Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: GUEST,Peadar (formerly) of Portsmouth
Date: 22 Sep 08 - 07:40 AM

Hey all,

If you're interested in listening to the interview and performance on UNH Radio, you can hear it here:

The Folk Show on UNH Radio (9/21/08)

Our interview started around the 36 minute mark of the first hour and continues into the second hour.

Tom has already assured me/threatened that he's going to correct my historical inaccuracies...so no need to list them here. ;-)

Peter

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fes
From: maeve
Date: 22 Sep 08 - 05:28 AM

Another case of "I wish I could be there", Sinsull. I get awfully tired of writing that. Have fun.

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: SINSULL
Date: 21 Sep 08 - 10:40 PM

Counting down. Carole and Andrew arrive on Wednesday. Friday begins the festivities. Who's in?????? Anyone need a bed in MAine? I will be driving Friday, Saturday and Sunday and will be Designated Driver...DAMN!

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: SINSULL
Date: 21 Sep 08 - 02:10 PM

I have a little album for wishes of better times and health to Theresa Tooley. Look me up at the festival to add your thoughts. If you would like to include a card or picture, i can tuck it in the book.
Mary

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: Barry Finn
Date: 21 Sep 08 - 12:55 PM

Refresh

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fes
From: Charley Noble
Date: 20 Sep 08 - 09:45 AM

Uncle Jaque-

Long time, no see. Glad to hear you still walk this earth.

I'm not familiar with a traditional style session anywhere in the greater Augusta area. There are singer-songwriters that gather there but that's not the same thing as old-timey stuff. And the blue-grass folks may not be any closer to what you'd like to do.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: jacqui.c
Date: 20 Sep 08 - 09:24 AM

Kendall's just now talking on air to John Mcdonald about the festival. Unfortunately it isn't streamed.

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fes
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Sep 08 - 11:46 PM

Well Ahoy there Barry - our "Vocal Artillery" of the group!
I hope and trust that you are still belting them out as always!

How I miss those Chanty hoots at Bunker's place; fond memories indeed!

"Domestic Management" was never all that enthusiastic about the drive down to Portsmouth and back at night even when we lived in Yarmouth, trying to find a parking place and all. She seems to have a certain aversion to that town for some reason.

If the gas prices don't go way back up I would be tempted to make the trip solo some time - might have to crash somewhere down there as I don't like to drive late at night any more.

Now that I've turned 60 last month, I sort of have an excuse for the way I've always been! {8^{D~

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: Barry Finn
Date: 19 Sep 08 - 11:08 PM

Hi Jaque
So that's where you've been hiding, been missing ya.
Next yr make a plan for coming.
There is something going on around the Camden area but I don't know much about it, maybe Charlie has more info, good luck, come south some time to say hi, we meet at the Press Room every 3rd Saturday of the month.

Barry

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: Barry Finn
Date: 19 Sep 08 - 11:04 PM

Hey Marc,
There's a couch at my house with your name on it, if you'd like.
I'm on the closer side of Portsmouth to you than you'd be to those Main-e-axes, there an hour north of the Port. Why don't you come up here Saturday am. Leave your car here & ride to the fest with Neil & me. I don't drink (only water or soda) so I'm the DD. After the party (cause we stay up late) I drive back. On Sunday you can either ride back to Portsmouth (50 minutes) with us leaving your car at my house again or drive your car to Portsmouth if you want to head straight home from the fest, either way that couch is either gonna have you on it or the dog. You don't have to sleep with the dog, if the couch is taken she won't get on it & better yet, you don't have to sleep with Neil, he has his own couch.

Barry

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fes
From: GUEST,Uncle Jaque
Date: 19 Sep 08 - 09:51 PM

Gosh, I miss you folks!

Been a while, hasn't it?

The local Museum has asked me to do a gig for our upcoming "Apple Festival" here in Monmouth (we moved up here from Yarmouth a couple of years ago) on the 27th, featuring music of the 19th Century. I'll try to work a few chantys in there in honor of the occasion.

They want me to appear in full Civil War Infantry regalia as we have in the past - apparently the folks get a kick out of that and it's become a bit of a tradition as another reenactor did it before I got here. Unfortunately he got cancer about a year ago and was taken, so I guess I got drafted to fill in.

Sunday following I've committed to helping out at our Sporting Club's "Field Day" public open-house. Big weekend!

Do you know of any folkies or small amature groups up this way - sort of between Lewiston and Augusta - who might be open to session or jam on occasion? I'm getting really rusty and want to get back into it.

Have a ball one and all at Portsmouth!

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fes
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 19 Sep 08 - 09:18 PM

Marc, there are several options for a real bed, not a floor, in reasonably close proximity to Saturday night's party. Tom will be in touch. We'd love to see you on Saturday!

