White Horse Folk Fest, Going?

Subject: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: skipy
Date: 19 Jul 11 - 06:11 PM

O/K who am I expecting then? Lots by the look of it & plenty of ticket requests from poeple not on our regular mail list. A fine collection of singers have applied. We are in for a good one, possibly the best one yet! Great way to celbrate 25 years of SIVFF & WHFF. The more the merrier!
Skipy.

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: Dave Earl
Date: 19 Jul 11 - 06:43 PM

Well I'm now expected aren't I?

Dave

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: skipy
Date: 20 Jul 11 - 02:17 AM

You most certainly are Sir!
Skipy

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: My guru always said
Date: 20 Jul 11 - 04:17 AM

Am reminded that I haven't sent my application yet. But it'll have to wait till pay-day *sigh* Looking forward to 'Groving' again. Am hoping Richard will drop me & the van off on his way to Cropredy!

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 20 Jul 11 - 05:53 AM

skip - thanks for the update on your lovely festival!

We'll be there!

Kitty and Derek

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: Morticia
Date: 20 Jul 11 - 06:06 AM

we are hoping to but can't really commit til we see how things go, will that be okay?

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: skipy
Date: 20 Jul 11 - 07:34 AM

Guru, pay at the gate - no problem.
Kitty, thanks for the "blue clicky".
Mort, hope "things" go o/k.
Skipy

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: Cats
Date: 20 Jul 11 - 03:55 PM

save one for me can i pay on the gate

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: Leadfingers
Date: 20 Jul 11 - 04:18 PM

I have a light pencil for the Saturday , so can I have a heavy pencil for Grove Dave ?
What Gigs ARE being confirmed these days all seem to be last minute

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: skipy
Date: 20 Jul 11 - 05:19 PM

Cats, no problem, good to see you there.
Try to be here Tel it is our "silver" one! The Rugby Club have built a giant "Wicker Man"! Now, who should we put in it em?

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: GUEST,Fyldeplayer
Date: 21 Jul 11 - 11:32 AM

Our 3rd year - still only dropping over for sat. Looking like our melodeon players coming so we can get into sessions.

Will there be another "as long as its not folk' session - just great fun last year and I promise to do my 'run of shame' even if its raining.

Great that Dyer and Swan are on - our favs just now.

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: skipy
Date: 21 Jul 11 - 12:49 PM

"Will there be another "as long as its not folk' session - just great fun last year and I promise to do my 'run of shame' even if its raining".

The final events are being put in ink tonight.
They will include a tribute to Kieth Marsden, something to do with "silver" as this is our 25th. 3 x meet the artist,we have a pretty full prog. + workshops, concert, ceilidh, & off course plenty of singarounds & music sessions, + morris & belly dancing, but we'll take a look & see if time & space will allow.
Skipy

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: skipy
Date: 21 Jul 11 - 05:11 PM

Planning sorted, get in training for your 'run of shame' - it's ON!
Skipy

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: My guru always said
Date: 21 Jul 11 - 05:58 PM

Belly dancing workshop?

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: skipy
Date: 21 Jul 11 - 06:24 PM

Guru! give me a break! Just shuffled things about to get "not folk" in, however just for you I will ask the girls, as long as I can watch!
Skipy

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: My guru always said
Date: 22 Jul 11 - 04:11 AM

Fantastic! Will keep fingers crossed *grin*
Now, how about a MudGather?

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: John J
Date: 22 Jul 11 - 04:46 AM

Chocolate?

JJ

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: skipy
Date: 22 Jul 11 - 06:03 PM

I'll get some in, just in case!
Skipy

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: Hesk
Date: 03 Aug 11 - 02:59 PM

Plenty of beer in the Rugby Club to "Refresh"?

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: GUEST,Richard Bridge on another browser
Date: 03 Aug 11 - 03:28 PM

Is there a fringe that does not involve paying gate?

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: Hesk
Date: 03 Aug 11 - 04:36 PM

This is a small friendly festival with a nominal charge of £25.
Nevertheless a few people make a day visit to the pubs on Saturday and lunchtime Sunday for free, as for any pub.
There are small charges for day visits to the various events.
I would really recommend the complete weekend, however, but bear in mind, this is a small festival in a small village, but none the worse for that.

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: Hesk
Date: 03 Aug 11 - 04:54 PM

Sorry:-In reference to the above, it was a smallish village, it is now a large one.
There is plenty of walking involved!

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: skipy
Date: 03 Aug 11 - 05:27 PM

There is plenty of walking involved! ???????????????
The longest walk is 6 mins. & we do provide transport in both directions for those who need a lift.
Skipy.

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: Hesk
Date: 03 Aug 11 - 05:38 PM

Dave,

It wasn't an attack on Grove, just an explanation that the village has grown over the years. I realise that a healthy man, such as yourself, wouldn't regard it as walking!
In my defence, the 5-6min walk is repeated 6 times or more, over the weekend, but I am very happy to walk it without a lift.

Howard.

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: My guru always said
Date: 04 Aug 11 - 04:43 AM

Richard Bridge: We definitely recommend the weekend ticket!

So looking forward to it having missed a couple of years!
Hils

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: G-Force
Date: 04 Aug 11 - 12:03 PM

Lovely festival - but you'd need to be a bit of an athlete to walk from the campsite to the village hall in 6 minutes.

