Chippenham Folk Festival

Subject: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Dave Earl
Date: 04 May 07 - 06:58 PM

Which Mudcatters are going and will there be a mudgather?

Me and herself for starters and I can make a guess at several others but they can declare for themselves.

Dave

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: terrier
Date: 04 May 07 - 08:15 PM

I've not been to Chippenham Fest. When is it?

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Dave Earl
Date: 04 May 07 - 09:03 PM

Weekend of the late May Bank Holiday 25,26,27and 28/5 .


www.chippfolk.co.uk for all the info.

Dave

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Bonecruncher
Date: 04 May 07 - 09:51 PM

I'll see Ye and She there, Dave.
Will have my Osteopathic Clinic (Free for Stewards and Official Performers) on the Caravan Site at Monkton Park, near the river.
Colyn.

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: julian morbihan
Date: 05 May 07 - 03:33 AM

We'll be there, as ever. Only missed years 2 and 3 out of the 35!

Bringing Breton dance group over with us from La Belle France.

And I'm calling for the Aqueilidh on Sunday evening, so bring your swimming costume to have some good clean fun!

Looking forward to seeing you all.

A bientot

Julian & Enid

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: skipy
Date: 05 May 07 - 03:47 AM

We have been to the last 22, our kids have been every year since birth, so I think we will at the next one!
Got a few great dresses to wear!
Skipy

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Manitas_at_home
Date: 05 May 07 - 03:55 AM

I'll be back this year

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Mo the caller
Date: 05 May 07 - 05:17 AM

I have one complaint about Chippenham.
Too much choice.
Dances, singing, sessions, concerts. Or just buy an icecream (sorry, Lemonade) and sit in the sun watching others doing it.

There was talk of an intermediate/beginners session this year. Has that been confirmed?

And Mike is organising a series of callers workshops.

So this year I'll need to be it 5 places a once instead of 3!

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Dave Earl
Date: 05 May 07 - 05:24 AM

Well that's some of thw peeps I guessed would say they'll be there.

Still a few more to fess up yet.

Dave

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 05 May 07 - 05:37 AM

Mary and I will be there.
* Singing and playing somewhere (no details yet)
* Leading an English tunes session at the Rose and Crown barn (a job we've inherited from the late and lamented Mick Brooks)
* Apparently co-leading a song workshop entitled something like "reconstruction or desecration?". It wasn't our idea...
* putting in an appearance at Tony and Pearl's singaround at the Cause, if we possibly can.
* Doing the CHARM show somewhere.
* Hopefully learning to identify a few Mudcatters we don't know yet.

Anahata

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: treewind
Date: 05 May 07 - 05:39 AM

Oi! can I have my cookie back?!

That's better!
Anahata

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: GUEST,cookieless in Edinburgh
Date: 05 May 07 - 05:48 AM

Can I recommend you also try and catch Sheffield City Morris on one of their rare appearances darn saarf.

Folkiedave

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 05 May 07 - 08:07 AM

Think I'll be there, working, but not sure which venues.

Kitty

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Mo the caller
Date: 05 May 07 - 12:19 PM

The Cheshire group The Time Bandits are booked, and worth seeing.
Their website says
"The Time Bandits is a Chester-based band, which performs Anglo-European folk and early renaissance dance music."

They are usually on at Chester festival, and in 2005 they won the open mike at a Bridgenorth(?) so got a booking last year at Shrewsbury.

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 05 May 07 - 08:42 PM

I'll be there.

Not seeing all of the stuff you talk about, but loving it anyway.

Always have.

Say Hi if you end in the OFH!

Cheers,

qtwf

PS Or maybe in the showers!

PPS Which isn't nearly as rude as you think.

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 06 May 07 - 07:42 AM

I'll be there with Stradivarious, playing -

Friday
Welcome Dance, Caller Ivan Aitken, 19.30-22.30, Neeld Hall

Saturday
Dance Workshop, Caller Colin Hume, 10.00-11.20, Tech College
English Dance Workshop, Caller Sharon Green, 11.30-13.00, Tech College
English Dance, Caller Hilary Herbert, 19.30-22.30, Tech College

Sunday
American Dance Workshop, Caller Rhodri Davies, 10.00-11.20, Neeld Hall
Dance Workshop, Caller Hilary Herbert, 11.30-13.00, Neeld Hall
English Dance Workshop, Caller Mary Bryan, 15.30-16.50, Neeld Hall
Dance Workshop, Caller Beryl Jukes, 17.00-18.30, Neeld Hall

I'm staying over for the Monday even though we have no events so I'll try to get to a session or two.

Mitch

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Mitch the Bass
Date: 06 May 07 - 08:33 AM

The last one was me.

