FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May

Subject: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 12 May 07 - 03:01 PM

A website is now up with info on the artists appearing, a map of the place with the vanues, and (soon) a programme: Bude Folk Festival.

Lucy, I have you as contact for camping, pending alternative contact details.

See you there - it's one hell of a lineup!
I'll be the one in the Bermuda shorts (not).

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 12 May 07 - 03:02 PM

er... with the correct link now: Bude Folk Festival

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Anne Lister
Date: 12 May 07 - 04:31 PM

Thanks, George! I'll see you there, I hope, and Bermuda shorts would mean I'd be sure of noticing you...

Anne

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: growler
Date: 12 May 07 - 04:48 PM

I had meant to be there, even booked my B+B, but events over took, however, I spent last night in a pub with Chris, from the Shiny Bums, who gave me one of their CDs.Boy are you in for a treat!!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: GUEST,HAWKER (cookieless)
Date: 13 May 07 - 08:15 AM

I love you George! What a star! Thank you so much. What a line-up it is! Thank you all so much for your kindness and generosity _ couldn't have got this far without you.
Things this end as you are all probably able to understand have been somewhat fraught, with a crashed computer, the death of a good friend with a Funeral on Thursday at which I have to write and read the eulogy to get through - and family members having strokes I have not really known whether I was coming or going! I am now on my daughters laptop, have had a weekend away on dartmoor at the fox & hounds with superb singing and good company and am back feeling refreshed and de-stressed!
Bear with me for today, I have a meeting before the Bude Folk Club tonight, to sort out the final arrangements and then we will be able to answer all those programming and camping questions properly!
Whatever people say, Mudcat may not always be sweetness and light but you really are all a great bunch of people, I am honoured to know you, be it personally or as e-friends, and throughout the past not too brilliant week, I have had a great bunch of friends lifting me up and carrying me, it has been much appreciated, This is what Mudcat is all about.
Cheers, and thanks all (but especially George! - and Roger who started the begging thread for me!)
Lucy (who is cookieless!)

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: GUEST,Dee
Date: 13 May 07 - 08:47 AM

Well I thought I knew most artists on the folk scene but I only recognise four of the names on the Bude artists list. Nineteen are complete unknowns. And it maybe twenty unknowns if the 'George Wilson' listed isn't the mighty George Wilson from Hampshire.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Anne Lister
Date: 13 May 07 - 08:51 AM

Dee, come along and listen - and then you can be familiar with ALL the names on the list! I'm certainly looking forward to meeting some new faces as well as some old friends.

Anne (Lister)

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 13 May 07 - 08:55 AM

I understand, Dee. Most of them would be "unknowns" to all but those in a given geographical spread, as they are not regular "touring" artists, or "big names". But as I get about the country touring, I have got to meet, or at least hear of, most of those on the list.

They represent the quality layer in the non-full-time-professional artist category. Well worth listening to, and twice the value given the price of the ticket (zero).

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 13 May 07 - 09:00 AM

Glad to hear Chris Clarke has landed safely - the other Shiny Bums should be arriving in Britain this week.

Kitty

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 13 May 07 - 09:13 AM

Well Dee, as a free festival, You wouldn't really expect to get the HUGE professional names, but I have to say that I am delighted with the line-up, who are, as George says, the quality layer in the non-full time professional artist category. I know that those coming will enjoy what we have to offer, and what makes it great for me is that not only are they worthy of being there, they are all nice people too! There are many unsung heroes in folk music, quality acts that never leave their county boundaries, They all contribute to the rich tapestry that Folk Music is, and for me are what folk music is all about. You can pay big money to go and see your big names, but I have to say sometimes it doesnt mean it will be good!
Wkkipedia says: The Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary defines folk as "music of the common people that has been passed on by memorization or repetition rather than by writing, and has deep roots in its own culture
A festival is an event, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some unique aspect of that community.
Hopefully we have ticked those boxes, and thats what we are offering!
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 13 May 07 - 09:14 AM

Chris Just phoned, is on his way to Bude for the folk Club Tonight! Be there!!!!!!!
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Leadfingers
Date: 13 May 07 - 09:53 AM

I dont know ALL the singers on the list either , but if the ones I dont know are as good as the ones I DO know , that is a pretty good line up ! It ALMOST makes me wish I wasnt in America that weekend , but will be looking at it as a possibility for next year !

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 13 May 07 - 10:10 AM

Have a great time with Mary in the US we will miss you!Look forward to next year, maybe we can get Mary over!
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: My guru always said
Date: 13 May 07 - 02:47 PM

Brilliant stuff George, you've been working hard! I'll be looking out for you, bermuda shorts notwithstanding, and will try to keep your fan club in line - so you can issue hugs *grin*

Well done Lucy, for letting George loose on the web on Bude's behalf!! Missed you this morning but am glad to see that you're somewhat refreshed. Enjoy Club tonight and I hope you don't get too frazzled over the next couple of weeks. Really enjoyed hearing you sing again Girlie!!

Dee, George Wilson is indeed the 'Mighty George Wilson' from Hampshire, and is known as the loveable 'Geordie-Peorgie' here on the MudCat.

Oh, and Hi - I'm Hilary Ward, almost completely unknown *I'll get me coat*

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 13 May 07 - 03:46 PM

Hi Lucy

I'm the bloke who plays the harmonica every other Friday at The Tree (hello, howya!). I've spent the last half hour trying to find out anything at all (venues, guests, etc.) about the folk festival but to no avail. The website link don't work! All I know is that I'm playing at The Tree with a couple of other fellers on the Friday night. I've scoured the latest Stude and Bratton and can find nowt. Where's the publicity??

Cheers!

Steve

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: My guru always said
Date: 13 May 07 - 05:16 PM

Hi Steve, if you click the link in the second (not the first post, that didn't work) post of George's on this thread you'll get into the web-page he's created. I checked earlier & it's working fine!

