Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: Banjiman
Date: 30 Jun 08 - 09:10 AM

We're looking forward to it already...... a few to go between now and then but we're definitely looking forward to Pickering.

Paul

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: GUEST,TEE
Date: 28 Jun 08 - 04:01 AM

Update on Pickering Folk Festival - June 28th

Latest additions to the weekend's festivities include fabulous new singer/somgwriter Jon Lacey appearing on the second stage, first up on Saturday lunchtime. As was previously announced, Wendy arrowsmith will be appearing on Sunday lunchtime on the second stage. The line-up for both main stages in now complete. In addition, great festival favourites, reggae band T&LaTouche, will be performing at the LNE on Saturday night from 00.15 until 2am. We have added ceilidhs to the programme on both Saturday and Sunday afternoons and they will be held in the Events Arena.

Please note one programme change - Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick will now be appearing last on the main stage on Sunday afternoon and not, as previously published, first on in the evening. Jo Freya's 'Lal Waterson Project' will now be first on in the evening.

We have been asked by several customers. who is Liam O'Maonlai and why is he headlining? ? Liam is the lead singer with The Hothouse Flowers and a great sean nos singer and multi-instrumentalist. That's why he's headlining the second stage on Saturday evening.

Ticket are currently selling extremely well and we would advise any potential customers to book sooner rather than later.

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: Dennis the Elder
Date: 08 Jun 08 - 11:58 AM

Its all looking good, some excellent singers artists etc.
Managed to get me a job there for the three days and with a little luck have my choice of stages and earn money at the same time.
The organisers (www.theeventsoffice.co.uk) based in Pickering are hoping for a good turnout and if successful will make a good anual event
Dennis

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: GUEST,Leila...
Date: 19 May 08 - 07:15 AM

Very good line up..! and so close to me...

Gutted I cannot be there.. already have tickets for Cropredy..

Change the weekend and I'll see ya next year!

All the best.. have a good weekend!

leila....

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: old salty
Date: 19 May 08 - 06:57 AM

I would think ill be in + out of the beer tent all weekend !
    What no car boots at Pickering, what will i do? Oh yes, I know , drag me head out of a sleeping bag, that should cover the morning. X

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: GUEST,The Bastard Son Of Marty Feldman
Date: 19 May 08 - 03:59 AM

Hey Old Salty, it beats hanging out at a car boot on a Sunday morning :) xxx

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: GUEST,The Beer Token
Date: 17 May 08 - 02:39 AM

Will I be meeting you at the bar on Friday Old Salty? I do hope so.

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: old salty
Date: 16 May 08 - 05:51 AM

Wow,i got me tickets! Line up good, cheap!, just down the road and its outdoors.I was born a "folkie" and its a YES from me.
         see you there XX

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: GUEST,The Beer Token
Date: 11 May 08 - 02:15 AM

Good news Paul.

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: Banjiman
Date: 10 May 08 - 04:39 AM

I guess we'll be at Pickering then!

Paul

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: theleveller
Date: 09 May 08 - 11:11 AM

"It'll be an early rise for all you people that love Wendy's music though. She's appearing on the second stage at 10.30am"

You're making the assumption that we will have been to bed!

Great news about Wendy, though!

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: GUEST,TEE
Date: 09 May 08 - 10:40 AM

We are pleased to announce that the fine singer from North Yorkshire, Wendy Arrowsmith has been added to Sunday's lineup on the second stage. It'll be an early rise for all you people that love Wendy's music though. She's appearing on the second stage at 10.30am but, as I'm sure you're aware, it'll be well worth the effort.

We are equally pleased to announce that we have the fine Essex ceilidh outfit, The Red Fox Ceilidh Band, leading you through many twists and turns in the dance house on Saturday night from 9.30 until 11.30.

LOTS LOTS MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED! Keep looking in for updates. Also go to www.pickeringfolkfestival.com (Sorry, but our website man is away on hols until next week but there's all you need to know on there already)

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: Banjiman
Date: 07 May 08 - 03:31 PM

Leveller,

I've PM'd you.

Paul

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: theleveller
Date: 07 May 08 - 03:21 PM

Shall we email the organisers and tell them we want her booked?

