Banbury Folk Festival (UK) 7-9th Oct 11

Subject: RE: Banbury Folk Festival (UK) 7-9th Oct 11
From: JennyO
Date: 08 Oct 11 - 06:31 AM

Hugs and luv to you too, Dave. It's not the same without you :-( We'll down a glass or two for you! You might be interested to know that John Tams is here. Might have to be careful where I sing That Song ;-)

Subject: RE: Banbury Folk Festival (UK) 7-9th Oct 11
From: Noreen
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 04:56 AM

Hope you're all having a great festival, as ever.

We've been partying up North- shame not to be able to do two things at once.

x

Subject: RE: Banbury Folk Festival (UK) 7-9th Oct 11
From: Hamish
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 03:04 PM

Brilliant!

As always, too many highlights to mention them all. Band of the weekend was Tickled Pink. "Find" of the weekend was Loxley.

Now for a shower...

Subject: RE: Banbury Folk Festival (UK) 7-9th Oct 11
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 06:14 PM

Thank you so much. We missed you I'm ashamed to say, I'm very sorry. Please let me know when you are next on stage somewhere, we must meet up.
X sal

Subject: RE: Banbury Folk Festival (UK) 7-9th Oct 11
From: JennyO
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 07:28 PM

We're back now. Won't go into all the highlights - too many to mention quickly, but I think of this as the festival of the hugs. There was a very warm and welcoming feel all over. Loxley were great - we saw them today. Highly recommend them. Some other acts we caught and enjoyed were Jacqui McShee's Pentangle last night and James and Nancy's expanded foursome, the Melrose Quartet. I nearly missed seeing in the programme who they were, until Rob spotted it, and we were not disappointed - some lovely harmonies happening, and a great sound.

But really the things that really gladdened my heart the most were the little moments with people, and things coming together just right. For instance, on the way to the Melrose quartet concert, a voice behind me said "Hello Jenny" and it was Bob and Margaret Fagan, James's mum and dad, also great folk performers who I know really well from Australia. They were doing grandparent duties looking after Hamish and Harry. Both were sleeping peacefully at the time! The weekend was full of happy moments like that.

We were well fed, with that wonderful food from the Caribbean stall, and the all-day breakfasts at the golf club were very welcome.

We had trouble tearing ourselves away from a great singing session there on Friday night, which we heard later went on till the not-so small hours. We had other nice sings at other times, and spent some pleasant hours on Saturday afternoon stuffing ourselves with chocolate and meeting other Mudcatters at the Mudgather. Some we already knew, and some we had never met before.

THERE WILL BE PICTURES!

Well that will do for a start. Came home feeling all warm and fuzzy and we'll definitely be back!

Subject: RE: Banbury Folk Festival (UK) 7-9th Oct 11
From: GUEST,Seaking
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 08:48 AM

Got home last night -eventually ! Managed to get totally lost coming off the roadworks section on the M1 and ended up going through them again an hour later !!!!! Must have been some serious recent changes to the roads recently as my SatNav didn't recognise most of the junctions in the area. Anyone want to buy a used TomTom ?

Lovely weekend despite the deluges on Friday. Enjoyed putting a few more faces to names to at the Mudgather (briliantly organised as usual Hils) and meeting up with the usual band of funsters. Great fun Saturday night at Drayton with the impromptu acoustic session and meeting some new faces, including one incredible 'lookalike'.   

Huge Well Done and Thanks to Merek'n'Dary for another great festival, hopefully see you again next year -providing I don't get lost !!

Chris

Subject: RE: Banbury Folk Festival (UK) 7-9th Oct 11
From: skipy
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 05:35 PM

Sorry could not make it, was at work, glad you had a great time, always a bloody good festival. Well done to M&D + committee.
Skipy

Subject: RE: Banbury Folk Festival (UK) 7-9th Oct 11
From: paula t
Date: 11 Oct 11 - 04:44 PM

Had a great time. Thanks again Derek and Mary.We were sorry to have to miss Maggie and Tony's Handfasting, but we hadn't really seen Kathryn at all over the weekend so went home to spend some time with her.It looks as though it was a lovely ceremony. They both looked so happy!

Subject: RE: Banbury Folk Festival (UK) 7-9th Oct 11
From: Mr Red
Date: 14 Oct 11 - 08:36 AM

Request 4 pics of the Pagan Wedding.

I am putting a video together and clearer pics would be very useful. Slide show and all that. My video footage suffers from quality and dthe dark.

Tony knows I will be doing this, but I think they will be pleasantly surprised.

PM me or go to cresby.com
or tell me where on the web I can find them.

TIA

Subject: RE: Banbury Folk Festival (UK) 7-9th Oct 11
From: My guru always said
Date: 20 Oct 11 - 04:03 AM

Well, I have been remiss in not posting the Gather Register earlier, things have been more chaotic than normal at Old Keepers!

Such a Good Gather in an excellent Venue at a Fantasic festival. Well done to Merek'n'Dary and all the friends who helped behind the scenes - and those out front of course!

So, here's the Register:

Torch
Battery
Mr & Mrs Scarecrow
The Unicorn Man
Wild Flying Dove
Windhover Weaver
Seaking
Quantock
JennyO
North\South Annie
Jock O'Dreams
Marion.h & Guest, Steve
my guru always said
Murf
Acorn4 & Mrs Acorn4
Tig
Badger
Green Sue
Guests, Carys & Rosemary
Dame Patti Smith EPNS
Splott Man
Mr Yellow AND Mr Red
33 1/3 (MudGather Virgin perhaps?)
Merek of Merek'n'Dary
Moses
Hamish
Richard Atkins
Sue the Borderer

Also at Fest (some sent apologies, you know who you are):

Dary of Merek'n'Dary
ShortyBrenda
EmmaB
The Lemonade Lady
Malc Bedworth
Gill Bedworth
Alcester Marje
Paula T
Guest, Selkie1

I always manage to miss someone, however hard I try to get it right. Go'on, who'd I miss this time????

Subject: RE: Banbury Folk Festival (UK) 7-9th Oct 11
From: RWJ
Date: 20 Oct 11 - 07:41 AM

Me. I could not get to the gather, was some where else

Subject: RE: Banbury Folk Festival (UK) 7-9th Oct 11
From: My guru always said
Date: 20 Oct 11 - 01:26 PM

Oh Ron, how could I have missed your name off, and after all those hugs too.... My sincere apologies!

Subject: RE: Banbury Folk Festival (UK) 7-9th Oct 11
From: Mrs Scarecrow
Date: 20 Oct 11 - 01:42 PM

sitting here with a rotten cold and feeling sorry for myself it's nice to be reminded of the lovely time we had at Banbury