FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 21 May 07 - 02:14 PM

How aboot Following Breeze?

Sometimes, ye knaah! Just sometimes aah really out dee meself.

My little Irish band with 'Banjo' Bill McKinnon is caalled 'Blo na Gael' Canny eh?

By heck, AAh'm ganna mek up for not gannin' te Miskin

Aah cannit believe how much aah've missed you buggaz!

Gerruptivit! Aah'm ganna miss The Barden, but!!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: growler
Date: 21 May 07 - 05:06 PM

Lovely, but you couldn't miss Bardon, unless you had a realy bendy arrow

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: The Barden of England
Date: 21 May 07 - 05:25 PM

And you were wearing a blindfold!!!
Hey Geordie ye cannie lad, ahl miss yer reet enuff. And thet luvlee Shurlee too.
And the Port and Cheese, and George Papavgeris, and Hillary Ward. Big hugs all around to you all and have a great time - with that line up I'm well p**sed off I can tell you. I'll be there next year if I'm wanted that's for sure.
John Barden

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: The Barden of England
Date: 21 May 07 - 05:28 PM

Bugger it - I'll be there even if I'm not wanted!!! Now there's a threat :-)
John Barden

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: breezy
Date: 21 May 07 - 05:48 PM

Oi! outnumbered I may be but that does not mean you can blow me in any which way you want, back in line you two, and you know who I mean.

El G, will you be available as 2nd guitar and harmony low vocs and if you aint too knackered ?

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Cats
Date: 21 May 07 - 06:05 PM

Guru ~ you fibbed. You've been to our house and we most definitley are in Cornwall!!!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: My guru always said
Date: 22 May 07 - 03:44 AM

Ooopps, forgot that Cats - but no-one asked me for my passport then!!

Moses - all this windy talk is a bit of a worry, hoping to sing with you if possible, with or without a following Breeze!

George P, looks like you'll be pretty busy at Bude, hope I get a chance to give you one of those Hugs I've been given for you!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Andy Jackson
Date: 22 May 07 - 03:56 AM

Just a passing point.
I seem to remember that there is more original material in the Mary Rose than in the Victory! If this is the case there should be no problem in restoring an authentic Cutty Sark.

Andy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Andy Jackson
Date: 22 May 07 - 03:57 AM

Hmm.. we where discussing lost marbles this morning, seems mine have gone completely AWOL.
I expect you can guess where the above posting should have gone, ho hum.

Tee hee,

Andy
Will there be an appropriate new song at Bude?

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 22 May 07 - 11:42 AM

Three more get-ups

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 22 May 07 - 12:29 PM

So......!

What's the SP on the campsite at the Rugby Club?

De we just torn up and set up or de we hev te book a space. Whe de we pay?

Aah'm not sure yet but aah think we might be coming doon VERY early on Sat'day morn unless TLS can gerroot of school early!

Hawker pet! Divvent worry abbot YOU replyin' te this! Aah knaah how busy ye are at the minnit!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: GUEST,gazza2
Date: 22 May 07 - 01:52 PM

Is it me or is anybody else having difficulty with getting the programme blue clicky thing to work?

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: BB
Date: 22 May 07 - 02:48 PM

Yes.

Barbara

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 22 May 07 - 05:04 PM

Try this gazza2.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: growler
Date: 22 May 07 - 05:19 PM

To bring this thread down to earth,the 'Shiny Bums' are at the 'Good Intent' at Rochester, this Sunday, hosted by ' Ruff and Reddy' from 12.30 till falling over time.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 22 May 07 - 06:07 PM

Turn up at the rugby Club and we'll take it from there, someone from the Rugby club, I am sure will be only too happy to take your money!
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 23 May 07 - 01:52 PM

Ta!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: BB
Date: 23 May 07 - 02:43 PM

Ah, I seem to have misunderstood gazza2's difficulty with the 'blue clicky thing' - I thought he meant making one. I'll try again myself in a moment.

In the meantime, I just wanted to say good luck to everyone involved in the Bude festival. Wish we could be there but this may explain why we can't - if anyone's interested, that is! Whether you are or not, you might find the link interesting.

Have a great time, and I hope the weather's better than is being forecast at present!

Barbara

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 23 May 07 - 04:50 PM

Sounds great, really sorry I can't be there, but I'm running singarounds at Chippenham - if anyone is heading east from Bude and wants to drop in at Chippenham between 2 and 4pm on Sat, Sun or Mon (26-28), please come and support the Cause singarounds! Have a great time, and I hope the Shiny Bums aren't too knackered for their gigs the following week!

