Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: GUEST,bobcat
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 01:27 PM

I sent my apologies for the winter warmer'cos i was away...was chuffed to bits to find the anniversary was weekend of the 16th...but now tearing my hair out to find it's the following weekend when I am at an AGM with a speech to deliver and the calendar is already printed with this date..will write down a part weekend in my diary...hope to make sa gig before then!!!!!!
Congrats on what was clearly a brill weekend

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: Banjiman
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 11:34 AM

More of the 2008 Programme!

15 Mar 2008         Tom Bliss + Franana + Robin Bailey
17 Mar 2008         KFFC Bluegrass Special: Bill Evans and Megan Lynch
12 Apr 2008         KFFC Blues Special: Adrian Byron Burns + Pappa G
19 Apr 2008         Bill Lloyd + Gerry McNiece + TBC
17 May 2008         Jeff Warner + Kathryn Davidson & Dan Walsh + Tinkercuss
21 Jun 2008         John Conolly + Doghouse Roses
19 Jul 2008         Chris Milner + Les Sullivan + Fragile
16 Aug 2008         Jim King & Steven Clarke+ Tristian Seume
20 Sep 2008         Roger Davies + Blind Sum'it (TBC)+ TBC
18 Oct 2008         Dave Gibb + Sue & Dave Swales(TBC)+ The Pearson Clan
21 Nov 2008         1st Birthday Party w/e Bash!

Let me know if you fancy anything!

Paul

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: GUEST
Date: 22 Feb 08 - 06:26 PM

I hasten to add...the outdoor camping was hot.....mmm. LOL.

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: Nick
Date: 22 Feb 08 - 05:55 PM

>>although I can't look at MySpace from work :-(

Use an anonymous browser...

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: BusyBee Paul
Date: 22 Feb 08 - 05:41 PM

Anyway, as the first KFFC was on 24th November 2007, having the first birthday party any earlier would be a bit previous, wouldn't it?.

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: BusyBee Paul
Date: 22 Feb 08 - 05:30 PM

Paul - Thank you so much! I've now got it so that the 3 things that were all to happen on the weekend of 14 - 16 th November are now on consecutive weekends and I can do them all!!!!

No pencils for me - it's in the diary in biro in VERY LARGE LETTERS.

:-)

Deirdre

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: Banjiman
Date: 22 Feb 08 - 09:42 AM

Hamish,

I hear the indoor camping was lovely and warm if a little gaseous......the fees from this raised over £100 for our village hall as well!

WWW2 will take place next Feb, I'm waiting for the long range weather forecast before confirming which weekend ....just to make sure we pick the coldest one of the year again!

Cheers

Paul

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: Hamish
Date: 22 Feb 08 - 09:30 AM

Well that's also in the diary. In pencil. And there's a horrible smudgy pencilly mess where the other one was in pencil but my rubber wasn't really up to the job. (Now where have I heard /that/ before?)

Although I suspect you were worried that the earlier date held too much risk of an Indian summer heatwave and the later one is more likely to have sub-zero temperatures for the jolly campers. Talking of which, how was the indoor camping? I hear it was toasty warm.

--
Hamish

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: Banjiman
Date: 22 Feb 08 - 08:56 AM

Please note change of date for 1st birthday bash....we are going to hold it on w/e of 21st-23rd November. This is entirely so that Busy Bee Paul can attend and nothing to do with the fact that The Villain has offered Wendy (Mrs Banjiman) a gig at Faldingworth Live on November 15th..........

Please let everyone know!

Thanks

Paul

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: BusyBee Paul
Date: 22 Feb 08 - 04:21 AM

Thank you Mr Clever Clogs! (Sorry, Clever Clogs was Sam, wasn't it?!).

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: Hamish
Date: 22 Feb 08 - 02:20 AM

Like this, Deirdre: BBP's pix

...although I can't look at MySpace from work :-(

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: BusyBee Paul
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 07:21 PM

Just put my photos on Myspace too.

www.myspace.com/deirdrespeed

I can't get the hang of the blickifier!

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: Banjiman
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 04:01 PM

50 odd photos now up on MySpace.....
KFFC

If you can't see yourself, let me know and I'll try and find one of you, Glyn & Joolz Cavell took over 200 between them, you will have done well to hide!

Enjoy.

Paul

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: ossonflags
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 06:37 AM

What a superb weekend!!.Many thanks to Paul, Wendy and all for making it so.Certainly be there next November.