Posters and card flyers were at the Fox and Hounds Song & Ale this weekend and Lucy will be hard at work sorting stuff this week after the meeting at Bude Club tonight. As soon as Lucy knows what can be done I'm sure she'll let us all know and I'll be looking forward to hearing you play over the weekend.

Maybe if there's a time you won't be available you could let her know? As a registered member you can send a 'PM' (private message) to her, just click the Blue 'PM' next to her name 'Hawker', at the top of one of her posts.

Cheers,
Hil

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Cats
Date: 13 May 07 - 05:24 PM

I must agree that the line up is really impressive. Real quality songwriters and performers ~ and I'm not including me in that either. Dee, give it a try. You will be impressed.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 13 May 07 - 07:01 PM

And what's the "Bude Folk Club?"

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 13 May 07 - 07:10 PM

Thank you for pointing me to the correct link there, Hil. I am in fact one-third of Three In The Bush. Our home pub is The Tree. Many moons ago there was a folk club there run wonderfully by John Maughan (aka The Boscastle Busker), but for the last ten years or more there's been a fortnightly session revolving around the three of us but with plenty of support.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 13 May 07 - 07:39 PM

Hadaway MGAS! Unknown? Aah doubt it! Your reputation as an angel gans before ye! By the way! Aah wad love te play guitar for ye at some time! Aah love your voice!

Yes Dee! Aah am that chubby, bearded, ex-Fareham Festival Compere with the charm and wit of a Chernobyl accident.

By the way.....
Q. Fellers!! Why should ye wear nuclear underpants
A. Cos if you divvent Chernobyl faall oot

Say it quickly!!

AND.... if aah divvent get te see George Papvgeris THIS TIME aah'm ganna hang up me festival wellies!!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 13 May 07 - 08:20 PM

Steve, Bude folk Club opened its doors on the 22nd April at The Falcon, Bude, The first one was a quiet affair, as it wasn't widely advertised, as we sort of just bit the bullet and went for it within a couple of weeks. The second one was tonight, it was well advertised, verbally, with posters, on Mudcat and in The Cornish and Devon Post, (local paper) The advertising obviously worked 'cos the room was packed! We were lucky to be blessed with Canberra Chris' presence from Australia (one of the Shiny Bum Singers) What a lovely chap and what a lovely voice! we really are in for a treat!
The festival is unfunded, so we are not paying for ads, there are press releases out for this week, so you should see something then, The local Gazette had something in last week, Posters are out and being posted as we speak, as are flyers and the like, As part of the festival guest list, perhaps you would like some, to ditribute, i'll leave some with Emma at the Tree when I visit on Wednesday.
Hope to see you at the next folk club, on the 10th June!
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 14 May 07 - 08:58 AM

What's the format at the folk club, Lucy? Do Friggin' Riggin' still play at the Falcon?

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: My guru always said
Date: 14 May 07 - 09:21 AM

Hi again Steve, you probably didn't see it when it was started, but there has been some discussion on the New Bude Folk Club on
this thread! We perhaps ought to keep the one we're on for Festival stuff, hope you don't mind me pointing that out!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 14 May 07 - 09:51 AM

Steve, I have pm'd you the answers to yur questions, thanks for asking.
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: My guru always said
Date: 16 May 07 - 04:28 AM

Bless you Geordie - would be lovely to have a bit of a sing with your guitar one day, looking forward to it!

Really looking forward to the Festival, especially getting to see the 'Shiny Bums'!! Staying at the Rugby Club in the Van, anyone else there or will we be on our own?

We'll be stopping down in the Cornwall area for the following week as we're going to a sing in Devon the weekend after, so we'll be pottering around doing tourist stuff & looking for singing. Hope to bump into Breezy and possibly Fleggy on Padstow harbour during that week, but all other suggestions will be gratefully received.

May be off-line for a while as I'll be wiping our hard drive again tomorrow in the hopes we can get it to re-partition properly this time. If I can't get it working this weekend then I'll check in again from work on Monday, so don't worry if I'm not around for a few days! Would be nice to keep this thread up near the top if possible.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: GUEST,Canberra Chris
Date: 16 May 07 - 09:46 AM

Sorry to have been off-line, and on non-cookie as I can't get into my regular internet access so can't get PMs.

Amazing driving schedule so far between Kent and Cornwall, everyone wonderful, and things falling into place for the Shiny Bum tour. We are really looking forward to Bude, only regret that our schedule also has the Rochester Good Intent gig on the Sunday of the same weekend (be there from noon if over east). I am still quartering the countryside setting things up, about to head from Redhill back west to Exeter, then back again to pick up incoming Bums from Heathrow early Friday.

we are also performing for UK 'shiny bums', at the Dept for Transport, National School of Government, and Met Office, partly with thanks to Herga Kitty, whose cover I won't blow. The Ryan Shiny Bums have been to Herga and met Kitty, while I have been preoccupied imitating a table tennis ball across the width of England - no complaints about the views!

Thanks to all with arrangements so far, we will try to live up to your hospitality.

Canberra Chris

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 16 May 07 - 11:30 AM

I will be there in the Rugby Club too, my guru.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: My guru always said
Date: 16 May 07 - 02:19 PM

Brill, will see you there Martin!

Canberra Chris - you must be going right past us from Redhill, we're in Leatherhead!!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: breezy
Date: 16 May 07 - 04:16 PM

are you working or are you in tomorrow morning guru, I'll be going to maidenhead to drop off a set of 4x4, cool eh?

anything to stay at the top

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 16 May 07 - 06:17 PM

Aah'm hopin' te be at The Rugby Club site an' aall!

Me and TLS (The Lovely Shirl) that is! Aah think she prefers that to 'Mrs P'

She's still too shy to sign up as a 'catter' hersel' mind!

Unfortunately The elder rockchick, JennyPen will NOT be attending as she's been diagnosed with Atypical Pneumonia and cannit commit te owt at the moment. Even her Uni Exams are on hold!

