Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: GUEST,Essex Girl
Date: 14 Jul 11 - 06:03 AM

I've got my stewarding rota for The Ham!!! See you all there.
Linda

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 13 Jul 11 - 10:39 AM

Thanks Ruth, I'll check in again later this week then.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: Ruth Archer
Date: 13 Jul 11 - 10:16 AM

The full programme will be on the website by the end of this week - it's just being printed now as well, for those waiting for a hard copy.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 13 Jul 11 - 10:07 AM

That's just about as bad as the disapproving mother-in-law emails!!

It would be nice if they would put the full programme on the website, so's I can decide which tickets to buy: there's only the Ham, Bulverton, and Manor Pavilion so far, and nothing about workshops at all. It says it will be on there "in July" but it's now the 13th already and Early booking discount ceases on the 24th.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 13 Jul 11 - 03:54 AM

This is the Reason why I won't be there.

Sal

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: Tradsinger
Date: 12 Jul 11 - 11:15 AM

I will there on the Monday night, singing Hampshire songs in the Arts Centre.

Tradsinger

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: Steve Hunt
Date: 12 Jul 11 - 10:37 AM

I'll be there all week.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 12 Jul 11 - 10:27 AM

Probably not if it's not happening not again nohow!

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: GUEST,Mr Red
Date: 12 Jul 11 - 10:17 AM

anyone not ceilidhing at the not ceilidh in the not ford that is not happening in any way, shape or form?
I have yet to stick around by Fri but if am I will not be there - Oh no.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: Girl Friday
Date: 12 Jul 11 - 09:42 AM

Have I not posted on here as yet ? Ah well...

T D L will be around and about again this year, as will Ben.

We love the Middle Bar, and anywhere there's a stage... also the Newt.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: PercyBysshe
Date: 11 Jul 11 - 12:51 PM

Heard today that I'll be in the Bedford again - hurrah!

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: Tug the Cox
Date: 11 Jul 11 - 11:40 AM

Sorry, didn't pick up on this laye June. Lifeboat pubcrawl( run ashore) definitely on for the Tuesday. Limited to about the same crew as last year....too many more and we won't fit in the venues!!!

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: GUEST,crossstitchgill
Date: 11 Jul 11 - 07:45 AM

I have heard today that I have been assigned to the Box Office again but am waiting for further instructions.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: The Barden of England
Date: 09 Jul 11 - 07:22 AM

Jan's heard nowt yet.
John Barden

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: PercyBysshe
Date: 08 Jul 11 - 07:42 PM

Not yet - the last communication I had said I should hear no later than 2 weeks before the festival.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 08 Jul 11 - 05:33 PM

Thanks Tattie Bogle

Any stewards received their assignments yet? I am pretty sure I had been contacted by our leader by this time last year.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 01 Jul 11 - 02:02 PM

VT, I'm sure they will be happy to sell you a T-shirt, in fact you may be the prime target market! I have accumulated four, two yellows and two blacks over the ?12 years I've been a MBSer, so don't really need any more unless they start falling apart or fading after all that silly singing in the sea!

Loud shirts? And loud melodeons?? Not ALOUD in the Middle Bar!

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: melodeonboy
Date: 01 Jul 11 - 04:48 AM

I'll be there for three or four days. (Watch out for loud shirts!)

Yes, sad news about the Ship. I've had some good times in there.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 30 Jun 11 - 01:39 PM

Is it appropriate for a one time Middle Bar Singer (last year's Sidmouth Folk Week was my first and so I was a MBS virgin) to have a MBS tshirt?

Fully intend to join the MBS againt this year as stewarding duties permit.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: Dave Earl
Date: 25 Jun 11 - 12:53 PM

Thought I'd indicated what I wanted but I Yellow size L please Mike

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: JennyO
Date: 25 Jun 11 - 08:21 AM

Assuming that is Mike, what is the minimum order? I'll ask freda underhill if she wants one. So far all she said was that she doesn't do t shirts, especially yellow, but who knows? For this occasion, she might.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: GUEST
Date: 25 Jun 11 - 06:13 AM

There will be a minimum order so far I only have two, for the t shirts and as I have just started a new job I will have to see But if I do the T shirts I have made a note of your orders.
I have a house full of folk musicians from Oxford staying with me looking to set up or join in a mixed session should be a good week oh yes and the fund raising night for the life boat is going ahead early start on the Tuesday night in the anchor
Mike Gibson

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: JennyO
Date: 24 Jun 11 - 01:53 PM

Thanks heaps, Kitty!

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 24 Jun 11 - 11:19 AM

Jenny - I've passed on your order!

Kitty

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: JennyO
Date: 23 Jun 11 - 07:16 PM

Well, Rob and I would both like one. One XL and one XXL please! Should I let him know directly?

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 23 Jun 11 - 06:37 PM

Jenny - Mike Gibson (who managed to procure MBS t-shirts for the Boston song and single malt contingent who visited Sidmouth last year) has volunteered to sort some out for this year too, but needs to know how many people will want to acquire one of them.

Kitty

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: Sue the Borderer
Date: 22 Jun 11 - 07:40 PM

Ruth - thanks for the link to the new page about The Transports.
Sounds fantastic. Although I'm generally not a concert-goer I think I booked my ticket the day after they went on sale in mid May.
The write-up makes me even more convinced that I did the right thing.

I might even wear my yellow T-shirt for swimming in the sea first.
Sue

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 22 Jun 11 - 06:24 PM

Jenny - I've forwarded your t-shirt query to the Middle Bar newsgroup!

Kitty

PS is it really 10 years since Miguel and the choir were over....?