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: GUEST
Date: 21 Feb 08 - 02:42 AM

A great weekend Paul and Wendy...... Thanks very much, we will see you again. Sooz and Nige.

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: Banjiman
Date: 20 Feb 08 - 08:06 AM

For interest: an alternative review of The Winter Warmer (Sunday) from Acoustica , who did a fine set on Sunday morning...and stayed awake!

On Sunday February 17th we travelled down to Kirby Fleetham in North Yorks to play an early morning set at the Kirby Fleetham Folk Club Winter Warmer Festival, held in the Black Horse pub. Did I say early? I mean early!! Dave Kidman, an accomplished unaccompanied singer and ace raconteur, opened the proceedings, and then we hit the stage at 11:15am (early alright), to a lovely, mellow audience who comprised singers, performers and fans of all kinds of music.

The festival had begun on the Friday night and the atmosphere and friendly feel of the event was already established by the time we arrived. Some brave souls had camped, despite the frost - caked inches thick on the camper-vans in the pub car park. It was good to see some familiar faces, Sean from The Young 'Uns, Ruth and Andy & Graeme from Brother Crow, and a whole host of myspace friends such as Joolz, Ian McKone, and of course the event organisers Wendy & Paul Arrowsmith.

We were introduced by MC Hamish Currie, who had researched our bio and asked some humorous questions about the Prog- rock side of our musical tastes!! For the record, we played From The Lighthouse/Ready For The Storm/Steal The Time Away/Remember Me/Silent House. What a lovely audience, they made us feel very welcome and it's always nice to hear your own choruses being sung. It was all over too soon. Several folks approached us afterwards to ask about our instruments- we took the BSG jumbos- there were also a number of enquiries about my tiple.

We mingled for a while, watched Pillow Fish, and Wendy Arrowsmith & Ian McKone's very accomplished set, before heading off in late afternoon sunshine.

Special thanks to Graeme from Brother Crow for doing our sound and Ruth for merchandising.

The whole event was brilliant and it was great to have been asked to take part.

Andy & Catherine Higgins

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: BusyBee Paul
Date: 18 Feb 08 - 05:43 PM

Well, I suppose I'd better add my penny ha'penny's worth but I can't think what there is left to say!. It was a really cool event ( ;-)) and trust the Winter Warmer to be on the coldest weekend so far!. Paul - I told you to book the weather well in advance!. Actually, it was great driving in each morning through the frost and the haze - truly atmospheric.

My one gripe?. I'm already triple booked for the November weekend - RATS!!!!!

Hope to see you all again in April.

Thanks for a memorable weekend.

Deirdre

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: GUEST,The Hut People
Date: 18 Feb 08 - 04:14 PM

Just a quick thank you to Paul, Brother Crow and all the other hard working staff at the Winter Warmer. We had a great time with a very friendly crowd and a great sound. Well done and congrats Paul, see you in November.
Gary and Sam

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: Brother Crow
Date: 18 Feb 08 - 02:55 PM

Phew, it was a great weekend wasn't it...we'd like to thank all the people who helped us get things going from a sound/stage management point of view. Fifteen minutes is a very short turnaround, and as this was the first festival we'd done sound for, we appreciated the help and input.

Paul and Wendy of course, for their organisation - all of the acts arrived at the venue in good time to prepare for their slots, a logistical nightmare if ever there was one. They listened to our stage setup suggestions when we got there, and all that helped make our lives that little bit easier...

The MCs throughout the weekend, also contributed in no small way, Dave Kidman, Tony Levy, Glyn Cavell, Hamish Currie and even Paul Arrowsmith for his Sunday MC duties!!! They all helped us in getting people on stage for soundchecking, helping us to "persuade" people to get OFF the stage quickly, and generally being there to do things when we asked...

The artists made it easy for us as well...because of our relative inexperience, there were a few acts that we'd had nightmares about in advance (Zoox and the Duncan McFarlane Electric Band spring to mind), but everyone made it really easy for us, and were so nice. Cheers guys.

There were lots of other people, too numerous to mention, who did little things throughout the weekend...every kind word gave us confidence, and helped keep us going...

Ruth would like to thank all of the people who were so appreciative of her merchandising duties. It was a first for her as well, and the patience and understanding of all was much appreciated.

Here's to the next one.

Graeme,
Brother Crow.

