Wareham Wail 2005

Subject: Wareham Wail
From: Eye Lander
Date: 17 Aug 05 - 07:52 AM

Is it the first weekend in September?

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Snuffy
Date: 17 Aug 05 - 09:10 AM

Yes, but just for this year it's being held at Verwood instead of Wareham.

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Dave Earl
Date: 17 Aug 05 - 09:16 AM

Yes Jillie it starts on Friday 2/9 and runs through to 18:00 on Sunday 4/9.

See you and Andy there?

Dave Earl

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Morticia
Date: 17 Aug 05 - 10:03 AM

How are you doing,Jillie? We missed you and Andy at Sidders

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Eye Lander
Date: 17 Aug 05 - 12:17 PM

Hi Terri - Thank you are asking, I am just beginning to feel a bit better, had an infection which caused a quite a set back. The District Nurse is still calling daily to check my wound. Can now walk out for a bit, but not stand for long. I can cough, laugh and even managed 3 fairly safe sneezes yesterday! The good news is that it was a borderline tumour and I wont need any further treatment PHEW!

It all seemed strange reading everyone's accounts of Sidmounth and not being there.
Depending on how I am we may try and make Wareham in Ringwood, it is another 2 weeks away so i may be ok.

Jillie

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Polly Squeezebox
Date: 17 Aug 05 - 12:25 PM

The bad news for us is that we have to miss this year - the good news for us is that we will be missing because we will be away in our beloved Austria. If only Alan had moved it to Ehrwald, Tirol, instead of Verwood - then we would have been in heaven! However ... have a wonderful time all you Wailers and raise a glass of port to us at the banquet on Saturday night and we will raise one in Austria.

(Jillie, do get fully recovered soon - our thoughts and blessings are with you.)

Pauline, Jack and Zak

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Cats
Date: 17 Aug 05 - 01:33 PM

We'll be there and we'll make sure we raise a bottle of port to you, Polly!

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Morticia
Date: 17 Aug 05 - 02:11 PM

Glad you are kind of on the mend...hope you can make it Jillie, it would be good to see you.

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: fiddler
Date: 18 Aug 05 - 08:09 AM

It'll be good 2 C all U guys (and gals) again!

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: running.hare
Date: 18 Aug 05 - 02:56 PM

Neither me nor parents got usual info & booking form this year, Dad was starting to wonder if it had all fallen through.
Doubt I'm going to make it myself this year as planning to follow B.friend to Wallingford - or more ikely drive hm

Hope you all have a fab time raise some port / rum&shub to me

Lizabee

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: AlexB
Date: 18 Aug 05 - 04:34 PM

Could someone tell me more about it? I live in the area but don't really know anything...

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Peter K
Date: 27 Aug 05 - 06:05 PM

Alan tells me the invitations went out the same day Lizabee sent her post, but I am not on his list! I did ask Alan to send me a copy so I could post it, but it has yet to arrive. So if someone could summarise for us, that would be useful. I.e., where is it this year and how do we get there (by public transport).

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: SussexCarole
Date: 27 Aug 05 - 06:09 PM

Me & CD will be there

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Crane Driver
Date: 27 Aug 05 - 06:20 PM

Peter - and anyone else who's interested -

The following message came from Alan with an attached flyer for the wail - [quote]

Hi All,
         Due to my involvement with Sidmouth FolkWeek I have not had time to send out any leaflets about Wareham Wail. So just to let you know that it is still on please find attached
a flyer/booking form and note our new venue for this year only. Please phone me with any questions on 01202 734049 (yes it is the same number used for Sidmouth as well ) i hope you can make it this year.

                                              Cheers Alan

This is a "round robin" e-mail, so I guess the phone number is not private and therefore safe to give out.

Suggest you phone Alan for details.

