Pig's Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: The Barden of England
Date: 07 Jun 10 - 11:18 AM

What a wonderful time. Well done to Pig's Ear for putting on a FABULOUS festival, and also to Gina the landlady and team for your tireless work, you all did wonders.
John Barden

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 07 Jun 10 - 10:34 AM

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Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: Singer of Songs
Date: 07 Jun 10 - 09:36 AM

I totally enjoyed Cerritwen and Moveable Feast. I will definitely see the Tone Deaf Leopard again. Thank you to all who organised this fantastic weekend.

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: melodeonboy
Date: 07 Jun 10 - 09:21 AM

What a cracking festival! Thanks to Pig's Ear for all their time and effort in organising it and for getting it right yet again. Thanks also to the performers and all the great people who made it such a special occasion.

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: broadstairs-jen
Date: 07 Jun 10 - 06:09 AM

wow, what a super festival. tried to find a piggie to say thanks but left in a bit of a hurry...thanks for all your hard work, its really appreciated!

thanks to richard bridge who rescued me with some guy ropes and thanks to all the great musicians who provided fabulous entertainment. jez lowe was incredible.

the peoples republic of broadstairs is already planning for folk ale 2011 :)

managed not to get stuck in the field but lost driver side wiper blade in torrential downpour on M2, AA were busy but we managed to sprint between showers with the aid of a smelly sock, but thats another story...

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: GUEST,Paddywack
Date: 06 Jun 10 - 04:32 PM

Thank you to all the organisers and performers for a great weekend despite a wee drop of rain at least it wasnt saturday afternoon. I also was a piggy virgin but like all good things in life once you have had it once you will be back for more and in Folk Ales case it is definitely true.

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 06 Jun 10 - 03:30 PM

John Joseph is barking - but in a good way.

The pub would of course rather sell its expensive meals in stead of cheap bacon and egg rolls, but I reckon it could sell a monster English breakfast - fried bread, plum tomato, mushrooms, egg, bacon, sausage for a fiver, profitably, like Moor and Coast. Add a glass of Resolve for hangover cure and a glug of gavischon for indigestion and a person could be ready to start drinking again... But it would then stop the breakfasts at say 11 am to let it make profit on lunches suppers and dinners.

Being who I am I was less taken with Moveable Feast, but Border Crossing were good (guitar sound a bit twangy) and I was very impressed with the new Slow Gin. I didn't know Holly could sing as well, and she slays thousands with her squeeze-boxes. Capella and Alchemy were brilliant as always. That guitar of Mike Nicholson's sings a whole harmony arrangement all by itself!

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 06 Jun 10 - 02:43 PM

Mumblin Len mentioned that the pub in Ash did great business on BBQ at their mini folk/ale fest in August last year.

BBQ breakers sounds great. Simple sausage on a roll (pig in the blanket - so apt) not expensive to purchase, not difficult to prepare in bulk and will sell from 8 am throughout the day. It may be that at a pub, there needs to be someone specifically trained to man big BBQ, especially with all the kiddies running about.

But to the landlady at the Kentish Horse, hats off to her and her chef and wait staff. Bet they are utterly knackered.

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: naughtyforty
Date: 06 Jun 10 - 02:33 PM

Had a great time again - really enjoyed the music, food, weather and beer. Loved Moveable Feast and John Joseph. See many of you next week and let's hope Linda has ordered the weather!!!!

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 06 Jun 10 - 02:00 PM

Ivy's Vintage Reserve

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 06 Jun 10 - 01:53 PM

Well, as met-check predicted it bucketed Sun 1 am to 4 am, and started again at 3 pm. Fortunately I had so carefully managed successfully to extract the van at about 1 pm (having the wrong towcar with me - automatic and turbo and no limited slip diff a bad combination).

Rain has followed me home and is impeding unpacking, but I am levelled and 'fridge on. Worried about 'fridge, it was not being efficient at Markbeech so I may need to take it out turn it upside down and shake it (honestly, it's a known trick) which is a lot cheaper than a new 4213S - they now retail for over £600! The non-return valve that I think was the cause of my lack of hot water has been ordered (in fact two ordered) on ebay so should be in by Knockers.

