Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions

Subject: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: r.padgett
Date: 18 Jul 07 - 11:30 AM

Saltburn FF 2007 10/11/12 August

Fred Jordan Competition for Unaccompanied singers

takes place in the Conservative club from around Noon on the Saturday

entry requirements, make no mistake you need a weekend ticket to enter!!

However stewards are able to enter if they are not stewarding when they need to be there to sing, "Lots" drawn for places at the start NO LATE entrants NOON please, front bar

Max is 25 and need 5 to run. £100 + a Fred to keep and a trophy to polish for a year and return!

Anyone not abiding by this will be disqualified

You MUST have the festival organiser's written permission to enter if you have not got a ticket and you are a steward!

Entry forms from me on the day or Friday

Singaround to follow

Separate Competition for singer songwriters via Trevor Lister

Check out the web site please

Ray

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: Sooz
Date: 18 Jul 07 - 01:20 PM

Sorry Ray, can't make it this year.

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: r.padgett
Date: 18 Jul 07 - 04:07 PM

You were brilliant last year Sooz thanks for that, all the best!

I refuse to judge, loose all me friends that way!

Ray

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: Betsy
Date: 18 Jul 07 - 04:12 PM

Hiya Padge ,
How did Johnny's " DO" go on the 16th at Barnsley ?
I never saw anymore about it

Cheers
Betsy .

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 18 Jul 07 - 05:10 PM

You need to see the "10th Saddleworth" thread for feedback on Booker's do, Betsy!
Illogical thread creep strikes again....

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: Betsy
Date: 18 Jul 07 - 05:18 PM

Hiya Moorleyman - I suppose I'm just as guilty of "Illogical thread creep".
Off I go to .......

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: r.padgett
Date: 18 Jul 07 - 05:28 PM

Went well!

I had Glen Osborne over for the event he hadnt seen JB for about 5 yrs

JB turned in at usual time 9.20pm as I was advised not to tell him so he didnt know!

Mo and Jo, Fyrish, Sue and Molly (Gainsborough) and a nice contingent who follow Bernard Wrigley round came as well as the regulars

Had a really good night!

Thanks to all who subscribed to the mudcat card I downloaded and gave it to him

Ray

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: Betsy
Date: 18 Jul 07 - 05:46 PM

Hiya Padge,
I did as Moorleyman said, and, went to your posting.
Glad you all had a good time-I've got my fingers crossed that the weather stays fine for you all at Saddleworth. I might have to have a stroll down to Staithes after me Sunday dinner with my (and your) mucka, though I don't know how disinteresting it will be to bump into the person who has been upsetting all in sundry with his silly postings on the Staithes and Saddleworth site.
Enough of all this - let's get the thread back to you and Saltburn.
Even if people don't like trophies, the Hundred Quid prize comes in quite handy - it would pay for your ticket and a large part of your ale for the weekend, for doing something - singing - which we all like the opportunity to do. .
Good luck mate - my round next.
Cheers Betsy

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: r.padgett
Date: 19 Jul 07 - 09:15 AM

Back in the land of the living already Pete!

Enjoy Staithes and regards to yer mucka. Cya all in Saltburn god willing

Ray

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: muppitz
Date: 19 Jul 07 - 02:31 PM

Ah rats, we always have this debarcle, I can't really enter as I'm not stewarding nor do I have a weekend ticket!
I'll just have to see if I can sweet talk the right people!

muppitz
x

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: r.padgett
Date: 19 Jul 07 - 05:31 PM

You'll have to ask JT, can't help sorry!!

Ray

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: GUEST,Mike O'Leary-Johns
Date: 19 Jul 07 - 09:16 PM

Hi Ray ; I am hoping to be at Salburn myself
{I's been a while I know}.
Will drop by to see you..........[If I can steel myself....and enter{ in Dark Glasses and false beard of course]Just dont tell anyone}]!
                                                 Mike.

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: r.padgett
Date: 20 Jul 07 - 02:23 AM

Good to hear from you Mike and I hope you are keeping well

How's the "burl"?

Ray

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: sapper82
Date: 20 Jul 07 - 09:49 AM

I bloody hope you've got better weather arranged than we're having at the moment!!

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: GUEST,Northerner
Date: 20 Jul 07 - 10:54 AM

Hi Ray

Sorry but I won't be competing this year as I'll be making my way back from Sussex on the Saturday. Hope to make it to Saltburn for the Sunday - too late for the competition.

Maybe see you on the Sunday, or at Whitby?

