Dr. Roger Holdstock

the Sounder asked Roger Holdstock, a member of the group that was formed in 1983 by folks who had already been playing for quite some time.

"Yes, definitely," he said."After we played at the Vancouver Folk Festival this summer, people told us how good it was to hear real folk music again, unadorned, unvarnished, and not singer-songwriter folk rock passing as folk music."

Once again in a world awash in consumerism, war and urgent social problems, it seems that more of us are turning to folk music, much as people did in the ‘60s.

"There is a renewed appetite for acoustic music with meaningful lyrics that go beyond individual angst," Holdstock reported.Once again, folk music stands out as something vital and real.

"Fraser Union has also noticed that people really enjoy a capella," he added."We start sets with unaccompanied singing and immediately people begin to listen very closely; obviously they want to also hear the human voice, unadorned.

"People are hungry for musical simplicity with profound lyrical content, rather than pointless sound," Holdstock continued.

Fraser Union played here on the island in the spring, but as a trio, when one of the quartet suddenly had to go to England after his father died.

These materials were developed by Roger Holdstock of Langara College as a Locally Initiated Curriculum Project funded by the Ministry of Advanced Education.

by: Roger Holdstock
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These materials were developed by Roger Holdstock of Langara College as a Locally Initiated Curriculum Project funded by the Ministry of Advanced Education.

Dr. Roger Holdstock of Langara College's English department will introduce, screen, and facilitate discussion about each of these films.

Roger Holdstock (Instructor - English) Retired

Crossing the Bridge [compact disc] by Pastime With Good Company.Pastime With Good Company.Vancouver.2001. $15.00
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Fraser Union is Dan Kenning, vocals; Henk Piket, vocals and guitar; Barry Truter, vocals, guitar, and octave mandolin; and Roger Holdstock, vocals, guitar, and mandolin.
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Fraser Union is Dan Kenning, vocals; Henk Piket, vocals and guitar; Barry Truter, vocals, guitar, and octave mandolin; and Roger Holdstock, vocals, guitar, and mandolin.
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Fraser Union is Dan Kenning, vocals; Henk Piket, vocals, guitar, and dobro; Barry Truter, vocals, guitar, octave mandolin, and banjo; Roger Holdstock, vocals, guitar, and mandolin; and Duncan Truter, drums.

At the next step Stephen Miller and Jennifer Clement (Directors), Roger Holdstock (Screenwriting instructor) and Jane Heyman (Associate Director of Studio 58) adjudicate the scenes, whittling them down to 6.