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04 May 08 - 06:24 PM (#2332900) Subject: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: GUEST,Steve Gardham Hi, If you're anywhere near Helmsley next weekend 9th to 11th you would be welcome to join in any of the workshops/sessions. I know many of you will be at Holmfirth, but if you haven't decided yet and Helmsley is nearer or you like their lineup give it a try. It's in its second year and they're trying hard. Concerts...Friday, Last Night's Fun, Saturday, Jez Lowe, and Sunday, Vin Garbutt. Sat 1.30-4 we've got a Yorkshire Garland workshop promoting our website and singing Yorkshire songs, and featuring Will Noble and John Cocking Sun 10.30-12.30 Jezz Lowe singing workshop 10-12 musicians' session 1.30-4 Singaround Also open sessions in the Royal Oak pub. More details from 01439 771700 |
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05 May 08 - 04:44 AM (#2333146) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: Folkiedave That's a great line-up Steve. |
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05 May 08 - 04:46 AM (#2333147) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: Tim Leaning Apart from the Royal oak what are the venues? Cheers |
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05 May 08 - 05:48 AM (#2333170) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: Banjiman Hi Steve, Just a polite question. Can I ask where this has been promoted? We're only about 25 miles away yet have heard nothing about this festival and would love to have come...but with 2 smallish children we just can't organise things in 1 week. Running KFFC I would have advertised it for you as well....if we'd known. Great line up. Good luck. Paul |
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05 May 08 - 12:57 PM (#2333384) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: nutty Paul - I suggested that the organisers should contact you months ago when the project was in it's infancy. |
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05 May 08 - 03:54 PM (#2333506) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: Nick I'll mention it on Wednesday as we are a good deal closer still. Might be an idea to let Roland at the Black Swan know and he can mention it on Thursday perhaps - it wasn't in his last newsletter so I presume he is also blissfully unaware |
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05 May 08 - 05:49 PM (#2333603) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: GUEST,Steve Gardham Thanks for those responses. Firstly the organiser is not a folky and as far as I know the only person giving any help and advice apart from myself is John Greaves who is a retired farmer/ source singer/ who sees to logistics at various festivals. I have strongly advised that she enlists the help of local folkies, but this has not happened. I also recommended she should contact Roland. I helped out at last year's inaugural simply because John gave her my contact details and I gave of my limited knowledge and contacts. Having said all this, as you say, she has managed to at least book an astounding line up for the concerts. I offered my help once again for workshops/sessions/minor concerts and this I am doing. Last year's singaround went very well but the afternoon concert was very poorly attended. On my recommendation she advertised in all of our regional magazines, Tykes/Stirrings etc. If anyone else is willing/ can offer further help for this year and future years, I'm sure this would be appreciated. I have no experience in organising festivals. All official events take place in Helmsley Arts Centre. Jean Kershaw, the organiser, would also be pleased to hear from any dance/mummers teams willing to perform. Cheers, Steve |
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06 May 08 - 03:17 AM (#2333854) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: Banjiman Steve, Is there a website anywhere? Do you have any contact details? Thanks Paul |
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06 May 08 - 05:18 AM (#2333892) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: nutty I've sent you a PM, Paul |
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06 May 08 - 07:28 AM (#2333940) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: Carol Steve Do you think there;ll be singaorounds in the Royal Oak all over the weekendand is there any camping available please? |
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06 May 08 - 11:42 AM (#2334091) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: GUEST,padraig Sessions in the Royal Oak apparently http://www.helmsleyarts.co.uk/content.php?TSID=18495 |
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06 May 08 - 11:45 AM (#2334093) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: Gedpipes Anyone know if there are musicians sessions on the friday or saturday Cheers Blue skies Ged |
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06 May 08 - 01:20 PM (#2334153) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: GUEST,Steve Gardham Contact details Box office 01439 771700 Online www.helmsleyarts.co.uk On the flier it says The Royal Oak welcomes musicians & singers from 2pm-6pm and again after 8.30 p.m. www.theoak-helmsley.co.uk Tel 01439 770450. I've no idea who else may be coming, but hell, Helmsley's a bonny place anyway. Sit by the stream and watch the swallows and yellow wagtails flitting about and play your wonderful pipes to them. Camping, Griff Farm Tel 01439 771600 (after 7pm) From little acorns great Royal Oaks grow! Steve |
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06 May 08 - 01:34 PM (#2334162) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: Carol Very true |
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07 May 08 - 09:28 AM (#2334850) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: GUEST,padraig Gedpipes Royal Oak 2-6 afternoons apparently - see link above P |
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07 May 08 - 10:38 AM (#2334901) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: GUEST,Fantum The Oak has sent me two pieces of information see below The only day the Oak is involved is Sunday Sunday we serve food all day till 6pm but hopefully if the weather is good we have a nice beer garden people could play in Artists can play whenever we are not doing food/ between 3 & 5:30pm and then from 9pm onwards |
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07 May 08 - 02:07 PM (#2335063) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: MoorleyMan Where's the singaround usually held? From reading the posts above, the Oak seems quite restricted in available hours and more for musicians or musicians&singerscombined ? BTW Steve - Hey, Yellow wagtails? or d'you mean grey wagtails?? |