Piggy is (or has ever since I knew it been) a lovely event. The music was very mid-atlantic this year (but there again they had the Young Coppers last year or was it the year before) and I could have done with more English folk but there was a nice turnout of English tunes in the Sat night session in the pub and some good massed harmonies in the marquee later (with wine and cheese party). Cheddar-lovers, the cheddar was Ivy's Reserve.

By Sunday morning sheets of bogroll were changing hands for huge sums, and indeed I donated two rolls, so a festival stock of bogroll and a bog duty officer would be an enhancement.

I reckon the pub could make itself a nice littl earner with barbecued breakfasts if it could get staff to do them from say 8 am until opening time when the expensive food comes on, and people were on Sunday queuing for an hour to order food and then the food orders closed bang on time leaving many disappointed.

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 06 Jun 10 - 01:06 PM

Wow!... All I can say really. We were double virgins. Virgin to caravanning and virgin to Pig's Ear Folk Ale Festival. I feel so sullied now... and I like it.


Thanks to John Barden for helping us get the van parked. Thanks to Richard Bridge for helping us get inside fiddly bits sorted even before he got his own van sorted.

Happy birthday to Dilligaffxx. Hugs to all my folk friends old and new.    Must figure out how to make more time or clone myself, so I can do more musicing and more nattering. See many of you next Sunday.

TDL... I will have a look for Mauritania. Maybe a workshop at Knockers?


p.s. Listened to the Whole Hog cd on the way home.... Now I know what I want for Christmas... more Pig's Ear cds.

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: GUEST,Mark Stevens
Date: 05 Jun 10 - 01:28 PM

Wevva looks like scorcher of a weekend !
Might pop in later to see John ye Washboard,
- Mark ye Morris .

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: GUEST,Andrew
Date: 05 Jun 10 - 06:39 AM

Don't be such a prophet of doom Richard - chill out and enjoy! BBC weather HERE
says light shower tomorrow - so what!

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 05 Jun 10 - 04:47 AM

The forecast is not that it will start pissing really hard at 1 am Sunday. Arks needed by afternoon. Shall I move the van today?

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: Leadfingers
Date: 04 Jun 10 - 08:17 AM

If we werent at The Dickens Fest in Rochester I would be joining you ! Have Fun ! Forecast looks OK !

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 04 Jun 10 - 03:47 AM

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Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 04 Jun 10 - 03:35 AM

bringing 1 old roasting pan and 2 (count 'em) that's 2 big quality street tins. they should work.

nibbles include

banana nut bread X 2 loaves
assorted crisps
olives stuffed with chillies
baby beet root in sweet vinegar
silver skin onions in malt vinegar
St Agur cheese
mixed nuts
pink lady apples, bananas, strawberries
grissini and O & V bruschetta dipping sauce
made extra special with O & V sweet balsamic vinegar

TSO in shower now,

Last thing to do, pack cool box and put instruments in car. Then off to sort caravan and



haul ass to Piggies!!!!

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: Crow Sister (off with the fairies)
Date: 04 Jun 10 - 02:03 AM

"you brilliant or sumfink?"

Oh yes! ;-)
I'll bring a large old rusty one that's in the outhouse.

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: GUEST,Andrew
Date: 04 Jun 10 - 01:43 AM

Bridge has fridge he keeps in his van
So If you need cooling then Bridge is your man
And when it starts to rain he will disappear
Into the Kentish Horse to sample the beer

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: GUEST,Andrew
Date: 04 Jun 10 - 12:07 AM

Will be down there later today - with plectrum seeking unit and new mandolin!

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 04:37 PM

My post got eaten.

VT - use your bricks to kick-start your fridge. I will bring as many as I can fit into my little freezer.

JB - I have Krackawheat and cheeses and Rioja

Dilligaf and KtC - I have some funny packet Indian things for Sat.

I will squeeze in a little upright BBQ, and see if I can liberate some blocks off the building site next door.