But Aah'm ganna hev a baall!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 16 May 07 - 06:27 PM

Well it's good to read that Chris's account of what the Shiny Bums are doing is reasonably consistent with my account on the Shiny Bums thread!

Geordie - best wishes to JennyPen. I think I heard her sing Plaisirs d'Amour with her sister in a singaround hosted by Bill Jones at the Four Fools Festival when it was in Redditch.


Kitty

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Sue the Borderer
Date: 16 May 07 - 07:10 PM

It sounds so tempting! - but I really am committed to Chippenham. And I wont even see anyone who decides to drop into Bideford Folk Club on the Thursday evening since I'll be at Chipp. by then.
Hope it goes wonderfully well, Lucy.
Sue

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 16 May 07 - 07:13 PM

We'll miss you Sue, we have a distinct lack of morris dancers! Herbaceous would have been just the thing!
Have a good time at Chippers and give them all my love up there!
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: My guru always said
Date: 17 May 07 - 04:43 AM

GP - looks like we have the makings of Port & Cheese parties at the Rugby Club then, will save up any currently in the fridge & see what can be added in!! Sorry to hear about the poorly JennyPen, hope she gives herself time to recover properly. BTW, agree The Lovely Shirl name, sign up Girlie - I'll get you singing yet!

Breezy, sounds from your text you got a hectic day today so I'll save the Choccie Bikkies for another time - may bring them to Padstow harbour so you can have a tea-break whilst others busk on your behalf.

So sorry you'll be missing this Sue, but know you'll have a Fab time at Chippenham!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 17 May 07 - 05:28 PM

By heck, Kitty!! Thows got a canny memory!

The've not sung together for years but the' did dee a canny job at Redditch.

For a while they were puttin' together an act, "Pollies On The Shore" aboot the lasses that were left behind when the men went off te the war/sea/pitwhatever - They might tek it up again when Uni/College is oot of the way.

Aall love te yez
G-P

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: The Barden of England
Date: 18 May 07 - 02:30 AM

Hillary & Geordie Peorgie - - - How can you do this to me*!$£*&*

You'll be scoffing Port & Cheese while I'm stuck in Kent. We arranged for youngest daughter to be home over Whitsun so we're unable to come to the festival. I'm right fed up now, I'm even crying in my beer:-)

Have a lovely time, and Geordie - give hugs to Jenny and hope she gets well soon, and tell her that her 'other dad' is wishing her well.
John Barden

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 18 May 07 - 06:56 AM

And both Bude beaches have just been recommended by the Marine Conservation Society for achieving the highest cleanliness standard.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: My guru always said
Date: 20 May 07 - 04:12 AM

Back on-line again but only temporarily, will need to install another new hard drive in a few weeks after my first carpal tunnell op.

Really looking forward to this, it looks like it's going to be one of those lovely relaxing weekends with good music, company and Port & Cheese (stop diluting that beer Mr Barden, it'll get too salty *grin*)!! Just hope that Lady Fate is playing on our side too and brings good weather and safe travelling to all.

Also hope to get to see Breezy 'do his thing' on Padstow harbour sometime the week afterwards and also going to try to get to the Wellie session in Boscastle. Haven't been past the Devon border since my honeymoon in 1989 so I hope my passport's still valid!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 20 May 07 - 02:44 PM

Yep. See you all on Saturday. YIPPEE.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 21 May 07 - 03:17 AM

The programme is up. Have a look at it and tell me it isn't going to be a great weekend, if you can!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 21 May 07 - 04:13 AM

George, Where do you hide your wings?
Thank you so much for all your help, Looking forward to meeting you in 4 days.........
Aaaarrgghhh!! Panic, panic..... is it really only 4 days!
Oh well, as I see it, I only have 1 problem to iron out, so It SHOULD be a great weekend!
I shall not be drinking until the Monday, as I am being taxi driver - the sacrifices some of us make......... ;0)
Come on down to sunny Bude, we can't do it without you!
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: My guru always said
Date: 21 May 07 - 07:00 AM

Well done with the program George and you too Lucy! Am currently collecting hugs to bring to Bude with me from various Catters who are unable to come to Cornwall at the weekend.

Lucy, I do hope you were touching wood when you said that about the 1 problem, these things usually come in three's! I can do some of the local taxiing for you if you like, just let me know where & when!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Moses
Date: 21 May 07 - 07:13 AM

Hope to make it down Saturday morning/mid-day. Sadly I'll miss the Shiny Bums if they're only around on Friday as I have to work until gone 4pm and even with the best will in the world and a following wind, I can't make it down there for 8.30pm.

Hills, if we don't get to sing together (which I hope we do) during the weekend, I'm around for a while on Bank holiday Monday. How about us gate-crashing Breezy's spot on the harbour? We do outnumber him and we can be 'The Breezettes and Breezy' and not just 'Breezy and the Breezettes'.

Christine

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 21 May 07 - 09:05 AM

How about The Beauties and The Beast? Thorn Between two Roses? The Breezeblocks? Thorn Apart?

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 21 May 07 - 09:45 AM

Two problems - I lied! so one more to go then - bring it on, I'm big enough! (she says quaking in her boots!)
There is a meeting tonight so there'll probably be millions by the end of the day! and I'll wish I'd kept my big mouth shut!
How about Breezy and the windswept women?
cheers,
Lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 21 May 07 - 10:25 AM

The Wuthering Lows?

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: The Barden of England
Date: 21 May 07 - 10:28 AM

Gael force?

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 21 May 07 - 10:47 AM

Bril!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 21 May 07 - 11:34 AM

An ill wind????????? LOL

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: alanabit
Date: 21 May 07 - 01:37 PM

George, Breezy, Christine, Lucy et al, I hope you have a smashing time. If I hadn't been booked already, I would certainly have used it as an excuse to come over. Hope the weather is good and the crowds come. Hope to see some of you there next year.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 21 May 07 - 02:14 PM

How aboot Following Breeze?

