MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: old girl
Date: 20 Nov 06 - 06:14 PM

great looking at the photos of Banbury I now know who is who, sorry i couldent be there you all look as if you had a jolly good time            rose

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Dame Pattie Smith EPNS
Date: 20 Nov 06 - 03:41 PM

exactly. I`ve got a very red face - it must be the red wine. If I drank white wine would I look pale?

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 20 Nov 06 - 05:04 AM

The willowy blonde what?

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Splott Man
Date: 20 Nov 06 - 04:07 AM

Great photos Bente.

Can Dame Pattie & I use one of us on our leaflet (Full credit given of course)?

Yours

The little bald bloke with the willowy blonde.

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Dame Pattie Smith EPNS
Date: 19 Nov 06 - 06:16 PM

Hiya everyone,
I caught up with technology last week at last. I went on Broadband on Thursday and joined Mudcat on Friday! I`ve just clicked on the Banbury thread and found all these photos of myself and Ned at the Mudgather. I`ve just been a guest up till now and it was wonderful to click through the photos and find out who is who. It all becomes clear now. I`ll see you all at Bedworth.

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 19 Nov 06 - 04:55 PM

Number 10 is Malcolm Speake, 43 is Sheila, I think, and 45 is Wuzzle's husband Tony.

Kitty

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: bfdk
Date: 19 Nov 06 - 03:55 PM

Some photos from the Banbury MudGather are now online here.

I've been able to get names for most, but 5 still remain nameless..

Best wishes,

Bente

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Sue the Borderer
Date: 18 Nov 06 - 02:51 PM

Yes. Thanks Hils.
I'm definitely unmissable!
Sue

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 18 Nov 06 - 12:13 PM

Thanks Hils - have spotted myself at the back of slide 12!

Kitty

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: My guru always said
Date: 18 Nov 06 - 03:22 AM

Some photo's (from RWJ & MGAS) from the Gather

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 25 Oct 06 - 02:09 PM

A crackin' idea!!!

Aah'd love a copy as a memento of my forst 'gather' and meetin' aall you nice people

Good on ye Micca - Canny man Ye!

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Splott Man
Date: 25 Oct 06 - 08:09 AM

We sang Ffoelas Llantrisant. Trad Welsh arr. us. Additional English lyrics by Mike Gulson.

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: My guru always said
Date: 25 Oct 06 - 07:03 AM

Many thanks to all who have already replied to this idea! I'll be gathering up replies to help Micca work out what can be done.

By the way, I'd just like to mention that the idea for this is all Micca's, and he'll have all the hard work to do too, so send him your positive thoughts over the next month or so please to keep him going! I'm just the Messenger, Go-fer and organiser of extraordinary lists :-)

Would be fantastic to be able to use these for our Secret Santa parcels, but I honestly don't think there's enough time to figure it all out, produce and post them out before you pack your parcels.

I'll be away from tomorrow for a long weekend in Devon - singing at the After the Fair Festival in Bampton so don't worry if I'm not online for a few days, I'll continue information gathering on my return.

Have a good weekend!

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Selchie - (RH)
Date: 24 Oct 06 - 09:16 PM

An inspired idea Hils.

I would certainly like a copy of the CD, despite not actually singing myself at Banbury.

Hope everyone who was involved agrees. A good way for us all to help.

Rosie S

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Mrs Scarecrow
Date: 24 Oct 06 - 04:35 PM

Seems a good idea , not sure what time Mica started recording If we are on it Mr Scarecrow & I sang Oak and ash and thorn, words Kipling, tune Bellamy . I would certainly like a copy of the CD if it is made.
Mrs Scarecrow

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: My guru always said
Date: 24 Oct 06 - 03:12 PM

I've just PM'd all the Catters on the Gather Register with the following:

We are hoping that an idea could come to fruition, with your help, to help raise some funds to send to Pene Azul. You may have read the thread explaining the fund-raiser started up by catspaw in the USA, but if you haven't, here's the addy:

This thread!

