Forthcoming Events...

America Over The Water

Saturday August 16th at the Bakewell Arts Festival. More information will be available here soon, and from the Festival's own website, currently under construction.

Saturday September 6th at the Festival Letteratura in Mantova, Italy. More information will be available here, and from the Festival's own website, soon, 

Saturday October 11th at the West Yorkshire Playhouse as part of an American season in partnership with Opera North. More information soon.

Sunday 19th October at the American Museum, Bath. Details at www.americanmuseum.org

A Most Sunshiny Day

Friday October 17th at Pelham House, Lewes. As part of the Brighton Early Music Festival. More details from the BEMF website, and here soon.

Down The Lawson Track - with Martyn Wyndham-Read & No Man's Band

Thursday October 16th at Christ's Hospital, Horsham. More details soon.

Friday December 5th Purcell Room, South Bank, London. For details see www.southbankcentre.co.uk

Other Events

Saturday June 21st Cecil Sharp House. Shirley joins Sam Lee in traditional song workshops from 10.30-12-30 and gives an illustrated talk (sound only) on the songs of Southern English Gypsies. For more details go to www.efdss.org or telephone EFDSS 0n 0207 485 2206

Friday July 25th Village Hall, Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset. 7pm A 'Meet Shirley Collins' evening. As one of the Patrons of Folk South West Shirley will be in conversation with Eddie Upton, Folk South West's director.

Saturday October 4th Cecil Sharp House has a day celebrating the life of Ralph Vaughan Williams. Shirley is giving a talk in the afternoon and compering the evening concert.  For more details go to www.efdss.org or telephone EFDSS 0n 0207 485 2206

Sunday October 5th Royal Oak, Station Street, Lewes. English Traditional Singing Master Class with Shirley, as part of the Brighton Early Music Festival.