Kitty

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Polly Squeezebox
Date: 23 May 07 - 04:59 PM

I'll be dropping in on your singarounds at Chippenham, Kitty, but would really like to wish the new Bude festival every success. Also wish everybody attending a really good time and good weather. Especially good wishes to you Lucy - congratulations for a job well done. Now - everybody put pressure on the powers that be whilst you are down there so that it doesn't coincide with Chippenham next year - then I (and a lot of others) can join you.

Polly (Jack & Zak)

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 23 May 07 - 07:48 PM

BB, I plugged the Earl Of Rone tonight to a couple who couldn't come to Bude as they were heading in your direction. Hope it is as good as it usually is. Hope also to get up to a Shammick session before too long.

Kitty, Have a great time at Chippenham, The Cause is a wonderful venue. Well be thinking of you and raise a glass or two!

Oh My GOD ........
Bude Festival starts the day after tomorrow (well actually it starts tomorrow, as it is almost 1 am here) My new harp arrives on Friday too!
I'm knackered, just played for 4 hours for a ceilidh, butter get some sleep tomorrow is going to be a BUSY day!!!!!
See you all soon!
Cheers, lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 24 May 07 - 04:25 AM

Good Luck to everyone involved in this festival.I would have come if i could have got there,i need to explore through out the year.

Scooby

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: GUEST,Rockin' Rob
Date: 24 May 07 - 05:44 AM

Hi Lucy and all

Congrats on a great job with the new festival from a newbie to mudcat

I've a campervan (short wheel base)

Where's best to park it?

Efford Down camp or

Rugby Club camp?

Hoping to turn up on Fri late afternoon. Is there a central info point

Or am I not being laid back enough ...

tiddly dum tiddly dum tiddly tiddly

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: My guru always said
Date: 24 May 07 - 07:37 AM

Rockin Bob: you'd be best to park at the Rugby Club unless you've already booked at Efford Down by phone. The website has the program on it now, that's our central point till we all get to Bude *grin* Reckon Lucy will be run ragged from now on so hope that's all you need to know. See you there!!!
Hil

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 24 May 07 - 08:15 AM

Thanks Hil,
We have not got a festival office as such, programmes are available at The Falcon, The tree and The Tourist information centre for the princely sum of £1.
I will be somewhere in Bude Friday afternoon!
and definately at the Folk Club in the evening.

Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: SussexCarole
Date: 24 May 07 - 08:23 AM

We'll be camping at the Rugby Club - see you all Friday!

Carole & Andrew

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Anne Lister
Date: 24 May 07 - 05:44 PM

And I'm haring down the M5 on Saturday morning, having only just now made it home to Wales from working in Lancashire all week. So I'll see some of you at the events where I'm singing - make sure you introduce yourselves to me if I don't know you already.

Anne

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 24 May 07 - 05:58 PM

Board (bored) meeting in London in the morning, run back home by 1pm, leave the house around 2pm, might make it to Bude for 8pm if all's well... Lucy, I'll give you a call as I get closer.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 25 May 07 - 09:38 AM

Aah've bottled it!!!

The forecast said 'Rain - Sunday & Monday' and while aah divvent mind puttin' UP a tent, or sleepin' IN a tent in the rain, aah HATE packin' up a wet tent in the rain.

Aah'm still comin' but me and TLS have got the last available room at The Falcon.

Aah knaah! Aah've torned intiv a soft southern Jessie but aah fully intend te be part and parcel of this fest iff it kills uz.

Packin' up in the rain probably WAAD kill uz - Aah'm prepared te die for me art and music but not for campin' oot!

See yez there

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

Off in a few minutes, safe journeys all!
Hil & Richard

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 25 May 07 - 10:59 AM

Bugger, board meeting overran 3 hours, got home 15 mins ago, leaving now...(4pm)

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: The Barden of England
Date: 25 May 07 - 02:08 PM

That's it. I'm really pi**ed off now. You're all going to tell me in a couple of days what a wonderful time you had.
Well - - - - I really, really hope you all do, and let us know as I think what Hawker and all have done. Best wishes for a truly great Whitsun.
John Barden

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 25 May 07 - 03:13 PM

I not going till 06.00am on Saturday. Just got back from a local BEER FESTIVAL YUMMY YUMMY.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 28 May 07 - 07:20 AM

Well, I am just off to the survivors session at the Tree Inn, I am VERY tired! but WOW! What a wonderful lot you all are, it wouldn't have happened without you all - and it really did 'happen!' I will give a more informed report and post photos later, but suffice to say that it all exceeded my wildest dreams - from start to finish and all my fears (which were Huge) were dismissed.
There WILL be a Bude festival next year, and for those who were there this year, priority will be a motorised link between the two venues. I also feel it will be better to keep it small and intimate and not go too big too soon.
Thank you Thank you Thank you all, I am now going to fulfill my vow to ONLY drink rum today!
I'll speak later, when the composure and sobriety I have upheld all weekend have been completely dispersed!
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Leadfingers
Date: 28 May 07 - 09:10 AM

Pleased to see it went well - though with the people who were going , I dont see how it could have failed ! Hopefully next year I can get down myself !

