PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Feb 04 - 07:27 AM

Are we all going to stick to the new thread ? seems a good idea to me

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: GUEST,Cookieless Deanie Boy
Date: 27 Feb 04 - 05:39 AM

That was me, by the way.

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Feb 04 - 05:37 AM

You tell him, Hannah...!

Hodgsons sounds fun, John. Full line up? Five piece would be good for this one, Micheal. I'm up for it if you lot are.

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: GUEST,Hannah
Date: 27 Feb 04 - 05:32 AM

Correction to oombanjo's earlier entry....I DO know the pubs are booking their own acts.
Hannah

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 26 Feb 04 - 01:40 PM

Somebody already has started a new thread for 2004 It's easy if you use the Blickifier to create your BLICKIES {i.e. the "Make a Link ("blue clicky")" - just below the box you type your replies into}.
Quack!
Geoff the dUCK (OH BUGGER THE cAPSLOCK!!)

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: oombanjo
Date: 25 Feb 04 - 03:49 PM

CAN SOMEONE START A NEW LINK ON THIS ONE. I DON'T KNOW HOW.
                CHEE3RS OOMBANJO.

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: oombanjo
Date: 25 Feb 04 - 03:47 PM

I'd better get in early on this one.Had a meeting last Wed 17?? The agenda was.   Mins of last meeting, Venues (Memorial Hall, back on.catering, (ongoing) fringe There are no changes from last years position though Hannah has not grasped that the Pubs will book their own acts eg Odies. I have spoken to most of the pubs about supporting the programme and although none were against, all would like to know the cost, I have given Hannah a list to visit. Hodgsons have booked the full line up of P.T. H.(can you confirm Ossonflags) The Tiger is back on, and with the Memorial hall being again a venue this should be well patronised.Oddies and the Sun are as usual (check Oddies for a booked act)Nellies will host the old time/Bluegrass from mid day on the Saturday, Anna has made the upstiars room avaliable to the festival "if required" The Start up dance will be again on Thursday at the Memorial Hall .Thats the fringe for now. next on the agenda Stewarding ,more required. Other items were Artists to date, "to many to put down".Education and community programme--Coming of age. Jenny may come in on this one??? and Funding. I will put in more as I am made aware.

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: Sir Roger de Beverley
Date: 25 Feb 04 - 02:56 PM

Last year, when the festival proper returned, the PVFF effectively became the festival fringe. In all probability it will again this year but I,m not really involved as I'm doing a lot of work and also my wife has been ill since October and I don't have the time to go to meetings etc.

Oombanjo has been representing the fringe interests at the FF meetings.

Roger

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: Mr Happy
Date: 25 Feb 04 - 02:00 PM

Any likelihood of PVFF happening this year?

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: Sir Roger de Beverley
Date: 04 Jul 02 - 08:24 AM

We are having a debriefing meeting next Tuesday 9th July, 7pm in County Hall, Beverley. This is essentially to see what worked, what didn't, what lessons we can learn and where we want to go from here.

Everyone is welcome to come and have their say or post comments here or PM me with feedback and suggestions.

I've set up a meeting with Chris Wade of the Beverley and East Riding folk Festival to discuss how PVFF can be built on for next year's festival. It will be on the week of 22nd July but the details are still to be settled. R

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: oombanjo
Date: 03 Jul 02 - 04:25 PM

A consideration! today I called in at Arther Douglases on Cherry tree lane for a salad bun or four, whilst they were being prepared I was set upon by the female members of his staff,( note. I did'nt put up a fight, but enjoyed it.) However, all had joined in at some time throught the festival, and all were off the same opinion, that for the first time it felt like a peoples festival and was there for the benefit of the people.This thought has been endorsed by all the Beverley people who have called in at their shop. They are requesting, Can it be done again next year.

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: Les from Hull
Date: 02 Jul 02 - 03:14 PM

Sorry I forgot to mention that the one named as John (as in John and Josh) is, of course, Oombanjo.

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: Les from Hull
Date: 02 Jul 02 - 10:04 AM

Just a further note on the photos. Bill Sables' 'pal' is of course Christine, Harpmaker's partner. And Eileen is now known to you all as Rambling Rose.