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: GUEST,Kelk Brigade
Date: 18 Feb 08 - 01:08 PM

Many thanks and hearty congratulations from the East Yorkshire contingent for an excellent weekend. In spite of nearly freezing to death in the Kamper Van as both gas and water froze, the days soon warmed us up. The singarounds were fantastic and threatened to lift the roof at times on Saturday.
Andy and Graham did a wonderful job with the sound as well as providing great entertainment themselves, and as usual Duncan and Band had the walls bulging with fabulous folk rock (when will they get invited to Cropredy??). But all the acts were top class and a tribute to Paul's (and Wendy's I am sure)organisational skills.
Look forward to a repeat in November when hopefully sufficient "vittles" will be available to keep us hungry and thirsty acoustic fans from drinking the pub dry again.
I must say that drinking water all day Sunday, as I had to drive later, was chastening but probably for the best, as we had taken our libations liberally for 11 hours on Friday and 14 hours on Saturday.
Well done to all concerned.
Peter & Barbara

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: stallion
Date: 18 Feb 08 - 12:51 PM

Paul & Wendy,
It is a mammoth and often thankless task to organise such an event and a risk too, well done doesn't seem to appropriate, your efforts were magnificent. I think from a performers point of view you spotted it really well and the singarounds, stuff of legends, I was glad I was part of it and Ron and Martin enjoyed it equally, so next time we're in!. We will be up for a visit to the club, e-mail me or phone. thanks again Paul & Wendy.
regards
Pete

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: Banjiman
Date: 18 Feb 08 - 12:36 PM

My review of the festivities.......

Wow......people came!

Firstly a big thank you to everyone who came and helped create the great vibe for the weekend. Special mention has to go to (in no particular order!) to: Tony Levy, Hamish Currie, Glyn (Burneston Folk Club) Cavell, Joolz Cavell, Brother Crow & Ruth & Wendy Arrowsmith....all of whom have MySpace pages and are in my Top Friends....(check them out from here) . Thanks also to Zeke, Jenny and Phil & Gill at the Black Horse who don't!

I'm not going to write about every act....just pull out some highlights!

I'll start on Friday, though it seems a distant memory. We had 90 plus paying punters.....Tony Levy opened the whole event giving us folk, but not as we know it with plenty of witty songs and banter. Tony did an excellent stint as M.C. as well.......you should invite him to be part of your festival too. The world needs people like Tony....and boy can his other (better?) half, Sian, sing or what?

The Hall Brothers & John Carey were relatively new to me (I had previously seen about 15 mins of them in a noisy pub in Whitby) and lots of other people up our way. Thoroughly professional performance and I am under threats of death (mainly from the ladies, Nick) to re-book them....which I am more than happy to do! Good songs and tunes and fine fiddle and guitar playing.

Brother Crow on the other hand I seem to see at least once a month........not for the faint hearted their epic acoustic prog-folk songs are thoroughly rewarding painting vivid pictures of the Durham Dales....they played my favourite songs to....including Tom Barton (aka "Freebird for Folkies")......it's not short (the mandolin solo alone is longer than most pop songs) but is a beautiful piece of writing. .....Andy does need to learn to stop insulting the club organiser's banjo though!

We had the full Duncan McFarlane Electric six piece band to finish the evening....folk 'n' Roll at it's loudest ....absolutely rocked the place...top stuff!!!!!!!

Sing around still going strong when I left at 1.15 a.m. top hearty trad stuff from Mick McGarry and his mates from Hull & beyond...and lots of good stuff from guys and girls with their guitars...oh and dulcimers, banjos (4s & 5s) mandolins, recorders, whistles, accordions etc, etc....... cool as f*ck actually. Folk music, cool?......oh yes!)

Took a fab walk from home on a very crisp Saturday morning to the pub (I forgot the car on Friday night....just as well really) in time for a bleary start at something past 10a.m. from my pal Joolz and some of her great self penned songs.

The Hut People (that's Gary Hammond who was the percussionist for The Beautiful South & Sam Pirt on Piano accordion from 422) were up next........they really are fantastic, mixing tunes & rhythms from all over the world, I didn't know accordion could be so interesting! Great guys as well.