Andrew

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 05:59 AM

If you want the electronic version of the booking form, e-mail [e-mail] - Kitty

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Cats
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 06:42 AM

Thw Wail this year is at Oakfield farm, Verwood.   Go to 3 Legged cross and take the left hand turning just past the Monmouth Ash pub up Church Hill. Turn left onto Margards lane then left onto Horton Way and oakfield Farm is down there. I only know this as I got the map this morning. There will be a Cream Tea Sing again this year - we ordered the cream yesterday and am bringing it up from Cornwall again. Anyone else want any brought? Or bottles of Shrub.... As others have said, Alan was so bound up with Sidmouth and all the work he put in there, that the Wail ended up being put to one side, so, lets get everyone together and go for a stunningly good sing again this year.

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Dave Earl
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 06:50 AM

Cat,

You bring the cream (clotted?)

Who provides the scones and jam for the Cream Tea? :-)

Dave Earl

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 28 Aug 05 - 05:42 PM

Dave

Food for the weekend, including scones and jam for cream tea, and pig roast for banquet, provided by Alan & Co.

Not sure we want cream brought up by Cats though... fresh would be nicer!

Kitty

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 29 Aug 05 - 04:26 PM

Only 4 days to go....

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 30 Aug 05 - 10:01 AM

I am gutted that we can't make it this year. We had a wonderful time last year. It is a wonderful festival and hope to be there next year.

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: My guru always said
Date: 30 Aug 05 - 06:03 PM

Looks like I won't get there this year, hope you all have a Brill time!!!

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 30 Aug 05 - 06:12 PM

Try harder, MGAS!......

I'm really looking forward.

Kitty

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Peter K
Date: 30 Aug 05 - 08:12 PM

Looks like it's going to be a fairly small gathering this year, but none the worse for that.

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Houston_Diamond
Date: 30 Aug 05 - 11:00 PM

I really want to go but funding is very low atm due to coming up to uni time and other 1/2 (3/4 really) saying no to requests :(
I'm not gonna give in though... hehehe!!!

If I dont make it pls give Alan and Niki my best wishes for the festival oh yeah and enjoy yourselves all who do get there.

PS watch your figures and cholesterol levels people. Don't eat too much as the diaphram needs the room!!!

Houston.

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: AlexB
Date: 31 Aug 05 - 06:14 AM

Anyone heading up early to help out?

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Peter K
Date: 31 Aug 05 - 07:09 AM

Cire, I am leaving in the next half hour (12:00) UK time. But Alan tells me it should be an easy one this year. I'll hold judgment until next week myself.

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Mr Red
Date: 31 Aug 05 - 07:51 AM

What's the best way to Verwood

Not quite as funny is it?

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 31 Aug 05 - 03:04 PM

You go fru Verwood to find the Oak field....?

Kitty

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Cats
Date: 01 Sep 05 - 01:11 PM

Just goes to prove though, that Cats got thr Cream!!!!!!! sorry

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 01 Sep 05 - 01:14 PM

I envy you lot going to this amazing Wail. It used to be my favourite.

Have a great time.

Rhiannon

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Phot
Date: 01 Sep 05 - 05:02 PM

Pixie and I will be getting there around half two on Friday. It'll be great to meet up with all the crowd again. Not much cream in Aldershot, but we do have some rather spectacular Damson Port!

Wassail!!! Chris

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: fiddler
Date: 05 Sep 05 - 05:23 AM

So we all had a great time - any photos to expose the guilty - but guilty of what?

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Morticia
Date: 05 Sep 05 - 05:42 AM

Well, we all know I was guilty as charged......nothing new there then. Had a fab time, many thanks to all those catters who worked so hard and sang so beautifully.

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: GUEST,Brian
Date: 05 Sep 05 - 12:18 PM

I'd like to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who put in so much effort to make it a brilliant weekend, particularly Alan, Nicky and family (who will still be working), Task Force, and the kitchen and bar staff.

cheers Guys

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Selchie - (RH)
Date: 05 Sep 05 - 01:15 PM

I'll second Brian's big THANK YOU to all who worked so hard to make it a truly enjoyable weekend, all round. Well done to all, & especially to Alan.

Rosie S

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Cats
Date: 05 Sep 05 - 01:42 PM

It was a brilliant weekend. Thanks to Alan and Nicky and to everyone in the kitchen, Task Force etc etc.... If I promise to bring the cream from Cornwall can I come again next year?

