Whitby Folk Week 2018-August

Subject: Whitby Folk Week 2018-August
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 18 Feb 18 - 08:48 AM

Whitby Folk Week 2018
August
Saturday 18th - Friday 24th
http://whitbyfolk.co.uk?

Facebook
facebook.com/groups/129958666651?


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Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 2018-August
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Feb 18 - 09:02 AM

Yes your links are correct. I assume that is what the question marks were meant to ask.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 2018-August
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 18 Feb 18 - 09:50 AM

Thanks for checking the links Guest.
Always worthwhile.
But actually, no, it's some glitch in the Mudcat copy\paste.
I think I've even deleted ?s from the preview but it looks like then the spaces next door get turned into ?s. idk... (or I might have pasted the wrong bit of text...!)
to save thread drift:
More info\comments here
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btw
The Whitby Pavilion gig is 5th july
"Eye Of The Wind" James Cook and His Voyage on the Endeavour -

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 2018-August
From: GUEST,Some bloke
Date: 18 Feb 18 - 02:03 PM

Already booked my digs...

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 2018-August
From: GUEST,Ebor Fiddler
Date: 18 Feb 18 - 06:51 PM

Haven't we all? Now all we have to remember is where they were!

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 2018-August
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 21 Feb 18 - 07:24 AM

Good to know that Whitby Folk Week is still in August despite the worst endeavours of the Regatta.

Heather Clark - an Australian lady who is an authority on Folk Dance in Australia - is putting together a workshop / presentation of dances associated with James Cook.

I believe she will be in the UK in the summer during the dates of both the Whitby Sea Festival and Whitby Folk Week and so might be of interest to either event.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 2018-August
From: Mo the caller
Date: 22 Feb 18 - 05:32 AM

highlight of the year

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 2018-August
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 26 Feb 18 - 06:16 AM

The Social dance programme is getting a bit of flack on Facebook apparently.

Perhaps a little early to judge as the actual programme is probably five months away but it does - with certain exception - seem somewhat lightweight.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 2018-August
From: Jack Campin
Date: 27 Feb 18 - 07:03 AM

Here's a dance tune with Cook associations. It's from a collection by William Campbell; Omai (real name Mai, the explorers got it wrong) was the Tahitian gent who acted as interpreter for Cook in New Zealand and went back with Cook to England before being taken back home on the next voyage. He was quite a celebrity when in England. Campbell gave dance instructions; I can't read those and didn't copy them. The booklet is in the Wighton in Dundee. There's nothing Polynesian about the tune - Campbell presumably thought D minor sounded barbarically exotic, and couldn't be bothered distinguishing Aotearoa and Aberdeenshire.

X:2
T:Omai
S:William Campbell: New and Favourite Country Dances, book 2
N:Dundee, Wighton, 92520 H
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Dmin
d>ed^c      Ddde       |fdcA                 FGEC           |\
ded^c       Ddde       |fd     f/e/d/^c/     d2          d2:|
fd a/b/a/g/ ec g/a/g/f/|de/f/ (g/f/).e/.d/ (^c/d/).e/.c/ A2 |\
F>GFE       Ddde       |fd^cA                d2          D2:|

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 2018-August
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 27 Feb 18 - 08:12 AM

So we have made two discoveries here.
A (perhaps) previously unknown dance.
A subject that Mr Campin is not an expert in/at.
Wonders never cease.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 2018-August
From: GUEST,Curious
Date: 12 Mar 18 - 10:37 AM

Refresh

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 2018-August
From: r.padgett
Date: 12 Mar 18 - 12:38 PM

NO regatta clash 2018

Ray

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 2018-August
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 12 Mar 18 - 06:42 PM

Aye - probably for one year only!

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 2018-August
From: Michael
Date: 12 Mar 18 - 07:01 PM

For at least three years!!!!!

2019 Folk Week August 17th to 23rd: Regatta 10th to 12th
2020 Folk Week August 22nd to 28th: Regatta 15th to 17th

Mike

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 2018-August
From: GUEST,guest
Date: 13 Mar 18 - 08:02 PM

Some good news then!

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 2018-August
From: GUEST
Date: 14 Mar 18 - 06:58 AM

the fish n chips are good but....

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 2018-August
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 14 Mar 18 - 11:23 AM

Does the but imply a criticism?

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 2018-August
From: Raggytash
Date: 14 Mar 18 - 11:38 AM

Depending where you go they can be expensive!!

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 2018-August
From: GUEST
Date: 14 Mar 18 - 01:10 PM

bit of peace & quiet in Sam Smith's pubs if you need it. cheap beer as well, to compensate for the rip off fish n chips

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 2018-August
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 14 Mar 18 - 01:40 PM

Silver Street fisheries are good value.

Not sure if I will get there at all this year. Got a big trip planned for later in the year.

DtG

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 2018-August
From: GUEST,Tatterfoal
Date: 15 Mar 18 - 08:25 AM

Been going to Whitby 20 years but no more due to the lightweight social dance, felt like unwanted guests last year.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 2018-August
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 15 Mar 18 - 02:36 PM

Apparently people have been voicing the same criticism of the dance programme on facebook.

Seems there is an opportunity for someone(s) with a bit of imagination and organising ability to set up something to fill the void.

There are plenty of good size village halls within close proximity of Whitby and obtaining coaches to save people moving their cars should present no problem.

In the early days of the previous management's tenure a series of dances were held to cater for the numbers attending before more of the the halls within Whitby became available.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 2018-August
From: GUEST,Tatterfoal
Date: 16 Mar 18 - 03:26 AM

In years past all types of dancers were catered for in the main pavilion hall by having contract, Playford, ceilidh evenly split throughout the night, this also gave people a chance to try out different disciplines of dance, it seemed to me to work well. This was well supported why change it?

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 2018-August
From: GUEST,Ebor Fiddler
Date: 18 Mar 18 - 08:28 PM

Contra?

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