Canal Catters

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: harpmaker
Date: 06 Sep 03 - 07:40 PM

Hi Roz, So pleased your doing OK. Johnx. PS. Life on the high life, your supposed to be recording. Johnx.

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: GUEST,White Dove still afloat!
Date: 21 Dec 07 - 04:44 PM

awwwwww...just discovered this old thread. i dont seem to co-ordinate canal life and computers. its sooo long I have visited mudcat usually its a quick visit to the nearest library.
i am back for a rare visit to Hull for a few days so hoping to kindle some good memories and catch up with some folkie friends over the weekend.

We now have the craft shop boat..Spider Crafts.. on the Llangollen Canal.
My boat is Aiken Drum,so if you are a passing folkie please stop and we can make music as ever.

( an aside..i just checked out a facinating mutcat catters shawl club. I am a hardened knitting freak, these shawls are groovy)

Back in cheshire we are hoping to get to the shady oak, Beeston on the 28th Dec where I am told sessions are up and running again.

Roz....Hellooo Hull :-)

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Willa
Date: 21 Dec 07 - 05:20 PM

Hellooo Roz

Check the Sun and Tiger threads, also the Beverley sessions one, to find out what's on.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New year

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: GUEST
Date: 21 Dec 07 - 05:53 PM

Very old thread, yes I am still afloat too but never quite manage to get the boat to any festivals

45 mins by car or 2.5 days by boat to banbury.

Roll on retirement!

It is a good thread to put a trace on though

Seasons greetings

Andy

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: fiddler
Date: 21 Dec 07 - 05:55 PM

Sorry that was me not on my own laptop, doh, well it is christmas.

Spider pig spider pig!!!

Andy

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: oombanjo
Date: 22 Dec 07 - 05:47 AM

I havn't gone through all the replys so this may have been mentioned. So If there are any canal catters interested in a new fest for shanty/canal boats Beverley is starting one on the last MayB/H weekend 2008 it is hoped to bring narrow boats op the beck to join the Syntan that will be the hub of the festival.Cheers Oombanjo

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Mr Red
Date: 22 Dec 07 - 06:12 AM

How far up the Beck? As I recall it looked pretty shallow at the head. And how do you get down the humber? In convoy? Strapped two by two as they do to get to the Medway? I am intrigued to know but will be in Chippenham at the time.

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Mo the caller
Date: 22 Dec 07 - 06:33 AM

Breb mentioned Audlem on a Monday night. The session (very varied and welcoming) is now in the Shroppie Fly. Being by the canal you never know who will drop in. We met some dancing friends from the Midlands one evening, who'd dropped in for a meal not knowing there was music.

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: oombanjo
Date: 22 Dec 07 - 07:14 AM

It is at the Beck end and without mentioning the sum a lot of cash has been spent on the beck, now the syntan and others can navigate easily, you can travel up the Humber and into the river Hull and on into the lock gates to the beck. There are three pubs at the Beck end for good food and good ale and from the bridge to the Beck end you will find that housing has been developed on both sides. If you have not been for some time I am sure you will have a pleasant surprise. Cheers Oombanjo

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: GUEST,Guest,: Phil the Floater
Date: 22 Dec 07 - 08:14 AM

There is a Charity event at the North Cheshire Cruising Club, High Lane, nr Stockport (Macclesfield Canal) on Friday 28th December 2007, 7.30, featuring Anthony John Clarke, Nelson Peach and regulars from the Red Bull folk club in Stockport. Hope a few boaters can make it - if the ice melts.

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Les from Hull
Date: 22 Dec 07 - 09:10 AM

Happy Christmas Roz - we might not get to see you as we've got a cold, just the one between the two of us.

Les and Maggie

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Mo the caller
Date: 22 Dec 07 - 11:33 AM

Sorry Greg, I never even saw that slip of the finger. I need to 'reform'.

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Amos
Date: 22 Dec 07 - 11:51 AM

Welcome to Formal Cathood, Whitew Dove!!

How long have been living on your boat?

What's the network of canals like? How far can you go? Howfar have you gone?

