23 May 99 - 06:17 PM (#81031) Subject: uk folkies From: peterp how many UK folkies are on mudcat |
23 May 99 - 06:24 PM (#81032) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Llanfair I'm one, living in Mid-Wales. Where are you? Hwyl Bron |
23 May 99 - 07:28 PM (#81038) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Jo Taylor ...and I'm one living in France. There are quite a few of us ex-patriates, we've been missing AlistairUK recently (he's in Brazil) but where's Pete M? (New Zealand)???? I haven't been into many threads recently owing to a terminally ill computer (borrowed a friend's, very very kind of him) but have seen no sign of Pete. Anyone? Jo |
23 May 99 - 07:32 PM (#81039) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: The Shambles I ent him an ICQ message last week, but he has not replied? |
23 May 99 - 07:35 PM (#81040) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Penny S. I had a message from Pete M on the 11th, the last day he posted in the threads. He said he was going back to work, but I don't know if that meant away from the computer or not. |
23 May 99 - 07:36 PM (#81041) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: katlaughing PeteM emailed me about 2-3 weeks ago and said his time would be very limited for quite awhile as he'd got a new contract which would require fulltime input from him. Good to have the work, I'm sure, but I still miss his postings. katlaughing ( we exchange critter stories) |
23 May 99 - 08:07 PM (#81047) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: The Shambles This BLUE CLICKY THING will tell you all about who lives where and what the weather is like and more. At the end of that thread there is a link to PART 2, with room on for you to tell us who, where, and what underwear you prefer. |
23 May 99 - 08:09 PM (#81048) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: bill\sables I'm a uk catter living in Selby North Yorks Sam Pirt is in Hull and Mike Cahill is in Castleford West Yorks Graham Pirt(Sams Dad) is in Goole and Ian Stephenson is in Selby Cheers Bill |
24 May 99 - 01:31 AM (#81117) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Bulldog Greetings from Canada. One of the UK's biggest exports was people.... Folk music was, and is still, popular in Lancashire where I come from. Gracie Fields Hometown. Regards: dave. |
24 May 99 - 02:13 AM (#81147) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Lonesome EJ Steve Parkes is a brit as well.And Bert. Oh,and my wife "Lion" is from Christchurch, Dorset. |
24 May 99 - 03:08 AM (#81161) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Pete Fletcher From Beverley, East Yorks. How about a 'catters mini-meet at Beverley festival. Come and watch me make a fool of myself at my "Folk on the Net" workshop. Pete |
24 May 99 - 04:35 AM (#81170) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Ian Stephenson Hiya Pete + everyone. I'll see you at that workshop at Beverley Folk Festival, and I'll try and Drag Sam Pirt along with me aswell!! See You There! Ian |
24 May 99 - 04:40 AM (#81172) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Roger the zimmer Well, I'm in the UK but I'm more of a jazz & blues person than a folkie but being on Mudcat has revived my interest in things folk, to the extent of relistening to old records and buying some new ones. |
24 May 99 - 05:32 AM (#81178) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: The_one_and_only_Dai I'm an expat Welshman in the 'other place' - here, as if I haven't posted this link on every thread since last year... |
24 May 99 - 06:00 AM (#81184) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Sophie Here we go again...alrighty then, I'm in Brighton, East-Sussex ona grey day. Soophs |
24 May 99 - 06:14 AM (#81187) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: KingBrilliant I am in Reading. Will be going to Sidmouth Folk Festival for the first time this year (and staying on to view the eclipse). Anyone else going? Kris |
24 May 99 - 06:26 AM (#81191) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: SueH I'm in Hertfordshire. Fairly well served around the area for folk clubs & sessions, additionally we run a folk club in Letchworth. We have the MacCalmans next week - I'd suggest you all came along, but you're all miles away! SueH |
24 May 99 - 06:55 AM (#81202) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: danl ah, now this is a good thread! did anyone else when they first started mudcatting wonder why it said things like 6:30 AM when it was actualy about quarter to 12 in the late morning? no? well perhaps that was just me being ignorant then. im not really based in any one place, spending term time in gloustershire (unfortunatly) and the rest of my time in either cambridge or leigh - on - sea, essex (yes, an essex girl... . i do know all the jokes), and weekends all over the place because im part of the re-enactment group the Sealed Knot which takes me to some very far flung corners of this isle. anyway, is anyone likely to be at the cambridge folk festival this year? im going for the first time and prehaps if anyone else is we could come face to face with each other.... very scary. love ivy b. |
24 May 99 - 07:40 AM (#81207) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: AndyG Ivy< Well if you look in at the Club Tent between Mid-day and six on the Saturday you'll see a short-arsed, balded, beardish, bloke running about backstage, chivvying folk on and off stage. This is me, the tall one isn't me. The Club is The Mayflower Folk Club, (Portland Arms, Tuesday Nights). I can't claim to be that impressed by this years line-up but Sunday looks good. (John Tams Band, Kate (sigh) Rusby).