Linn

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: Marc Bernier
Date: 19 Sep 08 - 04:51 PM

Thank you Jeri, for the info. I may plan on that.

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: Jeri
Date: 19 Sep 08 - 03:10 PM

The party's usually Saturday night. Sunday, folk finish up, eat dinner and bugger off home.

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: Marc Bernier
Date: 19 Sep 08 - 03:03 PM

Thank you Sinsull. If I stay and party, I'll probably not want to drive. If I maintain Sobriety so as to be able to Drive, I may drive home when the time comes. As of right now I gonna plan on partying if there is one.

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: SINSULL
Date: 19 Sep 08 - 01:10 PM

I do Mark. If you don't mind the drive up to Sout Portland.


Meantime, The Schedule:
http://www.newenglandfolknetwork.org/pmff/PMFF_Schedule_2008.pdf

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: Marc Bernier
Date: 19 Sep 08 - 01:06 PM

As the festival draws nearer, it becomes clearer why I choose to not make plans very far into the future. It'll be easiest if I come up Sunday Morning, as I'm only scheduled to perform on Sunday. However, the commitment I had for Monday AM is no longer, so if there is a post festival soirée, I like to be available for that. Any chance anyone might have some floor space on Sunday night?

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fes
From: Charley Noble
Date: 19 Sep 08 - 12:33 PM

Excellent publicity!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: GUEST,Peadar (formerly) of Portsmouth
Date: 19 Sep 08 - 12:05 PM

Also, Mudhook will be performing live on UNH Radio this Sunday, 9/21 at 10AM to promote the festival. Listen on 91.3FM locally, or online at UNH Radio

Cheers,

Peter

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: GUEST,Peadar (formerly) of Portsmouth
Date: 19 Sep 08 - 11:59 AM

Ugh...tried posting this multiple times...is there a limit to blue clickies?

Anyway...at the risk of interrupting this FASCINATING cockles discussion, I thought I'd mention that the word is getting out about the festival…

You remember…
The maritime festival…
The topic before this thread drift. ;-)

Fosters Daily Democrat

Portsmouth Herald

And, for the record, if I have "Molly Malone" stuck in my head all day because of your stinkin' cockles, there'll be hell to pay a tonight's session!

Hugs all,

Peter

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fes
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 18 Sep 08 - 06:36 PM

Oooooo! Cockles! I'll take Sinsull's share!

Nothing "weird" about cockles; we just don't grow 'em locally. (And, alas, I haven't even had periwinkle fritters for many many years.)

Linn

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: jacqui.c
Date: 18 Sep 08 - 05:22 PM

Cockles pleeeeeaaasse!

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: SussexCarole
Date: 18 Sep 08 - 04:02 PM

No sense of adventure eh Sins? No cockles for you then but I'm sure we'll find something else to grace the shelves of your fridge that's equally appropriate

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: SINSULL
Date: 18 Sep 08 - 03:59 PM

Cockles????? Leave those with Linn. She eats weird food. I don't even want it in my refrigerator.

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: SussexCarole
Date: 18 Sep 08 - 03:40 PM

Yipppeeee .....Not long now. We're both really looking forward to seeing you all in Portsmouth.

Getting the packing done now...cockles/laverbread/beer hmmm what have we forgotten?

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fes
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 18 Sep 08 - 10:25 AM

Ah, Sinsull, Water Street is the OLD name of Marcy St. -- renamed when they "cleaned up" the Piscataqua-side neighborhood that was home to the Gloucester House among other establishments that was home to entrepreneurial women such as Mary Baker of Carole Etherton's song fame.

The Press Room is sort of on the corner of Daniel St. and Penhallow St. The Warner House is on the corner of Daniel St. and Chapel St. Marcy St., formerly Water St., is on the other side of State St.

And it is an incredible line-up. On Sunday listeners can probably hear everyone just by staying in one or two places while performers rotate between venues. I'm just about to finish the revised schedule which I will send to Babs today to post to the website --

http://www.newenglandfolknetwork.org/pmff/

or hit Curmudgeon's blue clicky at the top of this thread.

Linn

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fes
From: curmudgeon
Date: 18 Sep 08 - 09:31 AM

The new and improved schedule grid with updated locations should be up on the website sometime this evening - Tom

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: SINSULL
Date: 18 Sep 08 - 09:27 AM

Silliness aside, this is a wonderful line up:
John Roberts
Bob Webb
Emery Hutchins
Jerry Bryant
Finn & Haddie
Three Sheets to the Wind
Ken Sweeney
Liam Robinson
Linn Noel
Kendall Morse
Andrew McKay and Carole Etherton
Tom Hall and Linn Schulz
Mudhook
Great Bay Sailor
Jerry Bryant
Marc Bernier

and a schedule that makes you wish you could be in two places at once.