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Gazza2
Date: 28 May 07 - 09:47 AM

Thanks for the weekend Lucy, we have snatched a few moments of sunshine to dry off the tent, just got to work on the liver now.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: GUEST,Phil Williams & Sarah Deere-Jones
Date: 28 May 07 - 10:39 AM

Good Ceilidh wirh Oggles too!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Anne Lister
Date: 28 May 07 - 10:42 AM

Thanks for all the hard work, Lucy! I was only sorry I couldn't stay another day.

Anne

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 28 May 07 - 11:47 AM

Aye, Lucy! Ye can be reet proud of yersel', Pet! Love te you and Kevin an' aall

Porsonally aah had the time of me life and TLS did too. Aah even hord her singin' a bit as well!

Bubblyrat! What a history we hev that ye didn't knaah. Many thanks for the inspiration in '67

El Grecko! Fablious te meet ye at last and your lovely lady - Aall the stories aboot ye were spot-on - Canny Man!

Breezy! Canny Craic man! Ye were delightful company. Whe's this Higginbottom ye wez on aboot

Roger Bryant! Aa'm ganna hammer the life oot of 'The difference between a cormorant and a shag' Aah think TLS has fallen in love wi' ye! Love from 'The Stopper!'

MGAS - Sorry aboot Sunday night and not gettin' te sing tegether! Lucy hijacked uz te MC the 'collide' (is that how ye pronounce it!)

Once again it wez a chance te put nyems te fyeces and lovely te meet yez aall again.

Anybody that didn't mek it? Ye missed a VERY special weekend and aah wez priveliged te be part of it.

Love yez aall te bits
G-P

PS Aah cannit wait for the piccies - Next year's 'Spot The Pillock' competiton is ON!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 28 May 07 - 11:53 AM

Absolutely brilliant! A sort of Miskin without the children's events and Morris (more time to organise those for next year), but with a great ceilidgh and significant townie participation. Plus some great Cornish songwriters - it's quite something to hear "Cornish lads" and "Swallow's wing" from the source (despite your excellent renditions, Breezy)! Plus welcoming, bagpipe-playing landlords. Plus the first recorded instance of Mudcatter 4-hand guitar accompaniment (see here). Stunning performance from the Shiny Bums (the keyboard Morris is my favourite). Plus some amazing performances from George Wilson, Anne Lister, Sara Deere-Jones with Phil Williams, the Willows, Lucy and Kevin, the Cavaliers (great family band!), Breezy, Hilary, Roger Bryant, Roger Mills and Annie, Jerry and Hilary Bix, Jon Heslop, Andy, Mary, heck - EVERYONE raised their standard and gave us some wonderful moments.

THANK YOU Lucy and Kevin - love to Amber and Tamsyn. And I can now say that I have known the real Hawker (he-he)! Roger M, bedankt voor het smakelijke tijden en de word-spellen!

And the Doombar and the Proper Job were lovely. And the oggies tasty.

Roll on Bude 2008!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 28 May 07 - 11:57 AM

Right back at ya, big feller, and Shirley too. Just tell us when I can audition for the Phat B'stards. And thanks for the "Vincent", man!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 28 May 07 - 02:37 PM

Lucy,
I am so glad your first Bude went off with a bang well done.I expect Kevin had something to do with it too so well done to him too.
Kind regards.
Scooby.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: old girl 1
Date: 28 May 07 - 06:29 PM

So glad every thing went well Lucy, sorry we couldent make it but we will be there next year.    Rose & Dave

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 28 May 07 - 06:46 PM

Well I have had a lovely day, the weather has been GLORIOUS today after the tornado off Bude Bay on Saturday! The survivors sat in the sunshine at the Tree Inn, and had a relaxed, laid back sing /session. I even got to scrape my fiddle! - bet those who left early are glad they did now!
I am really much too tired to write about how wonderful the weekend was (too rummed up), so I'll just say night night, Love you all lots, thanks for your comments Gazza2, Geordie (stopper) Porgie, George Papavgeris, Phil & Sarah, and Anne, It really was an honour and privilege to have your company!
Cheers,
Lucy
Photos coming soon!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 28 May 07 - 11:09 PM

And just to prove that Murphy's Law applies to Greeks, I omitted to mention two of the nicest people and great performers, who also happened to volunteer among the first when the call went out. What did I say in Paul's song? I should listen to my own lyrics sometimes. Sorry for the omission Andrew McKay and Carole Etherton!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Eye Lander
Date: 29 May 07 - 12:06 PM

Well, what can I say. Not bad for a first effort!

