Who's going to NEFFA?

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: GUEST,Pelrad
Date: 15 Apr 00 - 12:38 PM

Ugh, I am not going after all. Sick as a dog today. :-( I will have to come up to Boston to see at least some of you soon. Hope you're all having a great time!

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Midchuck
Date: 14 Apr 00 - 04:20 PM

I'm gone!

P.

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Liam's Brother
Date: 13 Apr 00 - 04:22 PM

I am very sorry to hear about Mic Murphy's mother.

Will someone get in touch with the Martians and get them to beam Shay over to NEFFA!

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: DebC
Date: 13 Apr 00 - 09:22 AM

Hey all,

I will be doing my solo session at 9 PM on Friday night. Of course, the programmers have put me on at the same time as Lorraine and Bennet Hammond, so it's a tough choice (so I've been told by some NEFFA attendees)

But no matter where you find yourselves at NEFFA, I am hoping to see you folks there and am looking forward to a great time this weekend. Especially the shanty sing on Saturday.

Deb

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Judy Predmore
Date: 13 Apr 00 - 02:56 AM

Boston Folk & Trad Singers Club,

Mick Murphy is probably not going to be back in America for a while. He is going through a rough time. One of the things he went back to deal with, is taking much longer than he thought. And we hear his mother just died. Get in touch with Shay Walker for more details.

Shay is going to try to make it to NEFFA, now that he knows the train stops near a NEFFA shuttle stop. He really wants to be there, but isn't positive...

See you Saturday night 10:30...

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Peg
Date: 12 Apr 00 - 11:16 AM

looking forward to meeting you all! Still not sure how I am getting there or back, maybe will try to snag a ride tonight or I guess I can take the train.
The sea chanty sing sounds cool, I do not really know many of these kinds of songs but I can listen and learn!

peg

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: GUEST,Pete Peterson
Date: 12 Apr 00 - 08:47 AM

Looking forward to seeing everybody up there: people I know already (Judy and Dennis Cook, Sandy and Caroline, Jeri, Etc.) and people I haven't met yet save in cyberspace. I intend to be there!

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: GUEST,Barry Finn
Date: 11 Apr 00 - 07:11 PM

Hi Jeri, I'll be looking for ya. Barry

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Jeri
Date: 11 Apr 00 - 06:57 PM

Barry - that's a big YES to the chantey sing! I will be there with Bat Goddess on Saturday. Looking forward to it a LOT!

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: GUEST,Barry Finn
Date: 11 Apr 00 - 06:54 PM

So is there an interest in a shanty sing in the courtyard for late Sat. afternoon? Hi Pelrad, you shouldn't have any trouble finding the center courtyard. Hi Dan, last I heard Shay will be there but maybe Peg can give you an update after she back from the Wed night session. So far it seems that by Fri eve the weather will improve & Sat should be balmy, 60's in the sun (or at least that's what they're saying now). This not being able to visit here more often now is making the wait for this weekend tough on the nails. See you, Barry

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Jacob B
Date: 11 Apr 00 - 01:01 PM

I want to remind you all about the Easy and Fun New England Dance session on the Auditorium Stage at 11:00 on Sunday. I'll be there, calling the dance in my Mudcat T-shirt. I want to see some other Mudcatters out on the dance floor!

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Susan A-R
Date: 10 Apr 00 - 10:56 PM

I have a ride. Now I just have to pull up the schedule again and remind myself of all of the wonderful/awful decisions I'll have to make down there. YES!!

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Peg
Date: 10 Apr 00 - 12:42 PM

yes I am still planning to go; hope to get some more details etc. this Wednesday night form the folks at the Boston Singers' Club...(I was outta town and busy and have not been in weeks!)
I am wondering if Mick Murphy is back also!! has there been a sighting?

love

peg

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 09 Apr 00 - 06:59 PM

Can't wait! I'll be dancing on Sat!

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Apr 00 - 03:35 PM

So sad that I won't be there this year. I can never make up my mind where to go...singing', danccin', pickin', or flirtin'? Too much for this bohemian... I get Neffatized! But everyone who is going, dance or sing or??? one for me! Kat Logan

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Pelrad
Date: 09 Apr 00 - 12:49 PM

Greetings to Haddie of Finn and Haddie! Looking forward to hearing the two of you next weekend, as I have only heard Barry on his own so far (and only once at that). :-)

Barry, I will try like heck to find that courtyard. My head will be spinning from all the activity. I may well be dragging my dad along on Saturday, but am not sure whether we'll hang out in the same places once we get there. (Probably not, he's so gregarious and I have an agenda this time...) Anyway, I will be there come hell or high water on Saturday, despite the fact that most likely I will have my toddler in tow. I'm desperately seeking a babysitter!

