Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug

Subject: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: Banjiman
Date: 05 Aug 09 - 04:09 AM

Anyone else coming?

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: Banjiman
Date: 05 Aug 09 - 04:09 AM

website

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: Captain Farrell
Date: 05 Aug 09 - 05:42 AM

Me and Mick the Poet plus our wives .It is a fantastic lineup as always tunning up as I write can`t wait

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: folktheatre
Date: 05 Aug 09 - 09:00 AM

I love Saltburn. I was there on the weekend and saw banners for the festival. Hope it goes well!

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: Chris Green
Date: 05 Aug 09 - 11:11 AM

We're there on the Friday and Saturday. It'll be the first time we've been to Saltburn so we're looking forward to it. Fingers crossed for nice weather!

Chris from Isambarde

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: Sooz
Date: 05 Aug 09 - 11:52 AM

We'll be there.

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: Captain Farrell
Date: 10 Aug 09 - 05:12 AM

Fingers crossed for good weather

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: GUEST,Strummin Steve
Date: 10 Aug 09 - 12:39 PM

Not been before but bought a pair of tickets for Anne & myself.Looked like a lot going on. Instruments will be in the boot. Steve

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: GUEST,padgett on lap top
Date: 10 Aug 09 - 12:45 PM

Yes first time for Isambarde, saw em at Chester a while ago

Ray Padgett

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: Banjiman
Date: 11 Aug 09 - 06:55 AM

We're really looking forward to it (despite the weather forecast). Kids going to grandparents, van stocked up, instruments tuned, songs learned..... can't wait....... and 2 weeks in Scotland and 4 more gigs (+ seeing Eric Bogle at Dunkeld) before I have to back to the day job!

just 3 days to go!

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: r.padgett
Date: 11 Aug 09 - 12:28 PM

Songs of Ironopolis ~ I believe is a performance of Graeme Miles songs not to be missed!!

I have in fact asked for my Yorkshire Heritage (Garland) songs presentation to be moved to 4.15 in Toc H so as not to clash with this event! (agreed with John and Paul)

The Ironopolis event starts at 5.45 in the Marine Hall (Sat)

My event is now in Toc H at 4.15 following The singer songwriters (there) and the Fred Competition (in the Conservative club)

Ray

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: GUEST,Cliff Healey
Date: 11 Aug 09 - 06:38 PM

One of the friendliest festivals around!

Hope to meet up with many friends this year.

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: GUEST,Brian
Date: 17 Aug 09 - 02:41 PM

What an excellent weekend. Well done to John and the rest of the team for putting it all together. Even the weather was kind(ish)to those of us on the campsite.

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Aug 09 - 03:56 PM

Very enjoyable weekend, managed to see lots bought my backshift cd and well done Joan at Conserv club for laying on Tea n Buffet on the Sunday evening.

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: GUEST,padgett on lap top
Date: 18 Aug 09 - 03:56 AM

Well done to all!

13 entrants the Fred Jordan Unaccompanied Trad Style competition this year 2009

Won by Vince Parker a Cumbrian by birth but local to Saltburn now

Thanks to judges Dave Howdon, Steve Robinson last years winner and of course my old friend (sorry Glen) Mr Glen Osborne

I must apologise for being a pain, car battery problems meant I had to call out the emrgency services 3 times ( no adverts on mudcat) but they were marvellous!! big yellow thingys

So once retarted (2 nd time) I went home on Sunday pm and missed the presentation, no doubt yer all managed and I wasnt missed!!

The entries again very high standard, I wont list them all but you who were there know these wonderful singers many of whom are or should be booked at your club or festival, I reckon

Please please ensure that you get a form filled in in good time before we do the running order and check out your eligibility in good time! apologies to Ann and John

Many thanks again heres to next year

Who won the singer songwriters??

Ray Padgett

NIce one again Mr John Taylor!!

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: GUEST,Cliff Healey
Date: 18 Aug 09 - 08:48 AM

A pat on the back from me to John Taylor for organising such a grand weekend.
Another for Vince for his victory in the singing comp.

