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31 Jan 20 - 01:57 AM (#4031273) Subject: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Shezinaussie advice please - we are coming for 4 mths - struggling for JUNE festivals that focus on Unaccompanied singing sessions? We want to steward if possible; but not a deal breaker. Anywhere in UK - so suggestions please? |
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31 Jan 20 - 02:57 AM (#4031277) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Jim Carroll Ireland |
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31 Jan 20 - 02:59 AM (#4031278) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Jim Carroll PS Be careful where you refer to 'Ireland' as being in the UK though ! |
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31 Jan 20 - 03:00 AM (#4031280) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: The Sandman www.fastnetmaritime.com |
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31 Jan 20 - 03:24 AM (#4031283) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Mr Red Wareham Wail Sept 4-6 Now called the Wail, cluette as to the unaccompanied genre. Pennymoor Song & Ale June - it can sell out so be quick. Stewarding unlikely. see See my festival list. with links Chippenham is almost in June - the stewarding has contacted me already so contact them now. Upton will be 4 days though the Bank Holiday Monday isn't (a BH). Towersey is a big festival and has moved, they do work stewards pretty hard, but as a steward you do get to arrive early. I am sure we will bump into each other somewhere, you will spot me. |
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31 Jan 20 - 03:41 AM (#4031286) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: The Sandman i would prefer to describe ireland as geographical british isles |
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31 Jan 20 - 04:06 AM (#4031290) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Jim Carroll "i would prefer to describe ireland as geographical british isles" Officially no longer the case apparently (latest statement) Read your Irish Times Jim |
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31 Jan 20 - 04:10 AM (#4031292) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: FreddyHeadey In case anyone needs their memory jogging these are the folk festivals listed on 'uk folk festivals' Taking place in June Gate to Southwell - 4th Jun 2020 - Southwell, Nottinghamshire Wirral Folk Festival - 4th Jun 2020 - Ellesmere Port, CH65 6QF, Cheshire Blowout - 5th Jun 2020 - Polesworth Abbey, near Tamworth,, Warwickshire Strawberry Fair - 6th Jun 2020 - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire The Eden Festival - 11th Jun 2020 - Moffat, DG11 1HQ, Dumfries and Galloway EdleFest - 12th Jun 2020 - Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival - 12th Jun 2020 - Falmouth, Cornwall Gower Folk Festival - 12th Jun 2020 - Weobley Castle, Llanrhidian, SA3 1HB, Gower St Neots Folk Festival - 12th Jun 2020 - St Neots, PE19 2BH, Cambridgeshire The Doolin Folk Festival - 12th Jun 2020 - Doolin, County Clare TMSA Keith Festival - 12th Jun 2020 - Keith, Aberdeenshire Wimborne Minster Folk Festival - 12th Jun 2020 - Wimborne, Dorset Leamington Peace Festival - 13th Jun 2020 - Leamington, Warwickshire Grand Northern Ukulele Festival - 18th Jun 2020 - Huddersfield, Yorkshire Towerfest - 18th Jun 2020 - Drax Nr Selby, YO8 8PJ, Yorkshire Beardy Folk Festival - 19th Jun 2020 - Cleobury Mortimer, DY14 0EF, Shropshire Beverley Fringe Festival - 19th Jun 2020 - Beverley locations, Yorkshire Lichfield Folk Festival - 19th Jun 2020 - Borrowcop Hill, Lichfield, WS14 9DE, Staffordshire Moor and Coast Session - 19th Jun 2020 - Whitby, Yorkshire Solas Festival - 19th Jun 2020 - Errol Park, Errol, PH2 7RA, Perthshire Unearthed In a Field - 19th Jun 2020 - Solva, Haverfordwest, SA62 6YE, Pembrokeshire Scottish Traditional Boat Festival - 20th Jun 2020 - Portsoy, Aberdeenshire Fastnet Maritime and Folk Festival - 21st Jun 2020 - Ballydehob, County Cork Gobefest - 24th Jun 2020 - Cathedral Gardens, Manchester M4 3BG, Lancashire Leigh Folk Festival - 25th Jun 2020 - Leigh on Sea, Essex Exile Music Festival - 26th Jun 2020 - Sabine Hay, Darley Dale, DE4 2LN, Derbyshire St Albans Folk Festival - 26th Jun 2020 - St Albans, Hertfordshire Bury Folk Festival - 27th Jun 2020 - Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5LU, Suffolk Folk in the Field - 27th Jun 2020 - Shiptonthorpe, Yorkshire Ukelele Festival of Wales - 28th Jun 2020 - Gower Heritage Centre, Glamorgan Keynsham Music Festival - 29th Jun 2020 - Keynsham, Somerset http://ukfolkfestivals.co.uk/viewall.php#June &, [happened 2019, not updated yet for 2020 Arran Folk Festival - 7th Jun 2019 - Arran, Ayrshire ObanLive - 7th Jun 2019 - Oban, Argyll and Bute The Canal Boat Crew Sessions Festival - 1st Jun 2019, North Wales and North West England, Flintshire, Denbighshire, Shropshire & Cheshire Bay Folk Weekend - 7th Jun 2019, Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire Barking Folk Festival - 8th Jun 2019, Barking, Greater London Middlewich FAB Festival - 13th Jun 2019, Middlewich, Cheshire Folk at the Boat - 15th Jun 2019, Ipswich, IP2 8HW, Suffolk Lymm Festival - 20th Jun 2019, Lymm, Cheshire West Somerset Folk Festival - 20th Jun 2019, Carhampton, Somerset Teignmouth Folk Festival - 21st Jun 2019, Teignmouth, Devon Jim Dowling Uilleann Pipe and Trad Festival - 20th Jun 2019 - Glengarriff, County Cork BuskFest - 22nd Jun 2019 - Banbridge, County Down Stogumber Festival - 22nd Jun 2019, Stogumber, Somerset Dentdale Music & Beer Festival - 28th Jun 2019, Dent, Cumbria NormaFest / Elephant at the Castle - 28th Jun 2019, Mulgrave Castle, Whitby, Yorkshire Folk on the Quay - 29th Jun 2019, Poole, Dorset] |
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31 Jan 20 - 05:11 AM (#4031301) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: John MacKenzie Portsoy in the North East of Scotland, is a mainly traditional festival, most sessions are unaccompanied, and it's a nice wee town, by the sea, pretty harbour and all that sort of holiday thing. (It's 5th/7th June this year. https://salmonbothy.org/event/11th-haal-music-festival-2020/ |
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31 Jan 20 - 05:12 AM (#4031302) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: GUEST,jim bainbridge The original question has been ignored. Unaccompanied singing is probably present at many of the above, but some are much better but as an infrequent festivalgoer I'll leave it to others to advise on that. Also, Ireland is not in the UK (except for Ulster) & the question was about the UK not Ireland. Am sure the originator of the thread is aware of the differing meanings of Britain, GB, UK, England etc & if not, I'd advise him/her to brush up on the sensibilities here! I agree, Jim C, the BRITISH ISLES is not an acceptable term as they aren't all British. Mind you, if that's so, surely the IRISH SEA should also be an unacceptable name? |
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31 Jan 20 - 07:23 AM (#4031329) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: GUEST,Modette Three counties in the province of Ulster are not in Northern Ireland (Cavan, Monaghan and my own Donegal)! I do despair when people use the province's name erroneously. The last-named, of course, hosts the wonderful Inishowen song festival. |
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31 Jan 20 - 07:24 AM (#4031331) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: GUEST,Modette Insert 'county' after 'last-named'. |
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31 Jan 20 - 08:08 AM (#4031336) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: GUEST,jim bainbridge Yes Modette you are quite correct- I was using shorthand- wrong maybe but what's the alternative? NORTHERN IRELAND is anathema to republicans - maybe the SIX COUNTIES might be OK? I am well aware of the three counties in question- I lived for several years near Dowra in Cavan & played music in the Melrose pub there a few times. I'd certainly support your recommendation of the Inishowen weekend in Ballyliffin in March for unaccompanied singing, having been a guest singer/musician there a few years ago. However there is a BIG BUT- INISHOWEN is not in the UK!! |
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31 Jan 20 - 08:20 AM (#4031339) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Jim Carroll "Mind you, if that's so, surely the IRISH SEA should also be an unacceptable name?" Moot point How about the English Channel Jim I didn't wish to make this an issue, but it became one recently in the Irish Press It remains to be seen if the UK K survives into the near future Jim |
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31 Jan 20 - 08:51 AM (#4031346) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Michael Whitby Folk Week is mainly traditional, so plenty of unaccompanied singing there. Mike |
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31 Jan 20 - 09:21 AM (#4031350) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Brian Peters Cullerlie in July? Or does it have to be June? And are looking for solo unaccompanied singing, or choruses, Shez? |
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31 Jan 20 - 11:49 AM (#4031366) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: GUEST Whitby Folk Week is mainly traditional, so plenty of unaccompanied singing there. I hope that you are wrong Michael, my B&B is booked for August. (The thread is about festivals in JUNE) |
