Sat 28 May 2016: Finstock Village Music celebrating Finstock's rich wool heritage through music, song and more.
This event is in the past.
Finstock Local History Society presents another great day of music, song and dance with a decidedly sheepish theme in and around the village bower.
WELL HILL BOWER
12noon: GRAND OPENING with ARRIVAL
OF THE SHEEP • Family Picnic & POSH BBQ
(at the Hall 1-2pm) • JUNK MODELLING
MUSIC WORKSHOP with Theresa of Salt Box Music
• BUSKERS IN THE BOWER with HENDERSON/
HOOPER / some of OXFORD FIDDLE GROUP / songs
of sheep & shepherds with JOHN GARRICK •
LOCAL HISTORY TALKS: 21st Century
Shepherding with Simon, 21st Century Finstock Shepherd;
Finstock & Fawler Flocks from 1575 with Tony & Mike of
Finstock Local History Society • LIVING CRAFTS &
LOCAL FOOD including SPINNING with Carole
Thorpe; ONE HAT WONDERS knitting & colourful
woollens • PROCESSION to the PLOUGH
THE VILLAGE HALL
REAL ALE BAR, hot drinks & refreshments
• AWESOME CAKES by FINSTOCK TODDLER
GROUP • DIY MAYPOLE DANCING
7.00pm: DIARY OF A BLANKET
Musical history of the local wool story by modern
villagers including Finstock schoolchildren • FREE!
8.15pm: CLOSING CEILIDH
With FINSTOCK FESTIVAL BAND & caller KATH
LUCAS. Hoover up the last of the REAL ALE! plus
shutdown Balkan Beats disco • £5 admission
Close 12pm.
THE PLOUGH
4.00pm: MORRIS DANCE with CHARLBURY
& FINSTOCK MORRIS & your chance to LEARN THE
SHEPHERD'S HEY • SONG SESSION till 7pm