Andy |
24 May 99 - 07:55 AM (#81211) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: danl andy g will do. (ECWS?! damned spliters. bah humbug.) ivy b. |
24 May 99 - 08:22 AM (#81220) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Steve Parkes LEJ is correct: I'm English (specifically), but I work in Milton Keynes. Steve |
24 May 99 - 08:28 AM (#81222) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Ian I'm from Ashwell, Herts. We havew a village session (mainly singing) at the Rose & Crown on the 1st Monday of the month. Didn't know there was a folk club in Letchworth, Sue. Where and when?? Ian
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24 May 99 - 08:38 AM (#81223) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: The_one_and_only_Dai Blue Clicky Thing |
24 May 99 - 08:55 AM (#81225) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: The_one_and_only_Dai Peterp: try here as well. |
24 May 99 - 10:51 AM (#81252) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: AndyG Splitters ? Nah! the Great Rebellion Society they were splitters. :)
AndyG |
24 May 99 - 10:59 AM (#81255) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: The_one_and_only_Dai "Double your files, by your bringers up" = "Form an amoeba and panic!" Dai, Earl of Northampton's Regt of Foote (SK) |
24 May 99 - 02:38 PM (#81318) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Cat a Tonic (inactive) I'm not from the UK (but I've been a couple of times and loved it). My hubby was in the UK performing for 8 days and will be heading back for another tour mid June - Aug) If anyone is interested (and I hope I'm not being too forward) I can send you his itenerary and if you see him, you can introduce yrself and say hi from me and the kitties. His name is Mose Scarlett and he plays acoustic guitar and sings tunes from the 20's thru the 40's. p.s. he loves it there too! |
24 May 99 - 03:06 PM (#81327) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: The Shambles I shall be spending this week-end (mostly) at The Chippenham Folk Festival......... Any one else? |
24 May 99 - 05:44 PM (#81377) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Sue Donnellan Well I'm a lass from Cumbria (Westmorland originally, in the good ol' days, of Irish descent, but living in London now and playing at sessions in Richmond and Middlesex, and dying to get back oop North. |
25 May 99 - 02:12 AM (#81485) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: JB3 (inactive) My husband and I have arranged to exchange houses with a couple from Southhampton, England for 3 weeks, starting August 4th. I'm more into folk than he, but would love to hit some folk clubs in that area. Any suggestions? Thanks, UK 'Catters! June |
25 May 99 - 04:15 AM (#81498) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: SueH Hi Ian You're just up the road! I knew there was a session at Ashwell but we haven't been along yet. The folk club at Letchworth is fairly new, my husband runs it & so far we have had Martin Wyndham-Read, Jez Lowe, & this Friday it is The MacCalmans. Basically it's on the 4th Friday of every month. There will be a break for July & Aug, when most clubs close. We started it up to try & get in more traditional artists, it's getting known that's the difficulty. There's also a very good session on the 4th Wednesday of every month (ie tomorrow) at The Greyhound pub, St Ippollyts (just outside Hitchin on the Codicote Road). This encompasses a range of instruments (fiddle, concertina, accordian. melodeon, bodhran, guitars, hammer dulcimer, bouzouki etc etc) & singing too. It's run by Barry Goodman, who is half of Life & Times & also a member of Time of Your Life. It's a very friendly session. Our phone number is 01462 438373 if you want to get in contact with us. SueH |
25 May 99 - 05:12 AM (#81508) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: The_one_and_only_Dai bill\sables,Sam,Mike,Graham,Ian: Do any of you ever get up to Skipton? I was listening to a CD last night by a guy called Dave Moss (band called Bannoffi [sic]). Brilliant. I believe he attends a session there - if you see him, pass on my compliments. |
25 May 99 - 06:28 AM (#81513) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: danl one and only dai - damn me i hate coincidences. how long have you been in northamptons then? coz im not sure i recognise your name and im just about to start my 6th season in our illustrious green machine ... it could be just me being a bit slow so early in the mornig .but this could also be where you extract a rather unfashionable confession out of me about the fact that 'ivy' is not a name that figures on the regiments list at all. go on, guess! if you get it right ill buy you a pint this weekend at sudeley! (if your going that is...!) love ... er... ivy b. more beer, more shouting, resistance is futile. |
