Gwilym and Carol Davies with Terry Brenchley (Special Event)

Dennis and Judy Cook invite you to their home for a musical house party featuring as their special guests Gwilym and Carol Davies and Terry Brenchley--old friends with new friends touring America for the first time as a trio.This talented trio of British Folk Artists is visiting the USA for the first time. The flowing fiddle playing of Terry Brenchley combines with the melodeon, banjo and keyboard skills of Gwilym and Carol Davies to back their strong voices and harmonies. The trio have been playing together in various groups over many years and bring to their music a rare background of research into traditional music and song. Gwilym was resident in the USA for a period in the 1990s, during which time he carried out folksong collecting trips to the Appalachian and Adirondack Mountains, making many recordings which have been placed with the Library of Congress. Terry now resides mainly in France where he has made a special study of French folk tunes.Be prepared for an evening of English, Welsh, American and even some continental European songs and tunes. You will hear traditional ballads, toe-tapping music, love songs and comic songs, guaranteed to give you a stimulating and enjoyable evening.You'll want to contact the Cooks in advance to make sure there's a seat in their music room for you.