Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: Alio
Date: 15 Dec 10 - 05:01 AM

The committee used to be pretty large a few years ago - maybe members need to think about how they welcome (and involve) any newcomers?
Ali

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: Vin2
Date: 02 Dec 10 - 08:37 AM

Hi Ray, yeah tis a shame but as the safra web site says they may resurrect in 2012 if they get enough volunteers. Although i don't drive and live a bit away from Uppermill, I'd help in any capacity i can even if with publicising etc.

Goodd idea thos for smaller venues like Con clubs etc for mebbe singarounds and War of Roses of course.

Anyway mate hope to see you around somewhere in the summer.

Mind ow yer go !

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: GUEST,padgett
Date: 02 Dec 10 - 05:29 AM

See other thread started by Jim McD

Apparently lack of committee is shown as demise of 2011 festival
So its get off your b*ms or there will not be one in 2011!

I agree with my mate Vin smaller festival, excellent venues at the Con clubs, Commercial, Museum or even use The Cross Keys

In my view the Civic needs using more effectively time wise or not at all

The thing is we all want to sing and play, Festivals and Guests want bums on seats and ppl paying!!

the festival apparently had no problems with numbers and finances, so its really down to committee ppl prepared to take the strain

I have just retired from running Barnsley Easter singaround after 20 years I am told!

Running things is a difficult experience, so any selfless ppl about?

Ray

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: Vin2
Date: 30 Nov 10 - 08:19 AM

Hope it's positive news when it comes. Even if it goes back to a two dayer as it started out 13 years ago: maybe stick to mostly local talent with myabe one 'big name' if costs allow: sing-a-rounds in the pubs and mebbe use the Con club concert room at Greenfield Con Club as main venu rather than civic hall if cheaper. Move to June instead of July ?

Just some thoughts. Be happy to help out publicing, leafletting etc.

One lives in hope (well Heywood actually).

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: Alio
Date: 29 Nov 10 - 11:35 AM

I've been trying to find out for some time!
Hilary and Pete (both still on the committee) told me that there was a meeting last week (the 25th I think) and said they'd let me know the result, following it. I've heard nothing yet unfortunately.
And this weekend I was MCing at Bedworth Folk Festival, and lost count of the number of people who came up and asked me about Saddleworth!
I guess people really do need to know now.
Ali x

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: GUEST,Captain Farrell
Date: 29 Nov 10 - 09:17 AM

I think they will announce any news on their Web site

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: Vin2
Date: 29 Nov 10 - 07:58 AM

No festival next year then ?

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: r.padgett
Date: 02 Aug 10 - 11:14 AM

With respect

The Wilsons sing in unison

The Young 'Uns are a three part harmony group!

TYUns are swamped by such voices and their subtleties can be lost!

TYUns patter is off the cuff, spontaneous and funny!

Nice lads all of 'em (Wilsons and TYUns)

Ray

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: GUEST,paulg
Date: 02 Aug 10 - 09:49 AM

The Wilson's and The Young'uns performed on stage together at Warwick Folk Festival this year - what a fantastic sound. A force to be reckoned with in my opinion.
Paul

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: Vin2
Date: 02 Aug 10 - 07:59 AM

Yes Paul the The Young Uns were terrific and am sure they'll be back at some point in the future (assuming the festival has a future - let's hope so) - The Wilsons too eh?

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: GUEST,paulg
Date: 01 Aug 10 - 06:49 PM

Good festival but would have been good to have seen a return for The Young'Uns after they were so good last year.

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: Alio
Date: 01 Aug 10 - 05:48 PM

I believe that all Theresa's CD's were sold Hazel, which is great. I was given one by Alan and Ann for the radio programme. Joe, Mo and I listened on Monday morning and we found it really emotional, especially as we remembered some of them at Whittlebury. I'll be playing 2 of the tracks a week on MOnday, so make sure you listen on line please!
Ali xx

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: Vin2
Date: 27 Jul 10 - 08:49 AM

Nice one nutty

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: nutty
Date: 26 Jul 10 - 10:32 AM

I should have all info later in the week.

And a stack of CD'S too, I hope.

