Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: MudGuard
Date: 29 Aug 03 - 05:00 PM

Btw, Ducks: Thanks for that Late-Night-Or-Better-Early-Morning Whiskey! ;-)

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 29 Aug 03 - 04:36 PM

Sadly Kitty I suspect the people you referred to are the ones who had the cottage we had booked. We now have another booked up the steps from the Middle Earth so should have a good week but its a hell of a way to get kids up to the West Cliff school for 10am! We will all have a brilliant time though if this year is anything to go by! See everyone soon.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: ced2
Date: 29 Aug 03 - 10:06 AM

Camping etc. is always a possibility but beware the dangers in walking up the 199 steps, after dark, to those sites beyond the abbey, and therefore the church.. Took that walk about three times, latish-on. Each time I heard a tapping from the graveyard that surrounds the church. On the third night I just had to find out what it was. On rounding the church corner I espied a huddled up grey figure at a headstone. On approaching I saw it was an old chap. He had a mason's hammer in one hand and a stone chisel in the other. "Eh what's tha doin' lad?" I enquired. "Silly buggars spelt me name wrong." came the reply. I left, rapidly.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Alio
Date: 29 Aug 03 - 07:02 AM

Our problem is that the house we've been in for 2 years holds 11 very comfortably, and is so handy opposite the Albion Club, but it's been sold! The one they've offered us only holds 8, so we have a problem for next year!

The high for me at Whitby was joining the "cast of thousands" for the Strawhead production - wonderful!!

Ali

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: vectis
Date: 28 Aug 03 - 07:39 PM

WOW what a great time I had this year.
Tap N Spile nights were good fun, nice to see so many catters as well as other folks that I don't normally meet up with. Sorry I had to miss the last night but Bridgnorth called.
Wasn't the singing on the Turk lovely? My liver still recovereth.
The afternoon music sessions were a brill idea. I really enjoyed them. I've got a huge long list of tunes to learn by Whitby 2004.
Looking forward to next year already.
See y'all then
Mary

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: GUEST,croc
Date: 28 Aug 03 - 06:06 PM

I saw new apartments available next year at the end of Henrietta Street. Fantastic view! Know nothing about them or cost other than the tel no which is Whitby 668216.

Thanks for a great time guys. see you next year.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 28 Aug 03 - 03:21 PM

Re re-booking cottages - I've heard that there was a new guy at Astin's who was taking bookings during Folk Week on a first come first served basis and was unaware that existing bookers (no, I don't mean Johnny...) were supposed to have first claim. The person I heard from has managed to get his booking back, because he contacted the owner who told Astin's he would no longer use them unless they reversed their decision to let it to someone new.

I've already re-booked my B&B for next year!

Kitty

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 28 Aug 03 - 07:15 AM

It's OK the new cottage will be fine and we can always call round to you for coffee - we know where you live. Anyway how could I deprive Stuart the only opportunity he'll have of sleeping in my bed ;0)

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: GUEST,Wyrd Sister
Date: 27 Aug 03 - 02:40 PM

I too would be interested in how many got 'stung' by the agents. As Mrs Duck knows, I asked them on Monday about re-bookers but was brushed off. The irony is I'd gone in asking if our last year's berth was available (we'd come in at the bottom of the chain in a newly let property but then the owner decided to live in it, so we were 'squatting' this year) That wasn't available but I was given a list of those which (allegedly) were. What's a girl to do?
Jane, if the new place is really unsuitable PM me and we'll see if we can sort anything out. I thought Geoff's theory has some mileage, that the prices were being hiked to such an extent they were perhaps opening up to a free-for-all in the hope of diverting attention.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 27 Aug 03 - 02:08 PM

Pleeze excuze speling!

