BS: Guy Wolff to England

Subject: BS. Guy Wolff to England
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 24 Sep 02 - 08:19 PM

Dear old friends here, hello.
. I'm looking for sessions to get to while taking my partner around looking for traditional potterys to help into the USA's sales market. We are comming into Heathwow on Thursday the 17th of Oct and hope to sleep in Bath that night.. Then the next day Friday the(18th)work up the Cotswolds and see Witchford pottery. Saterday the 19th I want to be back around Ripon..ANything Around?? . Is there anything in Beverley on Sunday the 20th????? My partners family is from Durham so I think he wants to go to church there on sunday morning but I dont want to miss some get togethers in Yorkshire if there is anything going ,, Any thoughts!!!!
Monday will be in Northumberland (BArdon Mill )and Wheatherriggs in Penrith and then back to MAnchester for Monday night and a flight out to Portugal on TUesday (22) morning.
We have a car so we can work our way around to anything kind of near our destinatoins!!! I hope I get a chance to see lots of great Mudcat friends this short wild trip but if not all the best to all here! GUY
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Subject: RE: BS. Guy Wolff to England
From: Bert
Date: 24 Sep 02 - 10:31 PM

You lucky Limeys, you're in for a treat. Make sure that you can fit some time in to see Guy.

Guy, It's a pity you're not going to be in the South East. There's a great potter named John Solly in Maidstone. I took a one week full time course with him many years ago.

Subject: RE: BS. Guy Wolff to England
From: Noreen
Date: 25 Sep 02 - 06:33 AM

Monday 21st, get to the White Lion in Swinton while you're in the Manchester area, meet several mudcatters there.

I'm sure Dave the Gnome will agree when he's back from working away all week- it's his club.

Looking foprward to meeting you, Guy.

Noreen

Subject: RE: BS. Guy Wolff to England
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 25 Sep 02 - 12:43 PM

Hey Bert, thanks I would love to meet John Solly.. I would like to hear your singing even more though.. Some day I will meet MAx as well ... I still think a trip to Witby would be heaven for a batch of American Folkies to show up at.!!
Noreen the white Lion sounds like a go to me.. "Ya Hoo" as we yanks say.. And Swinton is where????
THere must be something going on on SUnday the 20th in Yourkshire or Northumberland somewhere>>>
All the best to all here.. Even the ones I havent met through the gab I have missed this last 6 mounths..
I have played with so meny new people because of Mudcat.. Thanks as always to Max.. The group in Berkley was a blast.. If I can pull together the time when I'm out visiting Smith & Hawken I love to see them. I am calling the third CD "OUT AND ABOUT"just because the playing with new people have inspired me to rethink some music again.. I am doing Love Sick Blues ala Emmet Miller on slide guitar and even Loveley Joan as a sort of morracan thing but with tons of nods to the great Martin Carthy.. Lui Collins has retaught me a vertion of Sally Anne and I put it together with Old Plank rd on a Mike Ramsey Open Back Banjo.. also Shady Groves as a nod to RAulph Rindzler and his great work at bringing Clarence Ashley out into the world again back at the New Port Folk Festaval in 1963(?).. My Faverite though is a vertion of East Verginia that I put on guitar in dadgad (THIrD FRET)and frailing banjo(F sus4) after Banjo Bonnie showed it to me last year.. All in all THough I dont get out here much Mudcat has had a great effect on me so thank you all

Subject: RE: BS. Guy Wolff to England
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 25 Sep 02 - 12:58 PM

Hi Welcome back to the UK. Looking forward to seeing you again if you can get to a session.

See you then-ps Still playing the CD-great stuff

Cheers

Eric

Subject: RE: BS. Guy Wolff to England
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 25 Sep 02 - 07:18 PM

Thanks Eric,
Let me know if there is anything in musical parafilallia I should bring.. I know a friend of Bill Sable's asked for help finding a victor capo.. Strings are always a nice road present.. Since I'm not bringing guitar and banjo maybe strings would be good as a thankyou for letting me play a string or two..
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Subject: RE: BS. Guy Wolff to England
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 25 Sep 02 - 07:24 PM

Opps, Sorry,

Subject: RE: BS. Guy Wolff to England
From: Bert
Date: 26 Sep 02 - 12:13 AM

Hi Guy, Here's a look at some of John Solly's work.