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31 Jan 20 - 12:34 PM (#4031370) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Steve Gardham June 26th-28th is Hull Folk and Maritime Festival. The weekend before already posted is Beverley Fringe (8 miles away). Both have ample opportunities for unaccompanied singing, but not exclusively of course. Both are mainly free events and the singarounds certainly are free. |
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31 Jan 20 - 12:36 PM (#4031371) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: GUEST,Modette Yeah, Jim, I know that. But Clonmany (where the Inishowen event's held) is less than thirty miles from Derry. Some of us tend to regard a lot of Norn Iron (and parts of Glasgow) as Greater Donegal. |
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31 Jan 20 - 01:25 PM (#4031379) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: GUEST,jim bainbridge I think we're mostly agreed about geographical terms- a real minefield. Jim C, the English call it the English Channel- the French call it La Manche. My Grandad didn't talk about the North Sea- he called it the German Ocean! Shez- a few festivals DO describe themselves as Singing Festivals- look out for them rather than just folk festivals- or you could be very disappointed- inly there are plenty of singing events (mainly informal sessions) in Ireland as well....you have 4 months |
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31 Jan 20 - 02:49 PM (#4031382) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: WalkaboutsVerse Most/all of the festivals in Durham and Northumberland, including "The...Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering" |
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31 Jan 20 - 03:13 PM (#4031388) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Jim Carroll "Jim C, the English call it the English Channel- the French call it La Manche." By the French - the English tend not to foul their mouths with foreign-speak The Irish Sea is also referred to as the Celtic Sea, of course It doesn't matter, of course - I rased the question because I felt that visitors should be forewarned of the prevailing 'Little England-ism' on the rise at present I think that's about enough, don't you ? Jim |
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31 Jan 20 - 05:39 PM (#4031416) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: GUEST Any folk festival has unaccompanied singing if I go to it. Tradsinger |
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01 Feb 20 - 05:42 AM (#4031497) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: GUEST,jim bainbridge Jim C- you're dead right about the terminology, but I'll have one more go- it's good to agree with you about SOMETHING anyway!! Ignorance of anything outside England (or part of it?) has been well demonstrated for many years & especially today When we did B&B in West Cork, we had English visitors who brought their own stamps for their postcards. And quite annoyed to be told they'd need to buy Irish ones!- how long has Ireland been independent? Originator of the thread hasn't clarified what he/she really wants and Aussies are probably better probably better informed, but hopefully someone can give more specific advice to make the best of the trip... |
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01 Feb 20 - 06:27 AM (#4031511) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: John MacKenzie Just a wee reminder of the OP, as we seem to have got sidetracked into semantics, and struggles with the calendar. "Subject: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Shezinaussie - PM Date: 31 Jan 20 - 01:57 AM advice please - we are coming for 4 mths - struggling for JUNE festivals that focus on Unaccompanied singing sessions? We want to steward if possible; but not a deal breaker. Anywhere in UK - so suggestions please?" |
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01 Feb 20 - 06:50 AM (#4031519) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: GUEST,jim bainbridge Dead right John- back to the subject- there have been a few mentions of specific festivals & sessions - there have been a few useful suggestions, yours among them. You know as well as I do that many listed UK festivals would be a bit short on unaccompanied singing? |
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01 Feb 20 - 08:07 AM (#4031524) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: GUEST,Guest It might help if the originator identified the four months he will be right way up. Or, as I learned only today, the antipodes (they are for someone in Oz) cheers or good on yer mate |
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01 Feb 20 - 08:21 AM (#4031527) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: GUEST "it's good to agree with you about SOMETHING anyway!" It is indeed Jim For me, the limit of ignorance of all things foreign was reached by a customer who told me, "we have Irish neigbours so we always check under the car before we drive off in the morning" Jim |
