Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival

Subject: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: Green Man
Date: 10 Jun 06 - 07:54 PM

Greetings all,

Alcester is on again with a great line up. Please visit the website and any aspiring artists 'lookin for bookin' Phone the hiring fair hotline.

Visit the website here, all contact details are here.

Hopefully I will see our regulars and our irregulars too!

Blessed be you and yours.

Green Man

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: nutty
Date: 11 Jun 06 - 11:05 AM

Problem with the link above .... try here

Alcester and Arden

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: Emma B
Date: 11 Jun 06 - 11:22 AM

Great festival - see you in the Holly Bush

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 11 Jun 06 - 03:27 PM

Please - me an' th' lass being still "Alcester virgins", so can any regular Alcester goer tell us where and when the best singarounds might be found? And is there going to be a Mudcat gather of any sort?

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 11 Jun 06 - 03:34 PM

I'm running some sings over the festival. Last year I ended up with a sing with only 3 people in it!

If anyone would like to PM me their mobile numbers I'll text them with any empty-ish sings.

Rhiannon

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: Tig
Date: 11 Jun 06 - 04:52 PM

Sob! As it stands at the minute Badger and I will be missing from Alcester this year. I've not done enough work to go!

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: Snuffy
Date: 11 Jun 06 - 07:59 PM

Programmed singarounds and sessions in Holly Bush and Lord Nelson, and maybe unplanned stuff in those two plus Three Tuns and Turks Head subject to landlord's approval.

And don't forget the late night sing in the Rotunda at the Greig Hall - amazing acoustics.

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: muppitz
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 08:24 AM

I suppose I'd better be there really seeing as how I'm contractually obliged!
I might actually get to see some of the festival this year rather than just the interior of the Greig Hall kitchen!

muppitz x

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 08:48 AM

Will be there!!!

Emailed a few days ago to the organisers through the festival website to try to sort an official Gather (preferably with a MudRaffle), but haven't heard anything back yet - guess they're a bit busy :-(

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 08:54 AM

Hils: Don't worry, it takes AGES to get answers.

Snuffy: My sings were programmed last year but one of them wasn't on the main street and only 3 people came. Pity really, friendly landlord, good pub. We really got through some songs though!

Rhiannon

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: 8_Pints
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 09:54 AM

Sue and I will be there.

Bov vG

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: Sue the Borderer
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 01:47 PM

I'll be there - complete with morris sticks and a few spare raggy jackets. We'll be dancing in the Holly Bush Gardens (like last year) "We" being Herbaceous Border, which is anyone who wants to do a bit of border morris - whether or not they've danced before.

I'll put up posters at the Holly Bush, the Greig Hall and elsewhere giving details - I promise to avoid the time/s when "Finest Kind" are singing. I believe they're only at Alcester on Sunday, but I don't know when.

A PM - or just a post here - from any musicians who might be willing to play would be brilliant.

Sue

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: Cllr
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 06:06 PM

Im just up the road at warwick Union saturday and saturday night, are there any pub sessions on the Sunday Champagne Carol would come down too!
Cllr

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: Snuffy
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 08:09 PM

I've not seen this year's programme yet, but last year the singarounds in the Holly Bush and Lord Nelson were scheduled from noon to 11pm Saturday, and noon to 5pm on Sunday, with individual MCs/hosts covering roughly 90-minute/2hour slots

Shouldn't think things will be much different this year.

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: John Routledge
Date: 13 Jun 06 - 02:44 AM

Thanks Snuffy. Looks like a few visits to the Holly Bush are the order of the day

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Jun 06 - 06:29 AM

Hire car booked ,tent sorted.

Herself and I will be there from Friday afternoon.

See you there

Dave

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: alanww
Date: 13 Jun 06 - 07:12 AM

As usual, I'll be there with the Shakespeare Mummers on the Friday evening (at 8.30pm in The Three Tuns and 9.30pm in The Holly Bush) and on Saturday & Sunday with the Shellback Chorus and running a singaround or two. Busy, busy!
Don't miss the sings in the Fire Station (a great venue) and particularly the big chorus sing in the foyer of The Greig Hall after the evening concert!
"Dancing and singing, bell ringing!"
Alan

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: Splott Man
Date: 13 Jun 06 - 07:22 AM

Don't know what we're doing yet, but the professor of spoonsology and I will be there. Looking forward to it.

