folk'n'jazz springs into action

February saw a break in folk'n'jazz because so many people were away seeking warmer climes, I had missed the  January evening while I was in England and we were away in December so it was nice to be back amongst friends for an evening of music and song after 4 months.

The musicians enjoy the opportunity to play together for some songs

Our friend Edwige has a lovely voice and is
a great performer. Last night she sang in Japanese

Folk'n'jazz is not a folk club (or a jazz club for that matter) as we knew in England but the music is all live and acoustic and we get to hear a huge range of different styles of songs in many languages - last night English, French Occitan, Yiddish and Japanese. There are some very talented performers amongst the regulars, some are less skilled of course but the evenings give an opportunity to build confidence in front of a friendly audience, that at least is like a proper folk club! During the month between evenings the musicians spend many convivial hours sharing ideas and practising, often an excuse for a sharing a meal or drink or two.  It is particularly nice for us that some of our French musician friends have become regular performers and there are always French people from the village where it is held in the audience.




The compere changes each month - usually Trevor or John take it in turns. I'm getting another chance in May when we have another ceilidh planned.