Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going

Subject: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Mr Red
Date: 12 May 10 - 08:03 AM

dance details on cresby.com (because I asked the guy who knows)

Free ceilidhs in the Black Horse mid-day.

Mr Red will be there, the caravan may not!

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Dave Earl
Date: 12 May 10 - 08:20 AM

Me

I'm stewarding again

Dave

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: DG&D Dave
Date: 12 May 10 - 09:50 AM

Fiona and I will be there with Touchwood Appalachian Dancers.

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Morticia
Date: 12 May 10 - 10:08 AM

I will wave at you from my office which overlooks your campsite...and may be moving amongst you at some point over the weekend.

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Brian Peters
Date: 12 May 10 - 10:17 AM

There will as usual be a full programme of 'Songshops', which I'm co-ordinating again this year. Really looking forward to these:

Saturday 1000: Straight from the Source: Roy Harris presents some of his favourite recordings of traditional singing, lets us in on his matchless knowledge of the singers, and discusses with Brian Peters why they're so wonderful.

Saturday 1200: Travellers' Treasure: Sam Lee talks about the continuing song tradition of the Gypsies and their singing style,
while Pete Coe tells of his collecting exploits with travellers in
Cornwall - expect live performances and fascinating recordings.

Sunday 1000: Songs to Dance For: Jigjaw lead a vocal harmony workshop in which you can learn to sing - in parts - some of the songs they use to accompany dancing, with a preview of some of the dances themselves. An excellent taster for their evening event.

Sunday 1200: The Transatlantic Tradition: Jeff Warner and Debby
McClatchy present songs from North America having their roots in
British tradition, with Brian Peters on hand to provide some English
parallels.

Monday 1000: Icelandic Harmony Singing: A unique, participatory and multimedia workshop, in which Bara Grimsdottir and Chris Foster invite you to sing in the unique Icelandic quintsong style going back to the Vikings. Suitable for male and female voices, all ages and abilities - prior knowledge of the language not required!

Monday 1200: Interpretation, Interpretation, Interpretation... Roger
Watson, The Claque and Brian Peters have been working independently on a song new to all of them, and will be comparing the results while
discussing instrumental and vocal arrangements in general.

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Brian Peters
Date: 12 May 10 - 10:18 AM

Lousy job of pasting those, but you get the idea...

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Manitas_at_home
Date: 12 May 10 - 11:27 AM

I'll be there with Hawksword.

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 12 May 10 - 11:34 AM

Sapre Parts will be running English tunes practice sessions and possibly a concertina part-playing session as well.

Valmai

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: GUEST, Tom Bliss
Date: 12 May 10 - 11:43 AM

As I have to hand in my school books on the 26th, but not stand trembling before the Board of Examiners until the 3rd, and must also visit my Mama in Warminster at the end of the month because it is her birthday, there is actually a serious danger that I might float by. (Like the look of your workshops a lot, Brian). Better go and empty the piggy bank.

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Paul Davenport
Date: 12 May 10 - 01:19 PM

Liz and I are going but not sure what we're doing yet.

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 12 May 10 - 02:12 PM

I'm not required to work at Chippenham this year, unless there's a sudden need for a replacement MC, but Derek and I will be there from Friday afternoon onwards.

Kitty

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: julian morbihan
Date: 13 May 10 - 03:26 AM

Enid & I will be there, as ever.

I'm calling for the Aqueilidhs on Sunday so bring your swimming costumes.

No Bretons with us this year.

See you very soon

Julian

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: GUEST,baz parkes
Date: 13 May 10 - 10:59 AM

I may be wrong but I thought the marvellous Mr Walden was calling for us (well, technically for the dancers...) on Sunday...

Baz

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Moses
Date: 13 May 10 - 11:47 AM

I think I'll be working in Artists Reception again - hope so. Looking forward to the festival and please, please some sunshine :o)

Christine

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: GUEST
Date: 13 May 10 - 12:50 PM

Duties as yet unknown, and still awaiting paperwork. Last three years have been the Fri night ceilidh and some workshops.

