Events

2023

• Ipswich New Angle Prize Shortlist Showcase event, Ipswich Institute Reading Room, 15 Tavern Street, Ipswich IP1 3AA Wednesday 24 May 6.30pm https://ipswich-institute.myshopify.com/collections/new-angle-prize-events/products/new-angle-prize-shortlist-showcase

• Wells-next-the-sea Sea Fever Literary Festival– In conversation with Tony Britten, Friday 16 June 2023 4:30pm  https://www.wellsmaltings.org.uk/events/sea-fever-7-the-captains-apprentice/

• Gloucester Three Choirs Festival, Ralph Vaughan Williams Society Tea and Talk Cooke Room, St Mary de Crypt Monday 24 July 2.30 – 5 pm https://3choirs.org/events/ralph-vaughan-williams-society-tea-and-talk

• Folk East Festival Glemham Hall Suffolk - Halesworth Bookshop Literary Bookclub Tent Friday 18 August 3.00pm  https://folkeast.co.uk

• Isle of Wight Literary Festival Northwood House, Cowes, Saturday 7th October 19:30 - 20:30   https://isleofwightliteraryfestival.com/event/the-captains-apprentice-ralph-vaughn-williams-and-the-story-of-a-folk-song/

2022

• Norwich, Dragon Hall: Caroline Davison in conversation with Giles Foden Wednesday 7 September   6:30 pm - 8:00 pm  https://www.thebookhive.co.uk/event/caroline-davison-in-conversation-with-giles-foden-the-captains-apprentice/

• BBC Radio 4: Book of the Week serialisation of The Captain's Apprentice Monday 26 September - Friday 30 September https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001bksj

• Ely, Topping & Company Booksellers of Ely:  Talk, Wednesday 28th September 7:30pm https://www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/ely/caroline-davison/ 

• King's Lynn, Town Hall: Talk, Tuesday 11 October 7:00pm   https://kingslynncornexchange.co.uk/theatre/whats-on/event/talk-caroline-davison/ 

• Holt, The Holt Bookshop: Caroline Davison in conversation with Tony Britten, Thursday 13 October 6:pm for 6:30pm https://www.holtbookshop.co.uk/news-events

• Toronto, St Olave's Anglican Church and online. Concert, 'Tracing the Tunes: Ralph Vaughan Williams and the English Folk Song, Monday 17 October 2022 7:30pm  Pre-Show Presentation: 'Something entirely new yet absolutely familiar': folk song in the work of Ralph Vaughan Williams'. Show will be livestreamed https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tracing-the-tunes-ralph-vaughan-williams-and-the-english-folk-song-tickets-404013123127?aff=eand

• Southampton, Turner Sims Concert Hall. 'Vaughan Williams Discovery Afternoon'  Music, film and discussion led by David Owen Norris. Sunday 30 October 2:00pm. Talk and Discussion Panel https://www.turnersims.co.uk/events/vaughan-williams-discovery-afternoon/

• London, Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, Cecil Sharp House and online. 2022 Conference, 'Once more to the mouths of the people': Ralph Vaughan Williams and Folk Song'.  Paper, 12 November. 'The composer, his wife, the neighbour, and an aunt: how personal relationships shaped Vaughan Williams’s role as a folk song collector.' https://www.vwml.org/vwml-news/6985-conference-2022-on-sale

• Stowmarket, Red Gables. Conference, Vaughan Williams in the East: Talk, Saturday 26 November  https://www.eatmt.org.uk/folk-song-conference-stowmarket