The Severn Suite
above: rehearsals and performance in 2016
below: Karen Tweed & John Kirkpatrick with a Severn Suite Workshop in 2006
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The Project
As an outcome of the first Seed Weekend in 2005 TASC decided to commission a new set of tunes and dances for the village of Llandinam.
The project was financed by Performing Rights Society Fund, Arts Council of Wales, Powys County Council, and the Gwendoline & Margaret Davies Trust.
The Premiere
The result ws that John Kirkpatrick & Karen Tweed created for us 15 new country dances and tunes called The Severn Suite.
The whole piece was played by John and Karen with an improvised band and danced in public by a team of volunteer dancers on a hot sticky evening in June 2006 as part of the Second Seed Weekend.
The Book
A book of the tunes, dances, and background was published by TASC in autumn 2006. It also contains a CD of the tunes played by John & Karen that can be used to dance the piece when no live musicians are available.
Ten Years On
In 2016 the piece was re-created with many of those who danced it in 2006, but also new volunteers bringing to life this collection of intriguing and exhiliarating dances.
Workshops were held during the day with John Kirkpatrick and Karen Tweed and the evening performance was accompanied by
solo concerts from John and Karen and followed by a short ceilidh.
St LLonio's March
One of the most-played tunes from the suite, jointly composed by John & Karen.