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 27 Aug 03 - 02:04 PM

Hope there up soon, m'lady!
They will be here when they are

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 27 Aug 03 - 01:56 PM

Just wondering if anyone else got caught by the estate agent who decided to let out cottages without checking if current residents wanted to rebook. We have had the same cottage for a couple of years but when we tried to rebook were told it had already gone but were offered an alternative which we accepted. However it appears that the people there had had that cottage for about 5 years running and were furious when they found it had been booked by us and insisted the owner be contacted and he said they should be allowed to book and so we were once more without anywhere for next year. We hope we have now found something but it is not exactly what we would have wanted but I had heard from others that we were not the only ones caught like this.
BTW if you are reading this Trish - no we don't want to upset your booking but I pointed out to the agents concerned that they had gone against what has been standard practice over many years in Whitby for folk week and next year people booking with them should be given fair warning when the cottages are to be relet and given the chance to be first in line.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: GUEST,lady aelfleda
Date: 27 Aug 03 - 01:48 PM

Let me just re-remind you all of our website for piccies... it's:http://clik.to/whitby
thanks all for the great craic
Look forward to seeing the photos (I think)
The Lady Aelfleda

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 26 Aug 03 - 04:51 AM

Cheers from Linda (Essex Girl) and myself. We had a great time at Whitby - mainly in the Tap & Spile and can now put faces to a lot more Mudcatters. Will try and sort out the pictures including those of the McFat/Old git duel.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 25 Aug 03 - 07:57 PM

Sonnet - for a Duck to fly without wing mirrors up a narrow alley was difficult, but we managed okay on the return flight.
Quack!
Geoff.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Raggytash
Date: 25 Aug 03 - 07:09 PM

For all those who met Antonia, we have just returned from a night out in Hebden Bridge with her and the people she is staying with. She is fit and well (considering her week in Whitby) Next stop Edinburgh and then London before her flight home on the 2nd of September. Don't be too surprised if you see her Whitby 2004.
She sends her thanks to all the many many people who she met during her stay in Whitby

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 25 Aug 03 - 05:20 PM

Well let's put it this way, Jay it was more of a slow waltz than a reel!

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Sonnet
Date: 25 Aug 03 - 03:15 PM

If I could write music, the tune would be called The Ducks' Retreat from Whitby! Neat driving up that passage, Geoff; just wondering how that bulging car fitted back down it again!

Regards,
Jay McS

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Willa
Date: 25 Aug 03 - 03:01 PM

A wonderful and very energetic week! Played tunes with the Strawhead Tyrants, sang with Jim and Georgina Boyes' Yorkshire group and heard some great music and singing in the evening concerts.
I saw most of the catters Beardy mentioned, plus Oombanjo and Sheila, Treaties1, Nutty, James Berriman, Sam Pirt, Bill Sables, Jellybeam, Bassic, Col K and others I recognised but couldn't put names to.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Les from Hull
Date: 25 Aug 03 - 10:20 AM

Well I finally got home after surviving another Whitby (we had a 'survivors session' in the Black Horse on Saturday night). Maggie and I had a great time (again). I'm trying to tell my liver that it's going to be another year till things'll be that bad again but with Hull Shanty Festival coming up I don't think it's going to believe me.

Thanks to all our friends for their music and company (it would be impossible to name everybody here). See you all next year, or at other places in the meantime. I'd like to some of the photos that people seemed to be taking eventually.

Les

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: MudGuard
Date: 25 Aug 03 - 09:09 AM

Spirit of Caedmon: thanks for that song about me (and Antonia)
As I met so many "new" Mudcatters - did we actually meet? (sorry, my memory is not the best...)

To all the Mudcatters in Whitby (and to all the other people there): thanks for lots of wonderful music!
And for not running horrifiedly out of the Tap and Spile when I started singing... ;-)

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 24 Aug 03 - 11:55 AM

Did I mention the great singing? and giant balloon dancing from the scratch?

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Red and White Rabbit
Date: 23 Aug 03 - 12:22 PM

I never kmew you woz robbed - who by and what did they get?

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: old git
Date: 23 Aug 03 - 11:51 AM

Thanks for the loan of the shield and the sword Mrs D    ....even if we wus robbed!!!

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 23 Aug 03 - 09:02 AM

Back properly now - head still swimming with all the highlights of the week - singing on deck of the Grand Turk then drinking till 2am with the crew (thanks for the Jamesons Ken x), playing tunes on a religious tract with the Scratch, chatting up and kissing pirates and sailors ah so many fond memories. Must go back next year!

