Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August

Subject: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Girl Friday
Date: 16 Aug 09 - 09:12 AM

News has reached me of a Mini Festival with song and ale at The Chequers Inn Ash, on Bank Holiday Monday, August 31st.Featured artists include John Barden,No Worries, and The Ramblin' Boys. There is also a singaround. The day starts at 2 pm.

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: The Barden of England
Date: 16 Aug 09 - 03:25 PM

You are well informed Sue - and thanks for the add.
John Barden

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 16 Aug 09 - 04:00 PM

Where exactly is the event .

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 16 Aug 09 - 04:03 PM

Yes, that might be do-able

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: jacqui.c
Date: 16 Aug 09 - 04:09 PM

Have a look here.

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 16 Aug 09 - 04:19 PM

Ah. I thought you meant Ash, as in Ash-cum-Ridley, near Fawkham. By no means as handy as I thought it was.

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 16 Aug 09 - 04:55 PM

I thought you meant Ashford. or hashford has I call it? I will give it ago.

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: bradstonian girl
Date: 16 Aug 09 - 05:10 PM

Friendly landlord and locals.. not been able to go to sessions since they changed from Mon to Tues but will be there Bank Hol . Hope the weather keeps fine!

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 16 Aug 09 - 05:16 PM

What beer they having ? Means a lot to some folk Re real Ale.

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Girl Friday
Date: 16 Aug 09 - 05:47 PM

I am told that it is a beer festival beginning on the previous Thursday. No idea what beer but it should be real ale. I advise contacting the landlord,Richard. The website I was given doesn't seem to work.

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 16 Aug 09 - 06:02 PM

I did try the web site Sue didnt work for me. How are you doing hope your well I catch up with this site later,
Regards Pierre

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 17 Aug 09 - 01:22 PM

woot... ahem errr..

will see if we have a slot in the diary.

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: romanyman
Date: 17 Aug 09 - 03:35 PM

canterbury not too far, could even do it by choo choo save worries about drink drivin

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 17 Aug 09 - 03:50 PM

Hope they ain't no choo choo men strike actions on the bank holiday.

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 20 Aug 09 - 01:10 PM

Dunno now if we can make it. 1 hour and 3/4s drive home late Monday night, then work the next day is a bit much.

Sigh

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Penny S.
Date: 20 Aug 09 - 01:38 PM

Do I deduce from the comments that this is the Ash near Sandwich? (Link isn't working.)

Penny

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: The Barden of England
Date: 20 Aug 09 - 01:55 PM

Yes Penny, it is Ash near Sandwich.
John Barden

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Penny S.
Date: 20 Aug 09 - 02:05 PM

Thanks. I think I may be in Gloucestershire, anyway, but if not, I could try to be there. It's surprising how quickly one can cross the county these days. (Though the A2 on a bank holiday might not be at its fastest.

Penny

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: GUEST,Girl Friday
Date: 20 Aug 09 - 02:18 PM

When my informant first mentioned this, she said it was in or near Gillingham. The eventual location is a bit further away it seems.She comes from Romford, and the pub and therefore, the folk club and festival, is run by her friend, the landlord. All the info I posted, was left on my phone last week.She doesn't do computers.

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 20 Aug 09 - 03:48 PM

Well, I suppose that from Romford it is quite near Gillingham!

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: GUEST,Girl Friday
Date: 20 Aug 09 - 07:06 PM

As the seagull flies ?

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: GUEST,Girl Friday
Date: 20 Aug 09 - 07:12 PM

Apparently, it is a recognized bus stop...

Bus Stop

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: GUEST,Girl Friday
Date: 20 Aug 09 - 07:21 PM

Taken from The Camra website        

Thursday, 27th August to Monday, 31st August 2009         
        Event:         Chequer Inn Beer Festival         
        Location:         The Chequer Inn, 4 Chequer Lane, Ash, Canterbury, CT3 2ET. Tel: [phone] or email: [e-mail]         
        Details:         12 ales over 5 days. Live music with Roger Moore; Mini Folk Festival; Free ale raffle and lots more. Click here for more information.         
        Getting there:         Ash is well served by Stagecoach bus services:
Monday to Saturday: Bus services 13 and 14 provide an hourly service between Deal, Sandwich and Canterbury. In addition, 13A provides an hourly service between Sandwich and Canterbury
Sunday and bank holidays: Bus service 13A provides an hourly service between Deal, Sandwich and Canterbury

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: GUEST,Girl Friday
Date: 20 Aug 09 - 07:25 PM

"Click Here" at last found their website
Beer Fest/Folk

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Girl Friday
Date: 22 Aug 09 - 02:37 PM

Refresh

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: naughtyforty
Date: 22 Aug 09 - 02:52 PM

I am hoping to make this

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Girl Friday
Date: 23 Aug 09 - 12:37 PM

So are we.

