Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 04 Jun 05 - 05:05 AM

Just looked at the new festival website, and, tho' I haven't had time to examine every detail, it seems to lay everything out in a way that makes it easy to find out what you need to know.

Also, the idea of collections at sessions towards the fund for future festivals seems good to me. At least it will remove the reason for sessions specialists being thought of (wrongly), by some, as non contributors.

IMHO the organisers have done a marvellous job in producing all this in half the time it usually takes, and at some considerable financial risk to themselves.

A hearty thankyou to them all, they have made Sidmouth live on, against all odds.

Don T.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 03 Jun 05 - 06:45 PM

Come on guys, the poor bloke only asked "Does anybody know". It doesn't even require an answer from those who don't, and one of us might have had the info.

I know this festival has produced more than the usual frustrations and irritation, but I thought we were mostly friends here.

Don T.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: GUEST
Date: 03 Jun 05 - 06:05 PM

This would seem to be an odd place to come for the sort of detailed information and discussion you would need in those circumstances alan...

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: GUEST,alanJ
Date: 03 Jun 05 - 03:30 PM

Good grief, is this list full of people as paranoid and insulting as Blowzabella?
This thread is entitled news,info and support, and I wanted information, which has now been obtained from another more balanced source.
The reason I wanted to know is that I am involved with the group organising the event which follows the concert, and it makes sense to co-operate on PA instead of derigging the concert set-up and bringing in a ceilidh sound system.
Our original understanding was that the generator would be available from early evening, not early afternoon indicated by the timing of the concerts.
Now, Blowzabella, what are you doing to set up events for the folk week, or are "you just a S**t stirrer" who can't handle the idea that some people are concerned with the practicalities of putting on public performances.
How about an apology, and less rudeness in future ???

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: Blowzabella
Date: 03 Jun 05 - 02:57 PM

Why do you want to know alanJ? Are you a power and PA provider? If so, I should contact the organisers - this isn't really the best place to be touting for work at Sidmouth - it is just a folk forum where such subjects are discussed.

If not, do you really ask this sort of information about every event you plan to go to? If you booked a holiday cottage would you want to know who provided their gas and/or electic/water? When their pipes were last checked and their electricalgoods PAT tested. Or would you accept that it was somebody else's job - most probably the Council's Licensing Inspector, to check that theabovewas in order.   

Or perhaps you are just a S**t stirrer?

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: GUEST,alanJ.
Date: 03 Jun 05 - 08:45 AM

Does anyone know who is organising the 4-o-clock concerts in the Blackmore Gardens Marquee?
What are they doing about power and P.A. ?

alan J

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: sawhawk
Date: 24 May 05 - 06:50 AM

it dont take much to get things going and its going to be fine the message is out so book up now there lots of good people that will help you find sidmouth and if for the first time then welcome tell your friends and who knows maybe you will meet moor friend there!

lots of love to you all   Hawk

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: Dave Earl
Date: 23 May 05 - 04:12 AM

This from the website:-

LATEST - Full programme imminent! As soon as the programme is received it will be posted here!

Black Umfolosi 5, Reinhardt Project, John Renbourn & Jacqui McShee, Yetties, Chartwell Dutiro (mbira), Mick Ryan & Pete Harris, Rocas, Steve Turner, Moor Music Trio, Tickled Pink, Red Shed, Dartmoor Pixie Band, Total Chaos all confirmed!

French dance workshops led by Blowzabella's Dave Shepherd

The site says that there will be over 300 events over 8 days.

See you all there.

Dave Earl

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: RobbieWilson
Date: 21 May 05 - 02:01 PM

Yo Hawk,

How's it going? I didn't know you did the old nudcat thing. Recognised the voice as soon as youu began to speak. See you at sidmouth if not before. What about Bishops Castle?

See you Robbie

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: Lizzie in beautiful Sidmouth
Date: 21 May 05 - 01:38 PM

Ooh! Sawhawk....I LIKE the sound of you! ;0) All that AND you play the banjo! What more could a person want!!