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 14 Jun 06 - 04:02 AM

REFRESH

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: muppitz
Date: 14 Jun 06 - 10:54 AM

Don't be too despondent about not hearing anything back from the organisers yet Guru, I'm supposed to be an playing and as yet (4pm Wednesday) I don't know when or where I'm supposed to be doing it!

Never mind, at least if I'm late for a soundcheck it won't be due to my usual timekeeping efforts!

See you there!

muppitz x

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: Splott Man
Date: 14 Jun 06 - 11:05 AM

Soundcheck?

Luxury!

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 14 Jun 06 - 04:03 PM

No worries, was looking forward to a chill-out weekend anyway!!!

BTW ZM, that's a great idea of yours letting people know if there's some room in a Sing - Good Girlie!!!

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 14 Jun 06 - 05:09 PM

Don't worry, Hils, your number is on my phone, so expect a call.

BTW, if you go up to the Rotunda and talk to Marjie on Friday you should be able to sort something out for a sing. Then, of course, it's just a matter of rounding folk up ...

Are you going to do a Mudraffle? I'm popping into Sheffield tomorrow, so let me know and I'll pick up a couple of prizes.

Rhiannon

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: Emma B
Date: 14 Jun 06 - 05:21 PM

I have a raffle prize ready too Hils

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 15 Jun 06 - 03:11 PM

Hope to get there tomorrow afternoon, instead of arriving Saturday lunchtime like last year.

Kitty

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 16 Jun 06 - 03:01 AM

Today's the day! Yipppppeeeeeeeeeeee

Rhiannon

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 16 Jun 06 - 05:23 AM

Soory, it's too late really to organise a proper MudRaffle, though I'll happily collect contributions for the MudCat in an unorganised way & send them on to Friends of MudCat.

Am looking forward to a 'chilling weekend', it's been a very hectic week. Safe journeys all!

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 18 Jun 06 - 03:31 PM

Just got back from Alcester. Another excellent weekend.

Many thanks to those who attended my singarounds in the Holly Bush. In particular I would like thank Graeme Knights and Dan McKinnon, who found time in their busy schedules to join us.

Sadly it worked out to be a very expensive weekend for us as the fridge packed up in the campervan and we think that there is a problem with the suspension.

Already looking forward to next year though.

Rhiannon

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 18 Jun 06 - 04:06 PM

Chilling it wasn't! Good fun though.

Kitty

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 18 Jun 06 - 05:28 PM

Just back too meself, and would report the same - an excellent weekend, some really fine singing, and it was great to catch up with Zany Mouse, MCP, Guru, ColK, all the Shellbackers, too many folks to mention.... highlights of the booked artists definitely Finest Kind, tho' Bill & Dave, Grae Knights, Dave & Anni, Barrie & Ingrid and Dan McKinnon were all stars!
Here's to next year.

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 19 Jun 06 - 09:42 AM

Lovely weekend, good to see / hear so many Catters!

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: breezy
Date: 19 Jun 06 - 11:25 AM

Moses was towed home

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: muppitz
Date: 19 Jun 06 - 01:17 PM

I had a nice relaxing festival, although I ended up sleeping outside my tent from 7am Saturday morning as it was too hot to stay inside!
I managed to change my skin colour a little, ended up serving a few drinks in the food tent Friday & Saturday nights, discovered via a newspaper article that I WOULD pass my Maths GCSE again, saw some cracking shows, Dan McKinnon being my favourite... erm .... oh yes, (I was an artist wasn't I?) and my two sets were pretty good too!
Thank you to everyone who came to see me and thank you for the kind words!

muppitz x

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 20 Jun 06 - 07:00 AM

Not all the way home Breezy, only 80 miles of it!!

Have to say the RAC came up trumps. Very efficient and reassuring.

Apart from that, had a great time at the festival. Nice to see so many Mudcatters - somehow managed to miss one or two though.

Fine weather, great singing and good company - what more could you want?

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Moses
Date: 20 Jun 06 - 07:02 AM

Sorry that was me, Moses, seem to have lost my cookie.

No comment from you Breezy!

Subject: RE: Folklore: Alcester Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 20 Jun 06 - 09:38 AM

Sorry to hear about car problems Moses, glad you were rescued well!