Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival: July 2012

Subject: RE: Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival: July 2012
From: ossonflags
Date: 04 Jul 12 - 09:30 PM

Any one else going?

Subject: RE: Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival: July 2012
From: Cats
Date: 13 Apr 12 - 05:48 AM

I go every year and have seen it grow from a small one day ecvent to a huge week long event with part of it being academic study in the preceding week followed by the festival over the weekend. Always full of a good range of acts from a variety of genres. If you go come to the NASUWT stand and say hello.
Leadfingers - it's now run by S W TUC and the format has changed considerably. Nigel Costly is the guy who does the bookings and he books 2 years ahead now.

Subject: RE: Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival: July 2012
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 13 Apr 12 - 04:04 AM

Whave is a good word!!

Subject: RE: Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival: July 2012
From: ossonflags
Date: 13 Apr 12 - 03:31 AM

Been a few times in the past and really enjoyed it.

If you go take time to visit Dorchester Assizes court were the courtroom and cells whave been preserved.

http://www.thedorsetpage.com/history/tolpuddle_martyrs/tolpuddle_martyrs.htm

Subject: RE: Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival: July 2012
From: Leadfingers
Date: 12 Apr 12 - 08:06 PM

We USED to be booked in the past , but seem to have fallen out of favour of late ! We were Street Entertainers and always enjoyed the Gig .

Subject: Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival: July 2012
From: GUEST,CS
Date: 12 Apr 12 - 01:27 PM

Hearing a program on today's R4 about political music (see here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01fjx67 ) reminded me of this:

http://www.tolpuddlemartyrs.org.uk/index.php?page=2012-festival-and-rally

http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/tolpuddle/2012/

Just wondering really - anyone been? Anyone going?

I see the young angry singer songwriter Grace Petrie (who was also interviewed for the R4 prog.) will be there:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjuGVfhzh08