Fylde Fest who's going?

Subject: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: LesB
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 02:00 PM

Only a few days now, nearly folked out after a week at Whitby. I am dancing this weekend with Southport Swords. Anyone else going?
Cheers
Les

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: ClaireBear
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 02:15 PM

My best friends Jon Berger and Kalia Kliban are coming from sunny California. He's a melodeon player/fiddler/singer, she's a Cotswold morris dancer, Appalachian clogger, and occasional caller. Their photo is on Jon's home page here. They are both on Apple Tree Morris in Sebastopol, CA (as am I, in an occasional sort of way). They are both wonderful people.

It will be their very first English festival and they won't have a clue where to go/what to do (I rather expect, though they do have English friends and may therefore be escorted by locals), so if you happen to meet them, point them to the best pubs, please!

Claire

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: ClaireBear
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 02:19 PM

I forgot to mention that Jon is a frequent MDDL contributor, so many will know him from there. Also he is a friend of fellow 'catter Michaelr.

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: s&r
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 02:24 PM

One of the best pubs is the Marine Hall bar, with a huge selection of real (strong, flavoursome, warm to the American taste) ales.

Tell them to ask for Stu and Rusty at the Penny Dreradful office, and we'll make them welcome

Stu

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: ClaireBear
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 02:35 PM

Excellent, Stu. Happily I have routed them there already (assuming they receive either my e-mail or my voice mail) for the Brian Peters and Pete Coe concerts on Saturday. They seem to have left for the airport already so I am unable to pass on your kind message, but perhaps someone who sees this (and them) will do that for me.

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 02:52 PM

Trouble is with the Marine Hall bar is that you need a concert ticket of some sort to even get past the inner doors of the Marine Hall:-( It is a good bar though and some good sessions go on in there.

I am hoping to be in Fleetwood from Saturday afternoon to Sunday afternoon - Hanging about the fringe sessions and watching the dancing at the Marine gardens.

See you there:-)

DtG

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: Santa
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 03:58 PM

Self, Edain, Mrs. Santa, Mrs. S's sister.

Suppose I'd better find where that badge went..... if I need it....how many white heaired white beared rotund folkies are there?

Silly question.

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: Tig
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 05:14 PM

Badger and I are hoping to get over for a day.

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: John Robinson (aka Cittern)
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 05:25 PM

I'll be there with Julie Ellison:

Friday 1 September

3pm to 4pm: Solo concert in the Ballroom at Hotel Elizabeth North Euston (note: this is an additional session for Julie and a change to the schedule since the festival programme went to print)

7:30pm to 11:30pm: "Folk on Friday", Hotel Elizabeth, North Euston. Running order: Past Carin', Robb Johnson, Rough Mix, Julie Ellison, Captain Cooper's Motley Crew

Saturday 2 September

10:30am to 11:30am: "Meet Julie Ellison", Legion Club, Copse Road. Come and have a chat, ask questions about guitars, guitar playing, songwriting, mermaids, life, the universe and everything!

2:30pm to 5:30pm: "Bowling Concert", Bowling Club, Lower Lune Street. Running order: HoBow Fiddle Group, Trasna, Julie Ellison, Alison McMorland & Geordie McIntyre, Strawhead


If any 'catters make it, come and have a chat. I'm the bald one in black at the mixing desk!

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: Blowzabella
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 06:01 PM

Might get down for an evening or so, but I'm sooo busy at work I might not be able to. Was originally hoping to do some stewarding for Alan, but, as I'm working the two following weekends on events (proper work, not fun work) I tought it might cause marital disharmony if I worked there too......

The marine Hall ba is bl**dy good craic though....

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: Col K
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 06:15 PM

Me

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: s&r
Date: 30 Aug 06 - 03:41 AM

Eventnumber
Day
Event
DELETE
CHANGE

8         
Friday
DOWN HOME

North Euston ballroom
Bruce Mathiske
Add Julie Ellison

13      
Friday
NORTHERN LIGHTS            

Gasworkers Club
Ali O'Brien
Add Compere David Kidman

                                             

14
Friday
STEAMER MUSIC
Bruce Mathiske
new running order:

Spitting on a Roast,

Geoff Higginbottom, Penny Black, Charlie Rainbow Wolf, Garva.

