Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 04:34 PM

Not all the idiots were local, the group of mainly males at the far end of the site made a lot of noise on Friday night/ Saturday morning including letting off Fife works untill past 2am.

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,guest scowie
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 04:05 PM

fraternal greetings to our Yorkshire cousins from the victorious Lankies.Dont fall on your sword Raymond or there may be even less to try to "stand up" next time round.Even worse we could wind up with someone even harder to deal with than your goodself,I suspect there's a few of those around in deepest Yorkshire.

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Willa
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 03:58 PM

That long-anticipated first Saddleworth visit lived up to all predictions. High spots? too many to list, but doing my bit in the WOR has to be one; just sorry that the reason for it was Linda's absence.

Hazel and I saw her this afternoon and she was looking better than when we saw her last Thursday. Won't comment further than that as I think she'll be keeping you posted herself.

Low spot? Floating in the bottom of the tent on Saturday morning! No further problems once I'd moved it to a better spot.

I managed to visit most venues, enjoyed sessions and singarounds (Thanks to all the comperes.)

Yes, Chris and Julie were on top form, Mawkin Causley and 4Square
were amazing. Loved Gene's singing.

Met old friends and made new ones - hope to meet some again at Whitby.

Well done Alio and every member of your team; I'll be back.

Ann

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 03:37 PM

Well wasn't it a great weekend?
Too many highlights to fill a post - but particularly enjoyed Nancy & James, Bill & Dave, Barrie & Ingrid, Zoe Mulford and 4Square, and the Roy Clinging Poor Man's Heritage show, and then the Sunday Church Sing and that impromptu Con Club sing with GU4.
Sad to have had to miss Mary & Anahata and Hamish Currie and Chris & Julie due to unavoidable clashes.
Sad too that Linda K couldn't be there, but hope she's recuperating well (any news?).
It was good to have gotten reacquainted with so many friends (everyone seems to converge on Saddleworth, which is great!) and once again made some new ones. Including you, Gene - but hey there, what's that strange word "lucrative"? (us folkies don't know the meaning of that one!)...

See y'all next year!
M

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: nutty
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 03:05 PM

Just got round to posting.

Had a fabulous weekend despite the horrible rain. The atmosphere at Saddleworth was, as always, brilliant and (hard to believe) the singarounds just get better and better. The quality is just so high.

Missed hearing the complete Hissyfit (get well soon Linda) but Hazel sang superbly and was a credit to them.

Thanks to everyone who came to my workshops - it really makes it worthwhile when people are so appreciative. I even had past participants telling me how worthwhile they had been.

Finally, thanks to Ali and all those involved in the organisation the hard work certainly paid off. See you in 2009

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Pistachio
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 02:47 PM

Hazel and Ann - home and dry!!    Tee-pee dry too!!
Thanks to the vG's for a bed space above eye level!!
Snorkel and goggles packed away and 'The Kelly' updated and continuously hugged for about 27 minutes to pass on all the wishes I received for her!

I had a brill time - and it was a fantastic festival AGAIN Ali, even fighting the war?? now that was a v.e.r.y. long campaign!!! Meeting 'new to me' artists and hearing songs/tunes old and new is what it's all about. Zoe, Hamish and Mr AJClark.
Mentioning the word 'new' - The talented 'Young' bands amazed me. Energy, ability, versatilty and sheer brilliance of timing, precision and .............(fit in your own definition),with voices that cut through the air.I'll not name names, suffice to say Wow!
I had prepared to sit for the first song or two in a set...before planning to head off to a singaround...but found myself mesmerised and effectively glued to my seat in awe of the talent on stage. Take a bow. Hope to catch up with some of you again soon.
Many thanks for letting me 'go solo'. It was awkward without Linda leading the songs and selecting the starting note... and special thanks to Mo&Joe and Shimian(sic)for letting me fit in two songs in the Commercial. and now, with the thought of a certain Moor and Coasters 'comment' coming to mind... , I'll stop chatting and head for my own bed.
I have to say I attended my first Guitar workshop and tho' short and interrupted it was a most worthwhile exercise. Many thanks to Phil Chisnall for his patient teaching style, a lesson in itself!
PS Looking forward to seeing everyone (with the glaring exception of 'La Kelly'),at Warwick. Maybe if I pray for rain the opposite will happen! Now, where's that inflatable dinghy?
H.xx

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Gene Burton
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 01:59 PM

Thanks Ray!

