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COURT SESSIONS was founded back in 1987, and operates under a constitution. Though strictly
non-party political, one purpose of the club is to encourage the performance- and enjoyment- of all forms of traditional
song and music, from every part of these islands, and from elsewhere.
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A short history of Court Sessions
Court Sessions was created by a group of singers and musicians with a shared interest in traditional
song and music. Most now make up a sort of 'traditional song diaspora': although Dave East and Doreen
Leighter are still involved in the organisation, Tom & Barbara Brown, central
to the club's creation, are now back in North Devon, having taken early retirement long ago; they organise music sessions
in their local pub, in Coombe Martin. Jack Warshaw now lives in rural Hampshire, and Jim Carroll
and Pat McKenzie have happily relocated- from Wandsworth to the beautiful West coast of Co. Clare;
Colin Meadows also took early retirement from WBC and moved down to Hastings, where he now organises the
popular 'Old Time Country Music' based festival 'Sweet Sunny South'.
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Our Club Organizers
Some of those 'resident' at Court Sessions-
Doreen and Dave caught singing in harmony-
pictured at the Grove in Balham...
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