What does it cost?


A

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: GUEST,John
Date: 22 Dec 07 - 12:04 PM

Phil the Floater: Nelson Peach are very excellent, it's almost worth buying a narrow boat to get to see them!

John

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: open mike
Date: 22 Dec 07 - 01:53 PM

Leadfingers sometimes goes on boat trips
and if you google Tom Lewis you can find a
musical boat trip that he hosts in the U.K.

happy floating...and music making~

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Cindy
Date: 22 Dec 07 - 02:02 PM

Just noticed the text from White Dove. Hello Roz. Barbara here. Delighted to know that you might be at the Shady Oak on the 28th. Hope to catch up with you there. We didn't know you were in our neck of the woods. Have a new address. Will text it. Request for the witches song please. Start practising!

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: open mike
Date: 22 Dec 07 - 02:04 PM

UK Canal Boat Tour, 2008 OCT 4-18
this from Tom Lewis' site..

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: danensis
Date: 22 Dec 07 - 02:55 PM

There's always Mikron theatre company for a good show incorporating music and drama.

John

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: GUEST,White Dove
Date: 22 Dec 07 - 05:50 PM

Barbara..hiya!(u r on my mob as Barbruabon) I didn,t know you were on mudcat. Lookin forward to the shady session ok. whooo is Cindy??

Willa..we will be in Beverley ..not sure where yet, tomorrow. Happy chrstmas to you too :-)

Hi Les,Maggie..sorry we wil miss you both, hope yur feelin better soon.

I have been on the boat about seven years now and would love to sail into Hull..BUT..navigating the Humber in my humble abode noooooo!!
I,m sure it can be done but I once ventured onto the Trent in flood, tho never again. (oombanjo if you do have visiting boats braving the Humber please let me know ok!)

We travelled on the Leeds Liverpool up to Skipton one year..and nesrly made the Hatton flight near Warwick, last year up on the Peak forrest not far from Stockport. Hopefully we will travel south sometime but the Llangollen Canal feels like home.

cheers Roz on Boat

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Amos
Date: 22 Dec 07 - 06:44 PM

Me thinks I see a host of craft, spreading their sails alee...

Very best of the season to all you long-hulled catters!!!


A.

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: open mike
Date: 22 Dec 07 - 06:57 PM

forgot to put the http//
try to cut and paste this

www.tomlewis.net

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Graham and Jo
Date: 23 Dec 07 - 04:29 PM

Hi Roz, great to see you're about. Do get in touch.
Christmas carols in the Tiger Christmas Eve but not sure what time.
Beverley Garland dancers are dancing 10:30 Market Cross in Saturday Market, Boxing day.
Ged's session is Thursday this week in the Tiger about 8:30pm.
Friday session is at Tiger about 9:00pm.
Would be lovely to see you again.
Happy Christmas
   Graham and Jo

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: greg stephens
Date: 23 Dec 07 - 04:37 PM

Bits of the boat Band and Steamhead will be on the Macclesfield each side of New year.

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Pistachio
Date: 23 Dec 07 - 05:08 PM

Hi Roz, Hazel from Hissyfit here! Great to read you are still afloat. What about getting some sailing assistance to get in on the Beverley Beck at Whit... (hope I don't speak too soon - but there's to be a fest' here and I THINK that boats are welcome if 'visitors' will be welcome aboard!...
Speak to Ossonflags -
Festive wishes. Sorry but I HAVE to rest my voice ... so I'm having to stay away from the sessions just now as it's hard to stay silent when everyone else is singing!
My family think it's FANTASTIC!
LOL Hazel
x

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: GUEST,White Dove
Date: 24 Dec 07 - 03:34 PM

Happy Christmas...Graham , Joe and Hazel

We popped down to the Beck yesterday to check out how the boats get there. One helpful chappie told us at a cost they where craned into the water after arriving on a low loader. Another had pilot assistance up the Humber earlier in the year when the weather was considerably warmer and calmer.

Not options for me yet a while as i now tow an x BW boat that we have turned into a craft shop.