Catch you all there!

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Liam's Brother
Date: 09 Apr 00 - 10:56 AM

Re: Boston Folk & Traditional Singers

Just wondering whether Shay Walker has committed to attending and whether Mic Murphy has returned from Ireland. I look forward to seeing you all at NEFFA.

All the best,
Dan Milner (#010)

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Susan A-R
Date: 09 Apr 00 - 10:02 AM

I'm on the lookout for a ride down on Friday. I'm probably trapped in Montpelier until 3:00. I can probably get down to places such as White River by 5, or Manchester by 6:30 or so, Nashua at a little after seven. If that fits with anyone's schedules, let me know and I'll figure out specifics (I can bring road food too.) I am trying to avoid winding up in downtown Boston at 7:15 on the bus. Bother jobs and public transit.

Susan A-R

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: dick greenhaus
Date: 07 Mar 00 - 11:33 AM

hi- Are there any recommended motels/hotels/inns/crash pads in the area?

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 06 Mar 00 - 09:21 PM

Barry, as soon as I posted I remembered that courtyard. I'll come sing with y'all if I don't have to dance. Some year I'm going to come as a singing performer, since that's my true love. So I'll dance for a coupla hours and sing the rest of the weekend away!

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: GUEST,Nancy-Jean
Date: 06 Mar 00 - 02:56 PM

I'm coming too! Looking forward to seeing all of you.

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Songster Bob
Date: 06 Mar 00 - 12:42 AM

Jennifer and I are on Sunday (1 PM-ish) with "Family History" in song, which will consist of songs which we have at least a general idea connect to either her or my family (e.g., "Battle of Waterloo," for Jennifer's side, and "Don't Be Too Sure At First Glance," a song my uncle, one of several musicians in the family, wrote). Some of the connections will be tenuous, to be sure, but the songs are all right.

I hope to be around for some of the sings and jams, too. No "Sidekicks" -- as such -- this year, with Pete still in law school and too busy to do much musically.

Bob Clayton

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Susan A-R
Date: 05 Mar 00 - 11:07 PM

Just heard Allison's group on Vermont Public Radio (the one folk show per week) this afternoon. Nice singing! Also heard mention of Midchuck's group, Woodchuck's Revenge. Sorry I can't make it over to Hinesburg on Wednesday, but that's a late night at the kitchen for me. It'll be great to meet you all in April. Sandy, we might ought to just bring the beef back to the festival and sing shanties and eat burgers together. Late lunch??

I need to print out the schedule and spend some time with it. It looks absolutely dizzying, and I can see myself running around in circles of excitement and missing stuff if I don't do some planning (which can be thrown out the window once I am there if something terriffic comes long, of course.) I will also be there with two friends who now live a distance away (haven't seen either of them in over a year) so I'm prioritizing them in myplans for the weekend. I'll be winging it.

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Susan A-R
Date: 05 Mar 00 - 11:06 PM

Just heard Allison's group on Vermont Public Radio (the one folk show per week) this afternoon. Nice singing! Also heard mention of Midchuck's group, Woodchuck's Revenge. Sorry I can't make it over to Hinesburg on Wednesday, but that's a late night at the kitchen for me. It'll be great to meet you all in April. Sandy, we might ought to just bring the beef back to the festival and sing shanties and eat burgers together. Late lunch??

I need to print out the schedule and spend some time with it. It looks absolutely dizzying, and I can see myself running around in circles of excitement and missing stuff if I don't do some planning (which can be thrown out the window once I am there if something terriffic comes long, of course.) I will also be there with two friends who now live a distance away (haven't seen either of them in over a year) so I'm prioritizing them in myplans for the weekend. I'll be winging it.

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Barry Finn
Date: 05 Mar 00 - 10:16 PM

Thanks Sandy if there's an interest there's a way, it'll be good to see & hear you & Caroline again & I'm definitly a meat & potatoes kinda of guy myself. Hi Allison, flamingos in the face is & bells on my toes, a wonerdfull thing. The courtyard I'm thinking about is in the center of the school surrounded by walls & halls on all 4 sides, this isn't the courtyard where the morris is in mass, I believe you're thinking about the front yard (or courtyard) where thecafeteria exit is, where they've always danced, please tell me I'm not wrong. Are you going to be singing somewhere or is this mostly a dancing thing for you, either way it'll be a pleasure to meet up with you again. My wife (& kids won't be making it) sends her hellos to you. Barry

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Sandy Paton
Date: 05 Mar 00 - 06:02 PM

Susan A-R: If you guys sneak out for burgers, please come by the Folk-Legacy booth first. I may be unable to get away, but I'd sure be eager to send a take-out order along with you. I don't know from Hungarian desserts, Joan, but this old man does not live by sweets alone. With, maybe, but surely not BY.