25 May 99 - 06:37 AM (#81514) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: danl andy g ok, maybe it is too early in the morning for me (11:30, still officially morning so the excuse still stands) but ive got ECWS and obviously know what SK stands for but KAotW, KA and RA? now im lost with the abriviations. anyway, didnt the ECWS do something at whitny and blow up 60 of the public's cars and burn down a feild? no, my mistake, perhaps that was us. think thats the only time we dont mind being confused though...! love ivy b. |
25 May 99 - 07:43 AM (#81519) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: AndyG Ivy,
KAotW: The King's Army of the West (the original splitters [Hopton's & Lunsfords IIRC]:-)
AndyG |
25 May 99 - 07:51 AM (#81522) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: The_one_and_only_Dai Ivy - just you ask Cap'n Bob about his uncle Dai. |
25 May 99 - 08:03 AM (#81524) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Ian SueH Thanx. I know Barry G and the Greyhound session. For a good list of Herts/Essex sessions etc. you can try my Friend Kevin's site at http://www.macgrath.freeserve.co.uk It also has some of his songs (I like the Marmite one). May see you at Letchworth soon, though I'm restoring bells at Orton Waterville this Friday so not much chance then. Dai Yes, my wife was born a few miles from Skipton so we get there now and again. Never been to that session, though. This is getting to look like a series of mixed up conversations. Maybe we should start a new thread or 2. (ps I was a member of the King's Army about 1977. Sir Thomas Tyldesley's Regiment of Foot. Great singing with the RA.) |
25 May 99 - 08:35 AM (#81531) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: AndyG My, my, my, isn't it a small world ! Ian, which bit of Tyldesley's Regt ? I hadn't been dismissed from the KA for "persistant malignacy" in 1977 :)
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25 May 99 - 10:18 AM (#81564) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Sam Hudson Hello from Nottingham; I shall be on the door at Keyworth Folk Club tonight where Anna Ryder is our guest. And on Friday night my tent will be up for the first time this year at Cleethorpes!
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25 May 99 - 11:37 AM (#81586) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: danl now im intriged....! would you know Mim Bower then by chance? it was thanks to her and others that i first became intrested in folk to start with. im trying to work this all out but yes, may have to ask Bob this weekend! this thread is certainly becoming intresting and seems to have thrown up quite a few re-enactors, though perhaps this is not such a coincidence after all. love ivy b. |
25 May 99 - 12:01 PM (#81594) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Alan B Pete Fletcher - Will see you at Beverley. I'm sure your folk on the will be fascinating!!! |
25 May 99 - 12:01 PM (#81595) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Ian Andy Univ. Newcastle bit ... exported from Manchester. |
25 May 99 - 12:53 PM (#81615) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: The Shambles JB3
Fo'c'sle Folk Club
Woolston Folk Club This may help too Folk-On-Tap. |
25 May 99 - 01:10 PM (#81623) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: SueH Hi Ian again We are on Kevin's web site (St Ipps session, Letchworth gigs, Nail La Mad Nanny! & Tam Lin (my husband's bands). How long since you looked at his site???????? I have tried putting all the above on a few others, but most of them are like black holes - you send the info & never get a response. However the Tam Lin site should be up & running v. soon, having got started at last I am getting on with it fairly quickly; and I shall be putting as many links on as I can think of. Shame about Friday. You might enjoy the sessions though, they really are v. friendly, as you might expect with Barry running them! Sue |
25 May 99 - 02:23 PM (#81642) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: The Shambles There is also this one for those in the UK http://www.mudcat.org/thread.CFM?threadID=5704. Let us not exclude the rest of the world too much, these threads must be pretty boring for them? |
25 May 99 - 02:34 PM (#81644) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: The Shambles Ivy B and AndyG. Could you start a new thread explaining all about your re-enactment stuff. I'm sure that there will be a lot of people here who would be interested, as I for one am, but I feel I have come in, in the middle of it and I am a bit lost. Could you start at the beginning for me? |
