
Keith’s
Kolumn
autumn '10
The old potatoes have been out
and about these last couple of months.
There was a public dance as part of the Basildon Folk Festival with
barrels of real ale at the back.
We helped the Upminster Crew celebrate some anniversaries - lovely to
see a gathering of the old enthusiasts…now with a new generation who
are learning the dances.
End of September we played in Chalkwell park as part of the Village
Green festival. I had to play tea chest at first as bassist Nigel was
stuck in Southend traffic.
A community hall in Walthamstow saw a lively hoedown for a housing
association followed by a birthday party in Maldon Town Hall.
16th October was Big National Ceilidh night all over uk. We organised
a dance in Leigh on sea and raised £680 for WaterAid.
Last night we played for a wedding up in mid Essex where young and
very young were all over the dancefloor whooping it up.
See you at the next dance I hope!
Keith

THE FAMOUS POTATOES -
BARNDANCING
Sweet Soil Music SSMCD1 / SSMMC1
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We're based in Leigh-on-Sea, four miles west of
Southend-on-Sea, Essex - 40 miles (65 km) east of London, England.
"One of Britain's best
barn dance bands" - Andy Kershaw
"I enjoyed the band very
much" - Jon Boden, BBC Radio 2
Forthcoming Events
If you arrive here and get an out-of-date
forthcoming events list, please visit our Facebook
page.
We're
playing for a charity barn dance in Eastwood, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex on Saturday
18 February. Tickets from Sheila on 01268 780668.
We're
busy most weeks, but almost all our events are for private functions - weddings, engagement parties,
anniversaries, birthdays, private clubs etc. We're sorry if you would
like to come and see us and find that there aren't any events you can
make, but this is just how the bookings go!
We
play about once a quarter for the
Grand
Ceilidh Club at their new venue, Riga Music
Bar, Milton Road,
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 7JG. Phone Claire on 07818 622822 for more
details. This
is a club that meets every Wednesday with a live band, and is very deserving
of your support. We're next
playing there on Wednesday 29 February.
See our section featuring Keith's own barn dance
instructions! There are two
dances for you to try...
We're affiliated to the English
Folk Dance and Song Society.
If you'd like to book the Famous Potatoes for a barn dance...
click
here.
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here.
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