Mitch

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: julian morbihan
Date: 07 May 07 - 03:41 PM

Anybody else going?

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Rog Peek
Date: 07 May 07 - 03:46 PM

Is there going to be any irish Set Dancing?

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Jock O' Dreams
Date: 07 May 07 - 04:54 PM

Annie and I will be there but I shall be behind the Stewards Desk a lot!! I hope to get out to play (and sing) for a few hours at least!

We are always looking for willing help so if you fancy a free ticket with camping for just 4 hours work on any three of the four days just go to this site and fill in the application form.

http://www.chippfolk.co.uk/




                     Aye,
                         Jim

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Mo the caller
Date: 08 May 07 - 04:43 AM

Yes, there is Irish set dancing, I've just looked on their website
Ah well, that 6 places to be at once!

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Dave Earl
Date: 08 May 07 - 04:50 AM

Hi Jim,

Already done the Stewarding form and have had confirmation.

See you and Annie there

Dave

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: muppitz
Date: 08 May 07 - 08:20 AM

I could be persuaded seeing as Cleethorpes is off, however I'm not sure I could afford it.
I'll have to make my decision based on where the finances stand closer the time.

muppitz
x

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: skipy
Date: 08 May 07 - 06:19 PM

Refresh, If you see some male nutter in a dress it may be me!
Skipy

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Mo the caller
Date: 09 May 07 - 05:55 AM

So what if we see someone who LOOKS like a male nutter in a dress, but turns out not to be skipy?

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Dave Earl
Date: 09 May 07 - 07:41 AM

Could be some sort of Molly dancer perhaps

:-)

Dave

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: TheSnail
Date: 09 May 07 - 10:25 AM

Spare Parts concertina band will be there doing concertina part playing workshops and session tune practice sessions.

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: julian morbihan
Date: 11 May 07 - 04:09 AM

The latest newsletter is now on the website.

http://www.chippfolk.co.uk/

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: julian morbihan
Date: 12 May 07 - 06:16 AM

anyone else to say hello to there?

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Dave Earl
Date: 12 May 07 - 06:22 AM

I am Expecting to see The Admiral (Tony) and Mrs Admiral (Pearl)at the Essential Sing - at least that's what it has been called for the last few years.

Dave

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: julian morbihan
Date: 13 May 07 - 10:54 AM

See you all soon.

Less than two weeks to go.

Cheers

Julian

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: GUEST, Tom Bliss
Date: 13 May 07 - 11:17 AM

Looking forward to it. We're only working the first half but staying all weekend, so we should get to some sessions and singaround for once!

Tom

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 13 May 07 - 05:47 PM

I've just heard from Bob Berry that my singarounds will be running in the Cause again - but at a later time, 2-4, and for a change not head to head with the Essential Sing. So this means I will be able to get to the Admiral's singarounds for the first time in several years! Hope to see/ hear some of you in the Cause too.

Kitty

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Dave Earl
Date: 13 May 07 - 08:00 PM

Hey Kitty that will work out very well.

We can do both session that way (or at least most of both)

See you there

Dave

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 14 May 07 - 04:13 AM

Hey Skipy - Manitas has been known to wear a dress in public, his is brown and orange. I tell you this so you don't wear yours as well... the only thing worse than wearing an identical dress is two guys wearing identical dresses.

LTS

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Saro
Date: 14 May 07 - 04:53 AM

CMR will be there... we're doing a harmony workshop and the CHARM show with Mary and Anahata (with an exciting new ingredient - Linda Van Eyken dancing!!) but not sure what else. But Chippenham's always brilliant, and the Cause is the most wonderful venue for singing...
Saro

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: henryclem
Date: 14 May 07 - 12:43 PM

I shall be there - doing my shifts in the comms caravan & joining in whatever sessions fit around 'em. It'll be good to get to both Kitty's and Tony & Pearl's sessions this year.

And I have a recollection of a promise from Mr Bliss that this year ...

See you all next week !

Henry

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Valmai Goodyear - cookie vanished again ...
Date: 15 May 07 - 05:22 AM

'Mo the caller wrote:

There was talk of an intermediate/beginners session this year. Has that been confirmed?'

Yes, as Bryan says above. Spare Parts are doing English tunes practice sessions on Sunday morning at 10.30 a.m - noon and on Monday morning at the same time, venue to be announced.

We're also running our usual concertina part-playing sessions on Saturday morning (10.30 a.m - noon ) Saturday afternoon (2.30 - 4.00 ) and Monday afternoon (2.30 - 4.00 )and performing in a couple of places as well.

If you'd like the music in advance for the English tunes practice sessions or the concertina part-playing sessions please email me your postal address off-list and make it clear which sort of music you want.

