Australia
August 20: Concert in Brisbane
August 24: Voice workshop in Brisbane. (Contact: Ann Birmingham, 07 331 6507)
September 6-7: Voices of the Archetypes Workshop in Melbourne
(Contact: The Boite, 03 9417 1983; www.boite.com.au)
"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 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."
UK
A new 2 year part-time Drama and Movement Therapy course starts in Sept 2008 in Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. Frankie will be introducing a voice component as she has worked with the Sesame Drama Therapy approach for the last 24 years.
(For more information, contact: Gillian Downie 029 2033 9279)
A series of one-day workshops on Folk singing and musicianship will start on September 6 at Cecil Sharpe House, Camden Town. Frankie will be running a voice workshop on November 15 as part of this series. People need to book and attend the whole series.
(Information: www.efdss.org)
October 7-12: Sing Updating Frankie will be tutoring around the North West (of England) for teachers and facilitators on the schools Sing Up project. (Contact: Beth Allen )
October 15: Frankie is singing at the Magpie’s Nest Folk Club, Islington, London.
(Contact: Sam Lee)
October 17-19: Carry It On with Rowena Whitehead and Frankie Armstrong 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.
Information and bookings from Rowena Whitehead 01223 573 288 or email talkingintune@ntlworld.com
October 24: Concert in aid of the Medical Foundation for the Victims of Torture and the Refugee Council at the Riverfront Arts Centre, Newport, South Wales. Frankie will be joined by Sarah Harman and Shanee Taylor,and hopes to also have on the programme Imran Khan, Bragod (Bob Evans and Mary-anne Roberts), Stefano Giaccone and Women in Harmony Choir.
(Contact: Maureen Gower, 01633 881 516)
November 4: Concert. 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, Cardiff.
November 15: Voice Workshop
at Cecil Sharpe House, Camden Town. This is one of a series of workshops starting on September 6. People need to book and attend the whole series.
Information www.efdss.org
November 15: Evening Concert
at Cecil Sharpe House to celebrate the life and work of Bert Lloyd (A. L. Lloyd). Frankie will be singing along with many others including Louis Killen, Dave Swarbrick, Norma Waterson and Martin Carthy.
Information www.efdss.org.
November 28-30: Voices of the Archetypes of Myth
in Broadway, rural Worcestershire.
An exciting, exploratory way of accessing different aspects of our voices and ourselves by ‘trying on’ some figures from the world’s mythology, such as the Huntress, the Child, the Trickster and the Mother. Participants do not need to be singers or actors, though the workshop will enhance the skills of those professions, but simply need a willingness to enter into their capacity for play and imagination.
(Contact: Farncombe Estate, 01386 854 100 www.FarncombeEstate.co.uk
December 2: Concert. 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, Cardiff.
Dec 7th DISCOVERING YOUR VOICE - sound and Song
With Frankie Armstrong 10 am to 4. 30 pm at Chapter Arts Centre
Market St, Canton Cardiff.
For further information please ring
029 2048 0429 after Sept 20th
2009
February-March 2009: Australia For information about any public workshops that Frankie is running over this period, contact her on her Australian Mobile close to the time: 0410 709 506.
UK
April 15-21: Voice Resources and 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, bookings by the end of February 2009)
(For details or booking forms, contact: Frankie, 029 2048 0429)
“I learned so much in such a short time and it has really given me so many ideas about how to move forward in my work...... Truly a magical experience. My singing voice is completely different and everyone has been commenting on it.”
(from a lecturer in community music who was a participant at the 2008 training week)
May 8-10: Singing from the Soles of the Feet. Voice workshop with Frankie in Broadway, rural Worcestershire.
(Contact: Farncombe Estate, 01386 854 100; www.FarncombeEstate.co.uk)
May 16-17: Voice Workshop in Derby. (Contact: Sue Stone, 01332 840 081)
Spain
June 13-20: 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; www.cortijo-romero.co.uk).
UK
June 26-28: Acapella Festival at Abergavenny, South Wales, organised by Frankie, Chrys Blanchard and Sarah Harman. This event will be a combination of workshops, concerts, and community choir events, culminating in a ‘singing picnic’ in the grounds of Llanthony Priory in the Black Mountains.
USA
July: Archetypes and our Female Energy. A three-day workshop presently being planned for some time between July 12-22 (details to be confirmed) at Lilly Dale in New York State. Corun by Frankie and Janet Rodgers, Professor of Voice and Acting at Virginia Commonwealth University, exploring the vocal qualities of some of the female archetypes.
UK
November 27-29: Voices of the Archetypes of Myth in Broadway, rural Worcestershire.
An exciting, exploratory way of accessing different aspects of our voices and ourselves by ‘trying on’ some figures from the world’s mythology, such as the Huntress, the Child, the Trickster and the Mother. Participants do not need to be singers or actors, though the workshop will enhance the skills of those professions, but simply need a willingness to enter into their capacity for play and imagination.
(Contact: Farncombe Estate, 01386 854 100; www.FarncombeEstate.co.uk)