FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Andy Jackson
Date: 22 Mar 10 - 05:17 AM

Ticket Farm is now up and running for online booking, go on you know you want to!

Ticket Farm

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Eye Lander
Date: 09 Apr 10 - 04:49 AM

refresh

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 09 Apr 10 - 05:03 AM

We are soooo looking forward to this festival!! So many of our good friends are going, there will be a wealth of talent and companionship this weekend. And I hear there'll be beer too.....

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Cats
Date: 09 Apr 10 - 05:33 AM

I'll bring the port

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Dave Earl
Date: 22 Apr 10 - 07:38 AM

Andy/Jilly.
Hi

I thought I had sent a Stewards Application Form

I haven't heard anything yet.

Do you need me as a Steward or did my form not arrive

Dave

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 23 Apr 10 - 07:50 AM

Received my transport confirmation & starting my packing list now *grin*

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Andy Jackson
Date: 25 May 10 - 11:02 AM

Tickets selling fast, be sure not to miss out on this great new festival.
FolkStation

Stewards still needed so have a look here.
Stewards Info

See you there?

Andy

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Andy Jackson
Date: 25 May 10 - 11:03 AM

And how about a few "I'm going" names?

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 25 May 10 - 02:55 PM

For future reference, you put a consent to use of name in the small print on the booking form, then YOU can (lawfully) tell us who's going (assuming your Data Protection Act registration so permits)!

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 25 May 10 - 03:27 PM

Well, there'll be me, and there'll be himself aswell *grin*

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Andy Jackson
Date: 25 May 10 - 04:31 PM

You missed the point Richard, are you coming?

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Splott Man
Date: 26 May 10 - 03:41 AM

I'm going.

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 27 May 10 - 03:30 AM

Refressssh!!

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: SussexCarole
Date: 27 May 10 - 07:00 AM

We'll be there with new hip.......hooray!

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: GRex
Date: 27 May 10 - 01:08 PM

We will be there, (if any one is interested).

               GRex

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Anne Lister
Date: 28 May 10 - 12:00 PM

We'll be there, too! Looking forward to it - and it's our wedding anniversary weekend, so make sure you find a moment to toast it with us!

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Andy Jackson
Date: 10 Jun 10 - 11:59 AM

Just as an extra temptation as if the guest list was not enough! have a squizz at this..
IOW Steamers

Oh and there is still room for a few more stewards
Stewards click here, go on, you know you want to

What you might be missing:-

FolkStation the Isle of Wight Folk Festival

See you there.

Andy

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 10 Jun 10 - 06:21 PM

Do I recall rightly that there may be a MudGather in the offing????

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Andy Jackson
Date: 11 Jun 10 - 05:50 AM

Oh good you volunteered!!!
Saturday afternoon seems a good time, after Pattie's spoon workshop so we have something to stir the hot chocolate with.

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Splott Man
Date: 13 Jun 10 - 03:46 PM

Eeeuuuwww!

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Dave Earl
Date: 13 Jun 10 - 04:06 PM

Well I believe I'm going.

What's the deal with Ferry Andy?

Dave

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Andy Jackson
Date: 13 Jun 10 - 07:03 PM

P.m.d Dave to stop him worrying.
General info: if you have bought a ticket the ferry should have been sorted already, if you have volunteered to steward and we have a form from you, then the ferries are being sorted now.
If you want to steward there is still time..see post above.

If you want to buy a ticket see other link above.

The Isle of Wight......festival central. Just been sat in the garden listening to Paul McCartney doing Beatles numbers, now watching on telly. I was part of that crowd, oh alright a couple of miles up the road.

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Splott Man
Date: 14 Jun 10 - 04:05 AM

Watched some of it on the telly.
I came over all nostalgic. I never got to see the Beatles, but now by son saw Macca in Cardiff on Saturday.

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 24 Jun 10 - 10:04 AM

How's it going then? Any program info yet?

Really looking forward to it!!!

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Andy Jackson
Date: 24 Jun 10 - 02:06 PM

It's getting so close now the best way to book your ticket is online at
Ticketfarm

The Isle of Wight's new web ticket service.

Check the guest list on the website, it is still growing, as the confirmations come in.

FolkStation

As well as the major guests we are planning a full programme of Sessions, Folk Clubs, Morris, Storytellers, BEER, Food (new this year, full cooked breakfast )

The programme is being finalised as we speak, so more tempting details soon. But why wait, you know it makes sense.

I could still do with a few more stewards, the best and most economical way to get involved in this embryonic festival.

Yes I really want to be a Steward

Please be quick. One of the charms of the Island is the sea crossing but it is a logistical nightmare to sort out in a hurry.

See many of you there then, and don't forget choccies for the Mudgather.

Andy

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Andy Jackson
Date: 30 Jun 10 - 04:30 AM

Well there's good news and there's bad news....
I've found my lost song book. If you know me at all you, know how vital that is to me!!
The bad news is that I'll be able to sing those same old songs at FolkStation now!!!
Tee Hee..
And you will all surprise us by turning up to this great new little festival won't you.

Andy

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 30 Jun 10 - 10:48 AM

The heroic Bryan Creer (TheSnail) has just put the tunes Spare Parts will be using for our concertina part-playing sessions on the band website. You can download them in pdf, midi and Noteworthy Composer.

