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Thread #145713   Message #3374005
Posted By: r.padgett
09-Jul-12 - 12:39 PM
Thread Name: Countdown to Cleckheaton Folk Festival
Subject: RE: Countdown to Cleckheaton Folk Festival
Was there and congratulations on the 25th Anniversary to Geoff, Jan and new boss Dave Minich and his team

The Wickham I was told and from what I saw was heaving and I think a "folk club" style session for performers in say the down stairs room at the George would have been good too and augment the Hiring Fair!
Sunday noon session with guests could have been much longer and there were many excellent singers who travelled many miles to sing themselves only a handful of songs!

I sang about 5 songs all weekend but was fortunate to join in with some excellent singers in choruses

Hope the festival goes from strength to strength another 25 years

All the very best to Russ Hughes who has been a stalwart of the local Cleckheaton scene for many years as he has gone to live some distance away!

Similarly Fyrish who have moved back to Scotland for family reasons

Ray