Thanks to all who attended my 'Country Meets Folk' session, especially Bruno who showed us how a banjo should be played :-).
My apologies to any who couldnt get in the full room.

Met lots of friends & now waiting for next year.

Thanks again John

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 18 Aug 09 - 09:25 AM

Batteries recharged now Ray? (LOL)

Congratulations to Vince. Can you tell us what songs he sang in his winning entry?

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: Tim Leaning
Date: 18 Aug 09 - 10:30 AM

I hope the lincolnshire contingent did cause too much trouble.
Its been quiet in these parts while they were over in Saltburn.

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: GUEST,padgett on lap top
Date: 18 Aug 09 - 11:52 AM

No I dont have the list as I wont judge the competition! organise only!

I have few friends to start with David!

Ray Padgett

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: Northerner
Date: 18 Aug 09 - 11:57 AM

An excellent weekend! Many thanks to those who turned up for my storytelling session. It's good to see that event coming along nicely.

Congrats to Vince.

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: Sooz
Date: 18 Aug 09 - 12:01 PM

Vince's winning song was actually written by himself about his parents romance in Borrowdale, Cumbria. It was a lovely song!
Very nice festival although there were some disgruntled people around who couldn't get into the concerts they wanted. We took a couple of newbies along with us and they were ecstatic.
John was a happy man as everyone was leaving the campsite yesterday morning. (He was carting away the rubbish!) I hadn't seen him sit down all weekend - such is the festival organisers lot.

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 18 Aug 09 - 06:56 PM

Now c'mon Mr Padgett - organising a prestigious competition like the Fred should mean you have more friends not few, and shouldn't stop you keeping a note of the winning song/s! We luv ya, Raymondo!

Glad you had a great weekend Sooz, sorry to've missed you.
Did Vince win the singer-songwriter competition as well then?
Or did you instead, Sooz (but modesty prevents you from mentioning it)?

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: Sooz
Date: 19 Aug 09 - 03:14 AM

I didn't enter this year MM. The winner was a local but I can't remember his name. Nice song though.

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: r.padgett
Date: 19 Aug 09 - 10:36 AM

Everyone is a winner David

It is the spirit of the songs, the humour, the tragedy, and the feelings engendered which are borne out of our humanity encapsulated in verse and set to sympathetic music

How the song is performed, rather than just sung is equally important

Ray

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 19 Aug 09 - 05:59 PM

I couldn't agree more, Raymond - there was never any question about any of what you said, as it's the very same book I sing from!
Anyway, sorry I couldn't make it to the competition this year.

Hope to see you at Whitby, but no promises...
Now back up off that laptop!

MM

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Aug 09 - 06:13 PM

Thank you for making my 1st folk festival (well 1st one as steward of the cons club) such a great sucess    l loved every minute of it
great to see old friends and make loads of new ones   l promise l will take up singing lessons, blame trish mclean for that.
let me know if l can do anything else to make the cons better for you all   tea, coffee and toast where on all the time sarnies need alot more. free buffet on sunday tea time    xx get in contact soon ring the club x

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: joan at cons
Date: 19 Aug 09 - 06:17 PM

Hello again sorry forgot to join.
please come to see me next year   just knock 3 times and whisper low
that you and l been sent my Jo   XX   will do better next year xx
take care

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: GUEST,padgett on lap top
Date: 20 Aug 09 - 03:27 AM

I'm on the lap top again David cant keep off

Guest above must have been the young lady Stewarding/Landlady at the Conservative club!

