Banbury Festival 09

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Merek'n'Dary
Date: 24 Oct 09 - 01:28 PM

Hi everybody

Back from Carcassonne now - What a fairytale place although the inside of the Old Cite is a bit commercialised but the surrounding scenery is amazing!Our hotel was just under the old city walls which looks fantastic at night all lit up.

We found an Irish bar on the last night so had a bit of a sing! Also found a wine festival ..... Merek in quite a state after that!

Thanks for all your messages and Alice the pictures are amazing!

Don't forget to put our Song and Ale weekend in your diaries 9th - 11th April 2010 at Drayton Leisure Golf Centre.

Dary

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Lenny's mum (inactive)
Date: 19 Oct 09 - 01:59 PM

L was at the festival, also came to the Banbury Cross Pub but didn't realise that the mudcat gathering was in the restaurant. Silly me! Sorry we missed it.

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 18 Oct 09 - 07:28 PM

Meant to post earlier but the Cat was down during the week...
Hils - I did send you my apols for not making it to the Mudgather - indeed the whole weekend, as I was booked at Derby festival (which clashed this year).
One year soon hopefully I'll be invited back to Banbury.
Glad y'all had a great time tho'.

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 18 Oct 09 - 03:23 PM

Just to let people know that Bob Berry (who missed the gather on account of being in hospital) is on the mend....

Kitty

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: RWJ
Date: 14 Oct 09 - 02:17 PM

Sorry missed the gather, thought i would have time. Must try harder next time. Glad you all enjoyed it.
Ron

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Andy Jackson
Date: 14 Oct 09 - 10:47 AM

Well you certainly didn't miss the point you loverlee girl, Mudgather up to it's normal standard.

Note to Dary:
Great new venue for the Mudgather. Friendly and helpful staff, good sized room with a singable acoustic. Best of all it's in the middle of town. Also a pub venue with plenty of room in the front bar for the regulars, who were also friendly by the way. The restaurant side may be a problem but we could always be persuaded to eat there! Perhaps if the mudgather was held over lunchtime they could put chocolate pudding on the menu?

Andy

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: My guru always said
Date: 13 Oct 09 - 04:28 PM

Huge thanks to Merek'n'Dary for another fabulous Banbury Festival and for finding us such a good venue for the MudGather with such excellent acoustics! Thoroughly enjoyed the whole weekend, despite the jet-lag and am finally staring to get caught up with stuff.

Thanks so much to everyone who came along to the MudGather & shared songs & chocolate, without any more ado - here's the Register:

my guru always said
Merek - representing Merek'n'Dary
RobbieWilson
Snuffy
Selchie - (RS)
Jock o' Dreams
North\South Annie
Mr & Mrs Scarecrow
EyeLander
Miskin Man
Torch & guest Nicky
Murf
Guests Lynette & Phil Stone
TF2
Dave4Guild
ShortyBrenda
cosmic kate folkie
Guest Lefty - who will register as Big Chief Giggler!!!
marion.h & Guest Steve
Wild Flying Dove
bubblyrat
Guests John & Sally
Guest Kevin Sexton
Sue the Borderer
Sue M
Guest PRMartinUK
Guests Mike & Elaine of Folkstation (festival on IOW)
Guests Parker & Watts & Hazel too!
anniecat
Moses
Guest Marie Lum
Richard Atkins

There were at least half a dozen other people who dropped in, but I didn't get their names on the list, sorry!!

Also seen at the festival:
Dary (of Merek'n'Dary, buzzing around looking after us all)
Herga Kitty & Guest Horologist
wuzzle
RWJ
Buddug
Fran
George Papavgeris
Nessie
MalcBedworth
GillBedworth
AlcesterMarje
AliceH
paula t
BADJELLY
Mr Red

And I'm sure I've missed people, it's traditional!!
Go on, who'd I miss???

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: bubblyrat
Date: 13 Oct 09 - 01:51 PM

No,you probably won't find Sammy's Bar,unless some old Salty / Folkie has retired there & used his imagination,but I expect that there will still be Dghajsas ( " Dye-Sews "!) hauling away in Grand Harbour !!

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: AliceH
Date: 13 Oct 09 - 10:44 AM

Hello everyone

Thank you to all those involved in making the 10th Banbury Folk Festival such a wonderful weekend.

Since getting back Monday lunch time, I have been busy tidying up my photos and have now put them in 2 albums in my public gallery on Picasa (part of Google). One album of Banbury itself (interesting buildings, view of the canal etc) and the other of outdoor photos taken during the festival - Morris dancing and Herbaceous Border outside the Rein Deer pub and Malc and Gill's singing boat trip from Tooley's boat yard. I was the mad woman running along the canal tow path with my camera!

My photo albums are at http://picasaweb.google.com/alice3754

I have not posted to this site before so I am not sure for how much longer people will keep looking at this thread, so if you have email addresses of any one who was there, or any folk enthusiasts who could not make it, please feel free to give them the above link. Going on a walking holiday to Malta this weekend. Will I find Sammy's Bar, I wonder?!

Looking forward to the next one!