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01 Feb 20 - 02:00 PM (#4031593) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Tattie Bogle The three Scottish ones where you will find the most unaccompanied singing are as follows: Fifesing Traditional Singing Festival - May 15th-17th 2020 - based in Freuchie and Falkland (in Fife, of course!) Fifesing Traditional Singing Festival Cullerlie Traditional Singing Weekend: July 24th-26th 2020 - at Cullerlie Farm park - a few miles west of Aberdeen. Apart from teh singing there is a chance to learn rural crafts! No other details of this year's event yet, but worth bookmarking the website: Cullerlie Traditional Singing Weekend Then there's Falkland Traditional Music Festival (also in Falkland, Fife, which took a break last year, but is up and running again this year: it has gone back from June to August to the same weekend that used to be the one for the long-running Auchtermuchty Festival, 7th-9th August: Falkland Traditional Music Festival And if you like a bit of Scottish history, no better place to be than in Falkland: see the Palace, including Real tennis court where Maty Queen of Scots might have played! |
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01 Feb 20 - 03:19 PM (#4031605) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Steve Gardham Shez, apologies on behalf of Catters who cannot read four-letter words! |
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01 Feb 20 - 04:10 PM (#4031616) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Tattie Bogle JUNE is a four-letter word, but Shez said he/she was coming for four months (unspecified which months and has not replied to request to be more specific)), so not unreasonable to mention other good festivals any time between March and September - 4 months before and after, but including JUNE! I kept my list to those that I know do have a large proportion of UNACCOMPANIED singing!! (Which was also requested). Or did you have some other 4-letter word in mind, Steve? |
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01 Feb 20 - 06:17 PM (#4031650) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Steve Gardham Wonder why Shez specifically mentions JUNE then. |
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01 Feb 20 - 08:12 PM (#4031660) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Tattie Bogle And FOUR MONTHS! Shez may not have already filled every waking minute of the other three months with festivals, and/or might be able to take in some of those in other months, plan a route around those that sound as if they fit the bill the most closely. I know I would if someone told me about something really good. Why so critical of people trying to provide helpful advice, Steve? It took me a while to get all the info/create the blickies. Please don't be so patronising or apologise for me!! Preferably apologise TO me! And other people read the posts and might be interested too: we're not using private messaging! |
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02 Feb 20 - 03:50 AM (#4031687) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Steve Gardham TB, humble apologies! I was only trying to be helpful and others have also pointed out that JUNE was being emphasised. |
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02 Feb 20 - 04:42 AM (#4031697) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Johnny J There's Keith Festival on 12 June - 14 June. Most of the singing there is of the unaccompanied variety(and there's lots) although there is also a musical(These days, dominated by SDBs unfortunately) side as well. It's friendly and welcoming though. The website seems to have gone as it used to be linked to the TMSA site which has now ben revamped. Ah, I found something.... http://tmsakeithfestival.blogspot.com/ |
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02 Feb 20 - 08:34 AM (#4031743) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: GUEST Maybe Sheezinaussie doesn't exist?- no response anyway, although some useful info here |
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02 Feb 20 - 04:03 PM (#4031817) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: GUEST,Guest Tim You could do a lot worse than Falmouth International Shanty Festival, a cracking weekend of mainly unaccompanied singing, fantastic atmosphere and Cornwall, what more could you want?. |
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02 Feb 20 - 04:18 PM (#4031819) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Tattie Bogle Pax then, Steve: I was also trying to be helpful, and of course I had had read the word JUNE! But not knowing when Shez's 4 months starts and ends, it still seemed worthwhile to highlight other festivals within that period. (And the first 2 I mentioned really do specialise almost exclusively in unaccompanied singing.) Agree with Johnny J that Keith is a nice festival, and IS in June! And Guest Tim, when is that Falmouth Festival? |
