'Cara' for your Folk Festival.

Subject: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 11 Dec 04 - 12:22 PM

Now that "Cara" from North Lincolnshire have a website with the capability of producing music for you to hear. Please have a listen and be fascinated and delighted by their style of music and the easy listening of all of their three CDs. The other suggestion I would make is that you get them booked for your Festival as I would hazard an educated guess that they will be in big demand soon. My personal favourites on the website are "The Faerie Queen" and "The mayfly"..Go have a listen and assess for yourself the quality and entertainment value of this Folk Trio.
Best wishes..and once again..get 'em booked

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Rasener
Date: 11 Dec 04 - 01:18 PM

I support you on that GS.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Ed.
Date: 11 Dec 04 - 01:20 PM

And the website address is?

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Rasener
Date: 11 Dec 04 - 01:28 PM

http://www.carasmusic.com

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Peace
Date: 11 Dec 04 - 04:11 PM

These guys are GREAT!

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 11 Dec 04 - 08:16 PM

Of course they are great...There's no way I would be saying things about them if they weren't.
Best wishes, Mike.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Peace
Date: 11 Dec 04 - 08:55 PM

I have two of their CDs, and they are two of my favourites.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: freda underhill
Date: 11 Dec 04 - 08:57 PM

I have three of their CDs, and love them.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: freda underhill
Date: 11 Dec 04 - 09:04 PM

..and so does my granddaughter Rosie - she loves Cara!

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 12 Dec 04 - 04:23 AM

That's good to hear! Not undiscovered and well known locally but not widely known yet.....they will be though!!!!!
Keep it up lads!
Best wishes.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 12 Dec 04 - 01:06 PM

I have four of their CDs! I booked Cara for my folk festival, and they were splendid.

For any festival organiser, take a tip. Book these lads, and then tell everyone you were the one that booked them, if reflected glory is your thing. Book them even if it isn't.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 12 Dec 04 - 05:43 PM

They performed extremely well at Gainsborough Folk Festival too this year.
Best wishes.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 12 Dec 04 - 07:05 PM

We love Cara too -Hazel and I want to be permanent groupies

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Oaklet
Date: 12 Dec 04 - 07:27 PM

Only if we can be Hissyfit groupies in return....

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 12 Dec 04 - 07:29 PM

That's cute.....Best wishes.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: ossonflags
Date: 13 Dec 04 - 02:34 AM

They are nice.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 13 Dec 04 - 05:28 PM

yes Oaklet but we have a strict 'no sex with groupies' clause...... unless its a Tuesday obviously..

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 13 Dec 04 - 07:31 PM

Oaklet, is it just you at MR on Saturday or are the rest of the guys going to be there?
Best wishes, Mike.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 13 Dec 04 - 08:09 PM

Cara are now getting played throughout Europe on Pulse Unsigned, its channel 905 on Sky.
Them without Sky, can listen online, www.pulseunsigned.com, [or it might be .co.uk?
theres a thread about it somwere.
Oaklet tells me they are playing a few Cara tracks, including tHe Fairy Queen, it gets its first play tomorow, I THINK its at 10pm?

Pulse Unsigned is a new radio station set up to give unsigned bands a chance to get heard on the radio, I heard about it on another music website that I use, and posted a thread about it here.
There are a couple of conditions, ie you MUST be unsigned, to qualify for getting played, and they don't want bands doing cover versions, it must be original or trad stuff.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 14 Dec 04 - 03:45 AM

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Oaklet
Date: 14 Dec 04 - 09:44 AM

GS - Les threatened to release the negatives to the press if I didn't agree to help with the carols at Walesby. It is Liam on Melodeon, Helen (blimey!) on piano and me scratching away furiously whilst you get on with the serious business of raising the roof and money for Mr Swarbrick.

Mike and John will I'm sure be there in spirit.

I am suddenly very pleased that it is a Tuesday and have freshened myself up.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 14 Dec 04 - 11:49 AM

So you will at last get to hear my voice Mr Oaklet! In Latin so get swotting!
Best wishes and hope the arm is well now.
Mike.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Oaklet
Date: 14 Dec 04 - 12:40 PM

Will you be wearing the special undergarment?

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 14 Dec 04 - 12:47 PM

How do you say "Long Johns" in Latin?

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Sttaw Legend
Date: 14 Dec 04 - 12:57 PM

Their you go GS "Frons Porro Johns"

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 14 Dec 04 - 12:59 PM

ROFLOL...Gee thanks mate.... Best wishes.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 14 Dec 04 - 05:34 PM

Hazek informs me that if there is the slightest whiff of whelk Oaklet-the tuesday groupie concession is off.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 14 Dec 04 - 07:56 PM

The website address with access to Caras music is available by link (blue clicky) on the fourth (4th) Posting on this thread made by the VILLAN. Go listen, enjoy, etc.
Best wishes, Mike.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: GUEST,Ismellarat
Date: 14 Dec 04 - 08:44 PM

This thread sounds like blatant self-promotion by various members and friends of Cara.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: BusyBee Paul
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 03:04 AM

Unashamedly, it is!
See you on Saturday Oaklet - don't let GS fool you, he only gets to sing the chorus in Latin, it's yours truly who has all the hard work on the verses!
Deirdre

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Alio
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 05:27 AM

I booked them for Saddleworth in July, and they were excellent!

