Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel

Subject: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 13 Mar 07 - 06:25 PM

See here for the previous thread on this topic.

What we have:

Date: 4 - 6 May, 2007

Place: Kiel, Germany (main events at Hof Akkerboom, Kiel-Mettenhof, Stockholmstr 159)

A temporary list of participants with arrival / departure time and residence while in Kiel will be posted shortly.

I'm still waiting for confirmation that they have room, but there is a guest house between my place and Akkerboom that lets individual beds at c. 30 euros, or an apartment for four (two double rooms) for 85 euros altogether. No breakfast, as far as I know. PM me anyone who is interested (Ernest???).

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Ernest
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 02:19 AM

PM sent...

Best
Ernest

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 03:49 PM

Possible Participants so far
(with arr mode & time, place of stay, dep time):

Susanne - living in Kiel
Andy - train Fri 15:36, Susanne's, Mon 12:38
Wilfried - same
Chas - boat Fri 9:00, car park at Susanne's, Mon 19:30
Doug (road Fri late afternoon, tent in Akkerboom appleyard, Mon lunchtime)
Letty (plus 1 or 2 parents) - ???, ???, ???
Ernest - ???, b&b, ???
Wolfgang - ???, ???, ???
??? Giok - car ???, mobile home, ???
??? Kate
??? Eric
??? Noreen
??? Henrik W.
??? Greg with trombonist from Lauenburg
??? Alan
??? Geordie-Porgie
??? Bente
??? Bron
??? Skarpi

Post updates on individuals here or send me a PM. I'll keep track and post an amended version every so often.

Still waiting for Richard, Bill, Liz and others to turn up and declare themselves ...

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Fibula Mattock
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 03:56 PM

Not me I'm afraid: that's exam week which will seriously impinge on travel arrangments. I'm also broke. Sorry. I had hoped to get.

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 03:58 PM

What a shame! Anyway, best of luck for your exams, Kate, and see you again some other time.

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: MudGuard
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 04:06 PM

Susanne, Skarpi told me at Portaferry that he won't make it to the EuroGathering.
Greg (Skipjack) said at Portaferry that he will come.

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Letty
Date: 14 Mar 07 - 04:55 PM

Susanne: My parents and I will arrive sometime on Friday, and will stay in a holiday home in Wisch near Schönberg. We're turning it into a week's holiday, with dogs and all. So not to worry about accommodation for us!

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Fibula Mattock
Date: 15 Mar 07 - 05:52 AM

It's okay Suzanne, I'm setting and invigilating the exams, not taking them! I hope you all have a wonderful time.

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: MudGuard
Date: 15 Mar 07 - 04:24 PM

Kate, if you are setting them, why don't you set them up in Kiel?
Any student that refuses to go there will automatically fail ...

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 17 Mar 07 - 05:37 AM

Okay, I have risked reserving an apartment for 4 - 7 May at a guesthouse round the corner (no breakfast, two two-bed rooms, the whole at 85 Eur/night, regardless of number of occupants).

If not enough Mudcatters take up the offer, there is an alternative of individual accommodation at 30 Eur/night.

(Which means even three of you would be paying less in the apartment.)

Please PM me (or eMail me at: skw at worldmusic dot de) WITHIN DAYS if you would like to take up one of these offers as I have to tell them soon.

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: GUEST,Noreen at work
Date: 17 Mar 07 - 08:45 AM

Hi Susanne, very sorry but Stewart and I are no longer able to come to Kiel and party with all you Eurogatherers.

I will follow the threads with great interest.

Have fun!

N

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 18 Mar 07 - 05:06 PM

What a pity, Noreen! I'd hoped to see you again, and also we'll need all the female singers we can get to hold our own ...

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Wolfgang
Date: 22 Mar 07 - 12:53 PM

I'll come.

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: GUEST,Brendy
Date: 23 Mar 07 - 11:49 PM

I'll be there 6 weeks later...; gigging at Kieler Woche.

Have a good one.

B.

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 24 Mar 07 - 11:19 AM

Brendy, where is your gig? Let me know, and I'll try to turn up.

May I remind everybody I have reserved two double rooms in a self-contained flat. So far, Ernest and Alan are interested, while Chas would prefer a single room. This would mean I'll cancel the flat as it would be more expensive for two than a single room. Not sure how many rooms they've got altogehter, though. Any more interested parties, please PM me.

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: skarpi
Date: 25 Mar 07 - 08:29 AM

DAmmmm , I wish I could make it ..............
Have fun ....
All the best Skarpi Iceland

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: GUEST,Brendy
Date: 25 Mar 07 - 07:05 PM

Hi Susanne.

Myself and 3 other lads from the circuit here are playing at the Strongbow Marquee the the Rathausplatz. I'll probably be playing solo during the afternoons, and then joining the lads for the gigs later in the evenings.

I was there last year as well.

Hope to see you at some stage during the week.

B.

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Gulliver
Date: 26 Mar 07 - 04:49 PM

I'm pretty sure I'll be able to make it for the weekend--will confirm shortly.