Best wishes, Alice

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Sue the Borderer
Date: 13 Oct 09 - 07:53 AM

I thought the venue for the Mudgather was smashing. Lovely place to sing - and easy to pop in and out of. Enjoyed the late night sings at the Golf Club, but never made it during the day cos it's such a big chunk of time to commit to going back and forth.

My special thanks go to Verna and Stephen Wass.
- To Verna for organising all the morris and for inviting Herbaceous Border to join in Saturday's parade and do turn and turn about on Sunday on a 'proper dance spot' with a 'proper morris side'. (First time we've done that)
- And to Steve, not just for playing for us again, but for giving the confidence to our 'new musicians' to play on their own once he had gone off to play for one of the other three sides he was playing for (plus the ceilidh) over the weekend.

During the workshops we added a new dance to HB's repertoire. It's called the Banbury Rectangle. (Should have been the Banbury Cross, but that bit didn't work!)

Huge thank you's to Derek and Mary and everyone else involved.

Sue

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: GUEST,Moses
Date: 13 Oct 09 - 07:32 AM

I could only make the Saturday but had a great day which started with a leisurely canal boat trip and ended with a great concert at the Town Hall.

Enjoyed the Mudgather and thought the venue very good. Fairly easy to find although even with a map we had to ask the locals (note to self - bring a magnifying glass with which to read small scale maps):o)

Hope to make it a full weekend next year if time permits.

Thanks again to Derek and Mary for another great festival.

Christine

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Merek'n'Dary
Date: 13 Oct 09 - 04:19 AM

Thanks to all of you for your support. Hope you all had a great time! Banbury weather not too bad either! Please give us more feedback on the Mudgather venue?

Don't forget we forgot about the Easter Bunny or were we more April Fools so........

Banbury Festival Fundraiser Song and Ale weekend will be on 9th - 11th April 2010 at Drayton Leisure Golf Centre.

Off on our hols to recover tomorrow, going to Carcassonne..... Can't wait!

Merek'n'Dary

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Fran
Date: 12 Oct 09 - 06:30 PM

The guy with the wonderful hair is Bo Davies Meet on the Ledge stand in Drummer

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: paula t
Date: 12 Oct 09 - 04:24 PM

Karen,
Great photos!A good time was had by all eh?
Well done to Derek and Mary for another great festival.
Paula
xx

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Wild Flying Dove
Date: 12 Oct 09 - 04:13 PM

PS - when you view link to photos you'll see lots of little pics - click on the first one to enlarge and then use the next button.
Karen

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Wild Flying Dove
Date: 12 Oct 09 - 04:10 PM

We were around Paula! I took a few photos, which can be seen here, hopefully!
Really enjoyed the weekend, even if I was a bit lethargic after Thursday's sedation in hospital day unit - nothing serious thankfully.

See some of you at Bampton or Bedworth.

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: paula t
Date: 12 Oct 09 - 03:51 PM

Hi Bubblyrat,
We looked for you this weekend, but our paths didn't cross.We still owe you that pint!
Paula
x

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Mrs Scarecrow
Date: 12 Oct 09 - 02:23 PM

Absolute;y great week end, enjoyed it all thought the Mudgather was particularly good very nice venue sorry I had to leave before the end

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: BADJELLY
Date: 12 Oct 09 - 01:51 PM

Thanks for a lovely weekend, even though you kept me in a dark room at the back of the Mill all weekend. I missed the Mudgather but heard some great music. Photos and videos to be forwarded. Nice Chinese too ... thanks muchly. Off to see Nibs Van der Spuy at Nantwich 23rd check him out on my space. By the way, Roy won you know! Love Sue J

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: marion.h
Date: 12 Oct 09 - 09:12 AM

great weekend as always. Lovely song session at the golf club. Great to see everyone again. Roll on next year.

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: bubblyrat
Date: 12 Oct 09 - 08:26 AM

Left the campsite this morning at about 0700 -ish,as Karen had to go to work today.Having said that,it was a surprise to see so many 'vans still on the site ; last night's turn-out in the clubhouse was very good, at least 20 people singing,and more in the bar !
                  Highlights for me were Heretique and Bob Fox / Billy Mitchell,and a good "session" in the Bell on Sunday afternoon,and the Mudgather,of course ! Well done Derek & Mary,it gets better all the time !

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Wuzzle
Date: 12 Oct 09 - 05:01 AM

Apologies for missing the Mudgather as we went to a concert in the Mill,
Thanks to Merek & Dairy
A lovely weekend

G&T

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: GUEST,Baz Parkes
Date: 12 Oct 09 - 03:42 AM

A special thanks from All Blacked Up to all stewards/task force who helped us carry the gear up and down two flights of stairs.

Can you come to all our gigs please..??

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Richard Atkins
Date: 11 Oct 09 - 08:47 PM

All thanks to Merek and Dairy from the jet lagged personages from the USA !
Trefor thanks for Bugger Bognor that worked well!
Joyce Collins passing thrugh another special momrnt for me
Indeed a brill festival

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 11 Oct 09 - 04:58 PM

Emma - the cold bug fiendishly waited until I'd arrived in Banbury and then descended with great force on Friday night, so I didn't venture further than the golf club until Saturday afternoon.... hope you make it next year!

