Cafe
5896 Spring Garden Road, corner of Carleton
www.justuscoffee.com
With the New Year, we revive an old and
favourite theme, Tales for a Winter Night,
for winter darkness is the time for coming
together in the warmth of human company,
and passing the time sharing stories.
Come to hear stories of the fury of winter,
of the darkness, and the return of the light.
Or perhaps there will be stories of warmer
climates, to take the chill from your bones.
All welcome, to tell or to listen.
Anytime after 6:30; stories start at 7:00.
Contact: Linda Winham
lwinham88@hotmail.com
storytellingnovascotia.blogspot.com
Storytelling: the oral tradition continues....
Tales for a Winter Night
Thursday, January 13, 7-8:30 pm
Upstairs (or downstairs?) at Just Us! Cafe
5896 Spring Garden Road, corner of Carleton
www.justuscoffee.com
With the New Year, we revive an old and
favourite theme, Tales for a Winter Night,
for winter darkness is the time for coming
together in the warmth of human company,
and passing the time sharing stories.
Come to hear stories of the fury of winter,
of the darkness, and the return of the light.
Or perhaps there will be stories of warmer
climates, to take the chill from your bones.
All welcome, to tell or to listen.
Anytime after 6:30; stories start at 7:00.
Contact: Linda Winham
lwinham88@hotmail.com
storytellingnovascotia.blogspot.com
Storytelling: the oral tradition continues....
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
What the Folk! Brings Gifts!...Sorta....
The Helen Creighton Folklore Society Presents:
WTF: What The Folk! brings GIFTS!!!
folksongs . folktales . folkcraft . folklore
Friday, December 10th
6:30pm Gathering and grabba cuppa
7:00 - 8:30pm - Performances
Just Us Cafe, 5896 Spring Garden Road
The theme is... GIFTS!
Christmas is fast approaching but not everyone is enthused with singing Christmas songs.
Too many. Too soon. Too often. But... in keeping with the Season...
Why not bring a song or tale that you consider a GIFT?
It could be something you wrote that seemed to come out of nowhere - a GIFT to you.
It could be something that you consider meaningful or special and want to share - a GIFT to us.
Or... a [GASP!] Christmas song...
Because... not everyone at WTF! is a Grinch.
This will be our final gathering for 2010 as the fourth Friday falls on December 24th.
May you all enjoy a lovely Holiday season and we'll meet again in the New Year.
Our first WTF! of 2011 will be on January 14th.
Format: Open mike unplugged. Cost: free will donation
If you are free on Friday, please join us. Tell your friends and family.
The space is cozy, the coffee is great and the fun is contagious!
Yours in folk,
Host/co-ordinators: Margo Carruthers 425-3828, Cindy Campbell 466-0157
WTF: What the Folk! meets, same time and place , every second and fourth Friday of the month.
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WTF: What The Folk! brings GIFTS!!!
folksongs . folktales . folkcraft . folklore
Friday, December 10th
6:30pm Gathering and grabba cuppa
7:00 - 8:30pm - Performances
Just Us Cafe, 5896 Spring Garden Road
The theme is... GIFTS!
Christmas is fast approaching but not everyone is enthused with singing Christmas songs.
Too many. Too soon. Too often. But... in keeping with the Season...
Why not bring a song or tale that you consider a GIFT?
It could be something you wrote that seemed to come out of nowhere - a GIFT to you.
It could be something that you consider meaningful or special and want to share - a GIFT to us.
Or... a [GASP!] Christmas song...
Because... not everyone at WTF! is a Grinch.
This will be our final gathering for 2010 as the fourth Friday falls on December 24th.
May you all enjoy a lovely Holiday season and we'll meet again in the New Year.
Our first WTF! of 2011 will be on January 14th.
Format: Open mike unplugged. Cost: free will donation
If you are free on Friday, please join us. Tell your friends and family.
The space is cozy, the coffee is great and the fun is contagious!
Yours in folk,
Host/co-ordinators: Margo Carruthers 425-3828, Cindy Campbell 466-0157
WTF: What the Folk! meets, same time and place , every second and fourth Friday of the month.
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