Banbury Festival 09

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: 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: 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
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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: 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: 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
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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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