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: nutty
Date: 02 Jul 02 - 09:20 AM

Of oourse, the festival I was referring to was the PVFF
I really should wake up before attempting to post

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: Noreen
Date: 02 Jul 02 - 09:11 AM

Try again! (Click here)

(relative links don't work to the photo pages)

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: Noreen
Date: 02 Jul 02 - 08:59 AM

Click here to see the photos mentioned above

Shame I couldn't be there, it sounds and looks as if it was wonderful!

Noreen

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 02 Jul 02 - 06:25 AM

Well said nutty I knew was impotent so now we all has to dress impotent

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: nutty
Date: 02 Jul 02 - 03:51 AM

Perhaps all Festival Organisers should realise that, while they are worried about the logistics of getting bums on seats for concerts with artists that they spend larger amounts on each year, the success of the festival stands (or falls) on the singers and musicians who just want to get together with like-minded people and play and sing.
Far too often catering for these people is an afterthought .... festivals like the PPVF show just how important they(we) are.

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: brid widder
Date: 01 Jul 02 - 06:53 PM

Here's songs in season every year Some voices sweet with others strong Gently round ascending With harmonies a-blending In unison pours forth the song Uplifting beams of Inn or Hall And shaking plaster from the wall When all men sing.

here's to next year!!

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: GUEST,Julie B at home
Date: 01 Jul 02 - 10:13 AM

"...And gentlefolk in England, now abed,
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here;
And hold their music cheap whiles any sings
That sang with us upon the days of the Beverley PVFF" ;-))

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: oombanjo
Date: 29 Jun 02 - 07:27 PM

I wish I had a scanner.( NOTE IF I GET THROUGH THIS I'V DONE WELL.) Just got back from a pub or two, or a few. I received a letter from David dry (Dr) this morning wishing us all his best for being invited to the best festival he has been to in years, He stayed at the Tudor Rose. Where even the landlady made comment on the fact that the fetival, and the people, left the camp site and main venue and came into the town, She felt that it was more a Beverley festival than ever before. I will bring the letter with to our next meet, it is worth publification. Those comments were only one of the issues he thought we had redeemed.

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: GUEST,Julie B at home
Date: 27 Jun 02 - 07:50 PM

Roger
Please do feel free to quote my comments in the report.

As for MK, one well-attended long-standing session (mainly tunes) is held at The Cannon pub in Newport Pagnell (north MK) every Wed at 8.30pm. The pub is in the centre of NP, on the main street, and the session is currently running in a back room as a private function until a PEL is gained, at which point it'll move back into the bar.
If you're prepared to travel further afield, Bedford folk club meets every Thursday 8.30pm in the Kings Arms in Bedford. Steve Parkes and I would be pleased to give you a lift! Cheers,
Julie
P.S. I too work for the OU! (and so does Steve Parkes).

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 27 Jun 02 - 07:01 PM

Thanks for the info Caz, it sounds good and I will try to get there.

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: Caz
Date: 27 Jun 02 - 04:44 PM

Hi Julie B and John from Hull. Have you tried the Whitby Hiring Fair. This year it is on Sunday 18 at the Football club just on the edge of town. It starts around 12 to 12.30ish and consists of around 12 different acts, each playing for about 15mins. It is free and you don't have to be an agent/folk club or festival organiser/hirer to get in. Someone said to me last year that they have been going to the Whitby fest for years and never miss the hiring fair, they think it's one of the best gigs.

Check it out. We had a ball last year and it gave us an insite into what other acts were doing, their delivery etc, etc. We have our names down to perform there again this year and apart from that it realy is a great afternoons worth of entertainment.

Carole - OUTSIDER

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: Sir Roger de Beverley
Date: 27 Jun 02 - 10:12 AM

I'll write a review for Tykes News too

R

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 27 Jun 02 - 09:20 AM

Roger I'll also e-mail you a copy of an article I've sent to Stirrings for the next issue

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: Sir Roger de Beverley
Date: 27 Jun 02 - 09:15 AM

Julie

Thanks for your rave review of the Beverley weekend - do you mind if I cut and paste it into a report I'm putting together for the official FF committee?

