'Cara' for your Folk Festival.

Subject: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 11 Dec 04 - 12:22 PM

Now that "Cara" from North Lincolnshire have a website with the capability of producing music for you to hear. Please have a listen and be fascinated and delighted by their style of music and the easy listening of all of their three CDs. The other suggestion I would make is that you get them booked for your Festival as I would hazard an educated guess that they will be in big demand soon. My personal favourites on the website are "The Faerie Queen" and "The mayfly"..Go have a listen and assess for yourself the quality and entertainment value of this Folk Trio.
Best wishes..and once again..get 'em booked

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Rasener
Date: 11 Dec 04 - 01:18 PM

I support you on that GS.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Ed.
Date: 11 Dec 04 - 01:20 PM

And the website address is?

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Rasener
Date: 11 Dec 04 - 01:28 PM

http://www.carasmusic.com

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Peace
Date: 11 Dec 04 - 04:11 PM

These guys are GREAT!

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 11 Dec 04 - 08:16 PM

Of course they are great...There's no way I would be saying things about them if they weren't.
Best wishes, Mike.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Peace
Date: 11 Dec 04 - 08:55 PM

I have two of their CDs, and they are two of my favourites.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: freda underhill
Date: 11 Dec 04 - 08:57 PM

I have three of their CDs, and love them.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: freda underhill
Date: 11 Dec 04 - 09:04 PM

..and so does my granddaughter Rosie - she loves Cara!

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 12 Dec 04 - 04:23 AM

That's good to hear! Not undiscovered and well known locally but not widely known yet.....they will be though!!!!!
Keep it up lads!
Best wishes.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 12 Dec 04 - 01:06 PM

I have four of their CDs! I booked Cara for my folk festival, and they were splendid.

For any festival organiser, take a tip. Book these lads, and then tell everyone you were the one that booked them, if reflected glory is your thing. Book them even if it isn't.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 12 Dec 04 - 05:43 PM

They performed extremely well at Gainsborough Folk Festival too this year.
Best wishes.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 12 Dec 04 - 07:05 PM

We love Cara too -Hazel and I want to be permanent groupies

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Oaklet
Date: 12 Dec 04 - 07:27 PM

Only if we can be Hissyfit groupies in return....

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 12 Dec 04 - 07:29 PM

That's cute.....Best wishes.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: ossonflags
Date: 13 Dec 04 - 02:34 AM

They are nice.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 13 Dec 04 - 05:28 PM

yes Oaklet but we have a strict 'no sex with groupies' clause...... unless its a Tuesday obviously..

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 13 Dec 04 - 07:31 PM

Oaklet, is it just you at MR on Saturday or are the rest of the guys going to be there?
Best wishes, Mike.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 13 Dec 04 - 08:09 PM

Cara are now getting played throughout Europe on Pulse Unsigned, its channel 905 on Sky.
Them without Sky, can listen online, www.pulseunsigned.com, [or it might be .co.uk?
theres a thread about it somwere.
Oaklet tells me they are playing a few Cara tracks, including tHe Fairy Queen, it gets its first play tomorow, I THINK its at 10pm?

Pulse Unsigned is a new radio station set up to give unsigned bands a chance to get heard on the radio, I heard about it on another music website that I use, and posted a thread about it here.
There are a couple of conditions, ie you MUST be unsigned, to qualify for getting played, and they don't want bands doing cover versions, it must be original or trad stuff.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 14 Dec 04 - 03:45 AM

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Oaklet
Date: 14 Dec 04 - 09:44 AM

GS - Les threatened to release the negatives to the press if I didn't agree to help with the carols at Walesby. It is Liam on Melodeon, Helen (blimey!) on piano and me scratching away furiously whilst you get on with the serious business of raising the roof and money for Mr Swarbrick.

Mike and John will I'm sure be there in spirit.

I am suddenly very pleased that it is a Tuesday and have freshened myself up.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 14 Dec 04 - 11:49 AM

So you will at last get to hear my voice Mr Oaklet! In Latin so get swotting!
Best wishes and hope the arm is well now.
Mike.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Oaklet
Date: 14 Dec 04 - 12:40 PM

Will you be wearing the special undergarment?

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 14 Dec 04 - 12:47 PM

How do you say "Long Johns" in Latin?

