Whitby Folk Week Singarounds

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: GUEST,Pistachio
Date: 19 Aug 09 - 07:27 AM

Looking forward to reaching Whitters on Sunday with the lovely Linda.
Can only stay until Wed' but planning to have fun!
See you soon
Hazel.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: GUEST,alanww
Date: 20 Aug 09 - 06:51 AM

Hello Joe, Ray, Hazel, Linda, Kitty, Mick, Les & Nick (who have I missed?!) and thanks for the info.
I can make it to Whitby after all - hurrah! But it won't until late on the Sunday, as I'll be singing at the Moira Furnace Folk Festival for the first weekend.
I look forward to seeing you all in the Endeavour, Station, Rifle Club, Friendship Rowing Club or wherever at some point and also, of course, on the Esk Belle to Staithes on Tuesday.
Roll on!
"I like to rise ...!"
Alan

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: Commander Crabbe
Date: 20 Aug 09 - 07:09 AM

Can confirm the evening sessions in the First In Last Out as per Raggytash last post. Stu and I have decided to start on the Saturday and run through the week each evening. We may be a bit out of the way but all are welcome. The sessions are likely to start around 7-7.30 ish.

Raggy, I take it you are referring to girth!!!!!

Chris AKA CC

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: Raggytash
Date: 20 Aug 09 - 08:54 AM

Body mass weight index !

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: ossonflags
Date: 20 Aug 09 - 12:30 PM

One more day!!!.Hope to see a few of you tomorrow night (Friday)?

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: Joe Nicholson
Date: 20 Aug 09 - 06:39 PM

Mo and I are going tommorow (Friday) might get in The Station then it will be The Rifle Club every night.

Joe N.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: Soldier boy
Date: 20 Aug 09 - 09:02 PM

The F.I.L.O ('First In Last Out') pub in Whitby is well worth a visit folks. I've only ventured there about three times so far, but on each occasion I thoroughly enjoyed myself.

If you can try to take some time out to visit it I think that you will be well pleased that you made the extra little effort. The singarounds in there are warm, cosy and intimate, with a good atmosphere, and you get a great welcome from the hosts and the locals. They are really into folk songs and folkies.

It is yet another venue in Whitby that will titilate you and give you a warm glow in your heart and provides yet another option to experience a different kind of singaround experience. I also recall them serving some extremely good hand-pulled real ales. Even better!

It's a bit off the beaten track, behind the railway station and up a hill into a residential area of terraced housing. I can find my way to it but find that I can't describe it adequately to you here.

It's only about a 10-15 minute stroll from the Station so it's not that far to venture out, but at this point I will ask someone more local who knows the area to give you full and clear directions.

So, Commander Crabbe, Raggytash, Stewart or Chris, can you help out here please with directions?

Singaround sessions during Whitby Folk Week are held there every night (apart from the first Friday night) from 7.00/7.30pm'ish and go on till late. Hope to see you there and hope you enjoy it.

Chris

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: Raggytash
Date: 21 Aug 09 - 04:05 AM

Chris

the new licensee's are great, very welcoming indeed and they actually like some folk music especially "That old rattlin' till"

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: Commander Crabbe
Date: 21 Aug 09 - 07:20 AM

Chris et al

From the town Centre.

1. From the roundabout at the Co-op head towards the Bus Station.

2. Turn Left just before the bus station up Windsor terrace for about 300 yds.

3. Where the road forks take the right hand one uphill into North Road.

4 Keep on up North Road take third left into Park Terrace.

5 After 200 Yds turn right into Fishburn Road.

6 The First In Last Out after 40 Yards on the Right Hand side on the corner.

From the Camp Site

1 Follow main Road to Traffic lights on junction of Scarborough Road

2 Cross straight over at the lights into Waterstead Lane heading past the Ambulance Station and old Magistrate Court.

3 Continue down Waterstead Lane until Road splits. Take left hand road. (Fishburn Road) do not go down hill!

First In Last Out 50 yards down Fishburn Road on the left at the corner.

For those of you who have a sat nav!!

