Cheltenham anyone?

Subject: RE: Cheltenham anyone?
From: GUEST, Tom Bliss
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 04:54 PM

Hee, my ears must have been burning :-)

Have a great festival all - sadly I won't be there this year, but I am - as it happens - playing the Cheltenham Club NEXT Friday - that's the week after the festival. (22nd)

Please spread the word - and I'll hope to see some of you there (new songs and stuff too)

Tom

(and Shammick on the Sat 23rd and the Alcester Sleepover on Sunday 24th too, of course)!

Subject: RE: Cheltenham anyone?
From: GUEST,SwindonviaEnfieldPete
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 06:53 AM

Yipeee!!! On my way! Half-term and 2.5 days of bliss (not Tom!)

See you All there.

Pete

Subject: RE: Cheltenham anyone?
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 12 Feb 08 - 08:15 AM

Friday is the day,
to travel along the highway,
Down to good old Chelters.
And when you arrive,
You won't find a dive,
It's grand with its .....


you can fill in the last line

S

Subject: RE: Cheltenham anyone?
From: Sue the Borderer
Date: 11 Feb 08 - 05:35 PM

Two Cheltenham threads - that's confusing. This one has more information (including several unanswered questions which I hope people managed to sort out).

I haven't seen the printed programme yet but supposedly the times I originally gave for the Singarounds in the YMCA Chapel in Vittoria Walk are correct (Sat 11.00-3.30 and Sun 12-3). The Chapel will actually be available for people to sing for most of the day (probably Sat 11-6 and Sun 11.30-4 but check times in the programme)

The Singarounds in the Chapel are FREE - as are Derek and Mary's evening song and music sessions in the Bell.

Not long now.
Sue

Subject: RE: Cheltenham anyone?
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 09 Feb 08 - 02:52 PM

this is the one i said yes in

s

Subject: RE: Cheltenham anyone?
From: Folkiedave
Date: 26 Jan 08 - 11:47 AM

I'll be the only bookseller!!

Dave

Subject: RE: Cheltenham anyone?
From: Fidjit
Date: 26 Jan 08 - 11:27 AM

Dave

I'll be wearing my Mudcat badge.

Chas

Subject: RE: Cheltenham anyone?
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 25 Jan 08 - 09:24 PM

how interesting

sal

Subject: RE: Cheltenham anyone?
From: Tradsinger
Date: 18 Jan 08 - 03:20 AM

I'll be there. After all, I do live there!

Tradsinger

Subject: RE: Cheltenham anyone?
From: Schantieman
Date: 17 Jan 08 - 02:31 PM

If I do come (and my sailing trip is looking less likely by the day) anyone have any idea where i can stay, at this short notice?

S'pose that motel is a poss......

Steve

Subject: RE: Cheltenham anyone?
From: Folkiedave
Date: 17 Jan 08 - 02:18 PM

There will be a book stall selling solely previously cherished books at rock-bottom prices. Next to the bar as it happens.

Looking forward to it. And in the absence of anyone else doing it I am happy to keep a mudcat attendance record and post it after the festival.

Dave

Subject: RE: Cheltenham anyone?
From: Merek'n'Dary
Date: 17 Jan 08 - 01:22 PM

Hello everyone

We will be running our usual song and music session from 8.00 at the Bell Inn, Bath Road, which is close to the Town Hall, on Friday and Saturday nights.

Hope to see you there!

Merek'n'Dary

Subject: RE: Cheltenham anyone?
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 10 Jan 08 - 06:02 PM

I'm hoping to be there.

Sal

Subject: RE: Cheltenham anyone?
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 10 Jan 08 - 05:46 PM

Can you get a bus back to the campsite, armed with two guitars, a bodhran, a mandolin; and three sheets to the wind, after the pubs throw out?

Subject: RE: Cheltenham anyone?
From: Seaking
Date: 10 Jan 08 - 05:12 PM

Guest 6:12   Maybe we need the password ?

