Canal Catters

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: GUEST,White Dove
Date: 07 Apr 08 - 07:53 PM

Yep.and flows right thro Hong Kong airport.

We have 4 more hours for the flight! Free internet tho!

Hows you...we are still near Ellesmere, I understand its snowing over there ....brrrrrrr!

pls keep me informed of sessions nearby..need a music fix...

Lov to Barb and Jim
Roz

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Mr Happy
Date: 08 Apr 08 - 05:39 AM

Roz,

Mr Happy's Come All Ye sinaround has moved from the Union Vaults.

We now hold the session at the Royal Oak, Faulkener St, Hoole, Chester every Wednesday from 9ish.


This coming Friday, we'll be at the sesh in the Carlton Tavern, Handbrige, Chester.

We expect to be at the Dusty Miller on Fri 25th April.

Hope to see you at one of these do's soon.

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: jiggerwill
Date: 08 Apr 08 - 07:56 AM

White Dove
Session at Black Bear, Whitchurch,(about 11 miles from Ellesmere)
second Weds in month (Tomorrow)
You will be welcome

Will

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Dave Illingworth
Date: 10 Apr 08 - 05:02 AM

I can recommend the Historic Narrowboat Festival at Braunston Marina,
Northants., this year on weekend 27th - 29th June. Details from
www.braunstonmarina.co.uk or email [e-mail].
The emphasis is, of course, on the participating boats and the craft stalls, but there is a lot of music (folk and some jazz).
On Friday evening there is a folk concert in the village church and on Saturday evening a good session in the Old Plough pub, hosted by fine local folk band Braunston Pickle. There is also music on the trip boats, and in the beer-tent throughout the weekend. The latter stocks good local real ales, although can run out early in Sunday
(the last two years I have ended up drinking red wine, which is OK, and certainly better than fizz lager.....)
Not sure about the musical line-up this year, but I know Braunston Pickle will be there, along with the really good Dutch shanty group
Dutch Courage.
Our band DPN+1 have played there the last three years, but will be taking a break this year (back in 2009). As well as Braunston, we have played Walsall Boaters Gathering (four years running), Inland Waterways Exhibition (NIA Birmingham), BBC Midlands TV programme
"Canal City", Reading Waterfest, Cutweb Internet Boating Club Rally,
Surrey and Hamoshire Canal Festival and the Inland Waterways Association Jubilee Dance at Stratford-upon-Avon.
Although basically a jazz and blues band, we have recorded a CD of canal songs (mainly original) "THE UNKNOWN BOATMAN", which received good reviews in Towpath Talk, Waterways World, Canal & Riverboat and Traditional Music Maker magazines, as well as plays on BBC Radio Midlands "Folkwaves" and BBC Radio Wales "Celtic Heartbeat".
Our canal associations are largely due to founder-member Dusty Miller
- canal artist and campaigner, songwriter, and skipper of the narrowboat "Foreward". For more on Dusty see the thread
"Craigielee/Waltzing Matilda)

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Ian Hendrie
Date: 13 Apr 08 - 11:49 AM

The CD of canal songs is of interest to me and probably others. How can we get a copy?

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Dave Illingworth
Date: 30 Apr 08 - 02:34 PM

Dear Ian (Hendrie),

Sorry I missed your message of 13th April.

I have one copy of DPN+1 CD "The Unknown Boatman", and we can always run off some more.
Only has nine tracks, but costs only £6.50 (including p&p).
Cheque payable to "P. Blowers" and send to me at

14 Manor Gardens
Merton Park
London SW20 9AB

I have just received details of music at Braunston Historic Narrowboat Festival (Braunston Marina, Northamptonshire,
01788 891373
Sat/Sun 28/29 June:-

Johnny Collins
Shanty Jack
Dutch Courage
Capstan Full Strength
plus local groups (including Braunston Pickle)

A veritable feast for shanty fans, and miles from the sea (almost in the centre of England.......)

                               Happy boating

                                 Dave Illingworth

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Ian Hendrie
Date: 05 May 08 - 05:45 PM

Thanks Dave. Will send cheque asap.
Ian

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: GUEST,Steve Gardham
Date: 05 May 08 - 06:06 PM

Greetings Canal Catters,
You might be interested to hear that folky events are gradually building up at The Yorkshire Waterways Museum, Goole, where, at weekends, trips round the docks on the Wheldale, Tom Pudding tug can be had. We occasionally have song and music sessions with people like Ray Padgett, Jim Potter, Roy Atkinson can be heard performing. Also Gez Overington's CD of Tom Pudding songs can be obtained. If you have a boat there are are 2 adjacent marinas and lots of historic craft around. Canal access can be obtained via the Sheffield area or from Leeds/Liverpool on the Aire and Calder, via the Trent--Ouse or even Trent--Keadby Canal if you don't want to risk the Ouse. For larger craft, coast--Humber--Ouse--Ocean Lock will get you there.