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: bubblyrat
Date: 13 May 10 - 01:00 PM

Karen & I will be playing for / dancing with Herbaceous Border at various times throughout the festival,and we're really looking forward to it !! The "Hosepipe Banned" promises to be impressively large this year ,and may well include both an alto sax and a cajon !

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: julian morbihan
Date: 16 May 10 - 03:59 AM

refresh

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Mo the caller
Date: 16 May 10 - 08:05 AM

Please, please, please will someone move Chippenham 200 miles further north.

I hate to miss such a marvellous festival, but this year we are being sensible and going to Chester, which happens in Kelsall walking distance from us (can be heard from our garden if the wind is right). They've got some good stuff on too.

Have fun all of you, working out how to fit 30 days-worth of goodies into a weekend.

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 16 May 10 - 09:11 AM

Mo, we'll be putting the tunes for the English practice sessions on the Spare Parts website soon, so you'll be able to get hold of those anyway. We're discussing them this afternoon. I'm holding out for the Lancashire Hotpot/Rusty Gusset/Dusty Miller set and also the Radstock Jig and Bodmin Riding, but there will need to be proper negotiations and a full and frank exchange of views before we reach a consensus.

Valmai

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Steve Hunt
Date: 16 May 10 - 09:46 AM

I shall be there, stewarding

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: GUEST,watcher
Date: 19 May 10 - 02:59 PM

Has anybody recieved details about stewarding?
Its getting a bit close to the festival start and I still haven't got any paperwork to get on the campsite, let alone know duty times and be able to plan ahead.

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Hovering Bob
Date: 19 May 10 - 03:25 PM

We'll be there from friday afternoon. No plans and no idea what we'll be doing - last year we didn't get out of the Cause, except for Joyce's Sunday Sing.
BobH

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 19 May 10 - 04:02 PM

Firstly Mr Red where's your caravan?
Secondly I shall be there as usual.
Thirdly; I would like to sing at the cause folk club but can't, cos I don't get a ticket
80(
Sal

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: skipy
Date: 19 May 10 - 04:08 PM

We are, 26 years without missing one! I also did the Lacocks before it!
Skipy

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: julian morbihan
Date: 20 May 10 - 03:44 AM

Good one skipy.

However, we can beat you - The first Lacock Festival was our first full folk festival ever. We missed years two and three (which were just folk days really) and have been to every one since! I think Dick Stanger is one of the few that can beat that record but is there any one else?

Considering the cold, wet weather of that first Lacock and it was the first time Enid had ever camped makes the achievement even more remarkable!

Here's to this year's. As the hot weather approaches for this weekend (22nd) has it peaked too soon or will it stay hot and sunny for the duration?

See you all next week.

A bientot

Julian

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 20 May 10 - 07:27 AM

Replying a bit more fully to Mo above - thanks to Bryan (TheSnail) Creer, the tunes Spare Parts will be doing at the English tunes practice sessions are now on the band website
here.These are one-hour sessions from 11.00 - noon preceding the main English tunes sessions in the Rose & Crown Barn. We'll bring the dots and play the tunes lots of times slowly to help get them into the memory. They are all current session favourites.

The tunes are
Saturday:
    News of the Victory, Radstock Jig, Mr. Rew's Waltz, Lancashire Hornpipe
Sunday:
    Quare Fellow shot-ese, Four Seasons, Rusty Gully, Harry Gidley's Waltz
Monday:
    Fiery Clockface, Bodmin Riding, Dusty Miller, Whinham's Reel

(The Quare Fellow shot-ese comes from the smashing Australian fiddler Charlie Bachelor.)

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Leraud
Date: 20 May 10 - 07:36 AM

Pat Turner and I are there, but have had no details of what we're doing yet.