Sometimes, ye knaah! Just sometimes aah really out dee meself.

My little Irish band with 'Banjo' Bill McKinnon is caalled 'Blo na Gael' Canny eh?

By heck, AAh'm ganna mek up for not gannin' te Miskin

Aah cannit believe how much aah've missed you buggaz!

Gerruptivit! Aah'm ganna miss The Barden, but!!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: growler
Date: 21 May 07 - 05:06 PM

Lovely, but you couldn't miss Bardon, unless you had a realy bendy arrow

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: The Barden of England
Date: 21 May 07 - 05:25 PM

And you were wearing a blindfold!!!
Hey Geordie ye cannie lad, ahl miss yer reet enuff. And thet luvlee Shurlee too.
And the Port and Cheese, and George Papavgeris, and Hillary Ward. Big hugs all around to you all and have a great time - with that line up I'm well p**sed off I can tell you. I'll be there next year if I'm wanted that's for sure.
John Barden

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: The Barden of England
Date: 21 May 07 - 05:28 PM

Bugger it - I'll be there even if I'm not wanted!!! Now there's a threat :-)
John Barden

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: breezy
Date: 21 May 07 - 05:48 PM

Oi! outnumbered I may be but that does not mean you can blow me in any which way you want, back in line you two, and you know who I mean.

El G, will you be available as 2nd guitar and harmony low vocs and if you aint too knackered ?

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Cats
Date: 21 May 07 - 06:05 PM

Guru ~ you fibbed. You've been to our house and we most definitley are in Cornwall!!!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: My guru always said
Date: 22 May 07 - 03:44 AM

Ooopps, forgot that Cats - but no-one asked me for my passport then!!

Moses - all this windy talk is a bit of a worry, hoping to sing with you if possible, with or without a following Breeze!

George P, looks like you'll be pretty busy at Bude, hope I get a chance to give you one of those Hugs I've been given for you!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Andy Jackson
Date: 22 May 07 - 03:56 AM

Just a passing point.
I seem to remember that there is more original material in the Mary Rose than in the Victory! If this is the case there should be no problem in restoring an authentic Cutty Sark.

Andy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Andy Jackson
Date: 22 May 07 - 03:57 AM

Hmm.. we where discussing lost marbles this morning, seems mine have gone completely AWOL.
I expect you can guess where the above posting should have gone, ho hum.

Tee hee,

Andy
Will there be an appropriate new song at Bude?

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 22 May 07 - 11:42 AM

Three more get-ups

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 22 May 07 - 12:29 PM

So......!

What's the SP on the campsite at the Rugby Club?

De we just torn up and set up or de we hev te book a space. Whe de we pay?

Aah'm not sure yet but aah think we might be coming doon VERY early on Sat'day morn unless TLS can gerroot of school early!

Hawker pet! Divvent worry abbot YOU replyin' te this! Aah knaah how busy ye are at the minnit!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: GUEST,gazza2
Date: 22 May 07 - 01:52 PM

Is it me or is anybody else having difficulty with getting the programme blue clicky thing to work?

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: BB
Date: 22 May 07 - 02:48 PM

Yes.

Barbara

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 22 May 07 - 05:04 PM

Try this gazza2.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: growler
Date: 22 May 07 - 05:19 PM

To bring this thread down to earth,the 'Shiny Bums' are at the 'Good Intent' at Rochester, this Sunday, hosted by ' Ruff and Reddy' from 12.30 till falling over time.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 22 May 07 - 06:07 PM

Turn up at the rugby Club and we'll take it from there, someone from the Rugby club, I am sure will be only too happy to take your money!
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 23 May 07 - 01:52 PM

Ta!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: BB
Date: 23 May 07 - 02:43 PM

Ah, I seem to have misunderstood gazza2's difficulty with the 'blue clicky thing' - I thought he meant making one. I'll try again myself in a moment.

In the meantime, I just wanted to say good luck to everyone involved in the Bude festival. Wish we could be there but this may explain why we can't - if anyone's interested, that is! Whether you are or not, you might find the link interesting.

Have a great time, and I hope the weather's better than is being forecast at present!

Barbara

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 23 May 07 - 04:50 PM

Sounds great, really sorry I can't be there, but I'm running singarounds at Chippenham - if anyone is heading east from Bude and wants to drop in at Chippenham between 2 and 4pm on Sat, Sun or Mon (26-28), please come and support the Cause singarounds! Have a great time, and I hope the Shiny Bums aren't too knackered for their gigs the following week!

Kitty

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Polly Squeezebox
Date: 23 May 07 - 04:59 PM

I'll be dropping in on your singarounds at Chippenham, Kitty, but would really like to wish the new Bude festival every success. Also wish everybody attending a really good time and good weather. Especially good wishes to you Lucy - congratulations for a job well done. Now - everybody put pressure on the powers that be whilst you are down there so that it doesn't coincide with Chippenham next year - then I (and a lot of others) can join you.

Polly (Jack & Zak)

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 23 May 07 - 07:48 PM

BB, I plugged the Earl Of Rone tonight to a couple who couldn't come to Bude as they were heading in your direction. Hope it is as good as it usually is. Hope also to get up to a Shammick session before too long.

Kitty, Have a great time at Chippenham, The Cause is a wonderful venue. Well be thinking of you and raise a glass or two!

Oh My GOD ........
Bude Festival starts the day after tomorrow (well actually it starts tomorrow, as it is almost 1 am here) My new harp arrives on Friday too!
I'm knackered, just played for 4 hours for a ceilidh, butter get some sleep tomorrow is going to be a BUSY day!!!!!
See you all soon!
Cheers, lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 24 May 07 - 04:25 AM

Good Luck to everyone involved in this festival.I would have come if i could have got there,i need to explore through out the year.

Scooby

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: GUEST,Rockin' Rob
Date: 24 May 07 - 05:44 AM

Hi Lucy and all

Congrats on a great job with the new festival from a newbie to mudcat

I've a campervan (short wheel base)

Where's best to park it?