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Girl Friday
Date: 25 Aug 09 - 10:45 AM

Decided last night not to bother with Foresters Session next Monday, as 3 of us were possibly going to this do.

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 25 Aug 09 - 12:51 PM

Sorry folks cant do this I have got to work.
See you at Knockholt.

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: The Barden of England
Date: 25 Aug 09 - 01:48 PM

Sue - Will that include the incredible Ben?
John Barden

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 25 Aug 09 - 03:40 PM

1. May I suggest putting up a "Folk against Fascism" banner?

2. John, you should put Ben forward strongly to Helen Treacy.

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Girl Friday
Date: 26 Aug 09 - 12:54 PM

Richard- who is Helen Treacy? Forgive my ignorance.

John - we have Ben this weekend, but don't know if we have him Monday as yet.

Sue

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Girl Friday
Date: 26 Aug 09 - 01:33 PM

Ben is coming

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: romanyman
Date: 26 Aug 09 - 04:37 PM

jus looked it up. forget the choo choo, an the bus dont live up to its name, stagecoaches were more reliable, don fink i will bother much as i would like to see me cuz again,

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Penny S.
Date: 29 Aug 09 - 03:46 AM

I won't be in Gloucestershire, so I could be there.

Penny

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: GUEST,Girl Friday
Date: 30 Aug 09 - 07:49 AM

Much more beer

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 30 Aug 09 - 09:43 AM

Not if driving...

Perhaps the Sarf Lunnon mob would wisely organise themselves into a car pool, since I can see that Romany Man is lift-bereft, but the Tribe of Leopards are coming and Penny S (probably).

I think I will probably come after all. Who from the Mudway Towns area wants to organise another car-pool?

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: melodeonboy
Date: 30 Aug 09 - 09:57 AM

It sounds good. I'd love to come, but I'm gigging.

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 30 Aug 09 - 10:44 AM

OK looks like we will be there but not staying too late.

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: GUEST,Girl Friday
Date: 30 Aug 09 - 11:22 AM

Now, that's better...

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: The Barden of England
Date: 30 Aug 09 - 11:39 AM

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 30 Aug 09 - 11:52 AM

Wevva nice in afternoon, windy (21mph) by 10pm

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 30 Aug 09 - 12:21 PM

christ Richard, get a life!

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 30 Aug 09 - 12:40 PM

Or die of pneumonia?

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Penny S.
Date: 30 Aug 09 - 01:59 PM

Situation changed due to plums.

Penny

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 30 Aug 09 - 02:01 PM

Enjoy plums.

Without double entendre.

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Penny S.
Date: 30 Aug 09 - 02:26 PM

I do enjoy them. My gut, hnowever, has a different opinion.

Penny

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Penny S.
Date: 30 Aug 09 - 02:28 PM

And Sue, there's a revised version of the Sarf Lunnon parody on the South Australia thread.

Penny

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: GUEST,TDL Sue
Date: 30 Aug 09 - 06:31 PM

What doth the Barden say? Didn't quite catch it!

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: GUEST,Richard Bridge elsewhere
Date: 31 Aug 09 - 07:09 PM

That was very nice. Thank you Adrian O for organising -and thank you to the Great JB and the Bardettes for letting me sit in on mandolin.

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: RamblinStu
Date: 01 Sep 09 - 02:40 AM

A smashing day.

Thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment, the location, and the sunshine, oh and the beer.

Thanks Adrian O for organising the event and I understand that another Mini Folk Festival is proposed for next year.

Greetings to all who were there, and if you weren't, do try to make it next year

Stuart Pendrill

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 01 Sep 09 - 02:51 AM

KEWL! Now I know who RamblinStu is. Sorry I stepped on your Midnight Special.

I had a good time. Thanks Adrian. Lots of great performers. Still gobsmacked by Yvonne.