I live in The Fairie Valley! How cool is that!! And I love trees and flowers, never cut down either.....and up in Core Hill Woods, (above Waitrose)...the bluebells are all out and the colours of the blue against the green is simply breathtaking!

<<......having the sidhe with you is all you need for a good time for all the family and as miss knee said its for the childrens children childrens so come you people the little folks are going to play any way with or without your say so as they have from the begining the music is free and playing it a gift dance is the pleasure of hearing it.......>>

Let's hear it for Miss Knee!!! Hurray!!! WHAT a lady!!! :0)

Now you see I was already looking forward to the first week in August hugely, but as Sawhawk is apparently coming too...well....I think there's going to be even more 'Magic In The Air' than I first thought! ;0)

Lots of love Sawhawk

Lizzie :0) :0) :0)

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: GUEST,cornishpiskie
Date: 21 May 05 - 06:48 AM

nice one sawhawk i never knew the little people went to sidmoth ill get the cornishpiskie posse to come by and have a wee dance to youre banjo and saw

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: GUEST,Curious
Date: 21 May 05 - 03:30 AM

Is the above a wind-up?

At least it's more entertaining than Lizzie!

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: sawhawk
Date: 21 May 05 - 12:27 AM

to whom it may concern history of sidmouth folk many years ago I was in seaton and meet a lady called miss knee she said in 1951 see founded the dance for the people working in the hotels many of they were from the north ie clogs etc and of course morris dancers she said that it was a way give to give them a bit of they home as nearly all were from far away this was the start of the folk in sidmouth and after the big bands stopped the yetties started my first folk in 1960s blackmore gardens ive been to all of the folk weeks since then and unlike my dad who played joana i play banjo and saw and many others sidmouth and i suppose ive done a lot of research into the valley is named after the sidhe or fairie valley in celtic most of my knowlege is handed down by word of mouth from the folks so write it is hard for me as you can see but i will do my best and at sidmouth this year will tell the real story of sidmouth and why the folk is really there and is not going to upset anyone to bad as steve heap said to me last year ive done my best maybe i replied maybe but things change as all good things do for the better and having the sidhe with you is all you need for a good time for all the family and as miss knee said its for the childrens children childrens so come you people the little folks are going to play any way with or without your say so as they have from the begining the music is free and playing it a gift dance is the pleasure of hearing it i call people big people and little people and if you understand you are little like me if you dont then you are big and big people hurt the flowers a good friend of mine sidmouth joke only hope to here from you all cheers me deers sawhawk

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: GUEST,Observer
Date: 12 May 05 - 03:44 PM

Still waiting for mine.

All seems very late and slaphappy compared to other festivals.

Everyone keeps saying it'll be alright on the night.

Must say I'm beginning to wonder.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: MBSLynne
Date: 12 May 05 - 07:53 AM

That previous guest was me through the cat flap....

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: manitas_at_work
Date: 12 May 05 - 04:15 AM

I got one a few days ago, courtesy of Hobgoblin.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: GUEST
Date: 12 May 05 - 02:40 AM

It's been printed but not yet sent out...any minute now it should be dropping through doors....

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 11 May 05 - 06:21 PM

Do you have a brochure please? May well come for the music and the craic..Best wishes, Mike.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: MBSLynne
Date: 11 May 05 - 04:06 PM

No Topper, there's no problem, just people working very hard to get it together with less time than it normally takes and a VERY tight budget. All will be well and all will be well and all manner of things will be well....

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: GUEST,alan J.
Date: 11 May 05 - 10:20 AM

Topper - don't panic (even if the answer isn't 42!)

I saw a proof copy of the guide which has been sent to the printers;

I think it said the first of June is when all tickets are going on sale.

http://www.lastminuteceilidhs.com

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: GUEST,Topper
Date: 11 May 05 - 09:02 AM

Still no confirmation of the Ham marquee concerts though.

All the artist names were announced many weeks ago so why are tickets still not on sale?

Is there some problem we've not been told about?

Could that explain the lack of any newsletter updates on the official website for over a month?

