David Kidman's Home PageESSENTIAL FOLK (& MARITIME) MUSIC
David is a respected, dedicated and prolific contributor to the UK folk scene, both locally (within Yorkshire) and nationally. · Folk Singer – a passionate and committed revival singer, a song-carrier whose performing repertoire unashamedly covers a wide spectrum that reflects a diversity of tastes and styles within the fields of contemporary songwriting and traditional song. · Compère – an informed and inclusive MC, mindful of the needs of each occasion (performers, their audiences and that all-important timing). David’s compèring CV embraces folk festivals and folk clubs large and small; main-stage and more intimate venues; hosting or steering Big Sings and humble singarounds. · Writer – an authoritative and insightful reviewer of music CDs for the national folk press (fRoots, The Living Tradition), online (NetRhythms, FolkandRoots.co.uk), and regional folk press in the north (Yorkshire) and north-east (Teesside). · Poet – David’s selectively published works are balanced and complemented by “occasional” verse written for specific compèring engagements. David’s lifelong deep interest in, and enthusiasm for, music of many kinds has quite naturally led to a more practical involvement, in folk music in particular, over the past dozen or so years. He looks forward to sharing the music and songs with you somewhere along the road. Editorial Services – David also offers editing, sub-editing and proofreading services, having held membership of the Society for Editors & Proofreaders since 1995. Latest News Update - 23rd February 2012 The past ten days has seen me spending more time indoors than usual, due partly to a dearth of happenings and partly to one of those spells of SAD (see below) that afflict us all from time to time. It often happens as a thaw progresses!... During that period, I managed to attend a top-class chamber concert, a pretty good folk club guest night, an excellent singers' night and a very quiet (and short) club night. Guess which one (frustratingly) involved the most travelling!... It looks like another quiet week ahead, but I still hope to get round a few local and not-quite-so-local clubs for some singing! I've received a few comments from visitors to the site lamenting the lack of sound clips - a situation I hope to remedy when I get around to joining one of the recommended web-presences that host such recordings. Watch this space, and I'll keep you posted. I've managed at last to acquire a recording of my set at one of last year's folk festivals, and with any luck some of this will find its way onto one of the above-referred locations. For the rest, though, I'll leave the earlier retrospective reflections intact here for a little longer just in case you missed the news... >>2011 was a year replete with promise, with some really good gigs and a number of excellent singing experiences. Highlights for me were (I'm told well-received) solo performances at Acoustic Rotherham, the Ellesmere Port Shanty UK Festival, and the Cross Keys in Handsworth; the Keith Marsden Memorial Concert in his hometown of Morley (September); July's brief but fulfilling collaboration with Tina McKevitt; and April's themed evening (From Both Sides) in conjunction with Jim Saville. Sadly, however, as yet 2012 is fairly deficient in terms of singing or compering engagements. It is mildly reassuring to learn that I am not alone in experiencing this by any means. Such is life... So for now I'll just continue to support as many local sings and other events as I can - as long as the snow and ice keep away, that is!<< I am still available for bookings, however - for singing or for compering. So, if you know of a club or festival which may be interested in hosting any of my solo ventures (specialist maritime sets, straight club set/s, Keith Marsden special sets or gig support set/s) or else "From Both Sides" (an evening of songs and verse on the theme of conflict, performed in conjunction with poet Jim Saville), then please use the contact form here.... Finally - while still looking forward in the solo context, I'm still keeping my ears (and mind) open for a singing partner with whom to share some songs just occasionally, both in unison and harmony... |   Nature's World 2011  Nature's World 2011  Acoustic Rotherham 12  Keith Marsden Memorial Concert 
Rhyl Folk Club
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