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Music, song and dance workshops for young people

Shooting Roots will be exploding into BunkFest again this year with their vibrant, exciting and accessible series of workshops for young people.
No experience is needed, just turn up and find out what this whole roots music thing is about!

At Centre 70 during BunkFest
Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd September
Admission FREE to all workshops

Click here for a map of Wallingford showing BunkFest venues and the Festival Bus routes

Saturday 2nd September
What's on
Time
What's it about?
Shooting Roots Beginner's Workshop
11.00-12.00
Come to have a go on the tin whistle or bring your own instrument and see if you can learn a tune by the end of the workshop! No experience needed, all levels welcome.
Shooting Roots Funky World Band
12.00-13.30
Great tunes, cool grooves and loads of fun. We'll be taking some great folk songs & tunes and building them into funky masterpieces, leading to a performance on Sunday. Open to singers and musicians of all standards.
Shooting Roots Theatre
14.00-15.30
Taking elements from both Street Theatre and traditional Mummers Plays, we explore the funny side of life and turn it into daft performances! Develop your performance skills and character development whilst taking a look at traditional English street plays.
Shooting Roots Come & Try Morris Dancing
Come and have a great time learning the steps and figures of one of the most satisfying and challenging of English art forms. No experience needed and all welcome.
 
Sunday 3rd September
What's on
Time
What's it about?
Shooting Roots Beginner's Workshop
11.00-12.00
Come to have a go on the tin whistle or bring your own instrument and see if you can learn a tune by the end of the workshop! No experience needed, all levels welcome.
Shooting Roots Funky World Band
12.00-13.30
Great tunes, cool grooves and loads of fun. We'll be taking some great folk songs & tunes and building them into funky masterpieces, leading to a performance on Sunday. Open to singers and musicians of all standards.
Shooting Roots Theatre
14.00-15.30
Taking elements from both Street Theatre and traditional Mummers Plays, we explore the funny side of life and turn it into daft performances! Develop your performance skills and character development whilst taking a look at traditional English street plays.

Shooting Roots Showcase
North Kinecroft Stage

16.25-16.55
Everyone of any age welcome to come and see the showcase, performed by participants from Shooting Roots workshops this weekend.

Shooting Roots also happens at Broadstairs Folk Week, Chippenham Folk Festival, Crawley Folk Festival and Towersey Village Festival! www.folkarts-england.org/sroots/index.htm

The Ceilidh Project - Shooting Roots - Sustain Ability Theatre
Young musicians' Chillout Zone - Funky Urban Dance Night


BunkFest Shooting Roots
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