BS: UK Catters - who's for Sutton Bomington?

Subject: UK Catters - who's for Sutton Bomington?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 22 Feb 01 - 04:57 PM

Anyone planning (as I am) to get to the 35th National (Folk Music Festival) at Sutton Boninghton, Leicestershire, nr Loughbprough, April 6th - 8th?

It's a great festival and very different from the rest. Everyone coming out from hibernation on the campus of an agricultural college.

"Song and music sessions, lectures and discussions involving performers and acknowledged experts in the field, story-telling sessions, ceilidh ..." People booked so far include Mick Quinn, Danny Meehan, Tam Reid....Weekend tickets œ37 (œ40 after March 15th), œ6 camping (indoor or outdoor), œ46 for a room if you'd rather. Details from: 01296 415333(phone), 01296 3997092 (fax); or 5 Church Street Aylesbury, Bucks HP20 2QP. A great way to start the folk festival year!

This thread is a spin-off from BS: How many UK catters 2

Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters - who's for Sutton Bomington?
From: GUEST
Date: 23 Feb 01 - 10:43 AM

sounds good - though may be going to the Birmingham Fleadh just yet... around that date too I think....

hmmmm

Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters - who's for Sutton Bomington?
From: GUEST,bigJ
Date: 23 Feb 01 - 02:26 PM

Hi McGrath, yes I'll be there again this year although I was rather taken with the thread that said that the National Folk Festival was moving to Maine. I'll buy you a pint!

Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters - who's for Sutton Bomington?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 23 Feb 01 - 02:46 PM

Right, bigJ - I thought you might be across from the island.

That's a start then. Any more?

Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters - who's for Sutton Bomington?
From: GUEST,treaties
Date: 23 Feb 01 - 02:48 PM

I'll be at the National as usual, probably singing rather late and loudly in the bar.

Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters - who's for Sutton Bomington?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 23 Feb 01 - 03:26 PM

"singing rather late and loudly in the bar"

That'll make it easy to spot you...

Me, I've got a Mudcat T-shirt. And a couple of badges too.

Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters - who's for Sutton Bonington?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 27 Feb 01 - 09:09 PM

S Slipping away, so refresh.

Here's an extract from the newsletter just sent out by John Heydon (the organiser)to tempt people.

From the Irish tradition we welcome from South Armagh, Mick Quinn, regarded by many of the younger singers as the father of Northern Ireland's song tradition, Patricia Flynn, a haunting singer with that rich and robust round voice which has come to be associated with Irish female singers - Patricia is, again, from County Armagh; and finally from Ireland, Danny Meehan, originally from Donegal.

Danny is really one of the last of the great old time fiddle players - he seems unable to platy the same piece twice in the same way! Danny will be joined by his good friend Dermot Kearney, booked not only to play the banjo but also to keep an eye on him!

Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters - who's for Sutton Bomington?
From: GUEST,Tom Munnelly
Date: 28 Feb 01 - 02:38 PM

With the cancellation of travel to and from rural areas due to foot and mouth, I'd check out if Sutton Bonnington will go ahead or not.

Tom

Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters - who's for Sutton Bomington?
From: GUEST,treaties1
Date: 28 Feb 01 - 06:45 PM

well ive sent for my National ticket and will keep my fingers crossed. The epidemic seems to be spreading with each news broadcast heartbreaking for the farmers,

Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters - who's for Sutton Bomington?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 28 Feb 01 - 07:02 PM

There's a month and a bit to go, so things should be clearer by then. I'd guess we'll be all right - I can't remember coming across any livestock there, even though it is an agricultural; collge, and there probably are some somewhere.

Heartbreaking for the farmers though, as you said treaties. Here's a song about a previous outbreak that I posted

Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters - who's for Sutton Bomington?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 23 Mar 01 - 08:38 AM

I was over optimistic - here's a post from Julie B that she put up on another thread about this festival - I'm copying it here, because some people might have it on a trace page.

Re: The National Folk Festival at Sutton Bonington, near Loughborough, England, weekend of April 8th.

In the post this morning I received notification that the festival has been cancelled; quote from festival director John Heydon:

"I have now been advised that due to the Foot and Mouth epidemic, all conferences, and the National is considered a conference, on the Sutton Bonington Campus, have been cancelled until after Easter. In these circumstances, this year's festival cannot be held...I am proposing to ask the same guests to take part in next year's festival over the weekend 12th-14th April 2002. ...Some of the Irish and American contingent are committed to coming to the UK. Haddenham Ceilidhs has its normal ceilidh on Sat 7th April...attached to the [village] hall is a small room ideal for informal concerts. I intend asking all artists who were committed to the National for the weekend to consider coming out to Haddenham and having a small National 'cancelled' party".