whitby folk festival 2009

Subject: whitby folk festival
From: GUEST,tatts
Date: 17 Jun 09 - 12:29 PM

Is there to be any improptu organised events this year, is this an oxymoron?

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: Tig
Date: 17 Jun 09 - 06:06 PM

There is the Train on Sunday and possibly the boat to Ruswick one day during the week - but loads going on. Just find The Station and ask or organise a Mudgather and advertise it in the pubs and Whitby Wailer.

Don't think anyone else is planning the Mudgather this year so make yourself popular and do it.

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: Raggytash
Date: 18 Jun 09 - 03:48 AM

Boat to Staithes Tig, the Esk Belle cannot berth at Runswick, there's no harbour.

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: Raggytash
Date: 18 Jun 09 - 03:50 AM

Should also have said the boat to Staithes is ticket only, the limited tickets are only available from two sources (me or wombat)

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: Soldier boy
Date: 18 Jun 09 - 08:20 PM

Are Moor and Coast still organising the campsite at the college?

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: GUEST,Shanty Kees
Date: 19 Jun 09 - 03:56 AM

Yes, they do organise the campsite. Details can be found on the Moor and Coast website.

Kees

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: Soldier boy
Date: 20 Jun 09 - 10:17 AM

Thanks Shanty Kees.

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: Betsy
Date: 20 Jun 09 - 03:04 PM

When is Whitby this year?

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: Wyrd Sister
Date: 20 Jun 09 - 04:40 PM

As ever, the week before the last Monday in August (i.e. August Bank Holiday), this year 22nd-28th.

website

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: GUEST,Joe
Date: 21 Jun 09 - 04:36 AM

Also Regatta on the Monday so if you want to be in a pub on the Monday find a seat early and keep it!!

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: nutty
Date: 21 Jun 09 - 07:06 AM

Yes - this is one of those years when the Festival and the Regatta clash.
This is because the Regatta weekend is dependent on the times of high tide.
It means that for the first weekend - Sat/Sun/Mon - Whitby will be absolutely heaving. So,as is noted above, pub space is at a premium.
As is accomodation and camping.

I love Whitby (but I hate crowds) but so this year I probably won't visit until things have quietened down.

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: Raggytash
Date: 22 Jun 09 - 10:00 AM

It also clashes next year as well. Two weeks earlier the tides are just about the same, the maximum daily difference between the tides on the two weeekends is 13 minutes, mind you I'll be out as a rescue boat on at least one day, foot in both camps !

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: Tig
Date: 22 Jun 09 - 06:27 PM

Look Raggy you know I have no sense of geography and a crap memory!
Please save me and Badger a ticket each so I can try and remember better this time :-)

See you there.

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: Pistachio
Date: 23 Jun 09 - 02:34 PM

Linda and I will be there for the first 3 days(at least).Hope to catch up with you Nutty.
H.x

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: Raggytash
Date: 26 Jun 09 - 07:04 AM

I've had the timing of the Regatta explained to me and it does make sense, the timing is based on the strength of the tide not just the time when high tide occurs. If there is a very high tide when it ebbs the flow is very strong, too strong for the rowers to compete against and that would present dangers to all involved. So the actual height of the tides has to be taken into account when calculating the date of the Regatta, the fact that the tide two weeks earlier is at the same time of day does not mean that the Regatta can take place then.
The height of the tide as you will all know is dependant on the particular phase of the moon, the graviational pull of which varies according to whether it is a crescent, quarter, half or full moon.

Hope that clears it up for you.

cheers

Raggy

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: squeezeboxhp
Date: 26 Jun 09 - 05:48 PM

as be there anyhow so when is the mudgather?

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: oombanjo
Date: 27 Jun 09 - 12:11 PM

at low tide?

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: Tig
Date: 27 Jun 09 - 06:01 PM

Don't think anyone is organising one this year. Are you going to sort out one?

Raggy, which day is the boat please? I've got to make sure I'm not on campsite duty at the time.

