FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May

Subject: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 12 May 07 - 03:01 PM

A website is now up with info on the artists appearing, a map of the place with the vanues, and (soon) a programme: Bude Folk Festival.

Lucy, I have you as contact for camping, pending alternative contact details.

See you there - it's one hell of a lineup!
I'll be the one in the Bermuda shorts (not).

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 12 May 07 - 03:02 PM

er... with the correct link now: Bude Folk Festival

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Anne Lister
Date: 12 May 07 - 04:31 PM

Thanks, George! I'll see you there, I hope, and Bermuda shorts would mean I'd be sure of noticing you...

Anne

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: growler
Date: 12 May 07 - 04:48 PM

I had meant to be there, even booked my B+B, but events over took, however, I spent last night in a pub with Chris, from the Shiny Bums, who gave me one of their CDs.Boy are you in for a treat!!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: GUEST,HAWKER (cookieless)
Date: 13 May 07 - 08:15 AM

I love you George! What a star! Thank you so much. What a line-up it is! Thank you all so much for your kindness and generosity _ couldn't have got this far without you.
Things this end as you are all probably able to understand have been somewhat fraught, with a crashed computer, the death of a good friend with a Funeral on Thursday at which I have to write and read the eulogy to get through - and family members having strokes I have not really known whether I was coming or going! I am now on my daughters laptop, have had a weekend away on dartmoor at the fox & hounds with superb singing and good company and am back feeling refreshed and de-stressed!
Bear with me for today, I have a meeting before the Bude Folk Club tonight, to sort out the final arrangements and then we will be able to answer all those programming and camping questions properly!
Whatever people say, Mudcat may not always be sweetness and light but you really are all a great bunch of people, I am honoured to know you, be it personally or as e-friends, and throughout the past not too brilliant week, I have had a great bunch of friends lifting me up and carrying me, it has been much appreciated, This is what Mudcat is all about.
Cheers, and thanks all (but especially George! - and Roger who started the begging thread for me!)
Lucy (who is cookieless!)

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: GUEST,Dee
Date: 13 May 07 - 08:47 AM

Well I thought I knew most artists on the folk scene but I only recognise four of the names on the Bude artists list. Nineteen are complete unknowns. And it maybe twenty unknowns if the 'George Wilson' listed isn't the mighty George Wilson from Hampshire.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Anne Lister
Date: 13 May 07 - 08:51 AM

Dee, come along and listen - and then you can be familiar with ALL the names on the list! I'm certainly looking forward to meeting some new faces as well as some old friends.

Anne (Lister)

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 13 May 07 - 08:55 AM

I understand, Dee. Most of them would be "unknowns" to all but those in a given geographical spread, as they are not regular "touring" artists, or "big names". But as I get about the country touring, I have got to meet, or at least hear of, most of those on the list.

They represent the quality layer in the non-full-time-professional artist category. Well worth listening to, and twice the value given the price of the ticket (zero).

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 13 May 07 - 09:00 AM

Glad to hear Chris Clarke has landed safely - the other Shiny Bums should be arriving in Britain this week.

Kitty

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 13 May 07 - 09:13 AM

Well Dee, as a free festival, You wouldn't really expect to get the HUGE professional names, but I have to say that I am delighted with the line-up, who are, as George says, the quality layer in the non-full time professional artist category. I know that those coming will enjoy what we have to offer, and what makes it great for me is that not only are they worthy of being there, they are all nice people too! There are many unsung heroes in folk music, quality acts that never leave their county boundaries, They all contribute to the rich tapestry that Folk Music is, and for me are what folk music is all about. You can pay big money to go and see your big names, but I have to say sometimes it doesnt mean it will be good!
Wkkipedia says: The Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary defines folk as "music of the common people that has been passed on by memorization or repetition rather than by writing, and has deep roots in its own culture
A festival is an event, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some unique aspect of that community.
Hopefully we have ticked those boxes, and thats what we are offering!
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 13 May 07 - 09:14 AM

Chris Just phoned, is on his way to Bude for the folk Club Tonight! Be there!!!!!!!
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Leadfingers
Date: 13 May 07 - 09:53 AM

I dont know ALL the singers on the list either , but if the ones I dont know are as good as the ones I DO know , that is a pretty good line up ! It ALMOST makes me wish I wasnt in America that weekend , but will be looking at it as a possibility for next year !

