1st May 2016

Subject: RE: 1st May 2016
From: Joe Offer
Date: 04 May 17 - 10:15 PM

Hal-an-tow has been running through my mind all week. After a winter of rain (and some snow) here in the Sierra foothills of California, we now have temperatures near 90 degrees. More and more flowers are coming out every day, and it's lovely. It has cooled off a bit, so the flowers should stay for a while. We're having a nature hike May 13, combined with a potluck dinner and a singaround. It should be wonderful.
One year, we had the hike/potluck/singaround on May 15, and it snowed the next day.There's something wonderful about that, too.
Hope May is as good as it should be for all of you.
-Joe-

Subject: RE: 1st May 2016
From: terrier
Date: 04 May 17 - 10:14 PM

Bet it wasn't as good as Upton Upon Severn festival though ;) More morris teams than you could shake a stick at (so to speak).

Subject: RE: 1st May 2016
From: GUEST,Some bloke
Date: 01 May 17 - 02:08 PM

Threatened to rain here but didn't. Just put the sprinkler on. Got lots of veg coming on in the raised beds.

Had a great weekend at Wath Folk Festival though.

Subject: RE: 1st May 2016
From: keberoxu
Date: 01 May 17 - 12:23 PM

One year later.
It's raining here.

Subject: RE: 1st May 2016
From: Gallus Moll
Date: 02 May 16 - 07:04 AM

Lou Judson, this section is in fact lyrics and knowledge (not actually 'music') and the bit down below is 'general discussion' i.e. everything else in the universe. I believe something changed recently and some people- is it guests? - cannot now see/participate in the 'general' bit?
I am sure someone who knows better than I will keep you right!

Subject: RE: 1st May 2016
From: BobL
Date: 02 May 16 - 02:54 AM

New Moon Morris were at the Rochester Sweeps' Festival, and after what was not the warmest April on record, the weather was (for the most part) beaut. Unfortunately illness and logistics meant we couldn't assemble a side for sun-up on Bluebell Hill so we had a lie-in instead.

Subject: RE: 1st May 2016
From: John J
Date: 02 May 16 - 02:30 AM

I went up on to Alderley Edge for sunrise, it was really quite special.
Then I went home and got back into bed.

Subject: RE: 1st May 2016
From: Joe Offer
Date: 01 May 16 - 09:14 PM

Hoss! Hoss!

My wife is building a bonfire for Beltane, and she says we have to jump over it once it gets burning. I grumped that I was too old for that.

Robert Rodriquez flew from New York to attend the festival in Padstow today. I'm hoping he brings back some good songs.

And I told somebody at Mass this morning that today was International Socialist Labor Day, and he called me a communist....

I went to a song circle this afternoon and I sang "Circle of the Sun." It's a modern song by Sally Rogers, but I thought it appropriate for Beltane. Any other suggestions for good songs for the season?

Hoss! Hoss!

-Joe-

Subject: RE: 1st May 2016
From: GUEST,lou Judson
Date: 01 May 16 - 07:59 PM

Music section? You mean there are other sections? Do tell.

Subject: RE: 1st May 2016
From: Raggytash
Date: 01 May 16 - 07:23 PM

Cracking concert at the Moor & Coast Session in Whitby tonight.

First act on was Jess Morgan who was very good, next up was George Welch & Christine Jeans again very, very good and the night was topped out by John Tams & Barry Coope.

It doesn't get much better than tonight.

Subject: RE: 1st May 2016
From: Gallus Moll
Date: 01 May 16 - 07:08 PM

oh, just discovered it is in the music section not the everything else one - - --

Subject: RE: 1st May 2016
From: Gallus Moll
Date: 01 May 16 - 07:07 PM

how come this thread disappeared by the start of 2nd May (when it must still be 1st in USA)--- not even on the three-day listing!
I am writing this on my personal page saved version -- - -

Subject: RE: 1st May 2016
From: michaelr
Date: 01 May 16 - 06:43 PM

https://www.facebook.com/greenhouse.celtic/

Happy Beltaine!

Subject: RE: 1st May 2016
From: Joe_F
Date: 01 May 16 - 06:30 PM

Hurray, hurray, the first of May!
Outdoor ******* begins today.

Subject: RE: 1st May 2016
From: GUEST,Manuel
Date: 01 May 16 - 01:58 PM

May is, and shall always be, the month of maying.

Subject: RE: 1st May 2016
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 01 May 16 - 11:29 AM

May Morning in Oxford;

Oxford

Subject: RE: 1st May 2016
From: Gallus Moll
Date: 01 May 16 - 10:53 AM

hen! when!!

Subject: RE: 1st May 2016
From: Gallus Moll
Date: 01 May 16 - 10:50 AM

had a wee Beltane bonfire and candles / lanterns in the garden last night- --
was wondering why neighbouring Episcopal church had lights on past the midnight hour, is there a Christian festival that coincides? (I'll ask them and let you know!)

hen I was a student in Embry a very long time ago, we used to sneak out of our restrictive college residences a little before dawn, head to Arthur's Seat to bathe our faces in the dew - - and have to avoid getting caught by a photographer, our photos in the daily paper for fear we'd be fun' oot!!

Subject: RE: 1st May 2016
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 01 May 16 - 08:26 AM

session this afternoon.

Dave H

Subject: RE: 1st May 2016
From: Raggytash
Date: 01 May 16 - 04:57 AM

Listening to George Welch this afternoon and John Tams tonight, might even do a bit of playing inbetween. Not a bad May Day really!!

Subject: RE: 1st May 2016
From: SPB-Cooperator
Date: 01 May 16 - 04:15 AM

Too busy with the election coming up on Thursday, but looking forward to 1 May 2017

Subject: 1st May 2016
From: Mo the caller
Date: 01 May 16 - 04:13 AM

Is no-one doing anything then?
or are you all too busy doing it to say so here.