Hazel..I too lost my singing voice about 18 months ago. Cameras revealed mucus but a healthy throat so there is no excuse. I am so busy doing other things but I really miss the singing and i am looking at changing my diet..which for me is akin to giving up smoking I guess.
Paverotti was takin high dose menthol lozengers apparently. Remember
Graham always at hand with the Fishermans friends which helped. I tried soya milk the other day...its a start! But maybe a voice teacher trainer might help. I have been reading the advice threads on mudcat...some good ideas there, and suprising that it happens to a lot of singers.
Take care...will try to keep in touch.......hugs Roz

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: bubblyrat
Date: 25 Dec 07 - 07:35 AM

I have just been re-united with my brother Robert,whom I hadn"t seen for some years, and I am delighted to say that he lives now on a narrowboat !! ( currently in Marlow, near the lock ).I hope to get him to take me to some venues next year---Banbury, The Plough at Long Wittenham, The Ferry at Cookham , Henley Regatta of course ! My other brother ,Clifford (Beckett) owns a narrowboat on the Kennet and Avon near Newbury, so that might present some possibilities as well !!

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: greg stephens
Date: 29 Dec 07 - 03:39 PM

Boating to Bluebell, Hardingswood on Sunday Dec 30. Should be music that evening.
Undoubtedly music session in Beartown Tap, Congleton, New Year's Day, Jan 1, 2PM on.

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: oombanjo
Date: 30 Dec 07 - 05:47 AM

Hi White Dove, a H.N.Y. to all. The Syntan travels on her own steam without the aid of crane or river pilot when she travels to the gathering/festival at Stainforth on the Thorne and District canal. I will get some info from Peter the engineer who lives directly behind me to add to the post. Again best to all for the New Year.

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: GUEST,Journalist Sue
Date: 09 Jan 08 - 06:35 AM

Hi Everyone - I am trying to find out some info about the barge Syntan, which years ago used to deliver chocolate to the Rowntrees factory at York.
I would like to know where Syntan is now, and a bit about her connection to Rowntrees.
Can anyone help?
Hope so.

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: GUEST,Neovo
Date: 09 Jan 08 - 06:47 AM

Has anybody been to Straw Bear by boat? Should be even easier when the new lock is built in Boston. Looking forward to that.

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: GUEST,PMB
Date: 09 Jan 08 - 09:01 AM

There's a report on Syntan on the BBC website somewhere- she's at York at the moment it says.

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Fidjit
Date: 09 Jan 08 - 10:28 AM

Now here's a canal for you. Part of the Dalsland Canal, in West Sweden.

Here you have, Clive Field and his lovely lady Gilly, who help run the "Saul on the Water Festival" in Gloucestershire.
Along with a boat towing one without an engine, but was full (it's not now) Of "London Pride" !!

Canal convention 2005

Chas
PS. Yes we have a pub that gives gigs just down the road from me.
Not my scene as it's mostly, "covers" bands.

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Fidjit
Date: 09 Jan 08 - 10:41 AM

Catter canal meet?? Keep me posted.

There's this, but I've heard there are very liitle fringe events there.

Saul Canal Festival

Chas

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: danensis
Date: 10 Jan 08 - 09:51 AM

Syntan had great difficulties getting to many festivals last year because of the flooding. We did however manage to get down to the Shanty Festival at Hull, and this is what gave Nev the idea for the gathering in May.

I've been out on the Humber in Syntan on a trip to Stainforth, and I must admit I am glad we had a number of experienced barge skippers aboard, though the conflicting instructions made steering rather "interesting".

Syntan is soon to be joined by another barge "Sun" a former British Waterways Maintenance boat, which should have better views from the cabin than you get with Syntan. This will allow Syntan to be used for its original (sinc erestoration) purpose of being a travelling museum celebrating and recording the various trades for which it carried cargo.

John

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Graham and Jo
Date: 11 Jan 08 - 04:13 AM

The Syntan is owned by the Beverley Barge preservation society and is moored on Beverley Beck, by the crane off Waterside Road. The occasional event is held on her. There was a 'folk on the water' event recently, and Christmas carols. There is a website. Will look up the website address.