Subject: RE: BS. Guy Wolff to England
From: GUEST,Greycap
Date: 26 Sep 02 - 06:34 AM

Hey,Guy, 19th.October, c'mon over to the Knox Arms, Knox Lane, Harrogate - 12 miles South from Ripon-Saturday night singaround. Sunday 20th. 5 miles out of Ripon to the Black Lion at Skelton-on-Ure( Ripon Folk Club ), got a coupla Martins you can use, bring own banjo, Roger Knowles

Subject: RE: BS. Guy Wolff to England
From: BanjoRay
Date: 26 Sep 02 - 07:25 AM

Hi Guy - Sunday 20th October is the regular sunday session in York at the Golden Globe Inn. It's mostly American tunes - Old Time, some old country, and a few British tunes, with the odd song. There's usually 2 or 3 fiddles, a couple of mandolins, a guitar or two, a 5 string banjo (if I'm there - I should be - I come up from Doncaster, 35 miles away) and a concertina/melodeon who's good on old time tunes - rare or what?
Its at the corner of Victor Street and Cromwell street, Here's a map. It usually starts about 8.30 pm in the small room straight ahead of you as you come through the pub door, and goes on till the pub shuts about 11.00pm.

The guys would be well pleased to see you, and make you welcome.

If you tell me you're coming, I'll make a point of being there.

Cheers
Ray

Subject: RE: BS. Guy Wolff to England
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 26 Sep 02 - 01:07 PM

Greycap, Ya Hoo that sounds perfect. A day of fountains Abby and pots and a night of great music, Dose the pub rent rooms???? THanks for the added joy of playing a nice MArtin (I'll bring strings)Also i sat in on the Ripon Morris Men's pratice at the Pub one up from the One Eyed Rat in Ripon.. THat was a great night.. I understand why Martin Carthy came up with his tuning in C.. I played in D tuning(Vestabule) tuned down to C witch worked great..

..BAnjo RAy Hello . I hope I can work this one in .. I live for Old time playing My work in my early pottery aprenticships in North CArolina put me in the path of RAlph Rindzlers work to bring the southern old time musians to the Newport folk festivals (Clarence Tom Ashley Doc Watson and Bill Monrow for a start) and later to the Smithsonian.. I came back to New England and found a great Square dance fiddler to follow around for a decade. Dose Davis Oakley ever get up to that gathering??? I had a blast playing with him at Beverly last year.. Also i sat in on the Ripon Morris Men's pratice at the Pub one up from the One Eyed Rat in Ripon.. THat was a great night.. I understand why Martin Carthy came up with his tuning in C.. I played in D tuning(Vestabule) tuned down to C witch worked great.. I wont be caring my Instroments but Ill bring strings as a thank you for borrowing. I may have to chang my mind about not bringing the banjo.. What to do with it in Portugal is the problem. I missed getting to this gathering last trip I will do all I can to get to it this time.. Thanks to everyone for the invitations
This is the great thing about the Mudcat . It gets musicans together.. THanks again to MAx and his great work here..
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Subject: RE: BS. Guy Wolff to England
From: BanjoRay
Date: 26 Sep 02 - 06:06 PM

Hi Guy - If you come to the York session, I'll bring a spare banjo you can use if you don't need to bring yours for any other reason.

Cheers
Ray

Subject: RE: BS. Guy Wolff to England
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 26 Sep 02 - 07:08 PM

Great I hope I can make it>< I Hope>><< I Hope><>< I Hope !!!
GUY

Subject: RE: BS. Guy Wolff to England
From: Peter Kasin
Date: 27 Sep 02 - 12:20 AM

Guy -

If you can fit it in, be sure to get to Whitby, in the Northeast Coast of Yorkshire. Whitby is a magical place - beautiful, friendly, a hub of traditional singing. Lots of 'Catters in the surrounding area, breathtaking vistas of the sea. The nearby village of Staithes is another gem. I don't know what goes on musically, if anything, in Staithes, but it's a very distinctive and beautiful old fishing village, set between cliffs. The Yorkshirecats can tell you more.

