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08 Jan 03 - 06:54 AM (#861456) Subject: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: nickp The Friends of American Old Time Music and Dance wish to announce that the 9th Gainsborough Old Time Festival will take place on 21st - 23rd of February at Castle Hills School, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. Our American guests will be Dan Levenson's Hippie-billies, the Reed Island Rounders, the Celestial Railroad String Band, Rayna Gellert and clogger Joan Cope. Our featured UK artists are Kate Lissauer's Buffalo Gals. Members of the the Hippie-billies and Reed Island Rounders are giving post-festival masterclass workshops on the 24th to 26th, following the festival. To request information please send snail mail details to email ... |
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08 Jan 03 - 07:52 AM (#861508) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: GUEST,Sooz(at the Castle Hills Community Arts Coll It'll be a great weekend if last year is anything to go by. It is really nice to see our facilities put to such good use. What a pity, though that admission is by a weekend ticket only and that it is not possible to attend just the odd concert. |
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08 Jan 03 - 10:53 AM (#861521) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: nickp Sooz - there are also 'All Day Saturday' and 'Saturday evening (concert) only' tickets available although we don't shout too loud about them - being a small organisation it makes the logistics more complicated! I'm sure they'll be available on the day - we prefer pre-booking for the weekend itself but it's not critical just helps us gauge numbers. Nick |
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08 Jan 03 - 12:39 PM (#861655) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: Sooz Thanks for the information, Nick. |
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09 Jan 03 - 07:03 AM (#862397) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: nickp Glad to help - and please excuse the use of School instead of Community Arts College but it takes less space on posters 'n stuff! Nick |
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10 Jan 03 - 10:07 AM (#863460) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: nickp refresh |
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11 Jan 03 - 08:33 AM (#864326) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: BanjoRay Last year's festival weas superb, and the three day fiddle workshop I attended after it, led by Brad Leftwich, was perfect. Nick, what are the details for this year's post-festival workshops, and who's handling the bookings? I understand Keith's not doing it this year. Cheers Ray |
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11 Jan 03 - 08:57 AM (#864342) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: Sooz As we seem to change our name almost yearly, and the names never fit the boxes on forms, you can call us what you like. Just make sure everyone knows where we are! |
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12 Jan 03 - 10:43 AM (#865147) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: Sooz refresh |
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13 Jan 03 - 04:33 AM (#865752) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: nickp Thanks Sooz! Yes - Castle Hills Community Multiple Titled School College, just to the north of Gainsborough centre in Lincolnshire.... by the sports centre, down the road to the right! Ray - me & Claire - details should be arriving tomorrow. Keith is the contact for more DETAILS on the post-festival but we are doing the booking/tickets for festival and workshops. Workshops from Dan's band and also Reed Islanders include banjo (beg & int), fiddle (beg & int), mandolin, guitar/vocal. Anybody else want details snail mailing please send a postal address to foaotmad@hotmail.com A frazzled Nick - there's loads to do in this festival lark! Please can I have my life back! |
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14 Jan 03 - 03:52 AM (#866457) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: nickp refresh |
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14 Jan 03 - 08:50 AM (#866612) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: BanjoRay Anyone know when the FOAOTMAD website is going to be updated with all the information about the festival? I want to be able to refer people to it. Cheers Ray |
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14 Jan 03 - 09:42 AM (#866644) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: nickp Hi Ray - I'll have to give webmaster John a shake. Hope that cd arrives/arrived OK Nick |
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15 Jan 03 - 09:43 AM (#867389) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: BanjoRay Yeah, Nick - got the CD thanks. Ray |
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20 Jan 03 - 09:52 AM (#870516) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: BanjoRay Hoorah - full details of the festival and the three day post festival workshops are now available at the FOAOTMAD website. It's got all the makings of being one of the classics. Cheers Ray |
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20 Jan 03 - 03:31 PM (#870763) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: Sooz Refresh |
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21 Jan 03 - 11:41 AM (#871475) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: nickp Ray - we now have a Word membership form downloadable and an Acrobat one to follow in a day or so. One way to get the membership up. Nick |