21
Friday
THE BOWLING CLUB
Bob Berry
Add Compere David Rodger

36
Saturday
MEET NO FIXED ABODE
Ali O'Brien
Add David Kidman

54
Saturday
MIDDAY CONCERT

new running order Bob & Gill Berry on first. Derek Stanton & Roger Barnes on third. Other artists as in programme

72
Saturday
BOWLING CONCERT
Ali O'Brien
Add compere Bob Berry






Ali O'Brien has unfortunately been very ill & is still recovering. She won't be able to compere for us this year. We all wish her a very speedy recovery. Get well soon Ali.

Thanks to David Kidman, Dave Rodger & Bob Berry for helping out & taking Ali's compere spots.

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: s&r
Date: 30 Aug 06 - 03:42 AM

Ignore the format above - I'll try again

Stu

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: s&r
Date: 30 Aug 06 - 03:53 AM

Eventnumber Day      Event               DELETE      CHANGE

8          Friday DOWN HOME         Bruce Mathiske Add Julie Ellison
                   North Euston
                     
13       Friday NORTHERN LIGHTS    Ali O'Brien CompDavid Kidman   
                  Gasworkers Club

14       Friday STEAMER MUSIC    Bruce Mathiske

new running order:Spitting on a Roast, Geoff Higginbottom, Penny Black, Charlie Rainbow Wolf, Garva.

21      Friday   THE BOWLING CLUB   Bob Berry    Comp David Rodger

36    Saturday MEET NO FIXED ABODE Ali O'Brien Add David Kidman

54    Saturday MIDDAY CONCERT
new running order: Bob & Gill Berry on first. Derek Stanton & Roger Barnes on third. Other artists as in programme

72 Saturday BOWLING CONCERT          Ali O'Brien compere Bob Berry

Ali O'Brien has unfortunately been very ill & is still recovering. She won't be able to compere for us this year. We all wish her a very speedy recovery. Get well soon Ali.

Thanks to David Kidman, Dave Rodger & Bob Berry for helping out & taking Ali's compere spots.

Stu

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: MairSea
Date: 30 Aug 06 - 07:44 AM

Naemairsea and I are leaving the south coast tomorrow morning for the beautiful Fylde coast. Looking forward to a great festival and maybe speaking to a few people who have become nodding acquaintances. Hope to get along to the guitar workshops and the singarounds. Hope the weather holds for the weekend. I love it up there!!!!

See you all there

Ann and Richard

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: The Barden of England
Date: 30 Aug 06 - 09:45 AM

I'll be there - leaving Kent at some unholy hour on Friday morning to arrive just after lunch and thereby hoping to miss the traffic for the Blackpool Illumination switch on. I'll certainly be frequnting the Marine Hall Bar as usual - greta beer and good sessions.
John Barden

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: Fran
Date: 30 Aug 06 - 02:40 PM

Does anyone know why Bruce Mathiske is being deleted?

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: s&r
Date: 30 Aug 06 - 02:42 PM

Sorry Fran - he's not deleted, he just can't arrive for the Friday performance.

Stu

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: Fran
Date: 30 Aug 06 - 03:11 PM

Yey:-) Glad hes's still coming, saw him at Banbury fest last year and was looking forward to hearing hin again.

Am packing my bags now, can never decide what to bring to Fylde, waterproofs already in the bag!

Cheers
Fran

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: Alio
Date: 31 Aug 06 - 05:09 AM

I'm really upset that I can't MC this year, but hopefully we'll get there just for the Saturday if I can stand the journey! And looking forward to it very much!
Ali

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 31 Aug 06 - 05:30 AM

It's going to be wet:-( Wellies and sou' westers order of the day. Hopefuly the BBC weather forecast will be as accurate as ever?

Still going anyway - Being from manchester I'm used to it:-)

DtG

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: s&r
Date: 31 Aug 06 - 05:40 AM

We find the forecast for the Fylde coast is often wrong - two miles inland is more accurate - so here's hoping.......

