41 Valley News February 2010

42 Valley News February 2010

By Ace Drummond

Dinton’s Wyndham Armshas a new landlord and

landlady, Paul and Mary.Their northern sense of hosp-

itality, fun and goodwill hasluckily stretched south to allowthe locals a chance to enjoya good pint, decent wine andfreshly cooked delicious unpre-tentious, sensibly priced, food.

They actually asked theircustomers what sort of mealsthey would like, and what sortof prices they felt were fair.The menus were then adjust-ed to suit. Discounts are givento those who have retired, andI guarantee every person whopasses through the door will bemade to feel very welcomed.

Terrible snow, ice and treach-erous driving conditions killedoff most of their passing tradevery early on in their new ven-ture, and then burst pipes andfaulty electricity added to theirproblems.

They happily ploughed on

customers, they are going fromstrength to strength.

Burcombe butcher Bob Palm-er is now supplying them withexcellent fresh meat, and theyare sourcing other produce asnear to home as possible.

Mary and Paul have askedValley News, on their behalf,to thank all their new friends,supporters and customers whohave helped them settle so wellinto Dinton’s way of life, and thecommunity.

New landlord and landlady

Paul and Mary Gibbens and family

Paul and Maryat the

Wyndham Arms,Dinton,invite you to

BE OUR VALENTINE!Saturday February 13th.

Come and dine with us from 7pm.Choice of fixed menu

but BOOK NOW!01722 716999

We’d LOVE to see you andyour LOVED one!£25 per couple

including wine and roses.

43 Valley News February 2010

Ó½Õ»²²¿�­ Ó«­·½By Jack McKenna

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IMAGINE a folk super-groupwhich draws on a committedcollective of English musi-cians dedicated to world mu-sic...

The Imagined Village –“Empire and Love” –

eccrecords.co.uk;Amazon on-line, £8.98

A GROUP of English folk-su-perstars plus sundry other mu-

-enced by other world music andboasting a collection of instru-ments including sitar go into anew, eclectic, folk-world mix,featuring the voices of Mar-tin and Eliza Carthy and ChrisWood (English Folk Collective)and drawing from a pool of other

such as Simon Emmerson whoalso co-produced and is Profes-

sor of Music Technology and In-novation at De Monfort Univer-sity; Sheema Mukherjee (on

-cussionist and Dohl player*);Ali Friend(bass); Andy Ganga-deen (drummer – session per-cussionist for ZZ Top and oth-ers) and Barney Morse Brown(Cello).

So, I think you can see fromthe talents assembled here thatthey produce a rare mix of com-plex folk-roots sounds with newarrangements and themes.

which I understand is original-ly a 19th century folk song butinto which the group of addedsome lyrics which touch on ourinvolvement in the Afghan war(original lyrics – for example):

“My son John was tall and

slim/ He had a leg for ever limb/But now he’s got no legs at all/For he run a race with a cannon-ball...

“Oh you were deaf, were youblind/ When you left your two

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legs right down to the knee....(New lyrics):

“My son John was tall andslim/ He had a leg for everylimb/ But now he’s got no legs atall/ For he run a race with a can-nonball...

“Jack the lad he went to war/I waived bye-bye when he wentout the door...I’ll see you againwhen you’re back from Iraq andAfghanistan and the Taliban...”

Track three features ElizaCarthy on vocals singing the ar-rangement of Peggy Seeger

and Ewan McColl of an up-temp

haunting violin and is followed

sounds like a fairly traditionalbut nonetheless the beautifullyput together version of “Scar-

-nise the subtle presence of thesitar and the intermitted single-beat of the Dohl.

It is this kind of mixing, newsounds with traditional Englishfolk lyrics, that make this albumvigorous and refreshing; clear-ly meriting the praise in folkyreviews of the band, various-

and “Fast forward to the seven-

The album ends with a stringversion reprise of “Scarborough

air to the conclusion of an other-wise perfect second album.

*Dohl: hand-played drum as-sociated with the Punjab andoriginating in the 15th century.Jack McKennaJackmckenna87@yahoo.co.uk

Vigorous andrefreshing

Soulful but gentleAlice Watts – acoustic set at

Salisbury Arts CentreJanuary 16

ALICE WATTS, playing acous-tic guitar and accompanied byDave Thorne (guitar) and per-cussionist Tom Horrell, playeda short set of six self-pennedsongs in support of Belinda

the Arts Centre on Saturday16 January 16. This was oneof a series of gigs in the Southto showcase her voice andsong-writing talent.

Alice already has a devotedfollowing (appearing at Larm-er Tree last year) and com-parisons have been made be-tween her and the late EvaCassidy – some complement.Her voice is soulful but gentleand she strolls through them-with cast-down, or closed eyes,in concentration.

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song of love and loss: “It’s theocean, and the sea and me/keeps me moving my mind/just to understand, I’ve beenlosing my way without you...

“It’s the journey long, themoody clouds hand low/ I can’tnavigate me through/ I’ve beenwalking down, so deep deepdown below/ I need you to come

(continued on page 44)

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Dinton Bed & Breakfast3 bedrooms each with private bathroom,on the edge of DintonMrs D. Verdon-Smith,Dowtys,Dowtys Lane,Dinton,Salisbury SP3 5ESTel: 01722 716886www.dowtysbedandbreakfast.co.uk

WORRIED about tooth decay?In the unlikely event that you

have ever wondered what abatch of 150 toothbrushes andtubes of toothpaste looks like,now you know! The items in thephoto, which include 150 barsof soap are on their way to anorphanage in Belarus.

Teffont, worked at the orphan-age in August last year alongwith other volunteers fromSouth Wilts and Bishops

dren living in social deprived ar-eas of Belarus resulting fromthe Chernobyl disaster.

The visit was arranged by aSalisbury-based charity "Bela-rusian Victims of Chernobyl".

dren and, on her return, sheand the other volunteers madean audio visual presentation inTeffont Village Hall coveringtheir visit.

Teffont donated half the pro-ceeds from the Harvest Festival

Pratt, Director of the Charity, forideas for the use of the money.He suggested toothpaste andtoothbrushes as these are notprovided to the children.

www.bvoc.org. RM, Teffont

Teffont, with 150 toothbrushes andtubes of toothpaste, and soap destinedfor a Chernobyl orphanage.

Keri gets her teeth into theorphans’ dental health

twelve/ and the soul wonderswhy/ you let this world dictateyour mind...”

Do go and see Alice if you getthe chance or get her debut al-

loads of some of the tracks areavailable at Amazon on-line.

(from page 43)a paean for the capital: “You’vethe London fever now/ let thedazzle spin you round/ you’vegot the London fever now/ getno sleep and join the crowd...

Mind the gap between the

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