Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)

Subject: RE: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: GUEST,Rob Henderson
Date: 16 Aug 06 - 11:55 AM

Apparently from what I can gather, he is to political with his views on abortion, war and other political matters.
Since the original organiser died the council has taken over running the folk festival and its fallen victim to PC madness and not booked Vin to play since.

* I will make the flag twice as big next year if he's not on the bill Avro. Keep an eye out for it. :)

Subject: RE: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: GUEST,Avro
Date: 16 Aug 06 - 07:33 AM

The Da VIN Ci code.

What are these 'views' that Cambridge doesn't like?

I was at Cambridge (the warm cider was deadly!) and missed the Vin flag, sounds like a great idea.

Subject: RE: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: GUEST,old git
Date: 16 Aug 06 - 06:08 AM

I'm with Kitty
Vin's too good for the Cambridge pseudo folk festival

Subject: RE: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: GUEST,ifor
Date: 15 Aug 06 - 04:58 PM

vin to win !
ifor

Subject: RE: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: GUEST,Townes
Date: 15 Aug 06 - 02:18 AM

If Cambridge doesn't want him we will have him down here in Hobart Tasmania. Vin was a regular visitor to our fair city a few years ago but we have missed out recently. He has a great following down here I can tell you.

Cheers
Townes

Subject: RE: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 14 Aug 06 - 05:04 PM

Vin deserves better than Cambridge, doesn't he?

Kitty

Subject: RE: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: GUEST,trevor bond
Date: 14 Aug 06 - 11:56 AM

Good to hear you enjoyed Salburn. Vin was in great form at the Arc. I have only recently started getting back to folk clubs and meeting some of the people from those old days.

Subject: RE: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: Betsy
Date: 14 Aug 06 - 07:36 AM

Yes Trev I remember the Stork and Castle and Peter and Nigel(Bond).
I'm nursing a bad head from last nights finishing singaround at Saltburn Festival .Vin was on top form at the Festival as per usual.
Met Ossonflags and his missus Mary after more than 30 years and shared some wonderful memories of the Hull scen. Plenty of mudcatters at the Fest.including Nutty, and ,Rob Henderson who started this thread. The weather was shite - but the music and song was great , and i am still amazed how the Wilson Family keep up their phenominal workload .

Cheers

Betsy

Subject: RE: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: GUEST,trevor bond
Date: 14 Aug 06 - 05:49 AM

Then as he's Pete Betts he must remember the Stork and Castle ,which had two folk clubs a week in the 60's

Subject: RE: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: nutty
Date: 14 Aug 06 - 05:12 AM

Betsy is Pete Betts .... long time buddy of Vin (They both hail from South Bank), and accomplished songwriter.

Subject: RE: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: GUEST,Rob Henderson
Date: 14 Aug 06 - 04:47 AM

Lol, Matt.

Yes, FTW stands for "For The Win" now and not "F**k The World" as it used to incase anyone was wondering. Funny how things change like that. :)

Subject: RE: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: GUEST,trevor bond
Date: 12 Aug 06 - 05:49 PM

Is betsy a sudonim for someone from the Teeside/durham /teesvalley airport region. I saw Vin recently and he was fantastic. Agree with Padgett that folk music was always about freedom to express what you think.

Subject: RE: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: GUEST,Matt Featherstone
Date: 12 Aug 06 - 05:20 PM

Excellent!!! pass on how much he rocks from me :)

VIN FTW !!!! (as was the chant from cambridge as i remember)

Subject: RE: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: GUEST,Rob Henderson
Date: 10 Aug 06 - 06:31 AM

Awwww So much love :)

Think I might print this thread out for Vin this weekend :)

Subject: RE: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: Betsy
Date: 10 Aug 06 - 05:41 AM

Padge,
Is Voltaire widely read in Barnsley ?
My round when I see ya at the weekend - look forward to it.

Cheers

Betsy.

Subject: RE: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: GUEST,padgett
Date: 10 Aug 06 - 03:56 AM

I admire Vin for not only his brilliant whistle playing, his belching is World class and his unique singing style but, ___


He says and sings what he FEELS, that should be what Folk singing is about, not necessarily what the establishment wants to hear

Get behind him for Cambridge but Vinn wont change his views,
Not everyone agrees with others views, but I will back to the hilt everyones right to say it even if I dont agree [of course there are legal exceptions] nuff sed!

Read carefully what Betsy sez coz he is Vin's long time folkie mate!!

Ray

Subject: RE: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: GUEST,Rowan
Date: 10 Aug 06 - 12:11 AM

Are there any birds at Cambridge?

