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BOOKINGS FOR 2010 STARTING TO9 COME IN!

Well it has been a busy 2009 and bookings are already starting to come in for 2010. Keep an eye on our gig list to see where you we are performing.

Of course not all bookings are public ones-but if you see a telephone number though it means that tickets can be obtained.

A BUSY 2009

After a quiet start to the year and thinking perhaps we wouldn't be so busy things have suddenly taken off.

 

  

RAYS NEW CD RECEIVES GOOD REVIEWS!

"Deep into the CD are the tunes and songs that stay around forever. The Wedding Suite set is just wonderful, bright and breezy with two tempo changes and beautiful punchy melodeon playing. Engaging songs follow....it just gets better and better, Lakeland Rambles is just lovely, then the most beautiful of them all 'Curiosity' just makes you want to start all over again. So why has this CD been such a long time coming?"

Review by Sue Swift in English Dance and Song Summer 2009.

To hear some tracks from RAY'S CD

follow this link

CD TRACKS

RAY'S NEW CD

'FOR CURIOSITY' IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE FOLK STORE

www.folkstore.co.uk

and his own on-line shop at www.raylangton.com

 

Huge thanks due to Brian Bell (Whapweasel) for providing some great bass, Mike Coleman (Whaps) for stunning cittern and guitar, Hannah Edmonds for some wonderful cello, Derek Harrison amazing jazz pianist from Whitchurch in Shropshire and Greg Smallbone from The Cuckoo Ale Band who provided percussion. Not to mention Ich who plays about everything else!

 

 

 

 

 

MORE WALKING CHALLENGES !

Ray is heading off to the Lake District for a bit of 'peak bagging' in October and then the Footloose Four are entered for the 2010 South Shropshire Cicrular Challenge-26 miles in under 10 hours.

The Teesdale Way was completed in style by the foolossers 3 over 80 miles in 3 days with stunning views on the final day past High Force and Cauldron Snout. Finishing at Appleby the weather was glorious throughout and apart from picking up blisters on teh first day Ray and Barbara enjoyed every minute.

SOUTH SHROPSHIRE CIRCULAR 2009 COMPLETED BY THE FOOTLOOSE 4!

The original 3 footloosers Ray, Barbara and Tom were joined for this challenge by Mike. The 28 mile route with over 4,000 feet of cumulative climb was completed by the footloosers in eight hours forty five minutes.

Ray and Barbara (plus friend Tom) together form a long distance walking team 'FOOTLOOSE'(Now joined by Mike to make it the Footloose 4).

September 2008 challenge

Route turned out to be following Wild Edric's Way and involved 30 miles on the Saturday from Church Stretton to Clun and 21 miles on Sunday from Clun to Ludlow. Beautiful scenery, lovely weather and not too stiff at the end.

WHY? ...... because we still CAN!