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: GUEST,alan J.
Date: 11 May 05 - 07:41 AM

full details of the Blackmore gardens dances are appearing on
http://www.lastminuteceilidhs.com

now taken over and organised by members of GreatWestern Ceilidhs, the Exeter-based e-ceilidh series that has been running successfully for many years.
http://www.great-western.org.uk/ceilidhs.htm

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: MBSLynne
Date: 11 May 05 - 07:38 AM

Oh that's great Sally! I'll look forward to trying your lemonade! Hope the weather means loads of sales!

Love Lynne

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: steve_harris
Date: 11 May 05 - 06:29 AM

A reasonably final(?) listing of English Ceilidh events has been posted to the English Ceilidh list by Simon Spoerer

I have placed a copy here

I think we may see major detailed announcments of many events in the next 7 days.

I am not officially connected with the festival

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 10 May 05 - 05:09 AM

8) yeeeeeeees!!!! need I say more?

Sal

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 20 Mar 05 - 07:48 PM

To Barry Martin and all detractors of Sidmouth 2005,

Forget about the International music and dance workshops. They're not happening this year........Live with it!

Remember that the English folk music and dance you so disdain and disparage was the foundation on which the international festival was built. If you could all see beyond the end of your noses, throw your considerable energy into positive support of what we are able to supply this year, and help make it a success, the same thing WILL happen again.

If all you are prepared to do is bitch and carp about what CAN'T be achieved in 2005, then we don't need you. Go start your own thread, and we'll leave you to be miserable as you like on that one.

Meantime we'll concentrate on cultivating, rather than alienating, the people of Sidmouth, so that they will want the festivals to continue in 2006 and beyond.

Steve Heap isn't coming back any time soon, so someone else will have to produce the goods. They won't get everything right straight away, but, with support rather than carping criticism, their results will improve, and the International festival will rise again.

If we had followed your line this year, IMHO there would have been no chance of Sidmouth 2006 happening at all.

So you might have to admit, at some point, that it was worth while our running "a few tea dances and song sessions" to use your disparaging, and erroneous comment.

There will be concerts and workshops, and we will, as always be visiting them, as well as supporting sessions.

For God's sake grow up, and stop throwing your rattle out of the pram just because you don't get everything the way you want it. Things change, and tho' we don't like the changes, some of us are mature enough to accept them, and get on with it. The down side of that is the fact that what we achieve also benefits whingers who do nothing but moan and belittle our efforts.

Hoping not to hear from you again
Don T.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 20 Mar 05 - 03:31 PM

Actually it wasn't me in the Arena it was my competitors, The Lemonade Factory. (spit!) Please, someone, help me. I'm going to be down on the south coast anyway with my trailer because I'm going to Dartmoor Festival at the end of the week.

Sal
(cant' respond for a bit because Schantieman [who's looking a bit like Capt. Birdseye at the moment] and I are bobbing up and down on the Solent for a few days.) (Hurrah!)

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: GUEST,Barry Martin
Date: 19 Mar 05 - 08:28 AM

I agree with 'Steve in Sidmouth' on this one.

The Sidmouth shopkeepers have taken the Folk Festival for granted. Like many of the grannies who've retired to Sidmouth they don't really welcome folkies though they're happy to take their money with a smile to their face and a curse behind their back. Just listen to them running down the Festival whenever they think there are only 'locals' in their shop.

Well I hope they're really happy this summer when many of us vote with our feet and go elsewhere.

I feel sorry for the handful of people who are working so hard to keep a few tea dances and song sessions alive but Sidmouth as a town doesn't deserve a Festival anymore.

Small wonder Steve Heap has upped his clogs to Beverley and Towersey. You look at how the whole communities there rally round to support their Festivals. What a contrast to Sidmouth where the businesses who have raked in the cash for years steadfastly refuse to put a penny back into Festival coffers.