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: Banjiman
Date: 07 May 08 - 02:02 PM

Wendy is TBC, TBA and STC!......soon!

Beer sounds good though.

Paul

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: GUEST,The Beer Token
Date: 07 May 08 - 01:33 PM

I take it that Wendy is a TBA?

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: GUEST,The Beer Token
Date: 07 May 08 - 01:31 PM

Nice one Paul :-) I guess we'll be meeting up for a beer then.

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: Banjiman
Date: 07 May 08 - 10:17 AM

The Villan.....
maybe!

Paul

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: daughter
Date: 07 May 08 - 07:46 AM

Totally understand that........... !

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: daughter
Date: 07 May 08 - 05:15 AM

Kitty

I wasn't looking to self promote you wally!

Alie

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: Rasener
Date: 07 May 08 - 04:55 AM

Wendy Arrowsmith maybe LOL

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: GUEST,The Beer Token
Date: 07 May 08 - 04:48 AM

The website says there are more to be confirmed Paul. Are you in the know? Tell us more.

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: Banjiman
Date: 07 May 08 - 03:50 AM

I hear there might be some additions to the line up.....I'm warming to this festival.

Paul

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: GUEST,The Input
Date: 01 May 08 - 04:29 PM

Let me apologise for my outburst earlier. I feel slightly embarrassed about it now. I do get very annoyed when individuals make assumptions about various things that affect me. I'm sorry but that's just the way I am. I shall make a point too of calling the Pickering festival organisers as I appear to have painted them in a bad light too, particularly as I've now been accused of being part of their team. Once again, I'm sorry.

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 01 May 08 - 04:11 PM

Alie is listed in Tee's opening post as performing with Steve on Sunday afternoon (Second Stage), so I'm not surprised she's posted that she'll be going.

I think I'll be in South Zeal, though, so will have to meet up with the Beer Token some other time! (Whitby?)

Kitty

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: GUEST,The Beer Token
Date: 01 May 08 - 07:08 AM

This is all becoming a bit nasty people. I'm with Alie. Why don't you all just go to whatever fetival that you all want to go to and not get so personal about it. Me - I'm probably going to go to Pickering. If any other catters are going it'd be nice to meet up.

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: GUEST,The Input
Date: 01 May 08 - 06:18 AM

My dear Badger,

I am NOT involved with Pickering or any other festival other than wanting to attend. I felt the need to defend this festival and it's organisers for a several reasons.

1) I'm an ardent fan of most of the acts that are appearing at Pickering

2) I'm an ardent fan of this kind of 'greenfield' festival

3) I hate f*****g bullies, and that's exactly what you are! Why don't you give the organisers a break. I hope they sell out with this event and make lots and lots of fast bucks.

4) I have EVERY understanding of what a folk festival is. I've been to enough.

5) Why would I want to interview stewards dickbrain? I'm contemplating being one! Duh!!!

6) Regarding 'cheap advertising' - This is the LAST place I'd want to advertise a DECENT folk festival if I were the organiser. Talk about falling on deaf ears.

7) Methinks that maybe YOU have an axe to grind. Is it affecting ticket sales?

Your friend - The Input

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: LesB
Date: 01 May 08 - 03:34 AM

I did.

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: theleveller
Date: 01 May 08 - 03:12 AM

Sorry, Tig, didn't understand a word of that. Take more water with it.

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: Tig
Date: 30 Apr 08 - 08:01 PM

Just another greenfield festival. What do I see? A greenfield. What date is it - oh, must be Pickering!
How marvellous to be in Pickerings greenfield, with its individual GRASS - and perhaps bespoke MUD.
Guest The Input is either the organiser or a lackey who has decided to swoop on Mudcat as cheap advertising.
Got your stewards interviewed yet Input?
You appear to lack any understanding of what a folk festival is but understand too well what a fast buck is.

The Badger.

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: daughter
Date: 30 Apr 08 - 07:41 PM

YEP, Input (whoever you are?!) I'm going! I'll be spending some of the season Morris dancing, some of the season singing in sessions, some of it watching local artists at tiny traditional village festivals and some of it taking in big concerts at a whole range of atmospheric venues (small to enormous)! Why do we always have to have this old chestnut of a debate? Most people are actually agreeing here deep down - there are individual artists and bands we may love and some we don't, it's not about whether they fit some mould or certain criteria or not! These constant trad vs commercial debates actually create the wrong impressions of supporters of both - traddies aren't as cliquey as they are portrayed and "main-stream" (for want of a much better word) concert goers are not as scathing about us finger-in-the-ear types as would be suggested.