25 May 99 - 03:03 PM (#81650) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Sam Pirt Hi I don't need to say this(Ian and Bill have said this already)My names Sam Pirt and I live in the UK and funly enought I am off to Beverly. I may ewll pop accross to the workshop and see you. Cheers, Sam |
26 May 99 - 08:25 AM (#81811) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Ian Sue Can't get to Kevin's site at the moment. My employer's firewall comes up with "Access Denied" (categories SEX) |
26 May 99 - 10:33 AM (#81829) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Ash the 'Liza Carthy follower Just me. In my hat It's very colourful. Here's my site : http;//members.xoom.com/Elizanet |
26 May 99 - 10:41 AM (#81832) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: katlaughing I'm not from the UK, either, but feel as though I should be. I noticed nobody responded to Cat A Tonic, so I thought I would. CatAT, why don't yougo ahead and list his intinerary; that way everyone can check it out to see if they might attend. Also, I second the request for a thread about reenactments. Sounds really interesting. katlaughing, descended from UK's Hudsons, Forsyths, Crawfords, Sutherlands, Fountains, Ewings, Youmans, and a few more! |
26 May 99 - 12:28 PM (#81860) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: SueH There's obviously something on Kevin's site that I've missed, Ian! I just checked it in case he had turned it into a porn site over the last week or so, but no, it appears to be just the same - how odd! Sue |
26 May 99 - 06:42 PM (#81940) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Graham Pirt To the one and only Dai - Sam and I will be at the Skipton club shortly doing a guest spot there. See you? |
26 May 99 - 08:15 PM (#81975) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Cat a Tonic (inactive) Hi Katlaughing et al, Since I'm very new on Mudcat, I sure hope I'm not coming across as an advertiser for hubby's gigs. Thought just that since I can't go to the UK, someone else might say hi in person to my significant other, and that would be like me being there (junior mudcatter). If you are interested in the itinerary, and I appreciate you suggesting I post it (Katlaughing), I will be very happy to send it thru email to whoever requests. That way, hopefully I won't step on anybody's paws. p.s. I love cats by the way and have 3!!! |
27 May 99 - 03:31 AM (#82069) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: The_one_and_only_Dai Graham P: I wish I could, but I'm stuck in the distant south. Maybe you'll travel down here one day... |
27 May 99 - 05:16 AM (#82081) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Ian Stephenson Hello Shambles ->I'll be at chippenam festival all weekend. I'm the guitarist in a young band called "6 pack" -a smaller version of the pack, and we'll be playing a gig with Nancy Kerr and James Fagan on Monday -I think in the afternoon. Might see you there! Cheers, Ian |
27 May 99 - 10:58 AM (#82130) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: The Shambles Ian I will be in the session at the Borough Arms or the Old Road Tavern. They are usually pretty good. Look for a hairy banjo/bouzouki player (strikingly handsome, for his age and modest too). I'll try and catch you playing. It will be nice to try and get together. |
27 May 99 - 03:04 PM (#82182) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Richard Bridge Hazlitt Folk, the Style and Winch, Union Street Maidstone Kent every Monday |
02 Jun 99 - 08:47 AM (#83417) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Ian I'm surprised nobody admits to doing any dancing. Aren't there any morris dancers left? Ian |
02 Jun 99 - 08:53 AM (#83418) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: The_one_and_only_Dai I know some, but typically they're too p*ssed to stand up, let alone look at the mudcat... |
02 Jun 99 - 02:26 PM (#83493) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: The Shambles IAN. Have you recovered yet? |
02 Jun 99 - 06:00 PM (#83515) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Melodeon I live in Gloucester which has no Folk Clubs but there are some great sessions arond. I will be at Sidmouth - wouldn't miss it. I am in a Ceildh Band called Grand Union (nothing to do with the flag for you non UK folkies). You can find us on:- http://www.netservs.com/grand_union/ Melodeon |
03 Jun 99 - 07:30 PM (#83807) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: peterp many thanks everybody, for Dai, Banoffi are based in Whitby and play at the Tap and Spile folk club |