Actually, joking aside, I DID find the time to drop into a couple of the concerts- highlights for me were 4Square, who aside from being excellent performers have the kind of crossover appeal which could make them absolutley massive in a few years time...they've just grown so much in confidence and panache since I last heard them (believe it or not we appeared at the same backroom "fringe" concert at the York folk day a couple of years back- very much doubt I'll ever be on the same bill as them again!). While and Matthews were good as ever, too.

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: r.padgett
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 01:50 PM

Yes Gene you have a great voice and accompaniment on guitar, many good comments about you

Ray

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Gene Burton
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 01:40 PM

Well, I'm still knackered after nowhere near enough sleep over the course of the weekend; but had a great time nonetheless. I really enjoyed the singarounds at both con. clubs (so many great voices!); and in particular the session at the Ebeneezer church yesterday morning, which turned out to be pretty lucrative :>) And my mates really enjoyed the concerts, which were apparently going on somewhere or other ;^)

Still, it IS nice to have dry feet again...

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: r.padgett
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 12:59 PM

O good to hear that reports of serious injury have been exaggerated!

Alio

Looks like I need to offer my resignation as the buck stops at The Yorkshire Team Captain [McDonald is walking to Warwick ff now!!]

However, ahem, Linda was missing and they had too many in their team and they went on and on and on particularly Scowie and Calderbank and I couldn't understand a word of the dialect, so how the Lincolnshire judges understood I don't know

They went on taking the lions share of the time and a full round was dropped!! batons dropped at t'Olymics mean disqualification ~ and and and that Scowie made a totally unnecessary remark not connected to the proceedings (but I'll let him off as he bought me a coffee)

That Stan Accrington will be kidnapped and beheaded before next year, I cry foul for the tripe spouted for too long!!

Padgett ex War of the Roses Captain ~ it seems!!!

Ray

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Alio
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 08:42 AM

The only hiccup was the camspite - again!!! - and local idiots. The young festival goer who ended up in hospital is OK, and home now. One of his mates has just called to tell me they will be back next year, and he also said how brilliant the stewards on the campsite were. They couldn't do enough to help - so many thanks to all of you!

Ali x

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: treewind
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 08:41 AM

Hi Hamish - thanks for allowing yourself to be "volunteered" to MC the final session at the Con club - we knew you'd do a fabulous job and you did. It turned an anxious moment ("who's in charge? ... what are we supposed to be doing?") into an enjoyable hour of music and entertainment.

Anahata (and Mary!)

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 06:16 AM

Sorry Hamish forgot to say you were fab to (even if you didn't sing anything Scottish !!!!!!) and it was nice to see and hear Sue (Red and White Wabbitt and Jess) again

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Hamish
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 06:09 AM

Had a fantistic time: thank you to everybody involved. Linda (hope you're getting better) you probably did quite well staying away: Hazel had to abandon the tent and seek refuge in a camper van.

Loads of highlights: but the young 'uns were terrific: 4Square and Kerfuffle were both awesome. (And I'm going to see Kerfuffle again tonight: way hey!) Yes - I agree that the whole vibe throughout the town was great. Yes, the Waggon was pretty wild and overly "fringe" at times, but there seemed no shortage of venues for playing and singing. Anyway, for me that's all part of the experience of a town-based festival: all the venues and variety. If you're not getting what you want at wherever you are, go find it somewhere else: cos it's there somewhere!

No, really, I loved every minute. Thanks again for inviting me, Ali, and SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!!!!

x

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 04:44 AM

Had a great time depite the tent nearly getting the better of me and Padget. It took a nice girlie like Tina to tel us blokes we put the things in the wrong holes so tahts why we couldn't get a proper erection. Great singing at the Cons Club including the impromptu sing a round on sunday afternoon. Stan and Chris Harvey were just double bloody fantastic as were Flossie (hope you're better), Elbow Jane and Barry and Ingrid (shame her knowledge of English geography is suspect). The management committee are currently looking at giving the poisoned chalice of 'A Vote of Confidence in't Manager' to current Yorkshire captain after losing to Lanacashire agin. I think we need an Italian manager and we also need to revert to the tactics of Leeds United of the 60's and 70's of winning at all costs. Things like getting the Lancashire team drunk, spiking their drink with senopods, cutting Scowies braces, having somme 'femme fatales' to seduce them, changing the venue at last minute so they arrive late, hiding their bus passes more suggestions please cos we can't let them get three in a row. As Alan Cox said to Sid 'Look after the trophy and keep it polished cos you're only looking after it'

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Alio
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 04:12 AM

Thanks folks. Just got up, still with no voice! The Con Club in Greenfield last night was wonderful - and the toast was raised for Saddleworth 2009 (thanks John!).