1 York Terrace
Fishburn Park
Whitby
North Yorkshire
YO21 1PT

Tel: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Website: 1 York Terrace
Fishburn Park
Whitby
North Yorkshire
YO21 1PT

Tel: [phone]

http://www.firstinlastoutpub.co.uk

If anyone can get the link into a blicky please do!

Regards

Chris AKA "Commander Crabbe"

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: Willa
Date: 21 Aug 09 - 07:57 AM

http://www.firstinlastoutpub.co.uk

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: Nick
Date: 21 Aug 09 - 08:58 AM

Here's a link to where the pub is - First In Last Out - you can scroll in or out to get your bearings

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: Soldier boy
Date: 23 Aug 09 - 05:17 PM

Thanks very much, Raggytash,Commander Crabbe,Willa and Nick for your most excellent response. So there is no excuse not to find The FILO now is there!

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: Nick
Date: 24 Aug 09 - 12:25 PM

The FILO is quite a welcome change from some of the singarounds in the main part of Whitby in that you can actually hear yourself sing and play! The Station was really noisy over the weekend in the main bars; the Middle Earth I always find basically ok; The Fleece was quiet enough to sing in even though it was busy; the Endeavour always seems to be noisy. That's about as many as I tried over the weekend. Enjoyed the Bottmleys singaround in the station which was a nice mix even though you get a lot of sound from the other bar and it is pretty cramped.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: GUEST,Steve
Date: 25 Aug 09 - 08:09 PM

The Whitby Folk Week seems rather light on traditional sea-songs and shanty singers as far as can be seen - which isn't that far as the organisers refuse to release the programme of events and want to extort a £4 fee from people who may be just mildly interested to see who is on and whether it might be worth going to Whitby at all.

Personally, that's the kind of attitude that makes me inclined to give the event a miss altogether, even though I like Whitby. However, I do like sea songs and East Yorkshire's premier singer-songwriter of this genre is going to be at several of the singarounds, having gone up from Hull on Tuesday.

Jim Radford recently won the Scarborough SeaFest "Song for the Sea" competition (again) with his latest composition "The Merchant Seaman" (a tribute to the WWII merchant sailors - of which he was one) and it would be a shame to miss this as there are no recordings of this song available yet (Jim's earlier song, "The Shores of Normandy", was recorded by the late Rod Shearman and is also on a fundraising CD for the Normandy Veterans's Association).

Maybe I'll toddle up to Whitby for the Friday evening sessions after all.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: GUEST,padgett on lap top
Date: 26 Aug 09 - 11:27 AM

I am at Whitby ff now

Jim Mageean has a daily Maritime session with Graeme Knights which is free


Mick McGarry from 'Ull runs a session too in Endeavour (same pub) and free, 7pm onwards

Shellbakl Chorus I believe are now no more, but the singers remain as individuals

Ray Padgett

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: scowie
Date: 26 Aug 09 - 12:15 PM

To my friend Raymun' tek care o' th' pennies on yon peawnds 'ull tek care o' themsells! otherwise enjoy this sen!!
Cheers Scowie.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 26 Aug 09 - 04:10 PM

Shellback Chorus are still singing, Ray and will be appearing at the Hull Maritime festival. It is however, their last season :(
I have heard many sea songs and shantys done in the various singarounds we've got to and we haven't even got to te daily maritime session yet! hope to make it there tomorrow, back willing!

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 27 Aug 09 - 08:43 AM

We made the Shanty Session at Endeavour yesterday for the first time-stayed briefly but enjoyed ourselves -now back at my desk-ah well Hull Maritime festival only a week away!!!

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: Pistachio
Date: 27 Aug 09 - 12:00 PM

Sorry we didn't have a shanty to sing!!! nor did we have our loudest shirts on.... but we'd packed our suitcases after only 3.5 hours shuteye(for some reason known only to Whitby and the Res lution)sic (as per the sign outside).
Whatever, it was sooo good to squeeze into the Station (whichever night we did) and sincere apologies for blowing our noses to the sad song about a dog!!

