Chippenham Events

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8:30pm

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Friday 2nd May
The Bear Hotel
Chippenham

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12:30pm

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Saturday 3rd May
Emma Willen (oboe)
Adam Crowther (piano)

The Friends of St Andrew's welcome you to
Music Unlimited 2008
St Andrew's Church
Chippenham
12:30pm
£3.50 at the door, includes a drink
Bring sandwiches

http://www.standrewschippenham.org.uk/
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3:00pm

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http://www.ramblers-wilts.org.uk/ypg.htm#FOR

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9:30am

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http://www.ramblers-wilts.org.uk/chprog.htm

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8:00pm

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Friday 9th May
Eric Andersen
8pm
The Cause Music & Arts Centre
Chippenham
Admission £8
Contact 01249 446893

http://www.thecauseartsandmusic.co.uk/

ERIC ANDERSEN'S songs, voice, and guitar have created a career spanning over 30 years, that includes 21 albums of original songs.His songs; have been recorded by artists all over the world, including Judy Collins, Fairport Convention, Peter Paul and Mary, Rick Nelson, Linda Ronstadt, The Grateful Dead, and Francoise Hardy.

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1943, he received his early education in Buffalo, where he taught himself guitar and piano. After two years of studies at Hobart College, he hitchhiked to San Francisco to try out his new songs in North Beach coffeehouses and seek out the poets of the Beat Generation. Songwriter Tom Paxton discovered him that late fall of 1963, performing at the Coffee Gallery in North Beach. He heard his songs and invited him to New York City. In 1964, Eric was soon introduced to the Greenwich Village songwriting circle of Phil Ochs and Bob Dylan. He played his first gig as an opening act at Gerde's Folk City. Robert Shelton of the-New York Times wrote a review where he called him "a writer and performer of the first rank…possessing that magical element called star quality." He was signed to Vanguard Records and began recording his first album.

Over the next three years he wrote and recorded four albums of his earliest songs, including his early classics "Come to My Bedside", "Thirsty Boots", and "Violets of Dawn", for Vanguard.

In 1966, he made his Newport Folk Festival debut, and that same summer, he co-starred in the Andy Warhol film, “Space” with the legendary Edie Sedgwick. His second album “'Bout Changes and Things” was released. The following year, 1967, he was about to be signed by manager Brian Epstein before he died. He met the Beatles in London and attended some recording sessions.

In 1970, he visited Amsterdam, London, and Paris, and upon his return, played the Festival Express, the infamous musical train tour across Canada. Eric was the only solo acoustic performer on a show that included Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead, Buddy Guy, and the Band. He lived off and on at the Hotel Chelsea in New York, starting in 1971, where he spent time writing and performing. It was here he met the poets Patti Smith and Gregory Corso. In the mid 70s he played with Bob Dylan in The Rolling Thunder Review.

The 80’s and 90's witnessed a host of new, recordings that resulted in four new albums from Eric, two in a trio format with Rick Danko and Jonas Fjeld. He has also written and recorded with his friend Lou Reed.

More recently his early albums have appeared in re-mastered form on CD and he has toured widely in Europe. However, this is the first time in many years that audiences in the UK have had the chance to see this legendary performer.

http://www.thecauseartsandmusic.co.uk/

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Time:

10:00am - 5:00pm

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Sunday 11th May
Visitors of all ages are invited to Lackham Country Park's
'Wiltshire Woolly Day'
10am - 5pm

Join us to see members of the Wiltshire Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers demonstrate the skilled art of spinning and weaving in and around the thatched buildings of the agriculture and rural life museum. There will be plenty of opportunities for visitors to have a go themselves and amongst other activities children will be able to take part in felt making, making their own material sheep faces, follow the woolly themed nursery rhyme trail around the museum as well as watching a wood turner in action producing drop spindles.

Tractor and trailer rides to Lackham,s farm plus a miniature passenger carrying railway will be running throughout the day. The beautiful woodland walk above the River Avon should be bursting with Springtime flowers and birdsong and there is always fun to be had along the Animal Trail and in the garden maze.

Homemade cakes and light refreshments will be served throughout the day. A plant stall and gift shop in the historic walled garden is also available to visitors.

Lackham Country Park is based at Wiltshire College Lackham and can be found on the A350 near Lacock, just outside Chippenham.

Admission: £2 for adults and £1.50 for concessions
accompanied children FREE

This event has been organised by the Friends of Lackham Museum of Agriculture and Rural Life Trust to raise funds for the Museum's future development.

For further details please see
http://www.lackhamcountrypark.co.uk
or contact:
Andrew Davies, the Museum Curator on 01249 466847
e-mail: daviaj@wiltscoll.ac.uk

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7:30pm

Description:

Thursday 15th May
7:30pm

Meeting room
The Bear Hotel
Chippenham

http://www.cave-environment.co.uk/
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