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: Raggytash
Date: 28 Jun 09 - 04:18 AM

Hi Tig,

Tuesday for the boat, boarding at 4.45pm, sailing at 5pm arrive Staithes 6.15pm depart Staithes 7.15pm arrive Whitby 8.15.

Oombanjo, they don't race at low tide

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: oombanjo
Date: 28 Jun 09 - 09:50 AM

hi Raggy that was 4 the MUDcat gathering!see you there

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 27 Jul 09 - 02:54 PM

Spare Parts are looking forward to running concertina part-playing sessions at Whitby Folk Week this year, with the aim of working up a couple of sets for the workshop showcase concert at the end of the week.

We'll be putting the music on our website very soon in midi, pdf and abc format for anyone who wants to give it a kicking in advance. Further and better particulars soon.

Valmai

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: Pistachio
Date: 28 Jul 09 - 05:49 AM

Hissyfit back from Warwick and looking forward to Whitby. Just got our timetable for Sun/Mon Tue. See you there,
Hazel.

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 28 Jul 09 - 01:04 PM

Bryan Creer has been hard at work and has put the arrangements we're using for the concertina part-playing sessions on the tunes page
of the Spare Parts website.

They are in Word, PDF and MIDI files. The MIDI files have normal and slow versions. Each tune is played five times.

Do get in touch if you can't make them work or want any help.

Valmai

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: Folkiedave
Date: 28 Jul 09 - 03:30 PM

Got ours too. Sheffield City Morris. Dancing up the kind of morris storm that can only be whipped up by morris ddancers with bus passes.

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 28 Jul 09 - 04:46 PM

Whitby Scratch will almost certainly be out on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: GUEST,Muppett
Date: 30 Jul 09 - 02:49 PM

Anyone free on sat for becki and mine handbinding    details to follow

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: GUEST,youngfolkie
Date: 30 Jul 09 - 02:53 PM

No sign of The Young'uns on the lineup AGAIN! Ridiculous.

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: Banjiman
Date: 31 Jul 09 - 04:04 AM

"No sign of The Young'uns on the lineup AGAIN! Ridiculous."

They're pretty good at ignoring newer/ younger localish talent, here are some more examples of Yorkshire/ Northeast acts making a bit of a splash and being studiously ignored by this festival:

Anna Shannon (Went down a storm last year but was refused a slot this year)

Ian McKone

Brother Crow

Wendy Arrowsmith

I could go on...........

Oh and a bonus The Young 'uns to remind everyone what they are missing!

Still, I hope everyone enjoys it. We would be there for at least some of the time but we're playing & holidaying in Scotland!

Paul

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: Banjiman
Date: 31 Jul 09 - 05:17 AM

Oooops, I've just re-read this and it sounds really confrontational.

Wasn't meant to be, just highlighting some local talent!

Apologies.

Paul

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: GUEST,MC Fat (at work)
Date: 31 Jul 09 - 05:53 AM

i should imagine The Youn Uns will turn up at the Station sing a round they usually do,

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 31 Jul 09 - 07:10 AM

Don't worry Banjiman my friend, you're in good company!
As you say, there's plenty of other localish talents that are regularly ignored by Whitby, even the more "traditional" ones that you'd expect the festival to embrace.

Still, at least you do have the consolation that your own and your proteges' talents are recognised by plenty of other festival organisers. Just keep on keepin' on!

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: dozy rozy
Date: 31 Jul 09 - 07:41 AM

Muppett.Which sat?Love to be there.

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: GUEST,Michelin Man
Date: 31 Jul 09 - 08:09 AM

You could have a Whitby Folk Festival (Mark 2) featuring all the up and coming local talent and more established artistes from near and far who never get booked.

I would have thought with Malcom no longer 'in charge' the other committee members would by now have become more enlightened to what is out there in the world of folk.

Still we live in hope.