Anyway, have a big hug and allow threads like these to stick to their point - giving useful and welcome information about more wonderful music events........ that's getting a bit too loving and groovy now, isn't it. See you at Pickering those that are going and see you on different threads about other festivals!

Alie x

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: The Sandman
Date: 30 Apr 08 - 03:47 PM

I am not implying anything just stating a fact.Iknow nothing about Pickering
that is why I would show loyalty to Saltburn,thats mychoice.

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: GUEST,The Input
Date: 30 Apr 08 - 02:18 PM

I wasn't aware it was a competition Captain B. Anyway, "whenever he has booked me he has treated me fairly' - what are you implying? That the Pickering crowd won't? We have been here before and I'm ready for round two! :-) I guess you can kiss any future gigs at Pickering Folk Festival goodbye then.

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: The Sandman
Date: 30 Apr 08 - 02:00 PM

If I had the choice I would go to Saltburn. but I will be busy gigging here in Ireland .
John Taylor gave me one of my first gigs,and whenever he has booked me,he has treated me fairly.
JohnTaylor,has done agreat job running first Redcar and the Saltburn,as well as running Cutty Wren folk club,he would get my support any time. Dick Mileshttp://www.dickmiles.com

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: Rasener
Date: 30 Apr 08 - 01:23 PM

Smart move TEE

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: GUEST,TEE
Date: 30 Apr 08 - 01:12 PM

We have been asked on several occasions if there will be a free bus shuttle service from the festival site to the town.
I can confirm that this will be the case and that the shuttle bus will run all weekend.

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: LesB
Date: 30 Apr 08 - 11:22 AM

Like I said we all have different tastes. But please don't go around pidgeon holing people & lumping them together. I have plenty of time for post 1975 music (why 1975?) & I don't care what other people listen to & I don't feel the folk scene should head in any particular direction, it will evolve & change, as is it's nature.
Incidently life has never been "cosy & fluffy".
Cheers
Les

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: GUEST,The Input
Date: 30 Apr 08 - 10:54 AM

Confrontational and aggressive Les? I think you'll find it's simply telling it like it is and having a different opinion. I haven't 'rubbished' anything you've said. I simply differed. I'm afraid that life isn't all cosy and fluffy. There are many, many people on here that belong to the clique. Many of you seem to know each other, you (nearly) all have the same taste and opinions of exactly what folk music is. You have virtually no time for anything post-1975 and hate it when anybody comes along with their own interpretration of folk music, folk festivals and which direction THEY would like the whole folk scene to head in.

As for your choice of festivals;

Shepley - Yes
Saddleworth - No
Warwick - Yes
Fylde - Yes
Shrewsbury - Yes
Saltburn - No

My choices are;

Pickering, Sidmouth, Broadstairs, Rochester, Towersey. All of which I would go to at the drop of a hat.

Happy daze!

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: LesB
Date: 30 Apr 08 - 10:25 AM

Why does (Guest the input) have to be aggressive & confrontational all the time? ( and seeing as he has decended on us suddenly & has such a lot to say why does'nt he stand up & be counted & join)?

