May BHol UK What's on?

Subject: May BHol UK What's on?
From: GUEST,Borax
Date: 03 Apr 09 - 08:40 AM

Any fests, gettogethers, gatherings happening on the first May Bank Hol weekend?

Subject: RE: May BHol UK What's on?
From: manitas_at_work
Date: 03 Apr 09 - 09:00 AM

JAck in the Green at Hastings, Rochester and Whitstable, UPton-on-Severn FF.

Subject: RE: May BHol UK What's on?
From: GUEST,Borax
Date: 03 Apr 09 - 09:04 AM

Thanks

Any informal do's,no big name guests, free/cheap,with just singarounds, music sessions etc & camping?

Subject: RE: May BHol UK What's on?
From: nutty
Date: 03 Apr 09 - 10:46 AM

Beverley is shaping up to be a good gathering. Not a Shanty Festival this year but still a great town and camp site and a grand group of people

See this thread   -   May Bank Holiday - Beverley

Subject: RE: May BHol UK What's on?
From: GUEST,The lemonade lady
Date: 04 Apr 09 - 03:43 AM

Clun Green Man Weekend in shropshire fits the bill. You can Google it. Upton folk fest will also fit cos camping is reasonable and you don't have to go to the concerts, just sing and play in the pubs all wkend. Wkend after Easter is Salwey Arms big sing and sesh with a ceilidh. Check that out in here (can't log in on my mob on which i am just now) or google
Sal

Subject: RE: May BHol UK What's on?
From: GREEN WELLIES
Date: 04 Apr 09 - 07:03 PM

Padstow May Day but thats actually on 1st May.

Subject: RE: May BHol UK What's on?
From: GUEST,BanjoRay
Date: 04 Apr 09 - 09:11 PM

There's an Old Time picking weekend at Sewerby Hall, near Bridlington. Musicians get in free. Play tunes among the tents, in the Orangery, anywhere in the extensive grounds, and in the nearby pub at night. Appalachian dance teams in the Orangery during the day.

People could start arriving on the Thurs and could delay leaving till the following Wed - all free to musicians.
Drive through the pub car park toward the sea till you can turn left on to a tarmac track used by the Road Train. Follow it round to the seaward entrance to the Hall grounds. Find the FOAOTMAD banner and camp beyond it.
Been going for a few years now - it's great.
Ray
ps Acoustic string band instruments only (fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, bass, autoharp, lap dulcimer) and no percussion except dance shoes.
(No bodhrans, shakey eggs, maraccas, drumkits, washboards etc)

Subject: RE: May BHol UK What's on?
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 04 Apr 09 - 10:31 PM

Any informal do's,no big name guests, free/cheap,with just singarounds, music sessions etc & camping?

Yes there is! - Sessions, singarounds and free camping.

Come along to the Eurogathering 2009 (Grimsby, UK)

Friday, 1st May 2009 - mixed tune/song session at the Tap & Spile, Grimsby, from 8.00 p.m.

Saturday, 2nd May 2009, - cook-it yourself barbecue in the afternoon followed by a singaround in the evening.

Sunday, 3rd May 2009, - cultural visit to Lincoln, including the session at the Dog & Bone

Monday 4th May 2009, - whatever the survivors want to do


DC

Subject: RE: May BHol UK What's on?
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 05 Apr 09 - 02:47 PM

The Rochester Sweeps festival in Rochester Kent - camping is not possible but there are a few B&Bs and a hotel.

http://www.medway.gov.uk/sweeps2009_new2_lr.pdf

Is a free festival (except big concert in Cathedra - Kate Rusby this year) and as several sing around sessions.

Friday 1 May

8.45–11pm (evening)
Ye Arrow – pre-festival music session
Prince of Wales, Strood – Sur Les Docks
Good Intent – singaround session with Ruff 'n' Reddy
Gordon House Hotel – pre-festival music session

Saturday 1 May

11.30am–7pm
Corn Exchange, bar – singaround session with Bob and Kathy Drage
12:30 - 2:30pm (actually runs much longer than 2 hours)
Good Intent – Singaround with John Barden
8:45 - 11:00pm
Good Intent – singaround with John Barden
in the bar, plus music session with Pete Cunningham in the garden

Sunday 3 May
11.30am – 7pm
Corn Exchange bar – singaround session with Bob & Kathy Drage
12.30–2.30pm (does end at 3:30 to make room for Gastove)
Good Intent – Singaround with John Barden
8:45 - 11:00pm
Good Intent – singaround with John Barden
in the bar, plus music session with Pete Cunningham in the garden

Monday 4 May
12.30–2.30pm
Good Intent – singaround with Ruff 'n' Reddy

Subject: RE: May BHol UK What's on?
From: GUEST,Borax
Date: 07 Apr 09 - 11:07 AM

Anything else, preferably with camping?