Tag: #Dance

Summer Village Party – 12th August

Following a successful village party in March this year, John & Lynne Staff are holding a Summer Village Party at The Comrades Hall on Saturday, 12th August.  This is in order to raise funds for our village church which needs a toilet fitted – fully supported by the Church group 🙂

There will be a BBQ offering burgers and bangers.
Enjoy a dance to Solid Sound Disco along with a drink.

Tickets, required for catering numbers, are £5 with your first drink free – available from Broadwindsor Community Stores or directly from John & Lynne Staff on 01308 868584.

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The Imagined Village – Thursday, 21st July

Village resident Simon Emmerson will be back on stage after a decade long hiatus, with his band, The Imagined Village who are premiering at the Electric Palace on Thursday, 21st July at 8pm.

This will be a special warm up gig with members of the original line-up, joined by Billy Bragg.

The most ambitious folk fusion band of the 21st century, The Imagined Village set out to match English traditional songs against the sounds of contemporary multi-cultural England, with influences from Asia, the Caribbean and elsewhere. And they did so with an extraordinary line-up that included folk celebrities:

  • Eliza Carthy
  • Martin Carthy,
  • Simon Emmerson (of Afro-Celt Sound System fame),
  • Sitar exponent Sheema Mujherjee,
  • That rousing dhol and tabla percussionist Johnny Kalsi, and
  • Drummer Andy Gangadeen.

They recorded three albums, played at major festivals from Glastonbury to Cambridge, headlined at concert halls and appeared on Later…With Jools Holland, performing a stomping, percussive re-working of Cold Haily Rainy Night (the song that won them Best Traditional Track at the 2008 BBC Folk Awards). Then, after recording Bending The Dark in 2012, they took an unexpectedly lengthy break, from which they have at last thankfully returned.

Tickets are available from Bridport Electric Palace – Click HERE.

  • £29 in advance
  • £30 at the door

USE THE EARLY BIRD PROMO CODE: IMAGINE & SAVE £1.50 per ticket!

Watch their promo video…

 

The Imagined Village will be performing at this year’s Beautiful Days Festival – 19th-21st August at Escot Park, Devon – playing a VERY special headline performance on the Big Top Stage.

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Celebration Gig – Saturday, 2nd April, 7pm

Originally planned for Saturday, 15th January, 2022 to raise funds for the Save The White Lion campaign, but postponed due to Covid restrictions… it is now on Saturday, 2nd April, 2022 and is a CELEBRATION GIG as their target was achieved.

At the Comrades Hall, from 7pm – 11pm, 5 local bands will be performing back-to-back…

  • HiDDeN
  • The Rosenburgs
  • Black Dog Blues Band
  • Cell Division
  • McIntyre

A bar and refreshments will be available.

Tickets £5 from:

  • Broadwindsor Community Stores OR
  • Call 07740 949 904 OR
  • Buy on the door (if not sold out).

BE SURE TO BRING YOUR DANCING SHOES!

All proceeds will go to the Save The White Lion refurbishment fund.

Save The White Lion

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Dancing From Musical Films

Here is a 6 minute compilation of some of the best ever dancing from films – many of them in black and white, all to the tune of ‘Footloose‘. It was posted on Facebook very recently by Kevin Bacon.  It should bring back memories for some and get your toes tapping! Enjoy!


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Summer Solstice at Stonehenge Starts LIVE 8.41pm Tonight

Solstice at StonehengeThis year, due to Covid-19, English Heritage are instructing people to STAY AWAY from Stonehenge and not celebrate the summer Solstice in their usual way.  English Heritage will instead be live streaming the occasion for free on their social media channels starting at 8.41pm this evening.
Watch on Facebook HERE
Follow on Twitter HERE
Watch on their YouTube channel HERE
Watch on TikTok HERE

Built over 5,000 years ago, at Stonehenge on the summer solstice, the sun rises behind the Heel Stone in the north-east part of the horizon and its first rays shine into the heart of Stonehenge.

Stonehenge will open to the public on 4 July. You now need to book your timed tickets in advance.  They have introduced limits on visitor numbers to help keep everyone safe, and you won’t be able to visit without your booking confirmation.
BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE.

Glastonbury are also hosting a virtual event on Sunday 21 June, to live stream the Summer Solstice sunrise followed by a multifaith ceremony and family activities, including singing, crafts and music.

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