Stu

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: muppitz
Date: 31 Aug 06 - 07:29 AM

I'll be there!
Probably hobo-ing round a load of sessions as practise for Bromyard!

muppitz x

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: Mark Dowding
Date: 31 Aug 06 - 07:40 AM

If anybody's around at 10:30 on Saturday morning then please come along to the Bowling Club and listen to the story of the Lancashire Cotton Famine with myself, Sid Calderbank, Norman and Mary Wilson and Mike Bartram. This is the story of Lancashire's darkest time when cotton was blocked from being exported from the Southern States of America to Lancashire during the American Civil War in the 1860's.
Many cotton workers and their families starved to death due to lack of work but thanks to the generosity of people from all over the world, enough money was raised to help the county out of despair.

Cheers
Mark

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: s&r
Date: 31 Aug 06 - 08:16 PM

Shona Donaldson (finalist BBC2 young folk performer) can't be at Fylde due to family problems. Don't know what, and mum was too distressed for us to question.

Love and best wishes to the family.

Stu

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 01 Sep 06 - 04:31 AM

It's bright and sunny here in Manchester today:-) How is it in Fleetwood?

DtG

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: s&r
Date: 01 Sep 06 - 04:33 AM

At this moment the same.....
Rain last night. Hope campers pitched and stayed dry. Temperature is 62 and feel like 62 (no surprise there then

Stu

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: chucky
Date: 01 Sep 06 - 07:26 AM

Yep. Iwill be there

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: Scrump
Date: 01 Sep 06 - 09:09 AM

Mark Dowding wrote: If anybody's around at 10:30 on Saturday morning then please come along to the Bowling Club and listen to the story of the Lancashire Cotton Famine with myself, Sid Calderbank, Norman and Mary Wilson and Mike Bartram.

I'd love to be there Mark but sadly won't be able to make it (too many other commitments). Hope it goes well - I'm sure it'll be great.

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 01 Sep 06 - 05:01 PM

I am setting off around 9:30am tomorrow. I will be at Carleton Memorial Hall till around 2pm I think. If anyone fancies a break from folk there will be an excelent display of Sun and Yang style Tai Chi hand and sword forms going on somtime in between 11 and 1. :-)

Spoke to Dick and Susan today who tell me they were pretty damp last night. I am sharing a tent with them tomorrow so if it is still bad it looks like I may be sleeping in the car (again!) Unless of course some very kind person has a shed for a small gnome with a camp bed and bug bag;-)

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: Blowzabella
Date: 02 Sep 06 - 11:11 AM

I wasn't planning on going, but the River Wyre runs at the end of my garden and then goes on to Fleetwood - it's com eup sp much in the last hour, if I was to jump or fall in - I'd be there in no time!

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 02 Sep 06 - 12:00 PM

I came, I saw, I was wet...

Found the tent - 1/2" of water in the bottom of my bedroom:-( Do I sleep in the car or call it a day? Had a walk to the North Euston. Had a pint and a listen. Thought to myself - If I wake up in the morning, full of this excelent beer, having been soaked to the skin and slept in the car all night how will I feel?

The answer was not good so here I am back home. Calling back tomorrow to dismantle the swiming pool...

Hope you guys all keep dryer than I was and have a good time. I'm going out for a pint with Spot the Dog to make up for my disappointment. I'll make sure we reminisce about past Fyldes and the glorious weather we had;-)

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: Tig
Date: 02 Sep 06 - 05:44 PM

The Badger and I went over just for the day - and yes, it WAS wet!
Spent most of it in The Steamer. Great to hear Charlie Rainbow Wolf and Stanley Accrington again.

Feel sorry for those camping/having to find somewhere else to sleep (I understand from Col K there are quite a few)

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: GUEST,Susan of DT at Dave's house
Date: 03 Sep 06 - 10:38 AM

It was definately wet and windy. Setting up the tent was a challenge to get things pegged before the tent blew away. It got pretty wet inside and outside the tent.

Music was good tho. Lots of sing arounds and group sings. Good performers.

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: The Barden of England
Date: 04 Sep 06 - 05:13 PM

Hi Susan of DT - It was great to see you and Dick Greehaus at Fylde. I felt so sorry for you camping in that awful weather. It hasn't been like that at Fylde for quite a few years. Anyway I hope it didn't spoil your enjoyment too much and that the rest of your stay and return jpurney are without incident.
John Barden

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: GUEST
Date: 04 Sep 06 - 05:19 PM

All hail Mr Kind Owner of the Gym for providing the indoor camping. Even if I only saw about 7 or 8 of us use it. It was surprisingly comfortable and many thanks to the good samaritans who took pity on a tired student and supplied a tankard full of really hot tea in the morning.

