Life After Lancaster (maritime festival)

Subject: RE: Life After Lancaster (maritime festival)
From: GUEST,Abuwood at work
Date: 12 Feb 10 - 08:33 AM

Does this repeat this year?

Subject: RE: Life After Lancaster (maritime festival)
From: Blowzabella
Date: 09 Apr 09 - 06:47 PM

The Lancaster Maritime Festival never had a penny from the Arts Council, Dixiedoll - it was funded by the City Council and private sector sponsorship.

Subject: RE: Life After Lancaster (maritime festival)
From: GUEST,Dixiedoll
Date: 09 Apr 09 - 05:34 PM

To put things in perspective, some years ago most of the cash allocated by the Arts Council for 'Lancashire', was spent in Lancaster and Morecambe. It was pressure by folk in the rest of Lancashire that enabled what cash was available to be spread to other events.

Subject: RE: Life After Lancaster (maritime festival)
From: GUEST,SylviaN
Date: 09 Apr 09 - 03:56 PM

I'm terrible, Robin, I know, but I don't know the name of the pub where the session is - I think it's the Little Queens - anyone able to confirm. I know it's in the centre of the town - just follow the music.

See you there.

Cheers

Sylvia and Keith

Subject: RE: Life After Lancaster (maritime festival)
From: SPB-Cooperator
Date: 09 Apr 09 - 09:15 AM

Normally about this time I would be arriving at the Royal George Hotel and exchanging stories about how good/bad the journey up was.

Subject: RE: Life After Lancaster (maritime festival)
From: GUEST,Doxy
Date: 07 Apr 09 - 02:24 PM

We'll be at Shotley too, but we'll be misssing Lancaster. Very fond memories of excellent times with excellent people.

Subject: RE: Life After Lancaster (maritime festival)
From: nutty
Date: 07 Apr 09 - 12:26 PM

The Barnsley crowd will be hosting the usual gathering at The Keel Inn

Subject: RE: Life After Lancaster (maritime festival)
From: Mr Happy
Date: 07 Apr 09 - 12:11 PM

Mr Happy & the Gloom Band'll be whooping it up in the wilds've darkest Derbyshire!!

Subject: RE: Life After Lancaster (maritime festival)
From: LesB
Date: 07 Apr 09 - 11:56 AM

In the early 70's we (The Bothy) all used to go in a coach to Bacup.
If you are in the Lancaster area on Goood Friday. We (The Southport Swords) will be guests of John of Gaunt Morris and along with Rivington Morris will be dancing in Milnthorpe in the morning & Arnside in the afternoon.
Cheers
Les

Subject: RE: Life After Lancaster (maritime festival)
From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler
Date: 07 Apr 09 - 07:38 AM

Keith and Sylvia,
You won't miss all your friends with any luck, Anne and I should be there on Saturday. Never been to a session there so I don't know what pubs are likely to be the ones to visit.

Robin

Subject: RE: Life After Lancaster (maritime festival)
From: SPB-Cooperator
Date: 07 Apr 09 - 06:43 AM

I meant early 90s....

Subject: RE: Life After Lancaster (maritime festival)
From: SPB-Cooperator
Date: 07 Apr 09 - 06:41 AM

I think it was at Shotley in the early 80s that I got a lung infection which took me out of circulation for 2 or 3 months. Not very fond memories.....

Subject: RE: Life After Lancaster (maritime festival)
From: Mark Dowding
Date: 06 Apr 09 - 12:08 PM

Interesting that you mention Bacup Sylvia. Before Lancaster started Bacup was the place to be on Easter Saturday nominally to watch the Coconut Dancers. The pubs were packed with singers and musicans and a great time was had by all. I went for several years with various people - we even got a coach trip together one year from the Dicconson Arms folk club in West Lancashire so we could all have a drink. The year Lancaster started I went to Bacup with my Dad and the place was relatively empty - there were some musicians in the Queens but no singers. I never went again. Maybe it's time to revive the Bacup tradition on Easter Saturday!