Must say that I as organiser of Fred Comp for many years, and having stayed there when John (not JT) was Steward found that the venue was cracking and most welcoming

Sandwiches and tea/coffe, crips not to mention the beer at resonable prices available "on tap" so to speak and excellent service

Hope to see you next year

Ray Padgett

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: GUEST,Dave_
Date: 20 Aug 09 - 07:02 AM

Hi Joan at cons...make sure ya get my sweetex next time...lol...everything else was well on the ball, ta for being a great steward to everyone..have passed on yer comments to Nappa...xx

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: GUEST,Fantum
Date: 20 Aug 09 - 08:07 AM

An excellent festival.
The Cons Club got taken over
I am glad the Steward of the Club enjoyed it

Enjoyed the Ironopolis performance a good wallow in nostalgia and a good performance by the cast. The girls were outstanding.

I would have liked to go to Padgetts "do" as well but missed the timetable shift.

Loved the New rope string band a lesson in professionalism

Got involved in some excellent singarounds which says something about the people who go to festivals.

Never noticed much about the organisation of the whole thing which means it went smoothly and the organisers were on the ball.
So well done JT and all the team

Fantum

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: GUEST,Julie
Date: 20 Aug 09 - 11:07 AM

I agree the New Rope were brill, as were the Wilsons especially the sound they produced in the church, in fact the blend of guests throughout the weekend was great. Well done! to all involved.

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: Joe Nicholson
Date: 20 Aug 09 - 11:09 AM

Don't bother with the singing lessons Joan none of us have, just stay the way you are. And thanks to you and the cons club for having us.

Joe & Mo.

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: Northerner
Date: 21 Aug 09 - 01:36 PM

Vince sang the song about Borrowdale last night at the Cutty Wren Folk Club (John Taylor's club). I hadn't heard it before. It's an excellent song. He coupled it with a song about a lamb's tale - very funny. Vince is a worthy winner. It was an excellent night at the club.

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: GUEST,Strummin Steve
Date: 21 Aug 09 - 04:36 PM

The winning song in the singer songwriter comp was called "Whispering Joe" written by a guy who lives in Newcastle. I'm afraid I'm not sure about his name,something like Michael Baxter/Baker but I could be off beam. He played a six string banjo tuned to standard guitar tuning. It was a song about a work colleague who was shortly to retire,gave up smoking at the request of his family and promptly died...sad but true. I know all this because I participated in the event myself. It was all very enjoyable with a good mix of ages & styles participating. Steve

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: joan at cons
Date: 31 Aug 09 - 08:26 AM

hello again
singing lessons are going   no one will teach me, joe and mo
sweetex ordered for next year dave, won;t let you down again x
the real ale flew out over the weekend 35 kegs in all   the wensleydale brewery are suppling all the ale for next year 3.8% to 4.4% abv their poacher is the best ale l have had pleasure in drinking.

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: GUEST,joan at ex cons
Date: 07 May 10 - 11:51 AM

Hi Ex Bar Steward from the cons club
sorry won;t be at cons to see you all
have parted company
refused to serve president mike sellers
he threatened to kill me (alledgely)
so bye to me
hope to see you at the vic or spa
drop me a line
cheers x

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: GUEST,Dave_
Date: 08 May 10 - 08:39 AM

Soz to hear that Joan, no need for the sweetex now, hope you land on yer feet running.xx

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: GUEST,Bruno
Date: 12 Jul 10 - 08:20 PM

A bit (almost one year) late, but thank you for mentioning me.
I felt very welcome and enjoyed every bit of it.
Great to be able to do the two opposites I love equally well, playing my note-for-note arrangements but also creating music out of thin air, while playing songs I'd never heard before with people I just met.
You can count on me this year (2010) again, for we'll come across the North Sea once more.

'We' are Heartstrings , we won't perform at the festival, for -as I understood- when we applied many, many years ago, our style was considered 'too american for a folk festival'.
We gave up trying, but as 'tourists' we're equally well at home, enough reason to come back again and again.

So hopefully seeing you in August,

Bruno

Subject: RE: Saltburn Folk Festival 14-16th Aug
From: GUEST,Bruno
Date: 12 Jul 10 - 08:23 PM

I knew something was missing:
I wrote the reply to the posting of 18 Aug 09 - 08:48 AM by Cliff Healey