Nice job for someone (UK) Beverley Folk Festival

Subject: Nice job for someone (UK)
From: BB
Date: 11 Jul 08 - 05:28 PM

Just seen an ad. on the Arts Council listing for this, just in case it doesn't make the general folk press.

Barbara

Subject: RE: Nice job for someone (UK)
From: Lord Batman's Kitchener
Date: 11 Jul 08 - 05:30 PM

All I can say is WOW!!!

Subject: RE: Nice job for someone (UK)
From: katlaughing
Date: 11 Jul 08 - 07:14 PM

I have the experience...now if I weren't across the pond!**BG**

Subject: RE: Nice job for someone (UK) Beverley Folk Festival
From: theleveller
Date: 12 Jul 08 - 04:51 AM

That's uncanny; mrsleveller was just saying the other day what a great job it would be to work for Beverley Folk Festival. Thanks for posting this BB - I think she could well be applying.

Subject: RE: Nice job for someone (UK) Beverley Folk Festival
From: Sir Roger de Beverley
Date: 12 Jul 08 - 09:56 AM

There was a lot of criticism about the decision to headline this years festival with the Buzzcocks but it was a popular ticket on the night. As the organisers are just advertising for a festival administrator, what advice could we give to the new incumbent about the types of act we would like to see at Beverley in 2009?

Ideally we want acts that would combine credibility with popularity and are not appearing at every other festival in the country so I'll start off with a few suggestions for both headliners and other interesting acts that I think might fit the bill:

Steve Earle, The Proclaimers, Joe Brown, Ian McNabb, Mercury Rev, Colin Macintyre(aka Mull historical Society), Kevin Montgomery, Sonny Curtis, Sufjan Stevens, Saw Doctors, Tom Russell, Barenaked Ladies, Bert Jansch and/or Pentangle, Decemberists, Dougie Maclean, Eels, 4 men and a dog, Gomez, Alan Taylor, John Hiatt, Karine Polwart, Kieran Halpin, Kings of Convenience, Michael Chapman, Michael Hurley, Strawbs, Richard Thompson.

I am well aware that no large venue will be available in 2009 but several of the clubs in the town (conservative, Armstrong's), the local grammar school hall and Hodgson's main room could hold 200 – 300 and most of the acts that I have listed would play well in such venues.

I'm sure that there are many who will agree/disagree with my choice and have suggestions of their own............

R

Subject: RE: Nice job for someone (UK) Beverley Folk Festival
From: GUEST,buspassed
Date: 12 Jul 08 - 10:40 AM

Is the Minster no longer available as a venue? I saw the Waterson Family concert there two or three years ago and I'm sure there was more than 300 in that wonderful building that night. Added bonus you didn't get all that perpetual lumbering about looking for 'pints' either!

Subject: RE: Nice job for someone (UK) Beverley Folk Festival
From: Sir Roger de Beverley
Date: 12 Jul 08 - 11:44 AM

And St Mary's church too - only a couple of hundred yards from my house!

R

Subject: RE: Nice job for someone (UK) Beverley Folk Festival
From: oggie
Date: 12 Jul 08 - 11:52 AM

Please note the job is for "Beverley Festival" not "Beverley Folk Festival" Wonder if that is a slip?

Given the size of venue and festival marquees that some of Rogers acts are playing this year (and presumably the fees they are charging) I don't see them being feasible in 200-300 seaters.

Steve

Subject: RE: Nice job for someone (UK) Beverley Folk Festival
From: Lord Batman's Kitchener
Date: 12 Jul 08 - 11:56 AM

I wouldn't give them any advice unless I was eminently qualified to do so, which I'm not.

Subject: RE: Nice job for someone (UK) Beverley Folk Festival
From: BB
Date: 13 Jul 08 - 05:20 PM

Not only that, Oggie, but it's for an *administrator*, not a director. I doubt that the administrator gets any say in who's booked.

Glad to have been of service, Leveller. Tell her 'Good luck'.

Barbara

Subject: RE: Nice job for someone (UK) Beverley Folk Festival
From: katlaughing
Date: 13 Jul 08 - 06:02 PM

Well, I put "folk" in the title, to clarify based on the following:

The Beverley and East Riding (Folk) Festival has developed over the past 25 years into one of the most respected and vibrant festivals in the UK. The festival is looking to broaden its appeal in the future with a wider range of arts activities and musical styles. To ensure the continued success and development of the festival, we now seek an Administrative Officer to work in the Festival Office based in North Dalton, near Driffield, in East Yorkshire.

Should I change it?

Subject: RE: Nice job for someone (UK) Beverley Folk Festival
From: Graham and Jo
Date: 14 Jul 08 - 01:57 AM

The Minster is used as venue for many things. We have even heard rock bands playing in there.

Subject: RE: Nice job for someone (UK) Beverley Folk Festival
From: danensis
Date: 14 Jul 08 - 06:56 AM

So, its not going to be a folk festival and its not going to be in Beverley. I hadn't appreciated that the decision had already been made.

Subject: RE: Nice job for someone (UK) Beverley Folk Festival
From: Sir Roger de Beverley
Date: 14 Jul 08 - 06:59 AM

LBK

I wouldn't presume to tell the organisers their job. However, plenty of people have been quick to say what they didn't like after the event, so I thought that it might be constructive for some of us to put down who we would like to see whilst there is still plenty of time to act on those suggestions.

However, nobody else has put forward any acts so, perhaps, I am alone in this

I'd also like to add Paul Heaton to my original list(see review in the Guardian today).

R

Subject: RE: Nice job for someone (UK) Beverley Folk Festival
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 14 Jul 08 - 08:04 AM

How about booking-
Paco de Lucia
Capullo de Jerez
Vicente amigo
Estrella Morente
Aurora Vargas
Me....         errh.... I'll get my coat!

Subject: RE: Nice job for someone (UK) Beverley Folk Festival
From: oombanjo
Date: 14 Jul 08 - 04:31 PM

and how about the saggy bottom boys! with new pop up topper,not yet seen in public?

Subject: RE: Nice job for someone (UK) Beverley Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Dianne Forritt
Date: 14 Jul 08 - 05:24 PM

What is it that you pop out in public?

Subject: RE: Nice job for someone (UK) Beverley Folk Festiv
From: Folkiedave
Date: 14 Jul 08 - 05:51 PM

Gerardo Nunez......