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02 Feb 20 - 09:24 PM (#4031865) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Shezinaussie Thank you all Yes, I did mean England & Scotland & Wales - did not mean to include Ireland (sorry) Yes, I am aware of the 'lists of festivals' but I don't know which ones are predominately unaccompanied English, which is my love - so that was what I was looking for - recommendations of festivals that focused 'A LOT' on that genre! If I could figure out how, I would have responded to a few of you directly. Yes, MR RED - I will recognise you :) |
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02 Feb 20 - 09:29 PM (#4031866) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Shezinaussie Hi Brian - singing in general - session singing, including chorus & leading a song! |
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02 Feb 20 - 09:40 PM (#4031867) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Shezinaussie and yes, I do exist - I was in UK 25 yrs ago, worked on The Widows Uniform - Brian Peters can vouch that I am real! so could have Johnny Collins, but sadly no more! I was also around 10 & 9 yrs ago - did 3 mth stints over there.....Mr Red may remember me also - I am there from May till mid September - already locked in about 10 festivals as a steward! Looking for a van still - under 10,000 pounds - bed above the cabin & one or two in the back - filling it up with Aussie for 3 of the months; and with my dear UK mate the other 2 mths - so beware, we are real, and we are coming to create havoc.....sorry, I mean coming to SING! and I didn't know there had been any responses till I came and looked today - so need to check how I can be advised when there have been responses ...... |
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02 Feb 20 - 10:14 PM (#4031870) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Shezinaussie and I am NOT a choir singer - I am talking good sing around stuff - 'give it Wellie' was a good description for a great sing! |
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03 Feb 20 - 05:23 AM (#4031895) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Brian Peters H Shez, thought it might be you, but didn't want to assume. So I guess good singaround sessions are the priority? Possibly Moor & Coast, though I really don't know what it's like these days. Others will have suggestions now we've refined the search! |
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03 Feb 20 - 05:58 AM (#4031900) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: GUEST,Guest Tim Falmouth International Shanty Festival June 12th to June 14th inclusive |
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03 Feb 20 - 07:11 AM (#4031915) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: GUEST,crumbly Shanty festivals are very popular & great for participation, but not comparable to some of the generally solo singing at many festivals' - they tend to be very different animals... Shez may be aware of this- matter of taste really- listening to a full weekend of shanties would be MY idea of hell, but heyho |
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03 Feb 20 - 10:30 AM (#4031949) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Jack Campin Can you still hear diddling anywhere? Last heard it at Muchty, years ago. |
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03 Feb 20 - 10:50 AM (#4031953) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Tattie Bogle I think they still have diddling competitions at some of the TMSA festivals. Worth saying too, that both Fifesing and Cullerlie, though happening in Scotland (and not in June!), don't confine themselves to Scots songs: there are usually guests from Scotland, England and Ireland (N and S), and sometimes from N America, as well as loads of enthusiastic singers among the general attenders. And they both have facilities for camping, whether tents or motorhomes/caravans. Cornwall or Keith for that weekend of June 12th-14th? What a choice - and a distance between them! You may need the wellies at Cullerlie! |
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03 Feb 20 - 12:07 PM (#4031974) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Steve Gardham >>>>>listening to a full weekend of shanties would be MY idea of hell<<<<< Fair dos, but not many people go to listen, they go to sing and participate! |
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04 Feb 20 - 10:14 AM (#4032187) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Tattie Bogle According to the website of the Paimpol Festival of "Chants de Marins" in Brittany, 130,000 people go! |
