Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?

Subject: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: Carol
Date: 01 Aug 06 - 04:41 AM

I've just found this on the Folk Talk festival list, it's 25 - 27th August and was wondering if anyone knew anything about it, e.g. is it suitable for singers/have singarounds? Has it been 'on' before?

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: GUEST
Date: 01 Aug 06 - 03:23 PM

can anyone enlighten me about the Driffield fest,
a friend of mine from newcastle has asked me to find out any info as he would to attend the weekend?

m/j

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: Carol
Date: 01 Aug 06 - 04:21 PM

All quiet so far

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: Carol
Date: 01 Aug 06 - 04:36 PM

Found it, well to be honest I phoned the contact no first and spoke to Margie. It has a web site driffieldfolkfestival.co.uk and Margie's number is down as a contact re camping etc.
It sounds as though it could be a good weekend with some singing so I'm going to emigrate/elevate up there!

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: Rasener
Date: 01 Aug 06 - 05:17 PM

Driffield Folk Festival

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: BanjoRay
Date: 01 Aug 06 - 05:57 PM

I see the Alley Cats are on - great stuff.
Ray

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: Tim theTwangler
Date: 01 Aug 06 - 06:46 PM

SOunds interesting am in north yorks that week so maybe come for a look round. HI Carol.

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: Carol
Date: 02 Aug 06 - 04:03 AM

Hi Tim - thanks Mr Villan 'cos I don't know how to make blue clicky things.
Plus Stan Grayham is doing a song writing workshop, could be worth exploring???

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: mississippi john
Date: 02 Aug 06 - 02:40 PM

hi folks,

Drfiffield Folk Festival

log on to

www.driffieldfolkfestival.co.uk

all the info is there

regards.

m/j

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: Willa
Date: 02 Aug 06 - 03:14 PM

Thanks for posting this, Carol. will try to get there, specially for the Stewart Hardy general workshop.

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 03 Aug 06 - 03:09 AM

A small raiding party from sunny Hull will also be in attendance.

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: Tim theTwangler
Date: 03 Aug 06 - 01:03 PM

We will only manga one day I think as is family holiday will there be a mudcat corner?
May be the bodrhan class will explain how to render goat skin proof against the wicked barbs of singers and whistle players LOL

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: Carol
Date: 04 Aug 06 - 02:20 PM

I got the impression that the Tiger might be the best place for me, grrrrrr

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 07 Aug 06 - 03:20 AM

Refresh.

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: Carol
Date: 08 Aug 06 - 03:54 AM

I was talking to some of the regulars at Beverley on Sunday and some of them are going.

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: Carol
Date: 09 Aug 06 - 04:07 AM

refresh

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: GUEST,jOhn
Date: 09 Aug 06 - 10:56 AM

I might go if i;m not doing nowt.

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: Carol
Date: 10 Aug 06 - 08:11 AM

Hope you're feeling better now John?

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: Carol
Date: 20 Aug 06 - 05:38 PM

Soon be here, roll on next weekend

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: GUEST,Donald
Date: 21 Aug 06 - 06:25 AM

Where's the best place to go for a session on Saturday lunchtime?

(TimTheT - if you're in N Yorks do pop in to see us at Flaxton on a Wednesday night 8.30 - we enjoyed your last visit)

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 21 Aug 06 - 06:43 AM

Did you know there are 2 Driffields - One in Yorks. and one in Glous. I can't find any mention, either here or on the site, of which one this is! Probably me missing something as usual. I would guess, from various comments, it is the Yorks one but can someone confirm this please?

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: Carol
Date: 21 Aug 06 - 09:27 AM

Yorkshire Dave - sorry but if you need any more info. re sessions etc. you'll need to contact Marje as above - I'm going and hoping there will be plenty of chances to sing!!

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: Carol
Date: 22 Aug 06 - 04:05 AM

Sorry the lady's name is Marjie - hope we get some sunshine as well.

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 25 Aug 06 - 08:29 AM

Any other Hullites likely to be in The Tiger tonight? Her- indoors has said I can go if I have a bath and pluck my eyebrows.
          Flamenco, the true path!

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 03:26 AM

I won a bottle of 'Dove' conditioner at friday nights ceilidh, so it was well worth the trip!

