Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon

Subject: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Sue the Borderer
Date: 11 Jul 08 - 08:30 AM

First, I'll try a blue clicky to this wonderful, week long festival in North Devon, England

Bideford Folk Festival

Will it work? I'll try it and see!

Sue

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Sue the Borderer
Date: 11 Jul 08 - 09:04 AM

YES!! So now you can look up all the information from the Saturday Headline concert with Fiddlers' Bid (from Shetland) John Kirkpatrick and Isambarde through a mass of smaller concerts and events to many opportunites to sing, dance or play.

Unique to this festival is a singing cruise out to Lundy Island on the Oldenburg (costs extra, I'm afraid!).

My highlights will be the Cornwall Songwriters' new show Cornish Lads (on Tuesday evening) and two of my favourite singers - Barrie and Ingrid Temple. Look out too for Nicola Clark and then there's 'Leraud' and 'Wuzzle' and.........

I'll be running a series of workshops Tue-Fri for solo singers who are fairly new to singing on their own or maybe haven't yet plucked up courage to do so. (PM me for further information)

'Herbaceous Border' may happen at some time over the weekend - let me know if you would like to dance or play.

Sue

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Cats
Date: 11 Jul 08 - 12:44 PM

I shall be there storytelling....

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: GUEST,Doxy
Date: 12 Jul 08 - 03:58 AM

We'll be there

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Andy Jackson
Date: 12 Jul 08 - 04:21 AM

Us too. (two?)

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Sue the Borderer
Date: 14 Jul 08 - 06:33 PM

U 2 2 in a 2-2?

(Well - it's different from putting 'refresh'!)

Sue

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Hawker
Date: 14 Jul 08 - 06:46 PM

Me and KB will be Cornish Ladding. Hope to sse you there!
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Jock O' Dreams
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 05:01 PM

Anne and I will be there all Week. This is a Festival with a great atmosephere, the right Ethos,and great sing-a-rounds!!

                      Jim McAdams

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Chris Green
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 05:57 PM

We're playing there over the weekend. Looking forward to it - we've not been before!

Chris from Isambarde

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Leraud
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 06:05 AM

Pat Turner and I are looking forward to it as well.

Lynne Heraud

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Polly Squeezebox
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 09:06 AM

We've never been there before either, but all looking forward to spending the week with 'old' friends in a different place.

Polly, Jack & Zak

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Hawker
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 04:35 PM

Got our Lundy Tickets today!

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Dave Earl
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 06:41 PM

Life's a bugger innit.

much as I would love to be there,work and the bank balance won't allow it.

Do enjoy please.

See ya all whereever are paths cross eh?

Dave

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Fidjit
Date: 17 Jul 08 - 04:37 AM

Sue

That's the same weekend as the skipy and Kate do
At Wantage. Can't make both this year.

I'm sure you'll have a nice time. See you at Sidmouth

Chas

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: r.padgett
Date: 17 Jul 08 - 10:56 AM

Next year maybe!

Busy at Saltburn ff again

Ray

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: vectis
Date: 17 Jul 08 - 11:38 AM

I am hoping to visit for a few days after Sidmouth. Any good places to park up the motorhome?

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: nickp
Date: 17 Jul 08 - 11:40 AM

Re the performers web page - should be Kate Lissauer and the Buffalo Gals, not Lissau

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: GUEST,Cats
Date: 17 Jul 08 - 01:13 PM

Vectis, from sidmouth go to dartmoor Festival, camping is on a reasonably good field, then off to Bideford, to park on another good field.

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: GUEST,Rob The Roadie
Date: 18 Jul 08 - 01:16 PM

Hello Sue remembr me and Angie. She's the talented one I jusy carry guitars!!! We are now way way up in Scotland so cant come this year. Dance the night away.....

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Sue the Borderer
Date: 19 Jul 08 - 03:54 PM

Rob, we shall miss you both.
Sue

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: vectis
Date: 24 Jul 08 - 12:57 PM

Cats
That takes more dosh than I, a poor pensioner, have got this year.

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: SussexCarole
Date: 24 Jul 08 - 05:24 PM

We had a brilliant time at Bideford last year. Unfortunately we can't make it this year but it's in our diary for 2009

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Wuzzle
Date: 10 Aug 08 - 06:22 AM

Just packing a few last bits cant wait to get there
see you soooooooooooooon

Gilly and Tony

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Sue the Borderer
Date: 10 Aug 08 - 07:48 AM

See you all soon, then!!!
Kicks off with a singaround in the Joiners Arms at noon on Monday. Don't get there early, cos I don't think the pub opens til then.

Sue

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: GUEST,BrenKen
Date: 10 Aug 08 - 08:41 AM

I've never attended a folk festival in England before but I'm leaving Dublin and heading for Bideford tomorrow to see what all the fuss is about. I'm looking forward to the singarounds and T time at the Bethal. Hope to meet some of you there.

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Sue the Borderer
Date: 10 Aug 08 - 04:29 PM

Hi BrenKen
Do come and say hello! I'm MCing the singaround in the Joiners Arms on Monday evening (8-11) and the Tuesday afternoon in the Bethel so do come and say hello.
There are lots of good concerts on during the week as well. Personally I dont go for the big headline acts, but there are lots of smaller events with people I really want to listen to.
Hope you have a great time.

