Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008

Subject: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: The Sandman
Date: 22 Jun 08 - 05:41 AM

A good selection of performers which includesMudcatters ,KeithKendrick,Dick MilesTom and Barbara Brown,Two Black Sheep and a Stallion.
nonmudcatters like Kimbers men,Monkeys fist and many morewww.seafest.org.ukor
© Scarborough Seafest 2008
Festival Office: The Old Post Office, Commondale, Whitby YO21 2HG.
Email: [e-mail]

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: nutty
Date: 22 Jun 08 - 07:19 AM

As usual, the management are extremely tardy with their publicity.

It's almost as if they don't want people to go.

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: The Sandman
Date: 22 Jun 08 - 08:29 AM

Scarborough's 9th Annual SEAFEST International Maritime Festival 18th - 20th July 2008

A Whole weekend of family entertainment, sea music and shanties:

Visiting vessels, workshops - A premier of the film 'May Day, tugs of war, sea song competition, best dressed pirate competition, real ale bar, fish kitchen demonstrations, exhibitors, children's entertainment, street theatre and more.

Venues include, the west pier stage (main festival site), foreshore, sea cadets hall and local public houses, the Leeds Arms, Leeds Hotel and The Merchant.

Artists appearing include - There Be Pirates- Richard Grainger - Endeavour Shantymen - Monkeys - Fist - Keith Kendrick - Tales from the Igloo - Adrian O - Wendy Arrowsmith - Anna Shannon - Bob Fortune - Tom & Barbara Brown - A- Drift - Dick Miles - Kaapstander (NL)- Matt Armour - Algerinos - The Facemaker and many more......

The pictures displayed are Richard Grainger & The Endeavour Shantymen photo by Sadie Curlett . The vessel is 'The Reaper' photo by Sadie Curlett. The two folk in the Pirate ship are 'Inner State Theatre'.

For further details visit www.seafest.org.uk or www.myspace.com/seafestscarborough


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Fri 18 - Sun 20 Jul 2008   
   




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West Pier, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 1PD

See location on Multimap Map reference: TA 047887
By Road:
Follow signs for Scarborough's south bay. From south end of bay you will come along Foreshore Road and from north along Sandside. At traffic signals turn onto West Pier where car park is located.

Nearest station : 1 mile from Scarborough station

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Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: The Sandman
Date: 22 Jun 08 - 08:44 AM

MySpace.com - SEAFEST - Scarborough - Scarborough, UK - Folk ...MySpace music profile for SEAFEST - Scarborough with tour dates, songs, videos, pictures, blogs, band information, downloads and more.
profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=171518554 - 95k - Cached - Similar pages
this festival is free .

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: The Sandman
Date: 22 Jun 08 - 08:50 AM

A good selection of performers which includesMudcatters ,KeithKendrick,Dick MilesTom and Barbara Brown,Two Black Sheep and a Stallion.
nonmudcatters like Kimbers men,Monkeys fist and many morewww.seafest.org.ukor
© Scarborough Seafest 2008
Festival Office: The Old Post Office, Commondale, Whitby YO21 2HG.
Email: [e-mail]

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: Banjiman
Date: 22 Jun 08 - 01:31 PM

Yep, we'll be there with Wendy playin' and a singin' (with occasional banjo) on Saturday & Sunday. Looking forward to it.

I don't think there has been any attempt not to publicise it!

Paul

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: GUEST,doc.tom
Date: 22 Jun 08 - 03:16 PM

Not only that, but blowing one's own, as it were, which I hate doing, Barb & I should (providing Doug has nudged enough) have our brand new CD, Beyond The Quay, back just in time for Seafest! It includes the ubiquitous Mr. Kendrick on his concertinas too.
TomB

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: GUEST,doc.tom
Date: 22 Jun 08 - 03:34 PM

Nutty - don't blame the management! They're not the ones who promote the event - blame the ones the management organise the event for. Local Government strikes again!
TomB

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: stallion
Date: 23 Jun 08 - 01:20 PM

arise

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: SINSULL
Date: 23 Jun 08 - 01:37 PM

Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. This is NOT Scarborough Maine...unfortunately

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: Barry Finn
Date: 23 Jun 08 - 03:19 PM

I tried searching "Scarborough Seafest 2008" & it really led me to nowhere. Does any one have a working link or a real web site address?

Barry

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: BB
Date: 23 Jun 08 - 04:16 PM

Here it is

Barbara

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: Barry Finn
Date: 23 Jun 08 - 06:24 PM

Thanks Babs

Barry

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: stallion
Date: 23 Jun 08 - 06:27 PM

hey Barry you coming to join us?