Chanteyranger

Subject: RE: BS: Guy Wolff to England
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 27 Sep 02 - 02:06 AM

Bloody hell Guy....when are we going to get to pick together? Have a great time. I had to cancel my British tour this year (should be there now actually) 'cause of family stuff....so I'll live vicariously through you for a few days!!

Cheers

Rick

Subject: RE: BS: Guy Wolff to England
From: GUEST,Greycap
Date: 27 Sep 02 - 03:05 AM

Hi, Guy, No, the pub doesn't rent rooms - how many of you and do you want 5-star stuff, or just bed & breakfast? If the latter, there's plenty of stuff in town about a mile away. Let me know your preferred price range and I'll get some choices for you. I'd put you up at our place but we only have a very small house with 2 single bedrooms. Roger

Subject: RE: BS: Guy Wolff to England
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 27 Sep 02 - 02:09 PM

Greycap Hello. THere is a great pub with a big hotel above we stayed at 3 years ago in Harrogate.I think it was more then half way down the Straie(SP?) . I remenber there were alot of antiques hanging around the room .. God that sounds like half the pubs in Harragate, Sorry.. We parked to car behind the hotel and I remember the parking took some real skill ( Non American in nature) . ANyway I'm sure we can find something in Harogate.. Thanks for the help at any rate!!!,BR.
Chanteyranger thanks for the heads up on Witby.. It might be a good spot to sleep at on the night before hitting Durham for the Church Service my partner wants to get to.. I havent looked at a map .. I will do so now!

Rick its great to hear from you.. Yes I would love to sit down with you and play and play.. I still think a gathering of continental north Americans at Witby would be a blast.. August is a slow time for a flowerpot maker and I realy want to get to that party of music..
THanks to all here Guy

Subject: RE: BS: Guy Wolff to England
From: Alice
Date: 27 Sep 02 - 08:17 PM

Guy, there is a listing of sessions at www.thesession.org. Sounds like you'll have a fun trip.

Subject: RE: BS: Guy Wolff to England
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 27 Sep 02 - 11:18 PM

THanks Alice

Subject: RE: BS: Guy Wolff to England
From: GUEST,Greycap
Date: 02 Oct 02 - 05:51 AM

Sorry for delay, been away. The West park Hotel, the Rat & parrot,The Coach & Horses, the Muckles Vaults? All these fit the description - any sound familiar?

Subject: RE: BS: Guy Wolff to England
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 02 Oct 02 - 06:36 AM

Guy - Swinton is about 5 miles west of Manchester. Handy for the city centre and for the motorway and, of course, the White Lion! Are you more a musician or singer though? If the former Pied Pipers new Monday session in central Manchester may be of interest as well.

Either way we can probably accomodate you or at least find a reasonable hotel near us. My only reservation would be that I may be in London:-( I should know soon anyway.

Cheers

Dave the Gnome

Subject: RE: BS: Guy Wolff to England
From: Peter K (Fionn)
Date: 02 Oct 02 - 07:58 AM

I hope there's some way you can get your hands on a banjo when you meet up with Roger Knowles, Guy!

I'll aim to catch up with you at the Knox Arms, Harrogate. If it has to be the Sunday, have you decided yet between the Black Lion (Skelton) and the Golden Globe (York)?

Subject: RE: BS: Guy Wolff to England
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 02 Oct 02 - 10:18 PM

Hello Greycap.. I think the Coach and Horses was the one but who knows.. The old grey cells are not so grey anymore.. I'm shore we can find something easily enough..
      


Hello Fion Unless we are lost in pottery land in the south I can think of nothing that will get in the way of the Knox Arms on the 19th Happoning... Sunday is complicated because my friends Dad was a Episcapal Preast and came from Durham and I know Peter wants to go to sunday morning Church at his grandad's church..Afterwards I may get him to come south again.. Then monday morning we are at BArdon mill Northumbria and Penrith Cumbria before heading down to Manchester and Music. Sunday is very up in the air.. From Durham how long would it take ot get to York or is anything happoning at Nellies the 20th.. ????? I would love to hit the sesion in York!   