Sue

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Cats
Date: 10 Aug 08 - 11:15 PM

I'm running two storytelling sessions / workshops, MCing 'Meet Cornwall Songwriters',[what can you say except audience this is Cornwall Songwriters, Cornwall Songwriters this is the audience!!] and I'm MCing the Bethel when Mike O'Connor and Barrie and Ingrid Temple are on so come and say hello and sign up to sing [the cakes are excellent]. I'm also doing the Sunday Morning Chorus up at Edgehill with Barrie and Ingrid so come along with Sunday songs and ones with loads of chorus and a couple of concert spots. Look forward to seeing you all there.

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Splott Man
Date: 11 Aug 08 - 11:27 AM

Sounds like you're all gonna hava lotta fun.

We've got to work this week, then it's Pontardawe till Sat night , then off to Whitby.

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: My guru always said
Date: 11 Aug 08 - 04:05 PM

Oh I really, really, really wanted to come & join the fun but can't get out of work at the moment & have other family commitments too *sigh* Next year though, definitely next year!

Have fun all, am keeping my fingers crossed that the weather stays fair for you all!

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Bren Ború
Date: 17 Aug 08 - 12:08 PM

I have just arrived back in Dublin after a great week. Thanks to everybody I met for making my stay so enjoyable. I will definitely be back next year.

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Cats
Date: 18 Aug 08 - 05:02 AM

Superb week. It was good to meet you Bren Boru. Highlight of the week for me was James Findlay [OK I am biased, I've known him since he was 5]. Seriously he took everywhere apart whenever he performed whether it was a concert or a session in the pub. Look out for him and book him for your folk club or festival now. The tradition is in safe hands with him and many other young performers from this weekend. Les Barker was his own inimitable self. Great to see Barrie and Ingrid Temple. Lovely people, lovely songs. Thanks to Hilary and Jerry and all their team. We'll be back next year.

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Hawker
Date: 18 Aug 08 - 05:09 AM

We had a great time, we were there Sunday 10th to Thursday morning, well done all, a fabulous festival, blown away by some amazingly talented youth at this years festival, Coracle and James Findlay were amazing, We did the new show Cornish Lads to a sell out audience, and what a receptive audience you were! We really enjoyed ourselves!
Bren Boru, were you the irish chap at The Joiners with the No Anchor T shirt on?
If so, it was nice to meet you!
If not, sorry to have missed you!
Hope all got off the camp site OK, we had to be towed off on Thursday and it still hasn't stopped raining. Shame the Lundy trip was cancelled, but there's alwayd next time!
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Eye Lander
Date: 18 Aug 08 - 06:28 AM

Back home last night. Andy and I had a lovely lovely week. Camped by lots of friends, always a good thing to do.

Lots of good singarounds and I am a bit more confident that when we first went to Bideford 2 years ago.

concerts: Again lots of them and all good.

As always the locals were sooo friendly and helpful.

And............Fish and chips on the sea front are to die for. Never tasted fish like it!

Jerry: always running but the smile never leaving his face.
Hilary: always busy also always smiling.
Gate stewards: friendly and helpful
Graham the bus: Above and beyond. should have taken his break but said he couldn't while we were waiting. What a star.

Well done to everyone and thank you for make it such a good festival.

Jillie

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Cats
Date: 18 Aug 08 - 09:49 AM

Forgot to mention Fiddlers Bid. What stunning fiddlers, what lovely people. It wasn't that I was hanging on their every word, I was trying to understand their fabulous Shetland accents.

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 18 Aug 08 - 10:18 AM

Cats,
You should visit the Shetlands they are breath taking i been a couple of times and every time i wish i could live there.
Scooby.

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Bren Ború
Date: 18 Aug 08 - 11:18 AM

Hawker:
Yes, that was me in the No Anchors t-shirt.
I had a great time in the Joiners, so many talented folk, so many great songs. I'm going to have to learn some of them for next year so that I can join in the chorus.

Cats: I really enjoyed the storytelling too.

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Wuzzle
Date: 18 Aug 08 - 05:23 PM

Well that was just a fantastic week,
Thank-you to everyone who made it such a good time
We loved the Cornish Lads concert especially as Tony has been down the mines
James Finlay and the other new roots were brilliant.
it was lovely to see old friends and make new ones
great singing in the joiners :-)See you next year Bren glad you had fun
The storytelling workshop I went to was great
Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make it one of the best festivals around.
Thanks Hilary and Jerry it was fun
unfortunately when we left we did a bit of ploughing
so long life and success to the farmer, and his little blue tractor
xxx Gilly

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Leraud
Date: 18 Aug 08 - 07:19 PM

Pat and I had a very good time. Jerry and Hilary's organisational skills were amazing. We felt the festival was welcome by the residents of Bideford and Cleverdons, the restaurant, did an excellent job opening between 5:30 and 7:00 each day to enable us to eat good, reasonably priced food, and listen to a variety of guests who were booked at the festival.

There were ample opportunities for participation of every kind and it was wonderful to meet old friends and make new ones.

One of the highlights for us was the success of the festival choir. If anyone who was in the choir reads this, a big thank you for your efforts.

Lynne Heaud

Subject: RE: Bideford Folk Festival 11-17Aug 08 Devon
From: Cats
Date: 19 Aug 08 - 08:38 AM

Thanks for your kind comments about the storytelling. It so often the 'forgotten' element of folk festivals. Perhaps we should ask for late night ghost stories next year?