BS: Fantasy 'Folk' Festival

Subject: Fantasy 'Folk' Festival
From: derrymacashatwork
Date: 06 Sep 00 - 08:49 AM

Several things are given ... "folk" is given a fairly wide definition (so no quibbling over whether certain acts are eligible), the weather's fine, the beer's free, the toilets plentiful and scrupulously clean.

So what would constitute your favourite two-day festival? Maximum of twelve acts per day. Kicks off at noon. Two headline acts get an hour and a half each. Other acts get an hour. Closedown at midnight but plenty of sessions kick off around the campfire and the bars stay open all night. And miraculously, given that this is a fantasy festival, the noise created by the revellers who wish to stay up all night doesn't interfere with the sleep of the more abstemious festivalgoers.

Doesn't matter that the acts are no longer with us! This is after all a fantasy festival.

Here goes with my line up.

VENUE : ACHILL ISLAND, County Mayo

Day One

1. John Prine 2. Johnny Cash 3. The Carter Family 4. Jimmie Rodgers 5. Townes Van Zandt 6. Emmylou Harris 7. The Flying Burrito Brothers (original line-up) 8. Guy Clark 9. Steve Earle & The Del McCoury Band 10. Bill Monroe and Doc Watson 11. Hank Williams Snr 12. Flatt & Scruggs

Day Two

1. Sweeney's Men 2. The Johnstons 3. Finbar & Eddie Furey 4. Pecker Dunne & Margaret Barry 5. The Bucks 6. Patrick Street 7. Altan 8. The Pogues (after If I Should Fall ...) 9. The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem 10. The Dubliners (original line-up) 11. Planxty 12. The Bothy Band

Subject: RE: BS: Fantasy 'Folk' Festival
From: GMT
Date: 06 Sep 00 - 10:06 AM

A Country and a Folk day. I'd turn up to both !!

Quite a senario and hard to hold it to just twelve a day, but here goes, in no particular order except I'd have Sandy Denny headline one day and Richard Thompson the other.

Day One
1. Sandy Denny 2. The Watersons 3. Fairport Convention 4. Ralph McTell 5. Kate Rusby 6. Loreena McKennitt 7. Dick Gaughan 8. Lonnie Donegan 9. John Renbourn 10. Bert Jansch 11. Last two together 12 Then with Pentangle
Day Two
1. Nic Jones 2. John Tamms 3. Les Barker 4. Arlo Guthrie 5. Chieftains 6. Christy Moore 7. Donovan (a little Irish burst there) 8. Eric Bogle 9 The Indigo Girls 10 Stan Rogers 11. The Roches 12. Richard Thompson
Now you've made my brain hurt. I'm going for a lie down and wait for the tickets to arrive.
Gary

Subject: RE: BS: Fantasy 'Folk' Festival
From: Midchuck
Date: 06 Sep 00 - 10:07 AM

Venue: Not certain. I've never been to a venue that was perfect. It would be somewhat like the old Kingsland Bay site for the Champlain festival, but with a great deal more room, so there'd be plenty of camping and jam space, and venues could be far enough apart to avoid bleed.

Day one: (actual present-day acts)

Headline acts:

1) Tom Russell (with Katy Moffat and Andrew Hardin)
2) Doc Watson (with Jack Lawrence)

Other:

3) Ian Tyson
4) Norman Blake
5) FinestKind
6) Steve Gillette/Cindy Mangsen
7) Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin
8) Robin and Linda Williams (with group)
9) Guy Clark
10)Utah Phillips (preferably with Mark Ross)
11/12) 2 hour Open stage - limited to registered Mudcat members - Rick Fielding, Woodchucks' Revenge, Kendall Morse as co-hosts.

Day 2: (all from the past)

Headliners:

1) Ian and Sylvia (circa 1964)
2) the Seldom Scene (at their peak, with Duffey and John Starling)

Others:

3) Norman Blake again - with Nancy
4) Stan Rogers - with his usual tour band
5) Gram Parsons with that chick singer he had - whatzername?
6) Mary McCaslin & Jim Ringer
7) The Greenbriar Boys (original lineup - Rinzler/Herald/Yellin)
8) Tom Rush (circa 1963-5) 9) Bill Monroe - with an all-star band of the best people who ever played with him (there's a new thread in itself)
10)Dry Branch Fire Squad - before Ron let Suzanne get away
11)The Everly Brothers (circa 1957-9) 12)(Closing act) Joan Baez (circa 1959-60)

Peter.