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 04:04 PM

oohhhh!1 you brilliant or sumfink?   at's a good idea.

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: Crow Sister (off with the fairies)
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 03:34 PM

No bricks kicking about in the garden now, but if you have nothing else I could bring something like a roasting tin (used upsidedown).

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 03:27 PM

well we only have 4 freezer blocks... so we are freezing a couple of water bottles too.

any body got any bricks or breeze blocks we can put our little bbqs on top of?

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: Crow Sister (off with the fairies)
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 02:19 PM

"Freeze as many freezer blocks as you can tonight"

I'm freezing lots of little bottles of water tonight, which will do as 'freezer blocks'. Plus I'm bringing frozen sausages and trout etc. I think the cool bag will manage not to kill us...

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 02:10 PM

There is an isolator valve for the gas fire in the bottom of the wardrobe.

There should be a HUGE spark from that external piezo igniter I fitted. Depress gas valve for a minute. Let go. Go away and come back in five minutes. Then put gas valve in "light" position, and repeatedly click the igniter. Should be up in seconds. IE treat it like the fridge.

If all else fails, make sure the safe-tea-elf is not looking, loosen front, unscrew the sight glass, and put LONG match or taper down the hole and depress gas valve. Mind eyebrows. When well alight, replace sight glass and re-fasten front - but it was doing that that made me change the igniter for a modern one, and after that it was nearly first time every time.

Freeze as many freezer blocks as you can tonight and put them in your fridge tomorrow. It will take a long tow to get it down to temp otherwise - it draws 8 amps or more and the wiring is old and it's a long way from the alternator...

Off shopping now.

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 01:27 PM

animal carcasses? how do we keep off the leopards?

I am bringing some frying steak because I fancy some beef, but it needn't be fancy. That trout sounds yummy.

We are bringing the usual load of veg to skewer and 2 different marinades.

Bought 2 more of the little toss away bbq grills. But we need bricks to rest them on.

As you can guess.. we decided to make our way there tomorrow. Too much to do tonight re packing and food prep.


WHHEEEE!!!!

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: Crow Sister (off with the fairies)
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 11:17 AM

"we are not bringing a lot of food that needs cooling."

I'm just thinking about umm, rib-eye steaks and lamb loin chops and duck breast and err stuff.. I may have said in a PM, I turn very bloody when camping these days! Great hunks of bloody and burned meat on bbq... yummy! TSO may need to avert his eyes if we drag back a load of dead animal carcasses from the local farm shop ;-)

Our freezer at home is titchy witchy, and unfortunately half of it's just been filled up with a bloody great whole frozen trout... (thinks: 'hmm maybe I should bring that to bbq') but I have managed to pack in a few bottles of water, which will help to keep contents of cool bag cool.

In my day we used to camp while carrying tent and everything else too on our backs. Not done much of that since I've been an asthmatic fatso though! I don't have a van and can't see us going that route, but hope to get one of those nice spacious Bell Tents used by the Scouts by next Summer. Uber heavy & bulky to pack because they're canvas, but they're great things to camp in (apart from all the tragic trendy middle-class 'glamping' poo going on at the mo') 'cos they're cool when it's hot, warm when it's cold, have loadsa space inside and you can stand up. You can even put a wee wood burner inside depending on how adventurous you are..

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: Crow Sister (off with the fairies)
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 10:57 AM

"So very tempted to just pack up and leave right now. We may just do that."

Yeah! Why not? The weather is fabulous, and there will be pre-fest events kicking off laters anyhoo! Make the most of a lovely long weekend x

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: GUEST,Mark Stevens
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 09:38 AM

Camping with fridges and ice boxes ? Good grief , in my day we just used to go camping with an old Belstaff jacket, a pair of Derriboots, a plastic bin liner and a petrol stained pewtar tankard ... rollseyes ..

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 09:15 AM

our fridge won't be cold before we start towing it. We are freezing all(4) our blocks and bringing them in the cool box. Start the fridge (gas) as soon as we are on site, provided there is enough gas in the bottle we have.