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: rodentred
Date: 21 Aug 03 - 06:15 PM

Wonderful sight in the craft fair today. Alistair Anderson test driving a concertina for one of the teenage girls to buy.

.... and by the way - Sam Smiths old brewery bitter hand pulled at £1.27 a pint in the Plough. Even the CO-OP couldn't beat that!! Is this the cheapest beer at a folk festival anywhere ?

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: John Routledge
Date: 21 Aug 03 - 08:06 AM

Just back home too - But not going back till next year.

Anyone wondering what all this is about invest £3 in a 2004 programme when it comes out. I will be surprised if you don't then go :0)

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 21 Aug 03 - 08:00 AM

Just a passing visit home from Whitby which feels odd. Had to drive back to pick up son's GCSE results and guess what - school closed ten minutes before we got there so I have driven 160 miles today for nothing!!!! Having a brilliant week - bought a new concertina - seen so many people friends old and new. Off to set off for the return journey and find a beer or ten!

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: treewind
Date: 18 Aug 03 - 06:24 AM

Thanks - will check out Tap and Spile...

Anahata

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Beardy
Date: 18 Aug 03 - 05:12 AM

Back after brilliant weekend. Unfortunately brid widder has to work. Tap & Spile has become a temporary home for mudcatters, never seen so many in one dis-organised place. To name a few Alanww, Partridge, Vectis, Geoff & Mrs Duck with ducklings, MCFat, Red & White Rabbit, Dave Bryant, Noreen, Mudguard, Linda Kelly, Herga Kitty, Willa, Old Git, Les from Hull and Maggie, Judy Knight and little legs Padgett plus others wearing badges and T-shirts that I dont know. Mudcat might be a bit quiet for a week or so.

Stewart

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Alio
Date: 18 Aug 03 - 04:55 AM

This is SOOOO unfair!!! I'm reading all these messages and we should be there!! Because of losing so much work last week ( our new grandson arrived early!) I'm having to pay some back now!

Oh well, only 28 hours to go before we can set off!

Hope the Silver Street Mob aren't drinking ALL the alcohol!!
Ali

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: treewind
Date: 18 Aug 03 - 03:59 AM

I guess most of you will be there at the festival anyway so will miss this, but I'll just mention that we (Mary Humphreys and Anahata) are replacing Eileen McGann in these two events:

Concert Thursday afternoon in the Rifle Club 3-5 pm
Concert Thursday evening in the Albion Club 7-11 pm

We'll be whizzing up from Cambridge on Thursday morning so it looks like it will be a busy day!

Anahata

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: GUEST,Spirit of Caedmon
Date: 16 Aug 03 - 03:39 PM

Verses To Celebrate The Arrival Of Andreas And Antonia At The Festivities In Whitby

As I came down to Whitby town,
Hooray! Hooray!
As I came down to Whitby town,
Hooray! Hooray!
As I came down to Whitby town,
I heard a sound and I looked around
It was MudGuard's wheels going round and round
Oh! Andy, we hardly knew ye.

With your beard and gears and gears and beard,
Hooray! Hooray!
With your beard and gears and gears and beard,
Hooray! Hooray!
With your gears and beard and beard and gears,
The mountains never slew ye.
Come here my dear, and have some beers
Oh! Andy, we hardly knew ye.

As through Whitby town I went,
Hooray! Hooray!
As through Whitby town I went,
Hooray! Hooray!
As through Whitby town I went,
I heard someone fiddling with intent -
The music it was heaven sent!
Antonia, we hardly knew ye!

With your diddle and fiddle and fiddle and diddle,
Hooray! Hooray!
With your diddle and fiddle and fiddle and diddle,
Hooray! Hooray!
With your fiddle and diddle and diddle and fiddle,
The moors and the fells never slew ye.
So dance to the fiddle and meet in the middle,
Antonia, we hardly knew ye!

So now we're gathered in Whitby town,
Hooray! Hooray!
So now we're gathered in Whitby town,
Hooray! Hooray!
Now we're all gathered in Whitby town,
We'll sing till we bring the ceiling down
And make the valleys ring with sound!
And raise a great hullabaloo yuh!

