BRIGG LIVE ARTS - THE NEXT PROJECT

FROM ROBERTA FULFORD, CHAIR - BRIGG LIVE ARTS

Folk Round 'Ere is a celebration of the seasons through the music, dance & song of the Brigg area.
A group of local musicians, singers and folk enthusiasts are embarking on a project to celebrate the lives of working people over the centuries through the songs they sang to entertain themselves.
Folk Round 'Ere will draw on the talents of local people of all ages and backgrounds to create a musical entertainment that will be become part of the second Brigg Live Arts Fest in May next year. 
Brigg Live Arts were very interested in supporting a longer term community project and will now be joining forces with enthusiast Julia Pollock who performed in a similar production known as ‘Maypoles to Mistletoe’. 
This was originally written to feature the folk traditions of the Sussex area and since 1971 this show has delighted audiences around the country.  
It then sparked a number of other productions which use folk songs, dances and tunes together with narration and projected images to tell the story of the seasons. 
Julia says: “The British Isles have many traditions that mark the changing of the seasons and the lives of those people who work the land and live off its produce. North Lincolnshire is particularly rich in local songs and tunes that have been passed down from father to son, mother to daughter, including the well know song of love Brigg Fair. The songs tell of love, lust, friendship, food, drink and festivities to celebrate the coming of spring, the harvest and the year starting again after the cold winter months”.
Julia Pollock and Roberta Fulford, Chair of Brigg Live Arts, would like to involve local schools, musicians, singers, dancers, artists, folklorists and technical experts in staging the show. 
They are holding an open meeting at The Nelthorpe Arms, Bridge Street, Brigg, on Monday, 5th September at 7pm. 
Anyone who would like to be involved, either as performer or in a technical or support capacity should come along to find out more. 
Alternatively you can contact Julia by emailing julia1pollock2@btinternet.com or ring 07704 666916.