2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival

Subject: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Monologue Man
Date: 02 Nov 12 - 09:40 AM

Early Bird tickets are now on sale for the 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival.

Booking details together with the full line up are on the festival website www.moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk

Artists include: Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies, Quicksilver, Anthony John Clarke, Paul Metsers, Brian Peters, Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer, The Bounty Hounds, Winter Wilson, Black Rat and Hissyfit.

Orders for festival T shirts can also be made when you book your tickets.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Leadfingers
Date: 02 Nov 12 - 10:12 AM

Web Site Shame it Clashes with W H F F - IF I am paying for a weekend , double the mileage matters these days !

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 02 Nov 12 - 01:13 PM

It IS an awful shame that Moira and Grove are clashing again in 2013, as they're 2 of my favourite festivals. Hopefully they will be able to stop clashing in future years!

But we will definitely be going to Moira in 2013!

MudGather anyone?

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: WindhoverWeaver
Date: 02 Nov 12 - 02:02 PM

Form printed and cheque written.

Mudgather on the list, of course.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Dave Earl
Date: 02 Nov 12 - 02:15 PM

Really like both Grove WHFF and Moira and hate not being able to do both.

I've therefore decided that I will alternate year by year. Therefore, as I was at Moira in 2012, I will be at White Horse Fest. in 2013.

please keep my name on the Stewarding list though.

Dave

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Splott Man
Date: 03 Nov 12 - 03:42 AM

Huzzah!
We'll be there!

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Monologue Man
Date: 03 Nov 12 - 03:55 AM

I agree that it is a shame about the clash with White Horse Folk Festival. One of the organisers from White Horse came to the early Moira Furnace Folk Festivals when Moira was on the third August weekend and White Horse on the 4th. Moira have remained with the 3rd weekend but now, it would appear that White Horse have moved to the 3rd weekend as well!

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Acorn4
Date: 03 Nov 12 - 05:14 AM

Perhaps avoiding a clash with Shrewsbury was a factor.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Andy Jackson
Date: 03 Nov 12 - 05:39 AM

I'm afraid clashing is the bane of an organisers life. A major factor for the smaller festivals is catering for the hard core followers. WHFF and Moira are a classic case, many who go to either really want to go to both. Dave E's answer of alternating is one solution. But this means that the fun chat about what happened last year, is meaningless; who talks about the year before last?

Early planning and chat between organisers, including the big boys, is surely the only way this can be sorted. The idea of hanging on to a specific weekend might have to be relaxed, you just tell us when it's on, we'll be there.
Is this not part of the idea behind AFO (the Association of Festival Organisers for those across the pond)?

P.S. We will be at Moira, sorry again Dave.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 04 Nov 12 - 05:02 AM

Yay Moira!!! Have not been back since attended in 2010 due first to illness in 2011 then to visit to US 2012. Perfect as we will be spending some time up thataway for retirement move reconnaissance mission in South Yorkshire.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Monologue Man
Date: 16 Nov 12 - 12:22 PM

EARLY BIRD tickets now available for the 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival... buy them before 1st April 2013 and pay 2012 Festival Ticket prices!
See the MFFF website for details...
http://www.moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk/tickets_booking.html

MFFF Tickets and Booking
www.moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk
Moira Furnace Folk Festival Ticket and Booking Information

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 16 Nov 12 - 01:57 PM

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Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Monologue Man
Date: 28 Nov 12 - 05:14 AM

‎2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival souvenir T-SHIRTS now available to order, in a variety of colours and sizes!
Click here to find out more...
http://www.moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk/forms/2013_forms/2013_t_shirt_v1.pdf

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Monologue Man
Date: 08 Dec 12 - 07:07 AM

A Moira Furnace Folk Festival weekend ticket provides an excellent Christmas present for both family and loved ones.

For only £25 you can give somebody an excellent weekend of entertainment that they will treasure for many years to come.

Tickets are available from the festival website

www.moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Bounty Hound
Date: 08 Dec 12 - 02:52 PM

Great festival, can't wait, bring on summer. Suffolk well represented again with the return of the excellent Chris King (seaking) And watch out for our friends from Bury St Edmunds Cudby Calder, a fantastic new act, spotted at the BSE Oxjam folk weekend this year, and booked for Moira on the spot!

Looking forward to seeing you there

Bounty Hound John

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Cats
Date: 08 Dec 12 - 05:12 PM

I will be doing an amazing story walk along with Ned Clamp and Patti smith providing the music and some of the songs. Hopefully the storytellers chair will be carved in the woods by then.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Dec 12 - 06:13 AM

I can confirm that the storytellers chair has been carved and they are planning an official opening around Easter time. I have passed on your contact details so they can invite you to this event.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,cllr
Date: 09 Dec 12 - 01:18 PM

re dates
August 2010 and 2011 they were a week apart (I was at both) because the way they follow the weekends in that month.