If you'd like them printed and sent by post, email me on valmaigoodyear[at]aol[dot]com.

Valmai (Lewes)

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Andy Jackson
Date: 30 Jun 10 - 07:19 PM

Thanks Valmai,
if I wasn't helping run a Festival I'd have a practice...Oh alright I'll make time. Looking forward to it.

Andy

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: SylviaN
Date: 01 Jul 10 - 05:27 PM

If any of you out there are still only thinking about going, then stop thinking and go.

Keith and I were on the Isle of Wight last weekend (Hi Andy and Jillie and everyone else) and we had a great time. Lovely people, lovely music. You will be royally taken care of and you will enjoy yourselves.
We would be there if we didn't have commitments.

Sylvia

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 01 Jul 10 - 05:54 PM

I've been collecting cheese already *grin*

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 02 Jul 10 - 04:29 AM

Cheese? Cheese? Tell us more ...

Valmai

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 02 Jul 10 - 04:31 AM

Aha, looks like another 'chort & peese' candidate...

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Andy Jackson
Date: 03 Jul 10 - 02:23 AM

Campsite opens Thursday afternoon 5 p.m.
Remember that Haven Street is a working steam railway. The FolkStation site is across the tracks so there is no vehicle access while the trains are running.
Make sure you arrive before 10 a.m. or after 5p.m. if you need to get your car etc. on to the campsite.
There is a large car park and pedestrian access all day of course.
There must be a blues song about singing on the wrong side of the tracks?

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: GRex
Date: 03 Jul 10 - 04:36 AM

Thanks for the tip-off Andy. I assumme this means that we cannot, between 10am and 5pm, drive off the camp site when leaving.

         GRex

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Andy Jackson
Date: 04 Jul 10 - 07:56 PM

Ain't that the truth!!
Although I don't remember it being a problem last yea.r

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 05 Jul 10 - 01:44 AM

Now printing the music for our concertina part-playing sessions. We're definitely doing arrangements of

The Speaking Figure (William Winter MS)
Southrepps Hornpipe (Albert Hewitt, Suffolk)
and Foul Weather Call (Sussex).

In case we need more we're also bringing Galopede, Lord Nelson's Waltz (Jackson) and Galloway Girth (Sussex).

Because I'm a great believer in being prepared, we'll also bring spare copies of half a dozen or so arrangements we did for Whitby last year.

Tootle pip,

Valmai

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 05 Jul 10 - 02:18 PM

Ooooh I can't wait.
Looking back through the posts I see it Anne Lister's wedding anniversary as well as ours so I reckon there'll be a lot of celebrating going on.

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 05 Jul 10 - 02:49 PM

Right - we've just got our timetable. We'll do the first group of tunes on Saturday and the second on Sunday.

I look forward to trying the local beers, having fond memories of a barrel of Burts which squirted hops over the ceiling and the Squire during a Chingford Morris Ale in the summer of 1976. As I remember, he was forced to stand with his finger in the spile-hole for a considerable length of time, an indignified position for a teetotaller. Alas, Burts is no more, but I'm sure we can find some good alternatives. What do the locals recommend?

Valmai

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 05 Jul 10 - 04:34 PM

Looks like the MudGather will start on Saturday at 17.00 at the Haven. Who knows where it will end.... Come if you can, bring chocolate *grin*

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Dave Earl
Date: 05 Jul 10 - 04:42 PM

Enquiring minds wonder if the Mudgather will include a raffle

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 05 Jul 10 - 05:48 PM

Hmmm, a MudRaffle? P'raps not this time. It's my guess that the Railway itself probably needs support & we wouldn't want to tread on any toes really. It'll be lovely just having a Gather with songs, tunes, smiles, hugs, beer & chocolate in a fab venue!!! What a combination *grin*

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Splott Man
Date: 06 Jul 10 - 03:56 AM

Is there a wheelbarrow we can borrow between 10 and 5?

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Mrs Scarecrow
Date: 06 Jul 10 - 02:41 PM

Dont understand why I appeared as guest up there?

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Andy Jackson
Date: 07 Jul 10 - 04:48 AM

Don't worry Scaremisses, it's all part of the confusion that just sets in around me. You will be bringing guitar, voices and CDs though won't you?

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Andy Jackson
Date: 07 Jul 10 - 04:51 AM

Site laid out.
Another busy day should see us ready for you all.

Site opens Thursday at 1700. If you arrive earlier just park in car park and wander through.

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 07 Jul 10 - 05:54 AM

Mustn't forget passports & chort & peese.....

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Dave Earl
Date: 07 Jul 10 - 07:18 AM

Just thinking the same myself Hils

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: GUEST,daughter
Date: 07 Jul 10 - 08:12 AM

Can't wait! Got a weekend of gigs in Bath the week after (he he he - finally getting my act together!) so easing myself in on the Isle will be fabulous!!!!

Planning to get ridiculously hammered at some point, can you all ensure this happens please?!!! Tee Hee

xxxx

Alie

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Noreen
Date: 07 Jul 10 - 10:28 AM

OOoooo- I'm jealous! Would love to be there with all you lovely people- maybe next year.

Have fun, all!

Subject: RE: FolkStation- Isle of Wight Folk Festival
From: Leadfingers
Date: 07 Jul 10 - 11:08 AM

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