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: Vin2
Date: 26 Jul 10 - 07:45 AM

The cd of Theresa was mentioned at the survivor's night session in Greenfield but i forgot to get one so if anyone can point me to where/whom i can contact, i'll send chegue for a copy.

As for festival attendance, it seemed to be ok from what i saw especially on Sat night in the Hall. Most of the sessions i attended e.g the Commercial seemed to fill ok. Mebbe one or two like the late night Sat sing in the Con club, weren't quite as packed as previous years but overall i found it ok. Shame about the rain again for the Morris and dance teams tho.

If the festival goes ahead next year, we can all help a bit. If not able to sit on commettee then e.g by leafleting and putting flyers out at gigs and clubs etc perhaps bring forward to June when it seems to have been drier over past years ?

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: nutty
Date: 26 Jul 10 - 06:31 AM

Believe me CF,if I lived closer I would love to help. I have attended every festival until this year and supported it in every way I can.

Noreen - yes this is an international site but, given Theresa's standing among the mudcat fraternity, news of the tribute and CD launch would not have been amiss.

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: GUEST,Captain Farrell
Date: 26 Jul 10 - 05:16 AM

Lacking support
Nothing could be farther from the truth.This years festival was very well supported and after the facts are collated may have been the best ever in terms of numbers.Where more support is needed is on the committee,with long term commitment in years rather than short term help and then a hands on approach sleeves rolled up for 5 days Thurs. to Mon. to keep things on track.As with all things festivals are time consuming and sometimes people who have run things for perhaps ten years plus, their lives change family sometimes has to come first. So what is needed is some new blood, people with ideas to keep the festival fresh and alive in fact similar to the fist 13 years.So perhaps you are just about to retire you fancy some joy some tears something really worthwhile contact the chairman and see if you can make the difference.When the festival is over you really feel that you have done your bit.

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: Noreen
Date: 26 Jul 10 - 04:21 AM

You think Saddleworth festival may be lacking support because one aspect of it has not been mentioned on a US.based folk and blues website?

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: nutty
Date: 25 Jul 10 - 01:00 PM

I understand that a tribute CD of Theresa Tooley was launched at the festival (in support of the Motor Neuron charity)

Given the support Theresa gave to the festival over the years. I'm saddened that this has not been mentioned.

Could this be why the festival is lacking support??

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: Red and White Rabbit
Date: 25 Jul 10 - 05:21 AM

great weekend again - it was wonderful to catch up with everyone again and late nights of great music were just the rest I needed - had to go back to work on Monday so missed survivors this year - drat!

Scowie thanks for everything, Sid sorry I missed you and thanks to the organisers for chance to do a different workshop this year - enjoyed it.

Hope to see you all again next year

Sue

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: GUEST,Willa
Date: 24 Jul 10 - 10:54 AM

I had a very varied and enjoyable w/end and,I kid you not,did NOT wear my wellies at all. Hope next year is a definite - I'll make it a priority.

My thanks to all those who were involved in planning and running the event again.

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Jul 10 - 08:31 AM

Oops meant to say check out the SAFRA web site decisions about 2011 will be posted there

Paul

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: GUEST,Chairman
Date: 24 Jul 10 - 08:25 AM

Thanks for all the kind comments about this years festival, despite the weather and the problems on the campsite, most festivalgoers enjoyed the various events over the weekend.
Could I just add a word of caution to all the comments about next year's festival.
The announcement of next years date was premature as there has been no decision taken about 2011.
In order to ensure that this years festival went ahead four of the committee agreed to personally underwrite any losses, a situation that cannot continue into the future.

The festival committee will review the situation when this year's accounts have been finalised. So apart from the financial aspect, our committee of five people needs strengthening to enable us to share the load.

So finance, committee and the weather permitting here's looking optimistically forward to 2011 but some hard decisions will have to be taken before then.

Paul Roberts
Chairman
SAFRA

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: Vin2
Date: 23 Jul 10 - 08:53 AM

Cheers Orson. Hope to see you at the Oddfellows agin soon !

