EFDSS Advantages and Disadvantages

Subject: RE: EFDSS Advantages and Disadvantages
From: matt milton
Date: 20 Jul 10 - 06:51 AM

As someone who had never heard of the EFDSS up until 4 or 5 years ago, I think it's a wonderful institution.

I can pinpoint it back to one particular great jamboree of an event organised by Sam Lee and Joe Buirski of the Magpie's Nest at Cecil Sharp House. I think the efforts of Sam and others really have brought traditional music to a wider audience.

I've read broadsheet coverage of unacompanied singing, sessions, morris dancing, rapper et al that I suspect is a direct result of the more savvy EFDSS of the last few years. And I've really enjoyed the EFDSS Saturday banjo classes I've done.

Subject: RE: EFDSS Advantages and Disadvantages
From: The Sandman
Date: 20 Jul 10 - 08:11 AM

thankyou Robbie, a very helpful post.
mo the caller,

I am well awre that EFDSS do not organise festivals any ,more
"If the people who say that certain festivals are 'dance' are meaning to imply an inbalance favouring dance at festivals, I would say that most festivals are'song' with a bit of Morris and Ceilidh added."
I was attempting to answer Steve Gardhams post
I would agree, however I see no reason why dancers should not have seperate dance festival if that is what they want, if it is commercially viable, the organisers are satisfying a demand. .          " Subject: RE: EFDSS Advantages and Disadvantages
From: oggie - PM
Date: 19 Jul 10 - 06:00 PM

Sword Spectacular and DERT are dnce only but who cares?

IMHO this is non controversy and just another attempt at EFDSS bashing."
EFDSS dont organise festivals any more, so how can it be EFDSS bashing

Subject: RE: EFDSS Advantages and Disadvantages
From: Jack Campin
Date: 20 Jul 10 - 08:29 AM

For godsake GSS LEARN TO QUOTE OTHER PEOPLE'S TEXT PROPERLY.

I have no idea what you were trying to say in that last post because I couldn't tell which were your words.

What I usually do is use the HTML tags <em> ... </em> to put quoted text in italics. Other people use ordinary quote marks. Whatever you do, it ALWAYS helps to use a blank line to set off what you're quoting from what you're saying yourself.

And ALWAYS use the Preview option to see your message the way the rest of us are going to.

Subject: RE: EFDSS Advantages and Disadvantages
From: Old Vermin
Date: 20 Jul 10 - 08:54 AM

Ralphie.

The story I have heard about the mural in the main hall is this.

Some years ago, the was an intention to demolish the building preparatory to redevelopment and to relocate the Library and the Society. The single factor that stopped this happening was that the mural would have been destroyed, and it was listed for conservation.

No idea whether this is true in whole or part or just folklore.

True the mural is a tad weird.

Subject: RE: EFDSS Advantages and Disadvantages
From: The Sandman
Date: 20 Jul 10 - 09:08 AM

Jack, the quotes were in" "
HERE IS ONE QUOTE.If the people who say that certain festivals are 'dance' are meaning to imply an inbalance favouring dance at festivals, I would say that most festivals are'song' with a bit of Morris and Ceilidh added.
HERE WAS ANOTHER QUOTE.
Subject: RE: EFDSS Advantages and Disadvantages
From: oggie - PM
Date: 19 Jul 10 - 06:00 PM

Sword Spectacular and DERT are dnce only but who cares?

IMHO this is non controversy and just another attempt at EFDSS bashing."
MY REPLY to the first was.I am well aware that EFDSS do not organise festivals any more.
Myreply to the second was EFDSS dont organise festivals any more so how can it be EFDSS bashing.
JACK.can you understand that,

Subject: RE: EFDSS Advantages and Disadvantages
From: mattkeen
Date: 20 Jul 10 - 09:24 AM

I do not know about the mural being weird - this thread is though

Subject: RE: EFDSS Advantages and Disadvantages
From: Crow Sister (off with the fairies)
Date: 20 Jul 10 - 11:26 AM

"Some years ago, the was an intention to demolish the building preparatory to redevelopment and to relocate the Library and the Society. The single factor that stopped this happening was that the mural would have been destroyed, and it was listed for conservation.

No idea whether this is true in whole or part or just folklore.

True the mural is a tad weird."

Firstly, sounds like the archive and the finances of the society were inadvertently saved by the mural. New fancy builds for archives or arts centres seem to have a bad habit of going tits up and costing a bomb (as well as being ugly). Secondly, I rather dig the mural!

Subject: RE: EFDSS Advantages and Disadvantages
From: GUEST,Ralphie
Date: 21 Jul 10 - 01:16 AM

OK The mural stays! (If indeed it saved the buiding from re-development). How about a nice big curtain though! Apart from anything else it might improve ths acoustics on gig nights!!

Subject: RE: EFDSS Advantages and Disadvantages
From: Manitas_at_home
Date: 21 Jul 10 - 08:10 AM

Just to protect it ffrom the light, eh Ralph?

Subject: RE: EFDSS Advantages and Disadvantages
From: Billy Weeks
Date: 21 Jul 10 - 08:51 AM

I hesitate to keep this rather pointless thread going, but with regard to the mural: I've been a EFDSSoc member since 1952 and to the best of my recollection (which, I have to confess is not so reliable as it once was) the mural was paid for by the War Damage Commission, when the Society decided that they would not claim for reinstatement of the minstrels' gallery in the wrecked hall. It is difficult to believe that any official body today would be so enlightened as to pay for a work of art when they could simply walk away saying 'Great saving for us. Thank you and goodbye'.

The quality of a work of modern art will always arouse argument, but the artist, Ivone Hitchens sems to have been fairly highly regarded for his landscapes and semi-abstracts. I believe the CSH mural was his largest single painting.

Subject: RE: EFDSS Advantages and Disadvantages
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 21 Jul 10 - 04:54 PM

Welcome back, Billy!