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05 Nov 07 - 09:05 AM (#2186725) Subject: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: Green Man Greetings, As all us Brits know, last years festival season was more of a monsoon than a summer idyll. The wet caused punters to stay away in droves and consequently our finances took a beating. I know that several festivals are in the same boat (geddit?) and, some alas are not going to run in 08 because of it. We need more cash so we are holding an extra event. It will be at the Grieg Centre in Alcester just like the main festival. The difference is that there will be indoor camping at the sports hall opposite the festival site (with showers and toilets) and there will be limited space for camper-vans and caravans. Here is a link Alcester Folk Festival Some of you will notice a change in the link, this is because we are a not for profit ORG. all monies are reinvested in the festival. Of course this year it means that little money will be invested unless we can GET SOME! That's where you come in. Come to the weekend, buy a ticket, or come and perform for those who buy tickets. Contact details will be on the new website probably tonight or Tuesday night. Help in any form will be appreciated. Have a good week. Green Man |
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05 Nov 07 - 09:07 AM (#2186726) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help From: Banjiman GM, When is the weekend fundraiser planned for? Thanks Paul |
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05 Nov 07 - 09:11 AM (#2186730) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help From: Green Man Greetings, apologies for the oversight. 23rd/24th of February 2008 The dates and more details are on the website. Festival Website. Cheers Green Man |
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05 Nov 07 - 09:37 AM (#2186743) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: Carol I'hve been on the Website but it doesn't have a programme yet? Just wondered wha the arrangements would be for singarounds or even sinarounds? Bye the way Hi Marje Good Luck Carol |
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05 Nov 07 - 09:41 AM (#2186746) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: Richard Bridge If the tide goes out they could be sinagrounds. |
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05 Nov 07 - 09:56 AM (#2186752) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: Snuffy Although the Alcester Folk Festival in June is renowned for numerous free fringe events, the mini-festival in February is basically a fund-raising event to ensure the future of June festivals. Therefore I don't imagine that the committee will be giving much (if any) priority to events that do not contribute financially. However, if anyone would like to put in a tender for a singaround franchise, I'm sure we'd look carefully at the highest bid! :-)) |
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05 Nov 07 - 12:23 PM (#2186850) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: The Unicorn Man I will bid £11 then. |
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05 Nov 07 - 12:24 PM (#2186851) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: GUEST,Tom Bliss And there's me, thinking, well Dave's kindly booked me at the club, so why don't I chip in with a spot at the A&A fundraiser. So I goes looking in the diary to see what I'm doing that weekend... Doh! Playing Dave's club! (And I'm at Shammic on the Sat which rather rules out a daytime spot as it's a fair drive... unless you'd like to reschedule the BTMC gig, Dave)? Tom |
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05 Nov 07 - 02:41 PM (#2186966) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: GUEST Green Man - that's the weekend of the Sidmouth Middle Bar Singers and Radway Musicians reunion... Kitty |
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05 Nov 07 - 02:44 PM (#2186968) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: Herga Kitty Have now reset cookie, too! Kitty |
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05 Nov 07 - 02:47 PM (#2186973) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help From: Tig Sounds like fun! I'll have to consult the diary. |
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05 Nov 07 - 02:48 PM (#2186974) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: Emma B Darn! it's Chester Folk Day too. |
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05 Nov 07 - 07:37 PM (#2187163) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: Snuffy We are aware that it clashes with several "can't miss" folk events, and in an ideal world we might have chosen a different date. (In a really ideal world we wouldn't have needed to hold the fundraising event anyway!) Unfortunately that weekend was the only time that the venue was available, and beggars can't be choosers. |
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06 Nov 07 - 08:11 AM (#2187422) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: muppitz Sadly I'll be down south in the company of Alistair Russell recording my first CD (How exciting!!), otherwise I'd have loved to come! Hope it goes well in my absence! muppitz x |
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06 Nov 07 - 09:31 AM (#2187453) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: Doktor Doktor Well there's an incentive for mending the 'bus ... :-) |