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Graham and Jo
Date: 11 Jan 08 - 04:20 AM

222.syntanbarge.org.uk

syntan comes from 'synthetic tanning' as one of the cargoes was to do with a tannery

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: GUEST
Date: 26 Feb 08 - 07:47 AM

Hi graham n Jo ..long time no see. Hopefully i will catch up with you sometime. I saw the Syntan on the Beck earlier this year and wondered how close by you were. we are still on the Llangollen running Spider Boat Crafts. Any passing folkies would be welcome to stop by for a cup of tea...or somethin stronger even!

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: GUEST,White Dove
Date: 26 Feb 08 - 07:48 AM

guest..above...tis me Roz..on boat

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Mr Happy
Date: 26 Feb 08 - 07:49 AM

GUEST

Are you Roz & Phil?

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Mr Happy
Date: 26 Feb 08 - 07:56 AM

Aha! Hiya Roz! -cross posted there - Meself & the Fiends've re-commenced our forced route marches leisure rambles & have recently explored some toepaths inc. the other end've the Llangollen one at the Nantwich end.

Hopefully, we may be able to pop in yours soon.

Are you parkedmoored in the same place?

Cheers,

Mr H

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Mr Happy
Date: 26 Feb 08 - 08:05 AM

PS

There's another canalside sesh not so far away & we'll be heading there this coming Friday.

Its at the Dusty Miller at Wrenbury near Nantwich.

Unfortunately clashes with the Shady Oak sesh, but we're off to investigate the Dusty just for a change.

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: The Admiral
Date: 27 Feb 08 - 05:36 AM

Our trip last year.... http://www.redadmiral.freeserve.co.uk/canalling.htm- we're off again in May around the Stourport Ring

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Andy Jackson
Date: 27 Feb 08 - 05:47 AM

I think you mean
Jollies ont' boats


Have fun, wish we could join you.
Andy & Jillie

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Ian Hendrie
Date: 28 Feb 08 - 05:02 AM

Do any of you canal catters float along the Macclesfield Canal? The North Cheshire Cruising Club clubhouse is an excellent venue and I am hoping to get some 'folky' activities going there later in the year.

Can I do a little plug for my Songs of the Inland Waterways website which now contains 99 songs? Can anyone provide me with the one hundredth?

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Andy Jackson
Date: 29 Feb 08 - 07:28 AM

Well I looked at the pictures of the Admirals trip and decided to do something about it.
I followed up a recent mailing and booked a short trip this weekend.
We are leaving from Sawley Marina for a few days up the Trent and Mersey probably.
Any FC Clubs / sessions etc in the vicinity of the canals. This could influence our directions.
We may leave this evening so best be quickly if you know anything.

TIA

Andy & Jillie

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: GUEST,White Dove
Date: 11 Mar 08 - 10:55 AM

Hi Happy John.....

If i had been in touch we could have joined you at the Dusty.. we were near Whichurch at the time. We are now at Ellesmere. I will get in touch with Barbara and arrange a get together ok..

Roz

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: GUEST,White Dove
Date: 06 Apr 08 - 05:46 PM

.me again..almost one month on!

I am just leaving Oz and managed to get on the net only to find Vin Garbut is over here too...

Oh Well, Ben and I have been on a whistle stop tour before having an amazing time at our daughter Beckys wedding.
While visiting Ayres Rock we learned that we are now grandparents. hopefully i will get over to see Jons baby in Liverpool soon.

Will be back in Hull for a family gathering next weekend

Roz..missing the boat and the music..eeek

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Graham and Jo
Date: 07 Apr 08 - 06:48 AM

See Beverley beck shanty festival May 2008 thread For a festival with lots of boats and waterways and shanty theme.

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Mr Happy
Date: 07 Apr 08 - 06:50 AM

Roz,

Didn't kno the Shropshire Union have a spur to Ayres Rock!

Subject: RE: Canal Catters
From: Mr Happy
Date: 07 Apr 08 - 07:00 AM

100! Beat you to it this time Terry!