Sod 'em all I say. I've loved the Festival and all the folkies who meet up every year. South Devon has beautiful scenery. But Sidmouth is full of bitter, narrow-minded, self-centred bigots waiting for the grim reaper and the rest of us should leave them a-huffin' and a-puffin' into the froth on their beer.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: Steve in Sidmouth
Date: 19 Mar 05 - 08:13 AM

The comment from Steve Harris echos some that have appeared over the years in the local paper from people 'out of town'. They couldn't believe the surly attitude of some shop staff and the lunchtime closing with complete indifference to whether CUSTOMERS wanted to shop then or not. But it is also true that some shops are run by owners who need to eat at lunchtime and cannot get staff just to cover for that short period. But with such a number of potential patrons around in folk week, yes, I agree some could make more effort. I think it is all part and parcel of the attitude that Sidmouth should be thanked for allowing the folkies in , rather than Sidmouth should be 'damn grateful' that they come at all.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: steve_harris
Date: 18 Mar 05 - 05:57 PM

"The shopkeeper interests on the town council have always been against too many (or any!) 'outsider' food, drink and icecream stalls because they take business away from town shops"

This is an area where I DO think some of the traders need a kick up the arse. The reason many of them lose custom is because they ignore customer needs. EG: A lot of the restuarants do not start serving evening meals until 7pm. That's no good to someone wanting to attend a main evening event at 8pm. And when you come out aeound 11pm with an attack of the munchies - tough.

And I don't think Steve Heap banned local traders from pitches at the festival - the excellent Mexican would appear to be owned by people in Peaselands Road.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: Lizzie in beautiful Sidmouth
Date: 16 Mar 05 - 02:56 PM

Good Lord! My hug card is full too Stevie....why didn't you ask earlier?????

Lizzie

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: Steve in Sidmouth
Date: 16 Mar 05 - 11:59 AM

How about freshly squeezed Lizzie - if your dance card is full maybe a hug instead?

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: Lizzie in beautiful Sidmouth
Date: 16 Mar 05 - 09:09 AM

Stevie Scarlett.....you haven't gone a little 'lemon' around the edges have you?

Hmmmm 'Ms. Lemon'.....have you sold Lemonade at Sidmouth before?

I do remember having some fresh lemon drink in the Arena....Very nice it was too. Beautifully refreshing!

It's all right Stevie Scarlett....I don't think we have any Fresh Lemonade Sellers in Sidmouth to compete with do we? Only all that clear, gassy stuff...in plastic bottles, that's a bit like Roald Dahl's Whizz Popping Lemonade!!Eek! We SO don't want Whizz Popping in Sidmouth Stevie.....we have to get this lady a place somewhere!!!:0)

Now Freshly Squeezed Lemons.....Mmmmmmmmm! :0)

Lizzie :0)

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: Steve in Sidmouth
Date: 16 Mar 05 - 07:00 AM

The shopkeeper interests on the town council have always been against too many (or any!) 'outsider' food, drink and icecream stalls because they take business away from town shops. I don't know of any specific decisions yet but there have been rumours of a clampdown on temporary food outlets as well as on hair wraps and bead sellers along the Esplanade. It has been a source of friction for years.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 16 Mar 05 - 06:22 AM

Thanks Kitty. I've sent an e mail.

Does anyone else know of somewhere I can sell lemonade in Sidmouth? Answers loud and clear please!

Sal

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Mar 05 - 03:08 PM

Sal

Tony Day e-mailed me the list of contacts for the festival - for traders, it's John Golightly. I'll PM you with his contact details. I expect you'll want to be sure the Ham is licensed first......

Kitty

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 15 Mar 05 - 01:29 PM

I want to support this festival by selling lemonade. Can anyone tell me how I can do this? I want to sell it on the Ham if at all possible.

Sal

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: JeZeBeL
Date: 20 Feb 05 - 04:01 PM

Sorry Adrian, my fault for nto reading all the thread really, don';t think it 's the same one!! lol Sorrrrreeeeeeee :0)

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: Adrianl
Date: 20 Feb 05 - 12:47 PM

JeZeBeL

Sorry. It was a very poor attempt at a joke while alchoholically challenged. I was referring to the Lizzie who posted very enthusiastically to Sidmouth threads.

Adrian

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: JeZeBeL
Date: 20 Feb 05 - 09:49 AM

Adrian.....

The Lizzie I know is the fiddle player Lizzie who used to play for the band called BELTANE.