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06 Nov 07 - 10:51 AM (#2187524) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: Mick Tems I, for one, intend to come and do a spot, indeed several spots. Marje and Dave have always been good friends of mine, and I just could not turn away and see Alcester Festival die. Remember when I was recovering from a major stroke, Dave, and you still booked me? I shall always be grateful to you for that. please pm me - I'm sure we can work something out. Mick Tems |
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06 Nov 07 - 06:54 PM (#2187970) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help From: Green Man Thanks all for the positive responses. Please contact Marje as I am sure she will be pleased to hear from you. GM |
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07 Nov 07 - 08:12 AM (#2188266) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help From: Green Man Keep the help coming. BUY TICKETS we need the money. :) Anyway with all of this willing talent it should be a 'cracking weekend' (Gromit) |
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07 Nov 07 - 04:45 PM (#2188575) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: My guru always said Sadly I'm afraid we won't get along due to dates clashing, though I would encourage anyone who can to go along and support this event. Alcester is a wonderful festival which we really can't afford to lose! |
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07 Nov 07 - 05:53 PM (#2188613) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: paula t We played as a family at this festival last year.It was a lovely experience. Stuart and I would be delighted to perform at the weekend if that will help. Kathryn has a german exchange trip at some stage ,and we don't have a date yet,but we know it is round about then.If the girls are free I'm sure they would love to help too. Paula Tindall |
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07 Nov 07 - 07:07 PM (#2188645) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: GUEST,Tom Bliss Well Dave and I have done the sensible thing, so I'll be there - and at the BTMC some time later in the year :-) |
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07 Nov 07 - 09:30 PM (#2188691) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: the lemonade lady Well I could come to this one! Sal |
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09 Nov 07 - 06:43 AM (#2189634) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: Hamish Hoping to be there, too. Maybe I can eventually meet the multi-named Sal. ~8^) |
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09 Nov 07 - 06:56 AM (#2189639) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help From: Green Man Ahhaar, well there it be, sheets set fair for the 'Folkie Sleep Over' event. Make sure to wear outrageous pyjamas. To reiterate or repeat myself as I am won't. Please contact Marje, for tickets. The email address for this event is :- Information@alcesterfolkfestival.org Marks given for best pirate outfit?? Whadyer think? Green Man |
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09 Nov 07 - 07:35 AM (#2189663) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: GUEST,Tom Bliss Pirate? What, like this? |
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20 Nov 07 - 10:47 AM (#2198316) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help From: Green Man Bump,, ;-) |
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20 Nov 07 - 10:54 AM (#2198320) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: Rasener Tom Since you posted your picture, nobody is posting anymore, other than Mr Bump. |
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20 Nov 07 - 02:22 PM (#2198529) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: HipflaskAndy I'm a-goin' Sat & Sun - but don't reckon on many pirates so far inland. - Duncan |
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20 Nov 07 - 03:24 PM (#2198582) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: Fortunato Green Man, I've PM'd you about your mini. cheers Chance |
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20 Nov 07 - 05:57 PM (#2198722) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: GUEST,old girl With luck and NO SNOW we will try to get there sounds like it will be a good weekend. WE will leave the Sheep at home. Rose & Dave |
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22 Nov 07 - 11:35 AM (#2199941) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help From: Green Man Hi Chance, I have replied to your PM. Here is the website address again. Alcester Folk Festival Cheers, GM |
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27 Nov 07 - 06:19 PM (#2203484) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: Snuffy Tickets are now on sale - only £15.00 including indoor camping or caravan/camper parking. (Sorry, no tents). Available from ALCESTER FOLK FESTIVAL, PO BOX 12619, REDDITCH, B97 9AU. And just look at the great line-up already confirmed, with more artists being added daily. |
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27 Nov 07 - 06:42 PM (#2203506) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: Rasener That looks like a really good down to earth festival and well worth the money. Some really nice acts on. Good luck with it. Just sorry I won't be there. |
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10 Dec 07 - 05:28 AM (#2212345) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help From: Green Man Sorry you won't be there The Villan, it looks lik snuffy and myself will have to drink the beer we ordered especially for you. GM |
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19 Dec 07 - 10:14 AM (#2218913) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help From: Green Man Its nice to bump things sometimes. |