Micca actually recorded the whole of the Banbury MudGather as a souvenir for himself, and now feels certain that a souvenir CD could be made from it. He's going through the material over the next week or so to select items with good resolution, which could be included in it, but we do need to (a) hopefully get permissions from the singers and (b) identify the singers and the songs correctly.

So firstly, if you sang, would you feel OK about your singing being included in the CD? If so, please let me know which songs you sang so that we can try to identify them against the recording.

If you aren't happy about being included on the CD, please just let me know, and tell me what you sang, so that we can ensure that your wishes are respected.

Whether you wish to be included, or not, or didn't sing at the Gather, maybe you would be interested in purchasing a copy as a souvenir? They will be home-produced at a reasonable price, but it will be the content that counts!! Production costs and postage etc will need to be covered, but the balance received from the purchases will be sent to help Pene.

Perhaps you could let me know your thoughts, or perhaps post them (as a Guest if you wish) on the Banbury thread where I will be posting a version of this idea as soon as I've finished sending this mass-mailing of PM's. We will need to set a pre-production time-limit for replies if this CD is to be a viable proposition, so keep an eye on the thread & reply to me asap.
Hil

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 22 Oct 06 - 06:34 AM

Thanks for aall that MGAS - It just confirms me first impressions

See yez aall soon enough

Gerrontivit Man!!!

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 22 Oct 06 - 04:59 AM

Will that be milk or plain chocolate coated salmon Hils?

Hello Salar, fancy a coating?

Giok.

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: My guru always said
Date: 22 Oct 06 - 04:43 AM

Geordie-Peorgie & Mrs P: So glad you came along & joined us, it WAS a brill Gather wasn't it? And yes, it takes a fair few meetings to start collecting faces (there are still names on the register I hav't sussed)! Hadn't realised that Mrs P sings, but passing the MadCat gives everyone their own choice as to whether to sing I reckon. On the other hand, sometimes a little encouragement is needed, so I'll try to remember that in future. Hope Gosport stops booking you (not really) so you can join us at Miskin, you will love it! Anything is good for a MudRaffle prize, but obviously if there are youngsters involved we have to be careful with boozy items.

Mrs (& Mr) Scarecrow: Welcome to the Cat!!! A convoluted entry to this wonderful world, but now you're here I hope you'll call in oftem :-)

So, lets nip over to the Bedworth thread & see who'll be at the next Gather!

BTW, hope they all have a Fab time in the Gainsborough MudCatter Day today - they're just starting to learn about the benefits of Chocolate over that side of the UK. As a matter of interest, the USA Catters have come up with the idea of Chocolate coated Salmon - there's a thought.....

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 19 Oct 06 - 05:33 PM

Aye Fidjit! Aah would LOVE te come te Miskin and have been asked by Miskin MAn hisself a number of times

Y'see me problem is that aah'm the resident MC for the Fareham & Gosport EAster Festival and Mr Cheg akcherlly pays uz te be there... and me bein' the mercenary git wharrah am, aah'm afraid mamon comes before mirth & merriment... But as soon as Mr Cheg dizzent want uz any mair aah'll be up the M4 like a rocket.

My twin (the Barden Of England) made it there last Easter and eeh! wez aah jealous!

But... aah've now been 'blooded' as a 'catter' (aah'm runnin' oot of apostrophes) aah'm ganna be at every one aah can mek it tee

Youze are aall lovely people and aah cannit wait te be in your company again.

Gerruptivit Man!
G-P

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Mrs Scarecrow
Date: 19 Oct 06 - 03:48 PM

Think I've finally managed to get myself to be a mudcatter.
Thanks to MGSA for letting us sing at the beginning of the session at Banbury , Sorry we (that's me and Mr Scarecrow who has not yet signed up) could'nt stay for the whole session.Thank you for allowing us to be part of sessions at previous Banbury's and at Bedworth last year. Hopefully I have now got the New Computer sufficiently tamed to have properly acheived this. Look forward to meeting you all
Mrs Scarecrow

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Fidjit
Date: 19 Oct 06 - 02:01 PM

G P there are some pictures on here somewhere of some of the mudcatters. Also of a gathering at Miskin. Ned(splotman) can help you out there I think. I can reccomend Miskin.