See you in Hull??
Hazel.x

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: GUEST,Geoff Wright
Date: 27 Aug 09 - 03:18 PM

I love the idea of an anti-clockwise sin-around.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: GUEST,padgett on lap top
Date: 28 Aug 09 - 04:44 AM

Not sure what Pistachio is refering to ~ did the Resolution chuck you out

Course the Scots have been holding late night sings, there

Ray

Not at 'Ull

Need a rest

at the Con club as MC 5th this week 19.30 to 22.30, rest of then days me own

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: Nick
Date: 28 Aug 09 - 05:51 AM

Did anyone go to the singarounds in the Fleece? Who was the person who was running it?

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: Commander Crabbe
Date: 29 Aug 09 - 08:43 PM

Ah well Whitby has finished for another year. On behalf of myself and Val I would like to thank all of those who attended the evening singaround sessions in the First In Last Out during the past week for making it personally the most enjoyable folk week I have had since I came here in 2001. To name a few:

"The visitors"

Dave, Sheena, Alan, Anne, Terri, Pam and John. (The Scots Contingent)
Peter, Mick (The Terrier Driver) and Phil (Who apparently is remembered by everyone!) from Sheffield
Jimmy from Leeds
Curragh (The Cereal Folksinger)
Derek and Pat Waudby
Harvey and Maureen
Tony and Angie Maher
Merv and Chris
Les (in the Pink Shirt)
Martin

"The Locals"

Stu Tonnar (The MC)
Tony Morris (Poet)
John Horne
Roger Sutcliffe
Jim and Sue McLaughlin
Nick and Christine Scaife

Thanks also to a couple of others whose names I don't know and cant be listed.

A special thanks goes to Paul and Anne for their hospitality all week.

Only 51 weeks to next year! In the meantime if you are visiting we meet every Tuesday Evening and the first Saturday evening of the month at 8-30 ish.

Chris and Val (Cdr and Mrs Crabbe)

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: Raggytash
Date: 29 Aug 09 - 08:55 PM

I'm putting this on all the WFF related threads... thanks to all who contributed to the Runswick Bay Rescue Boat fund raising efforts, we acheived total of £386, a brilliant amount for this wonderful cause.

THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO HELPED !!

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: GUEST,bright young folk
Date: 30 Aug 09 - 06:30 PM

had a great time this year as per usual at Jim & Graham's singaround at the Endeavour being the youngest member of picnic corner

also enjoyed the music sessions going on till 2am after the spa shut down at the station!

cant wait till next year!

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: vectis
Date: 30 Aug 09 - 10:06 PM

Jim & Graham's singaround at the Endeavour raised £1,700+ for the Whitby lifeboat over the week. Well done to everyone who dug deep into their recession hit pockets for this worthy cause.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: ossonflags
Date: 31 Aug 09 - 01:33 PM

A special thanks to you all who supported my evening singarounds in The Endeavour.

I'm a littled frazzled round the edges after doing eight four hour sessions on the trot, but you lot made it very enjoyable for me;

Mick, Angie and Liam Haywood
Mike O'leary Johns
Pam and John
The Duck familly - thanks to Geoff for his bit of origami
Kevin and Sandra hall
Graeme Knights
Herga Kitty and Dereck
Jim Magean
Young 'uns
Zero Temperance
Bev(Dozy Rosy)
Les and Maggie
Ray Padget
Cloe
Jean
Wilson Familly
Steve and Maggie Robinson
Mick Green
Chrissie
Pat and Dereck
Brian and Brenda
Kieth(Box Player)
Rog Kennington and Familly
Bev and Chris
Yohnny from Iceland
All the Rapper dancers
Val Mai
Fred
Stuert
Dave O'Dea
Paul; King
Mary McGarry
Sue
The Grove ladies
Sue and Martin
Linda and Geoff Pearson
Peter
Dave and Eileen
Hartlepool Harry
Shep
Jim Bainbridge
John and Rose Butler
Murph
Malc and Jill
Jimmy from Leeds
Leslie
Raggy and Wombat
Janet
Dave and Julie Everdson
Kathy
Pete Betts
Pip and merry
Peter
Bert Draycott
Kate {scottish pipes}
Kieth {poet}
Molly
Sue
Alan (shellback)
Sheena
Linda
Charlie (chas}
Andrew
Jacky
Jim Radford
Liz
Willa

And thanks to all the listeners and watchers

Hope I got you all





And a special big thanks to Bev, Paul Childs,Liz, Kevin and Sandra Hall for their unstinting support and who were with me at most of the sessions

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 31 Aug 09 - 01:36 PM

Thanks, Mick for running it!