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30 Jan 08 - 08:07 AM (#2248541) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: Green Man I am an unrepentant 'nudger. We are hoping to see all our friends and any new friends who would like to come along. I might even play the melodeon. :) GM |
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30 Jan 08 - 08:17 AM (#2248549) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: Wild Flying Dove Bubbyrat and I will be coming, we've booked caravan in, just haven't got round to buying tickets yet but will soon! |
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30 Jan 08 - 08:38 AM (#2248558) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: My guru always said Looks like Richard & I will be along too as we've decided we'd like to support Alcester. Really looking forward to it! |
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30 Jan 08 - 11:36 AM (#2248682) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: Billy Suggers Mudgather? |
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30 Jan 08 - 03:39 PM (#2248880) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: Mrs Scarecrow Shame it had to clash with the middle bar reunion |
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30 Jan 08 - 03:59 PM (#2248900) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: My guru always said You're right Anne, we weren't at all happy about missing Reunion, but felt that supporting Alcester was the right thing to do this year after the all the weather problems last year. We had to think long & hard, it's such a difficult clash. Please pass Hugs to all the Middle Bar Singers for me!! |
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13 Feb 08 - 08:52 AM (#2261307) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: OldFolkie Looks like a great line-up. We're hoping to get there. |
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14 Feb 08 - 06:44 AM (#2262104) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: GUEST,OLDNICKILBY Alcester is always worth supporting as it is one of the affordable Festivals,Family friendly, kids are free and tickets are cheap. In my view it is what Folk music is about inclusive. Dave and his gallant crew do a great job. There is a good line up and we are all doing it for free to help make sure that this Festival stays alive and kicking. So, come on me ducks(this a term of friendship and nothing to do with wet weather) and get behind this fundraiser |
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14 Feb 08 - 04:56 PM (#2262571) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help From: Green Man Greetings All and thanks for the positive thoughts. We look froward to seeing you all there. As I don't have a tree growing out of the top of my head I suppose I will have to wear my Mudcat Badge. Now where did I put it?? GM |
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15 Feb 08 - 03:28 AM (#2262854) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: My guru always said I'll be wearing my badge!! Assume there'll be some beer somewhere so will see all Catters in the bar for a Hug!! |
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15 Feb 08 - 06:41 AM (#2262916) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: Singing Referee Sure will! Moses and I will be there. |
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17 Feb 08 - 05:55 PM (#2264865) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: Herga Kitty I've just sent hugs from the Middle Bar reunion thread... really sorry about this clash! Would have loved to have been in Alcester too. Kitty |
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18 Feb 08 - 10:00 AM (#2265333) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help From: Green Man Green Man says, yew will regret not being there, :-) Anyway I look forward to renewing old acquaintances and making some new friends. If I feal antisocial I can alway play the melodeon :) Arhhh. |
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18 Feb 08 - 10:06 AM (#2265342) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: George Papavgeris You can renew me any time, Dave - I could do with a makeover. |
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18 Feb 08 - 11:55 AM (#2265413) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: My guru always said There's a question I hadn't though of: Are we all turning up in our caravans during the day on the Friday? Is it OK to do so? And if so, what's everyone planning on doing during the evening? Must admit I hadn't realised that the Friday evening wasn't programmed! |
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19 Feb 08 - 08:10 AM (#2266124) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: My guru always said Refresh for anyone going, there's definitely a question mark over the Friday! Watch this space! |
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20 Feb 08 - 04:52 AM (#2267191) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: Wild Flying Dove Hi All, Apparently the Greig Centre is in normal use on Friday evening and the centre and car park will be very busy. This is why there is no Friday programme and people are being asked to arrive on Saturday from 10am when they will be help to park up fairly tightly so everyone can get in. If this makes things difficult for anyone then I suggest you contact Marje Stanley - her email was not working yesterday, so I suggest you phone her on 07788536605. |