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 13 May 07 - 10:10 AM

Have a great time with Mary in the US we will miss you!Look forward to next year, maybe we can get Mary over!
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: My guru always said
Date: 13 May 07 - 02:47 PM

Brilliant stuff George, you've been working hard! I'll be looking out for you, bermuda shorts notwithstanding, and will try to keep your fan club in line - so you can issue hugs *grin*

Well done Lucy, for letting George loose on the web on Bude's behalf!! Missed you this morning but am glad to see that you're somewhat refreshed. Enjoy Club tonight and I hope you don't get too frazzled over the next couple of weeks. Really enjoyed hearing you sing again Girlie!!

Dee, George Wilson is indeed the 'Mighty George Wilson' from Hampshire, and is known as the loveable 'Geordie-Peorgie' here on the MudCat.

Oh, and Hi - I'm Hilary Ward, almost completely unknown *I'll get me coat*

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 13 May 07 - 03:46 PM

Hi Lucy

I'm the bloke who plays the harmonica every other Friday at The Tree (hello, howya!). I've spent the last half hour trying to find out anything at all (venues, guests, etc.) about the folk festival but to no avail. The website link don't work! All I know is that I'm playing at The Tree with a couple of other fellers on the Friday night. I've scoured the latest Stude and Bratton and can find nowt. Where's the publicity??

Cheers!

Steve

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: My guru always said
Date: 13 May 07 - 05:16 PM

Hi Steve, if you click the link in the second (not the first post, that didn't work) post of George's on this thread you'll get into the web-page he's created. I checked earlier & it's working fine!

Posters and card flyers were at the Fox and Hounds Song & Ale this weekend and Lucy will be hard at work sorting stuff this week after the meeting at Bude Club tonight. As soon as Lucy knows what can be done I'm sure she'll let us all know and I'll be looking forward to hearing you play over the weekend.

Maybe if there's a time you won't be available you could let her know? As a registered member you can send a 'PM' (private message) to her, just click the Blue 'PM' next to her name 'Hawker', at the top of one of her posts.

Cheers,
Hil

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Cats
Date: 13 May 07 - 05:24 PM

I must agree that the line up is really impressive. Real quality songwriters and performers ~ and I'm not including me in that either. Dee, give it a try. You will be impressed.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 13 May 07 - 07:01 PM

And what's the "Bude Folk Club?"

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 13 May 07 - 07:10 PM

Thank you for pointing me to the correct link there, Hil. I am in fact one-third of Three In The Bush. Our home pub is The Tree. Many moons ago there was a folk club there run wonderfully by John Maughan (aka The Boscastle Busker), but for the last ten years or more there's been a fortnightly session revolving around the three of us but with plenty of support.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 13 May 07 - 07:39 PM

Hadaway MGAS! Unknown? Aah doubt it! Your reputation as an angel gans before ye! By the way! Aah wad love te play guitar for ye at some time! Aah love your voice!

Yes Dee! Aah am that chubby, bearded, ex-Fareham Festival Compere with the charm and wit of a Chernobyl accident.

By the way.....
Q. Fellers!! Why should ye wear nuclear underpants
A. Cos if you divvent Chernobyl faall oot

Say it quickly!!

AND.... if aah divvent get te see George Papvgeris THIS TIME aah'm ganna hang up me festival wellies!!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 13 May 07 - 08:20 PM

Steve, Bude folk Club opened its doors on the 22nd April at The Falcon, Bude, The first one was a quiet affair, as it wasn't widely advertised, as we sort of just bit the bullet and went for it within a couple of weeks. The second one was tonight, it was well advertised, verbally, with posters, on Mudcat and in The Cornish and Devon Post, (local paper) The advertising obviously worked 'cos the room was packed! We were lucky to be blessed with Canberra Chris' presence from Australia (one of the Shiny Bum Singers) What a lovely chap and what a lovely voice! we really are in for a treat!
The festival is unfunded, so we are not paying for ads, there are press releases out for this week, so you should see something then, The local Gazette had something in last week, Posters are out and being posted as we speak, as are flyers and the like, As part of the festival guest list, perhaps you would like some, to ditribute, i'll leave some with Emma at the Tree when I visit on Wednesday.
Hope to see you at the next folk club, on the 10th June!
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 14 May 07 - 08:58 AM

What's the format at the folk club, Lucy? Do Friggin' Riggin' still play at the Falcon?