The acts came thick and fast after that, I think I caught at least a bit of everyone.....Zeke Deighton with his fine traditional tales of rape, pillage and love.....Rod Baxter and his flying fingers (boy, he can really PLAY guitar).....Anna Shannon, who I could listen to all night, great singer with great self penned songs deeply rooted in North Yorkshire (and occasionally Tennessee!)....Diad playing some fine Irish tunes and songs.....Hearty, unaccompanied, traditional 3 part harmonies from 2 Black Sheep and a Stallion (rafters were raised!).......A very polished Stan Graham, this guy has real presence and a bunch of fine songs.......Brother Crow again (I'm not going to flatter them any more though!).......

Hamish Currie did a fab set which included some great guitar playing, fine traditional (and other) songs and the on stage creation of a South American (I think, Hamish WILL tell me if I'm wrong, I have no doubt!!) party brass band using looped Cornet....pretty surreal in a pub in North Yorkshire but very clever.

The Young 'Uns REALLY raised the rafters...again, great unaccompanied (mainly) harmonious mixture of trad, self penned and other songs.......top entertainment from top lads.

Then the Mrs (Wendy Arrowsmith) did her (nearly) solo set....well I like her anyway, very hard to be objective about this act! She did foolishly invite a certain banjo player on stage to sing a song.......that destroyed the lovely mellow vibe she had created!

Keepers Fold did what Keepers Fold do.......the rafters were so raised that they were now in orbit. Great hearty singing & playing from Iain (he's getting married....congrats) and Jeff. They mistakenly left of a couple of "I'm a Keepers Fold Groupie" T shirts behind...I'm sorely tempted to start wearing one!

Then Jez Lowe (who had arrived early enough to join in the bear pit that had once been a singaround....and hold his own against the massed ranks of 2 Black Sheep & A Stallion, Keepers Fold, The Young 'Uns and "Da Crew" from Hull and beyond. None of your namby pamby "I'm a star" attitude from Jez....which gets huge kudos from me. His set was pretty fine too....he has this ability to completely draw in an audience with his songs and playing.........his stagecraft is absolutely amazing.

110 paying punters (thank you, thank you, thank you!) + bands, locals and assorted organisers meant that Saturday night was hot, sweaty and really pulsing in both the singaround (still going when I left at 1.30ish) in the bar and in the concert in the club room.........I really quite enjoyed myself!

Aren't kids great? My 8 year old daughter said to me over the breakfast table "I can't believe it's the last day of The Winter Warmer, I want it all to start again tomorrow"....she pretty much summed up my feelings.

Another beautiful walk through the North Yorkshire Countryside got me to the pub ....I must take the car home at some point! Sunday was mellow mainly, I kinda drifted through the first few acts.......came too momentarily and sort of tuned into Acoustica...top harmonies and assorted instruments and a good choice of songs.

I woke up later and realised my wife was on stage with another, younger man.......oh the anguish....actually I pretty quickly got over the anguish when I heard the sounds they were making. Ian McKone really is a top musician...he played stunning guitar (if you haven't heard him you really should), fab mandolin....oh and he sings a bit (ahem...if you haven't heard him etc....). This was their debut as a duo, they were pretty damn good, I suspect with a few more gigs under their belts they will be really stunning. Nice complimentary harmonies and some good arrangements. Looks like me and the banjo might be out of work again...........

Zoox were a revelation.....folk music on a contra bassoon? We have it all at The Winter Warmer! Fantastic musicianship on all things blown, plucked, bowed or banged.....except (thankfully) not a guitar in sight. Tight vocal harmonies, great arrangements and a really interesting selection of material. BOOK THEM FOR YOUR FESTIVAL NOW!

I drifted back off to "Uncle" Chris Milner......in a really nice, fuzzy warm way.....completely mellow, nice one Chris! I was so relaxed I forgot to tell him when to finish and kind of interrupted his flow when I zoned back in and remembered that they were making me do some M.C. work this afternoon. oooops.

I then added in a special, extra treat for the hardened people who had survived this long....Mick McGarry, he had done sterling work in the singarounds all weekend and I reckoned it wasn't safe for anyone to drive after an hour of the mellow CM. Mick woke us all up with his fine renditions of traditional and "struggle" songs...more top stuff.

I must mention the singarounds again....I walked into the bar at one point on Saturday and the beautiful sound of singing completely blew me away....2 Black Sheep, Keeper's Fold, Young 'uns, Mick McGarry and everyone else in the room all singing their heads off with perfect harmonies together.....the hairs on the back of my neck were standing on end....the very essence of "folk" music...perfect!

Lot's of other good stuff discovered in the singarounds, I suspect some of them might find their way onto a stage around here in the not too distant future.