Kitty

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: GUEST,padgett
Date: 31 Aug 09 - 03:20 PM

Apart from the music sessions at the Station all pm every day I do believe Dave and Zoe Bottomley and John Platt and Sarah the fiddler (house band of Barnsley folk club also sojourned unto Ossonflags singing session)

Ray
thanks for the coffee Mick

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: Willa
Date: 31 Aug 09 - 03:20 PM

Thanks, Mick. Hope to see you and Mary at the Shanty w/e

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: GUEST,Sarah
Date: 31 Aug 09 - 04:13 PM

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: GUEST,Sarah, Barnsley
Date: 31 Aug 09 - 04:21 PM

Thanks Ray, but to our eternal shame we didn't make it over to Mick's sessions apart from a quick visit to listen on the first friday. The new timings meant it clashed with our (unofficial) mixed sessions in the family room in the Station where we had arrangements to meet people most nights (and what nights they were....)

S

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: ossonflags
Date: 01 Sep 09 - 01:29 PM

I'll be there Ann.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: r.padgett
Date: 01 Sep 09 - 03:29 PM

Yes new timings for Mick made a mess really ~ you and rest of Barnsley fc have been stalwarts for Mick tho for years!

I was in Con Club evry evening from before 7 to set the room out and juggle times from 8pm until 11pm (finish) so didn't get to the other events much

Ray

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: Soldier boy
Date: 01 Sep 09 - 09:53 PM

Much appreciated ossonflags.
Very well done Mick lad, you did a really sterling job every night in the Endeavour.
The place during the folk week wouldn't be the same without you.
I thought they were the best sessions in the whole of Whitby for a really good, not too formal, not too stuffy, extremely friendly, very welcoming and inclusive singaround, (even to people like me who can be quite nervous about singing in public some times.)
Long may you be in robust good health (and also with the same great 'stamina' that you need to do it night after night!) to continue doing what you do so well. Just keep on losing the pounds/stones and you'll be okay. You've got a big heart!
Thank you.

Chris

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: Darlodave
Date: 02 Sep 09 - 01:40 AM

Whilst Mick did a great job in running the evening sessions it's a great shame that for all those who attended both in just listening and for those who sang it was a great shame that all was partly spoilt by the noise from those who were present just drinking and talking. At times on the two evenings that I could attend I had to virtually sing as loud as I could, for those like the ladies it was impossible to hear what they were singing which all is a great shame. I love singarounds especially at festivals as it brings out a diverse of songs from other than the area one lives in. I attended also two lunchtime sessions at the Rowing Club and there without any background noise it was just the opposite, a pleasure both to sing and to listen without straining both voice and ears. I appreciate The Endeavour is a pub but a door between the bar and lounge area, I'll call it, would be a blessing and I could see from the expressions on Mick's face that he wished the same also. Hope to see you next year. Mick, oh you forgot to mention David and Ower Han at the singarounds, not to worry, you did well in the circumstances.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: GUEST,MC Fat (at work)
Date: 02 Sep 09 - 04:29 AM

Didn't manage to get to any of Mick's sessions unfotunately. The Endeavour is a great boozer but that's what it is a boozer and a noisy local at that. However the landlord and staff are entusiastic supporters of the music so I suppose you have to take the ruff with the smooth

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: GUEST,Tatterfoal
Date: 02 Sep 09 - 12:17 PM

Great harmonies excellent contribution from all, I could never get to the front but enjoyed joining in choruses from the bar, only chance to sing was when the Wilsons had their spot in there .   Who said the English can't sing.   Roll on next year can't wait.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: ossonflags
Date: 02 Sep 09 - 01:36 PM

Many thanks Chris for those very kind words.

As you know even a simple "thanks" goes a long way with me.