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: ClaireBear
Date: 16 Sep 08 - 04:38 PM

and this is the highlight of our day...

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: SINSULL
Date: 16 Sep 08 - 04:25 PM

Yes - Corner of Daniel and Water Street, I think.

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: kendall
Date: 16 Sep 08 - 04:19 PM

Are we there yet?

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fes
From: maeve
Date: 16 Sep 08 - 04:06 PM

To return to the point under consideration one must first bisect the angle. Having done so, one returns to:

Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Festival

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fes
From: curmudgeon
Date: 16 Sep 08 - 02:10 PM

Continuing on this plane might leave you with an obtuse anglo.

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: SINSULL
Date: 16 Sep 08 - 02:01 PM

LOL THat's how Kendall's car ended up on my lawn, I think.

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fes
From: maeve
Date: 16 Sep 08 - 01:43 PM

One must approach it from the right angle, howeve, or miss the hypotenuse entirely.

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: SINSULL
Date: 16 Sep 08 - 01:07 PM

Cosining autographs as well but that's just tangental to the festival.

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: Barry Finn
Date: 16 Sep 08 - 12:35 PM

I didn't know that the Two Magicians were to be sining instead of frolicing?

Barry

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: SINSULL
Date: 16 Sep 08 - 12:31 PM

Sure. There is even an electric outlet if you need it.

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fes
From: MaineDog
Date: 15 Sep 08 - 08:21 PM

SINSULL,
Can I park my camper in your yard?
MD

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: SINSULL
Date: 15 Sep 08 - 11:21 AM

REFRESH
If anyone wants to make this festival but needs a place to crash, I can put two people up in one room at my house. Carole and Andrew will be here and we will be going down to the festival Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Linn had an article published in a New Hampshire tourist magazine with pictures of last years' festival. I can see the leaf peepers making a point of putting it on their calendars.

Tom says Saturday night's concert is a go with a space provided in an old church. The line up of talent is amazing.

I hear that John Roberts will be sining the Two Magicians and emphasizing the verse about the sailing ship and captain.

heh heh

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: SINSULL
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 04:08 PM

I have two canopies and Tami has one.

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fes
From: curmudgeon
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 03:37 PM

Thanks for the offers and good will. We have a friend who handles the insurance for many businesses who is checking out some other locations, and we have sought legal counsel should it come to that.

We will persevere - Tom

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: ClaireBear
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 03:30 PM

Oh dear! I'm very sorry for your troubles.

If there's anything I can do to help when I get there, I'm happy to volunteer. But if I end up holding up one corner of a giant tarp over the stage and audience in a big open field somewhere, I should let you know that I'm pretty short and will need a crate to stand on.

Cheers,
Claire

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: SINSULL
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 02:17 PM

YIKES!!!!!
That's a bitch. Good Luck Tom. If I can help...but I suspect my house is a bit out of the way.

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fes
From: curmudgeon
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 02:02 PM

We manage by having a few other people on board with the planning, Jeff Warner, Barbara Benn (Guest BB), Bruce MacIntyre, Peter Hale (Peadar from Portsmouth) and a lot of support from friends and performers alike.

Of course, all is not easy. This morning I found out that the Masonic Lodge, which had promised us use of their hall for the Saturday Concert, decided to let someone else use it. So now we have to find a suitable venue on two weeks notice, free or cheap. Ther's no money in the budget as we were promised free use of the hall.

Wish us luck - Tom

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: rumanci
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 09:56 AM

wow - what a line-up !
Tom and Linn - WHERE do you find the time to organise that ?
I envy you all being there and listening
mutter.....mutter
Carole and Andrew - I expect a full report
LOL
Best Wishes and have a fabulous festival
rum

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: SINSULL
Date: 11 Sep 08 - 09:49 AM

Refresh

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fes
From: Charley Noble
Date: 28 Aug 08 - 07:48 PM

Jon & Rika-

Nothing would make us happier than to see and hear you folks in Portsmouth next year, or even in Maine.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fes
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 28 Aug 08 - 11:04 AM

...we'll do the sea song mash...

ClaireBear will be staying with us in the wilds of Nottingham during the festival, exploring New England (or at least our corner of it) for the first time.

She may not be an official performer, but I'm sure she'll be joining her voice and enthusistically participating in the open sings and the other performances.

Linn

Subject: RE: Mudcatters @ Portsmouth (NH) Maritime Folk Fest
From: kendall
Date: 28 Aug 08 - 07:02 AM

I'm looking forward to this, and Tom thanks for including me in this bash. ..they did the Portsmouth bash...it was a harbor smash...