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: Carol
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 03:55 AM

Sorry but the singarounds didn't happen! We went tothe Tiger on Friday evening and no sign of anything happening, plus it was very noisy and full of regulars. Wouldn't it be possible to find a singaround venue in a 'room of its own' for next year please?

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 04:33 AM

That's why I went to The Ceilidh Carol. I tried all the pubs on the website, but nowt doing in any of them.

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: Carol
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 05:31 AM

Yes it was disappointing - we came home on Saturday afternoon - sorry I'm allergic to Ceilidhs, my walking stick doesn't 'go ' with them! Anyhow I went to hear others singing and sing myself.
Still it meant I got to the Chapeltown session on the Monday for a few hours. Also going to try the Minerva in hull on Saturday before we go exploring Flanders on the Sunday.

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: Nick
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 07:20 AM

Got something of a singaround going in the Falcon on late Saturday afternoon but it was noisy and quite hard work. I think things were probably spread across too many venues without there being enough people there. I got there early Saturday afternoon but couldn't find anything going on in any pub other than the Tiger garden where there was a stage.

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: GUEST,The Tiger Inn
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 09:14 AM

Hi,
    I'm new to the forum but would just like to add a few things to keep you upto speed with this years Fest, we have had a marvelous weekend and a great turn out from our regulars who welcomed it very warmly. We also had a great many new faces who came to listen and play.
    Friday evening kicked off at The Bluebell, with a full house in the Concert/Function room. With a great Tombolla and the Towns Mayor opening the event. Then around 10pm the first of the session players arrived at our Pub, we had about 14 musicians playing together and some wondefull singers plus about twenty of our regulars who joined in with the fun.We finished at around 3am.
    Saturday saw the Market Square outdoor gig at 11am, then at 12 noon our outdoor gig started in the beergarden, we have a decked area with a marquee erected. Around 20 musicians and singers got on that stage at one time or another through out the next 5 hours, we also had a BBQ (free) with donations taken to help get funding for next years fest,we fed about 150 guests and raised over £75.Saturday afternoon also saw a few sessions taking place in our snug room. Saturday evening was also another great evening with sessions starting at around 10pm and going on into the small hours again.
    Sunday evening was a much different type of evening but very enjoyable, with some very memorable stuff from some wonderfull musicians. All in all i would say a great weekend. Its a new fest and will improve with time and also because next year we hope to have double the pubs taking part. 3 last year 6 this year, so give it a try. Roll on 2007. A big thanks to Margie, and her commitee, who worked very hard to achieve this. They have very busy work shedules and still managed to pull off a great event.

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: Nick
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 12:38 PM

I hope it goes well next year - I did pass my observations to Margie when I was there.

There was a good turn out in the Tiger when I was there on Saturday afternoon. Not everyone wants to stand up and sing on a stage though, and one of the attractions of these folk things is the ability to find a relatively quiet spot to sing or play. I went into the Falcon about 2ish and found one musician there who had had a wander about but found nothing to get involved with; I then tried the Tiger which had the stage underway; the Blue Bell where there were no musicians; and The Stag (similar). So I returned to the Falcon where there was now no-one and then to the Tiger.

Later on a number of us went to the Falcon and battled the noise - the locals were pleasant enough but the racing was more of an attraction I think.

Went to the Blue Bell later but it was full of people eating and not ready to be set up; listened to a solitary singer (the chap I had originally seen in the Falcon).

Perhaps it might be an idea to seed the odd person who sings into the pubs that would welcome singarounds or sessions to encourage people to stop and stay and sing. Walking into a pub empty of singers (or any sign of) makes it quite hard to start things up on one's own. Alternatively to organise a singaround for a specific time in a specific place and publicise it accordingly.

Just my tuppence worth.

Good luck for next year.

Subject: RE: Driffield Folk Festival - any info.?
From: mississippi john
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 02:39 PM

plenty of opportunitities to get up and sing on the stage at the tiger beer garden saturday afternoon, weather was dull to start with, but came out sunny mid-afternoon, was great just to sit in the sun have a drink & listern to the world go by.

had a session in the front room of the tiger about 5o/c had to cope with some of the local dominoe players, even they joined in with the singing ( dominoes in hand )

went through on the sunday afternoon, very quite had a bit of a jamming session with a couple of the guys from the trio that had appeared on the saturday afternoon at the tiger

would be nice if the driffield folk club had a few more people turnning up at their monday night sessions

all the best for the future Margie & committee members

regards

m/ j