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: My guru always said
Date: 14 May 07 - 09:21 AM

Hi again Steve, you probably didn't see it when it was started, but there has been some discussion on the New Bude Folk Club on
this thread! We perhaps ought to keep the one we're on for Festival stuff, hope you don't mind me pointing that out!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 14 May 07 - 09:51 AM

Steve, I have pm'd you the answers to yur questions, thanks for asking.
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: My guru always said
Date: 16 May 07 - 04:28 AM

Bless you Geordie - would be lovely to have a bit of a sing with your guitar one day, looking forward to it!

Really looking forward to the Festival, especially getting to see the 'Shiny Bums'!! Staying at the Rugby Club in the Van, anyone else there or will we be on our own?

We'll be stopping down in the Cornwall area for the following week as we're going to a sing in Devon the weekend after, so we'll be pottering around doing tourist stuff & looking for singing. Hope to bump into Breezy and possibly Fleggy on Padstow harbour during that week, but all other suggestions will be gratefully received.

May be off-line for a while as I'll be wiping our hard drive again tomorrow in the hopes we can get it to re-partition properly this time. If I can't get it working this weekend then I'll check in again from work on Monday, so don't worry if I'm not around for a few days! Would be nice to keep this thread up near the top if possible.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: GUEST,Canberra Chris
Date: 16 May 07 - 09:46 AM

Sorry to have been off-line, and on non-cookie as I can't get into my regular internet access so can't get PMs.

Amazing driving schedule so far between Kent and Cornwall, everyone wonderful, and things falling into place for the Shiny Bum tour. We are really looking forward to Bude, only regret that our schedule also has the Rochester Good Intent gig on the Sunday of the same weekend (be there from noon if over east). I am still quartering the countryside setting things up, about to head from Redhill back west to Exeter, then back again to pick up incoming Bums from Heathrow early Friday.

we are also performing for UK 'shiny bums', at the Dept for Transport, National School of Government, and Met Office, partly with thanks to Herga Kitty, whose cover I won't blow. The Ryan Shiny Bums have been to Herga and met Kitty, while I have been preoccupied imitating a table tennis ball across the width of England - no complaints about the views!

Thanks to all with arrangements so far, we will try to live up to your hospitality.

Canberra Chris

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 16 May 07 - 11:30 AM

I will be there in the Rugby Club too, my guru.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: My guru always said
Date: 16 May 07 - 02:19 PM

Brill, will see you there Martin!

Canberra Chris - you must be going right past us from Redhill, we're in Leatherhead!!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: breezy
Date: 16 May 07 - 04:16 PM

are you working or are you in tomorrow morning guru, I'll be going to maidenhead to drop off a set of 4x4, cool eh?

anything to stay at the top

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 16 May 07 - 06:17 PM

Aah'm hopin' te be at The Rugby Club site an' aall!

Me and TLS (The Lovely Shirl) that is! Aah think she prefers that to 'Mrs P'

She's still too shy to sign up as a 'catter' hersel' mind!

Unfortunately The elder rockchick, JennyPen will NOT be attending as she's been diagnosed with Atypical Pneumonia and cannit commit te owt at the moment. Even her Uni Exams are on hold!

But Aah'm ganna hev a baall!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 16 May 07 - 06:27 PM

Well it's good to read that Chris's account of what the Shiny Bums are doing is reasonably consistent with my account on the Shiny Bums thread!

Geordie - best wishes to JennyPen. I think I heard her sing Plaisirs d'Amour with her sister in a singaround hosted by Bill Jones at the Four Fools Festival when it was in Redditch.


Kitty

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Sue the Borderer
Date: 16 May 07 - 07:10 PM

It sounds so tempting! - but I really am committed to Chippenham. And I wont even see anyone who decides to drop into Bideford Folk Club on the Thursday evening since I'll be at Chipp. by then.
Hope it goes wonderfully well, Lucy.
Sue

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 16 May 07 - 07:13 PM

We'll miss you Sue, we have a distinct lack of morris dancers! Herbaceous would have been just the thing!
Have a good time at Chippers and give them all my love up there!
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: My guru always said
Date: 17 May 07 - 04:43 AM

GP - looks like we have the makings of Port & Cheese parties at the Rugby Club then, will save up any currently in the fridge & see what can be added in!! Sorry to hear about the poorly JennyPen, hope she gives herself time to recover properly. BTW, agree The Lovely Shirl name, sign up Girlie - I'll get you singing yet!

Breezy, sounds from your text you got a hectic day today so I'll save the Choccie Bikkies for another time - may bring them to Padstow harbour so you can have a tea-break whilst others busk on your behalf.