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04 Feb 20 - 10:27 AM (#4032196) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Steve Gardham Wow! Presumably not all singers then. |
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04 Feb 20 - 09:04 PM (#4032285) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Shezinaussie I have the Falmouth International Shanty Festival on my list - definitely going to that - looked at DORSET TRADITIONAL SONG WEEKEND 5/6/20 7/6/20 - but only 35 tickets so decided too small for the weekend 26th to 28th: choice of St Albans Festival or Hull Folk and Maritime Festival or West Sommerset Folk - which has the most singing is the question ??? Gap on 19th to 21st June???? Someone mentioned: Fifesing - that is in May - we are tossing up between Fifesing & Shepley Spring Festival - same weekend! May is sorted, apart from that question: Upton Festival, then Holmfirth Festival then Fifesing or Shepley Spring Festival, then Chippenham festival then an extra one at Doncaster Folk Festival! July is: Cleackheaton, Warwick Festival August - Whitby & Shrewsbury - still a work in progress September is one only, Bromyard, as leaving the country then! Might be shattered if we do them all :( Yes Brian Peters, it is me!! Thanks everyone for your input :) |
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05 Feb 20 - 02:55 AM (#4032295) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: r.padgett I will certainly see you at some of these! god willing Ray |
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05 Feb 20 - 05:55 PM (#4032446) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Steve Gardham Hull Folk & Maritime. Free festival apart from a couple of concerts. Last year due to lack of funding we had a grass roots festival based on local singers/musicians with lots of singarounds and sessions, concerts on boats. The way funding is currently going it's looking like same again. If we get any substantial funding it will go on a few big names for paid concerts but the basic grass roots will always be there. |
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06 Feb 20 - 05:00 AM (#4032496) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: GUEST,jim bainbridge This funding distortion is serious. No problem about musicians making a living out of the music, but funders who have a set amount for 'folk and traditional music often take the easy & safe route. I recall a few years ago when my local authority had a set amount for traditional music, but had no background or knowledge of this kind of music & gave 100pc to a locally thriving country music festival! yeeha. Easy and safe but not very helpful to the grassroots! |
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06 Feb 20 - 07:33 PM (#4032659) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Tattie Bogle Sounds like a great itinerary, Shez: hope we may see you at Fifesing, but just go with whatever works best for you. I just had a Fifesing email today, so there may now be more detail of the programme on the website. |
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08 Feb 20 - 10:24 PM (#4033102) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: vectis I would highly commend Pennymoor Song and Ale - First weekend in June. Friday 5 to Sunday 7 June 2020. Google for it and the contact details. A wonderful weekend of local and outside singers held in Devon a few instruments but mainly unaccompanied, lusty, singing by a really friendly crowd. Camping available. One of the festivals I really miss now I am living down under. |
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09 Feb 20 - 04:04 PM (#4033260) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Herga Kitty Hi Shez - I think we'll be running some singarounds at Chippenham, so hope to see you there..... is it really 25 years.....?!!! Kitty |
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11 Feb 20 - 03:01 PM (#4033662) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Shezinaussie Thanks Vectis - I googled and found a ph number for Clare Penny - she is passing info on to whoever is running it - sounds perfect actually!!! Hi Herga Kitty - It was 25 yrs since I lived in UK, but I did come back in 2009 & 2010 I think it was, and probably came to Herga then! (can't remember ....CRAFT :)) I have applied to steward at Chippenham! Still looking for a camper van though, if anyone knows of one; or can recommend a dealer - budget is 10000 pounds; bed above the cab, and bed at the back; toilet/shower - everything else is a bonus but not essential! |
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10 Mar 20 - 10:38 AM (#4038785) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Tattie Bogle Hi Shez, in case you miss it on the Coronavirus thread, I'm sorry to say that the Fifesing weekend in mid-May has been cancelled owing to concerns re possible spread of the virus among not-so- young singers. Just heard this morning. Hope your trip is not hampered in any way. |