       Ok Ok I have an answer.. I'm just going to have to take ten days off and just go sesion hopping.After the last visit I realy wanted to do this but as before everyones friendship here just floors me. Erica ,my wife has already told me to just go for it.. Is'nt that great of her..? Anyway more soon.. I have to talk to my traveling partner to figure out SUnday.. Thankfully he loves all kinds of folk music.. I just hit him with a cd of THe High level Ranters and the first Waterson 's cd with Martin Carthy just joined..

   Thanks to all here, Guy

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Subject: RE: BS: Guy Wolff to England
From: GUEST,the fantum
Date: 03 Oct 02 - 04:08 AM

20 Oct

There are 2 places with folk events that night in North Yorkshire that come to mind immediaely

1 the Blackamoor pub singaround
the pub is about a mile east of Ripon
Good night last time I went
Go into Ripon first before 9.0 and watch the strange custom of the Wakeman blowing the horn


2 The Rugby Club Guisborough
Guisborough is 40 miles south of Durham 30 miles north of Ripon
Ray Thom and Len Wilson are guesting
Len is a banjo player
Hear the english in full voice and the resident commentators on form

Details and help available if required

The Fantum

Subject: RE: BS: Guy Wolff to England
From: Sir Roger de Beverley
Date: 03 Oct 02 - 04:44 AM

There will be a session in the Sun Inn, Beverley from 4pm until about 7pm and an overlapping one that starts around 6pm in the Oddfellows arms and goes on until late.Also some sessions in Hull that day (about 8 miles away.

There is also an acoustic act booked into the Sun from 8.30pm, if you just want to listen.

Roger

Subject: RE: BS: Guy Wolff to England
From: BanjoRay
Date: 03 Oct 02 - 06:41 AM

Hi Guy - it would take an hour and a half (max 2 hours) to get from Durham to York down the A1. Turn on to the A59 into York, and keep going till you meet a T junction. Turn left, then get into the right hand lane when you can. When you see an old Gate in the City wall ahead of you, turn right at the traffic light into Nunnery Lane. The next left after 2 or 3 hundred yards will take you past the Golden Ball. It's on your right at the end of the road you're on.

Cheers
Ray

Subject: RE: BS: Guy Wolff to England
From: GUEST,Greycap
Date: 04 Oct 02 - 06:43 AM

Guy, Fionn,
Directions to the Knox Arms in Harrogate as follows:
Go to the Dragon Hotel on Skipton Road (it's well-known )
Turn down Bilton Lane
After 100 yards turn left down Crab Lane
Follow Crab Lane for maybe a third of a mile, the road goes to the right down a hill.
Just as the road turns, there is a small road going straight on down a hill ( Knox Lane ).
Follow that - the Knox Arms is 100 yards on your right.
The folk club room is outside the pub, up some stairs.
I'll be there from about 2000hrs. We kick off about 2040hrs.
See you there,
Roger

Subject: RE: BS: Guy Wolff to England
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 04 Oct 02 - 03:52 PM

Greycap thanks so much for the great directions...I still havent heard about Sunday the 20th from Peter .. So more soon.. All the best GUY
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Subject: RE: BS: Guy Wolff to England
From: GUEST,Greycap
Date: 11 Oct 02 - 02:18 PM

Guy,
I have had a very,very lucrative gig come through, so regretfully I won't get to meet you/drink beer with you/enjoy your pickin'on the Saturday night at the Knox Arms - however, my co-organiser, Jeff Wright & his missus, Sally will make you most welcome, together with all the other folks. I'll catch up with you on the Sunday at York, or Ripon, whichever you choose. Keep me informed,
cheers,

Subject: RE: BS: Guy Wolff to England
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 15 Oct 02 - 11:07 AM

Thanks for all the help here everyone . As I have said this is a pottery bussness trip so I am a little up in the air.. I am hoping to make it onsat the 19th to the get together in the HArrogate area at the Knox arms..Sunday may be a bust because Peter realy wants to see Durham.. Monday THe White Lion SWinton in MAnchester looks like a go no matter what though .. I am going to just come over for some music fun Very Soon.. thereare to meny good times to pass up !!!!!!! Thanks to all here and I cant wait to see everyone.. All the best GUY