Cheers
Mark

Subject: RE: Life After Lancaster (maritime festival)
From: SylviaN
Date: 06 Apr 09 - 11:26 AM

Keith and I are planning to spend the Saturday in Baccup - which Keith hasn't been able to do for years and years. We'll miss Lancaster, though - especially all our friends.

Cheers and enjoy your Easter eggs.

Sylvia

Subject: RE: Life After Lancaster (maritime festival)
From: Sailor Ron
Date: 06 Apr 09 - 07:49 AM

Damn it ! Didn't know about Shotley. To late now, but have a great weekend. If it's on next year I'll be there. Ron

Subject: RE: Life After Lancaster (maritime festival)
From: GUEST,Guest Johnny Colins
Date: 06 Apr 09 - 07:13 AM

Sea songs,Shanties and Maritime music at The Shipwreck Bar - Shotley Marina, Shotley Gate
Ipswich, Suffolk, IP9 1QJ

Good Friday: 8pm till late
Saturday 11th April: All day and evening
Easter Sunday: 11am till 5pm & a "survivors "seesion in the evening.
Come and join Shanty Jack, Johnny Collins, Bitter End, The Naze Shanty Crew, Hans Weehuizen for a great weekend.

Subject: RE: Life After Lancaster (maritime festival)
From: Sailor Ron
Date: 06 Apr 09 - 04:00 AM

I shall spend it cursing Lancaster Council, and trying to write a version of 'Hanging Johnnie' with all the councillors names in it!

Subject: RE: Life After Lancaster (maritime festival)
From: kerry and Mandy
Date: 06 Apr 09 - 12:53 AM

well we are spending the weekend with paul and linda sirman, indian on friday night leeds castle on saturday, but we will have a sing song and pretend we are in lancaster again. ho hum

Subject: RE: Life After Lancaster (maritime festival)
From: vectis
Date: 05 Apr 09 - 08:11 PM

A lovely weekend away staying in a friends garden and singing in the garage. You better believe it! A smashing bank holiday weekend at a DIY mini fest. I always sing a shanty or two in memory.

My friend and I started a female shanty duo (Magwitch) at what turned out to be the last Lancaster Shanty Festival. Pity about its demise.

Subject: RE: Life After Lancaster (maritime festival)
From: Charmain
Date: 05 Apr 09 - 05:45 PM

I'll be mostly missing the shanties and all the lovely people... booooo to Lancaster City Council - Booooooooo...

but aside from that I will be going to what will no doubt turn out to be a riotous party on the Saturday night so for the rest of the time... sleeping? probably!

Subject: RE: Life After Lancaster (maritime festival)
From: MartinRyan
Date: 05 Apr 09 - 10:51 AM

Haul away, Hoe?

Regards

Subject: RE: Life After Lancaster (maritime festival)
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 05 Apr 09 - 10:17 AM

Blood-red roses?

Valmai

Subject: RE: Life After Lancaster (maritime festival)
From: GUEST,Chris
Date: 04 Apr 09 - 10:18 AM

Mmmm.....   Gardening I suppose. Anyone know any weeding shanties?!

Chris
LocTup Together/
Four 'n' Aft

Subject: RE: Life After Lancaster (maritime festival)
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 04 Apr 09 - 07:36 AM

This isn't a direct substitute, but there are good things happening at the Gosport & Fareham Easter Festival in Hampshire.

Like all the best festivals it has concertina sessions, too - there's a separate thread on that subject.

Valmai (Lewes)

Subject: Life After Lancaster (maritime festival)
From: SPB-Cooperator
Date: 03 Apr 09 - 04:31 PM

As a result of the demise of the Lancaster/Glasson Maritime festival, how will habitués be spending this Easter?

In my case, after picking up my Czech partner up from Stansted, we will spend the rest of the weekend relaxing, and the rest of the week going out for day trips. After going there for 18 consecutive years, being in London felt a bit strange for the last two years.