Alcester and Arden Folk Festival

Subject: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Green Man
Date: 27 May 04 - 09:18 AM

Greetings Catters,

this ere fest is a great singers fest.. Are you going?

I will be there, there's a pub with about 20 real ales on over the weekend too, looks like it will be fun.

ANyone interested in getting together for some Blues.?

GM

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: breezy
Date: 27 May 04 - 09:31 AM

well that was full of info wasnt it folks?

Cloudstreet in St Albans this friday, tomorrow, Duke Of Marlborough

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: breezy
Date: 27 May 04 - 09:32 AM

Cloudstreet sing

'The Green Man'

I guess you've got you copy

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Sarah
Date: 27 May 04 - 09:41 AM

When and where is this festival please?

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Green Man
Date: 27 May 04 - 10:33 AM

Full of information innit?

Try here for info, Cloudstreet, well worth watching.


http:\\www.alcesterandardenfolkfestival.co.uk

Click here.

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 27 May 04 - 03:03 PM

The festival is the weekend of 18-20 June. Successor to Four Fools (Ken and Angi Blades ran it before moving north) and Redditch.

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Splott Man
Date: 28 May 04 - 03:35 AM

I'll be there with Pat Spoons. I'm partial to a bit of Blues (did you catch Eric Bibb live on last night's Paul Jones show? He finished with a stormer of a song). If our schedule allows, I'll bring me gobiron.

Splott Man

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 28 May 04 - 07:10 AM

The Ducks will be there with the Shellbacks. Let you know what you're in for at Whitby Splott!
Old MacDonald had an ostrich eieio

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Splott Man
Date: 28 May 04 - 07:57 AM

That's not how you spell it!

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: RoyH (Burl)
Date: 28 May 04 - 10:39 AM

I was on this festival last year and thoroughly enjoyed it. A great festival for singers and those who like singing. Alcester is a pleasant little town too. A fine weekend. Go to it. Burl.

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Tig
Date: 28 May 04 - 01:58 PM

The Badger and I are intending being there with the badge stall so dont forget your 50p badge tokens. Last year we shared the cafe part with Moor and Coast!

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Herma
Date: 28 May 04 - 03:13 PM

Hello all!!! I will be coming over for the festival again from NL....Will be very happy to see all of you again!!!Feels quite like coming home by now....

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 28 May 04 - 07:45 PM

It's how we spell it - (old Macdonald had a farm -{spelling}) EIEIO!!!!!!!
(and when I was in Caerdydd there was a posh bloke who pronounced "SPLOTT" - " splow..."
Quack!!...
GtD.

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: John Routledge
Date: 29 May 04 - 07:03 PM

Will be my first Alcester. Good to learn it's a great singing festival - presumably built on Angie and Ken Bladen's start.

Thanks for background Kitty

Not long too till their "new" festival (Four Fools) in Chorley.

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Tig
Date: 31 May 04 - 12:08 PM

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Splott Man
Date: 02 Jun 04 - 05:48 AM

What with boundary shifting, Splow has now become Lower Roath or East Atlantic Wharf, though the day will come when they will become Upper Splott and West Splott.

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Billy Suggers
Date: 02 Jun 04 - 06:15 AM

Who-hoo! Late nite coffee & chips !!!! Doktor's mending his bus & oiling his tonsils ....

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Power in a Song
Date: 02 Jun 04 - 06:43 AM

Margaret Walters will be singing at Alcester & Arden Festival.
She'll be over from Australia on an all too brief UK mini tour - no longer performing WITH John Warner,
she WILL be doing many of the songs they recorded together though (with his blessing).
Some dates solo, others accompanied by Duncan McFarlane on guitar and cittern - including Alcester.

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Emma B
Date: 02 Jun 04 - 02:15 PM

Only just back from Chester festival - Alcester must be my second favourite! Looking forward to a smashing festival and a "rest"
See you in the Holly Bush

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 02 Jun 04 - 02:58 PM

I'm planning a visit with Helen Akitt on the Saturday......

Kitty

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: cloudstreet
Date: 03 Jun 04 - 08:30 AM

We'll be there and Jonny and Vicki will be joining us for at least one gig. The new CD should be on hand as well. Yay!

Looking forward to this festival. We had a fabulous time last year.

John
www.cloudstreet.org

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Snuffy
Date: 03 Jun 04 - 08:40 AM

So I suppose we Holly Bush regulars are going to be overrun by folkies again drinking all the ale at our lovely Beer Festival.

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 03 Jun 04 - 11:19 AM

We'll stop drinking your ale if you stop singing our songs.

Deal?

No, I take it back, that's not gonna work for me.

Splott Man

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Green Man
Date: 08 Jun 04 - 01:26 PM

Greetings Fellow Catters,

If any of you live within hugging distance of Tig please will you hug her and giver a message from me.??

TIG are you out there I need the template for some festival badges.

Hug's only mind !!

GM

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 08 Jun 04 - 06:47 PM

that sounds great. I've gotta miss it. I took a couple of gigs for that weekend. we need more notice. is there somewhere that would have given us the nod that this was on......

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 15 Jun 04 - 01:39 PM

Refresh

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: alanww
Date: 15 Jun 04 - 02:17 PM

Huh folkies!
Us CAMRA lot do our bit to encourage a great pub for beer drinkers (The Holly Bush, which often happens to have a bit of local music and singing too) and we also discover two other great drinking pubs in the town good enough to put in the Good Beer Guide (The Three Tuns & The Turk's Head).
And then what happens? As Snuffy says: it seems to get over-run at beer festival time! I've ever heard that there may be some local mummers there on the Friday night to interupt our concentrated drinking!
What next? Music and singing and other jollity throughout our beer festival, I suppose? And I bet some of our tastiest beers run out by Sunday too! Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear!
"Come landlord fill the flowing bowl ...!"
Alan

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: kitchen piper
Date: 15 Jun 04 - 02:27 PM

Hi!
I can indeed confirm that Jonny, myself and Caspion the bass will be at Alcester and Arden from Saturday onwards to perform with Cloudstreet. Been working hard on a couple of new arrangements too.
See you there!
:-))
Vicki

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 15 Jun 04 - 04:34 PM

I intend to be drinking beer in the Hollybush. I regard it as my duty!(well... the duty probably goes to the government, but you know what I mean...)
Quack!
Geoff the Duck (ex-Editor - Tyke Taverner - Bradford CAMRA).

