FJDGoose Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 The Old Nun's Head, 15 Nunhead Green, SE15 3QQ Friday 11 Sept. Doors 7.45pm, ?7Floorspots welcome.Aimee was brought up in Orkney and sang in the very first Orkney Folk Festival at the age of thirteen . Since then she has made a career from performing and teaching folk music.She toured and recorded several CDs with the pan-celtic band Anam, and during her time with them played at most of the UK, Canadian and Australian major folk festivals including several trips to Japan for JVC records.She is also a singing/vocal coach and choir leader and presently leads the Dulwich Folk Choir and The EFDSS workshop choir at Cecil Sharp House. She also plays and teaches Bodhran ? her bodhran was made by her parents at Belgarth Bodhrans.Aimee regularly gets involved in community singing projects and also teaches voice at LSBU on their Performance and Drama degree course.Emmie grew up steeped in the folk tradition as she has family on both sides who are folk musicians. She plays the flute and is a traditional singer with a soulful voice ? she recently won the trad2mad Islington folk club folk singer of the year competition.Emmie works as a special needs music teacher and has been involved in many projects enabling students to access and enjoy folk and world music. In recent years she has started to perform and collaborate with other singers and musicians. She is also working on a project called ?Captain Swing and the Blacksmith? a ?folk opera? that fuses literature and music.Aim?e and Emmie met at the SELfolk orchestra and they formed a duo, sharing favourite songs over long lunches ! Here?s a clip of Emmie with the song with which she won 2014?s Islington Folk Club?s TradToMad competition. Congratulations, Emmie! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/71871-aimee-leonard-emmie-ward-the-goose-is-out-the-old-nuns-head-friday-11-sept-postponed/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJDGoose Posted August 27, 2015 Author Share Posted August 27, 2015 Here's photo of Aimee & Emmie at Folk In The Wood a little while ago.:) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/71871-aimee-leonard-emmie-ward-the-goose-is-out-the-old-nuns-head-friday-11-sept-postponed/#findComment-893127 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJDGoose Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 First Old Nun's Head night after the summer, hope to see some of you there. :) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/71871-aimee-leonard-emmie-ward-the-goose-is-out-the-old-nuns-head-friday-11-sept-postponed/#findComment-895522 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJDGoose Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 Sadly this gig won't be happening this week, due to Emmies' mum not being well . We hope to reschedule the gig for sometime next year. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/71871-aimee-leonard-emmie-ward-the-goose-is-out-the-old-nuns-head-friday-11-sept-postponed/#findComment-897769 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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