Whitby FF to move to Bridlington

Subject: RE: Whitby FF to move to Bridlington
From: Mo the caller
Date: 31 Aug 11 - 05:56 AM

Yes, I agree with Howard. And all the complaints about the tiny black on grey print that you couldn't read without a spotlight and magnifying glass.
Some of the performers details seemed to have been lifted from a previous year without proof-reading and contained details that were past use-by-date.

I saw an excellent, new-to-me, group, Crucible Trio, and couldn't find them in the programme at all, just the concert listing.

And, as ever, I object to the daftness of posting a letter to ask me to post a letter, to send you a stamp to post me a programme. I'd rather pay in advance when I bought the ticket. And all other communication by email. An internet programme would be good.

But those are all quibbles. My favourite festival, lots of traditional artists, a chance to do the things we enjoy, try somethig new, hear someone new. Isn't the Brunswick a good venue. The early evening dances in the Spa upstairs were excellent (the people who make the effort to get there early are such a joy to dance with). I am getting too old to enjoy dancing in crowded conditions or on the hard floor downstairs in the Spa (not sure what the answer is there, the Leisure centre was worse and the college too far away)

Thanks to all the organisers, stewards, callers, teachers etc. you are worth far more than we can pay you.

Subject: RE: Whitby FF to move to Bridlington
From: Jack Campin
Date: 31 Aug 11 - 07:19 AM

Isn't the Brunswick a good venue.

Not for Jim Eldon it wasn't. From where I was sitting at the back his voice was lost in a muddle of echoes. It looks great, but events need to be chosen to suit the weird acoustic.

Subject: RE: Whitby FF to move to Bridlington
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 31 Aug 11 - 07:23 AM

I heard this same rumour from a taxi driver in Whitby.

Subject: RE: Whitby FF to move to Bridlington
From: Paul Davenport
Date: 31 Aug 11 - 12:48 PM

As stated earlier, the paper was not supposed to be blue. The days on the pages will happen next year. The proof reading was thorough. There were a number of reasons why the material on the artists had to be 'lifted' from previous years the main one was the artists not sending new details. Another reason was the updated biogs passing through several hands before reaching/not reaching me. Crucible Trio were in the programme but only under their individual biogs.
Please, please, please, log onto the Whitby Folk Week page on Facebook where there is an opportunity to send all of these comments to the organisers of the festival (that's not me) and hopefully they will listen to their customers and put some of these things right next year.

Subject: RE: Whitby FF to move to Bridlington
From: Jack Campin
Date: 31 Aug 11 - 02:17 PM

Please, please, please, log onto the Whitby Folk Week page on Facebook

I don't and won't use Facebook.

If they won't look here, maybe they could get a Google+ account?

Subject: RE: Whitby FF to move to Bridlington
From: Paul Davenport
Date: 31 Aug 11 - 02:37 PM

Some of them do look here Jack. But not all. The biggest vice of the English is that they invariably complain to everyone except the person who can do something about the complaint. Hence my beseeching people to go to where the ears are.

Subject: RE: Whitby FF to move to Bridlington
From: Ann N
Date: 31 Aug 11 - 05:16 PM

I won't use Facebook either.

Getting them to understand the meaning of 'deceased/died/dead' when trying to shut Stuart's account down after he died was almost impossible. It took 6 months, umpteen attempts and repeated filling in of the 'reasons you wish to close the account' form ..... and still they only 'suspended' it, sending constant e-mails saying how much fuller his social life would be if he only activated it again !!
I've heard of contact from beyond the grave but that takes the biscuit :)

Subject: RE: Whitby FF to move to Bridlington
From: Tootler
Date: 31 Aug 11 - 06:28 PM

I also won't use Facebook.

The biggest vice of the English is that they invariably complain to everyone except the person who can do something about the complaint

What's the use of having a place to comment when it is not accessible to anyone wishing to make a comment? As I don't belong to Facebook, then I can't make this observation - or any other observations I have - there. Perhaps, then someone will take that back to the organisers.

Surely it's possible to set up a feedback page which is accessible by anyone who is interested in posting a comment without having to sign up or join first. I have come across such pages elsewhere where I was able to leave comments on something without the necessity to sign up.

Subject: RE: Whitby FF to move to Bridlington
From: GUEST,surreysin ger sans cookie
Date: 31 Aug 11 - 09:15 PM

Subject: RE: Whitby FF to move to Bridlington
From: GUEST,surreysinger sans cookie
Date: 31 Aug 11 - 09:17 PM

Whoops - hit the wrong button. Not going to bother now!

Subject: RE: Whitby FF to move to Bridlington
From: GUEST,Tatterfoal
Date: 01 Sep 11 - 08:56 AM

I will not use facebook either and would like to leave comments I could not find the feedback forms at Whitby, why not have one in the programme?

Subject: RE: Whitby FF to move to Bridlington
From: Tootler
Date: 01 Sep 11 - 09:52 AM

Just checked the website and there is a feedback form there. Of much more use than Facebook and hopefully the festival organisers will check there regularly.