Roger Digby & Liz Giddings Workshop, Lewes Saturday Folk Club

Sat Apr 25 2026 at 10:45 am to 04:15 pm UTC+01:00

Elephant & Castle | Lewes

Lewes Saturday Folk Club
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Roger Digby & Liz Giddings Workshop, Lewes Saturday Folk Club
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Lewes Saturday Folk Club workshop 328
Saturday 25th. April 2026 10.45 - 16.15
Places £40 day, £15 a.m. only, £25 p.m. only
(Two under 25-year olds half price)
Email valmaigoodyear[at]aol[dot]com
to reserve places, bring cash on the day
Elephant & Castle White Hill Lewes BN7 2DJ www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/
Roger is a master Anglo concertina player & singer. He was a founder member of Flowers & Frolics, a band which had a huge influence on how English traditional dance music is played now. Liz is an accomplished fiddler with The English String Band & also plays melodeon.
Chose just one of the three sessions or any two consecutive sessions.
The workshop will begin with a session for all concertina systems in the morning.
In the afternoon choose between a session for Anglo concertinas only with Roger, & an all-instruments group with Liz on the delectable tunes of Minnie White from Newfoundland.
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IN THE EVENING ROGER DIGBY & LIZ GIDDINGS PERFORM AT
LEWES SATURDAY FOLK CLUB
£10 Email valmaigoodyear[at]aol[dot]com to reserve places, bring cash on the night)
Provisional Timetable
10.45 Registration & coffee; order lunch
(refreshments not included)
11.00 ROGER DIGBY:
All concertina systems (£15)
Bellows control
12.30 Lunch
13.30 – 16:15 ROGER DIGBY:
Anglo concertinas: (£25)
Right/left co-ordination
Cross-rowing with alternate fingerings
14:15 – 16:15 LIZ GIDDINGS (at The Lewes Arms):
For any melody instrument (£25)
Tunes from Minnie White of Newfoundland
16:15 Finish
N.B. Booking is recommended as numbers are limited. Some tunes will be sent in advance. Maps & accommodation lists on request.
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