Lynne

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: GUEST,N_ster
Date: 20 May 10 - 09:20 AM

Do you need a ticket to get into the sessions in the Rose & Crown Barn? What day is this on?
Thanks!

Naomi

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 20 May 10 - 09:30 AM

Naomi, you can pay the steward on the door of the R&C Barn for the practice sessions on Saturday, Sunday and Monday; I think the main tunes sessions from noon - 2.00 pm are free with a collection, but I couldn't swear to it.

Lynne & Pat, your new CD is great fun and superb quality. I hope to catch up with you there.

The Brian Peters/Claque/Roger Watson song event at noon on Monday exerts a strong enough attraction to drag me out of the main tunes session, something which could normally only be done with powerful industrial machinery.

Valmai

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Manitas_at_home
Date: 20 May 10 - 09:33 AM

Who has the Rose & Crown now?

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: GUEST,N_ster
Date: 20 May 10 - 09:35 AM

Thanks Valmai!
I'm all excited now!

Naomi

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 20 May 10 - 03:10 PM

Manitas - the Rose & Crown had the same owners as the Black Horse last year, which is why Tony & Pearl's sing went to the Black Horse....

Kitty

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Bloke from Poole
Date: 21 May 10 - 07:48 AM

Watcher,

re stewarding:

I've had an unofficial email confirming, but still awaiting paperwork. Prob won't get duties until you turn up.

Malcolm

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 21 May 10 - 01:02 PM

"...you can pay the steward on the door of the R&C Barn for the practice sessions..." so wouldn't it be a good idea to do the same if I want to sing at the folk club at the Cause?

sal

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 21 May 10 - 02:23 PM

Sal - in previous years it has been possible to pay on the door to get into the Cause auditorium. Is this year different?

Kitty

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: GUEST
Date: 22 May 10 - 04:33 PM

Watcher, if you're still here

I spoke to the stewards organiser and there was a possible mishap with my application.

There are contact details on the website - you should get in touch.

Also programme is now on web site.

Malcolm

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: GUEST
Date: 22 May 10 - 04:36 PM

Cookie reset - I'm me again

Malcolm

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: GUEST,Bloke from Poole
Date: 22 May 10 - 04:37 PM

or at least, I thought I was

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 22 May 10 - 06:17 PM

Kitty, I don't want to go in the auditorium, I want to sing in the folk club. The stewards won't let me in.
Sal

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 23 May 10 - 06:01 AM

The working programme is now up on the Festival website.

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: GUEST
Date: 23 May 10 - 06:25 AM

Well, the working programme is on line as of yesterday at http://www.chippfolk.co.uk/ChippFolk_2010_Programme.pdf.

At last we have got an idea of what we are doing..... quite a lot actually.

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Vic Smith
Date: 23 May 10 - 06:30 AM

Oops! Not logged in for the previous post. It was posted by.... well, you can work that out now.

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 26 May 10 - 03:35 AM

So is it going to be lemonade weather?
What's your order?
Sal

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: bubblyrat
Date: 26 May 10 - 05:12 AM

According to today's WX forecast....rain, or at least showers,on Saturday !! No lemonade,thanks all the same....a glass o' double rum,more like !

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 26 May 10 - 02:35 PM

BBC 5-day forecast currently has sunny on Friday, light rain on Saturday and sunny intervals on Sunday (though the Chippenham forecast is the Salisbury one!!).

Kitty

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 26 May 10 - 05:02 PM

Not a lot of point in me being there if it's cold and raining. I'll be damned if i'm sitting there watching the drips.

sal

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: bubblyrat
Date: 26 May 10 - 05:33 PM

Don't talk about Morris Dancers like that !

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 26 May 10 - 06:04 PM

Sal - not cold, I don't think, around 17-19....

Kitty

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 01 Jun 10 - 05:54 PM

I was there.

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 02 Jun 10 - 02:12 AM

Excellent weekend!

