Folk 'n' Good Music - Banbury

Subject: RE: Folk 'n' Good Music - Banbury
From: 53
Date: 15 Oct 01 - 02:01 PM

sound's nice.

Subject: RE: Folk 'n' Good Music - Banbury
From: Gervase
Date: 15 Oct 01 - 07:33 AM

Cracking day out - Derek and Mary Droscher worked their socks off to organise it, and it worked darned well.
As Kitty said, the big sing was excellent, and there was something nicely spontaneous about the singaround in the bar.
I have a feeling that Banbury's here to stay on the festival circuit and that maybe it's time to start some territorial expansion - annexing a nearby bar perhaps for a musicians' session. Onward and upward!

Subject: RE: Folk 'n' Good Music - Banbury
From: alanww
Date: 15 Oct 01 - 05:38 AM

Pity I couldn't make it (I was at the Llanstock 2 Mudcatters gathering which unfortunately clashed but which was brilliant - see separate thread, if I can get the blue clicky thing to work at Llanstock 2). But I promise to make it next year!!!

Oh, Shenandoah, I long to hear you ...!
Alan

Subject: RE: Folk 'n' Good Music - Banbury
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 14 Oct 01 - 07:17 PM

Geoff Higginbottom's singaround with Ramskyte, Capella and the Laners was excellent (despite the sudden fire evacuation when some tobacco addict set the fire alarms off), so was the singing in the bar until the nth pint of Hook Norton, and the concerts were pretty good too. Congratulations to Derek and Mary (and all the stewards and performers) for a well-organised and enjoyable festival.

Kitty

Subject: RE: Folk 'n' Good Music - Banbury
From: Noreen
Date: 14 Oct 01 - 05:55 PM

ta

Subject: RE: Folk 'n' Good Music - Banbury
From: Mr Red
Date: 14 Oct 01 - 05:44 PM

yep

Subject: RE: Folk 'n' Good Music - Banbury
From: Noreen
Date: 14 Oct 01 - 05:28 PM

And was it good?

Subject: RE: Folk 'n' Good Music - Banbury
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Oct 01 - 02:39 AM

Sounds like a folk an' good idea!

Subject: RE: Folk 'n' Good Music - Banbury
From: Cappuccino
Date: 12 Oct 01 - 01:09 PM

Sorry, Red, just picked up that last message. Don't think so, though.

- Ian

Subject: RE: Folk 'n' Good Music - Banbury
From: The_one_and_only_Dai
Date: 12 Oct 01 - 09:29 AM

[slap]

Today/Tomorrow/Sun

Subject: RE: Folk 'n' Good Music - Banbury
From: The_one_and_only_Dai
Date: 12 Oct 01 - 09:28 AM

Refresh, It's tomorrow/sun/mon

Subject: RE: Folk 'n' Good Music - Banbury
From: Peg
Date: 16 Aug 01 - 04:40 PM

sledge;

maybe it is indeed the reindeer; that name is evading me for some reason; it ceryainly sounds like the same place...

yes, that little tidbit about the Rollrights does seem to be true. Also the Whispering Knights do seem to move around in the back field if you look at them a few hours apart! very weird place. I once slept in thelittle caretakers' hut and coudl swear the concrete floor was vibrating underneath me...

peg

Subject: RE: Folk 'n' Good Music - Banbury
From: Mr Red
Date: 16 Aug 01 - 03:24 PM

IanB
So would we have met at the Bell in Ducklington (1st Sun)? Say a year back?
I can't tell from the photo on your site.
Say hello at the Mill - er..... you'll know it's me.

Subject: RE: Folk 'n' Good Music - Banbury
From: sledge
Date: 16 Aug 01 - 11:45 AM

Peg,

Born and bred in Banbury and had many delightful times there until I settled elsewhere, as my parents still live there I often head that way and have been to the white horse folk club at the mill on occassions and had a good time. Intend (work permitting) to head up for the music feastival.

The reindeer is definatley one of the oldest pubs in the town, another oldie being the coach and horses in the market place. The Reindeer has an old room known if I remeber correctly as the Globe room as it thought to date to Shakespear's time (original eh) It would have been well sited as a military command post during the siege of Banbury castle, the castle is long gone though, Cromwell, not developers this time so he may have stopped by to direct operations. Another interesting pub, now long gone called the bear used to have a bear pit under the modern floor, now covered by Laura bloody Ashley.

I take it you know of the local tradition regarding the standing stones at Rollright, that if you try and count the stones that make up the main circle you never get the same number twice, some friends were there last week for Cropredy, they went to the stones and failed to get a consecutive talley, spooky.

have fun

Sledge

Subject: RE: Folk 'n' Good Music - Banbury
From: Peg
Date: 16 Aug 01 - 10:12 AM

Sledge;

for some reason I do not think it is called The Reindeer; a more old-fashioned name than that; like the King's Arms or something like that???? The Cromwell Room is only open if someone who knows the owner asks him (a friendly stranger showed it to us).

Do you live in that area? If so, I always come through that way when I am visiting (must go to the Rollrights if I am in the country).

Peg

Subject: RE: Folk 'n' Good Music - Banbury
From: The_one_and_only_Dai
Date: 16 Aug 01 - 06:29 AM

So, it's Haymaker all round then? If anybody recognises me from my photo on the resources page, please come and say hello.

Subject: RE: Folk 'n' Good Music - Banbury
From: sledge
Date: 16 Aug 01 - 05:40 AM

Peg, would that pub be the Reindeer, also sells the best Hookie beer in town.

Sledge

Subject: RE: Folk 'n' Good Music - Banbury
From: Peg
Date: 15 Aug 01 - 09:54 PM

I love Banbury! A lovely little town in my favorite part of England (and very close to the Rollrights).

There is a great pub with a room that Oliver Cromwell used to meet in...and they sell bottles of delicious "country wine" in yummy fruit flavors...

wish I could be there.

Peg

Subject: RE: Folk 'n' Good Music - Banbury
From: Snuffy
Date: 15 Aug 01 - 08:27 PM

Do we have to choose between Folk and Good Music?

Subject: RE: Folk 'n' Good Music - Banbury
From: nutty
Date: 15 Aug 01 - 02:58 PM

Really enjoyed the Folk and Good Music Day last year .... if the aim is to be better this year, it will certainly be a day not to be missed.

Subject: RE: Folk 'n' Good Music - Banbury
From: Cappuccino
Date: 15 Aug 01 - 12:37 PM

Now, that looks good. We're just down the road from you in Witney, so...

Best wishes. - Ian B

www.skywriter.demon.co.uk

Subject: Folk 'n' Good Music - Banbury
From: The_one_and_only_Dai
Date: 15 Aug 01 - 11:41 AM

Anyone going to yon grand day out?

http://www.rideacockhorse.co.uk/index02.htm

Hopefully the chaps and I will be performing if anybody's interested. As usual we will be supported by Bill Jones ;-)