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: Barry Finn
Date: 23 Jun 08 - 06:37 PM

Can't afford the wings to make it across the river, never mind the pond but I would love to see how you guys do it over there some day. Have a wonderfull bash

Barry

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: The Sandman
Date: 24 Jun 08 - 12:55 PM

http://www.soundlantern.com/UpdatedSoundPage.do?ToId=1244&Path=handsomecabinboy.mp3Here is asong you might hear at scarborough sea festival.

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: Banjiman
Date: 24 Jun 08 - 01:00 PM

Very nice Dick,

Here's another One

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: BB
Date: 24 Jun 08 - 04:40 PM

Hey Barry, as anyone who knows me will tell you, I'm not a Babs! Barb I accept. :-) Shame you can't get over for Seafest.

Barbara

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: The Sandman
Date: 26 Jun 08 - 05:12 AM

2.00 KFA 'Song for the Sea' Competition
Enter an original 'song of the sea'
Help us find 'Seafest - Song of the Year'
For more details enquire at the West Pier Stage. sat july 19 2008

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: Charley Noble
Date: 26 Jun 08 - 11:54 AM

Best of luck, lads and ladies!

Watch out for the landsharks and Shanghai Brown.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: The Sandman
Date: 27 Jun 08 - 08:00 AM

http://www.soundlantern.com/UpdatedSoundPage.do?ToId=563&Path=adieu+sweet+lovely.mp3
I will probably do it on the concertina at scarborough,Icant afford to bring my guitar .dick miles

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: Barry Finn
Date: 27 Jun 08 - 02:58 PM

Thanks Barbara, wish I could make it too. Sorry for the confusion on the Babs. We have another Barbara over here in Portsmouth NH that sometimes goes on mudcat using BB, so I get confused as to whose's posting evey once & a while. Enjoy the festival

Barry

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: Banjiman
Date: 30 Jun 08 - 09:08 AM

Dick,

Do you want to borrow a guitar? We can lend you one if you like.

See you there.

Paul

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: The Sandman
Date: 30 Jun 08 - 10:14 AM

Banjiman,that would be brilliant,Iam much obliged.cheers.Dick

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: theleveller
Date: 30 Jun 08 - 10:21 AM

We'll probably be coming over for the day on the Saturday.

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: GUEST,Helen Pitt
Date: 30 Jun 08 - 11:45 AM

.... and you can borrow mine if you need it for Stockton FC on the monday, Dick.

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: Blowzabella
Date: 30 Jun 08 - 12:01 PM

I'm in Staithes for a week from 12th to 19th July ... but am on enforced rest by the hosspickle, so not sure if I will make it to Scarborough - plus I'll have me border collie with me and he's not too confident with crowd, so not sure if we will get there - but hope it goes well for everyone - will certainly be warmer than Glasson was!

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: Banjiman
Date: 03 Jul 08 - 11:57 AM

Website has now been Updated Website with a full programme .

Should be good I think.

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: The Sandman
Date: 03 Jul 08 - 03:08 PM

thankyou,Helen.

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: stallion
Date: 10 Jul 08 - 06:09 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: GUEST,guest old shantyman
Date: 11 Jul 08 - 05:54 AM

I am looking forward to seeing Kimbers Men,and also Dick Miles.

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: BB
Date: 11 Jul 08 - 05:33 PM

I'm looking forward to hearing Two Black Sheep and a Stallion - investigated websites for some of the acts who are on, and had a listen to this trio on their MySpace site - they sound seriously good! Pity they're only doing a couple of things on the Sunday, but we'll do our very best to catch them.

See you there, Stallion.

Barbara

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: Charley Noble
Date: 11 Jul 08 - 09:55 PM

Barbara-

So nice to know you'll be there to give those of us marooned in the States a full report!

Have fun ad lead a few songs yourself.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: GUEST,doc.tom
Date: 12 Jul 08 - 03:42 AM

Wrong Barbara again, Charlie! This one's the NOT BABS! - not the one who is a sometime 'GUEST'. Believe me, I know, I sing with this one -she'll definitely be leading a few!
Tom Brown

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: stallion
Date: 12 Jul 08 - 04:38 AM

Sadly, Ron has had to pull out of the Seafest gig, for family reasons, so it will not be 2BS&S as such, Martin and I will be there along with two mates Damian and Frank who perform as "Diad", odly they tend to be drafted in when I am missing! However we have put a couple of rousing sets together ( last tuesday!) but as Frank, Martin and Damian are excellent musicians it will not be all a capella there will be combinations of fiddle, banjo,concertina and guitar in there as well. Frank and Damian are back in York wednesday and have left armed with all the words they have to learn! Having said that we will be rolling out some old standards that we expect to get a good chorus to and let everyone hear our take on Charleys "Ratcliffe Highway" along with Barry's version of "Priest and Nuns" BTW, Barry, we are not so pious over here, or maybe less nieve, and don't find it either unerverving nor surprising to have religeon on both ends of the pump handles! (another thread!).
Peter