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20 Feb 08 - 11:40 AM (#2267451) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help From: Green Man Arrh, me hearties, PLEASE NOT FRIDAY! Saturday morning from about 10 o the clock and hopefully we'll all se ye safely moored up. Other wise chaos will reign. George, hopefully I will finally get to meet you. Davey |
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20 Feb 08 - 11:56 AM (#2267476) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help From: Green Man Boink |
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20 Feb 08 - 03:19 PM (#2267722) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: paula t It looks like we are starting the festival off this weekend( 12.15 Greig hall). Hope you manage to park up easily and come and see us. Let's hope we raise lots of funds for the summer festival. We want to keep it going! |
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21 Feb 08 - 08:47 AM (#2268458) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: SussexCarole We'll be staying near Alcester on Friday. Will anyone be in the Holly Bush for a sing/session on Friday night? |
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21 Feb 08 - 11:01 AM (#2268578) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help From: Green Man Greetings, The Holly Bush in no way supports the festival despite promises made over the last few years not a penny has been forthcoming. They had adverts that they didnt pay for and promised us sponsorship that we never received. While I in no way wish to spoil your enjoyment bear this in mind, we wouldnt need to run this extra event if we were getting more support from businesses in Alcester. If anyone has any idea how we can get sponsorship or just plain cash from anywhere we would like to hear from you. GM |
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21 Feb 08 - 11:58 AM (#2268634) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: SussexCarole Thanks for that info GM. Looks like the Somers Club will be within travelling distance so we'll look forward to enjoying our Friday evening there instead. |
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21 Feb 08 - 03:18 PM (#2268809) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: My guru always said Regretfully we have decided not to come along this weekend. Know you'll all have a wonderful time, Enjoy! |
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22 Feb 08 - 05:34 PM (#2269899) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: Singing Referee Packing now. Picking Moses up at 8am tomorrow. We'we got Saturday to ourselves, then opening Sunday's concert at 11:45 and running a sing-around at 2pm. Should be fun! |
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23 Feb 08 - 07:15 PM (#2270624) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: MoorleyMan I'm sure it was - all power to Marje and Dave and all their efforts. So very sorry I couldn't be there myself, but I wasn't able to come down just on spec in the end (having not been "engaged" as a willing volunteer!). I'll catch up with you next week, Ref! |
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24 Feb 08 - 04:02 PM (#2271247) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: Singing Referee It was indeed! Just got home. Crackin' weekend. Caught up with some old freinds, made many new ones. Lovely venue, faultless organisation, good on-site grub, cheap beer (against London prices anyway!) Super concerts, (we really enjoyed ours ;o)), brilliant sound; I know everyone says that at the time, but it really was, thanks Laurence, and real quality at the sing-arounds. Well done Dave and Marge! |
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24 Feb 08 - 05:02 PM (#2271282) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: Doktor Doktor Hear Hear - jolly good it was too! Great line-up & a goodly portion of the Alcester Wall of Sound (TM) seems to have come too. Was also great to hear Dave actually perform at an Alcesterfest. Can only echo what ref said - & have to add Kudos (as the kids say) to Moses & him for a truly festival-standard suicide shift this morning. Now off to bathe tonsils in Scotch Linament, as I seem to have a bit of a crackle in the throat :D |
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25 Feb 08 - 04:02 AM (#2271630) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: Singing Referee MARJE!!! Sorry |
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25 Feb 08 - 08:40 AM (#2271715) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: GUEST,Duncan sans cookie Thoroughly enjoyed the w/e - as did m' fiddler-Anne. Hearty congrats to Marje and all concerned with the organisation - to all the 'volunteers' - and especially to the punters for turning out to make such a great atmosphere (and paying for up to make the fest some much-needed cash). Bless 'em all. - Duncan McFarlane (HipflaskAndy) |
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25 Feb 08 - 05:30 PM (#2272222) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: GUEST,old girl Great time was had by all, we are both looking forward to the festival in June, thanks Marg & Dave for making the weekend so enjoyable. Dave Rose and the Sheep |
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24 Apr 08 - 09:51 AM (#2324249) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: Mr Happy Received flyer today + news of winter fest Feb/Mar 09- any more details of this event? |
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24 Apr 08 - 02:35 PM (#2324548) Subject: RE: Review: Alcester Folk Festival needs your help. From: Snuffy Enquire within |