My Own Sweet Native Vale
My Own Sweet Native Vale
An arrangement of a folk song in 3 parts, by Kathryn Davidson. This text for this song was taken from a broadside (lyric sheet) in the Frank Kidson collection. The tune was composed by Kathryn Davidson.
Kathryn Davidson
Kathryn is Folk Strand Leader for Sage Gateshead’s Learning and Participation department and holds a degree in Folk and Traditional Music from Newcastle University. Nationally sought-after as a choir leader and vocal tutor, her approach is flexible and tailored to her pupils.
As a choir leader she creates bespoke arrangements of folk songs, often from her native Northumberland. Her debut solo album The Lass will Not Learn was released in 2012 and she codirects the Folkworks Adult Summer Schools. Kathryn worked on two schools projects for The Full English, and also ran a community choir event at Sage Gateshead drawing on material from The Full English digital archive.