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: GUEST,Orson Trap
Date: 23 Jul 10 - 06:27 AM

Re-live the festival again on You Tube, type in Saddleworth Folk Festival.

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: Vin2
Date: 23 Jul 10 - 05:26 AM

Yes H he almost turned the hall into a giant steamy folk club - fabulous.

Fab news re festival Ali. It must survive one way or another - i think the Sat night in the Hall and the final sessions in Greenfield and Uppermill on Sunday night proved that it's the folk what makes a folk festival! Glad you're still enjoying the Jamies!

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: Alio
Date: 23 Jul 10 - 01:00 AM

And his father had the same name as mine - Duncan Maclean!

Hilary and I wee chatting at the Survivors Session - fantastic as always - and she's determined that there will be another Saddleworth FF, so we gave the dates out for 2011. I can't just remember what they are as Maureen and Joe and Dave and Ann Howden came back to my flat after the session - I think we managed to finish off the 2 bottles of Jamieson's Mo brought!!

Ali xx

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: Pistachio
Date: 22 Jul 10 - 01:42 PM

Ditto Vin, he stood there melting, yet asked for repeated choruses and did appear to relish the response. A master at making his audience feel like he was speaking to each as an individual!
Hxx

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: Vin2
Date: 22 Jul 10 - 10:22 AM

Yeah Ali, i think we all did ourselves proud - Dougie Maclean seemed genuinely impressed with the audience singing he got on Sat night.

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: GUEST
Date: 22 Jul 10 - 08:27 AM

Lovely to see you all again in Saddleworth, and the singing over the weekend was just amazing!!
Ali xx

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: Vin2
Date: 21 Jul 10 - 11:09 AM

Aye, well put Captain; and me fears There's lots more con-dem-alition to come from ragged bunch of upper class toffs and traitors bold !

'You tyrants of England............'

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: GUEST,Captain Farrell
Date: 21 Jul 10 - 08:10 AM

Surely Vin2 that should have been Con-dem-alition club they have already Con-demed our new local school.

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: Vin2
Date: 21 Jul 10 - 07:08 AM

Yes Percy the singing was brill. I stayed till about 1/4 to nine then went to t'ther session at t'other Con-lib-alition club hosted by Jimn Schofield. Both sessions rounded off brilliantly a great w/end.

Bye the bye, really great to see Gerry Brady (of original Beggermen) in the Waggon playing his 'bones' as well as ever.

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: PercyBysshe
Date: 21 Jul 10 - 05:51 AM

Due to other (musical) commitments, we were only able to get to the Survivors' Session this year, and thoroughly enjoyed it. We've never had so much audience participation for "Pleasant and Delightful" before - that was great!

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: GUEST,Secret Yorkie
Date: 21 Jul 10 - 05:15 AM

Stan Acc was too poor to be born in Lancashire he was knitted by Oldham W.I.

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: GUEST,Orson Trap
Date: 21 Jul 10 - 04:44 AM

Not made your mind up yet then Ray?
I think the only way the Yorky's will have a resounding victory is, if they recruit Attila the Pun!

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: r.padgett
Date: 21 Jul 10 - 01:13 AM

NO!

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: Vin2
Date: 20 Jul 10 - 08:37 AM

Re the Roses; p'raps next year each side should be allowed one 'foreign' player on their team; that way the Yorkists could maybe put in a trasfer bid for Stan to even the sides a bit - mebbe offer him a crate of the ale of his choosing and new helmet?

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: GUEST,linda kelly
Date: 19 Jul 10 - 11:11 PM

Think that should be Gussyfit Geoff! Great festival with too many highlights but thanks to everyone particularly Jan & Pete the Lancashire team. The Yorkshire team the amazing sound men. GU4 and David Swann Finally to Dougie Mclean for making a great festival extraordinary.