Is that the one you mean?

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: Adrianl
Date: 19 Feb 05 - 03:34 PM

Dear JeZebeL

I normally tell lies in Leighton Buzzard but sometimes I also lie at work. I helps when I am talking to the fiend who wants me to work harder.

And is Lizzy THE Lizzie or another on?

Apart from that I cannot help

Adrian

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: JeZeBeL
Date: 19 Feb 05 - 09:19 AM

I don't knwo if any of you can help. I lie in Exeter and have a fiend who I work with called Nuala Honan.

She is an amazing rootsy folk/funk player and usually has Lizzy, formally of Beltane, and the dubmarines in tow and is looking for festivals to play at this year.

Can anybody help please?

PM me or contact me by email at [e-mail]

Thanks

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: Steve in Sidmouth
Date: 19 Feb 05 - 05:23 AM

More pages loaded onto SeeRed including the 'official' glossy leaflet and how to obtain one. Reports of the town meeting and lots of coverage in the Sidmouth Herald of 18 February. See the last four or five pages in the index starting from http://www.seered.co.uk/folk76.htm

There is even a cartoon - which I would like to recommend to Lizzie.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 17 Feb 05 - 02:40 PM

First and last post on this subject. I don't give a tinkers damn WHO says WHAT, I'll be at Sidmouth along with John Barden, in the Bedford, The Swan, and other venues. It's going to be a great success, though different from past festivals.

The one point I would like to make is this. PLEASE READ THE FIRST POST ON THIS THREAD, AND DO AS IT ASKS. Let's see if we can have just one troll free zone re. Sidmouth 2005, where we can come for information, without having to wade through the huge volume of bile which has more than enough space on other threads.

Don T.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: Adrianl
Date: 17 Feb 05 - 02:23 PM

And I forgot to say thanks to all the hard working people who have put this together from scratch. I am looking forward to it.


Adrian

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: Adrianl
Date: 16 Feb 05 - 07:33 PM

I picked up the new leaflet for Sidmouth Folk Week 2005 tonight at the Banbury Folk Club. The line up looks good, something for everyone surely!

But it does not answer one important question. Has a candy floss stall got a license yet? Not the stuff in plastic bags, the proper floss spun in front of you on a stick. Candy floss and a bit of sea salt spray mixed with some good music and dance. Heaven!

Adrian

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: steve_harris
Date: 30 Jan 05 - 11:42 AM

"Where is Lizzie? Drivelling nonsense all over the fRoots and BBC sites"

Thanks for the pointer!

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: GUEST,Glasgow
Date: 29 Jan 05 - 11:42 AM

I see from the new Sidmouth website that The Wurzels have been quietly ditched from the Sidmouth line-up.

I spoke to Alistair from The Battlefield Band in the 'Celtic Connections' bar last week. He didn't seem aware that he was booked for Sidmouth. The manager of Show of Hands also seemed reluctant to talk about their booking. He said they'd originally agreed to appear in the Arena but there are no shows in the Arena now are there.

Thank you to Steve from Sidmouth for keeping us informed but although it is good to see a new Sidmouth website the present list of artists doesn't look very appealing to me.

I haven't yet decided but I'm more inclined to Broadstairs or the new Eastleigh Festival in Hampshire next August instead of returning to Sidmouth again.

One of our best Scottish bands Session A9 say they are booked for both Broadstairs and Eastleigh while The Peatbog Faeries are also at Eastleigh.

Apart from The Battlefield Band I can't see anyone good from Scotland or Ireland booked for Sidmouth.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 29 Jan 05 - 09:17 AM

Where is Lizzie? Drivelling nonsense all over the fRoots and BBC sites, unfortunately.

Steve, can't you get her immersed in the Save Sidmouth's Loos campaign?

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 2005+ - news, info & support
From: Adrianl
Date: 29 Jan 05 - 08:04 AM

Steve

This reminds me of a verse from a newly discovered Child ballad.

There was a woman from Sidmouth called Lizzie
Who kept herself very busy
Saying that Show of Hands
Are the best of the bands
But now people ask where is she?

Adrian