MELTING POT NEWS - SUMMER 2003
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OK, so it's been a while, but we're still around and still
making music!

The Frescobaldi Consort has recently expanded to include
two new members taking us to a six piece line-up. The new
line-up debuts on on Saturday 5th July with a concert
entitled The Triumph of Oriana which features music from
the Elizabethan "Golden Age" and includes pieces by Byrd,
Dowland and Morley. The concert is at Edmund Kell Church,
Bellevue Road (off London Road), Southampton at 7.30pm.
Tickets are £6 (£4 concessions) to include an interval
glass of wine, and can be obtained in advance from
023 8067 9585 or on the door.

Skimmington Ride are now playing the first Sunday of every
month at the Tudor Rose in Romsey, and the next gig is on
Sunday 6th July at 9pm. We're not taking a summer break
this year so for the first time in many years we'll be
there in August too, on Sunday 3rd. We're also at the
Dolphin in St Denys, Southampton (right by St Denys railway
station) on Thursday 24th July and hope to be back there
about every two months.

Romsey's Beggars Fair is on Saturday 12th July for a whole
day of music, dance and street entertainment. The
Frescobaldi Consort are at Prezzo, an Italian restaurant
in Palmerston Street, at 1.30pm and in King Johns Garden
at 3.15pm. Skimmington Ride are on for the usual riotous
evening at the Tudor Rose from about 9pm. We're still short
of stewards for the day, so if you're planning to come and
can spare some time to rattle a tin - even an hour would be
great - please email me now.

The Beggars Fair sees the debut of new band Methane which
features Cliff (Travelling Talesman, ex-Morrigan, ex-Press
Gang etc) Eastabrook making a welcome return to bass with
Chris Davey and others. They're due to burst upon an
unsuspecting world sometime around 3pm (check the time on
the day) at the William IV, Latimer Street, Romsey.

Finally, congratulations to Kelly, ex-Souls of Fire
trumpeter, who gets married to Victor in September.
Various ex-Souls will be serenading her up the aisle in
sunny Spain.

Hope to see you at a gig sometime!
All the best
Cath


FULL LISTINGS
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Saturday 5 July 2003 at 19:30
The Frescobaldi Consort presents The Triumph of Oriana
Edmund Kell Unitarian Church
Bellevue Road (off London Road), Southampton
Entry £6 (£4 concessions) to include an interval glass o
Advance tickets available from 023 8067 9585

Sunday 6 July 2003 at 21:00
Skimmington Ride
Tudor Rose
Cornmarket, Romsey, Hampshire

Saturday 12 July 2003 at 13:30
The Frescobaldi Consort
Prezzo (Beggars Fair performance)
Palmerston Street, Romsey, Hampshire

Saturday 12 July 2003 at 15:15
The Frescobaldi Consort
King Johns Garden (Beggars Fair performance)
Church Street, Romsey, Hampshire

Saturday 12 July 2003 at 21:00
Skimmington Ride
Tudor Rose (Beggars Fair performance)
Cornmarket, Romsey, Hampshire

Thursday 24 July 2003 at 21:00
Skimmington Ride
The Dolphin
Osborne Road South, Southampton (right by St Denys station)

Sunday 3 August 2003 at 21:00
Skimmington Ride
Tudor Rose
Cornmarket, Romsey, Hampshire

Sunday 7 September 2003 at 21:00
Skimmington Ride
Tudor Rose
Cornmarket, Romsey, Hampshire