Regards,
Diane

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: GUEST,Mike O'Leary-Johns
Date: 20 Jul 07 - 01:38 PM

Hi Ray,Burl is keeping ppretty well .Due back from holiday shortly.He and Elaine went to Austria{Train journey in the mountains}.
Hows the Old Booker these days........... ?
Reached his Majority I hear.{ And they said he would never get there.
Hope you are in good nick;like me you have years before you reach your Majority.
Hope to see you soon.Mike

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: GUEST,flyingcat
Date: 21 Jul 07 - 10:27 AM

Hi Mike, good to hear you'll be at Saltburn, hope to hear you singing lots. I'll be there with Sarah and Carolyn and we're really looking forward to it. sounds like being a great festival. love Moira

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: GUEST,Mike O'Leary-Johns
Date: 21 Jul 07 - 12:10 PM

Hi Moira ,I had noticed you were booked....Looking forward to seeing you{all}.I hope you are all well.See soon Mike.

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: GUEST,padgett
Date: 31 Jul 07 - 05:16 AM

Not too long now to Saltburn FF 2007

Still recovering from Warwick and Saddleworth FFs

"Fred" Competition to be held once again in the Conservative club and catch up with all the local gossip!!

Ray

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: GUEST,padgett
Date: 01 Aug 07 - 04:38 AM

no body interested?

Ray

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: GUEST
Date: 01 Aug 07 - 07:18 AM

Calm down Ray - there's always interest - but being modest Folk "they" don't like to publicise that they will be entering .You'll be busy as usual.

Cheers Betsy .

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: Drumshanty
Date: 01 Aug 07 - 07:40 AM

Is it all right for complete newbies to come and listen? This is my first Saltburn and I'm really looking forward to it.

Tracy

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: r.padgett
Date: 01 Aug 07 - 01:23 PM

YES of course!!

Ray

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: GUEST,padgett
Date: 02 Aug 07 - 03:45 AM

JUst arranged with John Taylor to have Steve Gardham join the judging panel with one or two others to be kept secret yet! well at the mo'~~

Steve and me will be doing Yorkshire Garland (Yorkshire song) sung presentation following in the Con club and bringing ppl up to date as to what we are doing

Ray

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Aug 07 - 07:40 AM

Padge, can we find the Line up /Programme for the Festival - even if I knew how to do a blue clicky I don't know where to find a Programme of Events .

Cheers

Betsy

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: GUEST,Fantum
Date: 02 Aug 07 - 08:49 AM

Try this

www.saltburnfolkfestival.ukforum.com/

Good afternoon Padgetts's young un
If you are really unlucky I will turn up just to upset you
If numbers are a problem I will join
If numbers are not a problem I can rest safe in the knowledge that you can handle it

Fantum

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: r.padgett
Date: 02 Aug 07 - 03:05 PM

OO 'eck

Ghostly

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: r.padgett
Date: 03 Aug 07 - 01:22 PM

nearly fell off

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: sapper82
Date: 03 Aug 07 - 02:33 PM

Ray, is it still the school field for camping?
Looking forward to it, only hope the improved weather persists!!

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: GUEST,Gillie
Date: 04 Aug 07 - 08:02 AM

Try this Betsy :-)

Saltburn festival

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: GUEST,Gillie
Date: 04 Aug 07 - 08:05 AM

Or this

Programme

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: r.padgett
Date: 04 Aug 07 - 11:07 AM

AS far as I know camping on the school field a stones throw from the centre of Saltburn

Hope the weather is good

Saltburn is a lovely little Yorkshire Victorian seaside town and a great annual folk festival

Ray

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: Tig
Date: 04 Aug 07 - 03:02 PM

Anyone taking part in the Singer/Songwriter Competition?

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: Betsy
Date: 06 Aug 07 - 06:07 PM

Hiya Padge and Tig,
I can't tell you how many will enter , but the situation has all the makings .I talked to JT an hour ago, and he tells me that the position tonight is that have sold more season tickets and tickets already than they did last year , and that's without people turning up on Thursday/ Friday after keeping an eye on the weather window. Fingers crossed for a cracking time. Don't forget me badges Tig.

Cheers ,Betsy.

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: ossonflags
Date: 07 Aug 07 - 02:36 AM

Are you up for some pints, song and crack and that Pete?

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: GUEST
Date: 07 Aug 07 - 03:53 AM

I should jolly co-co Michael - providing your lass lets you !!!

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: Col K
Date: 07 Aug 07 - 06:22 PM

Not long now.

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 08 Aug 07 - 07:01 AM

Ray P has listed the singarounds and competitions on the Wilsons thread, but what about during the day on Sunday? Is there something missing from the programme ? cos I couldn't see any singaround activity listed except the 2 til 4 slot.
Can anyone closer to the festival organisers tell us?