Subject: RE: BS: Fantasy 'Folk' Festival
From: Catrin
Date: 06 Sep 00 - 10:08 AM

Woody Guthrie Ewan McColl Harry Boardman (Famous from Manchester, sadly deceased)

Peggy Seeger Christy Moore Eric Bogul June Tabor

Relaxing, playing with us - rather than on a stage-

Lots of singing workshops

Lots of singarounds

Hot sun

A river flowing through

Home made punch

Subject: RE: BS: Fantasy 'Folk' Festival
From: AndyG
Date: 06 Sep 00 - 10:37 AM

Venue: Portsmouth Royal Naval Dockyard.

Day One:
Tony Hall
Issac Guillory
Barachois
Harry Boardman (see above)
Nic Jones (before the accident)
Jez Lowe and The Bad Pennies
Liam O'Flynn
Richard Thompson
The Mrs Ackroyd Band (Les Barker)
(Waterson:Carthy/Kate Rusby/John Kirpatrick would probably be up for it)
Kate Rusby
Johnny Collins & Jim Mageean
Waterson : Carthy

Day Two:
Blowzabella (early incarnation inc. Andy Cutting)
Pete Morton
The Wrigley Sisters
Andy Irvine
Flook!
Chris Wood & Andy Cutting
3 Mustaphas 3
John Kirkpatrick
Chris Newman & Máire Ní Chatasaigh
Joe Townsend Band
Coope Boyes & Simpson
Tony Benn & Roy Bailey

Singaround leaders:
Harry Boardman, Johnny Collins, Jim Mageean, Coope Boyes & Simpson.
Workshops:
Just about everyone.
Sessions:
Liam O'Flynn, Eliza Carthy, Chris Newman, Blowzabella.

AndyG

Subject: RE: BS: Fantasy 'Folk' Festival
From: SINSULL
Date: 06 Sep 00 - 10:51 AM

Burl Ives, The Weavers, John Hartman, Spider Tom, The Everly Bros., Chet Atkins, Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan and Joan Baez circa'68, The doester doing a Gay 90s medley, Jon Freeman on banjo as loud as he pleases, Bryan Bowers, The Dillards, Ed McCurdy, Donovan and Melanie circa '70, the Kingston Trio, Kendall & Mbo doing a war of the generations, Ian & Sylvia circa '68, and more later.

Subject: RE: BS: Fantasy 'Folk' Festival
From: GUEST,Russ
Date: 06 Sep 00 - 11:38 AM

In no particular order. Day 1 The Carter Family, Uncle Dave Macon, Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, New Lost City Ramblers (All 4), Jean Ritchie, Judy Collins, Joan Baez, The Country Gentlemen (Duffy & Waller), The Kingston Trio, Martin Carthy,

Day 2 Highwoods String Band, Tommy Jarrell, Red Clay Ramblers, Ian and Sylvia, Flatt and Scruggs, Steeleye Span, Pentangle, Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin, Robin and Linda Williams, Stan Rogers, Louvin Brothers, The Stewarts of Blair

Subject: RE: BS: Fantasy 'Folk' Festival
From: GMT
Date: 06 Sep 00 - 11:38 AM

Gosh I forgot Melanie. Thanks Sinsull.

Subject: RE: BS: Fantasy 'Folk' Festival
From: Mbo
Date: 06 Sep 00 - 12:26 PM

Dougie MacLean
Andy M.Stewart
Battlefield Band
Kate Rusby
Maura O'Connell
Wolfstone
Shooglenifty
Alisdair Fraser/Liam O'Flynn/Brendan Power/Jerry Douglas/Jerry O'Connor/Seamus Egan/Fintan McManus
Burach
Mary Black
Leahy
America
Eddi Reader
Phil Cunningham
David Allison
Billy Jackson
The Whistlebinkies
The Horslips
The Young Dubliners
Anam
Deaf Shepherd
Ceolbeg
AfroCelt Sound System

Oops...is that too many?

