South Riding Folk Arts Network

French / Swiss harpist and dance teacher based in Sheffield, UK.
Experienced leading French and Breton traditional dance sessions for adults and children, including people with learning disabilities.
Gwenaelle also sings and plays piano and has recorded solo and with the band Outre Manche.

Paul and Liz Davenport sing songs from the English Tradition. They are Hull-born and bred, and there is a touch of the Watersons in their strong voices and natural understanding. Paul has singing antecedents on both side of his family while Liz is descended from Travellers on her mother’s side with a paternal grandfather who was a piper from the North-East. Familiarity with the tradition gives them the confidence to experiment. Their repertoire is unusual and compelling, ranging from straight traditional renditions through self-penned material from Paul and son Gavin.

Tegwen is a South Yorkshire songstress, with a voice described invariably as ‘both beautifully powerful and gently haunting’. Her songs are a mixture of lyrical catharsis and life-inspired story telling.

“…dig out the cloudy scrumpy , dig up the mandrake root . Empty the room of all soft furnishings. Inform all close friends that you have taken a sudden, unexpected leave of absence. .Close all the curtains , turn off the lights. Slump blindfolded and drunk into a hard wooden chair , turn up the stereo and listen.”
~ Keith Angel

Based in Sheffield and active fiddle player with Sheffield gypsy music legends, Minnie Moosika, Josie teaches traditional fiddle and beginners classical violin, to both adults and children.