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."
2010
Frankie will be in Australia from January to March
(more details to come of public events, but she can be contacted when she's in Australia on her mobile 0410 709 506 - from January 17 to March 25).
Frankie is organising to do workshops in Hobart (Tasmania) on the weekend of 6-7 February, also a day workshop 13 February. Phone her for further info. She may also doing a workshop for The Boite in Melbourne mid February. ( www.boite.com.au or email ) During the latter half of March, Frankie will be in and around Sydney doing some house concerts and workshops. Phone her mobile and leave a message for her to contact you with information (Please don’t text, as she’s visually impaired and can’t read them).
April 7-13: Voice Workshop Leader’s Training Week.Fully Booked see September
April 23-25: Concert and workshops in Cambridge
(Details to come, contact: Rowena Whitehead, 01223 573 288, email.)
May 8: Concert.
Frankie is a guest at the Cellar Folk Club, North London.
(Contact Sheila Miller, 0207 281 7700, www.cellarupstairs.org.uk)
May 15: Singing from the Heart. A day with Frankie in Cardiff/Barry area exploring our melodic voices to increase our freedom, power and expressivity. (Contact Jules Steinson, inner.journey2007@yahoo.co.uk)
May 31-June 3: Frankie will be in Serbia and Greece, working with a theatre company and students devising a theatre piece.
July 2-4: Singing with the whole self.
Voice workshop in Broadway, rural Worcestershire.
(Contact: Farncombe Estate, 01386 854 100; www.farncombeestate.co.u)
July 9-11: Singing Retreat
A residential singing retreat in the beauty of West Wales in a delightful rural setting not far from the coast. This weekend offers you a chance to both relax and find yourself gently energised through the power and delight of singing together. (Contact: Jules Steinson, Email)
July 22: Concert at Fo'c'sle Folk Club at Southampton.
(Contact: Jane and Trevor, 01703 456 337, www.focsle.org.uk)
August 15-20: Flexible Body, Free Voice
Frankie working with Darien in a blend that they’ve created over more than twenty years. Darien uses gentle ‘exercises’ from the Feldenkrais Method® to promote a combination of relaxation and flexibility which leads naturally into the body-breath-voice approach explored by Frankie. This is both for the speaking and singing voice, so we’ll include simple songs and chants from around the world. Chrysalis centre is beautiful setting with glorious gardens and excellent vegetarian food. (Contact: +353 45 404713, Email - Chrysalis, Donard, Co Wicklow, Ireland)
September 3-9: Voice Workshop Leader’s 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 or email or see the Voice Workshop Leader’s Training page here )
October 23-30: 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: Janice Gray, 01494 765 775; email, www.cortijo-romero.co.uk).
November 13: Voice workshop (daytime) and performance (evening)
Lewes Saturday Folk Club. (Contact: Valmai Goodyear, 01273 476 757; www.lewesarmsfolkclub.org)
November 20: Voice Workshop (tbc)
Central school of Speech and Drama, Swiss Cottage, London. A day for professional voice users and teachers. Details to be announced.