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Sttaw Legend
Date: 14 Dec 04 - 12:57 PM

Their you go GS "Frons Porro Johns"

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 14 Dec 04 - 12:59 PM

ROFLOL...Gee thanks mate.... Best wishes.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 14 Dec 04 - 05:34 PM

Hazek informs me that if there is the slightest whiff of whelk Oaklet-the tuesday groupie concession is off.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 14 Dec 04 - 07:56 PM

The website address with access to Caras music is available by link (blue clicky) on the fourth (4th) Posting on this thread made by the VILLAN. Go listen, enjoy, etc.
Best wishes, Mike.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: GUEST,Ismellarat
Date: 14 Dec 04 - 08:44 PM

This thread sounds like blatant self-promotion by various members and friends of Cara.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: BusyBee Paul
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 03:04 AM

Unashamedly, it is!
See you on Saturday Oaklet - don't let GS fool you, he only gets to sing the chorus in Latin, it's yours truly who has all the hard work on the verses!
Deirdre

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Alio
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 05:27 AM

I booked them for Saddleworth in July, and they were excellent!

Very hard working too, I have to say!

Ali

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 07:01 AM

Listen GUEST RAT or whatever you call yourself. A bit of promotion of people who I know of but am only just getting to know...when they are as good as Cara are...and of course you may take a look at the website the same as anyone else and seek the truth......is not a problem to others so why should it be to you?
Besides, I love Folk music and a promotion of something really good seems to me like I am trying to provide Folkies with the goods!!!!!!Best wishes.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 07:20 AM

hello, i agrree with George Silver, Cara are a good band, and rat man is just jellus becase he hasent got a band.
shut up rat man,best wishes.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 07:31 AM

Ismella, get back to us after you've seen 'em.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Rasener
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 05:04 PM

They got played on Radio Lincolnshire tonight The furry qeen

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 05:07 PM

Your smellin' is bad villan

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 05:07 PM

sorry spellin'

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Rasener
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 05:18 PM

he he

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Travelling Audience
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 05:42 PM

Well said GS and Sir John. Cara plays MUSIC....Real MUSIC. Have to say there's alot about in Folk but Cara are a must to listen to.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: GUEST,Honest Man
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 09:33 PM

No offence but judging by the tracks on the website Cara are nothing special. Perfectly O.K. pub band from the sound of it. But nothing special. Sorry guys. I'm just being honest.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Peace
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 10:55 PM

Just from curiousity, do you sell used vehicles?

I'm being honest, too. My name is Bruce Murdoch and I really like Cara.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 03:36 AM

"GUEST an honest man" who lacks the ability to understand some of the good folk music that's around.....perhaps you could tell us about your personal performances guest and what gives you the ability to judge others as not being first rate!. Are you some authority or just a small voice in a thunderstorm?
Best wishes.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: chris nightbird childs
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 03:51 AM

If he was an honest man, he'd be more than a "GUEST".
He'd also have more than a passing interest in Cara if he knew what REAL FOLK MUSIC WAS...

Chris "Nightbird" Childs
(I've never been a "guest". I've always been a proud part of this wonderful family.)

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: GUEST
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 04:50 AM

"this wonderful family" that's getting very bored with these threads

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: chris nightbird childs
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 04:55 AM

You're bored? Hey look 'guest'... the door!

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Bassic
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 05:44 AM

Honest man, I am sure no one conected with the band would resent you having your opinion. All I would suggest is that you dont right them off without seeing them live or hearing their full body of work. It is always a risk putting "snapshots" of your work up for people to hear.
Most of the glowing comments on Mudcat about Cara come as a result of the release of the most recent CD, and most of the people making those comments are people who have already heard Cara either live or on CD before.
My own view is that the latest CD marks a watershed in terms of developement from the band.......there is nothing particularly different or unusual on it.....it is very much out of the mould of previous Cara CD`s. However to me, it just seems to "come together" much more consistantly this time and moves the band to a different level.
I suspect that is what their other fans have recognised and are responding to in their praise of the CD and the band. At the end of the day, there is always someone better out there......but I honestly think you have missed something "special" and urge you to give them another try. Heck.....it took me 30 years to acknolege that Bob Dylan had "something" so I dont condem you for not "getting it" from the limited exposure that you acknowlege is all you have had. :-)
Other "Guest", if it dont interest you then dont read it. It is quite obvious from the thread title what this thread is about.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: GUEST,Another GUEST
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 05:53 AM

Bassic: "It is always a risk putting "snapshots" of your work up for people to hear."

I'd reply that Cara must have thought the "snapshots" worth putting on their website or they surely wouldn't have put them there.

I'm afraid I have to agree with the other guests, the music really doesn't sound at all special.

Cara members and friends are doing their best to promote the band on this messageboard (and the fact that the likes of me have bothered going to their own website suggests they have at least succeeded in doing that) but the music speaks for itself.