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: The Sandman
Date: 12 Jul 08 - 07:57 AM

looking forward to seeing you Stallion,And hearing you and of course Tom and Barbara.Dick Miles

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: stallion
Date: 12 Jul 08 - 09:22 AM

As a side note, I did sing in a singaround at the 2006 festival about ten days before my heart op, I was quite ill at the time but I thought I might never recover and got on with it, glad to say that everything is now peachy and my voice is in fairly good nick at the moment so hopefully we can all have a cracking time, see you all there
Peter

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: The Sandman
Date: 13 Jul 08 - 07:55 AM

glad to hear it .Peter.

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: stallion
Date: 13 Jul 08 - 07:23 PM

haul her up and away she goes................

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: Banjiman
Date: 14 Jul 08 - 04:03 AM

Pete,

We'll try and catch you on Sunday then.

Paul

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: stallion
Date: 14 Jul 08 - 11:05 AM

.........santiano!
see ya both there!

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: The Sandman
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 04:56 AM

Blowzabella,hope you get better soon,and hope to see you at Scarborough.

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: stallion
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 03:59 PM

Frank and Damien have just arrived back from St Chartier so we shall be there! Looking forward to seeing you all
Pete

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: Barry Finn
Date: 17 Jul 08 - 02:48 PM

Peter, pump until you're dry, good luck & have a great sing. Let me know how the crowd takes to "Priest and Nuns", I don't take to well to the pious here either.
Wish I could be there, hopefully someday.

Barry

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: stallion
Date: 19 Jul 08 - 04:50 AM

on our way!

Subject: MAYDAY TUGS OF WAR at Scarborough seafest
From: GUEST,Jim Radford
Date: 19 Jul 08 - 02:39 PM

MAYDAY - TUGS OF WAR showing at 2pm Sunday 20 July in Sea Cadets' Hall

This award-winning documentary film not only has a couple of great songs (including one about my first trip to sea in 1944 which won the SeaFest Song for the Sea competition last year) but tells the story of the wartime Rescue Tugs and the ships and men who saved thousands of lives and millions of tons of shipping during WWII, as well as building the Mulberry Harbours in Normandy. Anyone with an interest in maritime history should come along at 2.00pm on Sunday to see it.

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: GUEST,Jolie Rouge
Date: 19 Jul 08 - 03:04 PM

Jim is right. The film is well worth seeing for anyone who likes maritime history or sea songs. It meanders a bit over a big topic but some of the archive film footage of sinking ships, rescues in heavy seas and Mulberry Harbour Caissons under tow to Normandy is truly spectacular, Best of all though are the interviews with Rescue Tug Veterans (including many Yorkshiremen) who tell their own dramatic stories in plain and unvarnished language. Jim's two songs (including the one that won last year's Song for the Sea competition at Scarborough) are also worth hearing. They turned the soundtrack off and Jim sang the SHORES OF NORMANDY live at the film screening I saw in Hull last month.

To hear a few verses of Jim's song and to get a flavour of the film you can go to http://www.maydaytugsofwar.com/trailers/

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: stallion
Date: 20 Jul 08 - 06:15 AM

Martin, Damian Frank and I had to returned early from the Seafest as the driver, Frank, had a plane to Washington DC to catch at 11pm Saturday night ( the rest of us, being married, had our vehicles sequestrated by our wives!) First set on "The Grand Turk" was ok in spite of a drizzle , we were kept dry by a nifty taurpaulin. The second set started in glorious sunshine, but, well, Barry, I am not a God botherer but as I launched into Priest & Nuns we were swept by horizontal rain like a continuous broadside of grapeshot. we were beckoned to the fo'castle by the crew but the hell I was going to finish the song, without pause or interuption I donned my waterproofs whilst singing and finished! We carried on below decks to an audience of crew, dummies and a couple of kids, but we did it. Big regret was because of Frank's tight schedule we couldn't catch up with anyone else but having said that it was good that he and Damian stepped in at such short notice to cover for Ron who had to miss the trip
For info our sets were as follows.
song        

Set 1        
                
Trumpet Hornpipe                                
Sailor Lad                                
South Australia                                
Leave her Johnny/One More Day                                
Blow Boys Blow                                
Grey Funnel Line                                
New York Girls                                
Ratcliffe Highway
Drunken Sailor                                
Dogger Bank                                

Set 2

Sailors Hornpipe                                
Jolly Grog                                
Priest and Nuns                                
Banks of Newfoundland                                
Spanish ladies                                
Home boys home (Who wouldn't be a sailor.......)                        
Stormy Weather        
Mingaulay Boat Song                        
Paddy West                                
The Crawl        
                        
plus my "impressions" of Barry and Charley which are now a feature of our intro's and my compatriots asure me are quite accurate!