I ask because Vin's an inveterate twitcher. At least he was when in Australia, crossing the Hay plain. That'd surely get him there.

Subject: RE: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: Gillie
Date: 09 Aug 06 - 09:15 PM

Long live Vin. Good on yer mate!!!

Subject: RE: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: Betsy
Date: 09 Aug 06 - 07:49 PM

You're all great people.
Incidentally when you next talk to Vin, ask him about the gig where they thought (presumably) a group was going to turn up - Vinegar Butt.
Honest it's true!!
As for Cambridge, poor souls on this thread, I suspect that you do not know the ridiculous politics which probably have kept one of the best loved performers, serious revivalist and uniquely funniest men in the English language, away from the biggest gathering of Folk in Britain.
To elucidate may get me into legal trouble so forgive me.
Closed and divided minds in the Cambridge set up , perhaps may not let you have your wish, but I wish you every success in your worthwhile endeavour and I shall go and sign your Clicky - thing.
Cheers,
Betsy

Subject: RE: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: GUEST,Topsie
Date: 09 Aug 06 - 06:23 PM

In Vin cible
Veni vidi Vin ci

Subject: RE: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: Rasener
Date: 09 Aug 06 - 04:06 PM

Vin tage
Vin cible
Vin dicate
Vin yls
Vin ification
Vin e yard
Vin e garbutt
Vin e go to Cambridge

Subject: RE: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: Little Robyn
Date: 09 Aug 06 - 03:28 PM

Shy Tot!
Robyn

Subject: RE: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: webfolk
Date: 09 Aug 06 - 03:23 PM

Vin rouge
Vin blanc
Vin rose
Vin daloo
Vin cent
Vin to Cambridge
sorry about the stutter,

Geoff

Subject: RE: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: Moonunit
Date: 09 Aug 06 - 03:08 PM

Count me in Rob.
When do we get to march on Whitehall?!

Subject: RE: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: Folkiedave
Date: 09 Aug 06 - 02:26 PM

Done it. I suspect this could only happen in folk music.

Dave

Subject: RE: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: skipy
Date: 09 Aug 06 - 12:55 PM

Done it, Skipy.

Subject: RE: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: GUEST,Rob Henderson
Date: 09 Aug 06 - 09:30 AM

Thanks Scrump, kind of reminds me of a Dave Gorman story reading it back, lol.

gonna try for a click link to the site for you. Here goes....



http://www.ksco.fsnet.co.uk/BringBackVin/index.htm

Subject: RE: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: Scrump
Date: 09 Aug 06 - 09:23 AM

LOL, great story Rob. Vin's one of my favourite artists too.

Subject: Bring Back Vin Garbutt (Please Help)
From: GUEST,Rob Henderson
Date: 09 Aug 06 - 09:16 AM

Ok so heres the story in short.....

.... I saw Vin Garbutt play a few weeks back and mentioned I was going to Cambridge Folk Festival. "Oh I haven't played there for ages" was his reply. So being very drunk I thought it would be funny to make a "Bring Back Vin Garbutt" flag for our camp flag pole.

The first nights rain brought down the flag :(

All it was good for now was a sun screen in the hot sunny days, until my mate dared me to get "WHERE'S VIN?" Henna Tatoo'd on my chest. Drunk as I was, I agreed.

Getting the tatoo was the start of a snowball effect. The conversation went...

ME: "how mush to get WHERSH VIN on me chesht?"
VENDOR: "about £10 mate"
ME: "mint"
VENDOR: "Why the hell do you want WHERES VIN on your chest?"
ME: *explained what I've just explained to you*
VENDOR: "EXCELLENT!!! Heres £5 back and can I sign the flag to start a petition to hand in to the festival orgaanisers?"
ME: "WAY HEY!! LETSH DO IT"

Waking up in the morning I found my self with ELIZA CARTHY's and the MAYOR OF LEWISHAMS signature on my flag along with a more of the last nights less than sobre folk.

So back home and thinking it was all becoming a distant memory, how wrong I was. My father got an email today from the MAYOR OF LEWISHAM, who has set up a website with me as campaign leader.

http://www.ksco.fsnet.co.uk/BringBackVin/index.htm

not only that but our local paper has got hold of the story and is putting the website into the paper.

So I'm holding my head up high and going through with what I started (as drunk as I was) I am also asking anyone who supports me in this to please click on the link on the site and tell Cambridge organisers that Vin should be on the bill for next year. :) My 2 year old son is starting to learn some words, as I sing it to him all the time, so I think it would make his next year special too at cambridge :)