Efford Down camp or

Rugby Club camp?

Hoping to turn up on Fri late afternoon. Is there a central info point

Or am I not being laid back enough ...

tiddly dum tiddly dum tiddly tiddly

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: My guru always said
Date: 24 May 07 - 07:37 AM

Rockin Bob: you'd be best to park at the Rugby Club unless you've already booked at Efford Down by phone. The website has the program on it now, that's our central point till we all get to Bude *grin* Reckon Lucy will be run ragged from now on so hope that's all you need to know. See you there!!!
Hil

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 24 May 07 - 08:15 AM

Thanks Hil,
We have not got a festival office as such, programmes are available at The Falcon, The tree and The Tourist information centre for the princely sum of £1.
I will be somewhere in Bude Friday afternoon!
and definately at the Folk Club in the evening.

Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: SussexCarole
Date: 24 May 07 - 08:23 AM

We'll be camping at the Rugby Club - see you all Friday!

Carole & Andrew

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Anne Lister
Date: 24 May 07 - 05:44 PM

And I'm haring down the M5 on Saturday morning, having only just now made it home to Wales from working in Lancashire all week. So I'll see some of you at the events where I'm singing - make sure you introduce yourselves to me if I don't know you already.

Anne

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 24 May 07 - 05:58 PM

Board (bored) meeting in London in the morning, run back home by 1pm, leave the house around 2pm, might make it to Bude for 8pm if all's well... Lucy, I'll give you a call as I get closer.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 25 May 07 - 09:38 AM

Aah've bottled it!!!

The forecast said 'Rain - Sunday & Monday' and while aah divvent mind puttin' UP a tent, or sleepin' IN a tent in the rain, aah HATE packin' up a wet tent in the rain.

Aah'm still comin' but me and TLS have got the last available room at The Falcon.

Aah knaah! Aah've torned intiv a soft southern Jessie but aah fully intend te be part and parcel of this fest iff it kills uz.

Packin' up in the rain probably WAAD kill uz - Aah'm prepared te die for me art and music but not for campin' oot!

See yez there

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Richard Atkins
Date: 25 May 07 - 09:53 AM

Off in a few minutes, safe journeys all!
Hil & Richard

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 25 May 07 - 10:59 AM

Bugger, board meeting overran 3 hours, got home 15 mins ago, leaving now...(4pm)

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: The Barden of England
Date: 25 May 07 - 02:08 PM

That's it. I'm really pi**ed off now. You're all going to tell me in a couple of days what a wonderful time you had.
Well - - - - I really, really hope you all do, and let us know as I think what Hawker and all have done. Best wishes for a truly great Whitsun.
John Barden

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 25 May 07 - 03:13 PM

I not going till 06.00am on Saturday. Just got back from a local BEER FESTIVAL YUMMY YUMMY.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 28 May 07 - 07:20 AM

Well, I am just off to the survivors session at the Tree Inn, I am VERY tired! but WOW! What a wonderful lot you all are, it wouldn't have happened without you all - and it really did 'happen!' I will give a more informed report and post photos later, but suffice to say that it all exceeded my wildest dreams - from start to finish and all my fears (which were Huge) were dismissed.
There WILL be a Bude festival next year, and for those who were there this year, priority will be a motorised link between the two venues. I also feel it will be better to keep it small and intimate and not go too big too soon.
Thank you Thank you Thank you all, I am now going to fulfill my vow to ONLY drink rum today!
I'll speak later, when the composure and sobriety I have upheld all weekend have been completely dispersed!
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Leadfingers
Date: 28 May 07 - 09:10 AM

Pleased to see it went well - though with the people who were going , I dont see how it could have failed ! Hopefully next year I can get down myself !

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Gazza2
Date: 28 May 07 - 09:47 AM

Thanks for the weekend Lucy, we have snatched a few moments of sunshine to dry off the tent, just got to work on the liver now.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: GUEST,Phil Williams & Sarah Deere-Jones
Date: 28 May 07 - 10:39 AM

Good Ceilidh wirh Oggles too!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Anne Lister
Date: 28 May 07 - 10:42 AM

Thanks for all the hard work, Lucy! I was only sorry I couldn't stay another day.

Anne

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 28 May 07 - 11:47 AM

Aye, Lucy! Ye can be reet proud of yersel', Pet! Love te you and Kevin an' aall

Porsonally aah had the time of me life and TLS did too. Aah even hord her singin' a bit as well!

Bubblyrat! What a history we hev that ye didn't knaah. Many thanks for the inspiration in '67

El Grecko! Fablious te meet ye at last and your lovely lady - Aall the stories aboot ye were spot-on - Canny Man!

Breezy! Canny Craic man! Ye were delightful company. Whe's this Higginbottom ye wez on aboot

Roger Bryant! Aa'm ganna hammer the life oot of 'The difference between a cormorant and a shag' Aah think TLS has fallen in love wi' ye! Love from 'The Stopper!'

MGAS - Sorry aboot Sunday night and not gettin' te sing tegether! Lucy hijacked uz te MC the 'collide' (is that how ye pronounce it!)

Once again it wez a chance te put nyems te fyeces and lovely te meet yez aall again.

Anybody that didn't mek it? Ye missed a VERY special weekend and aah wez priveliged te be part of it.

Love yez aall te bits
G-P

PS Aah cannit wait for the piccies - Next year's 'Spot The Pillock' competiton is ON!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 28 May 07 - 11:53 AM

Absolutely brilliant! A sort of Miskin without the children's events and Morris (more time to organise those for next year), but with a great ceilidgh and significant townie participation. Plus some great Cornish songwriters - it's quite something to hear "Cornish lads" and "Swallow's wing" from the source (despite your excellent renditions, Breezy)! Plus welcoming, bagpipe-playing landlords. Plus the first recorded instance of Mudcatter 4-hand guitar accompaniment (see here). Stunning performance from the Shiny Bums (the keyboard Morris is my favourite). Plus some amazing performances from George Wilson, Anne Lister, Sara Deere-Jones with Phil Williams, the Willows, Lucy and Kevin, the Cavaliers (great family band!), Breezy, Hilary, Roger Bryant, Roger Mills and Annie, Jerry and Hilary Bix, Jon Heslop, Andy, Mary, heck - EVERYONE raised their standard and gave us some wonderful moments.