Think the big difference for me this year was the humbers of young people, and all so talented. Very respectful of others perfomers and festival goers. They were brilliant!

Off to clear the Civic hall now and join other "left overs" for a cooked brekkie!!

Ali x

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: r.padgett
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 02:18 AM

Nice little impromptu sing yesterday in the Con/Tory club with Gu4 and Ingrid and Barry Temple and others

Yorkshire Garland 12 until 1pm thanks to Jim Potter, Alma Wright, John Greaves and all who turned up {Scowie and Ken and Marion and others I don't know names of}

Perhaps next year a few more Yorkshire notables to knock the other horn of Stan Accringtons helmet might win us back Saddleworth from them Lankkies

Thanks to all Saddleworth ff people and of course to Alio!

Cheers

Ray

off to Warwick ff with Jim McD if can unblock me ears!

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Red and White Rabbit
Date: 20 Jul 08 - 05:09 PM

Had a great time again - lovely to see so many friends to catch up again

Sue

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Emma B
Date: 20 Jul 08 - 05:04 PM

lovely night in the Con Club on Saturday - pity about the beer running out before the superb singing did

The childern's mud pie workshop on sunday morning on the campsite appeared to be particulary appreciated:)

Thanks to everyone - my first Saddleworth festival but definately not my last

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: old git
Date: 20 Jul 08 - 04:59 PM

There was certainly some great singing all weekend at the Con club...just sorry I couldn't stay for the Survivors' session...but I've got an early start to Edinburgh tomorrow
geoff

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Aeola
Date: 20 Jul 08 - 04:21 PM

Just arrived home from Saddleworth, had a great time, Thurs in the waggon was brilliant, Late nights in the Tory club were fab, seemed to be sessions in all the pubs. Tory club ran out of decent ale on Sat night. Weather was crap, hey1 who cares?? Well done to the committee,& good effort from Peter & Anne as chief stewards. I am now getting rid of the bit of Saddleworth I brought back on my car and clothes and prepare for Warwick! Forecast not good, wellies again!!

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Alio
Date: 20 Jul 08 - 02:28 PM

Don't know where you were squeezeboxkc - in a different village maybe?
I've brought the evaluations home ready to collate - I'm off to the final singaround now - and they are just fantastic! People are saying it's the best festival we've had, and some of the artists told me that what they liked was the music which was just everywhere you went, and the great "vibe" around the village.
Not sure where you were dancing, but if I went to the festival as a punter on Saturday I would have chosen to stay indoors rather than venture out into that rain! It was monsoon-ic!!!!
The Waggon was full of musicians all weekend - don't know about the Granby - and the Tory Club was awesome with all the young musicians! Thank you to all those who came and enjoyed themselves - and thanks to all the wonderful artists!

Ali x

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,squeezeboxkc
Date: 20 Jul 08 - 12:54 PM

the festival may have been great but as a dance team member the Saturday was quiet to say the least, we played to nil audience until the final set then played to each other, pub sessions were nil. Granby = Juke box Waggon = not much better,muso's wandering about looking for some venue to start a sess, weather = crap not the fault of the organisers.rollon good old British summer time.

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 20 Jul 08 - 05:42 AM

I heard Yorkshire lost- next year we are going to have to hijack Stanley Accrington. Reports gettng back to me are really good especially about Mawkin Cawsley. Any other news -keep us invalids updated wont you?

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 19 Jul 08 - 05:09 AM

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Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Alio
Date: 19 Jul 08 - 04:20 AM

reresh

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Alio
Date: 18 Jul 08 - 08:10 PM

Tonight's concert was wonderful - everyone said it was the best they'd been to. Mawkin CAUSELY were so exciting! And apparently the singers and musicians nights were equally excellent.

Up early in the morning to do the open ceremony.Ali xx

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Emma B
Date: 18 Jul 08 - 08:09 AM

Car packed and bubbly in the boot Jane, leaving in 10 mins or so.
See you soon Saddleworth!

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 18 Jul 08 - 06:57 AM

Just throwing the final kids in the boot or something like that. Be there around half four save me a puddle. Fridge on nice and cold Em! You have my number so call if you get lost lol

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Alio
Date: 17 Jul 08 - 07:39 PM

A good number in the Waggon - singers in the main room and musicians in the dining room. Lovely to start seeing old friends again.