Can anyone advise on the cost of transporting instruments on flights? Both Aer Lingus and Ryanair upped the price of luggage last week (Dublin airport). On a radio programme discussing this several people phoned in saying they were charged extra for instruments, though they had not been notified of extra charges beforehand. The charges were more than the price of the flight.

I'll try to find out from the airlines but may just travel without instruments.

Looking forward to this...

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Gulliver
Date: 26 Mar 07 - 11:02 PM

Flight booked, will be arriving on Friday (leider ohne Instrumente--hoffentlich kann ich, wenn noetig, was ausleihen)!

Bis bald ! Don

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 04 Apr 07 - 05:58 PM

Haven't got round to compiling a new list of those taking part (where is Andy when you need him?).

We were struck by quite a misfortune last Friday night when Hof Akkerboom's "art barn", a barn used for exhibitions and small events, burned down for the second time in five years. We're all feeling a bit downcast, especially as arson cannot be ruled out. (It was definitely arson in 2002.) Thankfully, the main house and the other barn were successfully protected by the fire brigade.

Despite that, I'm looking forward to the gathering and have suggested to Greg that we should try and distribute the sheet music for the dances you are planning to play to all, including the German participants. Likelihood is they'll know many of them in one form or another.

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: MudGuard
Date: 22 Apr 07 - 04:45 AM

>> where is Andy when you need him?

working overtime ...


Less than 2 weeks now - nearly there!

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Fidjit
Date: 22 Apr 07 - 05:29 AM

It gets closer and closer doesn't it. Nail biting stuff.

Susanne, we need some directions as to where you are in kiel from the ferry terminal or Airport. then we can find you on the map

Chas

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: skarpi
Date: 23 Apr 07 - 02:33 AM

hallo again , I will be in Holland 13 to 23 of May and I have to fly from Iceland , so its not possible for me to go first to
Germany and then to Holland .


Sorry,

All the best Skarpi Iceland

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: MudGuard
Date: 26 Apr 07 - 05:35 PM

8 days ...

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Ernest
Date: 27 Apr 07 - 01:47 AM

7 days....

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Wilfried Schaum
Date: 27 Apr 07 - 03:02 AM

... and still 308 days to go till I get my pension.

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Ernest
Date: 27 Apr 07 - 07:17 AM

...at least you will get a pension, Wilfried. So you `re better off than the following generations... ;0)
Best
Ernest

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 27 Apr 07 - 07:03 PM

Houston, we have a problem ... I heard from Greg yesterday that the poor lad has broken his ankle and will be unable to attend the Mudgathering. Sad for him, sad for us, but I hope it'll heal without further complications and give him a few weeks of much needed (even if ill affordable) rest.

Today (yesterday, actually) having been my last working day for two weeks, I'll get round to doing a list this weekend, and also put together some directions to send to those coming to Kiel.

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Gulliver
Date: 27 Apr 07 - 07:56 PM

Thanks Susanne. Looking forward to seeing you all there.

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: MudGuard
Date: 28 Apr 07 - 12:04 PM

So we loose another one of the EuroGatherer Hardcore team - we are down to two hardcore team members: Wolfgang and me ...

6 days ...

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 28 Apr 07 - 08:34 PM

So, who have we got?

myself
Letty and parents, making their own arrangements.
Andy and Wilfried, staying with me.
Wolfgang, staying in rented accommodation.
Chas, Alan, Don, Ernest, same
Doug, tenting (?)

makes 12

What about
Henrik W.
Bente
Giok
Liz the Squeak
who have all indicated an interest in coming along but have said nothing further so far.

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 29 Apr 07 - 03:11 AM

Sorry Suzanne, won't be there I'm afraid. Real life rears it's ugly head, and I must do other things.
Have fun though!
Giok

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: MudGuard
Date: 29 Apr 07 - 04:01 AM

Liz told me in February at Portaferry that she + Manitas + Limpit won't come to Kiel.

Bente said (same time/location) that she plans to come but doesn't yet know for sure.

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Fidjit
Date: 02 May 07 - 03:07 PM

Anyone know how we find this place,

Hof Akkerboom, Kiel-Mettenhof, Stockholmstr 159

once we have arrived in Kiel??

Chas

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Fibula Mattock
Date: 02 May 07 - 03:23 PM

Hello all, I hope you have a wonderful time. Thought I'd pop in to tell Andy et al that Feckin' Irish Whiskey are sponsoring us to drive to Mongolia this July:
http://feckinirishrovers.googlepages.com/

(Finally, I get to spam my trip in the music section!!)

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 02 May 07 - 03:43 PM

I tried making a direct link to the relevant bit of Multi-Map but when I tested it, it resulted in somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean.

If you click on this link Multi-Map and enter Stockholmstrasse 159 as the road and Kiel-Mettenhof as the town, that sould show you whereabouts Hof Akerboom is.

DC

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Fidjit
Date: 02 May 07 - 03:45 PM

Ah think I've cracked it. With the help of Maparama.com and a hard study of the street names on the map.

17 minutes from the ferry terminal (at 18km p.h. !!)

