Trad Arts Team

The Trad Arts Team has reduced its number and range of events in recent years, but there are still plenty of performances and sessions for you to enjoy.  Some of these are with partner organisations like Handsworth Socials who are playing to packed houses.  So come along to join us either as a participant or an audience.

Saturday 3 Feb, 2:30pm to 5pm
Alvechurch French Dance and Music
Alvechurch Village Hall B48 7JX
Entry £2, all abilities of dancer and musician welcome
Check out the Facebook group for more details

Sunday 4 Feb, 6-9pm
Birmingham Folk’s Global Trad Session
Old Moseley Arms, 53 Tindal St, Balsall Heath, B12 9QU
Free and open to anyone with an instrument at any level
Checkout the facebook page for more info

Wednesday 7 Feb, 8pm
Tales and Ales at the Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales, Alcester Road, Moseley, B13 8EE
An informal session for storytellers and anyone who wants to listen
tradartsteam.co.uk/#tales-and-ales

Thursday 8 Feb, 7:30 pm
Moseley Village Band
St Columba’s Church Hall, Moseley, B13 8DD
tradartsteam.co.uk/our-events/events-by-partners-and-friends/#moseley-village-band

Saturday 10 Feb, 7:15pm
Handsworth Socials: Refugees are Welcome Here
St Andrews Sports & Community Centre, College Rd, Handsworth B20 2HX
Social evening with musicians from The Gambia, Afghanistan, Kurdistan – and Handsworth!
Pay on the door £3 / £7 / £9 – reserve tickets by text 07802 546076 or email mogstim@hotmail.com

Wednesday 21 Feb, 7:30pm
Birmingham Storytelling Café: Best Friends Forever, with the Café Crew
Kitchen Garden Cafe, York Road, Kings Heath, B14 7SA
A menu of great food, drinks and cakes will accompany our delightful and/or heart-wrenching stories of Friendship.  Doors open 6.30pm – stories start at 7:30pm.
Tickets £10 from wegottickets.com
More info from https://www.birminghamstorytellingcafe.co.uk/

Thursday 22 Feb, 7:30 pm
Moseley Village Band
St Columba’s Church Hall, Moseley, B13 8DD
tradartsteam.co.uk/our-events/events-by-partners-and-friends/#moseley-village-band

Tuesday 27 Feb, 7:30 pm
Royal Tales – Sutton Coldfield Storytelling 
Station Pub, 44 Station St, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B73 6AT
Free entry, but please support the venue by buying drinks and food
Checkout the Royal Tales facebook group for more info

Advance Notice: Sat 2 March, 10am-1pm
Birmingham Folk Workshop with Ricardo Santos Rocha
Moseley Hive, 93 Alcester Rd, Birmingham B13 8DD
Ricardo Santos Rocha is a Portuguese multi-instrumentalist and composer.  In this workshop, he’ll be using the diatonic accordion (melodeon) to share a few tunes, traditional dance rhythms and idiosyncratic aspects of the repertoire from Portugal, Galicia and Basque Country.
Checkout the facebook page for more info

ADVANCE NOTICE (in conjunction with United Artists of South Birmingham)
Calling all local artists! We are excited to announce the launch of a monthly Art Market in Kings Heath High Street at the New Life Baptist Church Hall. It is set to take place on the third Saturday of every month, beginning 16 March. This vibrant market is a celebration of local talent and a platform for artists to showcase their unique work, be it visual, sculptural, or beyond, with live music from Mad Moll.  For more info email Graham Langley