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: nutty
Date: 08 Aug 07 - 08:11 AM

There is nothing "official" in the way of FREE entertainment (singaround etc) after 4pm on Sunday when a lot of festival goers will be going home.

Saltburn is one of the better festivals for actually organising fringe activities and should be applauded for it.

There is nothing to stop anyone organising an unofficial event otherwise its a matter of putting your hand in your pocket and paying for one of the excellent concerts or joining in the session in the Vic lounge or going to church.

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: Betsy
Date: 08 Aug 07 - 08:41 AM

The two Main Concerts are going on between 1.30 and 7.00 so there is not a lot of call for singarounds in that time band .
The Festival Folk club 8-11 om Sunday hosted by Guisborough Folk in the Spa is for Ticket holders but, as someone says lots of ticket holders have gone home by then - so you might chance your arm .

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: sapper82
Date: 08 Aug 07 - 01:04 PM

Feeling a bit full at the moment, fresh dug, home grown, new potatoes, bacon, egg, mixed veg and a bit of brie.
When that lot gets down will be starting to load the tentage into the trailer ready for a pre-lunchtime start tomorrow.

Is the pre-festival night at the new venue?

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: Col K
Date: 08 Aug 07 - 06:34 PM

I presume so Sapper, I will be there sometime thursday morning, see you there.

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: Betsy
Date: 08 Aug 07 - 06:53 PM

Hiya Sapper Brie indeed !!! What's wrong with a bit of Yugoslavian, artificially-coloured Cheddar.
Just so I don't confuse you after posting something about the Festival Club - the Pre Festival Folk Club is at the Duke William at Skelton - a village outside of Saltburn. Anyone will direct you or better still get the tent up and see if you can scrounge (or pool) lifts so some can enjoy a bevvy. Even pooling a taxi won't be bank-busting. Ask them for a price and try fill it with 4 people . Look forward to seeing you all .
Cheers

Betsy

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: nutty
Date: 10 Aug 07 - 09:01 AM

Weather perfect at present ... lets hope it lasts the whole weekend.

I'll be there soon

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: Banjiman
Date: 12 Aug 07 - 04:59 PM

Excellent time had by all!

Good Weather, Good Music, Good Company!

Really enjoyed Sara Grey

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: nutty
Date: 12 Aug 07 - 06:17 PM

Mudcat's own Ossonflags won the song competition. Congratulations Mick.

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: Banjiman
Date: 12 Aug 07 - 07:03 PM

Oh, I forgot to add Mrs Banjiman won the singer/songwriter competition. If anyone is interested in hearing the winning song, let me know and I will post a link.

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: Saro
Date: 13 Aug 07 - 04:57 AM

What a lovely festival - hope the pics come out OK Sapper82. My voice hasn't quite recovered from singing those last two songs on Sunday morning with the Wilsons, so I'll give it a bit of a break before Whitby!
Congratulations to John Taylor and all for a smashing weekend.
Saro

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Aug 07 - 07:25 AM

Songwriter competition won by a young lady - Wendy Arrowsmith - tremendous song and what a voice and performance .I think we're destined to hear more of her voice and guitar - brilliant singer - a gem.
Well done Mick (Ossonflags) for winning the Fred Jordan memorial comp

Cheers Betsy.

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: Banjiman
Date: 13 Aug 07 - 07:43 AM

Thanks Betsy,

Mrs Banjiman (Wendy Arrowsmith)is currently blushing in the corner.......

Downside is as well as carrying her guitar, child minding and trying to get her gigs I will now have to keep the trophy polished as well!

Her debut album ("NowThen?")due out 8th September with a launch gig at Kirkby Fletham Village Hall, Near Northallerton, Nth Yorkshire (AKA The Centre of the Universe, well ours anyway).

Please let me know if you want info about the gig or CD or you would like me to post a link to "The Visitor" (The winning song) on MySpace (well actually HerSpace).

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: ossonflags
Date: 13 Aug 07 - 08:08 AM

Thanks folks for them kind words.

Thanks to Ray for doing a great job of organising this event and the judges for doing a splendid job.There were eleven entrants to the competition and the standard of singing was superb.

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: Tig
Date: 13 Aug 07 - 09:54 AM

Banjiman I never realised you were a Catter!

The Badger, Col K and I were the judges and Mrs Banjiman's song was a unanimous choice when we compared marking sheets.

However we were very impressed with the overall standard of entries - we had ties for second and third so it was probably a good job we only had to choose one :-)

I'm looking forward to hearing Wendy again before too long. Please put that link in and then people can hear the winning song.