I work for the OU and am sometimes in MK - can you tell me where the good places are to play around there?

R

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: Sir Roger de Beverley
Date: 27 Jun 02 - 03:38 AM

Hi everyone

Sorry to have been so quiet for the last few days but the work on the wonderful new Tesco development in Beverley managed to damage our phone line on Tuesday and I've been out of touch with world since then.

Thanks to everyone for the responses to PVFF. We hope to have a meeting next week with the licensees and any folkies that care to come along to talk about how it went and where people want to go from here. As I said in an earlier posting we are meeting with Chris Wade in July and I want to get as complete a picture of peoples views as possible before then.

Undoubtedly we tapped into a groundswell of support both locally and more widespread and, if BERFF can build on that, then Beverley should have a mega festival for years to come.I can't see the licensees not wanting to be involved again(I don't think that their accountants would let them pull out)and we have increased the number of potential venues for BERFF to use next year and beyond.

R

R

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 26 Jun 02 - 06:02 PM

i agreee, wHitby is really nice, if You liked Beberley you liii like whitby, I went last year.You dont need to buy a ticket you can just slep in your car and go to pub then all you need is money for bear, food is a bit expensive there thogh I went in one shpop and got 2 tuna sandwidges, and a bun, it was neerly 5 quid, I said to shop woman, "you must be bloody joking, that is too expensive" she cheked and it was the right price so i didnt go in theat shop again, you can get a full meal for that money, so check the prices first and see about taking you own packing up to save money.john

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: brid widder
Date: 26 Jun 02 - 05:49 PM

It was good to see you too Julie.. I agree with Gerry, Whitby is a MUST... although a ticket is optional!!

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: Banjo-Flower
Date: 26 Jun 02 - 05:27 PM

Julie B If you do'nt get anywhere else in the"NORTH" you must get to Whitby it's "FANTASTIC" Gerry

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: GUEST,Julie B at home
Date: 26 Jun 02 - 04:16 PM

...Thanks for a brilliant, brilliant weekend Roger!
The only drawback is that there were so many things that went on that it'll take me weeks to tell the folk back here in Milton Keynes about it all. And the post-Beverley withdrawal symptoms were so bad that I stayed in the area for a little bit longer and visited the Hessle session (The Hase) last night (Tuesday). Now, I just need to do my washing tomorrow before I set off for the Four Fools Festival in Chorley!

Looking forward to Beverley in 2003 and this years Hull 'Sea Fever' Shanty festival. Planning to try Whitby too in August, now that I've got the hang of travelling northwards!

It was so wonderful to meet and sing/play with Mudcatters such as Bill Sables, Smallpiper, Frank-T, MC Fat, Roger, Willa, John-from-Hull, Brid widder and many more. Simply a fantastic three days.
Julie B

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 26 Jun 02 - 11:22 AM

Stop pinching my lines. To get to piccies go to site map (it's the second or third thread on the discussion forum) then photos then events and a whole list of events comes up PVFF is at the top.

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: little spiky
Date: 26 Jun 02 - 10:31 AM

Where are these pictures ? I'd love to see them!

p.s. Beverley this year was beer on a stick. Double, even Triple Fantastic!

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 26 Jun 02 - 07:36 AM

The trousers are actually a marquee that I'm breaking in in fact the Badger made me a badge saying the Marquis de Fat Bastarde and the T-shirt simply said what it does on the tin 'BIG FAT BASTARD'

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 26 Jun 02 - 05:54 AM

I resemble that remark. Wide screen newspapers !!! Now there's an inovative idea !!!

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: oombanjo
Date: 25 Jun 02 - 05:53 PM

What was that printed on his shirt?? I thought he was trying to tell me something.

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: nutty
Date: 25 Jun 02 - 05:49 PM

Particularly if he is wearing those quite amazing trousers

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: Les from Hull
Date: 25 Jun 02 - 05:37 PM

There was some chat in the Sun on Sunday anout 3 Jim MacDonalds. I mentioned that 3 Jim MacDonalds would be visible from space!