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 02 Jun 10 - 02:29 AM

Thanks to Bob, Gill and all the committee for your hard work!

Kitty

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: GUEST,baz parkes
Date: 02 Jun 10 - 06:37 AM

And the sound crew at the ceilidhs...excellent job

Baz
ABU

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 04 Jun 10 - 08:00 AM

Pete Coe did a particularly fine job running the English tunes session in the Rose & Crown barn on Monday. When you've got about 60 people in a two-hour session and a set takes about four minutes it's obvious that not everyone is going to get a turn leading. Pete made sure that the more diffident got a chance and that the same people didn't keep jumping in and mowing them down.

Valmai

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Mr Red
Date: 04 Jun 10 - 01:11 PM

Baz - you weren't at the Boka Halat dance. I had to point-out that I couldn't hear the caller clearly. Too loud and indistinct. He changed it and I accepted it, but it led to some marginal moments.

The problem is that with Roger Watson's style of rolling call, if you don't get to hear the move you can't ask him to stop and explain. He carries on and if it was indistinct the first time the chances are......

Rolling calls mean that the caller doesn't do a walkthrough as such, he starts calling and the music starts and the whole shebang keeps rolling.
Fine for experienced ceilidhnauts but still requires a good sound from the caller.

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 04 Jun 10 - 02:31 PM

The Folk Club on Sunday night was particularly good: a very high standard from all the floor singers, an excellent MC - Sylvia Watts - and fine guest spots from The Claque and Lynne Heraud and Pat Turner. High spots were a very rare ballad from Sean O'Shea and Lynne & Pat's Hoover Dustette song, both of which brought tears to the eyes for different reasons.

The sound system in the Olympiad concerts was the best I've heard there yet; concerts in The Cause benefit from some of the best acoustics in the country.

Valmai

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: skipy
Date: 04 Jun 10 - 06:17 PM

Brilliant weekend as always, well done to the whole team.
Skipy

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Vic Smith
Date: 05 Jun 10 - 10:17 AM

There's a bunch of photos taken at the Chippenham Festival at:-

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=23357&id=100000192240957&l=3473f1208c

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Wild Flying Dove
Date: 07 Jun 10 - 03:21 AM

Some more Chippenham photos, many of Herbaceous Border and the some from the Monday procession.

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Wild Flying Dove
Date: 07 Jun 10 - 03:24 AM

Somehow I didn't manage the blue clicky!

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: bubblyrat
Date: 07 Jun 10 - 06:03 AM

Highlights for me were getting a free lemonade from Sal, playing outside the Rose & Crown & drinking "Black Rat" ( very strong !) and playing with James Fagan on monday afternoon,drinking single malt with greenfly in it !

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: henryclem
Date: 07 Jun 10 - 03:29 PM

A highlight for me too was the Sunday Folk Club - a real joy to be part of it, and to hear such beautiful choruses to enhance even more the quality of performance which was sustained throughout the evening.

Big thank you to Sylvia Watts for hosting the Club so splendidly!

Henry

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 07 Jun 10 - 03:53 PM

You're very welcome, Bubblyrat
Sal
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Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 07 Jun 10 - 07:18 PM

WFD - thanks for the pics. I think Hanging Johnny might want some of them for their photo section !

Kitty

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: Wild Flying Dove
Date: 08 Jun 10 - 06:56 AM

Kitty,
I did a little bit of videoing (via my camera) of Hanging Johnny as well, and there are more photos than I put in the Chippenham album. I'd be happy to pass them all on to someone!
Karen

Subject: RE: Chippenham Folk Fest - who's going
From: bubblyrat
Date: 08 Jun 10 - 08:00 AM

Thankyou too, Sal !! The best lemonade I ever tasted,and can't wait for more ! Although I'd sooner have a tot of "bubbly"----it is 40 years next month since the Royal Navy rum ration was stopped (July 1970) and I STILL get twitchy every day around lunchtime !!