KFFC 1st birthday party weekend on 14th-16th November anyone?

Plenty of club nights before then as well.

As I say, I think we got away with it!

Paul

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: GUEST,Kelk Brigade
Date: 18 Feb 08 - 12:20 PM

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: Brother Crow
Date: 18 Feb 08 - 09:59 AM

Ah, the miserable mandolin player himself... :-)

Cracking set they played on Saturday night...but then again, I always enjoy listening to them.

No, Joshua is one of our bleakest songs....we don't play it very often, only when the mood is right...it's an end of civillisation piece.

I'm sure we'll see you around, we keep running into Iain and Jeff in various different places. Make sure you say hello.

All the best,
Graeme, Brother Crow.

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: Banjiman
Date: 18 Feb 08 - 09:59 AM

Hi Bon,

We are all looking forward to getting to know you too! Shame the wedding is over there...imagine the singing we could have had over here! I hope Iain is planning a party for when you arrive and get settled over here?

Keepers Fold were their usual hearty & enjoyable selves by the way!

I'm sure someone will answer your question re "Joshua", I'm not sure where I was at that point.

Cheers

Paul

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: GUEST,Bon in Canada
Date: 18 Feb 08 - 09:47 AM

Hello boys!
I hear from my fiaance ( Iain of Keeper Fold ) that everyone did a cracking job and the weekend was a great success! When you mention"Joshua", that wouln't be a sea song from Nova Scotia , would it??
Looking forward to meeting/hearing you all when I get to England!!

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: Brother Crow
Date: 18 Feb 08 - 09:35 AM

Well thanks y'all...

Graeme,
Brother Crow.

P.S. I'm still dozing over my desk at work...

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 18 Feb 08 - 08:02 AM

Right on, HFA - I suspect you may well be right, them Bro' Cro' lads are the beesknees!

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: HipflaskAndy
Date: 18 Feb 08 - 04:45 AM

Sorry we could only be ther Friday night - glad the rest of the w/e went as superbly as Friday eve.
Hearty congrats to Paul and all that worked on making it tick - bloomin' well done!
Special thanks to G & A (Bro Crow boys) for doin' such an outstanding job with the PA and mixing duties - real gems, them lads (and a fine musical turn too!)
All the very best - D & Crew

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 17 Feb 08 - 06:30 PM

Got back a couple of hours ago after taking th' lass home first.
What a brilliant weekend Paul and Wendy - well dun for the tremendous organisation thereof and for all the friendliness. Fantastic acts, excellent sound, excellent singing, great company. Couldn't ask for more.
Too tired to do more than post this. Maybe more tomorrow.

But hey, did I seee you mention November?? If so, count me in - it would be great to be involved again.
Cheers!
MM

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: Banjiman
Date: 17 Feb 08 - 05:33 PM

Feedback very positive.....I think we'll do it again. How about a 1st birthday party weekend (the club- not me!) on November 14th-16th and another Winter Warmer next February?

In the meantime don't forget-

March 15th-Club night with Tom Bliss, Franana & Robin Bailey- £4
March 17th (Monday) Bluegrass Special with Bill Evans & Megan Lynch -Free (They had a spare night while in the UK on a tour & teaching at Sore Fingers week)
April 12th- Blues Special with Adrian Byron Burns
April 19th- Club night with Bill Lloyd & Gerry McNiece
May 17th- Jeff Warner, Katherine Davidson & Dan Walsh + Tinkercuss

I'll post a full review of the weekend when I've had some sleep....I'm tired now!

Paul

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Feb 08 - 05:13 PM

Not long back, a fantastic weekend, Thanks Paul, Wendy and all the other friendly folk, there. Defininately one to go back to!!

Gillie

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: MG John
Date: 17 Feb 08 - 03:55 PM

Truly a Brilliant week-end! A big thanks to everyone, and lets hope there are many more!
John

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: GUEST,Brother Crow
Date: 17 Feb 08 - 03:37 PM

Just got back, unpacked PA and dropped Andy off...

Had a fab weekend, I'll post a note in the next day or two when I get my breath back.

I'm going to have a "wee dram" now......(or two).....

Graeme,
Brother Crow.

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 17 Feb 08 - 03:14 PM

Yeah great festival well done Paul and Co. Sorry I had to leave early, only I was a bit frozen. I drove around to warm up at 07.30am, by the time I had thoard out I was in Doncaster, so I kept on going. I am not as posh as these that can aford BandB's. Unlike some of us eh Hamish? I like the trumpet by the way.