Chas

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 19 Oct 06 - 01:10 PM

Hiya! Well aah've just aboot come doon te earth again after last Sat'day and aah've been rackin' be brains te try te remember faces from the list up there!

It might be me age but mebbe yez can tell uz. Does it tek a few 'gathers' before you 'settle-in' to knaahin' everybody.

Mrs G-P and me had a really nice time and she was very pleased to be there withoot anybody hasslin' her to sing as she's really shy.

Aah'm still a novice so lerruz knaah if there is a 'format' for anything.

It's obvious that chocolate plays a big part in the proceedings and the raffle seemed te be well supported - Aah just wondered if just aboot anything was acceptable te bring - Ye knaah like "The more the merrier"

Te be honest aah cannit wait for me postal order te arrive so aah can sort meself oot for the next gather

Aah love yez aall!

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Splott Man
Date: 19 Oct 06 - 04:08 AM

I'm getting better.
I can put faces to 30 of those names now.
My list of "Mudcatters I have met" is now 88. I'm sure some of you can do much better.

Splott Man

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: My guru always said
Date: 18 Oct 06 - 03:16 PM

Well spotted Mr Yellow, and I claim my £100......

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Mr Yellow
Date: 18 Oct 06 - 02:26 PM

My guru always said

Don't forget Mr Yellow made an appearance......................
and Miss Yellow

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Selchie - (RH)
Date: 18 Oct 06 - 11:41 AM

Hils,

You do say the nicest things, I am flattered (AND you're guaranteed help at Bed'uth!) Only too pleased to be of assistance.

Hope we can raise far more at the next Mudraffle ~ with Christmas coming up there's plenty of scope for 'Catters to bring some lovely prizes (hope you're all paying attention?) & add to the Christmas cheer.


Rosie x

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Leadfingers
Date: 17 Oct 06 - 05:12 AM

And to think I missed it , just to earn Money !!!

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: GUEST,marion.h
Date: 16 Oct 06 - 06:36 PM

great festival, great gather - sorry had to leave early for duties but you can't have it all. great to catch up with evryone again.

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: My guru always said
Date: 16 Oct 06 - 05:57 PM

Fantastic Gather & Festival!

Thanks to all for coming along & helping us to raise another £63 for the Mudcat by bringing raffle prizes, buying tickets or being a wonderful Catter called Selchie RS who did the hard work of actually selling the tickets. The money will be winging it's way across the pond as soon as I can arrange it.

Wonderful to meet some Catters from across the water (jimmyt complete with the Lovely Jayne from the USA and also bfdk from Denmark) and also the Borders!! Regretfully we didn't hear a song from some Catters who had to disappear fairly early on as they had other festival commitments. Here's the Register:

my guru always said
Merek
Skipy
Alanww
TF2 & Grace
KAB
Webby
MalcBedworth
Shorty Brenda
Dave4Guild
EmmaB
JudeL
Soupdragon
Micca
Essex Girl
jimmyt & the Lovely Jayne
Carol
Geordie-Peorgie & Mrs P
Richard Atkins
Rock Chick
Bassic
Pollycarton
Snuffy
marion.h
bfdk
Herga Kitty
John 'Giok' MacKenzie
wuzzle & Tony
Rattler
Huggy Bear
Moses
EyeLander
MiskinMan
Selchie RS
The Unicorn Man
daughter
Noreen
Col K
Kawali
Sue the Borderer
RWJ
Splott Man
Cllr

Guests:
Ian Woods
Dame Patti Smith EPNS, DSO & Barred
Annie Ingham
Derek Burgess

And others at the Festival:
Dary - busy organising the festival!!
Squeezy
Mr Red

I wish I'd gone around with the register as there are a few names that I didn't manage to put to faces, maybe we'll meet again at the next Gather.... Bedworth perhaps?

