Miskin @ Easter 2004

Subject: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 05 Jan 04 - 04:05 AM

Miskin 2004

Prices & booking

Report & pictures from 2003



Nigel

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: My guru always said
Date: 05 Jan 04 - 11:48 AM

Thanks Nigel!! Will be there.....

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: GUEST,Cardiff Student
Date: 20 Jan 04 - 03:07 PM

How far from Cardiff?

Any buses/trains? (or lifts from Cathays)

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 20 Jan 04 - 05:52 PM

Hi Nigel

MCP and I hope to be there but only if we can put our camper near the Scout Hut (I am mildly disabled). What's the chances?

Rhiannon

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 20 Jan 04 - 06:01 PM

Rhi:

I'm nothing to do with organization (Praise The Lord!)
But I'm sure a quick enquiry to the organizers (see link above) would get a sympathetic hearing

CHEERS

Nigel

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Phot
Date: 20 Jan 04 - 06:03 PM

Hopfully, work permitting, the big yellow noise and I will be there, thanks for a great festival, long may it continue!

Wassail!

Chris

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Splott Man
Date: 21 Jan 04 - 03:35 AM

How far from Cardiff? (Cardiff Student)
About 11 miles from Cathays where I live.
Trains from Cardiff Central to Pontyclun, then a 1 mile walk. Various buses will get you within a mile, look for buses going to or via Llantrisant, Talbot Green, or Pontyclun.
If you can drive there, it's 2 miles from J34 on the M4 (turn left at the Texaco garage).

regards

Splott Man

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Splott Man
Date: 21 Jan 04 - 03:44 AM

Guest. Cardiff student..

I should check what I'm reading! You only live down the road.

If you're staying there all weekend I can probably organise a lift. PM me nearer the time and we'll have a chat.

regards

Splott Man

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Cllr
Date: 21 Jan 04 - 04:25 AM

Phot I do hope you are going to be there we are booked! And should you really refer to your wife as a "big yellow noise"?? Cllr

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Charley Noble
Date: 21 Jan 04 - 08:09 AM

What does "Miskin" actually mean? I'm curious because it's also a phrase we learned in Ethiopia during our Peace Corps days which meant "poor little unfortunate one." The street beggars would chorus the phrase as they entreated passerbys for handouts. We would use the same phrase for ourselves after a hard day of teaching.

Maybe Ethiopians were the original settlers of Wales?

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 21 Jan 04 - 10:06 AM

Camper spot booked - roll on Easter!


Yyiippppeeeeee

Rhiannon

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: breezy
Date: 21 Jan 04 - 02:19 PM

Cllr may be interested in a guitarist splott man

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 21 Jan 04 - 04:41 PM

Charley:

In work without my dictionary, but I think it's "White field", (Maes gwyn)

Cheers

Nigel

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Charley Noble
Date: 21 Jan 04 - 04:46 PM

Thanks, Nigel. So much for my theory of Ethiopians settling the coast of Wales.

Miskin, miskin,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Phot
Date: 21 Jan 04 - 04:48 PM

Mike, the big yellow noise, is the Triumph! And the big white noise is the Landy! Margaret is the wee quiet one who scares me silly!

Wassail! Chris

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Splott Man
Date: 22 Jan 04 - 07:56 AM

"Cllr may be interested in a guitarist splott man "

Tell me more. I have been known to pick the guitar up from time to time.

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: breezy
Date: 22 Jan 04 - 08:08 AM

ask him, apparently up until Tuesday night, he'd never had the pleasure of doing it with others , always accapulco til then.
It seemed to have given him the idea that there is more, than just playing with yourself.
regards to all.

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Abuwood
Date: 22 Jan 04 - 02:13 PM

This will be our first Miskin - but looking at the photos and seeing Snuffy in the kitchen it looks friendly...

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: cloudstreet
Date: 22 Jan 04 - 03:15 PM

Our first too. Can't wait!

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Cllr
Date: 22 Jan 04 - 07:04 PM

Hate to disappoint you Breezy but I usually sing in a duo called "engine room" with photand we are already booked for this year at miskin (and banbury) we just don't do the instrumental thing. However I did enjoy doing the songs with you on tuesday and I thank you. Cllr

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Col K
Date: 22 Jan 04 - 07:35 PM

I am going to try to get there this year.

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Snuffy
Date: 22 Jan 04 - 09:25 PM

Col & Ali

So that's why I've been offered a Shellspot at Lancaster!

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Hawker
Date: 23 Jan 04 - 04:53 AM

Me Kevin & the babes will be there!
Guess who's doing kids breakfast Easter Monday!!!!!
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Splott Man
Date: 23 Jan 04 - 07:48 AM

Snuffy in the kitchen?
Surely some mistake!