Tootle pip,

Valmai (valmai. goodyear @ aol. com - remove spaces to use the address)

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Leadfingers
Date: 15 May 07 - 03:40 PM

If any one wants to lift a glass to Maryrrf and me on Saturday or Sunday , we will lift a glass to you from Virginia ! I am escaping to USA for a couple of weeks !

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Sue the Borderer
Date: 15 May 07 - 05:31 PM

I'll be there! Dancing with Exmoor on Sat and Sun. Good to hear that HergaKitty and the Admiral won't clash this year. Hope to get into both - but probably only briefly (unless it rains.....)

'Herbaceous Border' will also be on at some point. I'll post again when I have details of when and where so that anyone who wants to come and dance or play knows where to find us.

Are there any plans for singing in the evening/ late night? I seem to remember it was really hard work in the pub on the corner last year. (Forget what it's called)

Sue

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Polly Squeezebox
Date: 15 May 07 - 05:44 PM

Sue - the pub on the corner is the Three Crowns. Yes, it gets crowded - but the welcome is always warm.

I think thanks are due to Bob and Gill Berry for taking note of requests made through Mudcat last year that the organised song sessions don't clash. Therefore, we don't have to make the choice this year about whether to support Herga Kitty or Mr & Mrs. Admiral, but can enjoy both.

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 15 May 07 - 06:32 PM

It's going to be interesting, because both the Admiral's and my sessions have been well supported, to see how the change works out! I'm still hoping and intending that anyone who turns up wanting to sing will get a song at the Cause.

Kitty

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Mo the caller
Date: 16 May 07 - 02:11 AM

This thread about slow sessions also suggested

"Subject: RE: slow/learning sesions
From: ConcertinaChap - PM
Date: 30 May 06 - 06:18 PM

With Valmai's agreement I am talking to Bob Berry about adding another session to the Chippenham roster. This springs from developments at our own session at Bradford on Avon, where some of the less experienced members started meeting an hour earlier to practice playing tunes more slowly, but they did so following more-or-less normal session ettiquette.

So I want to run a slow session with a few ground rules, along the lines of 1) G and D (and relative minors) only 2) well known English tunes 3) played not too fast. The idea is to allow people the room to practice jumping in with a tune (no easy thing to do if you haven't done it before) in an atmosphere less 'threatening' than the wondrous session in the Rose and Crown barn. I think George Garside has done something similar at a couple of festivals.

If it comes off then with the Spare Parts teaching sessions, my sessions and the main sessions in the Rose and Crown barn we should have a short but complete course in playing in English sessions.

Chris"

That was what I was wondering about. Will certainly be at Spare Parts "learn the tunes".

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: TheSnail
Date: 16 May 07 - 07:39 AM

Could be an interesting experience for us in Spare Parts as well. Sessions round our way tend to be run on a "taking turns round the room" basis so we aren't used to "jumping in".

Bryan

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: muppitz
Date: 16 May 07 - 04:40 PM

Anyone know how ticket sales are going?
I've got nothing on that weekend and have nothing to look forward to but a big slice of boredom, but it'll depend how finances are closer the time as to whether I can come or not!

muppitz
x

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: julian morbihan
Date: 18 May 07 - 05:01 AM

You should not have a problem with getting a ticket. The camping and hall spaces is not as limited as many years ago so the cut of point for sales is pretty high.

Some of the events may have to have house full signs so, as ever, the motto is "don't be late".

For those who camp and have a delicate sense of smell the good news is that the meat factory by the campsite has closed. The bad news for Chippenham is that the 300 jobs it provided have moved to Scotland.

Julian

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Hovering Bob
Date: 18 May 07 - 06:07 AM

Helen and I will be there with Magic (The 'grey' greyhound, now recovered from her operation.)
If you've not had the experience of seeing Skipy in a dress don't miss him, and THROW HARD!

Bob

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Dave Earl
Date: 18 May 07 - 08:49 AM

"If you've not had the experience of seeing Skipy in a dress don't miss him, and THROW HARD!"

Oh I have, I have and I will, I will :-)

Dave

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Schantieman
Date: 18 May 07 - 09:36 AM

I shan't be there this year for various reasons, chiefly sailing in Scotland the following day. However, I believe Chester is the same weekend?

Hope you all have fun, and sing a song for me in the Cause.

:-)

Steve

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Festival
From: Mr Red
Date: 18 May 07 - 09:40 AM

Can't seem to get a handle on ceilidh/bands

website is understandably accurate (per se) but not over-informative - they sell programmes don't they?

Anyone with bands/days/times I can put it on the cresby.com

Free publicity is worth a bit more than you pay for it!

I would be there early if I didn't have root canal treatment to look forward to. Just don't make me laugh on Fri.