The band has a long way to go yet. Just look at the venues they are playing.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Bassic
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 06:24 AM

Chaque un a son gout.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 06:31 AM

Bassic talking in french now as well?
Looks like El Ted has started a weird trend off!

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: GUEST,Fylde Folk Freak
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 09:57 AM

I would appreciate seeing them at Fylde in 2005 and will be suggesting it to a friend who is on the committee. I listened to a few of their tunes and a song and think they are well above pub band status.
sincerely FFF

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: GUEST
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 10:00 AM

Yes, indeed, I think that they are wonderful.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: The DeanMeister
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 10:18 AM

Hey this is fun. Can I join in?

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Oaklet
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 10:22 AM

No - you are too good.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 10:24 AM

No! May I just add to the general concencus that I also agree that Cara are a band of most excellent fancy!

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: The DeanMeister
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 10:24 AM

Oh, you big spoilsport, David!

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 10:31 AM

I would suggest that negative GUEST comments on here are avoided as they tend to stir trouble unnecessarily. Opinions by those who are registered on Mudcat, whether negative or positive should be taken on board(IMHO) as they will generally be given with honesty and integrity and can be answered or questioned in the normal manner.
Cara are well above pub band status, as someone already said in reply to a GUEST.....incidentally...all the Guests who have made negative comments on this thread could be the same person..do you think????
Best wishes, Mike.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: GUEST,Raggytash
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 10:45 AM

Don't like to say this as it will inflate Oakleys already gargantuan ego, but he and the other lads in Cara are quite good really

Actually I saw them at Saddleworth earlier this year and they were superb, tremendous melding of the musical talents of all three

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 10:47 AM

we should track moany guest down, tie him up, then piss on him.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: GUEST
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 11:10 AM

I'm sure someone could think of a whelk based torture instead Sir jOhn!

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Pat Cooksey
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 11:29 AM

Just had a listen, Cara sound very good to me, keep it up lads. I don't see any harm in a bit of self promotion, your music deserves it. All the best to you all and Happy Christmas.

Pat.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: GUEST,Busybee Paul at work
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 11:58 AM

Sorry, forgot to put my handle to the whelk gag. Wouldn't want anyone to lump me in with the other "guests" on this thread!.
Deirdre

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: GUEST,Yet another Guest
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 03:51 PM

Two points:

1. All Guests are not the same. I'm nothing to do with the other Guests that have posted here. The reason I don't reveal my name though is simple. I want the freedom to express opinions on other artistes including Cara without it being held against me. I think one of the band knows me so if I say that Cara are not as good as some people are claiming I don't want said band-person to pick a fight when we're next at the bar.

2. As this thread is headed 'Cara' for your Folk Festival, will one of the Cara Cheer-Leaders please state how many Festivals have so far confirmed bookings for Cara in 2005? I have mentioned the band to several Folk Club and Festival organisers over the past week and most hadn't even heard of Cara. I gave up asking as I had to keep explaining that Cara are nothing to do with Cara Dillon.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 04:19 PM

"I think one of the band knows me"!!!!!!!!! But do you know the band? very questionable if you are approaching this from a negative angle. If you are trying to belittle the future of the band, I hope you are doing it on a firm basis. Caras following is growing and I personally have not known them for long, I can however hear the quality in their music and have had the pleasure of seeing them live at Gainsborough Folk Festival where I am sure they will be welcomed warmly back next year.
As I said before...anyone in a Guest mode who is being negative on here is best ignored, as anyone could be "stirring it" from any part of the world and to say "I think one of the band knows me" is no reason for hiding!. Have the courage of your convictions "GUEST, yet another guest", whose writing style is similar to the previous one regarding bookings at festivals. Identify yourself and perhaps if that establishes you as a valid critic, a known musician or someone in a position of respect...we might listen!
Best wishes.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Pat Cooksey
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 07:31 PM

I have just returned from my local bar, sorry guest, I don't get your point, naturally your contacts do not know of CARA but in time
they will, these lads play really well.
There are allways people who knock talent, perhaps they have many
friends, which perhaps you don't, I know in the world of folk music
worldwide friendship is all important.
When I began to write songs, longer ago than I care to remember, I had also many critics, I think my songs lasted longer than them.
GOOD LUCK CARA, I like your music.

Pat.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: GUEST,Yet Another Guest
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 09:03 PM

Thank you Georgiansilver. Now can you please answer my question: How many Festivals have so far confirmed bookings for Cara in 2005?

