Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year

Subject: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: Green Man
Date: 01 Jun 10 - 07:56 AM

Yes, its the tenth year. I hope that we'll see all our friends and regulars there. We have a great line up and are doing the appropriate dances for the weather.

Are you going?

GM

Website

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: Aeola
Date: 01 Jun 10 - 09:11 AM

I'll be there!

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 01 Jun 10 - 02:12 PM

I'll be there with Derek!

Kitty

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: My guru always said
Date: 01 Jun 10 - 03:34 PM

Me & Richard will be there, where else would we be?

Hils

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 01 Jun 10 - 07:13 PM

I'd love to be there, but I've not heard back from the organisers again this year so I guess I gotta assume at this late stage that I'm not needed. Shame, cos it's one of the best...

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: Green Man
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 11:47 AM

There are still tickets available, now £54 for the whole weekend!

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: GUEST,old girl
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 06:56 PM

We'll be there
Rose

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: GUEST,Brenda
Date: 04 Jun 10 - 04:31 AM

I'll be there

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: Dave Earl
Date: 04 Jun 10 - 01:43 PM

I'll be there

Dave

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: My guru always said
Date: 07 Jun 10 - 11:36 AM

Not long now, any programme info yet??

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: Green Man
Date: 07 Jun 10 - 11:43 AM

The website has all the artists and as I haven't been given a running order can't publish one. This is usually updated right up until the day so we can incorporate changes at the last minute.

If you havent seen the website you can from:-HERE!

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: Tig
Date: 07 Jun 10 - 07:21 PM

John has decided it's time we returned! Just when you thought it was safe. Do I bring chocolates?

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 07 Jun 10 - 07:30 PM

Tig - I was going to suggest that your question was self-answering, until I remembered that there was a heatwave at Alcester 3 or 4 years ago that would make that a "Do I bring chocolates or chocolate sauce?" question...

Kitty

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: My guru always said
Date: 08 Jun 10 - 07:24 AM

As far as I know there ought to be a MudGather, but without having any program information it'll be difficult to give any forwarning here. I'll be taking some chocolate anyway, who else will be coming????

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: Snuffy
Date: 08 Jun 10 - 05:30 PM

The Mudgather would appear to be about 4.00 or 4.15 to 5.30 Saturday in the Nursery Room (while mudcatters Two of a Hind are MC-ing the singaround in the Holly Bush).

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: Green Man
Date: 10 Jun 10 - 09:23 AM

If the weather permits, the canopy outside the bar is a good spot, and it's close to the beer. :)

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: My guru always said
Date: 11 Jun 10 - 03:20 AM

Thanks Snuffy, that'll do nicely. Shame about the singaround (there'll always be a program clash), maybe Catters can go to both?

Think I'll be doing some singing over the weekend, it'll be good to see some friendly faces if anyone can get along!

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: Sue the Borderer
Date: 11 Jun 10 - 04:59 AM

And I'm running Herbaceous Border in the Holly Bush Garden 1.00-2.00pm both days if anyone would like to come along and dance or play.

In fact I am still looking for a musician to play for either or both days. I've lost a few to the morris do in Evesham that weekend. If you know of anyone please PM Rattler with details. (I shan't have access to PMs til after Alcester). Or you could pass the info to Marje Stanley who knows I am looking for someone. Both know how to contact me.

Sue

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: GUEST,Two of a Hind
Date: 14 Jun 10 - 07:56 AM

Who's running the folk club this year, we helped out in February but it seems we are going to be somewhere else if Snuffy is correct.

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: Snuffy
Date: 14 Jun 10 - 06:20 PM

Terry & Anne, I have e-mailed you.

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: GUEST,Two of a Hind
Date: 16 Jun 10 - 08:41 AM

Picked up the email, that's fine, good to see you will be doing a set on Sunday,we will try to get to the fire station if not otherwise deployed.

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: Green Man
Date: 16 Jun 10 - 10:35 AM

Looks like the weather is going to be ok.

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: My guru always said
Date: 16 Jun 10 - 01:13 PM

Weather looks fantastic!!! Anyone bringing chocolate?

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: Noreen
Date: 16 Jun 10 - 03:39 PM

I'll be there all weekend! Stewarding seems to fit around Mudgather and Herbaceous Border events, so see you all there.

Looking forward to this.

Bringing chocolate of course, Hils :)

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: My guru always said
Date: 16 Jun 10 - 04:39 PM

That's my Girl!! Anyone else?

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: Wuzzle
Date: 17 Jun 10 - 05:20 PM

Vans packed, everything except the cat and I had to take him out twice :0)
I will be singing songs that I have written myself if anyone can get

We must remember to get chocolate

                                        G&T

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 18 Jun 10 - 04:23 AM

Starts today! See you later....

Kitty

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: My guru always said
Date: 18 Jun 10 - 05:40 AM

Packing now, safe journeys everyone!

