Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003

Subject: Winter sing Buntingford 14/16.11.0314/16 N
From: harlowpoet
Date: 16 Sep 03 - 03:02 AM

There's going to be an eighth winter sing at the Crown Pub, Buntingford Hertfordshire on the weekend of 14-16 November 2003.

This is a fun get together, with song sessions based on informal themes.Poets and storytellers are also made welcome. It kicks off Friday around about 8 o'clock(pm)

I'm not the organiser, but I thought it deserved a plug. Indoor camping is available in the local scout hut, and the hosts of the pub are friendly, and open early for breakfast.

For more information on this, give us an email at

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Cheers Simon

Regards Simon

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 16 Sep 03 - 05:19 PM

Thanks Simon - it's in my diary. Hope I can at least manage a day trip on the Saturday.

Kitty

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 16 Sep 03 - 07:36 PM

A great weekend. (Even if I did get my car rather dented by the local yobs when I left it in the wrong place two years ago...)

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 17 Sep 03 - 07:51 AM

Count me in again.
keith.

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: Joan from Wigan
Date: 17 Sep 03 - 02:27 PM

Details here and scroll down.

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: harlowpoet
Date: 23 Sep 03 - 12:38 PM

Thought I'd refresh this little thread. The H in the title thread was meant to have read Herts. I was a bit hungover and it was early in the day when I posted it.

Simon

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 23 Sep 03 - 12:48 PM

Which is in England. Well, there might be a Buntingford in some far flung corner of the world...

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: jacqui c
Date: 23 Sep 03 - 05:30 PM

There could only be one Buntingford - couldn't there?

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 23 Sep 03 - 05:43 PM

True enough - but here are a few relatives:

   Bunting, Delaware, United States

   Buntingville, California, United States   

   Buntingville, South Africa

   Bunting, Oceanic island, Indian Ocean

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: harlowpoet
Date: 24 Sep 03 - 02:30 AM

Thanks for the clarification on that one Kevin, I might have gone to thw wrong town otherwise

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 24 Sep 03 - 04:19 PM

Just follow the A10... (that probably doesn't work from Harlow, though).

Kitty

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford 14/16 Nov 2003
From: harlowpoet
Date: 11 Oct 03 - 02:46 AM

Time for a bit of refresh on this one I think.

If anyones interested, theres actually a regular bus from Stanstead Airport that goes through Buntingford every hour, and two hourly on Sundays, so its really quite acccessible.

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 11 Oct 03 - 07:09 AM

Kevin

Some clarification of right and wrong places to park might be helpful!

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 11 Oct 03 - 07:30 AM

The main car park a couple of hundred yards from the Crown is probably safe enough. My mistake was parking outside the enclosed car parking spaces next to the Scout Hut in a small car park used by local mini-yobs for hanging out, since it's out of sight from any of the houses where they probably live. No danger of Mummy and Daddy coming out and telling them they are naughty little boys.

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 11 Oct 03 - 08:55 AM

The municipal building next door has car park and is not in use evenings and weeends. Ignore the signs and park. The blue Proton will be mine.
Keith.

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford 14/16 Nov 2003
From: harlowpoet
Date: 21 Oct 03 - 03:07 AM

Time for another refresh on this thread I suppose.

Sessions are free, Indoor campings only a fiver. Where else could you go for such a cheap weekend?

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: Lanfranc
Date: 21 Oct 03 - 06:41 AM

I'll be there, all being well, at least on the Saturday (Sundays are usually spent at my Sailing Club, unless the weather is truly foul!).

Last year we just parked outside the pub!

The grub at the Crown is pretty good, and inexpensive, and the beer was decent, too. Add to that pleasant company and good music, and what more could one ask?

Alan

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 22 Oct 03 - 11:27 AM

Went there a couple of years ago. Great stuff

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 22 Oct 03 - 07:45 PM

Lanfranc

I think you can park outside the pub in the evening, but not during the day on Saturday. Or if you can, only for a limited period, which is shorter than the session.