Barry, if the Morris bells in the courtyard are too loud, there ought to be another spot for guerilla shanty-singing. We'll find it. Liam's brother is very inventive and not easily dissuaded.

Sandy

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 05 Mar 00 - 05:48 PM

Unless there's morris dancing in the courtyard Barry- which there usually is on Sat. afternoon- better check the schedule or you might end up with a flamingo in your face!

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Barry Finn
Date: 05 Mar 00 - 03:09 PM

Hi Jerry, didn't mean to twist so hard. I was looking at maybe from 3:15 to 5:45 that would put it between the end of the sea singing of the Johnson Girls & the beginning of the Chantey Blast. Their are some things in bewteen then but if it's spread out for that length of time it probably wouldn't detract from anyone or thing (hopefully). If the weather's ok the courtyard is a nice area where it'll probably be no bother to anyone, the front in nice weather is usually taken up by the morris teams with a small room for maybe something off to the side. Barry

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Jeri
Date: 05 Mar 00 - 01:00 PM

Uh, Barry - twist my arm a little...ow - ok. If we can find somewhere where we won't bother people. I can't get to the festival page at the moment, but the "Shanty Blast" is some time Sat afternoon.

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Barry Finn
Date: 05 Mar 00 - 12:23 PM

Is there any interest in a saturday mid to late afternoon open shanty sing somewhere in the halls of if the weather's nice maybe in the courtyard? There seems to be a lull around that time in the schedule with sea related music & not as many Mudcatters' doing workshops at this time. The talent doing sea music there this time around is quite astounding in quanity & quality & I don't think that a session of this type would be out of line (don't really know about that), just if there's interest, anyone up for it? Barry

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Susan A-R
Date: 03 Mar 00 - 07:59 AM

Aw, come on, in April that wouldn't be so bad. Now in January . . .

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Midchuck
Date: 03 Mar 00 - 07:33 AM

Better take two Sandys. Otherwise our Sandy will eat the hot sausage and kraut, and we'll have to open the windows in the car all the way back to VT, even if it's cold!

Peter.

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Susan A-R
Date: 02 Mar 00 - 11:50 PM

P'raps Sandy, Midchuck and I should sneak out for a burger or two (says the lady who runs the vegetarian restaurant. I guess I'd better learn Junkfood Junkie. It fits.)

Can't wait until April!

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Joan
Date: 02 Mar 00 - 11:04 PM

I'll be there in the above-mentioned Garden of Song workshop on Sat. at 1:45-ish. Also will be here and there, listening to and singing with pals, checking out the financially hazardous crafts area and as always, having a piece of the Hungarian booth's custard dessert that's so amazing, you just fall down!

I know! We'll all wear a real mudcat pinned to our fronts for instant visual and olfactory recognition.

Joan

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: GUEST,shy guest
Date: 02 Mar 00 - 08:23 PM

Hi I'll be there too, I'm doing the prison worksongs workshop with Barry but I'm a littlt bit shy about posting my name here, first time ya know, actually I even got Barry to type this out while I'm watching, I'm the better half of the group Finn & Haddie that he's part of. Huumm this place ani't to shabby. See you there, Neil Downey He's gonna gethooked just you wait & see.

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: KathWestra
Date: 02 Mar 00 - 05:34 PM

I'll be doing a concert set on Sunday at 12:15 p.m. Also will be participating in the "Garden of Song" workshop with Mary LaMarca, Suzanne Mrozak, Lucy Simpson, and Joan Sprung, and in Suzanne's "He Said, She Said" workshop (don't miss Dennis and Judy's contribution to this one!).

Barry, the singer's club sounds neat. What a treat that you have Martyn coming in March. He'll be here in D.C. on the weekend of March 10. I can't wait.
Kathy

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: GUEST,Barry Finn
Date: 02 Mar 00 - 05:12 PM

Hi Lamarca, it's the Boston Traditional & Folk Singer's Club, it has no ties to the Boston Folk Song Society nor to their weekly sings out side of some of us are members of FSSGB. We gather weekly at a pub in Boston & have the 3rd floor to ourselves & those that care to join or just listen, we contribute $1 each person when we attend & that goes to bring in a guest singer who doesn't really preform but is more the featured singer for that special evening. Our first featured singer was Frank Harte & we knew right then that we had a great idea next was our Dan Milner & coming up March 22 will be Martain Windham Reed (we only go top shelf). Judy whose here on the Cat is a memeber of both the singer's club & of the FSSGB & approched the NEFFA committee about allowing a spot at the festival for the singer's club so there you go, hopefully it'll be as decent a slice as can be presented on how the singer's club work & interacts minus the beer & the bar. I'll keeping my ear opened for you & George, see you there. Barry

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: lamarca
Date: 02 Mar 00 - 03:20 PM

Barry et al,

What is the singer's session? Is this a Boston FSSGB event, or is it the Singer's Showcase on Friday night at NEFFA? Are other out-of-towners welcome?