Am pretty certain I've missed a few people out for which my apologies! OK, so, who have I missed????

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Micca
Date: 16 Oct 06 - 04:41 AM

Of course this would be in addition to, and seperate from, my contribution to the Silent Auction,

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Micca
Date: 16 Oct 06 - 04:16 AM

Georgie, Yes I did and I like the rest of the CD as well, Many thanks for that, It was a great pleasure to meet and hear you, look forward to next time, I may give "Norwegian Whalers" its second run out at "Sharps" tomorrow night if I can get there!

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Richard Atkins
Date: 15 Oct 06 - 07:46 PM

Festival Brill .Thanks Merek and Dairy ! All credit to our host at the club for the Gather. Sells Keg but revived the hand pump lines for us. Old Hooky and London Pride. Free nosh as well!!

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 15 Oct 06 - 05:04 PM

Well!! Aah finally got te meet a few of yez and aah hev te say that ye wez aall a loverly bunch of buggaz!!

Mrs G-P and me had a wunnerful time with yez - If only the Cromwell Hotel had been worth stayin' at - Divvent gan there any of yez.

MGAS - Fabliously run event and look forward to your scintillatin' company again

That goes for aall of yez! Nice te meet yez and put nyems te fyaces

Carol, MGAS has yer winnin' ticket (309) and Giok has yer prize (That dizzent sound decent!!)

Micca - Aah hope ye likes 'The Ragin' Sea'

Miskin Man - See yez next time yer doon Soothampton - Lerrus knaah and we'll hev a beer

Anyroadsupwards - Thank yez aall and aah luks forward te the next time we meet

Bless yez aall

G-P

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Micca
Date: 15 Oct 06 - 04:21 PM

one was wearing a Tottenham shirt

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 15 Oct 06 - 03:59 PM

It would not have been Birmingham City fans Micca, they were being beaten by Luton Town. Hurray. Great to see everyone, and a great festival too.

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 15 Oct 06 - 01:38 PM

Yes, MGAS, many thanks. And to Merek'n'Dary for programming a Gather.

The festival seems, deservedly, to be flourishing. Hope to be back next year!

Kitty

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Leadfingers
Date: 15 Oct 06 - 12:12 PM

Glad the gather went well ! IF I hadnt been doing the Viking bit early evening I would have come up for the bash , if only to see jimmyT !!

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Micca
Date: 15 Oct 06 - 12:02 PM

They had Fullers "London Pride" among others, It was a lot of fun, MGAS has a list of who attended, But I was amazed and delighted to see JimmyT there!!! Met some new(to me) catters, and a lot of old friends and had a real good sing, Then for the second time hada DREADFUL journey home, outward, London- Banbury 1hr 20 mins, Return,3 hours+ on a trainful of football fans coming vback from Birmingham!!! scintillating company indeed, I read, and went to sleep. But it didn't detract in anyway from a smashing day, many thanks to MGAS and everyone that participated/

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Carol
Date: 13 Oct 06 - 04:42 AM

On our way

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: My guru always said
Date: 13 Oct 06 - 04:03 AM

The sun is out, the fog is lifting, preparations are nearing completion for another wonderful Banbury Folk Festival and the signs for the campsite will be up this afternoon!

Mr Red: Many thanks for all your efforts to get us to our campsites safely, towing in Banbury traffic - it really is much appreciated. I'm certain Richard meant no offence, he probably thought that the maps and signs would be sufficient. But you are quite correct in expressing concern for tired drivers, thanks again! Hope you'll get a chance to come along to the Gather - we'll all recognise you, even in disguise *grin*

Looking back over this thread, and remembering the one for last year's Banbury, I'm surprised that not a single person has mentioned one of the most important things: What sort of beer will be on offer at the Gather venue?