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: oombanjo
Date: 25 Jun 02 - 05:30 PM

NO. THERES A BIT OF HIM ON EACH PAGE. BUT YOU HAVE TO BUY 20000 COPIES TO GET THE FULL PICTURE.

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: Les from Hull
Date: 25 Jun 02 - 05:28 PM

I'm sorry I missed that. Did we have a special wide-page version just for Jim?

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: oombanjo
Date: 25 Jun 02 - 05:21 PM

YUP I HAVE SAVED IT 4 HIM AND SO HAS EVERYONE, 20000 COPIES COMING YOUR WAY JIM.

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: Willa
Date: 25 Jun 02 - 05:09 PM

It was worth buying the Hull Daily Mail last night, just for the photo of Mc!

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: oombanjo
Date: 25 Jun 02 - 04:24 PM

It's time To say thanks to one (who withought) this would not have happened (THANKS MUDCAT) without your channel of communication we may never have got this ball rolling. AND DID WE HAVE A BALL. I had a few of the handouts given to me on the field monday morning who wants them?. it has been suggested that we have a get together prior to the meeting with CW. any thoughts, who would the interested parties be???. Has anyone spoken to Amander to see who filled the BUCKET??

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 25 Jun 02 - 01:10 PM

Hi Caz, it was great to hear you and your band (Outsider), I am really enjoying your CD, see you at The Tap session sometime.john

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: Caz
Date: 25 Jun 02 - 01:02 PM

I just want to say A BIG WELL DONE AND THANK YOU to all who started the ball rolling, to all who jumped on the band wagon and to all who supported the PVFF.

Mary thoroughly enjoyed hosting the bodhràn workshop and got 16 people along to it. Nine of those came to see us at the Beehive and it was packed all night.

It was wonderful to see people coming and going as they supported as many acts as they could during the evening. We saw some friends and made some new ones.

John from Hull, sorry we didn't get to Hodgsons, we got talking to some people in the audience after the gig and ended back at their spot, but I'll catch you at the Tap and Spile. Thanks for your support and tambourin playing.

I don't know about the other bands and artists but if they were as well received as we were by the folkies and non-folkies, they will have had a ball and no mistake.

My involvement was very little this year but if it does go ahead next year you can count on the bodhràn workshop and we'll issue leaflets and info with all our gig lists again. And I'll even help out a bit more, perhaps some admin for you? just give me shout.

This was a very friendly, down to earth festival and it was on my doorstep! THANK YOU AND WELL DONE.

Carole - OUTSIDER

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: rambling rose
Date: 25 Jun 02 - 12:54 PM

Hi Les and Mags hope you enjoyed the rock

Hi MC Fat - came back on Sunday to find you had deserted so still have your rock. Spotted the wonderfully realistic replica pf the Endeavour when I arrived in the Sun but sorry to say it sank by the end of the night. I even sat through the whole night in me Kiss Me Quick hat - not a pretty sight!!

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: brid widder
Date: 25 Jun 02 - 12:37 PM

I think a second festival would be good but I believe September would mean the Leisure centre campsite would not be available... Rugby apparently...

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 25 Jun 02 - 11:46 AM

Welcome Rambling Rose but where's me rock ?

Subject: RE: PVFF Beverley Starts Friday 21st
From: Les from Hull
Date: 25 Jun 02 - 11:28 AM

Welcome to Mudcat, rambling rose! Sorry you had to miss so much of the festival, but thanks for the stick of rock!

My own view for continuing PVFF would be to have an additional festival, possibly in September (starting next year) so as not to interfere with the Beverley and East Riding Folk Festival. There's some assumptions that go along with this. We have to be sure that we can get people to volunteer their services - I'll be happy to do the posters and programme again. We also need to be sure that any sponsorship of PVFF would not stop BERFF from going ahead. We obviously need the support of the Local Authorities, and the people of Beverley.

If we combine PVFF and BERFF, we will need additional camping facilities, which would mean another campsite at a local school or sports ground, or an arrangement with the commercial site just outside Beverley. BERFF has always filled the Leisure Centre field with ticket holders.