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: GUEST,Penny Black
Date: 04 Sep 06 - 10:43 PM

just down the rod in Blackpool...

Heavy rains bring traffic chaos

TORRENTIAL rain brought traffic chaos to Blackpool's roads this weekend.

Heavy downpours on Saturday morning saw Devonshire Road, Pedders Lane and parts of Bispham closed due to flooding.
Diversions were put in place as the roads were covered by more than three feet of water in some places.

Some motorists had to be helped to safety after their vehicles stalled in the water.

Staff at the Sugar Sugar bar and restaurant on Bispham Road, Cleveleys were also left counting the cost after the downstairs dining area became flooded.

A police spokesman said: "We had to close a number of roads when the rain was at its worst but were able to reopen them all within a couple of hours."

info on The Fylde Folk Festival Artistes Autographed Guitar Winning Ticket

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: MairSea
Date: 05 Sep 06 - 07:05 AM

We got back home last night tired and happy. It was another great festival with something for all tastes and persuasions. We've already booked next years tickets (we don't do camping so we'll find another hotel!!). Thanks to Stu for the guitar workshops and for the posture tips. We saw you Mr Barden of the Garden but we passed by too quickly I think so I'm sorry - hope to see you at the Solent Festival. Was good to see some youngsters at the Bodhran workshop Sun with Fred Rose - I had to leave before the end because I had been booked in for a reflexology session at Heaven Sent in the Craft Fair - WOW!

Eric Bogle and John Munro were fabulous, Mrs Ackroyd Band (Plus canine vocals) struck the right notes and of course Tanglefoot. Sorry to all those others who were equally superb. There is a great deal of local talent up there as well - and it shows. Thanks to all the committee and to Alan Bell for the brilliant and warm festival - see you all next year.

Love and Peace

Ann & Richard

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: GUEST,guest no fixed abode
Date: 05 Sep 06 - 07:08 AM

Hi All
      Just a quick thanks to all those who helped us on the camp site
The reports of our tents demise were a little premature as we deliberately let it down on Saturday. By the end of Saturday night we were getting reports that our tent was somewhere in the Irish sea!!!
      Chinese whisper syndrome I suppose. Thanks to all those offering beds and drinks, I have spent to long away from home and had forgotten how kind the Lancashire people are.
      Hope to see you all somewhere down the road hopefully with better weather!!

Una and Tony
No fixed Abode
www.freewebs.com/musicnfa

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: s&r
Date: 05 Sep 06 - 08:34 AM

I had the pleaure of introducing Una and Tony - lovely laid back act full of humour and good music. Well done both - enjoyed your spot

Stu

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 05 Sep 06 - 10:11 AM

Me too Stu. (At least if you do mean "pleasure" and not "pleure" "=weeping"...!)

Good to hear from you Una and Tony, glad you survived the storms. Proves you were indeed full of good in tent, don't it?! (LOL)

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: Alio
Date: 05 Sep 06 - 10:14 AM

We got there on Saturday - the worst day for the weather - but in 12 hours we managed half of one concert, a singaround, the Big Sing with 19 artists, and the Saturday nuight concert in the Marine Hall which was wonderful! Witches of Elswwick, Nancy Kerr and James Fagan, Eric Bogle and John Munnro, and Patrick Street. And so many peopple who we knew! Roll on the next one!!
Ali

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: GUEST
Date: 05 Sep 06 - 10:33 AM

did anyone manage t get 2 the cotton famine Mark Dowding wrote about?? really wanted t go but had other commitments. can any1 tell me how it went??

thanks
xx

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: s&r
Date: 05 Sep 06 - 11:23 AM

PM me if you survived the camping and you would like an official tent hang-gliding certificate signed by Alan Bell himself

Stu

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: Mark Dowding
Date: 05 Sep 06 - 12:28 PM

Personally I think it went very well.

We had about 60-70 people in the Bowling Club concert room for nearly 2 hours listening to five people relating the story researched from books, diaries, newspapers and other archive material, and singing the songs written at the time of the event by people like Sam Laycock and that well known writer Anon. There is a point halfway through where there is nearly half an hour of talk without a song but that didn't seem to matter. Hardly anybody moved all the way through it, you could have heard a pin drop in the room.

