The 40th Bromyard Folk Festival 2007

Subject: RE: The 40th Bromyard Folk Festival 2007
From: My guru always said
Date: 20 Sep 07 - 12:01 PM

Sorry Connie, I don't believe that it's 'finding picky fault' to be annoyed about the program problems. The late receipt of the badly printed program with the provisional program instead of the correct one printed inside it caused problems for festival-goers and artists alike. When punters organise themselves around printed program times they're likely to be disappointed and annoyed to find they're incorrect.

For sure, Bromyard is a lovely festival and one of my favourites, but as with every large organised event, there are glitches which are learned from, however difficult the organisation has already been. So I don't think it's unreasonable for people to make negative comments here aswell as the positive ones, that's only fair isn't it?

Meanwhile I had a great weekend apart from the ear infections, lovely to see so many friends and collect so many hugs. Agree with the comments about the second artist at the final concert, saw a few people voting with their feet, as I did! Also agree with Jo about the Wilson, just Fab!! Was sorry to miss so many concerts due to the ears, but my highlight has to be New Rope on Sunday evening, just wonderful!!

Subject: RE: The 40th Bromyard Folk Festival 2007
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 20 Sep 07 - 01:18 PM

When I arrived to pick up the tickets at the artists reception Dick was tearing out his hair about the programme so therewas no way that it's late arrival was intentional.

Subject: RE: The 40th Bromyard Folk Festival 2007
From: Schantieman
Date: 20 Sep 07 - 03:38 PM

Good weekend; enjoyed dancing (though it WAS too loud, as usual) and singing in the FC; mooching around; meeting old friends and new ones. Good weather too - well done to whoever organised that!

Steve

Subject: RE: The 40th Bromyard Folk Festival 2007
From: My guru always said
Date: 20 Sep 07 - 03:48 PM

Actually, the late arrival of the programs didn't bother me one bit as I very rarely get to any concerts on Friday evenings, it's a time of meeting & greeting for me.

But I can imagine that it must have caused a great inconvenience for others and for the Festival itself. I was delighted to see the lovely obituary for Colin Kemp included in it and I had wondered if perhaps that had caused the program to be late which would have been totally acceptable in my view!

The shoddy printing & program errors were the major problems as far as I was concerned, though of course they couldn't spoil the festival for me.

My earlier post was made merely to point out that negative comments are equally valid as the rose-tinted positive comments and should not be dismissed so lightly.

Subject: RE: The 40th Bromyard Folk Festival 2007
From: Mr Red
Date: 20 Sep 07 - 04:18 PM

Some festival organisers say they welcome feedback - even negative feedback. Sadly, in practice, that may not be the case. Which can surprise trusting, believing folkies.

I find Dick listens to feedback if he is not rushing to another panic. I always felt, if he disagreed he was saying no in a constructive way. Hence the relaxed nature of his festivals IMHO.

Schantieman - I would have to agree on the volume of ceilidhs, but at least the base guitars didn't dominate to the point of clipping (I could name festivals where they have). Whapweasel are not the loudest out there but .... Try earplugs - it helps for ceilidhs. The floor was level.

Subject: RE: The 40th Bromyard Folk Festival 2007
From: GUEST,Tom Bliss
Date: 21 Sep 07 - 05:27 AM

One of the problems many festival organisers face is changes to the availability of artists requiring last minute changes to the schedule. I don't know if this happened at Bromyard, but it's one of the reasons that programme printing typcially happens as close to the wire as possible, and as a result thing do go wrong. Errors are actually quite commonplace. This year one large and lovely UK festival (no names, no pack drill) completely forgot to include one of its four headline bands - mine! (But we're still best of chums, because that's just how it goes sometimes).

Subject: RE: The 40th Bromyard Folk Festival 2007
From: steve_harris
Date: 21 Sep 07 - 11:55 AM

ever organised something of this size themselves with no hiccoughs whatsoever?

Good point! Similarly, I never vote or take faulty goods back to shops. Since I can't run the country or build a leak-proof air bed it would be so wrong of me.

Subject: RE: The 40th Bromyard Folk Festival 2007
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 21 Sep 07 - 05:46 PM

Any pics anyone?

sal

Subject: RE: The 40th Bromyard Folk Festival 2007
From: Mr Red
Date: 22 Sep 07 - 01:18 PM

Steve we believe you. But trust politicians a little more...........

Dick Dixon - I trust.

Subject: RE: The 40th Bromyard Folk Festival 2007
From: Schantieman
Date: 24 Sep 07 - 04:27 AM

Ear plugs, Cresby...... yes.... but it's difficult enough to hear whichever desirable young lady one is trying to chat up without further dulling one's senses. I have never understood why the volume has to be turned up so loud!

Steve

Subject: RE: The 40th Bromyard Folk Festival 2007
From: GUEST,mirrorblue
Date: 03 Oct 07 - 02:58 PM

The new Bromyard Sessions blog is now up and running at:

http://www.bromyardsessions.co.uk/

Anyone can post a comment and I am happy to set anyone I know up as an author if you want to add your own posts. If that's of interest just let me know and I'll sort it out. Please forward the link to anyone you think might be interested.

See you soon.