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: GUEST,yet another guest
Date: 17 Dec 04 - 09:08 AM

and while you're at it, "Georgiansilver", you could apply the criteria of your last sentence to yourself.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: MR
Date: 17 Dec 04 - 09:28 AM

yetanotherguest
Lovely to see you sending 'Best wishes.' to Georgiansilver.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: GUEST,Raggytash
Date: 17 Dec 04 - 09:51 AM

To Guest yet another Guest, how many festivals are YOU playing and which one's, from this I may be able todeduce who you are and come and pour Whelks down your trousers half way through your set !

I'm listening to Abbeyfeale at the moment, albeit the Punch the Horse version, and it is truly moving, a beautiful piece of music

Oh God there I go again inflating Oakleys ego ..... damn

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 17 Dec 04 - 10:13 AM

GUEST, Yet another guest. You suggest I apply the criteria of my last sentence to myself..but why?.
I believe I have only shown myself as an encourager, to a good band, on this thread who has "hazarded a guess" that Cara will be booked for Festivals this year if people listen to their music on the site.
I have not suggested I am a critic, a performer or someone in a position to "Judge" them as you seem to have done.
I have no idea of Caras business dealings, nor would I want to have but because I know that they were thoroughly enjoyed at Gainsborough Folk Festival and in surrounding Folk Clubs (and other Festivals I am given to understand) I believe they are on the "UP" in the Folk world.
To that end, I will not be discouraged or wound up by your negativity as only time will prove whether or not I am correct in my humble assessment...not your discouraging words. So, meanwhile I will continue to encourage an excellent Folk trio, who are above average, and whose latest CD is one I play regularly
Best wishes.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: GUEST,Yet Another Guest
Date: 17 Dec 04 - 10:30 AM

Just to confuse all including myself, there seem to be two of us posting under the same name of 'Yet Another Guest'.

To Georgiansilver. Fair comment. I know you are only trying to "encourage an excellent Folk trio". Nothing wrong with a bit of promotion (or self-promotion) on Mudcat.

However, as this thread is headed 'Book Cara for your Folk Festival' I'm just intrigued to know from Cara and their promoters how many Festivals have actually booked Cara for 2005.

It would seem the answer is zero so far.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: The Beast of Farlington
Date: 17 Dec 04 - 10:38 AM

Guest

Isn't the whole point of Mudcat for people to share and tolerate each other's opinions?

'I'm just being honest' - fine, you are entitled not to like Cara as are others who do like them. Why does it then have to turn into an argument about whether you are right and they are wrong? Neither is right nor wrong, it's just opinion.

I will check Cara out and make my own mind up. But I'm not going to have a go at Georgiansilver for wasting my time if I don't like them. I'd rather thank him for giving me the opportunity to check a band out.

And so what if it's friends of the band promoting them? That's how any commidity gets sold, by promotion. People make their own decisions about whether they buy.

If you talked to a load of promoters about Cara you may well have done the friends of the band's job for them!

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 17 Dec 04 - 10:43 AM

I can't class myself as a friend of the band as I don't know them that well on a personal level. I do however appreciate their music and will do all I can to encourage and promote them..simply because I think their music is worthy of it.
Best wishes.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: The DeanMeister
Date: 17 Dec 04 - 10:47 AM

Raggy, I'm so pleased you're listening to the proper version of Abbeyfeale. It still makes me cry.

Sorry your thread seems to have been bolloxed, chaps. Would quite like to have an evening of Cara myself sometime. David, you must let me know when you're playing.

Peter (yet another Peter) Giles Dean, D.o.B. 20/8/67, 32" inside leg, skinny, blue eyes, grey hair, crooked teeth, moderate to crap on the guitar, mandolin, bazouki, falling off motorcycles, likes a beer, F1 motorsport, hates football, resident of the glorious city of Kingston-upon-Hull.

Just in case there was any confusion.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 17 Dec 04 - 03:08 PM

GUEST Yet another guest. I have been trying to figure out any possible reason, you would have personally, for even wanting to know the extent of Caras bookings. It seems to me that if I were anything to do with the band, and believe me I am nothing to do with them, other than taking an encouraging interest, I would be telling you to mind your own business as their bookings etc are nothing to do with you.
If you have something against the band or a member of it, please save it for another forum, like approcahing the member who might know you direct in a Gentlemanly manner..If not, then can I suggest that a bit of encouragement for anyone in Folk music does not go amiss, neither does a little promotion from people who have nothing to gain.
As I previously said, I believe Cara are on the "UP" and as such will encourage/promote/advertise in an attempt to further other peoples knowledge of a great Folk trio. To interest them in the website costs me nothing and if they wish to use what they hear, that's fine...if they don't they don't...they have the choice.
Can I please also encourage you to think positively.
Best wishes.