Cant do much about noise levels in't Endeavour Dave,however a lot of the time we did manage to get reasonable order. I do apologise to any one I missed from the list

Again well done!!!!.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: Tyke
Date: 02 Sep 09 - 03:27 PM

Ruff with the smooth! Noisy Locals! Hey come on let's remember we are guests in Whitby! The locals have to put up with a lot during Folk Week and the Regatta followed by a Bank holiday Weekend. We can find a lot of resentment with the carry on with Sam Smiths. Lets not forget the Locals who can no longer spend their time sitting and watching the Horse Races over a pint after putting on their bets and the loss of the big screen-sporting event being shown.

Whitby Folk Week official arranged plenty of opportunities for quiet singers and singer-rounds. The Whitby Fringe events are Fringe events if you want organized quiet why not go to Joe and Mo's or the Conservative Club or the Friendship Rowing Club.

Personally I prefer the fringe I enjoy the challenge of getting the attention of the audience including the locals involving them and getting them to join in. The satisfaction I feel when someone makes a comment like "Well I don't like Folk Music but I really enjoyed that!" or "Oh I was just about to go but if you're here I think I'll stop a bit longer!"

Whitby Folk Week is the Friendly Festival please extend your friendship to the Local Residents as well. That way I am sure you will have an even better Folk Week next year.

PS
The Fleece had at times three sessions, The Middle Earth at Times Three sessions and New to the fringe The Bottom House who's New Landlords put on Free Food to make the Folkies Welcome. Didn't get to check out The Dolphin, which also had sessions and hosts the regular Friday Night Session in Whitby. Oh and here's a first for me I did try to stick my head in the Station by I never managed to get more than my big toe inside it was so jammmed packed.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: Joe Nicholson
Date: 02 Sep 09 - 07:47 PM

Thing is Tyke we were full up every night at the Rifle Club except Monday (fair and fireworks) and Friday (some went home early) We had a great week but two songs each was the best we could do.So thanks to all those who came and hope to see you all again next year. or even at Fylde tommorow.

Joe & Mo.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: Tyke
Date: 02 Sep 09 - 08:35 PM

It is the Rifle Club Joe and Mo coudn't you get them to open up the Target Range for the Banjo Players.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: dozy rozy
Date: 03 Sep 09 - 12:33 AM

Perhaps we could involve the local hunt to sniff em out and keep the numbers down.Tally Ho!

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: ossonflags
Date: 03 Sep 09 - 08:59 AM

Never saw you in't Endeavour George.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: Joe Nicholson
Date: 03 Sep 09 - 10:59 AM

Not quite sure what you ahve in mind there Tyke

Joe

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: Liberty Boy
Date: 03 Sep 09 - 11:06 AM

Maybe a cull of some sort!

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: Tyke
Date: 03 Sep 09 - 07:06 PM

I only managed to get to the Endeavour on the Last Night Mick only to find that some B*#~*rds had drunk all the beer leaving only John Smiths and Guinness.

I had a Gig on the Sunday so I did not manage to get to Whitby until Tuesday. Not a bad thing to do, as I'm still not 100% health wise. I was in the Fleece on Tuesday Night till about Midnight then onto the Middle Earth till 3am. Did the same on the Wednesday teaming up with John Pencheon, of Colleens Fancy, in the Middle Earth. Thursday it was the now annual Fund Raising by The Whitby Folk Club for the RNLI in the Friendship Rowing Club. Then it was late night revealers in the Middle Earth till the early hours.

By this time it was nearly all over bar the shouting on Friday Night but after meeting up with Tony and Angie in the Fleece for a quick pint it was time to pay the session at the Bottom House a visit. After that it was down to the Endeavour to meet up with Ken and Marie and yourself.

I have to confess that after you all went home I ended up back at the Middle Earth for more fun and frolics. However there was one singer, who was given the best of order, would have been better off singing on the X-Factor. After listening to him I decided that a good sleep was in order and I headed for my bed, again, at around 3am.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week Singarounds
From: GUEST
Date: 21 Sep 09 - 06:06 PM

we didnt get our place in larpool this year no one would take pets so we have booked a place round the corner from the F.I.L.O so look out for us in 2010 I will bring my whistles and play a few tunes at the singarounds and enjoy the company see you all there Mick & Peter (the terrible twins) and the patterdales