• Source: Cecil Sharp Project

The Cecil Sharp Project was a multi-artist, residential commission to create new material based on the life and collections of Cecil Sharp, founding father of the British folk revival.
The project was a joint commission between the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) and the Shrewsbury Folk Festival. Overall management of the project was the responsibility of Shrewsbury Folk Festival and was directed by Neil Pearson and Alan Surtees.
The residential took place in March 2011, immediately followed by concerts in Shrewsbury and London. The artists also performed the results of the project at the Shrewsbury Folk Festival in August 2011.




Artists


The eight musicians selected for the project were Andy Cutting, Caroline Herring, Steve Knightley, Jim Moray, Jackie Oates, Leonard Podolak of The Duhks, Scottish fiddler Patsy Reid, and Kathryn Roberts. All of the artists chosen were from the United Kingdom except for Herring (United States) and Podolak (Canada).




Dates


March 18–25, 2011. Residential at Acton Scott, Shropshire
March 24, 2011. Performance at Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury
March 26, 2011. Performance at Cecil Sharp House, London
March 27, 2011. Performance at Cecil Sharp House, London
August 28, 2011. Performance at Shrewsbury Folk Festival, Shrewsbury




CD


The initial three performances were recorded for a CD release, with a release date 30 August 2011.
As with the Shrewsbury Folk Festival's previous commission, the Darwin Song Project, the CD was mixed by Stu Hanna,




References



Cecil Sharp Project – review | Music | The Guardian
BBC Radio 2 - Mike Harding, Steve Knightley Talks About the Cecil Sharp Project
What's on: The Cecil Sharp Project, Burnley, January 26 (From Lancashire Telegraph)
Review: Cecil Sharp Project @ Burnley Mechanics (From Lancashire Telegraph)




External links


The Cecil Sharp Project website
Shrewsbury Folk Festival website
EFDSS website

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Julius Robert Oppenheimer
• Paul Newman
• Cecil Sharp Project
• Cecil Sharp
• English Folk Dance and Song Society
• Shrewsbury Folk Festival
• Kathryn Roberts
• Caroline Herring
• Jim Moray
• Andy Cutting
• Wake the Union
• English folk music (1900–1949)