Sheffield (UK) Folk Festival 2006

Subject: RE: Sheffield (UK) Folk Festival 2006
From: Soldier boy
Date: 18 Oct 06 - 10:07 AM

Where is the indoor camping based and is there any room left and is there nowhere where you can throw up a tent?

Subject: RE: Sheffield (UK) Folk Festival 2006
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Oct 06 - 10:12 AM

Do you eat tents? No wonder you thow up!

Subject: RE: Sheffield (UK) Folk Festival 2006
From: Soldier boy
Date: 18 Oct 06 - 02:26 PM

Er...not quite

Subject: RE: Sheffield (UK) Folk Festival 2006
From: GUEST,padgett
Date: 19 Oct 06 - 03:35 AM

Bit cold for outdoor camping

Should be plenty of throwing up though I reckon!

Ray

Subject: RE: Sheffield (UK) Folk Festival 2006
From: JulieF
Date: 20 Oct 06 - 04:43 AM

Refresh - as there's only a week to go.

Subject: RE: Sheffield (UK) Folk Festival 2006
From: Soldier boy
Date: 22 Oct 06 - 10:23 AM

Refresh the parts.....

Subject: RE: Sheffield (UK) Folk Festival 2006
From: GUEST,JulieF
Date: 23 Oct 06 - 02:53 PM

On Saturday night the Irish Heartland will be serving Bacon and cabbage and Irish potatoes. Followed by Barnbrack and Irish Cheese.

Also roasted vegetable lasagne.

From 7.30

J

Subject: RE: Sheffield (UK) Folk Festival 2006
From: Louisey
Date: 25 Oct 06 - 04:51 AM

2 days!

Hope the weather suddenly and miraculously warms up and that indoor camping isn't as traumatising as I've been warned!

Subject: RE: Sheffield (UK) Folk Festival 2006
From: Dartford Warbler
Date: 25 Oct 06 - 04:12 PM

Well, we have paid for our tickets and programme and booked up the digs. None of this indoor (or outdoor for that matter) camping lark for us these days!!!

Notice on the website http://www.sheffieldfolkfestival.org
that the Spiers and Boden concert is AFTER the Hekety ceilidh on the Friday night at 23:45?
I assume the tram system closes well before the end, so I guess we will need to book a taxi?
Anyone any idea of when the concert will end?

Subject: RE: Sheffield (UK) Folk Festival 2006
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 25 Oct 06 - 07:59 PM

The concert will finish at about 1 am. No trams at that time; perhaps just a few buses. It depends where you are staying. The festival office should have a list of taxi firms.

Subject: RE: Sheffield (UK) Folk Festival 2006
From: Folkiedave
Date: 26 Oct 06 - 03:55 AM

I shall not be at the festival but Mercury Taxis - Sheffield 2662662 - come highly recommended. Computerised control and satellite navigation......

Subject: RE: Sheffield (UK) Folk Festival 2006
From: r.padgett
Date: 26 Oct 06 - 12:11 PM

Trams trams trams seem to have gone up from 90p last year to £1.50 per stop!

Even so a good efficient service (still) linking up nicely

Ray

Subject: RE: Sheffield (UK) Folk Festival 2006
From: Folkiedave
Date: 26 Oct 06 - 01:22 PM

You can buy an all day ticket for a bout 2

Subject: RE: Sheffield (UK) Folk Festival 2006
From: Dartford Warbler
Date: 26 Oct 06 - 03:48 PM

Thank you all for the info about the taxis and the trams. I think you can also get a ticket that will cover several days which may even be more cost effective as we are up there from Friday to Monday. The trams are wonderful. No scratched grafitti on the windows like the buses down here. But then again they do have a driver AND a conductor.

Really looking forward to seeing Crucible for the first time. I recall doing a review of their (first?) album for the late "What's On Folks? (Kent)" magazine. a few years ago.