There are no sessions booked in at the moment as all our regular performers are out all this month doing Yorkshire Garland workshops at all the Yorkshire festivals, but we'll almost certainly get some going in June.

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Leadfingers
Date: 05 May 08 - 06:52 PM

Admiral is doing the ?stourbridge ring? this year styarting from Alvechurch next saturday !!

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: open mike
Date: 21 Jul 09 - 02:36 PM

looking into this...dreaming of a musical canal holiday...hmmmm.....
how n

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: open mike
Date: 21 Jul 09 - 02:48 PM

how narrow are those boats?

does the water from the canals flow and carry you afloat
or do yo use a motor.

what if you meet a boat coming the other way..
is it one way traffic?

are there any catters planning boat trips in 2010?

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: The Vulgar Boatman
Date: 21 Jul 09 - 05:46 PM

Mike, taking the questions in order...
six feet ten inches (or 2.1 metres in new money);

there is generally only a very slight flow, but there is indeed a motor - the bad news is that there are no brakes other than putting the motor in reverse;

the usual term for two inexperienced boaters meeting is "chaos". The simple rule is keep right when you meet another boat (opposite to our roads) but the canal is generally wide enough for three boats unless one of them happens to be sideways on;

and...I don't know about the others, but I certainly am.

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Ian Hendrie
Date: 22 Jul 09 - 11:57 AM

Now the hole in my boat (dear liza) is sealed I hope to be travelling down the Macclesfiled Canal up the Llangollen Canal in a couple of weeks time. Does anyone know of any folk music events in the area in the latter part of August?

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 22 Jul 09 - 04:48 PM

Next big folky do at the Yorkshire Waterways Museum is Sept 19th 20th.
The Tom Pudding tug Wheldale will be 50 years old.
Saturday afternoon, song and music session, all welcome.
Saturday night, a concert of Gezz Overington's songs performed mostly by the Clarty Sough Scunthorpe lot.
Sunday afternoon, a concert with Chris Sherburn and Denny Bartley, Tom Napper, Ray Padgett and A N Other who might be someone intending to come who can sing some canal songs, oh and me.
If anyone's in the Goole area, we've just finished giving her a new coat of paint and she looks a bobby dazzler. The 150-year-old jebus is out of water and has just been replated awaiting repainting along with the 3 pans. If the pans are finished soon we'll be towing them round the docks.

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: jiggerwill
Date: 23 Jul 09 - 03:36 AM

Ian, sessions at Old Town Hall Vaults Whitchurch second Wednesday, Bell o' the Hill Tushingham, first Tuesday and Dusty Miller Wrenbury last Friday also Oddfellows Nantwich first Thursday, Audlem, Shroppie fly every Monday
Will

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Ian Hendrie
Date: 25 Jul 09 - 03:11 PM

Thanks Will,
I'll get the map out and see how these fit in with our itinerary.
Ian

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Pistachio
Date: 21 Sep 09 - 02:10 PM

Glad I noted this one in my diary. Only managed Sunday, late afternoon but thoroughly enjoyed the the opportunity to take the wheel of Wheldale (for about 200 yards)and see the tom-puddings and jebus now restored and well worth a trip to Goole. On to a brilliant evening concert with Denny and Chris, Steve Gardham, Ray Padgett, Bill Sables (and pal) and then Bella Hardy and Chris rounded off a fantastic night. Great job and thanks to all concerned.
Hazel.x

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 21 Sep 09 - 06:38 PM

Good to see you there, Hazel, and glad you enjoyed it. We had a great session on the Saturday. Napper couldn't be at the Sunday concert but he was there for the session, as was Mally and Tommy, Tommy and Terry from Whitby, Pete and Rosie Fletcher from Hull and Martin Bull from Hessle. Clarty Sough did a good job on the night singing Gezz's Aire and Calder songs.
I was amazed and delighted when Ernie let me take the pans round a few corners on the docks. I've steered Wheldale many times but not with pans in tow.

Happy 50th, Wheldale! Here's to the next 50!