Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan

Subject: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 08 Dec 09 - 11:53 AM

Once again the Lewes Saturday Folk Club is delighted to announce the

SUSSEX All-day SINGAROUND
Saturday 16th. January 2010
11.00 a.m. – 11.00 p.m.
The Royal Oak , High Street, Barcombe (near Lewes) East Sussex BN8 5BA UK

Admission is free. Good pub food is on sale all day.

First we have an hour of informal tunes led by Bryan (TheSnail) Creer while people arrive. Then the singing starts, with a relay of MCs making sure that people get plenty of notice of when their turn is coming up. We have an hour's break from 6.00 - 7.00 p.m. and finish with a good hour of glorious choruses MC'd by Peter Collins.
Ballads & the occasional instrumental party piece will be very welcome.

The next day we are holding a

BALLAD SESSION
Sunday 17th. January 2010
noon - 3.00 p.m.
Elephant & Castle , White Hill, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 2DJ UK

Free admission – good pub food on sale.

Lewes Saturday Folk Club residents: Bryan Creer, Dave Earl, Sandra Goddard, Valmai Goodyear, Suzanne Higgins, Robert O'Mahony, Diane & Steve Nevill, George Oakley, Denise & Stuart Savage, Derek Seed.

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 09 Dec 09 - 02:47 AM

For anyone planning to make a weekend of it, there are some reasonably-priced bed and breakfast places here: Lewes area bed and breakfast .

Barcombe is about three miles from Lewes and twelve miles from Brighton. There is a bus service in the day. For the end of the evening it should be easy to arrange taxi sharing and a few people may have spare places in their cars.

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: Dave Earl
Date: 09 Dec 09 - 04:17 AM

Yes indeed Valmai

Couldn't not be there really!!

See ya there (if not before)

Dave

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: My guru always said
Date: 09 Dec 09 - 05:04 AM

We'll be there!!!

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: GUEST,moira(flying cat)
Date: 09 Dec 09 - 03:52 PM

already have beds booked with Vectis xx

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 10 Dec 09 - 02:18 AM

That's great!

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 14 Dec 09 - 01:32 AM

Here's the full timetable with rota of MCs:

SUSSEX All-day SINGAROUND
Saturday 16th. January 2010, 11.00 am – 11.00 p.m.

The day begins as usual with an hour of join-in tunes while people arrive. Singing starts at noon; ballads and the occasional instrumental party piece will be very welcome. There's a break from 6.00 - 7.00 p.m. After the break we'll continue the singaround, and after completing the circuit of the room we'll try to put on anyone who hasn't yet sung.

Rota

11.00 - 12.00                 Tunes session led by Bryan Creer
12.00 - 1.30 p.m.         Dave Earl and Elizabeth Rimmington
1.30 - 3.00 p.m.         Denise & Stuart Savage
3.00 - 4.30 p.m.         Diane and Steve Nevill
4.30 - 6.00 p.m.         Sandra Goddard & Valmai Goodyear

6.00 - 7.00                 BREAK

7.00 - 8.30 p.m.         Diane Nevill & Valmai Goodyear (will encourage anyone who hasn't sung to come forward)
8.30 - 11.00 p.m.         Peter Collins (to arrange generous final hour of choruses)

Please let us have any comments about the day.
Post them to Lewes Saturday Folk Club c/o 20, St. John's Terrace, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 2DL, or e-mail them to [e-mail]
Website: www.lewessaturdayfolkclub.org/

BALLAD SESSION
Sunday 17th. January, noon - 3.00 p.m.
Elephant & Castle, White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ
www.elephantandcastlelewes.co.uk/
Free admission. Pub food on sale.

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: My guru always said
Date: 20 Dec 09 - 04:09 AM

Really looking forward to this!!!

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: bubblyrat
Date: 20 Dec 09 - 04:51 AM

Sounds good to me !! I have a cousin in Brighton,so I'll give her a ring & see if she has a spare room !Bit early for caravan ,really,and Karen's drained down the water boiler,anyway !

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: SussexCarole
Date: 20 Dec 09 - 04:58 AM

Unfortunately we'll not be able to come this year. We have a family celebration (Mum & Dad 60th wedding anniversary).

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 04 Jan 10 - 02:01 AM

Hilary Ward is giving us a foretaste at the Lewes Saturday Folk Club on 9th. January - she's doing a half-booking, so there will also be plenty of scope for floor singers.

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: Splott Man
Date: 04 Jan 10 - 04:07 AM

Sorry we won't be there this year, seasonal rituals in the way.

Splottie & Pattie

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 05 Jan 10 - 03:32 AM

Refresh

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 11 Jan 10 - 02:43 PM

The forecast is for the roads to clear, so this is ON.

I've just written my annual letter to the pub reminding them of our timing for the day and how it helps to have food delivered to a big table by the door, rather than having desperate staff uttering cries of 'Sausage sandwich for Bloggs' just as someone gets to the penultimate murder of a ballad.

