Good News Sheffield Folk Festival 2008

Subject: Good News Sheffield Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,MC Fat (at work)
Date: 11 Jul 08 - 04:38 AM

Good News. Sheffield Folk Festival will take place this year. The Event will be held at Burton Street Project Friday 31st October, saturday 1st November Sunday 2nd November. This year we will be in partnership with Burton Street Project and Mike Steel (the Chair of the first festival) is one of the staff there. Concerts, Ceilidh's and Workshops will take place there plus enchanced indoor camping facilities with showers !!! There is a cafe and real ale bar on site too plus space for campervans etc. Artists booked so far include Friday night Keith Hinchcliffe and Michael Marra, Sunday afternoon SkyHook and Jez Lowe plus more to be announced. A full supporting programme of sessions at the usual pubs will also take place and there will be dancing in town. Sponsorship has once again been secured from Sheffield Forgemasters.More details as they come in
Jim

Subject: RE: Good News Sheffield Folk Festival 2008
From: r.padgett
Date: 11 Jul 08 - 10:07 AM

Very good news Jim and well done!

Ray

Subject: RE: Good News Sheffield Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 12 Jul 08 - 05:17 AM

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Subject: RE: Good News Sheffield Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,Tom Bliss
Date: 12 Jul 08 - 05:20 AM

Well done, Jim. (Shout if you've got room for a small one at the back!) Tom

Subject: RE: Good News Sheffield Folk Festival 2008
From: Alio
Date: 12 Jul 08 - 05:27 AM

That's brill Jim - who's Sky Hook though? Not heard of them before?

See you at Saddleworth by the way,
Ali x

Subject: RE: Good News Sheffield Folk Festival 2008
From: Folkiedave
Date: 12 Jul 08 - 05:35 AM

Skyhook are great three piece band - superb record - local to Sheffield.
a track was played last week on Radio 3's Late Junction.

And the ultimate accolade - this past Friday on "Thank Goodness It's Folk".

Read all about them here.

Subject: RE: Good News Sheffield Folk Festival 2008
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 12 Jul 08 - 06:03 AM

Links are now available via  http://www.sheffieldfolkfestival.org/.

More information will be added as and when I am given it. We ought also to be thanking Mike Steel and the Burton Street Project, without whose offer of collaboration this year's festival might not have been possible.

Subject: RE: Good News Sheffield Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 12 Jul 08 - 08:26 AM

Ali, skyhook are a band I was indirectly instrumental (sorry about the pun)in the formation of. I asked Martin Harwood & Cath James to play at Sheffield FF and they formed a new trio with ace guitarist and singer Eoin Teather. They are brill will try and get a CD for you to listen to.

Subject: RE: Good News Sheffield Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 13 Jul 08 - 07:07 AM

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Subject: RE: Good News Sheffield Folk Festival 2008
From: Mr Happy
Date: 14 Jul 08 - 10:44 AM

Duly noted for my FF calendar - any news of prices yet?

Subject: RE: Good News Sheffield Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 14 Jul 08 - 10:57 AM

Not sure yet we intend to keep them as low as possible but it may be individual tickets rather than a full festival ticket. One thing we are thinking of doing is that indoor camping etc will be £10 per night but will include a full english breakfast

Subject: RE: Good News Sheffield Folk Festival 2008
From: Pistachio
Date: 14 Jul 08 - 05:20 PM

Back to the top.

Hi Jim, sorry I missed you at Beverley....maybe I'll get to catch up in Sheffield (better get it in the diary),
but should see you in Saddleworth this Weekend! H.

Subject: RE: Good News Sheffield Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 03:13 AM

Look forward to seeing you Hazel send my best wishes to Linda

Subject: RE: Good News Sheffield Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,Chris P
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 11:56 AM

Will there be an English tunes session?

Subject: RE: Good News Sheffield Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 03:10 AM

Unfortunately our master English tunes man barry Callaghan has gone to the big session upstairs but I'll throw the gauntlet down and see if we can get one going

Subject: RE: Good News Sheffield Folk Festival 2008
From: Mr Happy
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 08:26 AM

Any space for tents?

Subject: RE: Good News Sheffield Folk Festival 2008
From: muppitz
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 08:35 AM

Great stuff mate, good to hear the flag is being firmly flown in your neck of the woods! (Me and George are quite reasonable if you've got room, although if you were looking to fit a *small* one in, Tom might be your better bet!)
Will we be seeing you at Saddleworth this weekend?

muppitz
x

Subject: RE: Good News Sheffield Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 11:19 AM

No green grassy stuff for tents sorry. As I say indoor camping available at a reasonable rate.

Subject: RE: Good News Sheffield Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 02:50 PM

Just to add to he plaudits for Skyhook, I've just finished writing a review of their CD and it is one of the most positive reviews I've had the pleasure to write! Eoin Teather has one of the best, new to me, voices I've heard for a long time and the playing is impeccable.

Sounds like the Sunday should be a great gig then! Look forward to hearing more about the line up

Joe G

Subject: RE: Good News Sheffield Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 17 Jul 08 - 03:22 AM

Eoin is not new he has been a hidden gem in Sheffield for years and is in my mind the most complete folk musician in the region a powerfull voice with a guitar style thats great for both song and tune accompaniment but the groups as whole give a great sound Martin Harwood and Cath James are superb consumate fiddle players with touch presence and genuine talent. In short thay are as you say impeccable and deserve to be huge.

Subject: RE: Good News Sheffield Folk Festival 2008
From: Folkiedave
Date: 17 Jul 08 - 03:41 AM

I second everything said about Skyhook. And third.......

Subject: RE: Good News Sheffield Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 18 Jul 08 - 03:21 AM

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Subject: RE: Good News Sheffield Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 04:51 AM

Thanks for the plug on 'Thank Goodness It's Folk' Dave

Subject: RE: Good News Sheffield Folk Festival 2008
From: Acorn4
Date: 21 Jul 08 - 05:23 AM

That's good news, Jim.

We both hope to get along -fits nicely into the calendar just before Bedworth.

Dave Taylor

Subject: RE: Good News Sheffield Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 22 Jul 08 - 05:02 AM

Be great to see you Dave

Subject: RE: Good News Sheffield Folk Festival 2008
From: Folkiedave
Date: 22 Jul 08 - 10:22 AM

FOr the past few years I have been in Spain whenever the festival took place.

We (Sheffield Live! and me "Thanks Goodness It's Folk) are already talking about doing programmes from there. Jim when you are talking to artists mention it will you and to the sound people.

Dave

Subject: RE: Good News Sheffield Folk Festival 2008
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 22 Jul 08 - 12:30 PM

Will mention it to them