V&A Summer Camp, V&A Museum, South Kensington, London
Fri 6.30pm-10pm, Sat 1pm - 5pm. Free.

EFDSS-curated Communal Campfire Tent

Friday 30 July

Tim van Eyken - actor (Song Man in War Horse), singer, musician, dancer and past winner of the BBC Young Folk Award- brings together a company of spell binding performers: EFDSS Story Teller in Residence Debs Newbold, accordionist/singer/dancer Hannah James and fiddler/percussionist Sam Sweeney (of Bellowhead) to present an evening of magic and mystery.
Additional support is from rising star ’You Are Wolf’, recently seen in Folk Rising, a beat poet weaving together traditional folk, spoken word and spooky leftfield pop. This evening promises bawdy stories and ghostly tales (both sung and told), to awe-inspiring folk balladry and round the campfire sing-alongs to delight and entertain. For those who want to participate in a rhythmic, high energy, and fun activity there will be a clog dancing workshop and demo from Camden Clog (maximum 20 adults).

Saturday 31 July

A chance for children (and their parents) to sample a whole host of traditional British folk fun. Master the rhythmic steps of the morris dance, or join the mummer’s costume-making workshop with former EFDSS Artist In Residence Mat Cowan. Take part in the family ceilidh with Cut a Shine or dance around the Summer Camp maypole. The day will culminate in a mummer’s parade through the museum to the garden for a maypole dancing performance.