Free Event: Traditional Folk Music Session

Welcome to our new series of acoustic music nights - showcasing intimate sets from London musicians and performed in the Theatreship bar onboard our 111 year old cargo ship. The events are free to attend and everyone is welcome.

Led by Owen Spafford, this edition is a traditional folk session: an opportunity for people to come together for communal music making.

Here's some more info from Owen:

A session is a casual and sometimes impromptu gathering of musicians who have come together to play traditional music. Traditionally music sessions would take place in the kitchen of a local family’s house. House dances were commonplace, with the musicians gathered pumping out tunes for the set dancers. Nowadays sessions often take place in pubs or arts centres and are open to the public.

“The Tune becomes a family tree. It is a conversation piece, a way of renegotiating lost time. Our knowledge of the past is changed each time we hear it; our present time, imbued with yesterday, comes out with bent dimensions. Slipping in and out of nodes of time we find our circles sometimes intersect with others. Yet there is a wider circle we can only dimly comprehend whose congregation is uncountable, whose brains and hands have shaped this tune in ways unknowable to us.” (Ciaran Carson, ‘Last Night’s Fun’)

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Doors open at 4pm for drinks in the bar.

This is event is free. If you would like to support our work here at Theatreship, plese select Supporter Ticket at checkout to make a £5 donation.

Theatreship is committed to broadening access to the arts - we know that ticket price is a huge barrier for some. If the regular ticket price is beyond what you feel able to afford for whatever reason, please don't hesitate to email us at [email protected] and we will do everything we can to help, no questions asked.

Due to the historic nature of the ship, we’re sorry to say there is not currently step-free access into the theatre space. We have dedicated staff on hand to help with stairs, and an onsite wheelchair once you’re inside the venue. If you have any access needs, please do e-mail us at [email protected].

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Theatreship, South Quay, London, United Kingdom