Kitty

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Emma B
Date: 11 Oct 09 - 04:47 PM

Well I was a good girl and kept my bug at home rather than sharing it with everyone in the indoor camping - so sorry to have missed this year :(

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 11 Oct 09 - 04:45 PM

I've given my apologies to MGAS for not appearing at the Mudgather, but I was actually using my ticket to hear some festival guests at the Mill. Further apologies if I passed on my cold to anyone...

Big thanks to Merek'n'Dary for another great festival.

Kitty

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 09 Oct 09 - 12:01 PM

Damn thought it was next weekend. Not going to make it!

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: My guru always said
Date: 09 Oct 09 - 09:52 AM

Setting off very late due to jet-lag!! Safe journeys everyone!

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 09 Oct 09 - 05:25 AM

Leaving for Banbury soon!

Kitty

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Richard Atkins
Date: 08 Oct 09 - 10:51 PM

Dairy
Thanks for the welcome home.
USA time so i will get up at 6 hours later for all events, and the late night port and cheese will finish at 1 PM if thats OK.
See you both soon 8>)

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Merek'n'Dary
Date: 08 Oct 09 - 05:05 PM

Welcome home Guru and Richard! Look forward to seeing you tomorrow.
Looks like there's going to be plenty of good singers around for the
Mudgather.

Dary

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: My guru always said
Date: 08 Oct 09 - 04:51 PM

Home safe & will get to Banbury tomorrow by hook or by crook!!

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 08 Oct 09 - 03:17 PM

Still might make it but have a job interview Tuesday and if it doesn't go well may have to save the pennies :(

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Mrs Scarecrow
Date: 08 Oct 09 - 02:03 PM

We'll be there really looking forward to it

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Mr Red
Date: 08 Oct 09 - 11:37 AM

I is here. Where are everyone?

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Snuffy
Date: 08 Oct 09 - 03:39 AM

I hope to be able to get over some time during the weekend, but family things .....

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: marion.h
Date: 07 Oct 09 - 05:38 PM

Hi all Steve and I will be there as usual and counting the days. See you all Friday onwards.

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Merek'n'Dary
Date: 07 Oct 09 - 03:58 AM

Hi everybody

So glad you got to hear about the new venue in America Guru. Hope you had a great time!

And Tim ..... I didn't know that the Fine Lady Restaurant had folky connections - Not to mention civic ones! Makes it even more of an apt venue!

Ned and Pattie - Sorry you won't be there this year!

Still a few tickets left and some camping space, so hurry up and book up while you still can!Best to book by paypal through the website or by 'phone via the Mill. Tickets will be held for you on Festival Information and Camping passes at the campsites.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Dary

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Splott Man
Date: 06 Oct 09 - 03:10 AM

Apologies for absence from Pat & Ned.

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: RTim
Date: 05 Oct 09 - 06:38 PM

The Fine Lady Resaurant used to be owned (at one time) by a guitarist in Steeleye Span - and then later by a Mayor of Banbury!!

Tim Radford

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Tig
Date: 05 Oct 09 - 06:20 PM

John and I will need our names adding to the 'apologies' sheet please.Sending daughter to uni has cost us more than we were expecting so we can't make it :-(

Love and big hugs to everybody there please (especially Vicki)
Tig
xxx

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 05 Oct 09 - 06:13 PM

Refresh!

Kitty

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: My guru always said
Date: 01 Oct 09 - 01:55 PM

Wow, a 3 hour MudGather, thanks so much for finding a venue in town!!! Hope you'll all bring plenty of chocolate *grin*

Hil - just checking in from the USA, please keep this thread up on top!!!

ps. are we going to have a MudRaffle???

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Merek'n'Dary
Date: 25 Sep 09 - 10:08 AM

Good News! We have found a lovely venue right in the middle of town for the Mudgather at Banbury. Hooray!!!!

This will take place on Saturday between 3.30 pm and 6.30 pm and will be in the Fine Lady Restaurant, Banbury Cross pub, 7 Butchers Row, Banbury OX16 5JH. (This is the small road that leads off the High Street to the Market.)

If this works well we may be able to programme more events here next year!

Cheers! Merek'n'Dary

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: bubblyrat
Date: 25 Sep 09 - 05:09 AM

I hope to play a few tunes for Herbaceous Border, Stewardly Duties permitting.....

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 25 Sep 09 - 02:44 AM

Only 2 weeks to go!

Kitty

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: My guru always said
Date: 23 Sep 09 - 07:11 AM

Just dropping in to remind you of the Festival & MudGather! We're flying tomorrow so I'll check back in on 7th October!

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: vectis
Date: 15 Sep 09 - 04:27 PM

Was going to go but will be shantying in Harwich instead as half of Magwitch.

Subject: RE: Banbury Festival 09
From: My guru always said
Date: 14 Sep 09 - 06:17 PM

Hope that Catters will help to keep this thread near the top before Banbury, we're off to the USA next Thursday so I'll be depending on you lot to sort out the MudGather *grin*