   I have Mr David Oakley's tel # so I will let himm know whats up along the way .. If I get close to Bill Sables I will try to catch up through him and If anyone at the Ripon or York sessions want to leave me some contact info my email is gwolffatjavanet.com

Subject: RE: BS: Guy Wolff to England
From: mooman
Date: 15 Oct 02 - 11:27 AM

Dear Guy,

I managed to get myself a Victor in the end via Shoreline Music and very excellent it is! Many thanks however for your offer of help. Sorry I won't be over in the UK to meet you while your around but hope you have a great trip.

Best regards,

mooman

Subject: RE: BS: Guy Wolff to England
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 15 Oct 02 - 11:44 AM

Hey Guy, Roger the skiffler is desperate to get one of your CDs. Are you 'carrying'?

You could PM him, or.... Here's his address:

Roger Shrigley
55A, Fernbank Rd.,
North Ascot,
BERKS.,

Cheers

Rick

Subject: RE: BS: Guy Wolff to England
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 15 Oct 02 - 06:22 PM

Great thanks Rick. I'm in the studio tonight finishing up the third.. Lots of fun.. Its realy dedicated to all the people Ive played with from meeting through the mudcat. Ms Kummer got me going on East Virginia, Charles out in Berkley reminded me how much I loved shady groves. and playing with the Ripon Morris men got me playing John Barleycorn and Loveley Joan again.. Lots from the Litchfield Female Acadamy (a copybook from 1803)
Im calling the new one "Out and About"

I get to play for 800 kids tommarow and then they are giving me a Limo to JFK so I can play for them longer.. Ah Fat city.

Mooman sorry to miss you but glad you found a victor. they are wonderfull Capos.. I'm glad Lui Collins got me started on them.. More soon and all the best to all here<><<> Guy

Subject: RE: BS: Guy Wolff to England
From: GUEST,Greycap
Date: 20 Oct 02 - 10:32 AM

Guy, Peter,
Come back again sometime - a great night at the Knox Arms. Regards from all of us, love the CD, by the way,
Keep on the sunny side,
Roger, Tony, John, Eileen, Rosie, Steve, Dave, Kevin etc......

Subject: RE: BS: Guy Wolff to England
From: GUEST,Oakley
Date: 21 Oct 02 - 05:33 AM

Sorry that I couldn't get to Harrogate, Guy but winging its way to you is a copy of Cara's CD. I hope we get to play somewhere sometime soon. All the very best.

Subject: RE: BS: Guy Wolff to England
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 30 Oct 02 - 07:42 AM

Dear Rodger , Tony and everyone at the Knox Arms thanks for a wonderful evening of great music and friendship.Rosie Clegg traded cd's with me and I have been enjoying her music very much and am glad to have her as a reminder of our loveley evening.. I am just back so have not gotten to listen to my TWO new cd's enough to say very much. I have listened to both a few times and loved them...

I found Mr David Oackley's CD waiting for me when I got home.. It is very clear that these three musicians realy like each other and the music they are making.THey are called CARA. It feels as if they listen to each other on alot of levels. I loved the pace of " Asleep Behind the Settee"! David I will leave this cd on my work cd player this week and realey say something about my faverite tunes.. I loved #1LOugh Derg Jig and #3 Standing In The Rath , right from the begining..

I hope everyone gets a chance to hear both these cd's.. In fact I wish there was a list of everyone from the Yorkshire get togethers who have cd's for sale.. .. Ahh a new tthread...

    THanks to everyone.. I missed Sunday as I thought.. Met a wonderfull old couple who were friends of My partner Peter's grand parents in Witburn ,Nr South Sheilds though . Very funny people and Monday missed the Manchester group due to our plane leaving at 6:00 am tuesday for Porto Portugal. <><><><><><><>< I never saw a bowl of 6" sardines eaten whole before.Great people and fantastic potters .. best to all here.. I am going to try for a mid winter visit Just music and making pots with friends..

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