Who's at Chippenham Folk Festival 2015?

Subject: Who's at Chippenham Folk Festival 2015?
From: Noreen
Date: 15 May 15 - 06:12 PM

I'm planning to be at Chippenham Folk Festival (Fri 22nd - Mon 25th May) this year after missing last year- who else is going?

I'll be playing for Wild Thyme Border Morris, and looking forward to some cracking concerts and singarounds as usual.

Are Spare Parts Concertina Band leading the English session again this year?

Subject: RE: Who's at Chippenham Folk Festival 2015?
From: GUEST
Date: 15 May 15 - 07:11 PM

I'll be there stewarding in the Cause and at the Essential Sings that I can fit in.

Subject: RE: Who's at Chippenham Folk Festival 2015?
From: GUEST,Enfield/Swindon Pete
Date: 16 May 15 - 01:15 AM

I will be there on Saturday and Monday looking forward to the sessions, and The Tale of Ale show Sunday off to Gloucester Tall Ships and the Shanty Festival. Hopefully will bump into some Catters.

Subject: RE: Who's at Chippenham Folk Festival 2015?
From: Mr Red
Date: 16 May 15 - 03:53 AM

probably not the answer you were looking for but these are the ceilidh bands and don't forget the french music/dance session in the Old Road Tavern Sunday night.

Subject: RE: Who's at Chippenham Folk Festival 2015?
From: Hesk
Date: 16 May 15 - 04:41 AM

Gill and I will be at the singarounds and elsewhere.
Looking forward to it.

Subject: RE: Who's at Chippenham Folk Festival 2015?
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 16 May 15 - 12:05 PM

We are - don't yet know what Bob wants us to do, though!

Kitty

Subject: RE: Who's at Chippenham Folk Festival 2015?
From: GUEST
Date: 17 May 15 - 10:12 AM

Not long now

Subject: RE: Who's at Chippenham Folk Festival 2015?
From: Noreen
Date: 17 May 15 - 06:50 PM

Forecast is good so far- warmish and dry over the weekend.

Subject: RE: Who's at Chippenham Folk Festival 2015?
From: GUEST,Chris P
Date: 18 May 15 - 07:04 AM

I'll be passing through on Friday or Saturday. Will I be able to find a Mostly English Tunes session somewhere?

Subject: RE: Who's at Chippenham Folk Festival 2015?
From: GUEST
Date: 19 May 15 - 03:37 AM

In the Bear at noon on all three days.   See ya there.

Subject: RE: Who's at Chippenham Folk Festival 2015?
From: GUEST,Chris P
Date: 19 May 15 - 07:18 AM

Fri or Sat evening is better for me :(

Subject: RE: Who's at Chippenham Folk Festival 2015?
From: Manitas_at_home
Date: 19 May 15 - 08:18 AM

I'll be in the Old Road Tavern when I'm not dancing with Hawksword but is there an English session on Friday evening?

Subject: RE: Who's at Chippenham Folk Festival 2015?
From: Mr Red
Date: 20 May 15 - 03:42 AM

programme though I know it is being edited up to a day or two before printing if other years are any guide.
it says (eg) "£7.50 Musicians Workshop 17:00 - 18:30 West End Club
- playing by ear"
but there are usually a couple of sessions in the Old road Tavern and the one in the New Inn which I remember as pretty English (next door). The Old Road has a car park opposite.

Subject: RE: Who's at Chippenham Folk Festival 2015?
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 20 May 15 - 07:00 PM

Bob Berry has now contacted us suggesting there might be a Mudgather (possibly informal) - watch this space!

Kitty

Subject: RE: Who's at Chippenham Folk Festival 2015?
From: TheSnail
Date: 20 May 15 - 07:16 PM

Are Spare Parts Concertina Band leading the English session again this year?

We are running the English Tunes practice sessions (Slow and Easy) Saturday, Sunday and Monday mornings 10.00 - 11.30 in the upper bar of the Rose and Crown. Say Hello. I'm the one with the beard.

Tunes available here

Subject: RE: Who's at Chippenham Folk Festival 2015?
From: Noreen
Date: 21 May 15 - 06:27 AM

Thanks for the replies folks, see you there.
looking forward to Brian Peters' presentation on Child in Appalachia.

Subject: RE: Who's at Chippenham Folk Festival 2015?
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 21 May 15 - 06:56 PM

We'll be running the Extra Essential sings on Saturday, Sunday and Monday afternoons, and the folk club on Sunday night.

Kitty

Subject: RE: Who's at Chippenham Folk Festival 2015?
From: GUEST
Date: 23 May 15 - 01:00 PM

Mudgather Sunday 16.00 @ the buttercross inn

Subject: RE: Who's at Chippenham Folk Festival 2015?
From: GUEST
Date: 24 May 15 - 12:23 PM

Come on hurry up

Subject: RE: Who's at Chippenham Folk Festival 2015?
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 25 May 15 - 05:03 PM

Thanks to the people who made the Mudgather - sorry it had to be arranged in a hurry and there wasn't much time to publicise it. In the event, the space provided by the Buttercross Inn turned out to be just big enough for the 15 people who attended, including guests:

Herga Kitty
Guest, Horologist
Guest, Mervyn Else
Manitas
TF2 (Richard Sarfas)
Noreen
Guest, Lesley Brooks
OldTimeTim
BobTB (Bob the Bastard)
Dave Earl (formerly Breton Cap)
The Unicorn Man
Guest, Marion Pitman
3 members of the Morena Slovak Dance Company

Because of the amount of time we spent in the Essential and Extra Essential Sings and the Folk Club, there were lots of venues we didn't get to, and lots of Catters we know were at the festival, because they were in the programme, but whom we didn't actually see!

Thanks to Jester Bob and all his team for organising the festival, to the Admiral for the Essential Sings and Folk Club compering, and to the Catters who came along to sing in the Rose and Crown and Cause:

RogerTCB
Lady Penelope
Morticia
JudeL
nickp
Sue the Borderer

I'll be corresponding with Bob about lessons learned for next year...

Kitty

Subject: RE: Who's at Chippenham Folk Festival 2015?
From: GUEST
Date: 26 May 15 - 08:03 AM

Well done Kitty and derick great mudgather see you soon the unicornman

Subject: RE: Who's at Chippenham Folk Festival 2015?
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 26 May 15 - 05:10 PM

Oops, I should have included Wuzzle in my list of people to thank for singing at the folk club.....

Kitty

Subject: RE: Who's at Chippenham Folk Festival 2015?
From: Leadfingers
Date: 26 May 15 - 09:38 PM

The problem with having a Mudgather at a festival as well organised as Chippere is that Bob has so much else on , msking the time to fit a Gasther in is not easy !
And I didn't even do my usual Day trip as I was involved with the South Hill Park Guitar weekend

Subject: RE: Who's at Chippenham Folk Festival 2015?
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 27 May 15 - 09:03 AM

Good point LF - in fact the Mudgather was supposed to start at 4.30 not 4, so at least some of the people involved in dance and music as well as song were able to come...

Kitty