THANK YOU Lucy and Kevin - love to Amber and Tamsyn. And I can now say that I have known the real Hawker (he-he)! Roger M, bedankt voor het smakelijke tijden en de word-spellen!

And the Doombar and the Proper Job were lovely. And the oggies tasty.

Roll on Bude 2008!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 28 May 07 - 11:57 AM

Right back at ya, big feller, and Shirley too. Just tell us when I can audition for the Phat B'stards. And thanks for the "Vincent", man!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 28 May 07 - 02:37 PM

Lucy,
I am so glad your first Bude went off with a bang well done.I expect Kevin had something to do with it too so well done to him too.
Kind regards.
Scooby.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: old girl 1
Date: 28 May 07 - 06:29 PM

So glad every thing went well Lucy, sorry we couldent make it but we will be there next year.    Rose & Dave

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 28 May 07 - 06:46 PM

Well I have had a lovely day, the weather has been GLORIOUS today after the tornado off Bude Bay on Saturday! The survivors sat in the sunshine at the Tree Inn, and had a relaxed, laid back sing /session. I even got to scrape my fiddle! - bet those who left early are glad they did now!
I am really much too tired to write about how wonderful the weekend was (too rummed up), so I'll just say night night, Love you all lots, thanks for your comments Gazza2, Geordie (stopper) Porgie, George Papavgeris, Phil & Sarah, and Anne, It really was an honour and privilege to have your company!
Cheers,
Lucy
Photos coming soon!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 28 May 07 - 11:09 PM

And just to prove that Murphy's Law applies to Greeks, I omitted to mention two of the nicest people and great performers, who also happened to volunteer among the first when the call went out. What did I say in Paul's song? I should listen to my own lyrics sometimes. Sorry for the omission Andrew McKay and Carole Etherton!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Eye Lander
Date: 29 May 07 - 12:06 PM

Well, what can I say. Not bad for a first effort!

Only joking Lucy. We had a lovely lovely time, thank you.

Hunt the Tree Inn, now that was a goodun, from the map it looked like it was just up the road, well I suppose it was really!

Good services at the Rugby Club, lovely view, port and cheese party, transport laid on by caravaners for us campervan peeps. But most of all we met so many lovely people that we were able to sit and chat to as well as listen to and join in with wonderful music and song. Roll on next year

Andy and Jillie

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Harmony Angel
Date: 29 May 07 - 03:33 PM

As an infrequent visitor to Mudcat, part time folkie and full time idiot, I'd like to add my thanks to all those that made this event the very enjoyable experience it was. Thanks also to everyone who made me welcome and feel like a member of 'the family'.
I'm nor sure about the etiquette of linking to personal photographs so if I'm breaking the rules, I apologise but here are a few of the 'least bad' pikkies that I took, including a couple of the now infamous 4 handed guitar accompaniment to one of MGAS's songs.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 29 May 07 - 04:46 PM

Harmony Angel, thank you so much for sharing those photos with us, they are lovely!. I have jusy put mine on Flickr HERE

Well where do I start telling all those who missed it, what they missed? It is hard to put into words! The Shiny Bums were absolutely superb, as were all the other folk club guests on the Friday night, and the warm and friendly atmosphere just added to the occasion at The Barn Bar at The Tree Inn. Three In a Bush were enjoyed by all in the Beville Bar too. At the Falcon, there was music and a great night was had by all there too, with the help of Friggin' Riggin'

Saturdays walk was really interesting, led by Andy Thorpe,I even learned things I didn't know about the place where I have lived for 18 years!
The big sing at the Falcon that followed was lovely, we had an amazing array of talent! I am afraid to mention them all, incase I miss anyone, but I have to say I was delighted that Tony Truscott made it to the festival if only for a short time.
I was very disappointed that Anne Lister didnt get any takers for the story telling at The Brasserie, but her performances in the big sing and the evening concert at the Tree Inn made me wish that I had had the time to go and listen, as I am sure it did many others.
The Saturday evening Concert at The Tree Inn was a stunner! what a line up we had to enjoy - and everybody was again welcoming and friendly. Several acts reduced me to tears - either with their moving songs or hysterical jokes which seemed to be very infectious. Phil Williams and Sarah Deere-Jones were stunning, and though I dont think many there had heard of them before, I think they will remember them in future. The Landlord was drafted in to replace an act unable tocome and wowed us with a stunning performance on the highland pipes - ending the evening of course with the Cornish National Anthem - Trelawney This all happened in the Bran Bar, at the Tree Inn, The Salty Dogs II had the Beville bar absolutely jam packed too with thier wonderful music and, while this was going on, I believe there was a good session happening at the Falcon Inn too.
Sunday walk with Harry didn't happen due to the poor weather, There really was a tornado in Bude Bay on Saturday, it was on the local TV. Friggin' Riggin entertained in the Coachman's bar on Sunday morning and a fantastic and unplanned sing happened in the brasserie conservatory. The afternoon concert was another stunning array of talent and Maddie Southorn, a new name to me, blew me away, not only a lovely voice, but a lovely girl too. Thanks to Roger Bryant for agreeing to MC at 10 minute's notice and Carole and Andrew for stepping in to replace Thorn & Roses, and for singing Childe, for KB unrehearsed!!!!! What stars!
While the concert was on,Friggin' Riggin kept it going in the bar.
The evening ceilidh with The Oggle Band was fantastic, a chance for all to socialise, dance and have a great end ing to the festival, guest spots from George Papavgeris and Willow completed the evening and Geordie Porgy was our stunning MC for the evening.
WOW! what a weekend! I humbly thank all who performed, all who came, all who helped in any way and God that it all went well!
Be assured there will be more of the same next year, somehow! It was worth the hard work, thank you all so much!
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 29 May 07 - 04:54 PM

Yes, I recognise these reprobates in Harmony Angel's pics - would have loved to have joined them if I hadn't been at Chippenham, and am glad to hear it went so well. Well done Lucy!