Tig

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: Banjiman
Date: 13 Aug 07 - 10:17 AM

Thanks Tig,

Wendy asked me to pass on her thanks to you and the other judges and to Trevor for organising things.

I also really enjoyed the other entries and I don't envy the judges job!

Link to Wendy's MySpace site below including "The Visitor" below.

http://www.myspace.com/wendyarrowsmith

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: GUEST,Fantum
Date: 13 Aug 07 - 10:27 AM

Well done Ossonflags you earned your win,Bold choice of The Organist as your first song and a passionate rendition. You got there by your own effort. All the more impressive because the competition was tough. Nice bunch of sporting competitors too.

I'm starting to worry about Padgett though
He was all businees and bustle
All entries will be in by one pm and its that .......now
Competion entry closed!
If you are not here when your names called you've had it.

Oooohhh all manly
But a nicely run afternoon

But worse than that he seems to have a name as being one of those people who causes others to forget their words. I was earwigging in the Friday afternoon singaround when that came out. I expected the speakers to start rubbing garlic on and walk around ringing a bell shouting out Padgett warnings. Must investigate the phenomenon further. All gossip welcome.

Fantum

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: Drumshanty
Date: 13 Aug 07 - 11:00 AM

Me and the olds have just arrived back in Edinburgh after one of the best festivals I think we've ever been to - we'd have booked for next year if we could.

I thought the Fred Jordan competition was cracking - might give it a go next time. So relaxed and fun compared to some of the ones I've been in up here! And congrats again to Mick.

I loved everything about the weekend, but the best bit was how friendly everyone was. We all felt really welcomed and at home from the minute we got there, so thanks to everyone for that.

We're off to Innerleithen Festival on Friday, then straight on down to Whitby on Monday - hope to see and hear some of youse there.

Tracy

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: GUEST,padgett
Date: 14 Aug 07 - 04:02 AM

Well mixed messages abound!

OK so the competition had been a bit too laid back in previous years and so this year I put a time of entry to the competition at 12.30 on the Saturday. As it was, I drew the line at 1pm!

The notices had 12.30 on 'em, displayed in the Fest Office and Con club from Friday

The reason we got straight into the competition was due to some criticism I had about running it like a full singaround last year where people other than entrants were singing too before the competition started, and I missed some singers who were not in the competition ( very sorry).

I decided best to get the competition underway from the start and time left to be used as a normal singaround, which is what I did.

Judges will change every year!

This year Michael O'Leary Johns, Steve Gardham, Dave Howdon and Glen Osborne (thanks to all)

Next year Mick McGarry ~this years winner will be a judge [thanks Mick]

Standard was excellent once again and my thanks to all who had the guts to enter, good experience I hope and please enter again next year!!

I dont judge, lost all me friends doing that

Ray Padgett

Hope to have retired from work by next year's competition and have learnt me songs next year!

ps should be a video recording of the singers/event somewhere?

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: GUEST,padgett
Date: 14 Aug 07 - 05:49 AM

Web cast video recordings available, just revisit Saltburn FF 2007 site and click appropriately

Has Mick McGarry singing his second (Linda Kelly) song in full

Ray

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: GUEST,Fantum
Date: 14 Aug 07 - 07:37 AM

Padgetts young un
It was far to much fun to criticize
It was so unlike you to be so ......butch
Thought you performed real well just as expected

Meanwhile how come you have this reputation for putting people off their words
It was working well Sat

Fantum

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: Willa
Date: 14 Aug 07 - 07:54 AM

Well done, Mick. Wish I could have been there. Hope to have a busy FF time next year!

Listened to wendy's song; great song and a beautiful voice. Hope she may venture a bit further south soon to East Yorkshire.

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: ossonflags
Date: 14 Aug 07 - 09:07 AM

Cant find the link Ray.

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: r.padgett
Date: 14 Aug 07 - 10:22 AM

Mick

1 Google

2 Saltburn Folk Festival 2007

3 Saltburn ff Archives for 2007 week 32

* It has Marske fishermen's Choir
* CMR
* Back Alex Vaults, comedian
* Fred Jordan winner [Mick McGarry] click on the red 'Click here' plays about 3 and half mins of YOU!! in Windows Media

OK

Ray

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: ossonflags
Date: 14 Aug 07 - 01:36 PM

Thanks Ray, got it !!

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 2007 competitions
From: sapper82
Date: 16 Aug 07 - 02:26 PM

Got main batch of my Saltburn photos up on Flickr.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobsworkshots/