FASH

The Folk Association of South Hants

Some Solent Waves Pages:

Welcome to the Folk Association of South Hants website.

Here you will find information on the vast range of exciting folk-related organisations

  • music
  • dance
  • folk clubs and informal musical gatherings
  • performers
in South Hampshire and the surrounding regions.

If you are new to the folk traditions of England and the rest of the British Isles (or if you even didn't know there was such a thing) here is a good place to start. As well as the wide range of information within Solent Waves (the FASH Newsletter which makes up the rest of this site), you can find additional information on the Southern Counties Folk Federation site, the neighbouring Wiltshire Folk Association site, in the Sussex Folk Guide and on SEFAN, the South East Folk Arts Network amongst others. If you are assciated with events or groups which you think could be listed here, contact us (see Committee below).

Any of the FASH Officers listed below will be very pleased to talk to you personally.

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The FASH maypole at Folk in the Ruins 1999
Photo: Syd Meats

Right: Wickham Morris (with a 'borrowed'
Southern Lights member) performing at
Solent Folk Festival. Wickham are one of the many
Display Dance Sides in the area
including Morris, Traditional Country
and Appalachian Danceers

More Dancing Out Pictures
Wickham Square 1 May 2004
1 May 2006

 The Association:
  • Runs a series of workshops and dances throughout the year
  • Runs or directly funds several children's events during the year
  • Makes grants to various local folk organisations and groups for the furtherance of their activities
  • Publishes the monthly newsletter 'Solent Waves' with an extensive listing of events and information.

CONTACTABAND the Folk Band Agency has ceased its association with FASH, but still provides a booking service to the general public for Folk Bands, Callers, Artistes and Display Teams enabling them to organise Barn Dances, Ceilidhs, Concerts and other folk music and dance related events, Tel 023 9245 2770.

FASH is affiiliated to the English Folk Dance and Song Society, EFDSS.

FASH Objectives:

FASH was set up on the dissolution of the South Hants District of the English Folk Dance and Song Society in 1994

Requests for financial support for 'Folk' related activities should be sent to the Membership Secretary. Please provide details of project(s) involved etc. and the telephone number of your Group contact.

Folk Association of South Hants

FOLK ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH HANTS (FASH) COMMITTEE

CHAIRMAN Lin Rayner, 16 Stourvale Gardens, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, Hants

SO53 3NE. 02380 252112

SECRETARY and MEMBERSHIP John Turner, 35 Pirrie Close, Upper Shirley, Southampton SO15 7QA
02380 360892 jhmturner@waitrose.com
TREASURER Syd Wilkins, 12 Chestnut Close, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, Hants SO53 3HH. 02380 265332
The remaining Committee members are: Ian Norris, Elizabeth Haigh, Ted FitzGerald, Dennis Wheeler, Fran Sly and Daphne Hall

SOLENT WAVES

EDITOR Dennis Wheeler, Penshurst, Vicarage Lane, Swanmore, Hants SO32 2PW 01489 892911 editor@fash.org.uk
DISTRIBUTION Jean and Arthur Tomes, 48 West Street, Titchfield, Near Fareham, Hants
PO14 4DF. 01329 842237

On to full contents of the web version of ‘SOLENT WAVES’ the FASH Newsletter
updated and published monthly in paper form (except January and August).