About C & C Entertainments
Chris and Celia Street have played traditional folk music for many years, performing English, Irish and Scottish folk music, including a little classical music here and there, with Celia lending a vocal harmony.
Chris and Celia are skilled musicians and provide excellent entertainment for small parties and functions. Please contact them for further information.
Chris and Celia invite musicians of all levels to join them at their Folk sessions at the Queen Victoria at Priddy. See 'Where to find us' for more information.
Where to find us:
Priddy: Join us for our regular informal jam session at the Queen Victoria, in the village of Priddy (on the top of the Mendips in Somerset), on Monday evenings. Admission is free and the beer is good!
What's On?
MAFEA Festival 2010: Priddy, September 17th to 19th 2010. Book early - click here for details and booking form (100Kb pdf)
The Acoustic Calendar for Wessex (formerly Tony and Peter's Folk Diary)
Looking for a guide to singarounds, acoustic sessions & open mic in the Wessex area? Download The Acoustic Calendar for Wessex.
Petition for Live Music
"Following on from the Early Day Motion in favour of an exemption from licensing for small live music gigs (which is for MPs to sign), there is now a petition to the PM which can be signed by anyone eligible to vote in the UK. The last time such a petition was put up it attracted 80,000 signatures - and was summarily ignored. This one needs at least twice that, so please sign and publicise. It is at http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/livemusicevents/ where the full text can be read."
"Under the Licensing Act, a performance by one musician in a bar, restaurant, school or hospital not licensed for live music could lead to a criminal prosecution of those organising the event. Even a piano may count as a licensable 'entertainment facility'. By contrast, amplified big screen broadcast entertainment is exempt. The government says the Act is necessary to control noise nuisance, crime, disorder and public safety, even though other laws already deal with those risks. Musicians warned the Act would harm small events. About 50% of bars and 75% of restaurants have no live music permission. Obtaining permission for the mildest live music remains costly and time-consuming. In May, the Culture, Media and Sport Committee recommended exemptions for venues up to 200 capacity and for unamplified performance by one or two musicians. The government said no. But those exemptions would restore some fairness in the regulation of live music and encourage grassroots venues."
Petition - Scrap the 696
"The 696 Form compels licensees who wish to hold live music events in 21 London Boroughs to report to the police the names, addresses, aliases and telephone numbers of performers, and most worryingly, the likely ethnicity of their audience. Failure to comply could result in fines or imprisonment.
We believe this places unnecessary and frankly Orwellian powers in the hands of the Metropolitan Police, an institution which does not have the best record of racial fairness. The 696 form can only serve to deter the staging of live musical events - a positive form of activity in London and all cities - stifle free expression and quite possible penalise certain genres of music and ethnic audiences. It is an intrusion too far."
Telephone: 07970 735682 Skype: opus20001
Email: info@folkmusicsomerset.co.uk
Address: 76 Finch Close, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5GL