Bude Folk Festival---Musicians Wanted !!

Subject: RE: Bude Folk Festival---Musicians Wanted !!
From: grumpy al
Date: 21 Apr 07 - 12:31 PM

Whoops type P.S.
any chance of finding somewhere close to park the camper? staggering distance would be nice!

Subject: RE: Bude Folk Festival---Musicians Wanted !!
From: growler
Date: 21 Apr 07 - 06:13 PM

Good Luck, we WILL be there next year, hope you have a great time, as I'm sure you will

Subject: RE: Bude Folk Festival---Musicians Wanted !!
From: Canberra Chris
Date: 21 Apr 07 - 10:37 PM

Growler and Melodeon-boy,

Can we work something out? Far be it from the Shiny Bum Singers from Oz to stand in the way of a good sing or the launch of something new, or an extra performance (for the rest - it is we whom they are kindly hosting at the Good Intent Rochester at noon on Whitsunday).

The Shiny Bums are performing for the Met Office in Exeter on Wed 23 May, and had then intended to work our way back east to Rochester via Chippenham and maybe Edenbridge or Battle, though we had no gigs arranged.

We are therefore on hand for Bude as an alternative, if it would work without in any way jeopardising the Rochester gig.

Since the main driving hazard for Aussies in England is not realising we are already approaching the opposite coast, our sense of time and motion for a zip from Cornwall to Kent may benefit from local advice. Could we, and maybe Growler and Melodeonboy too?, be in a concert in Bude on Saturday afternoon, and get back to Rochester that night in reasonable shape for Sunday? The Bums will have two hire cars between five, so lifts back should be possible if that helps.

Lucy - if it works out, the Shiny Bum Singers would be happy to be on your program. We are a well-known festival crowd-pleaser here, and remember being supported ourselves when new.

Sorry for taking up so much thread space, any responses maybe via PM to Canberra Chris?

Canberra Chris

Subject: RE: Bude Folk Festival---Musicians Wanted !!
From: My guru always said
Date: 22 Apr 07 - 04:01 AM

Thanks Lucy, I will definitely get to work on the other half and will let you know asap. I do hope you'll be able to slot yourself into a concert Lucy, looking forward to hearing you sing again! Anyone able to do a web-page for this?

Wouldn't it be wonderful to have the Shiny Bums in Bude!!*!? Looks like fate to me & all with willing hearts. Hope an arrangement can be reached!

Subject: RE: Bude Folk Festival---Musicians Wanted !!
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 22 Apr 07 - 04:05 AM

Hello Bums - late at night for you.

Growler is right above that the drive will be at least 5 hours from Bude to Rochester on some little UK roads and a fair bit of motorway a fair bit of which will have hold-ups or road-ups.

Plop the two postcodes into the RAC route planner website and you will get an itinerary and an estimated drive time.

Subject: RE: Bude Folk Festival---Musicians Wanted !!
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 22 Apr 07 - 05:11 AM

Hello I am coming. See you there most likely on Saturday.TTFN

Subject: RE: Bude Folk Festival---Musicians Wanted !!
From: Mick Tems
Date: 22 Apr 07 - 07:14 AM

Andrew and Carole,

Maybe we could hitch a lift if you're driving past on your way to Kernow and share petrol costs - it's just a thought.

Subject: RE: Bude Folk Festival---Musicians Wanted !!
From: GUEST,Jon Ai
Date: 22 Apr 07 - 03:21 PM

Hi there,

It sounds a worthy cause in a lovely part of the UK (and where my grandmother came from!). I'd be interested. Would you like to look at my website - www.jonairdrie.com and email?

Thanks,

Jon.

Subject: RE: Bude Folk Festival---Musicians Wanted !!
From: growler
Date: 22 Apr 07 - 03:44 PM

I hope the Shiney Bums grace your Festival, We shall have the pleasure a few day's later. If you are having a festival next year, let us know as soon as pos, so we can book. Good Luck

Subject: RE: Bude Folk Festival---Musicians Wanted !!
From: Hawker
Date: 23 Apr 07 - 05:08 AM

Hello All,
As usual, Mudcat comes up trumps!
I would like to thank you all wholeheartedly for all your support and generosity in offering your varoius talents at out forthcoming festival. I am absolutely overwhelmed - Literally!
Though I would like to book each and every one of you, I am afraid I am going to have to say thank you, but NO MORE! Please! We now have a much fuller programme than we had planned and are delighted, but it would be foolish to overstretch ourselves. If you have contacted me and I have not yet got back to you, I am sorry, it is nothing personal, and you have been noted down for next year. If you would like to still come and join in the fun as a visitor, we would be delighted to welcome you.
I am so looking forward to the festival now and hope that I can make it as great for you as you have for me!
Thank-you Thank-you Thank-you
In deepest hunility at your kindness,
Lucy Burrow

Subject: RE: Bude Folk Festival---Musicians Wanted !!
From: Hawker
Date: 23 Apr 07 - 05:42 AM

By the way, Happy St Georges day to you all!
We have just raised the St Georges Flag in place of St Pirans! - only for today!
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: Bude Folk Festival---Musicians Wanted !!
From: My guru always said
Date: 24 Apr 07 - 05:55 AM

This looks like it's going to be a Fantastic event, well done Lucy!

Subject: RE: Bude Folk Festival---Musicians Wanted !!
From: GUEST,Maddie-S
Date: 27 Apr 07 - 05:33 PM

Hello Lucy

If you're still looking for artists I'm fairly local and could come along. I'm a folk-flavoured singer, play piano (I'd bing my own!) and play with a cellist. Check out www.maddiesouthorn.com or www.myspace.com/maddiesouthorn to see what we sound like and let me know if you're interested.
Best wishes
Maddie

Subject: RE: Bude Folk Festival---Musicians Wanted !!
From: growler
Date: 27 Apr 07 - 05:43 PM

Hi Hawker
Please let us know what is happening next year ASAP. We play as 'Ruff and Reddy, and we would love to impose ourselves on an unsuspecting Cornish audience. Good luck for this year

Subject: RE: Bude Folk Festival---Musicians Wanted !!
From: Suegorgeous
Date: 17 Jul 09 - 05:12 AM

Skarpi

I'm not in a position to book bands, but would love to hear some Icelandic folk. Do you have a Myspace?

Sue