With our songs and tunes and tunes and songs,
Hooray! Hooray!
With our songs and tunes and tunes and songs,
Hooray! Hooray!
With our tunes and songs and songs and tunes,
The Catscratch Band'll play to ye,
We'll dance by the light of the harvest moon,
And raise a great hullaballo yuh!

Have a lovely time boys and girls!!!

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: GUEST,Spirit of Caedmon
Date: 16 Aug 03 - 03:35 PM

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: John Routledge
Date: 15 Aug 03 - 10:35 PM

Just got back from great music party in Lancashire.

Crossing into Yorkshire in 5 1/2 Hrs

See you at Whitby

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Noreen
Date: 15 Aug 03 - 08:23 PM

Give you a fiver for it?

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Les from Hull
Date: 15 Aug 03 - 06:09 PM

Grrrr

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 15 Aug 03 - 05:04 PM

i am currently holding Les's Melodeon ransom. Anybody wishing to purchase it before Les gets to Whitby on Sunday please contact me. Only don't tell Les as he may get upset.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Tig
Date: 15 Aug 03 - 01:30 PM

Sob.

Doesn't look as though we will make it up to Whitby until Thursday now - but we WILL be there for Friday :-)

Please sign the Mudsheets - we did two on purpose but you only need to sign once!!

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Les from Hull
Date: 15 Aug 03 - 11:38 AM

Sorry Noreen - we'll be travelling light, we've no room for extras. If we can't drink it to make us fall over, it's not coming! You'll have to wait for Hull Shanty.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Noreen
Date: 15 Aug 03 - 09:14 AM

Wait & see, Mr Phat... a lot depends on the sea breezes.

Make sure Sooty & Sweep stay well wrapped up.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 15 Aug 03 - 08:32 AM

Wish I had a Tardis instead of the Renault which looks big on the outside and yet can't fit half the luggage in!!! We are aiming to arrive mid morning Saturday so will see some of you then. Heading for the Tap at 1pm.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: nutty
Date: 15 Aug 03 - 06:28 AM

The Silver Street mob are all raring to go .... (Except for Ali and Geoff who will be late, on account of a recent arrival)

See you all soon

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: mouldy
Date: 15 Aug 03 - 05:32 AM

Me, Ruth and the Wiltshire posse should hopefully arrive sometime mid-morning. Tig has given me 2 "Mudcat registers" for people to sign and so I'll give one to Mrs Duck and one to Bill.

Andrea

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 15 Aug 03 - 05:24 AM

and don't forget the extra vest Ray you know how cold Whitby can be in mid summer!
Mines a pint and Raymond's paying.

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: GUEST,little legs Padgett
Date: 15 Aug 03 - 04:59 AM

I see all the usual team likely to turn up, nice to see Georgina Boyes and Mary Humphries 'catting' McFat and the duel look like further interest, should be in sign language
Herga Kitty should try to restrain herself, particularly on the first night! See you all in t'Tap & Spile
Saltburn Fest & Fred's Trophy/comp went very well, won by Joan from Warrington (80 yrs old) presented by Marie Little, very moving
Bogle excellent, nearly upstaged by Marie Little in Meet Bogle and Marie Little

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Red and White Rabbit
Date: 15 Aug 03 - 04:37 AM

McFAT at R & W Rabbit's hutch.
Noreen still got the low number or are you wearing a little black number

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Noreen
Date: 14 Aug 03 - 06:48 PM

Les, will you be able to bring your juicer on the bus?
And the ice cream maker?
And....?!

See you soon
x

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 14 Aug 03 - 06:29 PM

Thanks Willa

Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week 16 - 22 Aug 2003
From: Willa
Date: 14 Aug 03 - 05:37 PM

Middle Earth
Can't see any 'official' box sessions on Saturday.

Sunday 11.30 - 12.50 'Odd bod squeeze boxes' hosted by Steve Gardham.
(Other days, other instruments)

Monday 1-3 Gentle music session with Karen Tweed & Dave Malinson
Tuesday 1-3 Gentle music session with George Garside
Wednesday 1-3 Gentle music session with Karen Tweed & Dave Malinson
Thursday 1 - 3 Newcomers music session with George Garside