I didn't rubbish anyone else's choice of music, the line up is just not my taste.
If anybody is interested in my idea of a good festival line up.(probably not) Then the ones that spring to mind this year are
Shepley:- Peggy Seegar, The Watersons, Bellowhead, Bella Hardy Crucible, Whapweasal, Demon Barbers, Askew Sisters, Spiers & Boden, John T & Barry C, etc (can't go dancing at Moulton, sorry Bry)
Saddleworth:-Chris W & Julie M, Nancy Kerr & James Fagin, MawkinCausley, A J Clarke, Bill Whalley & Dave Fletcher, Mary Humphries & Anahata, Flossie etc. ( I am going)
Warwick:- Bellowhead, Oysterband (i'd give them a miss), Breabach, Jez Lowe & the Bad Pennies, Mrs Ackroyd Band, Bob Fox, Rachel Unthank, The Wilsons, Roy Bailey & Tony Benn. (can't go)
Fylde:- Show of Hands( Sun). John Tams & Barry Coope (BBC Radio 2 Best Folk Duo - Fri). Tim Van Eyken Trio(Sat.). The Omega3. Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies. Nancy Kerr & James Fagan. Debby McLatchy (USA). Uiscedwr. Bernard Wrigley(Thurs). Mad Agnes(USA). Bruce Mathiske(AUS). Keith Donnelly. Askew Sisters(BBC Folk Awards Finalists). Daimh (Scot). Strawhead. Flossie(Fra). 4Square. Isambarde. Tom Topping Band. Ruth Notman Trio(BBC Folk Awards Finalist). Alan Bell Band. Brian Preston Duo. Bryony. Gary & Vera Aspey. Cross o Thands. Vicky Swann & Jonny Dyer. (i'll be there)
Shrewsbury looks good oh & Saltburn too. (both a bit too close datewise to my weeks hol in Whitby).
Like I said before we all like different things.
Cheers
Les

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: GUEST,The Input
Date: 30 Apr 08 - 07:38 AM

Hi Alie. I take it you're going then?

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: daughter
Date: 30 Apr 08 - 07:36 AM

Pickering?..............Can't wait!

Alie x

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: GUEST,The Input
Date: 30 Apr 08 - 04:49 AM

I think that they're probably worried that 'their' folk music will be swallowed up by the obvious success of my kind of folk music. I read on here that apparently, Billy Bragg can't sing. Neither can 95% of singers that I've heard in singarounds up and down the country over the last 40 years (and when I say 95%, I'm being generous). The fact that 95% of them can't sing doesn't detract from the fact that their audience loves it. This is most peoples idea of folk music. It's (invariably) my idea of hell!

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: GUEST,The Beer Token
Date: 30 Apr 08 - 04:41 AM

I don't care if it's folk or rock. Call it what you want. It's still a brilliant lineup. Why do so many people have a strict interpretation of what is and isn't folk music?

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: GUEST,The Input
Date: 30 Apr 08 - 04:37 AM

Spot On Paul. It's all so f*****g precious.

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: theleveller
Date: 30 Apr 08 - 04:26 AM

Why do we have to have strict demarcations on the type of artist? I wouldn't exactly call The Leveller, kd lang, Joan Armatrading or Martha Wainwright folk artists, but they're still appearing at Cambridge. You either like them or you don't.

Perhaps it should be called The Pickering Largely Folk With A Bit of Cross-Over Thrown In Festival.

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: GUEST
Date: 30 Apr 08 - 02:22 AM

A Rock Fest Les? I don't see that at all. Friday's Rock offering is a total of one act out of eight, The Waterboys, and they're playing an acoustic gig. . Saturday has ummmmm none (assuming that Chris Difford doesn't get the rest of Squeeze to go along)! Sunday has ummmmm none! It looks to me like a very good folk festival that has, admittedly, gone for the jugular but where's the harm in that?

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: stallion
Date: 29 Apr 08 - 01:20 PM

Guest?
For one Pickering is a long way off the beaten track and well away from any concentrations of people, for two there are a lot of well established festivals in the vicinity, Saltburn being one and a limited amount of cash/audience to go around them all. And finally there does not appear to be a gradual building into viable event but a "go for the jugular" and book top artists. It shows that they have great faith in their marketing skills and the drawing capacity of their performers. I think it is a brave thing to do and I wish them well.

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: LesB
Date: 29 Apr 08 - 12:26 PM

Funny old world in'it. One man's meat is another mans poison etc. As I have said on the other thread the line up does nothing for me. Sunday looks good but the rest of it looks more like a rock fest. But of course that's only my ouwn opinion. We are all different.
Have a good time.
Cheers
Les

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: GUEST,The Beer Token
Date: 29 Apr 08 - 09:12 AM

Wow! This looks like a terrific line-up. Where is Pickering? Did anyone go last year?

Subject: RE: Pickering Festival - LINE UP (UK)
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Apr 08 - 02:20 AM

'I am astonished that someone had the balls to gatecrash Pickering on to the folk festival map"

Why stallion?