Only joking Lucy. We had a lovely lovely time, thank you.

Hunt the Tree Inn, now that was a goodun, from the map it looked like it was just up the road, well I suppose it was really!

Good services at the Rugby Club, lovely view, port and cheese party, transport laid on by caravaners for us campervan peeps. But most of all we met so many lovely people that we were able to sit and chat to as well as listen to and join in with wonderful music and song. Roll on next year

Andy and Jillie

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Harmony Angel
Date: 29 May 07 - 03:33 PM

As an infrequent visitor to Mudcat, part time folkie and full time idiot, I'd like to add my thanks to all those that made this event the very enjoyable experience it was. Thanks also to everyone who made me welcome and feel like a member of 'the family'.
I'm nor sure about the etiquette of linking to personal photographs so if I'm breaking the rules, I apologise but here are a few of the 'least bad' pikkies that I took, including a couple of the now infamous 4 handed guitar accompaniment to one of MGAS's songs.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 29 May 07 - 04:46 PM

Harmony Angel, thank you so much for sharing those photos with us, they are lovely!. I have jusy put mine on Flickr HERE

Well where do I start telling all those who missed it, what they missed? It is hard to put into words! The Shiny Bums were absolutely superb, as were all the other folk club guests on the Friday night, and the warm and friendly atmosphere just added to the occasion at The Barn Bar at The Tree Inn. Three In a Bush were enjoyed by all in the Beville Bar too. At the Falcon, there was music and a great night was had by all there too, with the help of Friggin' Riggin'

Saturdays walk was really interesting, led by Andy Thorpe,I even learned things I didn't know about the place where I have lived for 18 years!
The big sing at the Falcon that followed was lovely, we had an amazing array of talent! I am afraid to mention them all, incase I miss anyone, but I have to say I was delighted that Tony Truscott made it to the festival if only for a short time.
I was very disappointed that Anne Lister didnt get any takers for the story telling at The Brasserie, but her performances in the big sing and the evening concert at the Tree Inn made me wish that I had had the time to go and listen, as I am sure it did many others.
The Saturday evening Concert at The Tree Inn was a stunner! what a line up we had to enjoy - and everybody was again welcoming and friendly. Several acts reduced me to tears - either with their moving songs or hysterical jokes which seemed to be very infectious. Phil Williams and Sarah Deere-Jones were stunning, and though I dont think many there had heard of them before, I think they will remember them in future. The Landlord was drafted in to replace an act unable tocome and wowed us with a stunning performance on the highland pipes - ending the evening of course with the Cornish National Anthem - Trelawney This all happened in the Bran Bar, at the Tree Inn, The Salty Dogs II had the Beville bar absolutely jam packed too with thier wonderful music and, while this was going on, I believe there was a good session happening at the Falcon Inn too.
Sunday walk with Harry didn't happen due to the poor weather, There really was a tornado in Bude Bay on Saturday, it was on the local TV. Friggin' Riggin entertained in the Coachman's bar on Sunday morning and a fantastic and unplanned sing happened in the brasserie conservatory. The afternoon concert was another stunning array of talent and Maddie Southorn, a new name to me, blew me away, not only a lovely voice, but a lovely girl too. Thanks to Roger Bryant for agreeing to MC at 10 minute's notice and Carole and Andrew for stepping in to replace Thorn & Roses, and for singing Childe, for KB unrehearsed!!!!! What stars!
While the concert was on,Friggin' Riggin kept it going in the bar.
The evening ceilidh with The Oggle Band was fantastic, a chance for all to socialise, dance and have a great end ing to the festival, guest spots from George Papavgeris and Willow completed the evening and Geordie Porgy was our stunning MC for the evening.
WOW! what a weekend! I humbly thank all who performed, all who came, all who helped in any way and God that it all went well!
Be assured there will be more of the same next year, somehow! It was worth the hard work, thank you all so much!
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 29 May 07 - 04:54 PM

Yes, I recognise these reprobates in Harmony Angel's pics - would have loved to have joined them if I hadn't been at Chippenham, and am glad to hear it went so well. Well done Lucy!

Kitty

(hope to see some of the reprobates at next weekend's song and ale)

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 29 May 07 - 04:57 PM

Sorry we had to leave so early, we sprung a leak.