And so this was the debut of "The Hamster Wheel Shanty Band"!

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: Barry Finn
Date: 20 Jul 08 - 03:01 PM

"impressions" ??

Peter, I didn't know you spoke Bostonian with such a thick accent, wish I could've heard it but we were catching some of the thunder here too, & to top it off the wind was drowning you out. Hopefully we'll hear you soon, sorry to have missed another soggy outing.

All my best
Barry

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: Banjiman
Date: 20 Jul 08 - 04:49 PM

Sorry we missed you Pete.....but we worked hard and had a great time.

7 sets in 2 days + the song contest and various impromptus certainly tests the voices and fingers but it went really well. Generally had time to catch up with the previous and next artists at the various venues so saw a bit of most people......it was good to meet Mudcat's own Dick Miles amongst others. Mainly dodged the rain though.....

Well done to Richard Grainger for pulling together another great event.

Paul

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: stallion
Date: 20 Jul 08 - 06:04 PM

I was taught by my sister in-law who lived and worked in cambridge, worcester and around for twenty years or more, plus a narldy old woman from Boston who was living in hastings UK she tought me to say B-arse-ton! Still Barry I think it is more your comment " Nice song but can't think of what work you could do to it" with a Boston/ Yorkshire accent that actually gets the laugh. Forgive me if it is a miss quote but it was along those lines as I recall! As for P & W you certainly did your stint, perhaps next year we can get in a bit sooner, with the three of us and get to do a bit more. Also it might be better if a "Fringe" were to develop, having said that it seems to be always raining so camping wouldn't be fun. As for the drowning out noise wise we had more trouble from the posers reving motor bikes but hey ho it's a free world.
And I endorse Pauls comment, well done Richard and thanks

Pete

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: Banjiman
Date: 22 Jul 08 - 01:50 PM

.....I forgot to say, the Scarborough Seafest "Song For The Sea" competion was won by the Mrs (Wendy Arrowsmith) with Sleep Well 'til Morning" , a wee traditional style unaccompanied lullaby thing.

Have a look if you like and let her know what you think.

Paul

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: stallion
Date: 22 Jul 08 - 02:39 PM

Well done Wendy, great song

Pete

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: The Sandman
Date: 23 Jul 08 - 05:32 AM

yes,Wendys song is very good.
I thought the festival was a success,the weather was ok,only a couple of showers,and all the performances that I saw on the main stage were good.Well done Richard and Jeanette and all the production crew.
the two folk clubs[Whitby and Stockton] that I did were very good,so all in all I had a great time[apart from car problems getting to and from Cork airport]Dick Miles.

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: BB
Date: 24 Jul 08 - 04:46 PM

Had a great time, too, although it would have been better had I had a voice after Friday night! Still hasn't returned, so I'm ordered to be completely silent for the moment - it's not easy, but Tom's still enjoying it!

Wish we'd had a chance to hear more people, but thoroughly enjoyed those we did hear - there really are some great singers at Seafest, aren't there? I have to echo others reactions to wendy's song - beautiful, and beautifully sung, too.

Really looking forward to next year, as are certainly the staff at the Leeds Arms and Hotel. Isn't it great to walk into a pub after a year's absence, and they know what drink you're going to have before you ask for it?

Barbara

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: stallion
Date: 24 Jul 08 - 07:23 PM

a couple of showers!, mmmmmmmmmmmm

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: The Sandman
Date: 25 Jul 08 - 05:53 AM

well, my car problems were caused by mistakenly filling the car with diesel,instead of unleaded,it cost me 200 euros to sort.Dick Miles

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: stallion
Date: 25 Jul 08 - 12:06 PM

Ha Dick, a very common accident, I've done it, teaches me to take the P out of the tannoy "Are you sure you want diesel"!

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: GUEST,Carolyn Carolan
Date: 25 Jul 08 - 08:14 PM

Where were you all - counting your sleeps until Whitby?
Pathetic!

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: stallion
Date: 25 Jul 08 - 08:20 PM

well pet I wuz there, so'wester an' all!

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: GUEST,Carolyn Carolan
Date: 25 Jul 08 - 08:33 PM

Must have missed you! Did you enjoy the fireworks? We were playing in the Leeds Arms, will be playing next weekend for the LIFEBOAT fund. X

Subject: RE: Scarborough seafest july18_20 2008
From: stallion
Date: 26 Jul 08 - 08:41 AM

Had to go home earlywhat band C C?