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 15 Jun 04 - 05:01 PM

See you all there!!!!!!

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Tig
Date: 17 Jun 04 - 12:04 PM

Getting the packing done!

Don't forget to sign the Mudcat sheet at the stall so we can check who is there.

See you tomorrow.

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: alanww
Date: 18 Jun 04 - 06:47 AM

Starts today! Just about to leave! See you all in the Holly Bush at lunchtime!
"... until it doth run over!"
Alan

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: nutty
Date: 18 Jun 04 - 08:28 AM

HAVE FUN FOLKS

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: breezy
Date: 18 Jun 04 - 10:36 AM

if you catch Cloudstreet, please ask them to sing The Mill and post back here your opinion on the song.
Ta
Have a good weekend

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 19 Jun 04 - 08:02 PM

Have just returned home from the day trip to Alcester - didn't we have a lovely time! ...... have seen most of the Catters who said they'd be there (but missed Emma B), heard (among others) the Shellbacks, Margaret and Duncan (twice), and the augmented Cloudstreet, signed the Mudcat sheet, sang in the Holly Bush.

Tomorrow afternoon is the Cloudstreet album launch, in the nursery, with balloons, lollies and champagne.

Kitty

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 20 Jun 04 - 05:17 PM

Great weekend and the Holly Bush played great hosts to many of us - even complimented us on the good behaviour of our children!!! Didn't catch many artists but did get some singing in particulary on Friday night at the bottom of the garden! Met many 'catters old and new friends.

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: kitchen piper
Date: 21 Jun 04 - 06:37 AM

Hi!
I only took a few pictures, but you can have a look at them by:
Clicking here!

Cheers to Dave and Marje for a wonderful festival!!!!!


:-))
Vicki

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Splott Man
Date: 21 Jun 04 - 11:20 AM

Oops, forgot to sign the Mudcat sheet.

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Selchie - (RH)
Date: 21 Jun 04 - 11:42 AM

Me too   ~   Sorree

But a great festival, Thanks to all involved. Nice to meet some new friends & old.

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Duncan McFarlane
Date: 21 Jun 04 - 11:48 AM

Big thanks to the organisers, stewards, the wonderful chap that 'put me up' (put up with me?), to ALL who worked hard on the fest - and the paying public most of all.
EVERYONE was friendly, helpful, enthusiastic - cheers!
I had a wonderful time - DMcF

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Snuffy
Date: 21 Jun 04 - 08:09 PM

Wonderful weekend, topped off by the midsummer madness of the survivors session in Moor & Coast last night, with Col K leading off on several songs, and the competition to sing the worst song (was it Nobody's Child or How much is that Doggie in the Window?

Superb organisation as usual, and aren't the acoustics in the Fire Station phenomenal?

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Doktor Doktor
Date: 22 Jun 04 - 05:50 AM

Who was it who fell asleep in front of the Ackroyds ???? - was it a catter ???

& thanks again to Marje & Dave - sang me lungs out. I might just be speaking normally by Thursday !

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 22 Jun 04 - 01:48 PM

Methinks that was our very own Snuffy - now known to his friends as 'mummy'!

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Tig
Date: 22 Jun 04 - 01:57 PM

No, Snuffy fell asleep at the BACK of the hall. Did hear who it was at the front but can't remember.

Col and I went through the sheet and added names for all of you who forgot to sign. We worked out there were about 32 of us around during the weekend that we knew. At one point there were 15 Mudcats in Moor and Coast - a minigathering in itself.

Brilliant festival. Thanks to Dave, Marje, Green Man and Blue Mamma plus all the others who worked so hard to make it so.

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: kitchen piper
Date: 22 Jun 04 - 02:42 PM

I forgot to sign it too, so did Happy Guitar, could you add us?
Sorry and thanks!
:-))
Vicki

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Snuffy
Date: 22 Jun 04 - 05:35 PM

I have heard that it was a rather tall gentleman called J*** D**** who fell asleep at the front of the hall, while I was drugged into insensibility and bound hand and foot at the back of the hall by evil white slavers.

WassaiL! V

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Col K
Date: 22 Jun 04 - 05:41 PM

You heard correctly Snuffy, it was J*** D**** who fell asleep in front of the Acroyds.
Another great weekend thanks to the organisers Marje and Dave.Roll on next year.

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: John Routledge
Date: 22 Jun 04 - 05:43 PM

Another reprobate non-signer.

Seemed to do most other things right though :0). Extremely enjoyable Festival. Roll on 2005

Subject: RE: Alcester and Arden Folk Festival
From: Emma B
Date: 23 Jun 04 - 02:02 PM

Only just arrived home (via Sheffield) and a brill if damp night on the Folk Train with Sheffield City Morris (including our very own Folkiedave)
Smashing festival, thanks to Marje and Dave and everyone else. I particulaly enjoyed Jeff Parton's "Going for a Soldier" song cycle and Simon Mayor and Hilary Jones (who I'd never seen before) Mrs Ackroyd stunningly silly as usual.
Nomination for worst song (Sunday night Moor and Coast) Oh Mine Papa -do I win?
Emma (aka evil white slaver)