Subject: RE: BS: Fantasy 'Folk' Festival
From: Diva
Date: 06 Sep 00 - 12:51 PM

The venue would be Girvan. For those who don't know, it is a small seaside town on the Ayrshire coast. Guests,in no particular order Clutha Ian Bruce Roaring Jelly The Kipper Family Willie Scott Lizzie Higgans Easy Club Ossian ( when Billy Ross was still singing with them) Danu (never seen them live) Whistlebinkies ( with Big Mick) Boys of the Lough ( with Tich Richardson) The Gaugers Heather Heywood Any Old Thyme De Dannan ( without Mary Black)

Now that I look at my list I've seen most of the above at Girvan over the years. Loads of singarounds and sessions and dancing in the Catholic Hall. And bracing walks along the seafront and not having to go home on Sunday afternoon. :-)

Subject: RE: BS: Fantasy 'Folk' Festival
From: Catrin
Date: 06 Sep 00 - 01:23 PM

Sinsull - how could I miss out Bob Dylan and Joan Baez (circa 1968 of course) Also Pete Seege, Mary Black (when she did trad stuff)

All my friends who nobody's ever heard of but who can sing like a dream.

Subject: RE: BS: Fantasy 'Folk' Festival
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 06 Sep 00 - 01:23 PM

Day 1. Little Johnny England Loudon WainwrightIII Richard & Linda Thompson Les Barker Jez Lowe Archie Fisher La Bottine Souriante day 2. Edward VII Chris sherburn & Denny Bartley The Poozies Battlefield Band Eric Bibb Sid Kipper and for the grand finale McCarthy Watersons etc.

Subject: RE: BS: Fantasy 'Folk' Festival
From: SINSULL
Date: 06 Sep 00 - 02:13 PM

Mbo!!! No Yardbirds???

Subject: RE: BS: Fantasy 'Folk' Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Sep 00 - 02:39 PM

The location would be our back garden and the guests would be in any order:- Day 1 Pete Morton,Last Nights Fun, Dick Gaughan,Wolfstone,John Kirkpatrick, Roy Bailey & Tony Benn,Oyster Band,Kate Rusby Boys of the Lough,Nic Jones,Watersons,Damien Barber.

Day2 422,Silly Wizard,Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham, Black Umfolsi,Cockersdale,Waterson Carthy,Caravansari, Ossian,Moving Hearts,Stocktons Wing,Taffy Thomas, Peeping Tom. But I have already got plans to make it a week long festival next year.

Subject: RE: BS: Fantasy 'Folk' Festival
From: selby
Date: 06 Sep 00 - 02:55 PM

The one above with no names is mine as my cookie needed resetting. Keith

Subject: RE: BS: Fantasy 'Folk' Festival
From: Mbo
Date: 06 Sep 00 - 03:34 PM

Sins--Yardbirds are blues rock, not folk!

Subject: RE: BS: Fantasy 'Folk' Festival
From: Sorcha
Date: 06 Sep 00 - 04:09 PM

NOON? MY GOD, WHAT ARE YOU DOING UNTIL NOON? This is a Festival, folks, you can sleep next week!! Start at 8AM, and you can work in 4 or 5 more acts!! Holy cow, noon.....and, BTW, the Main Stages should go til midnight. List later....gotta to to town.

Subject: RE: BS: Fantasy 'Folk' Festival
From: GUEST,Theodore Cleaver
Date: 06 Sep 00 - 05:03 PM

Day 1:

Rick Fielding alternating sets with Kendall Morse.

Day 2:

Kendall Morse alternating sets with Rick Fielding.

No folk festival should ever need any performers other than Rick Fielding and Kendall Morse. In comparison, everyone else is crap.

Subject: RE: BS: Fantasy 'Folk' Festival
From: Diva
Date: 06 Sep 00 - 06:30 PM

I forgot to add Kentigern,Eclipse First and Brian Millar and Charlie Soane.

Subject: RE: BS: Fantasy 'Folk' Festival
From: GUEST,ionata
Date: 06 Sep 00 - 06:44 PM

The Watersons Waterson: Carthy Eliza Carthy and Band Brass Monkey Annie Briggs Fairport Convention June Tabor Richard & Linda THompson Kate Rusby Nick Drake

Steve Earle Emmylou Harris His Bobness Joni mitchell CSN&Y

etc. etc.

Subject: RE: BS: Fantasy 'Folk' Festival
From: Marcus Campus Bellorum
Date: 07 Sep 00 - 01:04 AM

I see why my band cant get a gig!

I'd like to see good quality new acts with a new approach.

Depressed?