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: GUEST,old git
Date: 19 Jul 10 - 07:39 PM

Just to second (or third) what has been said. As always a great weekend ,which hopefully will continue next year. Had some great singarounds..but will particularly remember the great singing at the maritime session ..from guests and from the floor. Gu4 were brill as ever and Hissies managed to make me cry again....and the last song from Gissyfit4 was something else!
geoff t

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: Pistachio
Date: 19 Jul 10 - 06:19 PM

Brill, wonderful, memorable, Huggable and going to stay in my mind for a long, long while. Ewan McLennans' guitar work is exquisite, The Hometowners Friday set was great and Dougie was unbeatable - harmony heaven! David Swann was outstanding later in the civic - action songs and choruses to enjoy! Thanks to everyone involved, Sound man and Orson ... you make the Civic the best balanced venue we know. Jan and Pete put in endless hours on the festival preparation and had to deal with some major trouble with thefts on the campsite. Sad fact of life ... and I know questions are being asked!! We enjoyed out unrehearsed sets with Dave Howden and GU4 and harmonising with Mr Swann and 'the Master', Dougie..... and hearing Noreen again, I'm still buzzing . Home safe and with tents dry and stowed away. Wow, I'm Knackered... and rambling on and in danger of repeating myself so Goodnight. Hugs to all. Hazel.
PS How to make 7 men really happy - --- let them win!.xx

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: Aeola
Date: 19 Jul 10 - 02:37 PM

A great Fest,I liked the 'Union Songs' downstairs in the cons club. The venues are fab, I did hear that a judge had been nobbled at the Roses war--- he was advised that to avoid trouble it was worked that turns were taken to win each year and that it was the Lankies turn this year!!!   A great array of artists and the survivors sess was fantastic.By the way Captain isn't it one pint per poem per person!!

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: GUEST,scowie
Date: 19 Jul 10 - 02:28 PM

last post was from me, cocked it up again!
Sorry Scowie.

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Jul 10 - 02:15 PM

cheers Raymond and co, I'll cherish the memories, of many great and good natured contests, you haven't got rid totally, I'll be about if the piggy-bank allows it!

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: r.padgett
Date: 19 Jul 10 - 12:43 PM

Very gracious words here!

Thanks to all who went took part listened and joined in the craic!

Hope Sid doesnt sustain too many sleepless nights!

All the best to Scowie and to "Stan the Man" and Hometowners who are unbeatable on their home ground!

Hope that the festival continues next year, but funding and help are needed I believe!

Ray

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: Noreen
Date: 19 Jul 10 - 12:34 PM

Oh yes, thoroughly enjoyed myself thanks Vin. So glad I came!

Two splendid evenings downstairs in the Con club will stay with me for some time, excellent singing and harmonies, friendship and jollity.

Lovely to spend time with 'them Hissyfitters' (to quote the retiring Scowie) and put the world to rights again :)

It was great to catch up with people I've not seen for years, but tonight I MUST catch up on some sleep!

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: GUEST,Captain Farrell
Date: 19 Jul 10 - 12:11 PM

Well well Scowie now if your very good we might just might fit you in at the Poems and Pints but remember it`s no more than one pint per poem.

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: GUEST,scowie at Durham
Date: 19 Jul 10 - 11:33 AM

Thanks for those comments, my friends from the White Rose County were gratious in their acceptance of what was in my eyes a very narrow defeat, that being so I took the liberty of taking a photo of Ammon Wrigleys statue in Uppermill, wearing my winning hat with the red roses on it. He smiled and winked! I doubt he does that when they garland him with white roses on Yorkshire day, he having written a book called "Lancashire Idylls"
Here My friends I must mention my retirement from the annual contest, there are many would represent the Red Rose, and I feel I should not monopolise a place. Nice to end on a winning note though, Yorkshire have a fine and very able son in Ray Padgett, who can conduct himself with the utmost dignity after his teams display, no Captain could have done better.
Thank you Yorkshire.....over and out!

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: GUEST,Orson Trap
Date: 19 Jul 10 - 11:07 AM

Keep it up Captain, I'm sure the judge is keeping note of any remarks directed at him for next year Wars. That must must warrant a deduction of 2 points at least for starters!

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Festival - 16-18 July, 2010
From: GUEST,Vin2
Date: 19 Jul 10 - 09:41 AM

Sorry folks it's done it agin. Last message was from me - doh!

P.S, Noreen, sorry didn't meet up, hope you enjoyed!

Vin2