Otley Folk Festival: Who's going?

Subject: RE: Otley Folk Festival: Who's going?
From: Emma B
Date: 22 Sep 08 - 09:39 AM

LOL Sorry Dave - keep trying :)

Subject: RE: Otley Folk Festival: Who's going?
From: Folkiedave
Date: 22 Sep 08 - 09:55 AM

Yes you are right Gerry, but, a lot of people go to sing and play in sessions, and these were very thin on the ground on Saturday afternoon, the trouble with Otley is [ and I love this little market town ] it is short of venues, pubs are the natural place for sessions but when there is a band on a session would clash, in previous years I can remember sessions in [ almost ] every pub in the town.

So your solution is for the organisers of this folk festival to organise it somewhere else where there are more venues so the people who (probably mostly) aren't purchasing tickets for the festival can go and have a good time.

At a guess I would say it is unlikely to happen.

Subject: RE: Otley Folk Festival: Who's going?
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 22 Sep 08 - 10:34 AM

I offer no solutions, I was merely making a comment, thank you very much for your concern.

eric

Subject: RE: Otley Folk Festival: Who's going?
From: oombanjo
Date: 22 Sep 08 - 11:17 AM

Twas a goodun

Subject: RE: Otley Folk Festival: Who's going?
From: BusyBee Paul
Date: 22 Sep 08 - 05:59 PM

Nice to see you again Oombanjo.

Emma - the Oxfam shop take an awful lot of trouble to put on a good folkie window display, don't they?!

Deirdre

Subject: RE: Otley Folk Festival: Who's going?
From: Sheila_b
Date: 23 Sep 08 - 07:01 AM

sounds like we missed a good one.

Ah well, next year

Sheila

Subject: RE: Otley Folk Festival: Who's going?
From: Jean(eanjay)
Date: 23 Sep 08 - 08:49 AM

the Oxfam shop take an awful lot of trouble to put on a good folkie window display

It sounds like the Whitby charity shops for the Goth weekends, their displays are wonderful. I'll make sure I take a look at the Oxfam shop in Otley next year.

Subject: RE: Otley Folk Festival: Who's going?
From: GUEST,Aeola
Date: 23 Sep 08 - 11:34 AM

This was my last festival for this year and what a great way to end.Enjoyed Copper Kettle,Bayou Gumbo,Malkies,Oxfam shop and, Oh yes Vin himself! Well done Steve see you next year!! Should mention two workshops, one with Steve turner and the other with Harry ( Gumbo).

Subject: RE: Otley Folk Festival: Who's going?
From: Michael
Date: 23 Sep 08 - 11:34 AM

Or Whitby charity shops for Folk Week, they get out their 'folk' LPs, Hippy clothes and instruments.

Mike

Subject: RE: Otley Folk Festival: Who's going?
From: early
Date: 23 Sep 08 - 05:06 PM

Glad yo enjoyed Copper Kettle Aeola as I am now half of that duo and have been for the last eighteen months. we had a great time as always at Otley.

re :-Sessions
Unfortunatey there have been a number of venues lost which makes the session side harder to encourage yet few of those walking round looking for sessions took the opportunity of starting one that I am aware of . In the past when faced with lack of sessions I have and word soon gets round if it is worth joining in.
I've also noticed this percieved lack of sessions at other festivals this year, very often the fringe of a festival can be the making of a festival and organisers ignore them at their peril

Subject: RE: Otley Folk Festival: Who's going?
From: GerryMc
Date: 23 Sep 08 - 07:30 PM


one of the resons we booked String Theory (Barnsley Folk Club stalwarts and house band) was to get sessions going and to encourage others to join in.

I think the organisers can do no more to get sessions going. It's up to the punters now

:-)

Gerry :-)

Subject: RE: Otley Folk Festival: Who's going?
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Sep 08 - 05:17 AM

as a member of string theory I can say that both sessions we were booked for(saturday and sunday)ended up with a good number of people joining in. we found no problems finding sessions on friday night.
John Platt