2012, 13, 14, there is effectively one less weekend and they get pushed together. Grove moves between the second and third weekend depending on this as it seems to be based on what day the month starts while Moira seems to be based on being the weekend before the Bank holiday
next one without a clash is 2015
i love both festivals

when it works out i can do Sidmouth Dartmoor Grove Moira and Towersey all in one month 8-)
regards cllr

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Dec 12 - 04:00 PM

Not sure how you have worked this out cllr but there are in fact 5 weekends in August in 2014!

The date of the festival is also not related to the Bank Holiday.

Irrespective of the number of weekends in August, the festival committee has decided that Moira Furnace Folk Festival will be held on the third weekend in August so the 2014 festival will be on 115th, 16th and 17th August.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Monologue Man
Date: 09 Dec 12 - 04:01 PM

Sorry about the last post!!

It should have read 15th, 16th and 17th August 2014.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Dec 12 - 07:49 PM

Moira in 2009 was the fourth weekend in August as the fifth weekend was a bank holiday weekend monday being the 31st


there are indeed five weekends in august in 2014 but the last weekend is not the bank holiday the 31 is the sunday the point being

all the moira festivals so far are the week before the bank holiday (so far) and all the whitehorse festivals are the following week after Sidmouth finishes

Sidmouth dates are always from the first Monday in August which is why sometimes the start of Sidmouth festival friday is in July and other times the first friday is in August


Moira 2010 was technically the third weekend but effectively the fourth as the first of august was a Sunday (depends if you say a weekend is just the saturday or if it has to include the Sunday as well)

in 2011 the first Monday from when Sidmouth runs was 1 August which meant

that White horse ran on the second and Moira was on the third weekend

2012 clashed so will 2013 and 2014 as i previously said

unless one festival changes its date, the next year where they won't clash will be 2015

moira has so far always been the weekend before the bank holiday
whitehorse/grove is always the weekend that follows a week after the final friday of Sidmouth.

if its irrespective of when it falls, i hope the committee stick to the current pattern in 2015
as Whitehorse/grove will be 14 15 16 August and Moira will be 21 22 23 so i can do both again- which is exactly the same as the 2009 dates

warmest regards cllr

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Seaking
Date: 10 Dec 12 - 07:13 AM

Missed it last year due to work getting in the way. Can't wait to get back in 2013, it's a fantastic festival and great to see how it's developing year after year. As John says, nice to see Suffolk so well represented, it's going to be fun !
Chris

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 10 Dec 12 - 10:45 AM

I've generally found that WHFF starts a week after Sidmouth finishes, so clashes with the start of Whitby when there are 4 Mondays in the month but not when there are 5 Mondays in August. Moira always seems to have started the same weekend as the start of Whitby.

Kitty

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Monologue Man
Date: 10 Dec 12 - 11:28 AM

As I have already stated a decision has been made by the Moira Furnace Folk Festival committee to hold future festivals on the third weekend of August.

When the Bank Holiday is does not have any relevance to the decision.

2014 will be 15th, 16th and 17th August.

2015 will be 21st,22nd and 23rd

2016 will be on 19th, 20th and 21st

2017 will be on 18th, 19th and 20th

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Dec 12 - 02:02 PM

Not wanting to quibble Morley man
But as I have said 21 22 23 August 2015 is the fourth weekend of August 2015
The first one was on the fourth weekend as well in 2009
Regards Cllr

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Dec 12 - 03:07 PM

Sorry i meant monologue man
Regards Cllr

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Dame Pattie Smith EPNS
Date: 10 Dec 12 - 06:12 PM

Yes we are looking forward to it very much, we enjoyed it lots this year.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Monologue Man
Date: 11 Dec 12 - 04:56 AM

By the third weekend we mean the third weekend when the Friday, Saturday and Sunday are all in August.In 2015 the Friday of the first weekend in August is in July as it was in 2009 !

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 11 Dec 12 - 06:04 AM

OK, so that's agreed then, 3rd FULL weekend in August! I'll make a note of that....

BTW, I'm looking forward to it aswell, though I hate missing Grove *sigh*

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST, Monolgue Man
Date: 11 Dec 12 - 11:28 AM

We are all very much looking forward to listening to My guru always said appearing again in 2013.

I assume that you will want me to programme a Mudgather at the Railway on the Saturday afternoon of the festival. Will last year's times be OK?