TDL did my fav "Wee & a Shave"

Barden and Bardettes were amazing. Love how John gets tearful on the Dancing Romancing song of his. Sweet.

RB you were wonderful on mando-ccompniament. I want workshop at Knockers.

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 01 Sep 09 - 05:00 AM

Thanks for the flattery. It's simple. Most of John's stuff is in D or G (or easily capo-able to one of them). There is only one note difference in the scales: the C or C#. So leave it out. Now if you play the wrong note (so long as it's in scale) it's a harmony, and if you're out of time it's syncopation or backbeat. Just watch the ins, outs, and tacets (bits where you stop playing in the middle of the song). Job done.

The stuff Brian is doing on mandola is actually lots cleverer than what I'm doing on mandolin, and if you really want to see a mandolin-player locally (Kent), go to see Cliff Bayliss.

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Girl Friday
Date: 01 Sep 09 - 01:07 PM

Fantastic day all round. Thanks to Adrian O' and all involved. Thanks for Richard's mando accompaniment. €i echo what he says about Cliff Bayliss. Great news that there's to be another festival next year!

Sue

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 01 Sep 09 - 02:53 PM

Ahem

Richard, It was not flattery. It was a compliment. Learn how to accept one once in t'while. Do your heart good, you old grump.

Mando delivery taken today and it is absolutely a stunner. Looks just like one I saw Driftwood member carrying around yesterday. My playing will never do justice to how good this little baby sounds.

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 01 Sep 09 - 03:23 PM

I grump, therefore I am.

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: GUEST,synbyn
Date: 01 Sep 09 - 06:19 PM

You lucky lot- you picked the right day for it! very envious! Wasn't able to make it this year, but heard how good it was- hope to be with you next... if you're looking for session next weekend, the Fyrebox at Fav Hop festival is in the Old Wine Vaults, not the Phoenix, this Sat/ Sun- your chance to make the fest even more folky! Be lovely to see you if you can make it- Skynflynt out of repose an the Saturday...
cheers
Bob

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: RamblinStu
Date: 02 Sep 09 - 02:58 AM

VirginiaTam, I know who you are now too, and nice to meet you. No problem with Midnight, i enjoyed your singing.

Synbyn, told you it was going to be a good one

Ah well, back to the day job now............

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: The Barden of England
Date: 02 Sep 09 - 11:30 AM

Enjoyed the joining in Richard, it added not subtracted. And well done Adrian O' and the people at the pub, and glad to hear that next year will be on. I had a great time, thank you all and especially my Bardettes.
John Barden

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: GUEST, Poxicat
Date: 28 Dec 09 - 04:16 PM

Another one on the 2nd Jan 2010, I believe

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: romanyman
Date: 29 Dec 09 - 04:09 AM

any idea what time please and whose going

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: RamblinStu
Date: 29 Dec 09 - 05:01 AM

I have copied and pasted the poster, but regretfully i don't have an IT head on at the mo.

Hope it helps anyway

..........

SATURDAY 2nd JAN 2010

11 AM   till 11pm


                  
at
THE CHEQUER INN
AT ASH ( next Sandwich )

    SPECIAL ALES…..£4 meals


SINGAROUNDS THROUGH THE DAY
GUESTS.BOB KENWARD…REDEYE..MAC&CLIVE
DEAL HOODENERS..JOHN BARDEN…NO WORRIES
TREVOR MOSS & HANNAH LOU..KERRY&MANDY
    LOOSE CHANGE…DRIFTWOOD.. MC..ADRIAN O
    NOT THAT JOHN & PAUL...RAMBLING BOYS..
SUE WATSON..STEVE O KANE ..THE STALWARTS
   THE KNYGHTRYDERS CEILI BAND..AND MORE.!!

For information.… Tel.. Adrian… 01304 614088
Or Richard at The Chequer Inn… 01304 813918

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: romanyman
Date: 29 Dec 09 - 03:34 PM

hmmm might have to have a wander down,

Subject: RE: Mini Folk Festival Kent UK 31st August
From: GUEST, Poxicat
Date: 02 Jan 10 - 07:00 PM

That was very pleasant. Thank you Adrian, your gift of the gab was hardly dented by immense hoarseness. Thank you the pub.

I could manage without the 60s, 70s, and 80s hits and the electric guitar, and would a little (tiny little) PA rig be a plan for next time?