And others like Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies, Last Night's Fun and Steve Tilston who are firm favourites should make it a great festival. Not forgetting the ritual dancing. the singarounds and the beer of course :-)

Subject: RE: Sheffield (UK) Folk Festival 2006
From: Folkiedave
Date: 27 Oct 06 - 02:41 AM

And keep a look out for the "Sheffield Giants" they have a web page here and will be around town on Saturday lunch time.

Subject: RE: Sheffield (UK) Folk Festival 2006
From: r.padgett
Date: 29 Oct 06 - 12:52 PM

Just got back having seen Lynne Heraud and Pat Turner, Sharon Fountain, Treebeard, Flossie on Sunday pm

Thanks to all the organisers and the landlords of Fagans and Red Deer

Trams cost £1.20 and covered a number of stops v good value I thought

Sheffield undergoing major road works (a year on) and steel industry now only evident in empty buildings being prepared for new flat type accommodation!

Kelham Island Tavern heaving all weekend and into small hours echoing to fiddle music

Thanks to Judy Knight also for running the singarounds (with me) and JulieF, Jim McD and Ken Johnson who snores for England and all who sang specially to John the Navy chappy, Steve and Maggie and Les and Maggie, Dave and Mick and party from Rotherham, Clive and Linda, Chris and Dolly and Hel from Alfreton, Nikki Snell and all who made the singarounds so interesting!!

Here's to next year

Ray

Subject: RE: Sheffield (UK) Folk Festival 2006
From: JulieF
Date: 30 Oct 06 - 08:48 AM

Hello to anyone I managed to meet over the weekend - I certainly recognise most of Ray's list.

Some great sessions. Chris and Sue's opening one, the singarounds at Fagans and the Red Deer, Brian Howard's session at the Cask and Cutler and of course ours at the Irish Heartland on Saturday night ( even though I say so myself)

Personally I was hampered my need to try and keep on top of the house as its still on the market ( any one out there want a really nice , well decorated, house - speak now before I manage to drop something else of the carpet). Next year will be living in Sheffield and not worring about the housework so will be able to get more involved.

Lovely to meet you again Ray and I enjoyed talking about a few mutual friends I hadn't thought about for years.
J

Subject: RE: Sheffield (UK) Folk Festival 2006
From: r.padgett
Date: 30 Oct 06 - 12:20 PM

Indeed Julie I will pass on your regards to Eddie and family ~ good to see you

Cheers
Rsay

Subject: RE: Sheffield (UK) Folk Festival 2006
From: Ruth Archer
Date: 30 Oct 06 - 02:10 PM

Lovely weekend. Spent most of it at the Kelham Island Tavern, but had fun at Jabadaw ceilidh, at the Park Bench Socal Club gig and generally getting quite merry. lovely vibe, good fun (not convinced about that Bose sound system, though).

Subject: RE: Sheffield (UK) Folk Festival 2006
From: Black Diamond
Date: 30 Oct 06 - 02:18 PM

had a great time all weekend many thanks to the organisers you did a great job
first timer at indoor camping - certainly an experience not to be missed made some good friends there, and the steward was a lovely girl who did a wonderful job.
although I wore my Mudcat badge, no one acknowledged it - shame it would have been nice to meet someone!
BD

Subject: RE: Sheffield (UK) Folk Festival 2006
From: JulieF
Date: 31 Oct 06 - 05:19 AM

Ray

If you are mentioning me to Eddie and family - Things have changed a wee bit since back then - Just say its Catriona's mother. I didn't sing then and I am getting on for half person I was ( or perhaps 3/4). The surname they would remember is L'amie.

Black Diamond - look forward to seeing you at Anston Folk Club again. We've got the Crazy Crow gig re-arranged for the 18th of January.

Take care
J

Subject: RE: Sheffield (UK) Folk Festival 2006
From: Black Diamond
Date: 31 Oct 06 - 05:24 AM

Hi J
thanks for the invite and the info we want to see Crazy Crow so we will be there!!!
BD

Subject: RE: Sheffield (UK) Folk Festival 2006
From: GUEST,padgett
Date: 31 Oct 06 - 07:59 AM

Ok Julie