The only downside was that the PA guy never turned up but the room was small enough to cope without it thankfully. There was only one comment from someone who admitted she was a bit deaf and had trouble hearing.

Several people came up to us afterwards saying how interesting it was - one girl is doing some research into Lancashire songs for her degree and found it fascinating - We're going to help her further with her research. Another chap came up saying he was researching the philanthropy of Robert Owen at New Lanark Mills and found the comparison with that and the cotton industry down here very interesting.

Cheers
Mark

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: Fran
Date: 05 Sep 06 - 04:05 PM

Pics up now at Zofoto

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: Col K
Date: 05 Sep 06 - 06:50 PM

s&r
Alan also should give medals to those people who for many hours on Saturday afternoon constantly going round the campsite pegging down many of the tents there. Without those people far fewer would qualify for a medal.
Amongst those helping were some of the artists as well as several festival stewards, about 12 people in all.

Great festival despite the weather,long may it continue.

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: s&r
Date: 05 Sep 06 - 07:26 PM

As with many festivals, we're fortunate to have many willing, able and thoughtful helpers who oil the festival wheels

Include yourself in that Colin

Stu

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 05 Sep 06 - 10:50 PM

STOP PRESS;

Royalty patronise the NO FIXED ABODE WEBSITE following successful festival appearance!

http://www.freewebs.com/musicnfa/guestbook.htm

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 07 Sep 06 - 01:58 AM

refresh

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: s&r
Date: 07 Sep 06 - 02:37 AM

No fixed abode were excellent in the concert I introduced

Stu

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: GUEST,Penny Black
Date: 07 Sep 06 - 05:26 AM

Any photo's in your collection of the Fylde Folk Festivals? - any years?

New Flickr site set up to gather together some of this electronic ephemera.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/fyldefolkfestival/

Rusty and Stu - bet you've got a few :0)

Doesn't matter when they were taken, of what (as long as Fylde Folk Festival related) Artistes, Dancers, Audiences, scans of posters, articles programmes (We've covers of programmes going back a few years...)

Hopefully we'll end up with a nostalgic photographic archive of Fylde Folk Festival covering the last 34 years and on into the future.

Have a look see what you've got... We'll show you ours if you show us yours.

PB

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: TrewKT
Date: 10 Sep 06 - 08:51 AM

hello,
will try and get some of our photos, such as they are, onto flickr soon as - I got some great wind shots of the campsite! Col - we were only too happy to help with the pegging - hope nothing important got blown out to sea!
KT
Muldoon's P.

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: s&r
Date: 11 Sep 06 - 06:37 AM

see the thread on found instruments

Stu

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: s&r
Date: 12 Sep 06 - 06:56 PM

Pete - you might contact Roger Liptrot here

Stu

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: GUEST,Penny Black
Date: 13 Sep 06 - 06:21 AM

cheers Stu - I know Roger and his work, the idea behind flickr group is to get an overview from FFF goers over the many years, not just professional photos but snaps of people enjoying the various aspects of festival life (including tent flying...)

So no excuse Stu - get that film developed in your box brownie and let's see 'em :0)

"Young" Calum's changed a bit!

http://www.flickr.com/groups/fyldefolkfestival/

PB

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: ClaireBear
Date: 25 Sep 06 - 03:48 AM

My friends Jon and Kalia are back from England. They had a wonderful time at Fylde, where they were mystified to find that someone (thank you, someone!) had gone to the trouble to track down their photo on Jon's Web site and publish it in the Penny Dreadful. I had to admit to a certain complicity, but I never imagined it going so far! Thanks to someone, they were stopped on the street many times by people who wanted to meet the couple who'd come all the way from California. They loved the festival, and they (and I) send sincere thanks for the hospitality extended to them there. They quite enjoyed all the fuss -- and the mystery!

Cheers and thank you again,
Claire

Subject: RE: Fylde Fest who's going?
From: s&r
Date: 25 Sep 06 - 04:14 AM

The Penny Dreadful, in common with most quality newspapers, has a large international research team. No news is safe from the P D.

Stu