Subject: RE: Cheltenham anyone?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 09 Jan 08 - 06:20 PM

Theres a nice campsite with electric hook ups and a nice motel on the outside of Cheltenham, just at the side of the M5 turn off. You can get a bus outside the camp gates, straight to the venue. Cheltenham has lots of nice restaurants. I went to the guitar festival a few months ago.

The venue is disabled friendly.

Subject: RE: Cheltenham anyone?
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Jan 08 - 06:12 PM

Does anyone know where the indoor camping is and what it's like?

Subject: RE: Cheltenham anyone?
From: Schantieman
Date: 07 Jan 08 - 10:51 AM

I'll come unless I'm sailing at the time

:-)

Steve

Subject: RE: Cheltenham anyone?
From: Fidjit
Date: 07 Jan 08 - 10:01 AM

Not a lot of you then.

Perhaps this has put you off.

More Scratches on the Surface

Chas

Subject: RE: Cheltenham anyone?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 04 Jan 08 - 05:13 PM

Is Steve of Show of hands doing gigs now?

Subject: RE: Cheltenham anyone?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 04 Jan 08 - 02:38 PM

any chance of doing a floorspot? Who would one have to see?

al

Subject: RE: Cheltenham anyone?
From: Seaking
Date: 04 Jan 08 - 01:02 PM

I'm thinking about it, dependent on cicumstances at the time. What's the indoor camping like anyone please ?

Chris

Subject: RE: Cheltenham anyone?
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 04 Jan 08 - 11:31 AM

Is There camping or something else like B and Breakfast near by.



Scooby.

Subject: RE: Cheltenham anyone?
From: Fidjit
Date: 04 Jan 08 - 11:26 AM

Cheltenham Here you go Sue and wld.

I'll be at the dances and sessions And as much else as I can.
I usually OD when I come over for my Folk Music/Song injections.
Be good to see you Sue and Hils. Take care til then.

Chas

Subject: RE: Cheltenham anyone?
From: Sue the Borderer
Date: 03 Jan 08 - 05:55 PM

Thanks, Hils. Be great to see you there. Hope there'll be plenty more besides.

weelittledrummer - I suppose it depends what you like!
They are headlining Show of Hands, Brass Monkey and Threee Magpies but there's quite a list.
You can download a brochure from www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk (Sorry, one day I'll manage blue clickies)

The two things which most appeal to me are Jo Freya's Lal Project (singing songs of the late Lal Waterson)
and 'Down the Lawson Track' with songs/music/readings from the Australian Outback (Martyn Wyndham-Read, Shirley Collins and Pip Barnes

Sue

Subject: RE: Cheltenham anyone?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 03 Jan 08 - 04:01 PM

Anybody good on?

Subject: RE: Cheltenham anyone?
From: My guru always said
Date: 03 Jan 08 - 03:54 PM

Hopefully will be able to get along Sue, very good news about the YMCA Chapel Sings, well done!!

Subject: RE: Cheltenham anyone?
From: Sue the Borderer
Date: 03 Jan 08 - 11:50 AM

Hope to see you there, Chas.

Anyone else coming? Want to sing at Cheltenham FF?

Once again I've persuaded the festival to ensure that there is somewhere where people can sing during the day.
They've agreed we can use the YMCA Chapel, so I've said I'll run 'singarounds' from 11-3.30 on the Saturday and 12-3 on the Sunday. (The room will be open longer than this but outside of those times you'd be wise to turn up with a couple of friends or you might end up singing to yourself!)

I've been told that entry will be free (and not just restricted to day/weekend ticket holders)
I'll confirm the details and times once I've seen what it actually says in the programme! Do come along.

On Friday and Saturday evening there's Derek and Mary's sing in the Bell Inn. Also free and well worth going to.

Subject: Cheltenham anyone?
From: Fidjit
Date: 03 Jan 08 - 10:21 AM

I'll be over for this years Cheltenham Folk Festival. 15th. to 17th Febuary. Hope to see some of you. I'll probably be wearing one of my many disguises

Chas