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: skipy
Date: 04 Aug 11 - 03:13 PM

O/k, I DO walk very fast, I used to do 50 miles in under 11 hours, can't do that anymore I must admit!
Skipy

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 04 Aug 11 - 05:31 PM

Loxley would like to be there next year

Sal

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: skipy
Date: 04 Aug 11 - 06:06 PM

Hi Sal, so would lots of others, we need to see them first, will watch out for them, could you send a demo? Address on website:- www.whitehorsefolkfestival.co.uk
Regards Skipy.

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: skipy
Date: 05 Aug 11 - 06:36 PM

Less than a week to go!
Skipy

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: Cllr
Date: 06 Aug 11 - 05:48 AM

Just finished at sidmouth festival- singing dancing mc'ing and silent discoing. I'm just so thankful that i have another brilliant festival to look forward to! see you on friday Skipy

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: Cats
Date: 06 Aug 11 - 11:26 AM

Leaving early friday morning so should be with you just after lunchtime xx can't wait

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: skipy
Date: 06 Aug 11 - 05:30 PM

Looking fwd. to seeing the 3 of you there.
Skipy

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: JennyO
Date: 08 Aug 11 - 01:28 PM

Rob and I will be there, probably late Friday afternoon or early evening I should think. We need to get freda on a train back to London first. Looking forward to our first time there.

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: GUEST,Localbutwontgo
Date: 09 Aug 11 - 03:12 AM

Cliquey bunch - won't be going!

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: Hesk
Date: 09 Aug 11 - 05:15 AM

Great bunch - will be going!

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: Leadfingers
Date: 09 Aug 11 - 05:33 AM

No sign of confirmation for Saturday - Looks like I wll be there on
Friday

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: skipy
Date: 09 Aug 11 - 06:48 AM

See you there Tel.

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: Hesk
Date: 09 Aug 11 - 04:42 PM

skipy

Your comments about walking reminds me of the second "Stanford in the Vale", or, possibly, third, when I was stewarding. In those days there was an official walk in the magnificent Vale of White Horse.
I found myself, map in hand, leading said walk. The only trouble was I did not know the area at all! Nevertheless we managed it without mishap.
I seem to remember that you had great confidence in me, or to put it another way, said, "Get on with it, there is no-one else!"
Happy days!

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: Hovering Bob
Date: 09 Aug 11 - 05:08 PM

Am I missing something?

Localbutwontgo said "Cliquey bunch - won't be going!"
What festival are you talking about and why put it in this thread!!!

'White Horse' and its predecessor 'Stamford in the Vale' are/were the friendliest small festivals going.

We'll be there, as usual. Getting excited.

(Still feel that I've been had but then - t'was ever so!)

Bob H.

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: skipy
Date: 09 Aug 11 - 06:10 PM

I didn't understand it either Bob?

Skipy

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: skipy
Date: 09 Aug 11 - 06:13 PM

Looking into the possibility of opening another singaround for Sat. night in RC or SH as there seems to be a need. I don't know! You lot sing all day & then want to sing all night as well! We are here to provide the facilities so lets do it, I will buy the chokies just incase.
Skipy

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: Cats
Date: 09 Aug 11 - 08:25 PM

White Horse.. cliquey? which White Horse is that then cos it ios definitley NOT this one!

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: GUEST,Fyldeplayer
Date: 10 Aug 11 - 09:38 AM

Weather looks good for sat - what dire forfeit will Peter devise for What the Folk! instead of last years run in the rain!

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: skipy
Date: 10 Aug 11 - 10:42 AM

Make you drink Lager for the rest of the weekend!
No, that is too cruel!
Skipy

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: skipy
Date: 10 Aug 11 - 08:13 PM

I bought a 4 string tenor guitar over 18 months ago, it is still hanging up on a wall here as Im do not have a clue how to tune it! Help, if you are going to WHFF & tune one, please show me!
Skipy

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: GUEST,Fyldeplayer
Date: 11 Aug 11 - 03:57 AM

Hi Skipy

The normal CGDA tuning is very "open" and it gives the instrument unusual voicings from both open and closed chords. The fifths tuning also makes for easy moveable chord shapes. The instrument is equally well suited to both rhythm and lead playing.

Hope that helps. Plenty of string players around at W/E to assist.

Perhaps nude morris dancing as forfeit, nah that would be silly!

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: My guru always said
Date: 11 Aug 11 - 04:18 AM

Can't have anything silly going on at Grove, can we?

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: Cats
Date: 11 Aug 11 - 11:56 AM

Grove is a respectable festival for respectable people! Van packed...

Subject: RE: White Horse Folk Fest, Going?
From: JennyO
Date: 11 Aug 11 - 12:25 PM

This reminds me of a comment made by the owner of the B&B we stayed at for Sidmouth - it was a manor house well out of Sidmouth (it was all we could get by the time we booked). We got the distinct impression that he wasn't very happy having festival goers staying there.

He knew it was what we were there for, but that didn't stop him doing a spiel about how genteel Sidmouth is and how he thought it was spoilt by those ruffians who insisted on having a folk festival there. He also expected us to pay up front when we arrived, and when we asked if it would be possible to get a key in case we came back late, he said "Absolutely not. This is a 2 million pound manor house. I don't give out keys." We had to get back soon after midnight each night, otherwise we would have been locked out. One day when we went down for breakfast at 8am because Rob had a 9am workshop, he looked very put out and said he wasn't ready yet. Needless to say, we'll plan ahead a bit earlier and go somewhere else next year, where we won't be regarded with such suspicion and distain. He can give our room to someone more 'genteel' ;)