Very hard working too, I have to say!

Ali

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 07:01 AM

Listen GUEST RAT or whatever you call yourself. A bit of promotion of people who I know of but am only just getting to know...when they are as good as Cara are...and of course you may take a look at the website the same as anyone else and seek the truth......is not a problem to others so why should it be to you?
Besides, I love Folk music and a promotion of something really good seems to me like I am trying to provide Folkies with the goods!!!!!!Best wishes.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 07:20 AM

hello, i agrree with George Silver, Cara are a good band, and rat man is just jellus becase he hasent got a band.
shut up rat man,best wishes.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 07:31 AM

Ismella, get back to us after you've seen 'em.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Rasener
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 05:04 PM

They got played on Radio Lincolnshire tonight The furry qeen

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 05:07 PM

Your smellin' is bad villan

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 05:07 PM

sorry spellin'

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Rasener
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 05:18 PM

he he

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Travelling Audience
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 05:42 PM

Well said GS and Sir John. Cara plays MUSIC....Real MUSIC. Have to say there's alot about in Folk but Cara are a must to listen to.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: GUEST,Honest Man
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 09:33 PM

No offence but judging by the tracks on the website Cara are nothing special. Perfectly O.K. pub band from the sound of it. But nothing special. Sorry guys. I'm just being honest.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Peace
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 10:55 PM

Just from curiousity, do you sell used vehicles?

I'm being honest, too. My name is Bruce Murdoch and I really like Cara.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 03:36 AM

"GUEST an honest man" who lacks the ability to understand some of the good folk music that's around.....perhaps you could tell us about your personal performances guest and what gives you the ability to judge others as not being first rate!. Are you some authority or just a small voice in a thunderstorm?
Best wishes.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: chris nightbird childs
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 03:51 AM

If he was an honest man, he'd be more than a "GUEST".
He'd also have more than a passing interest in Cara if he knew what REAL FOLK MUSIC WAS...

Chris "Nightbird" Childs
(I've never been a "guest". I've always been a proud part of this wonderful family.)

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: GUEST
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 04:50 AM

"this wonderful family" that's getting very bored with these threads

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: chris nightbird childs
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 04:55 AM

You're bored? Hey look 'guest'... the door!

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Bassic
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 05:44 AM

Honest man, I am sure no one conected with the band would resent you having your opinion. All I would suggest is that you dont right them off without seeing them live or hearing their full body of work. It is always a risk putting "snapshots" of your work up for people to hear.
Most of the glowing comments on Mudcat about Cara come as a result of the release of the most recent CD, and most of the people making those comments are people who have already heard Cara either live or on CD before.
My own view is that the latest CD marks a watershed in terms of developement from the band.......there is nothing particularly different or unusual on it.....it is very much out of the mould of previous Cara CD`s. However to me, it just seems to "come together" much more consistantly this time and moves the band to a different level.
I suspect that is what their other fans have recognised and are responding to in their praise of the CD and the band. At the end of the day, there is always someone better out there......but I honestly think you have missed something "special" and urge you to give them another try. Heck.....it took me 30 years to acknolege that Bob Dylan had "something" so I dont condem you for not "getting it" from the limited exposure that you acknowlege is all you have had. :-)
Other "Guest", if it dont interest you then dont read it. It is quite obvious from the thread title what this thread is about.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: GUEST,Another GUEST
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 05:53 AM

Bassic: "It is always a risk putting "snapshots" of your work up for people to hear."

I'd reply that Cara must have thought the "snapshots" worth putting on their website or they surely wouldn't have put them there.

I'm afraid I have to agree with the other guests, the music really doesn't sound at all special.

Cara members and friends are doing their best to promote the band on this messageboard (and the fact that the likes of me have bothered going to their own website suggests they have at least succeeded in doing that) but the music speaks for itself.

The band has a long way to go yet. Just look at the venues they are playing.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Bassic
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 06:24 AM

Chaque un a son gout.

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 06:31 AM

Bassic talking in french now as well?
Looks like El Ted has started a weird trend off!

Subject: RE: 'Cara' for your Folk Festival.
From: GUEST,Fylde Folk Freak
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 09:57 AM

I would appreciate seeing them at Fylde in 2005 and will be suggesting it to a friend who is on the committee. I listened to a few of their tunes and a song and think they are well above pub band status.
sincerely FFF