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: GUEST,M&C
Date: 31 Jul 09 - 08:18 AM

Campsite filling up fast especially for the first weekend (which will include all week as well... only 20 pitches left for this)

The rest of the week is better...

See : http://www.moorandcoast.co.uk/folk_week.html

If you know of people who are thinking of camping with us please let them know...

Moor & Coast

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: Mo the caller
Date: 31 Jul 09 - 10:29 AM

Whibty is remarkably good value for the ticket-buyers.
Maybe they can't afford too many young uns, or the young ones can't afford to be at Whitby, if they have to make a living and don't have school holidays.

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival
From: Willa
Date: 31 Jul 09 - 03:26 PM

Programmes now available; have sent off for mine.

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival 2009
From: Raggytash
Date: 07 Aug 09 - 03:58 AM

I've just revisited this thread and realised that the info regarding the times of the boat to Staithes is incorrect

Boarding             17.45
Depart Whitby         18.00
Arrive Staithes       19.15
Depart Staithes       20.15
Arrive Whitby         21.15

Tickets going fast!

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival 2009
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 07 Aug 09 - 08:04 AM

come and see Hissyfit with John Conolly and Dave and Julie Evardson -'Songs of the muddy Humber'

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival 2009
From: GUEST,padgett on lap top
Date: 07 Aug 09 - 09:27 AM

Yes there are many talented youngsters out there

Whitby has "traditionally" used a great amount of goodwill and recent times have been full of changes to management, or should I say Volunteers who can and want to help in all areas

A festival this size takes some doing

I for one have been keen on the fringe pub events, which has been very well served particularly in the Station formerly Tap and Spile

There are of course a number of great guests on the bill ~ see above for one!

Ray

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival 2009
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 07 Aug 09 - 09:29 AM

I shall be there again this year, doing my bit, stewarding to earn me keep.

J

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival 2009
From: Paul Davenport
Date: 07 Aug 09 - 11:12 AM

Extraordinary … a folk forum in which there are people more worried about the age of the performers rather than how good they are at their craft.

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival 2009
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 07 Aug 09 - 11:24 AM

They want their instruments to be old though ;)

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival 2009
From: Banjiman
Date: 07 Aug 09 - 01:08 PM

"Extraordinary … a folk forum in which there are people more worried about the age of the performers rather than how good they are at their craft."

That's certainly not what I said above.

Have a listen to the links I posted above and tell me the artists mentioned are not good enough to grace any festival stage...... however old they are.

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival 2009
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 07 Aug 09 - 02:04 PM

Michelin Man,

Malcolm always gave young and up-and-coming talent a fair crack of the whip.
White Rose Morris
Sherburn and Bartley (when young)
The Pack and all their various combinations
Sharon
As a regular MC in Malcolm's days there was always a good mix of all ages.
Of course any sensible organiser is going to stick with what he knows mostly and rebook artists who he knows can cut it.

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival 2009
From: GUEST
Date: 07 Aug 09 - 04:47 PM

Add 422 to the list above

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival 2009
From: Willa
Date: 07 Aug 09 - 05:20 PM

Sam Lee and The Askew sisters are two young acts this year

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival 2009
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 07 Aug 09 - 06:49 PM

Must catch both Sams, Lee and Pirt. They both gave amazing presentations at YG's seminar on Folk Music in education couple o' weeks back.

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival 2009
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 09 Aug 09 - 09:55 AM

Muppett, do give more details!

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival 2009
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 09 Aug 09 - 09:57 AM

Any tickets left for boat, Nick? Could you squeeze in 2 ducks and 2 ducklings?

Subject: RE: whitby folk festival 2009
From: Paul Davenport
Date: 09 Aug 09 - 10:36 AM

'tell me the artists mentioned are not good enough to grace any festival stage......'
I listened, and… maybe some festival stages certainly not any.
They all seem to have a greater leaning to 'pop' style performance than 'traditional' and I guess that's where they might be less likely to be booked at WFW?