Kitty

(hope to see some of the reprobates at next weekend's song and ale)

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 29 May 07 - 04:57 PM

Sorry we had to leave so early, we sprung a leak.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Crane Driver
Date: 29 May 07 - 05:32 PM

Well - what a very excellent weekend! Well done everyone! We made it home just before the caravan was due to turn back into a pumpkin - tired but so pleased to have been part of such a great start to the 'new' Bude festival - this is sure to become one of the fixtures on the folk calendar.

Great to meet so many 'catters (and other folkies too).

See you all again sometime soon.

Andrew & Carole

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 29 May 07 - 06:30 PM

Just clocked the pitchas on view!

Aah'm not sure if yez are extractin' the urine there, Hawker, Bonnie Lass, but the way a look arrit is....

Most people get up in the mornin', tek off their jimmie-jams and have a wesh/shooer/bord-bath. Then they get dressed into their 'work-claes' and gan te work.

They cums hyem and gets changed into summat comfortable te hev their tea and then hev another wesh/shooer/wharrevva te gan oot in the evenin'.

THEN they come back and get undressed and climb into their jim-jams again (Prob'ly having had another wesh).

What a palaver!! Aah get up! Aah does the fower S's (Sh*t, Shooer, Shampoo & Shave!) Aah puts on me PJ's! End of story!

Next day? The same just different pyjamas - Aah save aboot an hour and a half a day and aalwez carry a tin of armpit repellant for the evenin'.

Just you wait - Next Whitsun it'll be a bloody fashion statement and once again aah'll be the trendsetter (just like when aah wore the open-toed flannel troosers and the bowler hat wi' sleeves)

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 29 May 07 - 06:42 PM

Is it something about the name? I have fallen for two Georges this weekend!!! LOL
I loved the white Pyjamas, and what a great idea, can I borrow it? I'm just glad that you do wear pyjamas otherwise it could have been a little chilly - especially on Sunday! ;0)
Cheers, Lucy
PS I have acquired a bottle of aftershave.................anyone care to claim it?
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 29 May 07 - 06:49 PM

Not Mine! Aah divvent use the stuff!

Te be honest, aah got the whole pyjama thing from the lad whe played piannah for The Boomtoon Rats.

He wez dead common like! His were them stripey flannel ones they used te issue in the army.

Anyway! Gan forrit! We can hev a pyjama party at next year's Bude! (Along with the 'Spot The Pillock' competition)

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 29 May 07 - 06:58 PM

Great idea! How about a cheese, Port and Pyjama party?

I also thought we could go cormorant spotting ;0)

I do think my KB has won spot the pillock comp this year, that piccie is just..............SCAREY!

Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 29 May 07 - 07:04 PM

Hadaway! He's a handsome divil!

If aah wez that way inclined aah could quite fancy him mesel'

Off te me cart noo as if aah'm not in bed by midnight aah torn intiv a pumpkin!

Whoops! Too late!

G'Night aall!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Nessie
Date: 30 May 07 - 07:11 AM

The weekend was pure magic Lucy, a HUGE well-done to you, Kevin & all who made it such a fun & talent-filled event.
Thanks too for your warm hospitality (the after-shave is probably George's, we'll reclaim it when we're next down in your neck of the woods). Love to the girls (& cuddles to Hawkerhound & tripodcat!)
Vanessa

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 30 May 07 - 08:05 AM

Vanessa, tell George that Amber has not stopped listening to 'watermelon seeds' It is on repeat on the CD player and she MUST know it all the way through by now!
Hawkerhound and tripodipuss send their love tooo!
I am slowly winding down and reflecting on a wonderful weekend in great company. The new harp still has not arrived! It was held at Stanstead by Customs even though I coughed up the import tax and VAT immediately, no-one can explain why. should be here by 6pm!
Going to Boscastle to meet with Hils (MGAS) tonight for a sing.

Cheers, lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 30 May 07 - 09:47 AM

Should be a full complement at The Tree on Friday too. :-)

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 30 May 07 - 01:09 PM

Steve, I heard several compliments on Friday night, well done for keeping it going in the beville Bar, it was appreciated.
Cheers, lucy
PS next year will you guys do a concert spot for us too?

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 30 May 07 - 01:13 PM

I'll get back to you on that one...

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 30 May 07 - 02:24 PM

The harp has arrived!
Awwwwwww its soooooo cute!
Cant wait to play with it! See ya later!
Lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 30 May 07 - 06:22 PM

Not my smelly, Lucy - must be Roger's.
When are you going to show Sara your new harp? :-)

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: bubblyrat
Date: 01 Jun 07 - 05:26 PM

If it"s a small bottle of blue liquid-------it"s mine !! George uses olive oil , anyway !!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Hawker
Date: 02 Jun 07 - 01:28 PM

Roger, its yours!
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: GUEST,daystar
Date: 02 Jun 07 - 04:08 PM

Hi Lucy
John and me had a great time at Bude Thank you for putting so much of your time into a great event loved the evenings in the barn bar at the Tree The heritage trail round Stratton taught me things I had not knowen about and I have been comeing to Stratton for the last 25yrs forthe battle Oh I got the name of the plant wrong the one growing out of the wall on the walk you asked me about It is navelwort because the leaves are shaped like a navel iner or outer we wont go there! Looking forward to hearing news of next years festival if we can help with anything like derssing up in kit let us know
Tina

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: bubblyrat
Date: 03 Jun 07 - 07:55 AM

Lucy----Oh Yes!! Please , Please let 'Daystar' et al dress up in kit !! I was at Broadstairs Festival a few years ago, sitting in a pub ,when about 100 nineteenth- century Redcoats came in and quartered themselves therein----after about ten minutes, we all felt as if we"d been transported back 200 years ! A similar effect could be acheived at "The Tree", I'm sure, especially if the hanging of a Royalist could be arranged ?? Geordie-Peorgie looks suspiciously like The Laughing Cavalier, don"t you think ?? I'm a Roundhead, myself !!
          Shalom !! Roger...