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Snuffy
Date: 23 Jan 04 - 08:45 AM

Chief plongeur and toastmaster, me!

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Hawker
Date: 23 Jan 04 - 06:22 PM

I saw him in the kitchen - NOT a pretty sight! - Well none of us were actually, it was morning! or was it evening, it all seems to roll into one VERY long day at Miskin!
Not long now........
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: pixieofdoom
Date: 23 Jan 04 - 06:56 PM

It was the clog dancers that did for me..........not very hangover friendly, couldn't tell if the most noise was the inside or the outside of my head!

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: snake19
Date: 24 Jan 04 - 02:36 PM

I am not bothering this year.

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Splott Man
Date: 25 Jan 04 - 07:19 AM

Nigel

On the meaning of Miskin.
The road sign to Miskin has the Welsh name as Meisgyn.
I think the first syllable means "shallow" but my dictionary doesn't have a word "gyn".
Any thoughts?

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Snuffy
Date: 25 Jan 04 - 06:27 PM

Ned

Could Gyn be related to the Greek word for "woman"?

I think it might be safer to stick with Nigel's Maes Gwyn (=Whit(e)field)

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 25 Jan 04 - 07:39 PM

JudeL may know - her parents live there.

Rhiannon

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: GUEST,Seaking
Date: 26 Jan 04 - 05:38 AM

I'll be there with the kids again. Looking forward again to one of the best weekends of the year. See you there..

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Splott Man
Date: 26 Jan 04 - 07:37 AM

I've been to a bigger dictionary, and "Meisgyn" means "Moth"

My mate reckons that during the big push to get bilingual roadsigns in the 70s, this was a hasty transliteration done late on a Friday afternoon.

By the way, I will be there at Easter.

regards

Splott man

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: snake19
Date: 27 Jan 04 - 11:04 AM

Splott Man your there as your booked as a guest?????

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Splott Man
Date: 28 Jan 04 - 07:50 AM

So I am. I hadn't checked the website lately for confirmation.
I shall also be Concert Director (that's Andy's title for me anyway, I think he's trying to make me feel important) which means if you are booked, I make sure you are where you should be when you should be. We used to call that Stage manager in my day.

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: snake19
Date: 28 Jan 04 - 09:00 AM

I use to go in the early 1990's,been once since.Can not go any more,due to circumstances.

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: GUEST,Andy Jackson
Date: 28 Jan 04 - 09:25 PM

Wow! such a lot of interest in such a small festival. Seems I'm getting some of it right. I'm actually looking forward to it this year, that's probably a bad sign, I work best when I'm panicing!
See you all there - except those that won't be. I take the above excuses as letters from your Mums and let you off this year!

Andy

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: snake19
Date: 30 Jan 04 - 01:20 AM

It's good to hear from the organiser.I hope all goes well and you keep the fires burning?.

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 30 Jan 04 - 08:32 AM

Twinkle: "come home to a blazing fire:- buy a holiday home in Wales"

(Very old joke!)

Nigel

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: GUEST,Andy
Date: 30 Jan 04 - 02:02 PM

"come home to a Blazing fire - come to Miskin"

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Cllr
Date: 31 Jan 04 - 06:06 AM

"come blazing down to Miskin - come Home"

The friendliest festival I know, cllr.

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: snake19
Date: 31 Jan 04 - 08:08 AM

Absolutely right there Cllr.

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: GUEST,Cardiff Student
Date: 05 Feb 04 - 10:42 AM

Looking forward to it.

Transport now sorted:

Thanks

Lee

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: snake19
Date: 01 Mar 04 - 03:35 AM

www,miskinfolk.co.uk for guest list 2004

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: GUEST,Kathy
Date: 01 Mar 04 - 01:54 PM

And if anyone fancies a spot of storytelling there is always the story walk through the wood, ending up at the campfire on Sunday evening, accompanied by a healthy bucket of hot mulled cider.   Bring your stories.

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: snake19
Date: 13 Mar 04 - 12:14 PM

Is this true Andy that this could be the last Miskin@Easter 2004?.

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: My guru always said
Date: 13 Mar 04 - 04:32 PM

Err, surely there can only be one 'Miskin@Easter 2004'?

Some question about 2005 perhaps? Not heard anything myself - anyone???

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: snake19
Date: 14 Mar 04 - 02:28 PM

Your right about only one Miskin,No one can repeat the friendly atmosphere

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 15 Mar 04 - 04:47 AM

Linda and I planning to come this year - let's just hope that it doesn't blow a hurricane so that we can't tow our caravan over the Severn Bridge !

Subject: RE: Miskin @ Easter 2004
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 15 Mar 04 - 05:04 AM

Dave:

The 'New' Severn Bridge (the more Southerly of the two) provides greater protection from the wind than the older model.

Cheers

Nigel