You are welcome to use our cool box and fridge as we are not bringing a lot of food that needs cooling. Oh I will be bringing a bag of ice cubes because I can't survive without ice for the entire weekend. That's my favourite food.

Just had van serviced.... passed flying colours. Man said it was in remarkably good nick. Someone has been looking after it very well. (big grin). a whisper of damp at the bed end, probably there from before the damage was repaired. A dehumidifier or a couple of hot days with windows open will sort that. He could not get the heater to light, but I am hoping RB can help with that. We likely won;t need this weekend anyway, but would be good to know how if there is a trick.

So very tempted to just pack up and leave right now. We may just do that.

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: Crow Sister (off with the fairies)
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 06:49 AM

Thankee folks! That's very helpful :)

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 06:44 AM

Ditto

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: The Barden of England
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 05:54 AM

Crow Sister - Might have room in my fridge (it has a freezer compartment). Same for Tam too.
John Barden

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: Crow Sister (off with the fairies)
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 05:23 AM

It's going to be a warm weekend. I was wondering if there might possibly be someplace campers without fridges can freeze those little chill blocks overnight - to use in cool bags.

Would the pub be able to provide that, or is that too much to ask? (I realise they're a pub and not a campsite as such).

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: The Barden of England
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 05:19 AM

The ultimate should be a floating plectrum, tied to hand with elastic. Problem solved.
On my way to the festival this afternoon.
John Barden

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: GUEST,Andrew
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 04:39 AM

I am bringing my angler's waders, asit rains heavily here and the field gets rather boggy! Perhaps my plectrum sank into the quagmire back in 2008!

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 03:16 AM

Metcheck has revised that to only a touch of rain on Sunday.

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 02 Jun 10 - 09:33 PM

Metcheck back to predicting rain for Sunday.

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: GUEST,Kentish Dove coup oration
Date: 02 Jun 10 - 05:34 PM

Coo Coo
'We wanna bring back the Olive branch"

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 02 Jun 10 - 05:24 PM

Make enough of it Tam we can build a bloody Ark"
We can send the animals in two by two
We have got two bloody Leopards fore a start?

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 02 Jun 10 - 05:20 PM

' Does your Banana Pecan bread Float"

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 02 Jun 10 - 05:18 PM

"Sounds Lovely Tam.
'With the amount of rain "Noah" has predicted for the weekend if us Gannets eat all the banana Pecan bread
we can always dive for fish?

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 02 Jun 10 - 01:19 PM

Oh yeah!

2 loaves of banana pecan bread in oven as I type this. To be shared on Friday and Saturday if you gannets leave any for saturday.

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 02 Jun 10 - 01:17 PM

hmmm... do I predict Heron harissa for Knockholt?

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: GUEST,a Angry/MAGNUS MAGNERSON
Date: 02 Jun 10 - 11:34 AM

'WHERES,MY VEGETABLES AND POTATOES?

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 02 Jun 10 - 11:31 AM

Naughty forty.
I have lost your mobile number
so this is the plan.
I will be leaving home at 11.00 to arrive in Edenbridge has and when I get there but it will be before you get there so thats no concern.

What I will do is find the nearest pub from the station entrance and await your arrival.
When I looked up Edenbridge on the ticket machine at Eltham station yesterday to find the price of me ticket it showed THREE station Edenbridge. Edenbridge central and some other place in Edenbridge fore us to meet up successfully I have to known which station you are traveling to out the three stations so let me know.
"Three station ' what a palaver"
I have made some meat loaf for tomorrows nights evening meal with salad out the garden and Mediterranean vegetables and spuds from Ice land?.
Nicked them from Magness Magnersons garden.

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 02 Jun 10 - 11:16 AM

We are in fore a scorcher of a weekend has I Predicted Cant wait to get there see you all there.

Subject: RE: Pigs Ear Kentish Horse Folk Ale 2010
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 02 Jun 10 - 11:13 AM

Bloody Heron has landed in me garden and ate some of my fish again I will tie a knot in his neck if I catch the bleeder.He will find it hard to swallow a fish then"