Ali x

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: mandotim
Date: 17 Jul 08 - 01:56 PM

Everything within reach, as usual!
Tim ;)

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Emma B
Date: 17 Jul 08 - 12:21 PM

You bet Tim = whaty'r drinking?

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: nutty
Date: 17 Jul 08 - 11:53 AM

Have a good sing tonight. I'll have to wait until tomorrow. See you then

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: mandotim
Date: 17 Jul 08 - 10:08 AM

Hi emmaB! See you there I hope.
Tim

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Alio
Date: 17 Jul 08 - 09:48 AM

Already quite a few on the campsite - in wellies! Forecast is better for Sat and Sun thank goodness.

Ali x

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Alio
Date: 17 Jul 08 - 08:50 AM

Hamish, the Meet and Greet is this evening in the Waggon (Thursday) from around 7.30ish. Christy's is tomorrow, Friday, from 6.30 - just been in there for my lunch. Nice place.

Vin, thanks very much for the directions. I'm really hopeless at that sort of stuff. Emma would probably have ended up in Cumbria!!

Emma, are you OK now? If not, you can call me on 07711 214191, and I'll do my best!!

Ali x

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Vin2
Date: 17 Jul 08 - 06:17 AM

Hi emma, if you go to www.safra.org.uk there are directions on there.

Or if you go to google maps and type in OL36AE, that'll show the area too.
Hope you find ok and look fwd to seeing you. Can't miss me, i'll be wearing me Mudcat t/shirt (hmmm, as will a few others i guess). Oh well say hi to us all - we're a friendly bunch.

Sitheee, Vin

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Hamish
Date: 17 Jul 08 - 06:04 AM

Ali, you said "Just over 24 hours to go to the first Meet and Greet in the Wagon and Christy's" at 11.16 Mudcat time. Does that mean the first event is 18.00hrs local time?

This time tomorrow I'll be on the motorway! Woo hoo!

Hamish

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Emma B
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 06:21 PM

As a Saddleworth 'virgin' could someone please post directions to camp site please?

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Alio
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 06:19 PM

True, very true!

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: dozy rozy
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 02:04 PM

It never rains in the pub.

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Alio
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 11:16 AM

That's it! My box is packed ready to take to the Festival Office. Just over 24 hours to go to the first Meet and Greet in the Wagon and Christy's. Is the sun going to shine do you think?

Ali x

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Alio
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 08:04 AM

Cheers Wiggy. I have heard of them but never seen them. I'll have to get them to send me a CD.

Wow! All these offers! WOR is very popular! It's nothing to do with me - I just put it in the Programme, so I'll leave it to Hazel and the Yorks "leader", the Honourable Ray Padgett Esq!!!

Ali xx

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: wiggy
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 05:20 AM

Hi all dont think I will be able to be there this year wish you the best of luck.
Great to hear you will be leading again Alio.
Have you heard the Churchfitters yet? their stage act is fantastic.
Seen them at Chester twice now and at Middlewich to late for this year but give them a try.

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 07:24 PM

So sorry to hear about Linda. But also pleased to see her well enough (just!) to post on this thread.
I'll still miss her gorgeous singing at Saddleworth though.
All my love and best wishes for the speedyest of recoveries xxxx.

Hey Alio, I'd be happy to come and sing for "our side" in WoR, if you'll have me (even as a part-timer)? We gotta beat them Lankys somehow!

MM

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Alio
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 06:56 PM

Lovely to hear from you sweetie - make sure you do what they day!!!

Geoff, why don't you join forces with Hazel in the Wars? I've no objection!

Ali x

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 06:30 PM

Hello folks just to confirm that late tuesday night and i am still alive no further thread attempts at diagnosis please as i prefer the real shambolics to be left to the nhs i remain in hospital

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Mary Humphreys
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 06:12 PM

Our best wishes for a speedy recovery to Linda.
Mary & Anahata.

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: old git
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 05:38 PM

Sorry to hear about Linda...send her my best wishes Hazel....
I'm a Hull lad..I could sing for Yorkshire!!!

Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
From: Alio
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 04:56 PM

Oldham Community Radio are doing 3 live broadcasts over the weekend, one on each of the days, with me co-presenting! So if any artists or festival goers fancy chatting to me on the programmes, please just say! It's your opportunity to say what folk festivals mean to you. And I'll be playing loads of tracks as well. Help me please!

Ali xx