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07 May 08 - 07:22 PM (#2335294) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: GUEST,Steve Gardham Singaround's in the Arts Centre bar as last year and the waggies that I saw were very bright yellow and definitely wagging. Flitting up and down the little stream near the Feversham. But then I'm not a twitcher! |
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11 May 08 - 09:49 AM (#2337630) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: Gedpipes turned up in said pub on saturday night waited until 21.30 no musicians |
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11 May 08 - 11:33 AM (#2337680) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: Betsy Hiya Gedpipes , me and a guy I met called Nick toured Helmsley on Saturday 2.30-ish with our guitars looking for you, or a bit of music / singing. The only sign of anything was a bunch of a dozen or so at the back of Arts Centre who to put it very kindly were a sedate lot. Sadly I note that although they intend to have a singaround on Sunday , there is also a "do" at the Station at Loftus from noon on with a session afterwards at 6 o'clock. Why-o-why can't organizers get the basics right, instead dividing potential attendance. Look forward to seeing you another time. Cheers Betsy. |
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11 May 08 - 05:40 PM (#2337897) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: Pistachio Steve, Thanks for a great singaround, outside the back of the Arts centre this afternoon. We enjoyed all the varied songs, meeting friends 'old and new 'and listening to the birdsong! Regards, 'Hissyfit' |
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11 May 08 - 06:09 PM (#2337913) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: GUEST,Steve Gardham Thanks for coming, girls. Enjoyed your singing. Sedate on Saturday? I blame it on the weather! See you all at Shepley then Beverley and let's hope the weather keeps sedate. Must be these sedatives I've bin takin'. Steve |
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11 May 08 - 06:42 PM (#2337937) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: GUEST,Chris Brownbridge This festival sounds as if it was great. Why (oh why?!?)was it kept quiet until the last moment? I only heard about it here, after it was over! Thanks Steve for letting us know - but you seem to have done it more as a concerned individual. Did the organisers advertise at all - Helmsley's in my back yard and I generally get to know what goes on there. If this sounds like a rant, it's not meant to be but I don't want to miss next year (sounds of tears falling into beer). BTW - there are Yellow, Grey and Pied Wagtails as well in the Helmsley area - and they're all lovely. |
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11 May 08 - 06:58 PM (#2337945) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: Linda Kelly The singaround at the arts centre was perfectly paced for a very hot afternoon with the likes of will noble and john cocking it was a lovely way to spend a summers day |
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12 May 08 - 04:11 AM (#2338138) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: Graveyard Hi Steve, The Bridge Folk Club (Newcastle) got full details of the event a few months ago. |
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12 May 08 - 11:13 AM (#2338375) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: Northerner Thank you for the lovely singaround at the Arts Centre Steve. Singimg with good companions, in a beautiful spot on a fine sunny day - it doesn't get much finer than that. Make sure the publicity is out nice and early next year and I'll give it a mention at my local clubs. Diane Taylor |
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12 May 08 - 05:21 PM (#2338696) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: Linda Kelly Tanks Diana -I am happy to distribute lealfets next year at Cottingham Live. |
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13 May 08 - 11:20 AM (#2339318) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: GUEST,Steve Gardham Thanks for all those comments. Considering that the organiser Jean Kershaw has no folk background whatsoever I think she did a brilliant job. I still think she could do with some local help and folk festival knowhow. She is looking at the possibility of moving the date to later in the year so as not to clash with other Yorks fests. She tells me she did advertise in Folk News/Stirrings and Tykes. I did suggest LT but she thought at the time this was too expensive. I am trying to put her in touch with other fest organisers and have strongly advised starting to organise next year's now. Concert-wise LNF was a sell-out, Gez L had about 20 tickets left as did Vin. They were all great gigs as you would have expected. Luv, Steve |
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13 May 08 - 11:26 AM (#2339328) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: Banjiman Steve, Just let Jean know that she only needs to get in touch if there is anything we can do to help. We're not hard to find! She should advertise in The Folk Roundabout as well. Cheers Paul Arrowsmith |
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13 May 08 - 04:02 PM (#2339562) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: GUEST,Steve Gardham Paul, Thanks for that. Where are you based? I'll certainly pass the message on. Steve |
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13 May 08 - 04:14 PM (#2339570) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: Banjiman Steve, Just outside Northallerton, I organise (using the term loosely!) Kirkby Fleetham Folk Club, you should visit sometime! The wife sings a bit too. Paul |
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13 May 08 - 06:22 PM (#2339713) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: stallion Paulo! what's this "loosely" business, a pretty tight ship I think! |
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14 May 08 - 09:56 AM (#2340231) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: Northerner The festival was actually advertised in Folk Roundabout. There was a half page ad. Takes a while to get into public consciousness though. I enjoyed the Sunday workshop with Jez Lowe, and the singaround, even if I was a bit of an idiot telling a ghost story in broad daylight. Good story, just the wrong time and place for it. |
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15 May 08 - 01:05 PM (#2341352) Subject: RE: Helmsley Festival next weekend From: Tim Leaning I will pass on any details around Grimsby area next year if you need it doing matey Sounds like agood weekend and I know is a lovely place to have it |