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 11 Dec 12 - 11:55 AM

Monologue Man: Can't remember what those times were, but perhaps a little nearer teatime? I think I recall that we clashed with some fabulous concerts! Poss 4.30 - 6.30?
ps. Many thanks for your kind words!

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Monologue Man
Date: 11 Dec 12 - 01:46 PM

Last year it was from 3.30 until 5.30 with the proviso that you could go on until 6 p.m if necessary.

The Saturday evening concerts start at 6.30 p.m.

I will leave it to you to decide the timings.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 14 Dec 12 - 06:20 AM

Monologue Man: Many thanks for helping with the times for the MudGather!

CattersAll: Mudgather times are now sorted and will be from 4-6pm on the Saturday, Hoorah!!

How about that for fab organisation & planning ahead *grin*

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: WindhoverWeaver
Date: 14 Dec 12 - 08:59 AM

Sounds great MGAS! Chocolate, songs, and time for a bite of pub food before the evening concert--what could be better?

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Ian
Date: 14 Dec 12 - 09:38 AM

I'm getting a bit old for camping but would love to go to this festival. It appears that the end of the Ashby Canal (and its incredibly smelly toilet facilities) is about 5 miles away by road (and probably something similar walking).

Does anyone have any comments on how realistic it would be to get a taxi from the festival site to some nearby canal mooring (accessible by road)?

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Big Al Whittle
Date: 14 Dec 12 - 12:13 PM

Moira Furnace....she sounds like hot stuff!

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: OlgaJ
Date: 21 Jan 13 - 05:43 AM

Lots of interesting workshops planned for singers and musicians and the Storytelling at the new Storyteller's chair sounds fascinating. There will also be a Skiffle Session on Sunday morning that everyone can join in with. If you can shake it, bang it, pluck it, blow it or sing it, bring it along and let off some steam.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 21 Jan 13 - 06:10 AM

I'll be there again - Lovely festival last year. Bringing a hoard this time - Me and Mrs G, 2 grandsons, Grandsons parents (Son and Daughter I-L) and D-I-Ls Mum and friend! See you there :-)

DtG

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 21 Jan 13 - 02:47 PM

Did anyone manage to answer Ian's question about mooring locally?

Looking forward to seeing the Storytellers chair!

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Monologue Man
Date: 18 Mar 13 - 10:58 AM

If you are planning to come to this year's festival then please remember that the Early Bird prices are only available till the end of March. Save yourself £5 on every ticket by purchasing before April 1st.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Monologue Man
Date: 24 Mar 13 - 12:09 PM

Just one more week for you to take advantage of the Early Bird prices.

Book now if you want to save money at what must be the 'Best value Folk Festival' in the country.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: OlgaJ
Date: 21 May 13 - 04:21 AM

Workshop programme now complete. Some different sessions this time including a Nyckelharpa Taster session, Sacred Harp and West Gallery Singing, 'The Songwriter's Experience'(three hours in total, skiffle, ukulele, melodeon, basic guitar and basic voice. We've also got tai chi to get the day off to a good start and storytelling in the woods. There is a separate programme for children so we are hoping there is something for everyone.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 21 May 13 - 06:52 AM

So looking forward to this.

If you get the chance, do come to this lovely friendly festival!

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 21 May 13 - 03:46 PM

I'm have 6 tickets and am looking forward to it already :-) Can we get a programme in advance anyone?

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: OlgaJ
Date: 11 Jul 13 - 09:53 AM

Workshop programme just about sorted. We've got Sacred Harp and West Gallery (4 part harmony), Songwriting and Basic Voice for the singers, Nyckelharpa,Ukulele, Melodeon, Basic Guitar and Spoons for Musicians, and a big skiffle session on Sunday for everyone who wants to let off a bit of steam. In addition we've got Tai-Chi on both mornings and a story telling session at the new Storytellers Chair in the Wood on Saturday. Children will be catered for in the Hollybush Tent with a variety of crafts. All we need now is to book the weather!

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 12 Jul 13 - 04:22 AM

Really looking forward to Moira! If you're booking the weather can you please put in a request for 'no sunburn'?

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 12 Jul 13 - 05:48 AM

Nooooo! Sunburn is easy to avoid with the right sunscreen and ensuring you spend enough time in the beer tent :-) It's rain and cold we don't want!

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: OlgaJ
Date: 12 Jul 13 - 06:08 AM

Yep - you can prevent sunburn but not wind and rain! Looking good for the next week so hopefully it will last a few more:-)

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 16 Jul 13 - 11:59 AM

Still enjoying the sunshine, and hope that it stays with us till at least after Moira!

Million dollar shortcake?

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: OlgaJ
Date: 16 Jul 13 - 12:02 PM

Probably!