So sorry you'll be missing this Sue, but know you'll have a Fab time at Chippenham!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 17 May 07 - 05:28 PM

By heck, Kitty!! Thows got a canny memory!

The've not sung together for years but the' did dee a canny job at Redditch.

For a while they were puttin' together an act, "Pollies On The Shore" aboot the lasses that were left behind when the men went off te the war/sea/pitwhatever - They might tek it up again when Uni/College is oot of the way.

Aall love te yez
G-P

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: The Barden of England
Date: 18 May 07 - 02:30 AM

Hillary & Geordie Peorgie - - - How can you do this to me*!$£*&*

You'll be scoffing Port & Cheese while I'm stuck in Kent. We arranged for youngest daughter to be home over Whitsun so we're unable to come to the festival. I'm right fed up now, I'm even crying in my beer:-)

Have a lovely time, and Geordie - give hugs to Jenny and hope she gets well soon, and tell her that her 'other dad' is wishing her well.
John Barden

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 18 May 07 - 06:56 AM

And both Bude beaches have just been recommended by the Marine Conservation Society for achieving the highest cleanliness standard.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: My guru always said
Date: 20 May 07 - 04:12 AM

Back on-line again but only temporarily, will need to install another new hard drive in a few weeks after my first carpal tunnell op.

Really looking forward to this, it looks like it's going to be one of those lovely relaxing weekends with good music, company and Port & Cheese (stop diluting that beer Mr Barden, it'll get too salty *grin*)!! Just hope that Lady Fate is playing on our side too and brings good weather and safe travelling to all.

Also hope to get to see Breezy 'do his thing' on Padstow harbour sometime the week afterwards and also going to try to get to the Wellie session in Boscastle. Haven't been past the Devon border since my honeymoon in 1989 so I hope my passport's still valid!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 20 May 07 - 02:44 PM

Yep. See you all on Saturday. YIPPEE.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 21 May 07 - 03:17 AM

The programme is up. Have a look at it and tell me it isn't going to be a great weekend, if you can!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 21 May 07 - 04:13 AM

George, Where do you hide your wings?
Thank you so much for all your help, Looking forward to meeting you in 4 days.........
Aaaarrgghhh!! Panic, panic..... is it really only 4 days!
Oh well, as I see it, I only have 1 problem to iron out, so It SHOULD be a great weekend!
I shall not be drinking until the Monday, as I am being taxi driver - the sacrifices some of us make......... ;0)
Come on down to sunny Bude, we can't do it without you!
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: My guru always said
Date: 21 May 07 - 07:00 AM

Well done with the program George and you too Lucy! Am currently collecting hugs to bring to Bude with me from various Catters who are unable to come to Cornwall at the weekend.

Lucy, I do hope you were touching wood when you said that about the 1 problem, these things usually come in three's! I can do some of the local taxiing for you if you like, just let me know where & when!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Moses
Date: 21 May 07 - 07:13 AM

Hope to make it down Saturday morning/mid-day. Sadly I'll miss the Shiny Bums if they're only around on Friday as I have to work until gone 4pm and even with the best will in the world and a following wind, I can't make it down there for 8.30pm.

Hills, if we don't get to sing together (which I hope we do) during the weekend, I'm around for a while on Bank holiday Monday. How about us gate-crashing Breezy's spot on the harbour? We do outnumber him and we can be 'The Breezettes and Breezy' and not just 'Breezy and the Breezettes'.

Christine

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 21 May 07 - 09:05 AM

How about The Beauties and The Beast? Thorn Between two Roses? The Breezeblocks? Thorn Apart?

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 21 May 07 - 09:45 AM

Two problems - I lied! so one more to go then - bring it on, I'm big enough! (she says quaking in her boots!)
There is a meeting tonight so there'll probably be millions by the end of the day! and I'll wish I'd kept my big mouth shut!
How about Breezy and the windswept women?
cheers,
Lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 21 May 07 - 10:25 AM

The Wuthering Lows?

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: The Barden of England
Date: 21 May 07 - 10:28 AM

Gael force?

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 21 May 07 - 10:47 AM

Bril!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 21 May 07 - 11:34 AM

An ill wind????????? LOL

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: alanabit
Date: 21 May 07 - 01:37 PM

George, Breezy, Christine, Lucy et al, I hope you have a smashing time. If I hadn't been booked already, I would certainly have used it as an excuse to come over. Hope the weather is good and the crowds come. Hope to see some of you there next year.