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: harlowpoet
Date: 31 Oct 03 - 02:35 AM

Thought I'd post details of the programme, courtesy of John Grey

Friday 14th Nov

8.00-9.30 Welcome all, open session
9.30-11.00 Let the rafters roar.chorus' etc

Sat 15th
.
10.30-12.00 Noahs Ark. Songs etc, re The Animal Kingdon
12.00-1.00 Planes Trains and Automobiles. Theme: travel
1.00-200.Trough time
2.00-3.30 Planes, trains cntd
3.30-5.00 Afternoon concert
5.00-6.30 Home and hearth. Songs about home
7.30-9.00 Cheer me up lads. Songs with a postive feel
9.00-10.00 Numbers. Anything should have a number in title or first line
10.00-11.00 Light and lively. To round off the day

Sunday 16th Nov

10.30-12.30 Storytelling workshop
12.30-2.00 Connections. Each ditty should be connected to previous song, no matter how deviously obscure
2.00-3.00 Ten thousand miles. theme parting

It must be mentioned that the themes are all informal and people can be as creative as possible in linking the theme to a song.

NB usually a fringe music session in bar Saturday afternoon

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: harlowpoet
Date: 05 Nov 03 - 12:01 PM

Refreshing this while I'm on the computer as its only next week.

I'm not sure of the plane times, but if you hop off a plane at Stanstead, and jump onto the next 700 bus to Stevenage, get off at the Crown and there'll be singing'n'music

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: harlowpoet
Date: 05 Nov 03 - 12:03 PM

Thats the Crown in Buntingford sorry (towards Stevenage)

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 05 Nov 03 - 12:06 PM

Hee's a link to full details of The Winter Sing - with a clickable link to a map and all.

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: My guru always said
Date: 12 Nov 03 - 02:31 PM

This sounds like a wonderful weekend!

Have noted the indoor camping - any possible places to pop a caravan?
Hil

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: harlowpoet
Date: 13 Nov 03 - 02:37 AM

Yhe scout hut usually has a few spaces for cars etc. I understand the scouts meet there on a friday so we can't go in the hut till later.

Mcgrath of Harlow might be better placed to advise you, as he parks there himself usually

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: Julie B
Date: 13 Nov 03 - 02:06 PM

Haven't been before but I'm planning to come down on Saturday. Is it all unaccompanied singing, or should I bring my guitar?
Julie

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 13 Nov 03 - 03:02 PM

Please bring your guitar. It is a very mixed gathering.

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 13 Nov 03 - 03:41 PM

The Scout Hut has a lockable enclosed area with steel fencing, and if you can get a caravan in there, it should be OK. Just don't leave it in the open car park by the Scout Hut, because that's where I had ny car kicked in.

But I'd think you'd probably be all right in the main town car park.

I still haven't got my voice back, such as it is, from a snorter of a cold I've had. It had me conpletely mute at one point. I'd open my mouth and not a whisper. Some would say that's an improvement. Anyway, I think I might well have to give it a miss this year.

Guitars, squeeze boxes - never any hang-ups about that kind of stuff. Even banjos and bodhrans are welcome.

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: My guru always said
Date: 14 Nov 03 - 06:53 PM

Thanks for info Kevin, may try to get along tomorrow - not sure!

Hope you guys are all having a Fab time!!!
Hil

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 16 Nov 03 - 02:59 PM

I did make it, for the Saturday afternoon session. We had guitars and a concertina.

Kevin was much missed, but Carys Sullivan bought some Walker's Marmite flavoured crisps.

Kitty

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 16 Nov 03 - 03:35 PM

And Les Sullivan!

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: My guru always said
Date: 16 Nov 03 - 06:50 PM

Managed to get along in the evening on Saturday but missed the Sunday lunchtime session.... better timing next year perhaps!

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: Lanfranc
Date: 17 Nov 03 - 03:53 AM

Made it for Saturday from 3pm onwards - great session, fun people, roll on next year!

Alan

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 17 Nov 03 - 04:11 AM

Sorry we couldn't make it this year - we had too much to do this weekend.

Subject: RE: Winter sing Buntingford H14/16 Nov 2003
From: Doktor Doktor
Date: 17 Nov 03 - 11:11 AM

Dang me - missed half the tribe (apologies for only doing the night shift Saturday - I plead a) Old age b) decrepitude c) me ole Mum

Gotta get me act in gear for next year ................