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 03 Jun 07 - 03:32 PM

Aah used te hev a laughin' cavalier - Now aah've got a guffawin' Honda Accord!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: breezy
Date: 03 Jun 07 - 04:55 PM

Thank you Lucy for organising and best wishes for the future

Thank you for allowing me to be a small part of what I trust will become a regular event.

Thank you for posting the pictures, btw, who is the chap on the left?

Maybe see you in the summer, and do keep singing your song.

and George Wilson is

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 03 Jun 07 - 06:18 PM

Breezy! Ye knaah! Aah love ye te bits and aall that and aah'm really look forward te seein' ye again soon but if ye think aall this promotion is ganna get ye mair than a pint, ye can think again!

Whe de ye think ye are? Max Clifford? Mair like Max Factor!

By the way! You and George P are 'MEGA' as a duo - Like Simon & Garfunkel te lissen te but like Laurel and Hardy te look at! AND... ye wear yer basebaall hat roond the wrang way - The stiff, neck-protector is supposed te gan roond the back - Not ower the eyes!

Lucy, my pet! Now that aah've come doon off the cloud what aah've been skitin' aroond on all week, did aah tell ye what a FANTABULOSIEXPENDIFFEROUS weekend ye put tegether. Well! Ye did!

And divvent believe everything that Breezy tells ye! He says aah am! Aah say aah might be! And TLS hassent made up her mind yet!

Aah love yez aall

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Moses
Date: 04 Jun 07 - 08:36 AM

What a delightful weekend! I'm now back at work and with a computer that, hopefully, works, having tried twice last week to post my congratulations to all who performed at and all who helped organise this event!

I had a lovely relaxing time. It was so good to meet all you Catters and listen to such great music.

I loved the pipes. What a fab way to end the Saturday night's concert! It should become 'traditional'!

Christine

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: GUEST,Canberra Chris
Date: 04 Jun 07 - 10:01 AM

Thanks and congratulations to all from the Shiny Bum Singers, our only regret was that we had two gigs scheduled that weekend at opposite sides of the country, so couldn't participate fully as we otherwise would.

We loved the invitation and the reception, and the others we heard on Friday evening, and were honoured to be part of it.

Excuse the late thanks, but I have just regained internet access after yet another mad dash the width of the country and back for a family wedding - incidentally for musos featuring brilliant solo saxophone by Dave Brogden at Haldon Belvedere castle's spectacular hilltop setting.

Cheers,
Chris

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: My guru always said
Date: 04 Jun 07 - 10:28 AM

Fantastic!!!! What a brill weekend, thank you so much Lucy, Kevin and everyone who made it such a special event!

Can't write more now as my right hand is out of action. Had my carpel tunnel op this morning having safely returned from our Cornwall/Devon holiday last night. Dreadful day yesterday as one of my brothers died in the morning unexpectedly. Now feeling pretty useless with only one hand working and too much time on my hands - can't even twiddle my thumbs *smile*

Roll on next year for the next Bude extravaganza!!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: breezy
Date: 04 Jun 07 - 04:59 PM

who is Simon Garfunkel, and who is Lawrence Hardy please?



If ya canna see me ees, then it maybe I canna see your face, and perhaps thats nae a bad thing.

thanks for the quote GP

bet someone tries to explain the rhetQ

bloody traffic going into S'hamptin on a Saturday via A33!!!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: Nessie
Date: 04 Jun 07 - 06:20 PM

Hils, really sorry to hear about your brother.
Glad the op went OK.

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: GUEST
Date: 05 Jun 07 - 05:33 PM

Breezy Man!

Aah think George Pap is your nephew 'Simon' and you being that bit shorter than him are his 'half-uncle'

Seriously though, aah hope we hev many occasions te share a gill or two - aah certainly enjoyed the short time aah wez in your company at Bude. Aah'm still available!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: breezy
Date: 05 Jun 07 - 05:42 PM

I could be stuck in Southampton termorro

I was at Hedge End today. an let me tell yer aboot the lorry man and the girlie magazine. weel i nivir in aal me lyfe sore such things

when do the f=bs hold auditions?

xxx

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: My guru always said
Date: 06 Jun 07 - 04:59 AM

Just found the list of Mudcatters who attended, though it's easy to see by who's posted here. Thought I'd pop 'em down here anyway as I can't even twiddle my thumbs at the moment - Scuse slow typing!

Hawker
Canberra Chris
Tabster
George Papavgeris
Nessie
MGAS
Gazza2
Richard Atkins
Harmony Angel
Moses
Breezy
Crane Driver
SussexCarole
Bubblyrat
AnnieCat
Unicorn Man
paragon
Grumpy Al
Rockin' Robin
EyeLander
Miskin Man
Geordie-Peorgie
TLS

Ok, did I miss anyone????
ps. thanks for all your good thoughts!!!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: GUEST,Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 06 Jun 07 - 01:58 PM

Breezy Man!! Aah acksherlly live in Hedge End an' aah wez home aall day yesterday.

next time ye' are doon, lerruz knaah

Aah divvent knaah what's happened te me cookie. Bliddy compytooters!

Subject: RE: FREE Bude (UK) Folk Festival 25-27 May
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 06 Jun 07 - 02:25 PM

Yeah me I was there for 14 hours until the camper sprung a leak. Not 'GRIN'