Well, the answer is - I don't know, I'm just hoping it'll be a good one - and that there'll be cider for MBSLynne!

And of course, there's been little discussion on the chocolate front......

So pack your smiles, songs, chocolate & raffly prizes & have a safe journey - see you there!!!

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Mr Red
Date: 13 Oct 06 - 03:40 AM

cartographical orientation layouts to you.

New locations and poor access to maps is important burble for working folk and it got us to a point that we will have next year - accurate KNOWLEDGE. Those who leave work at 4 or 5pm and towing (some of us can take caravans to work) will be hard pushed to find things in the rush hour.

My point is that signage is usually good at folk festivals BUT

it is good for the folk who put it there - not the driver who doesn't know where the signs might be, has idiots coming at them from all directions and those pesky kids coming home from school and see a target to be removed, turned or generally dis-heavalled.

My advice is to check signage at 4pm and 6pm - as I am on duty somewhere - probably campsite 1, I may be doing it myself at 5.55.

And it helps to have a printable map so that we can visualise where we are going before we arrive.

Would you sing a song in a singaround without consulting and memorising the words in advance?
I rest my case.

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Richard Atkins
Date: 12 Oct 06 - 08:41 PM

OK . Signs up Friday then , one day out sorry!!    Having put them up in the past with Merek. Mr Magoo could find it!!!    Just wanted to stop the continuos burble about Maps. Looking forward to this Special Festival.    I wont get lost 8>}

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Merek'n'Dary
Date: 12 Oct 06 - 06:29 PM

Check out the Festival Website www. banburyfolkfestival.co.uk cos we have managed to put a map showing the location of hanwell Fields school on the bottom of the accommodation page. Sees yer all over the weekend! Merek'n' Dary

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: My guru always said
Date: 12 Oct 06 - 06:17 PM

Just a quick correction from Merek'n'Dary - the directional signs will be put up on Friday afternoon, not Thursday!! But they will be up ready for people to go to the campsites, which will only be available after 4pm on Friday.

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: My guru always said
Date: 12 Oct 06 - 04:09 PM

Many thanks Alan & Merek - and of course Dary too!! Looks like preparations are well in motion for a Fabulous weekend. Just finished packing the MudRaffle prizes, have put a couple of decent White Elephants in there too. Really looking forward to it, hope the weather stays fair for pottering around the venues. Safe journeys everyone!!

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: alanww
Date: 12 Oct 06 - 02:59 PM

On Monday, Derek & I completed the production of the road signage and marked lamp posts etc to show the locations for puting it up. Just follow the signs!!!
Unfortunately, the OX16 1ER postcode found by Snuffy on the Ofsted website gives a slightly wrong location on the Google map - you should go off at the second roundabout from the main road (not the first) and then its 100 yards on the right.
[To complicate it further, the school's postcode on the Oxfordshire Education website is OX16 1SN but that isn't yet registerable on Google or Multimap or MapQuest!]
The signs will show you!!!
See you all tomorrow.
"I will roam the mountains o'er!"
Alan

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Richard Atkins
Date: 11 Oct 06 - 08:22 PM

Mr Red A443 North Southam Road for main site and see Dereks Arrows on the way, should be in place on Thursday . I covered this on a previous posts! As Merek said, Multimap several years on and Banbury Centre not updated.

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: Snuffy
Date: 11 Oct 06 - 05:01 PM

According to Ofsted, the postcode for Hanwell Fields Community School is OX16 1ER. Just type that into Google Maps and there you are.

Subject: RE: MudGather Banbury UK Oct 06
From: My guru always said
Date: 11 Oct 06 - 03:52 PM

Hey Tig, good to hear you're still getting younger, celebrate well!

Kitty: How could I forget the MBS - we're sandwiched on Saturday *grin* But will Tony mind handing over to the MudGather I wonder...

Moses: Will be good to see/hear you again, hope you can make it - take some time in an MBS session too if you can, you'll enjoy it!