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 05 Sep 05 - 02:18 PM

I'd like to third Brian's big THANK YOU, to Alan and Nicky and Task Force especially, but also to everyone who turned up to sing and listen. Derek and I had a really good anniversary.

I don't think piccies would be half as incriminating as a recording of the song that the Middle Bar Singers were singing at the banquet to distract the essential Seneschal and extract the boar's head from the salver.

Looking forward to next year's Wail.

Kitty

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: AlexB
Date: 05 Sep 05 - 04:30 PM

I had a wonderful time. Thanks to Alan, Nicky and Task Force. The banquet made for one of the silliest nights I've had in recent memory.

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: fiddler
Date: 05 Sep 05 - 04:35 PM

But I saw all those flashes going off (including my own and my pikkis are bad bad bad!

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Crane Driver
Date: 05 Sep 05 - 05:15 PM

Oh yes, excellent weekend - many thanks to all those who made it happen, including the catering people - we were so very well-fed and watered . . .

. . . er, no, that wasn't water, was it?

I was especially pleased to realise that we were on the banks of the River Crane, and that there was a road in Verwood called "Crane Drive" - we have photos.

Thanks to Alan for not telling us until Sunday about the phantom Black Cat that had mauled a horse near the camp site - I'm sure we all slept sounder for not knowing.

See you all next year (or hopefully sooner)

Thane Andrew

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: fiddler
Date: 05 Sep 05 - 05:20 PM

The first 4 of my very bad photos can be found at http://www.any-web-address.co.uk/Wareham/

I'll be back too!

Cheers to all.

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: SussexCarole
Date: 05 Sep 05 - 05:31 PM

No it wasn't water (hic)!

Brilliant weekend, we had a great time and can't wait for next year.

Thane(esse) Carole

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Houston_Diamond
Date: 05 Sep 05 - 08:08 PM

Sounds like you all had a great time. Sorry I couldn't make it and I certainly will try better to get there next year(Finances willing) :)

Hey Alan, maybe I'd end up on task force :( (especially if it's less strenuous than Sidmouth ;) ). Give my best to Niki and the family and hope to see you all soon.

Greatest wishes

Houston.

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Snuffy
Date: 05 Sep 05 - 08:18 PM

A wonderful weekend, and the feast was both a triumph and a hoot. Congratulations to all who worked so hard to make it happen for us.

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: GUEST,Brian
Date: 06 Sep 05 - 05:10 AM

Snuffy, judging by the piccies we have of you in the bun fight (sorry, I mean banquet), you didn't appear to be doing much hooting! He! He! He! Highest Bidder, anyone?

Jacqui informed me last night that she only took 109 photies during the banquet! A HUNDRED AND WHAT!!!!!? The evidence is all there.

Seneschal has nearly recovered from his rugby scrum with the Muddled Blurred Sinners for the boars head. "Alas Sire, I was outnumbered, there were thousands (or more) of them."

Thousands or more,
Thousands or more,
Thousands or more.
Alas, I was outnumbered
There were thousands or more.

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Cats
Date: 06 Sep 05 - 12:46 PM

Ah yes, Senechal, but The Lord did raise his glass and say, 'I give you, The Boars Head' so we took it!!!!!

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Peter K
Date: 06 Sep 05 - 02:30 PM

Okay people, send your pictures to me at

   
wail at folktaskforce dot com

Or let me know how to access them.

I have about 50 already, but I can always do with more.
I may even get around to putting up the web site!

Pictures from previous years would be useful as well.
I know you have them!

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: SussexCarole
Date: 06 Sep 05 - 04:23 PM

Piccys of kilts, naval uniforms & various other disguises taken at last year's Wail are available Peter. I'll get them to you (sorry Micca, Phot et al)

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Snuffy
Date: 06 Sep 05 - 08:49 PM

Peter

A good selection from the 2003 Wail are here on Mudcat Photos. There's even one of you in Part 6. :-)

Subject: RE: Wareham Wail
From: Snuffy
Date: 06 Sep 05 - 09:00 PM

And 2001