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23 Jan 03 - 06:33 AM (#872706) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: nickp refresh |
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24 Jan 03 - 06:10 AM (#873636) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: GUEST,ancienttones@aol.com Hi, I'm an American staying long-term in Wales (Radnorshire/Powys) and I'm interested in being a part of your Old Time weekend. I've heard rave reviews from some of the people (such as Bruce Molsky) who have visited Gainsborough in the past. Is there anyone in this discussion forum heading to Gainsborough from the mid-Wales/Herefordshire area who'd be interested in sharing travel expenses? I play old time guitar -- have a little Gibson LG-2 along with me --and attend as many OT contests as I can each summer, including Galax,Virginia; Mt. Airy, North Carolina; Elk Creek Virginia; Fries Virginia; and others. At any rate, I stumbled across this forum accidentally today while searching for recordings of Robert Burns's songs. I've got to play something at a Burns Supper this evening! It would be good to hear from any of you about what's going on in Old Time music here in the U.K. (and, more specifically, Wales and the Midlands). Thanks in advance for your help! MaryE Yeomans ancienttones@aol.com |
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24 Jan 03 - 07:23 AM (#873655) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: nickp Hi Mary, I'll be emailing you with details immediately and hope to meet up with you there. ALso hope to put you in contact with anyone within reach. Nick secretary, Friends of American Old Time Music & Dance |
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24 Jan 03 - 09:09 AM (#873721) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: Geoff the Duck Mrs.Duck and myself are interested in getting down this year, depending on nest sitting for the ducklings. Can you give us a postcode for the school, so we can find it via Multimap?(their search seems to ignore schools if asked by name). Thanks in advance. Quack! GtD. |
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24 Jan 03 - 09:31 AM (#873734) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: BanjoRay Hi Geoff & Mrs D. Here's a clicky for the multimap showing the school: Castle Hills school. This link puts you in too close, for some reason. If you give it one step less magnification, you'll see the school at the top centre of the map. God, I hope this works! Cheers Ray |
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24 Jan 03 - 10:27 AM (#873794) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: nickp Or search on The Avenue and its at the north end |
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24 Jan 03 - 01:14 PM (#873925) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: Sooz DN21 1PY |
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27 Jan 03 - 10:21 AM (#875746) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: nickp Now why didn't I think of the post code! |
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27 Jan 03 - 11:14 AM (#875784) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: Geoff the Duck postcode works fine - it circles the exact location on the map - no searching or intelligence required at all! Quack! GtD. |
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30 Jan 03 - 03:59 AM (#878256) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: nickp ...... Oh why not .... Refresh! |
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03 Feb 03 - 09:11 AM (#881266) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: nickp and again... not long now |
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03 Feb 03 - 08:42 PM (#881931) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: Fortunato Nickp, your festival looks a grand time. Susette and I would love to visit and maybe we can get the Micca and Morty et al to come with us next year. Please PM your the address and contact for booking and I'll send CD and promo materials for next Feb. In the meantime have a great festival. cheers, Chance |
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04 Feb 03 - 04:04 AM (#882052) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: nickp No sooner done than said.... |
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10 Feb 03 - 04:53 AM (#886609) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: nickp refresh |
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10 Feb 03 - 02:21 PM (#886944) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: oombanjo It's all been said above, last year was great. So I'll be there this year. If there are any old timers interested in the Beverley Festival this year,there are two new options on the table. First, you can now book a ticket just for the camp/caravan site @ £4.80 + vat/night. and just do the fringe, or purchase a ticket on the door for a concert. Secondly, Nellies has asked to be included in the fringe and the lady likes old time, (not sure if she said a good old time though). Any interested parties can book the camp site through ADASTRA or Beverley folk Festival on the web. If there are any negative results please get back to me (this is sent with the hope of getting old time music as a regular event at this festival) |
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10 Feb 03 - 07:24 PM (#887165) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music&dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: Geoff the Duck Is there a Programme available, so we can make plans in advance? We may not be able to get there for the full weekend, and would like to organise our visit around what is happening. Quack! Geoff the Duck |