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: JennyO
Date: 22 Jun 11 - 08:20 AM

I'd be happy to wear the yellow t shirt if I could get my hands on one. I asked, but there didn't seem to be any on sale last year and nobody knew how I could get one :( Does anyone know if there will be any this year?

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: Dave Earl
Date: 21 Jun 11 - 06:41 PM

"Will there be the pub crawl shanty sing to raise money for Sidmouth Life Boat? "

The answer to that is quite definately yes -Isn't it Jeff (Tug the Cox)

Dave

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 21 Jun 11 - 12:50 PM

Jenny - also the appropriate yellow t-shirt....

AFAIK, and unless there are radical departures from tradition, swimming in the sea will be on Thursday after the lunchtime silly songs session, and before the Doom & Gloom workshop.

Kitty

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: JennyO
Date: 21 Jun 11 - 07:03 AM

Freda, I thought you knew about singing in the sea. Not all of us got to do it in 2001 when we were there with the choir, but I know Miguel did. Just ask him. There are photos somewhere.

I forget which day it happens, but at the appointed time, the Middle Bar Singers meet outside the Anchor, and walk down to the beach singing shanties and the like, and a large number of brave souls keep on going down into the water and form a big circle and keep on singing. I didn't go in last year because I didn't have the appropriate footwear, but I intend to remedy that this year :)

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: Leadfingers
Date: 20 Jun 11 - 08:14 PM

Well at least any American visitors will feel at home , having a Folk session in a Coffee Bar !
I think I will stay in The Newt and drink beer !

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: GUEST,Costa Coffee Sidmouth
Date: 20 Jun 11 - 05:09 PM

All folk music groups sessions are most welcome during Folkweek. The ship still sails for the people!

Just ask for James the owner and I will sort it out.

I look forward to seeing you all from 29th July 2011.

Guest appearance of Jack Sparrow at 12 Noon on Sunday 31st July. I kid you not.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 20 Jun 11 - 02:09 PM

Will there be the pub crawl shanty sing to raise money for Sidmouth Life Boat?

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: Ruth Archer
Date: 20 Jun 11 - 10:52 AM

New page added to the website today:

The Transports

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 19 Jun 11 - 08:24 PM

Sad news indeed about the Old Ship. My in-laws had a wonderful diamond wedding lunch there in the upstairs room - absolutely reeking with character

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: freda underhill
Date: 19 Jun 11 - 07:31 PM

Singing in the sea? pebbly beaches? I've a lot to learn! and thanks to Leadfingers, who has offered me a lift from london. I'll be going to Maidenhead the night before, as well.

freeeeda :-)

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: GUEST,Lily the pink
Date: 19 Jun 11 - 06:24 PM

Looking forward to festival will be there Wednesday. Hope to meet a few friends in the Swan

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 19 Jun 11 - 03:26 PM

I think stewards had their assignments by this time last year and the volunteer organisers were working bugs out of a new system.

We are a bit worried. The caravan's tap exploded 2 weeks ago at Pig's Ear Folk Ale and the roof sprang a pretty scary leak this weekend at Knockholt.

Hope we can get it fixed, because we cannot afford to stay in a B&B (even if one was available) and pay for parking in town to do our stewarding duties.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: JennyO
Date: 19 Jun 11 - 01:53 PM

Rob and I will be there the whole week, staying at a nice place a bit out of town with freda underhill, who will then come back home and stay with us for a few days after.

We decided to bite the bullet and get season tickets because we know we want to do some of the workshops and there are some acts we want to see, but we also expect to spend a lot of our time in the Middle Bar and the Radway, and this year I'll probably borrow Rob's extra pair of river sandals so I can go singing in the sea. I'm afraid I can't get used to walking on stony beaches in bare feet - I'm used to the sandy beaches in Sydney.

MikeofNorthumbria mentioned the pasty place in the little side street. That's The Filling Station. We were regulars there last year - the pasties were wonderful - but when we went to the reunion in February, they seemed a bit different - a little too much pastry. I hope that isn't a permanent change. We'll certainly give them another go this year just to find out.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: Lady Policeman
Date: 19 Jun 11 - 01:42 PM

Sad news from Sidmouth! The Old Ship, in the pedestrian precinct, perhaps the oldest pub in Sidmouth, built around 1362 has been sold and is being turned into a Costa Coffee shop. How sad for a historic old building. If ever there was a building that so lent itself to being a pub it was the old Ship, with it's old stories of smugglers.As if we need another coffee shop! For the last few years we have slowly built up a lovely mixed session there with another session going on in the back bar.So another Fringe session bites the dust. Where next?

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: PercyBysshe
Date: 19 Jun 11 - 04:30 AM

Bonecruncher - I heard ages ago that I've been accepted as a steward, but have heard nothing since.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: Acorn4
Date: 19 Jun 11 - 03:54 AM

We'll be there from the Monday, as we're stewarding at Warwick and there's an overlap.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: GUEST,CJB
Date: 18 Jun 11 - 06:34 PM

Haven't been for years - can't afford it.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: GUEST,vectis
Date: 18 Jun 11 - 06:32 PM

I am booked into the rugby club and will be around toun all week YADDAH!

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: Girl Friday
Date: 18 Jun 11 - 01:15 PM

T D L will be there with Ben. None of us have a season ticket this year, so will be in and around the fringe singarounds, and stages.
Hoping for good weather again.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: Morticia
Date: 18 Jun 11 - 10:53 AM

whoopeee!!! Looking forward to seeing you, Am!

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: freda underhill
Date: 18 Jun 11 - 09:38 AM

ps, haven't been for 11 years, totally looking forward to it!

Subject: RE: Sidmouth Folk Week 2011 - Who's going?
From: freda underhill
Date: 18 Jun 11 - 09:26 AM

thanks Lf, I'll be there, ticket & accom booked! looking forward tuit!