Hafenstrasse for 70m
Swing right in Fabrikstrasse 210m
Swing left into Andreas-Gayk-Strasse 150m
Swing right into Ziegeltiech for 3km (Strange names they have here)
Then Kronshagener Weg for 130m
Continue into Skandinaviendamm for 3km.
Swing right into Stockholmstrasse 310m.

Roughly 6km.

Chas

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 03 May 07 - 02:51 AM

I'm packed up and ready to go. I have to spend the day in work first but then it's straight to the ferry.

See you all tomorrow.

DC

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 03 May 07 - 03:01 AM

Chas, I've sent you directions which lead you roughly the same way. Trouble with your directions is, you're not allowed to turn right at the top of Hafenstrasse or Fabrikstrasse.

Turn left from the ferry terminal, drive along Kaistrasse for roughly 200 m, turn right at the lights into Stresemannplatz, drive straight on along Ziegelteich. From there, your directions are ok.

However, I'd think it more sensible to collect at my place as the rooms I've reserved are round the corner from there. So it is:
up Ziegelteich as above, then turn left at the next major lights, towards the motorway.
Another mile or so, and turn right at the lights just before you actually enter the motorway.
Turn left at the next lights, drive straight on across TWO level crossings.
After the second, turn left at the lights, which will take you to a bridge across the motorway.
Turn right into the next street. The huge block of flats at the bottom is Kolonnenweg no 1. Ring bell at Kalweit. If no one opens, please wait. I may be out collecting more Mudcatters.

BTW, I learned last night we'll have to find something else to do on Friday night: Dick Gaughan has cancelled his German tour at short notice, for reasons as yet unknown. Very disappointing, of course, but I'm sure Mudcatters will rise above that. Looking forward to you all!

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Letty
Date: 03 May 07 - 11:47 AM

Hi all,
This morning, my father had a heart attack. He had angioplasty this afternoon and is doing reasonably well, but it means we had to call off the Ferienwohnung and won't be coming.
So sorry to miss it: it would have been our first holiday in months.
Have fun, people.

Best,
Letty

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: MudGuard
Date: 03 May 07 - 02:35 PM

Letty, that's very sad!

All the best for your father (and your mother and yourself).

You will be missed in Kiel!


To the rest: looking forward to meet you tomorrow!

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Gulliver
Date: 03 May 07 - 02:56 PM

Same here...

Don

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 04 May 07 - 06:01 AM

Letty, all the best to your father from all Mudcatters gathered here (at the moment these are Chas and myself). We hope to see you and your parents at some later date. For the moment, all we can do is send our best wishes!

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Wolfgang
Date: 04 May 07 - 06:09 AM

Letty, sad to hear about your father, best wishes for a complete recovery.

I'll be in Kiel close to 6 pm today. Looking forward to see you all.

Giok, who do I give now the money from me and Jim McLean for the European Friends of Mudcat, when you are not coming?

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 04 May 07 - 05:26 PM

Now, the first evening is well underway. We had dinner at the side of the Baltic sea. Fidjit and I had boys' willies with our porc meat. Boys willies they are called in (Suebian) German not for what they taste like (I couldn't tell BTW) but how they look like. They have just the size and the form of boys' willies and are made half of noodle and half of potato dough. The German (Suebian) name is Buabespitzle which I have translated above, but in high German they are know as Schupfnudeln which has no interesting translation.

Wolfgang (using Susanne's Mudcat access)

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 04 May 07 - 05:41 PM

Can confirm Friday went very well. The only thing lacking was music. Chas was the first to arrive at 9.30. Took him for a short tour of Kiel, plus a purchase of guitar strings, before we collected Andy and Wilfried from the station. Doug phoned at 5.30, from outside my front door, because he'd left home before I revealed my second name and thus didn't know which of the 64 doorbells to ring. Then Don rang to say he'd reached the station after a delay of plane and train. When I went out to collect him I ran into Wolfgang who'd taken the bus out to my house.

When they'd all been installed at the holiday flat they're staying at we went out to have the prolonged meal Wolfgang mentioned. Now it looks as though several Mudgatherers are ready for their beds. Watch this space!

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 05 May 07 - 06:50 PM

Back from a great day out on the water and a great ceilidh night. Pictures will be up soon, Don and Andy have promised.

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: bfdk
Date: 06 May 07 - 04:56 AM

Glad to hear you're having a good time :-) I just finished the 5th of the assignments that kept me from going, so I can now enjoy the rest of the weekend. But, I suppose it's too late to go by now..

Looking forward to the piccies!

Best wishes to everybody,

Bente

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 06 May 07 - 05:05 AM

Bente, if you're here by 2 pm you'll catch the start of the session, and we expect it to go on for a couple of hours at least. Some people won't be leaving till tomorrow morning. Phone us on the mobile number I gave above if you think it's possible.

Subject: RE: Details: 2007 Eurogathering, Kiel
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 06 May 07 - 05:14 AM

Doug Chadwick here, form Susanne's computer.

Superb day yesterday - a ferry trip through the mist which gave way to glorious sunshine. An inpromtu session on the baoat was appreciated by some, but perhaps not by all of the other passengers.

Last night Chas, Don and I formed part of a 15 piece ceilidh band which included two hurdy-gurdies.

More later.

DC