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2009 Performers

Dampier's Round

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Dampier's Round make a welcome return to Eastbourne '09. They play music from the British Isles and around the world and have played together for around 25 years. Line up is fiddle, guitar, bass pedals and flute, and occasionally harp or mandolin.

Dampier's Round is part of the resident band for Sytchampton Folk Dance Club and has played at many festivals and events, including Sidmouth, Whitby, Lichfield, Harrow, Southam, Reading & Worcester Schools festivals, Casterton, Broadstairs. They have also performed as part of the Three Choirs fringe Festival in Worcester and in 'Music in the Bar' at Number 8, Pershore Arts Centre



Footnote:
William Dampier, buccaneer, explorer and Admiralty Hydrographer, wrecked on Ascension Island in 1701.
Dampier's Round in concert at Worcester Arts Workshop:
composer: Moira Gutteridge




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