Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 22 Feb 08 - 06:00 AM

You are but a child Rhiannon! I bet you sing "Born to be Wild" when on the scooter, is it it something from Tommy or Quadraphenia?

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 22 Feb 08 - 04:13 PM

Well Mick calls me the Hot-Rod Mouse when I'm on it and I have been known to reach quite high speeds and be a danger along Worksop shopping streets!

As to singing Born to be Wild - yep, I think I need to learn the words, they're just right!

Rhiannon

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: Fliss
Date: 22 Feb 08 - 04:42 PM

Ive put an old-codger thread on so we dont hijack the Shrews FF thread.

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,Sandra
Date: 27 Feb 08 - 06:28 PM

Hiya to all stewards

Application forms were posted yesterday morning - sorry they are a bit late this year. Regular stewards please note the date forms need to be returned by.

tra for now

Sandra

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: Fliss
Date: 27 Feb 08 - 06:42 PM

Cheers Sandra. My friend Celia phoned yesterday to see when forms were coming, so I can text her and let her know.

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: Fliss
Date: 01 Mar 08 - 08:41 AM

Forms here and filled in. Just have to phone Celia & Lizzy to coordinate what they put so we can steward together.... pretty please.

Let me have some leaflets and I can do Madeley, Ironbridge, Jackfield and Broseley. I can collect if you like.

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,Sandra
Date: 01 Mar 08 - 03:58 PM

Working together will be no problem - it does help if the forms can be sent in at roughly the same time though.

Thank you for the offer to put out leaflets. They will be printed at the end of March/beginning of April and I'll be in touch then. The newsletters are a bit too big to put out so I only have enough produced to send out in the post.

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,Sandra
Date: 15 Mar 08 - 06:58 AM

Fliss - application form received thank you.

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,The Mole Catcher's unplugged Apprentice
Date: 15 Mar 08 - 11:55 AM

The Duhks...proudly Manitoban and proudly Canadian

Charlotte (born it Manitoba)

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,Sandra
Date: 27 Mar 08 - 05:35 PM

Just a reminder that our Special Offer ticket price (£75.00) comes to an end on the 1st April.

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,Alan
Date: 30 Mar 08 - 05:38 AM

refresh

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: My guru always said
Date: 30 Mar 08 - 07:05 AM

Many thanks for the timely reminder Alan, we sent ours in the post yesterday so should catch the early bird tickets *grin*
Hil & Richard

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,Sandra
Date: 22 Apr 08 - 06:11 AM

Fliss

Flyers are here if you would still like some.

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: Fliss
Date: 25 Apr 08 - 03:52 AM

Ok Ill email you with my phone number. Am away this weekend so it will be tuesday before Im back.

Cheers
Fliss

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: Mr Happy
Date: 29 Apr 08 - 06:51 AM

Guests Alan & Sandra,

http://www.jonbanjo.com/forum/topic.php?topicid=1431&X=4

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: Fliss
Date: 25 May 08 - 05:50 PM

Hi Sandra, Sorry I havnt called in for the flyers. My van is playing up. Will try this week.
bye Fliss

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,Sandra
Date: 26 May 08 - 01:27 PM

okay - no problem

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,Sandra
Date: 05 Jul 08 - 08:55 PM

Just finished planning the workshops - there are about 50 altogether as some of them are repeated by different artists.

Hope they wet your appetite!

Recording Studio
Rapper
Morris
Accordion
Guitar
Harmony
Fiddle
Step Dance
Beginners Session
Musicians Union – Releasing your own product
Musicians Union – Spreading the Word
Musicians Union – Putting it Together
Drum
Live Sound Engineering
Belly Dancing
Playing in a Band
Drone Instruments
Molly Dancing
Percussion
TENOR Banjo
Multi-genre Fiddle
Shropshire Tunes
Tunes with Harmonies
English Moves Global Grooves
Shanties
Concertina
Hugging
Band Arrangements

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 06 Jul 08 - 07:16 PM

Arrrrrrgh!!! I'll miss all of that being stuck in my trailer selling 100's of lemonades to very thirsty folkies who are wilting in the heat.