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: GUEST,Two of a Hind
Date: 18 Jun 10 - 05:41 AM

On the eighteenth day of June me boys earwig O again

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 20 Jun 10 - 04:51 PM

Another great weekend in Alcester - many thanks to Marje and everyone who's made such a special festival go on for 10 years! So many good concerts - if only we could have been in three places at once. Also thanks to Les Sullivan for getting us up on stage to sing with him and to MGAS for a great set just before the hiring fair, (especially as that gave us a chance to warm our voices up for the hiring fair). Apologies for missing the Mudgather, but we desperately needed food (not just chocolate) after the hiring fair... Kitty and Derek

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: Aeola
Date: 20 Jun 10 - 05:14 PM

Duties had me in the wrong place, although did manage to get to the Rotunda for Theresa's celebration!! Great to see so many there!

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: GUEST,Two of a Hind
Date: 21 Jun 10 - 10:02 AM

Marj & Dave thanks for organising a wonderful weekend once again, Ann and myself had a great time, good music, good company, good beer/weather. We realy enjoyed running the Folk Club in the nursery, something very special for us knowing Dave so well, and also one of the singarounds in the Holly Bush, thanks to all those who stayed to sing GU3, Gilly & Tony K, Alhambra,Jenny and many more whose names escape me. Hope to see you all again soon or back at Alcester in February and we're very pleased to be offerd the opportunity to perform in the concert in February, thanks.

Terry & Ann

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: Wuzzle
Date: 21 Jun 10 - 11:51 AM

Thanks to all those who made this a great festival We enjoyed all the concerts and sings, and good company just sorry we couldn't get to everything. ;Apologies for not making the Mudgather
thanks to all who said such lovely things about my sets from your comments I have been asked to perform in feb and also for next summer fest :0) thank you so much everybody.
The big sing was the best ever a real tonic for us it was such fun as well so thanks to all those who made us laugh
thanks again to Marje and Dave

G&T

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: My guru always said
Date: 21 Jun 10 - 05:28 PM

Another Fab Alcester Fest, well done to Green Man, Marje & all the team. Thanks too for giving me the opportunity to sing in the Town Hall with its wonderful acoustics! (thanks for your kind words Kitty)

We enjoyed songs and chocolate at the MudGather! We were:

Dave Earl
ShortyBrenda
Harmony Angel
Tyrolean Maid (welcome to the MudCat!!)
Lady Elizabeth
Noreen
Moses
Singing Referee
Doktor Doktor
Billy Suggers
Ossonflags
my guru always said
Selchie - (RS)
Snuffy
Guest, graham Collins
Guest, Andy
Richard Atkins
Tig & the Badger sent their apologies!

Also at the festival were:
AlcesterMarje
Green Man
AlcesterDave
Herga Kitty & the Horologist
Alanww
Two of a Hind
Wuzzle
OldGirl
Merek'n'Dary
Frog & Frogette
MalcBedworth
GillBedworth
Sue the Borderer
RWJ
rattler
Aeola
EmmaB

So, who'd I miss this time? There's always someone, my apologies in advance!!

Save the Greig Hall - we will keep our fingers crossed!!

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: Emma B
Date: 21 Jun 10 - 05:35 PM

It was a lovely weekend and always a great chance to meet and sing with old friends
Thanks to Marje, Dave and everyone else who helped to make this a very special festival in my year

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: Tig
Date: 21 Jun 10 - 05:50 PM

A great festival with some chances to see brilliant guests and enjoy a good sing. Sorry to have missed the gather but you can't be in two places at once.

Thanks to all involved in the organisation - I loved the 'quick' clear away after the big sing :-0.

Let's hope they DO manage to stop the Grieg becoming a housing estate.

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: GUEST,Les Sullivan
Date: 22 Jun 10 - 04:20 AM

What a great festival that lovely feeling of friends getting together for a good time, of course the fact that it appears effortless is down to the hard work of Marje Dave and the team, The Greig centre must not be demolished it is a valuable resource someone should make it a listed building........see you in Feb.

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: GUEST,Brenda
Date: 22 Jun 10 - 05:03 AM

Yes a really great festival and thanks everyone for stopping me from feeling lonely. I don't think I've ever talked for so long to so many people as I always let Dave have his head and I sort of melted into the background. Thankyou all.

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: Doktor Doktor
Date: 22 Jun 10 - 10:57 AM

GOOOD wan't it, eh?

Utterly Amazed at the scurrilous goings-on at the Big Sing ... and seeing Mr James getting carried away at the end was just too much for Herself, the whole thing brought tears to her cheeks ....

Thanks folks !

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: GUEST
Date: 22 Jun 10 - 11:36 AM

PS - theres some pix at http://www.geejaygrafix.co.uk/Alcester06-10/

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 22 Jun 10 - 02:02 PM

Blue clicky link to pix here

Kitty

Subject: RE: Alcester Folk Festival 10th Year
From: GUEST,old girl
Date: 22 Jun 10 - 07:43 PM

Thanks Marje And Dave another great weekend See you all in Feb.
Rose & Dave