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15 Mar 20 - 09:25 AM (#4039653) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Shezinaussie thanks for all your help - it was all in hand, everything on track.....but, blindsided by a stoke of medical reality - 'the virus' - so, sadly, we have cancelled our trip for 2020 - but, we'll be back.....2021 will be the year it seems ! |
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04 Nov 21 - 12:54 AM (#4125128) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Shezinaussie well....maybe 2022.....just read my last comment in March 2020 - and here we are just over 18 mths later saying 'maybe 2022' - just shook the dust off the 2020 spreadsheet, spent an hour on the net, filled in the potential dates for 2022 - our borders in Aussie have opened, well nearly, and provided the airfares are not horrendous, 2022 is the UK year - SOOOO looking forward to having a sing with you all, as sadly, unaccompanied singing is definitely hard to find in Aussie now - it is still happening, but definitely NOT on the main stages, and to quote Annie Fentiman a few years back, 'we are even scratching to find it in the village hall'! looking forward to 4 mths of singing! |
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04 Nov 21 - 08:49 PM (#4125199) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: GUEST,Malcolm Storey The request was for JUNE. Just to clarify - the Towerfest at Drax is predominently Country and Western with - as far as I know - no unaccompanied singing. |
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05 Nov 21 - 03:35 AM (#4125218) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Bonzo3legs Must have pedal steel for country music!! |
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05 Nov 21 - 04:35 AM (#4125224) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: The Sandman there are six counties in the geographical island of ireland that are in the UK. IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO HAVE PEDAL STEEL FOR COUNTRY MUSIC.BONZO some INFOThe pedal steel guitar is a console-type of steel guitar with pedals and knee levers that change the pitch of certain strings to enable playing more varied and complex music than any previous steel guitar design. Like all steel guitars, it can play unlimited glissandi (sliding notes) and deep vibrati—characteristics it shares with the human voice. Pedal steel is most commonly associated with American country music and Hawaiian music. Pedals were added to a lap steel guitar in 1940, allowing the performer to play a major scale without moving the bar and also to push the pedals while striking a chord, making passing notes slur or bend up into harmony with existing notes. The latter creates a unique sound that has been popular in country and western music— a sound not previously possible on steel guitars before pedals were added. From its first use in Hawaii in the 19th century, the steel guitar sound became popular in the United States in the first half of the 20th century and spawned a family of instruments designed specifically to be played with the guitar in a horizontal position, also known as "Hawaiian-style". The first instrument in this chronology was the Hawaiian guitar also called a lap steel; next was a lap steel with a resonator to make it louder, first made by National and Dobro Corporation. The electric guitar pickup was invented in 1934, allowing steel guitars to be heard equally with other instruments. Electronic amplification enabled subsequent development of the electrified lap steel, then the console steel, and finally the pedal steel guitar. Playing the pedal steel has unusual physical requirements in requiring simultaneous coordination of both hands, both feet and both knees (knees operate levers on medial and lateral sides of each knee); the only other instrument with similar requirements is the American reed organ. Pioneers in development of the instrument include Buddy Emmons, Jimmy Day, Bud Isaacs, Zane Beck, and Paul Bigsby. In addition to American country music, the instrument is used in sacred music in the eastern and southern United States (called Sacred Steel), jazz, and Nigerian Music. |
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05 Nov 21 - 04:58 AM (#4125226) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: Manitas_at_home I'm not sure about the last paragraph. I'm sure I've seen church organs that require the use of knees to effect register changes and the feet are used to operate bass pedals. |
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05 Nov 21 - 04:00 PM (#4125272) Subject: RE: festivals with Unaccompanied singing From: The Sandman yes, i think you are right Manitas |