04 Jun 99 - 04:06 AM (#83897) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: The_one_and_only_Dai ...and a very talented bunch (?) they are too. I bought the CD at our own folk club, Dave Moss and another guy came down (not Banoffi). Any knowledge/prospect of a Dave Moss mad-bazuki-and-mandolin-type-release? |
06 Jun 99 - 03:07 PM (#84429) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Liz C. Dai, I first heard of Dave Moss when he supported Jon Harvison a couple of years ago, which prompted me to go and see Banoffi - they were superb. The mailing list address given with their cd from 1997 is: banoffi bainley bank cottage fryup street Whitby N. yorks YO21 2AS The form they provide to add yourself to the list has a space for your e-mail address so I assume they've an e-mail list too. I heard a rumour that there's another cd out or due out, not sure how true that is. Liz |
06 Jun 99 - 05:17 PM (#84451) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: O.K If it's confession time (see Ian 2/6), then my name is Mike Cahill and I'm a Morris Dancer. There, they say that confession is good for the soul and I feel a lot better now I'm, "out". It started by accident I was in a pub and somehow got dragged into it (Press Ganged, more like). Been doing it 26 years now, it's ruined my life, never did get to be chief Exec. of ICI, or M.P. for Castleford. I might have been, you know!! But once they found out about my "habit" then they backed off and selected others over me. I'm not bitter, and now I'm too set in my ways to change. I take things a day at a time. I,ve not danced at all today yet. Just 2 hours and the day will be over. If you see a bunch of old men with Royal Blue velvet Knee Britches calling themselves the Wrigley Head North West Morris Men, Have pitty and buy us beer, were too old, week willed and addle brained to change. The beer will help us to forget the pain of the knackered knees, broken wind and the memory of how life used to be before we became slaves to this vile addiction. (You can see us at Middlewhich F.F. and Saddleworth Rushcart)8-) |
14 Jun 99 - 02:16 PM (#86617) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Emmie Hurray for the UK folkies, this thread was passed on to me by the incredibly helpful shambles. I live in Clapham in London which I have a love hate relationship with.I have to get out whenever I can for some space and trees, but I like the hustle and bustle as well! |
15 Jun 99 - 06:54 AM (#86799) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: danl welcome to this odd thread! it seems to be comprised of several different conversations all at once! just to double back on an old one (apoloagies to everyone else) Dai - of course ive heard of you! sorry about that. last time you were around though i was only a mere chit of a girl following my big brothers around. everyone sends their regards. Major Bob says you were so good looking you made everyone else feel ugly. love ivy b* ps i think that i said id be able to meet any mudcatters at the cambridge folk festerval. well it seems i have a bit of a funds problem so might not be able to make it. never mind, i might win the lottery before then perhaps. |
15 Jun 99 - 07:45 AM (#86804) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: The_one_and_only_Dai 'ere, Ivy - you're not (yet) another Leighton are you? |
15 Jun 99 - 08:00 AM (#86807) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: Steve Parkes Is Major Bob well-known for his irony? |
15 Jun 99 - 01:48 PM (#86881) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: danl yes of course! (yet another Leighton, what can you mean by that. theres only 6 Leighton children. my other 4 siblings are either Ewans or Smallmans.) i suppose the bit about my big brothers gave it away a bit really didnt it. we are Leighton, we are one, all will be assimilated....
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15 Jun 99 - 01:48 PM (#86882) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: The Shambles You mean they put you in irons too?? Can I join, it sounds more fun now. |
15 Jun 99 - 08:37 PM (#87014) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: The Ale Bagman Dear Melodeon, thanx for the brilliant time you gave me and the other 169 at Stroud Ale. Your ever smiling Ale Bagman. Cheers. Ale Bagman
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15 Jun 99 - 08:40 PM (#87015) Subject: RE: uk folkies From: The Ale Bagman Dear Melodeon, thanx for the brilliant time you gave me and the other 169 at Stroud Ale. Your ever smiling Ale Bagman. Cheers. Ale Bagman
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