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11 Feb 03 - 04:20 AM (#887427) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music & dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: nickp Hi Geoff hope this helps: Evening concert Friday - all guests - followed by square dance Workshops (3 slots) Saturday day Evening concert Saturday - all guests AGM Sunday morning - for the usual few (says he with some rancour) followed by one more workshop slot (there are 7 different ones in each slot!) Showcase 2pm - 3pm -ish for 'them what wants to show off' Go home and leave us to clear up Need any more? email me Nick |
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11 Feb 03 - 08:34 PM (#888121) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music & dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: Guy Wolff I want to come. I want to come ...I want to come...<><<>><><> I'll be in Honduras thinking of you all. Have a great time !!!! All the best Guy |
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12 Feb 03 - 04:01 AM (#888336) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music & dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: nickp Honduras!!!!! What was it that Mike Harding used to say ... 'Hope it rains. Hope all the donkeys are dead!' (Before any animal rights people complain it's a joke on the British seaside town.) Nick |
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15 Feb 03 - 12:23 PM (#891001) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music & dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: Sooz Refresh |
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17 Feb 03 - 10:32 AM (#892034) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music & dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: nickp Well, last few days. Still tickets available for people just to arrive but most workshop places are now filled. Lets hope the weather holds. |
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18 Feb 03 - 11:26 AM (#892737) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music & dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: nickp refresh |
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19 Feb 03 - 11:35 AM (#893460) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music & dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: Mrs.Duck We're planning to turn up on Friday night and were wondering if there was still space for indoor camping - if not we'll sleep in the car. We haven't bought tickets but are wanting to join in the sessions and maybe pay for a concert or two - have to go home Saturday night but not early. |
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19 Feb 03 - 12:06 PM (#893498) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music & dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: BanjoRay The indoor camping area is fairly enormous - its a school Gym, first come first served. The tickets aren't by concert, they're by the day (I'm almost positive - nickp can correct me if I'm wrong)or by the weekend. A few people will definitely be sleeping in their vehicles. I'm camping outside for 5 days (festival + fiddle workshop) - taking a small tent with a gas lamp to warm it for 20 minutes before I get in, and a winter sleeping bag. I don't like listening to people snoring, I prefer hearing the wind in the trees and the rain on the tent! It's been great in previous years. There's a bar in the school, and you'll be able to buy three meals a day. Cheers Ray |
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19 Feb 03 - 12:16 PM (#893504) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music & dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: Mrs.Duck There was a whisper that we could just pay for a saturday night concert ticket but do we need a day ticket to join in sessions in the school? I rather hope not . |
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20 Feb 03 - 05:03 AM (#894145) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music & dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: nickp Yes I fear so, you'll either need to buy a weekend ticket (£35 nonmembers, £30 members) or you can do an all day ticket for Saturday (£18 and £15 ditto). Both options will include workshops (as space permits) & sessions & concert(s). We have no facilities to restrict people's access to 'just sessions' once they're in. Or you can do a 'just Saturday evening concert' for £10 (no concessions) but that isn't available until late afternoon (although I wouldn't like to give a definitive answer about what 'late' means, maybe about 4pm after the workshops have finished). I'll keep checking this thread until late afternoon (UK time) but after that I have ridiculous amounts of things to sort out for the event and am unlikely to see a keyboard for a while.... (and maybe that's a good thing!) |
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24 Feb 03 - 06:31 AM (#897177) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music & dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: nickp Thanks to all those who performed, helped and attended in general. I reckon it was a good weekend - even I managed to see some of it when I wasn't rushing round doing my scalded cat imitations. Lots of happy vibes. Next year - our 10th anniversary - is 13th to 15th February. Watch out for another thread then. Nick |
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24 Feb 03 - 12:27 PM (#897403) Subject: RE: UK Old Time music & dance fest. 21-23 Feb From: Mrs.Duck Yes it was great Nick - wish we could have been there longer but we'll make sure we get organised for next year. Well done for all the organisation! Not sure if the men will ever recover from Kate in the polka dot hot pants though:¬)) |