Sal

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,Tony five bellies
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 06:23 AM

I just ventured onto the Shrewsbury Folk Festival web site, having seen BellowHead on television last night. I then went onto the festival blog. Have you seen the list of workshops, sessions and lectures? Even a free recording studio. This surely has to be best folk festival in the festival calendar.

I did think the festival is a bit pricey, but hell with their line up I'm willing to pay.

I'll be on the phone today

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,The Lemonade Lady
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 06:44 AM

Sandra would you send me some flyers for my trailer so that I can have them for sidmouth.

You know my address.

regards

Sal

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: Mr Happy
Date: 24 Jul 08 - 09:53 AM

Just got me stewarding rota - yippee!

Anyone else with duties there?

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: My guru always said
Date: 24 Jul 08 - 12:48 PM

Just spotted the hugging workshop - that'll be highlighted in pink!!

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: Fliss
Date: 24 Jul 08 - 04:14 PM

Got my orders for the Morris stewarding and Timetable of events... looks ace.

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,Sandra
Date: 30 Jul 08 - 05:18 AM

Here is a list of beer that will be avaailable at SFF.

Enville Breweries

Simpkiss bitter
Enville ale
Ginger beer
Enville LPA

Ma Pardoes (The old swan brewery)

Entire bitter
Dark Swan
Original

Hobsons brewery

Best bitter
Town Crier
Mild ale
Pale ale

3 tunns brewery

XXX
Solstice
Best Bitter

Timothy Taylors

Landlord
Best bitter

Woods

Quaff
Shropshire lad
Shropshire lass

Bridgnorth Brewing company

Apley ale
Northgate gold
Old Mo

Holdens

Special
Golden Glow

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: Joe G
Date: 30 Jul 08 - 08:21 AM

That looks as impressive a line up as the festival itself Sandra.

I didn't know Enville has resurrected the Simpkiss name - hope it tastes something like the original - I remember a week in Bridgnorth many years ago when my friends and I went to all of their pubs. It was a sad day indeed when Greenalls poured their last brew down the drain (or so I was told).

Cheers - hic

Joe G

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,bazparkes
Date: 30 Jul 08 - 08:28 AM

Hi Sandra

Isn't it about timesomeone came along to complain about the lack of cider on the beer list?:-))

Baz

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: John J
Date: 30 Jul 08 - 08:33 AM

OY, WHERE'S ALL THE CIDER THEN???

Hello Baz.

JJ

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 30 Jul 08 - 09:37 AM

Long time passing?

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,Sandra
Date: 31 Jul 08 - 10:19 AM

eh up Baz

all welcome here - shades of purlpe, pink, orange and even red.

where are you - we miss you!

Actually I didn't read the beer list thoroughly but if cider or Guinness are not on it have no fear we will be serving it at it's best!

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: Aeola
Date: 31 Jul 08 - 06:03 PM

Hi Mr Happy! I'll be there, duties rec'd, looks like the office all day friday!with the odd couple of hours sat,sun, mon, leaves plenty of time for plenty of events/performances! What a line up--- the beer I mean!!!

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,Alan Surtees
Date: 10 Aug 08 - 05:09 AM

The set up team leaders will be on site in seven days time. The task is to build a small town in four days. And the stewards in that team work all hours to make it happen. And you only ever see smiling faces. For me it is one of the best parts of the festival, I can't wait to get started, see you all there, and thank you in advance.

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: greg stephens
Date: 10 Aug 08 - 05:16 AM

The Boat Band are polishing a few Shropshire tunes in anticipation of our local tunes workshop. There's the Shrewsbury Waltz, Shrewsbury Quarry, Ellesmere Quickstep, Whitchurch Hornpipe, Wellington Hornpipe, Shropshire Lasses, the Shropshire Hero.....The list is long. We'll come up with something suitable!

