Above images © "With a career that stretches back to the early 1960s Frankie Armstrong is rightly regarded as one of British Folk Music's most distinctive and respected singers. Encouragement [fellside 2008] is Armstrong doing what she does best, bringing her considerable interpretive skills to a collection of traditional and contemporary songs......she gets under the skin of her chosen material, brings the songs vividly to life and invites the listener to consider the political subtext which underlies many of them."
2012
2012 - Dates presently confirmedFrankie will be in Australia from early February to late March. Anyone wishing to find out about public workshops that she’s doing there, please phone her on +61 (0) 410 709 506 from early February.
Public Voice Workshops and Concerts in Australia:
February 25-26: Voice workshop: The Boite, Melbourne (Contact: (03) 9417 3550; boite.com.au )
Sunday 25 March: Workshop and concert: Humph Hall, Allembie Heights, Manly. (Contact: Wayne Richmond, humphhall.org; (02) 9939 8802)
UK
April 3: Frankie will be singing as part of the Acoustic Music Club (The Tuesday Club) - 5th Anniversary Celebration - at 7.30 at South Riverside Community Development Centre, Brunel St, (off Ninian Park Rd) Cardiff CF11 6ES.
April 24: Voice workshop. Sidney de Haan Research Centre, Canterbury.
(for venue and details: Contact: isobel.salisbury@canterbury.ac.uk
April 27: Concert - Leeds - “Celebrating Subversion - Anti-Capitalist Roadshow” with Leon Rosselson, Sandra Kerr, Roy Bailey, Janet Russell (For details: www.leonrosselson.co.uk/gigs.htm)
Sun April 28 : Concert Hebden Bridge - “Celebrating Subversion - Anti-Capitalist Roadshow” with Leon Rosselson, Sandra Kerr, Roy Bailey, Janet Russell (For details: www.leonrosselson.co.uk/gigs.html)
May 2: Frankie will be singing as part of the Acoustic Music Club (The Tuesday Club) at 7.30 at South Riverside Community Development Centre, Brunel St, (off Ninian Park Rd) Cardiff CF11 6ES.
May 9-15: Voice Workshop Leaders Training Week.
A training week at Kinnersley Castle, Herefordshire with Frankie and Darien for those who wish to incorporate the Natural Voice approach to voice into their work. (Places restricted to 12 people - presently waiting list only)
(For details or booking forms, contact: Frankie, 029 2048 0429, armstrongf@talk21.com or Voice Workshop Leaders Training page at www.frankiearmstrong.com
May 19-26: Let Your Voice Out! Frankie leads a week long, residential voice workshop at Cortijo Romero holiday centre in a very beautiful valley in Southern Spain. This is a chance to explore the range, power and expressivity of your voice in a relaxed, supportive atmosphere while also enjoying swimming, walking, wonderful food and glorious scenery. (Contact:Cortijo Romero, P.O. Box 813, Amersham HP6 9ER, England Tel: +44 (0)1494 765 775 ; cr@cortijo-romero.co.uk ; www.cortijo-romero.co.uk )
June 1: St Albans - “Celebrating Subversion - Anti-Capitalist Roadshow” with Leon Rosselson, Sandra Kerr, Roy Bailey, Janet Russell (For details: www.leonrosselson.co.uk/gigs.html )
June 5: Frankie will be singing as part of the Acoustic Music Club (The Tuesday Club) at 7.30 at South Riverside Community Development Centre, Brunel St, (off Ninian Park Rd) Cardiff CF11 6ES.
June 10: (tbc) Presence, Performance and Song Interpretation - Workshop with Frankie at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. (Contact: Frankie Armstrong (029) 2048 0429; armstrongf@talk21.com )
June 26: Concert - Benefit for Children’s Clinic in Gaza. Concert with Frankie and friends. Llanfoist Village Hall, Abergavenny, South Wales. (Contact: Frankie Armstrong (029) 2048 0429; armstrongf@talk21.com )
Friday June 29: Concert. Frankie upstairs at The Mag, Dulwich London SE22 doors open 7.45. (Contact: www.thegooseisout.com )
Saturday June 30: Voice Leaders Workshop. Frankie running a workshop focussing on training for those running or wishing to run singing groups in South Norwood. (For details contact Catherine Pestano - Catherine@natiuralvoice.net )
July 3: Frankie will be singing as part of the Acoustic Music Club (The Tuesday Club) at 7.30 at South Riverside Community Development Centre, Brunel St, (off Ninian Park Rd) Cardiff CF11 6ES.
August 2: Frankie will be singing as part of the Acoustic Music Club (The Tuesday Club) at 7.30 at South Riverside Community Development Centre, Brunel St, (off Ninian Park Rd) Cardiff CF11 6ES.
August 24-26: Frankie in Concert and Workshop at the West Country Storytelling Festival (Contact: weststoryfest.co.uk ;01647 252 983: wsf@embercombe.co.uk )
September 2-3 (Sunday & Monday): Body-Voice Workshop with Frankie and Darien as part of Beintheworkfest International Theatre Workshop Festival 2012 in Berlin. (Contact: www.beintheworkfest.com ; workshops@cosmino.org )
October 2: Frankie will be singing as part of the Acoustic Music Club (The Tuesday Club) at 7.30 at South Riverside Community Development Centre, Brunel St, (off Ninian Park Rd) Cardiff CF11 6ES.
October 5-7: Carry It On. Frankie, Rowena Whitehead and Pauline Down at Kinnersely Castle, Herefordshire. A skills training, support and networking weekend providing inspiration, ideas and refreshment to leaders of singing groups. Suitable for less experienced singing and voice teachers and also for more seasoned practitioners who are in need of nourishment. (For information and bookings, Contact: Rowena Whitehead 01223 573 288 or email talkingintune@ntlworld.com )
October 16-22: Voice Workshop Leaders Training Week. A training week at Kinnersley Castle, Herefordshire with Frankie and Darien for those who wish to incorporate the Natural Voice approach to voice into their work. (Places restricted to 12 people) (For details or booking forms, contact: Frankie, 029 2048 0429, armstrongf@talk21.com or Voice Workshop Leaders Training page at www.frankiearmstrong.com )
November 6: Frankie will be singing as part of the Acoustic Music Club (The Tuesday Club) at 7.30 at South Riverside Community Development Centre, Brunel St, (off Ninian Park Rd) Cardiff CF11 6ES.
November 23: Liverpool - “Celebrating Subversion - Anti-Capitalist Roadshow” with Leon Rosselson, Sandra Kerr, Roy Bailey, Janet Russell (For details: www.leonrosselson.co.uk/gigs.html
November 25: Liverpool - “Celebrating Subversion - Anti-Capitalist Roadshow” with Leon Rosselson, Sandra Kerr, Roy Bailey, Janet Russell (For details: www.leonrosselson.co.uk/gigs.htmlDecember 4: Frankie will be singing as part of the Acoustic Music Club (The Tuesday Club) at 7.30 at South Riverside Community Development Centre, Brunel St, (off Ninian Park Rd) Cardiff CF11 6ES.