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Barry Finn
Date: 01 Mar 00 - 10:01 PM

Hi Murry, just got an e-mail from Liam's brother (Dan Milner), he'll probably be sitting in with at the singer's session too as long as I can see my way to a shower stall, they'll be a seat for you too if you can see your way to making it. Hope all's well in the sunny south. Barry

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 01 Mar 00 - 09:33 PM

Hi Deb, remember me????. Hope you will all go and check out Debra Cowan's spot, I only wish I were playing again with her this year. But Natick is just a leetle too far from Miami

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: DebC
Date: 01 Mar 00 - 06:13 PM

Well, well, well!!! This is a surprise! Judy, Barry, and Peg all on Mudcat. This is cool! I may just have to get me butt down to Paddy's tonight. I had a show this afternoon and I may not be up for singing, but I ALWAYS enjoy hearing what others are working on.

Cheers, y'all! Deb

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Peg
Date: 01 Mar 00 - 11:16 AM

thanks Judy! I would love to do that. I should be at Paddy's tonight...glad Deb will join us she has a lovely voice...i have not heard of most of the other performers (what a list!) but hope to hear a few of them do their thing...

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Judy Predmore
Date: 01 Mar 00 - 01:33 AM

Deb & Peg, Definitely join Barry & I & whoever else shows up from Paddy Burke's, at NEFFA 10:30 Satuday night, for what I abbreviated as "The Boston Celtic Singers Club", (to fit on the grid...) All "scheduled" performers get free admission for the entire festival. I just emailed someone to find out the deadline for listing group members. (Does anyone here know the deadline?) Send me your email addresses so we can coordinate the singers club, outside the mudcat, if we don't meet up inside Paddy Burke's...

(If that was a garbled mess instead of a blue clicky thing, my address is [e-mail] )

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Sandy Paton
Date: 01 Mar 00 - 01:12 AM

I'm with Midchuck. Caroline loves the ethnic cuisine, but, for me, it's all instant heartburn. Lots of good music though!

Sandy (the delicate one)

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: lamarca
Date: 29 Feb 00 - 09:17 PM

We'll be there (Stephens and LaMarca), doing a concert set of songs on "Hard Days and Changing Ways". Joan Sprung and I organized the "Garden of Song" swap - we all could probably do an entire hour of "Thyme" variations...

Me, I like the Hungarian cream puffs...

Looking forward to Natick in the spring!

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Midchuck
Date: 29 Feb 00 - 06:21 PM

Well, actually, I knew that....The question was more or less rhetorical.

Sure wish you could get a hamburger and fries at NEFFA, though. If that makes me a dumb redneck, so be it.

Peter.

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Jacob B
Date: 29 Feb 00 - 05:18 PM

There wasn't any choice about the date for NEFFA. The usual weekend is a week later, but this year that coincides with Easter. Half of the food booths said that they wouldn't be there on Sunday if was held Easter weekend. Moving it to the start of school vacation week was the only other choice.

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Midchuck
Date: 29 Feb 00 - 05:12 PM

By the way, what fool timed NEFFA to coincide with the IRS deadline this year? Now I'll have to get everything done before the last minute for once....It's agin my nature!

P.

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: GUEST,Judy Cook
Date: 29 Feb 00 - 04:00 PM

Dennis & I will be there! I'm singing a mini-concert of "Ballads & Songs: US/UK" at 4:00 on Saturday. Dennis & I will sing a few songs in Suzanne Mrozak's "He Said, She Said" set at 11:30am. I may also sing a song in "Garden of Song" and "Ballads about Dysfunctional Families".

See you at NEFFA, Judy Cook

Subject: RE: Who's going to NEFFA?
From: Peg
Date: 29 Feb 00 - 03:47 PM

Barry, thanks for the tips and I hope you return to us soon (mind I have missed a lot meself lately). Hope to see you at the festival; I can always take the commuter rail and catch a ride back to Boston or whatever...

bye bud, see you soon!