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,Joe G
Date: 10 Aug 08 - 08:22 AM

Hope the weather is kind to you (and us on the weekend itself) Alan

Looking forward to it - great line up as usual

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: Fran
Date: 10 Aug 08 - 09:52 AM

Did the Progs get posted? Can't wait now;-)

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,Sandra
Date: 10 Aug 08 - 10:50 AM

Programmes went to the post office yesterday and I expect they will be posted on Monday - all 944 of them and they were bloody heavy!

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: Fran
Date: 10 Aug 08 - 11:47 AM

Pity its not on the website as a pdf like the Warwick festival one, I studied that for hours (sad I know) :-)

Apparently Richard Thompson is nicknamed the Rain god and brings rain to Cropredy almost every time he appears so bring those wellies and waterproofs!

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,Alan
Date: 11 Aug 08 - 03:38 AM

Just a thought, we have a pretty good line up this year. Who would you like to see next year?

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,Fran
Date: 11 Aug 08 - 03:57 AM

Boo Herwerdine

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 11 Aug 08 - 05:38 AM

Whapweasle

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 11 Aug 08 - 05:43 AM

Last year I downloaded the tune book for the tunes workshop. I think this is a brilliant idea. I feel a bit of cheek for complaining but .......................... the Adobe files gave a very small and sometimes unclear page when printed out. Not really a problem at home but difficult to use in a group in a field in the festival.

and .............. here I go again......... rather a lot of Irish tunes? I love them all but I cannot play them as well or as fast as they are played in Irish sessions. Any chance of a more English based tune book and workshop? How about The Boat Band - even though they play a bit quick for me?

Fantastic festival excellent workshops.

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: Mr Happy
Date: 11 Aug 08 - 05:56 AM

Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2007 had the best weakend weather of the whole summer!! Phew, Scorchio!

Here's hoping for similar this time!!

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,figaro
Date: 11 Aug 08 - 07:11 AM

Duncan McFarlane bands ( electric and acoustic )

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: Joe G
Date: 11 Aug 08 - 08:03 AM

Tickled Pink
Robb Johnson (he never gets many festivals)
Roger Davies (great new artist from W.Yorks)
Tom Bliss
Skyhook
Blowzabella
John Tams & Barry Coope again!
Blyth Power
Coope Boyes & Simpson

To name but a few, Alan!

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: Saro
Date: 11 Aug 08 - 08:08 AM

Have you had Stream of Sound Youth Choir? they sing a fantastic range of songs and their workshops are brilliant!!!
Saro

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: Saro
Date: 11 Aug 08 - 08:10 AM

And forgot to add....Jeff warner (USA). One of the most charismatic performers around, he was definitely one of the best things at Sidmouth.
Saro (again)

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: muppitz
Date: 11 Aug 08 - 08:28 AM

Me and George Papavgeris!

But seriously.....
The Hall Brothers
Anthony John Clarke
Coope, Boyes & Simpson
Isambarde
Richard Schindell (He was great last time!)
Dougie MacLean
Elbow Jane (If you fancied re-booking them!!)
Jim Moray
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman
Tom Kitching & Gren Bartley

There's a few for you to chew over Alan!

muppitz
x

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: Leadfingers
Date: 11 Aug 08 - 08:38 AM

Bank Holiday Weekend is awkward to fit in !!! Maybe next year .

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: Leadfingers
Date: 11 Aug 08 - 08:38 AM

100

Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,Dartford Warbler
Date: 11 Aug 08 - 08:55 AM

"Apparently Richard Thompson is nicknamed the Rain god and brings rain to Cropredy almost every time he appears..."

Thank God the trend was altered at Cropredy 2007 - absolutely perfect and maybe too hot for some! Here's praying for Shrews.