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: Hamish
Date: 17 Feb 08 - 01:23 PM

Just back. It was terrific. Brilliant. Fabulous.

~8^)

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: peregrina
Date: 17 Feb 08 - 06:53 AM

I'm sorry not to have been able to be there--it sounds fantastic (as expected!)--have a great time today.

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: Banjiman
Date: 17 Feb 08 - 04:06 AM

Singaround sounds absolutely stunning Pete.

Complete sell-out last night....120+ in attendance. Singaround still going strong at 1.15am when I wimped out.

Excellent acts all day, I'll post a full review tomorrow....just wanted to highlight The Hut People as excellent entertainment....if anyone is within striking distance of Grimsby Folk Club, they are on tonight....go, you will enjoy them!

If you are near Kirkby Fleetham, get yourself down here today, we still have a few tickets for today and more excellent acts!

Paul

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: stallion
Date: 16 Feb 08 - 07:49 PM

ps Charley we gave your Ratcliffe Highway it's first outing, apart from me forgetting the words on the first chorus it went well

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: stallion
Date: 16 Feb 08 - 07:46 PM

oh boy now wasn't that a loud singaround, 2BS&S, Young Uns & Keepers Fold standing shoulder to shoulder and letting rip, really enjoyable day, pity we couldn't stay longer, well done Paul and Wendy et al
Pete

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: Banjiman
Date: 16 Feb 08 - 04:09 AM

Going well so far:

Excellent sets last night from: Tony Levy, The Hall Brothers Brother Crow and The D McF Electric band....and the loudest singaround (thanks Ossonflags) I've ever heard, keep it up guys.

Absolutely packed out as well.

Paul

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 04:00 PM

I have just got back from Cornwall, and will setting off early ish tomorrow. Yippee.

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: Hamish
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 05:51 AM

Just asking....

...I'll be hitting that road in the next half hour... see you all soon!

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: Banjiman
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 03:05 AM

Hamish,

er no! Where do you think we are......Central London! This is the wilds of The North young man! We've only just got steam around here you know.

sheesh......

Paul

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: Hamish
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 02:24 AM

Paul:

One late question for you if I may... Does the pub have wifi internet access?

(Had my breakfast: ready to do school run, get packed, run through a few songs and hit that jolly old M1/M18/A1!!!)

~8^)

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: Banjiman
Date: 14 Feb 08 - 02:28 PM

Ticket update....

8 Tickets left for Saturday
18 for Friday
17 for Sunday

I know that some of the locals are buying tickets on the door......

Please don't travel on Saturday without calling the pub (details on website) first.

Thanks

Paul

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: Banjiman
Date: 14 Feb 08 - 06:56 AM

Nice one Jez!

Just a taster/ reminder of what you are missing!

My other half at her best, if hindered by a banjo player (I'm shameless but I love this wee song she wrote) from You Tube
Wendy Arrowsmith: The Visitor

...and Brother Crow at their very best too
Brother Crow: Let The Dance Go On

Go on take the time for a look/ listen...you might enjoy!

Kim, we wish you were here too!

Paul

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: Brother Crow
Date: 14 Feb 08 - 06:48 AM

For information, Jez Lowe has given the festival a plug in his regular Northern Echo column today.

He says, and I quote:

"I have a Saturday Night concert at The Winter Warmer Weekend at The Black Horse in Kirkby Fleetham, where the full line-up includes Keepers Fold, Brother Crow and The Duncan McFarlane Band in what promises to be a humdinger of a festival."

So there you go, it's officially a humdinger....

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: kimsky
Date: 14 Feb 08 - 05:51 AM

just figured out that WWW actually means Wish We Were (there) - hope you have a fabulous one, and the first of many (warmers, coolers, whatever - it's always the right season for music!)
go well!

Subject: RE: Winter Warmer Weekend N.Yorkshire UK FEB
From: Brother Crow
Date: 14 Feb 08 - 05:43 AM

Well, we're doing the sound for the weekend - the PA is sorted and checked, and we're just about ready to go. We'll be down from 2.30ish tomorrow (Friday) afternoon to set up.

Paul, on behalf of all of us at Brother Crow, well done with the organisation, and we hope it's a fab weekend for everyone. We'll certainly be doing our bit to ensure everything runs smoothly.

See you all there...

Graeme and Andy,
Brother Crow.