Whitby Plough - Folk heartbeat flatlines

Subject: RE: Whitby Plough - Folk heartbeat flatlines
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Aug 05 - 09:56 AM

Might be an idea to take a portable seat along - I think chairs will be at a premium next week. Gil should have a few to spare though!

Subject: RE: Whitby Plough - Folk heartbeat flatlines
From: Nick
Date: 19 Aug 05 - 01:57 PM

I was in the Plough earlier today and was strck by the number of 'please do not sing or play' notices

Sad

Subject: RE: Whitby Plough - Folk heartbeat flatlines
From: Dennis the Elder
Date: 23 Aug 05 - 06:11 PM

The Middle Earth and the Black horse had atmosphere this year but I'll never get over the whitby plough, I see it every where, I missed the singers who went there, but not all the seats were bare.
Sorry I'm still recovering
Denn

Subject: RE: Whitby Plough - Folk heartbeat flatlines
From: cushty
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 10:16 AM

I visited the plough. sad for the landlord, but whitby folk week is bigger than the plough. I had some fab times in great pubs where I might not have gone had the plough been the same.ANOTHER GREAT WEEK, THANKS TO ALL.

Subject: RE: Whitby Plough - Folk heartbeat flatlines
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 01:54 PM

Don't forget the Plough and the landlord were moved to the spa courtesy of Snark for the final ceilidh. Old building more like dentist's waiting room though.

Subject: RE: Whitby Plough - Folk heartbeat flatlines
From: LesB
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 02:31 PM

I went into the Plough with Snark Rapper on their 21st anniversary heritage tour. When they presented the landlord & landlady with a commemorative Snark plaque to hang on the wall & we all spoke happy birthday to Snark & then spoke 'For he's a Jolly Good Fellow'!
Cheers
Les

Subject: RE: Whitby Plough - Folk heartbeat flatlines
From: Surreysinger
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 06:58 PM

While indulging in fish and chips in the Magpie in the middle of folk week, I was told that there had been a straw effigy of "Sam Smith" somewhere on the harbour front with a noose around its neck and various messages pinned to it - anyone know anything about this, as I never actually chanced to see it, if it existed? (The person who told me was actually a worker for another Sam Smith's pub outside Whitby, who seemed to be overjoyed at having seen it, and commented that the staff at her pub were more than fed up with the situation, and with not having enough to do as the number of punters visiting the pub had dropped considerably since the music ban was instituted)

Subject: RE: Whitby Plough - Folk heartbeat flatlines
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Aug 05 - 10:41 AM

I was present at the party on the beach and danced qand sang till three in the morning.there was a bonfire , but Iwas too late to see the effigy although I am sure it existed.

Subject: RE: Whitby Plough - Folk heartbeat flatlines
From: Michael
Date: 29 Aug 05 - 03:46 PM

We saw the efigy, can't remember when exactly, early in the week.It was outside the bank on the corner with the the 'Irish' buskers who are always there,. Don't know if it was anything to do with them or not.(I put 'Irish' in quotes as I haven't spoken to them so don't know if they are or not).

Mike

Subject: RE: Whitby Plough - Folk heartbeat flatlines
From: Banjo-Flower
Date: 29 Aug 05 - 05:10 PM

Well I went in the Plough and had a pint with Gil for old times sake and I think folk week without music in his pub really effected him emotionally (best wishes Gil we really missed the You and the Plough)

Gerry

Subject: RE: Whitby Plough - Folk heartbeat flatlines
From: Manitas_at_home
Date: 30 Aug 05 - 03:35 AM

I was at Whitby and saw the buskers outside the bank. It sounded to me as if they were miming to pre-recorded tracks. Music with the soul pressed out of it.

Subject: RE: Whitby Plough - Folk heartbeat flatlines
From: GUEST,Jim
Date: 05 Sep 05 - 12:30 PM

The SS effigy was burned on the beach, witnessed by hundreds of folkies in party mood. Cans of beer and lager were being sold by some enterprising fellow, long after the pubs had closed. One folkie even wrote a song about the demise of the Plough, and Sam Smith was demonised in verse.

I'm sure quite a few pubs saw an increase in trade on the back of the Plough ban; certainly the landlord of the Fleece had a smile from ear to ear (and back again) everyday that week! Gil visited the Fleece (Wednesday night I think) and was given a warm welcome.

Friday night was packed to the rafters, and the landlord was given a rousing 3 cheers followed by "For he's a jolly good fellow" - a suggestion that Humphrey Smith might be afforded the same accolade was met with derision.

The Plough was a nice pub to visit for a quiet drink and bit of lunch, before moving off to livelier venues. By 2:30 the Plough was pretty much empty.

Most folk I spoke to were of the opinion the Plough would be back in business next year.......... fat chance!

"Heartbeat" was sung a few times (in the Fleece) - just for old times sake.