On the subject of ballads, don't forget that we have a ballad session in the Elephant & Castle in Lewes from noon - 3.00 p.m. on the Sunday. The Elephant does Harveys Best, Timothy Taylors and good pub food as well. The atmosphere for ballads is enhanced by the presence of the Angel of Death on the stairs (seen here with Alan Day, who is the one in the V-neck jumper; picture courtesy of Will Fly).

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 12 Jan 10 - 05:38 AM

For people who like to use buses, here is the
Lewes area bus timetable. The 125 goes from Lewes Bus Station and Lewes High Street on Saturday morning. The last bus back is at 15.37, but there are will be people going back to Lewes, Brighton and elsewhere through the afternoon and evening so it may well be possible to negotiate a lift or a taxi-share.

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: My guru always said
Date: 12 Jan 10 - 07:06 AM

Really looking forward to this!

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 12 Jan 10 - 07:52 AM

It'll be a treat to hear you, Hils, especially after being forced to cancel last Saturday by the snow. We look forward to re-booking you at the Lewes Saturday Folk Club later in the year.

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: My guru always said
Date: 13 Jan 10 - 07:49 AM

Brill, hopefully we can combine it with a Squirty ice-cream hunt *grin*

Any idea how the roads are near Barcombe??

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 13 Jan 10 - 09:53 AM

Horrible at the moment, but expected to clear in a couple of days. I must find out what a squirty ice-cream is one of these days.

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 14 Jan 10 - 01:27 PM

There's very little snow around now. I hope to see Will Duke at the Royal Oak club in Lewes this evening - he lives in Barcombe - and find out what state the roads are in. A bit muddy, I imagine, but otherwise passable.

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: My guru always said
Date: 14 Jan 10 - 06:42 PM

Thanks for the info Valmai!! Roll on Saturday....

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 15 Jan 10 - 04:18 AM

Will and Chris Duke, Barcombe residents, report that the roads are passable except for Anchor Lane, which is nowhere near the Royal Oak.

After the frustration of having so many events cancelled lately, I hope everyone will be bursting with the urge to sing. There must still be a lot of unexploded carols and wassail songs in everyone's repertoire.

Valmai

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: GUEST,synbyn
Date: 15 Jan 10 - 05:29 AM

I like the idea of unexploded carols, opens a whole new genre... or is that canons?

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 16 Jan 10 - 04:26 AM

Hurrah! No snow, some rain. I can hear the Harveys calling, both Best and Old.

See you there,

Valmai

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: SussexCarole
Date: 16 Jan 10 - 06:13 AM

Have a great time - wish we could be there with you. We'll have to wait til next year.

Carole

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 17 Jan 10 - 05:17 AM

It was a terrific day - everyone had been suffering from the multiple cancellations caused by the snow and was bursting to sing. At least a hundred people came in the course of the day.

If you're in the area today, come to the Elephant & Castle in Lewes from noon - 3.00 p.m. when we are holding a free ballads-only session with Sandra Goddard in the chair.

Valmai

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: GUEST,synbyn
Date: 18 Jan 10 - 05:09 AM

And thank you, VALMAI and all your merry crew for a wonderful day's singing- you're quite right, and there was so much variety and quality about. Lovely venue, good grub and splendid ales...
Wassail!

Bob

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 18 Jan 10 - 08:23 AM

It works because of the excellent and enthusiastic people who turn up. Many thanks to all the singers! I certainly heard a fair number of songs which were new to me, and saw some new faces as well.

The Royal Oak has just phoned to say that someone left a small case of Craig Morgan Robson CDs behind. I can arrange to collect and post them, or the owner could ring the pub on 01273 400418. The guvnor is Mike Austen.

Valmai

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: My guru always said
Date: 18 Jan 10 - 08:27 AM

That'll be flyingcat (Moira Craig) & trayton (Malcolm Austin)!!

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: My guru always said
Date: 18 Jan 10 - 08:28 AM

Sorry, hit button before saying thankyou to Valmai, Bryan & all the people who helped to make Saturday such a good event, it's a day I always look forward to!!

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: GUEST,OldNicKilby
Date: 18 Jan 10 - 10:23 AM

Thank you to Valmai and her gallant crew a right good weekend, well worth the long journey we certainly had a most enjoyable and interesting weekend. Good Songs and Good Singers.
Sunday was a bit an eye opener, but very thought provoking.

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 18 Jan 10 - 02:25 PM

Well done Valmai and Bryan - I really hope to make it one year, preferably once I've given up the day job, but I currently have a nasty cold (which is why not going to Herga this evening) and singers wouldn't have wanted me anywhere near you!

Kitty

Subject: RE: Sussex All-Day Singaround 16 Jan
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 19 Jan 10 - 01:07 PM

Kitty, I hope you're fighting fit again soon.

I should have added that seventeen people came to the ballad session which Sandra Goddard ran at the Elephant on the Sunday afternoon. Most people sang two ballads each and we carried on until 4.15, although we'd expected to finish at 3.00 p.m.

Valmai