Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004

Subject: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: alanww
Date: 07 Jan 04 - 10:04 AM

Its a great weekend!
Lots of chance to sing and play ... a local brewery ... not expensive ... and that delectable Sally.
See Bishop's Castle Folk Weekend
"Come fill up your glasses and let us be merry ...!"
Alan

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: Schantieman
Date: 07 Jan 04 - 10:09 AM

Oi!   Hands off!

Happy New Year Alan!

Steve

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: My guru always said
Date: 07 Jan 04 - 10:22 AM

Thanks Alan for putting the dates up!!!

I was wandering the web a couple of days ago sorting festivals in my new diary & I coudn't find this one anywhere....

Hil x

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: alanww
Date: 07 Jan 04 - 11:21 AM

And a Happy New Year to both of you, Steve & Hil (and of course to Sally & Richard too!)
BTW the original thread is at Bishops Castle weekend.
"Dancing and singing, bell ringing ...!"
Alan

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 10 Jan 04 - 06:39 AM

Yo ho ho and here I am! Thanks Alan.

Sal

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 10 Jan 04 - 06:50 AM

As you've probably gathered by now if you've looked at the web site, we are now back to two breweries in BC. The famous Three Tuns is now bubbling again. We weren't going to have a folk club this year, but the requests have been rolling in for this event so were are having one. It won't have any electrics and first come first served. If anyone wants to perform, PM me and I'll sort it out. Sally and The Shot Dogs will be appearing of course!

Sal

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 10 Jan 04 - 07:13 AM

Oh Schantieman, you are so chivalrous.




Just a wee point, it's actually a Folk Weekend not a festival. The PRS get very excited if you call it a 'festival'!

Sal

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 27 Apr 04 - 06:32 AM

Just to remind everyone that it's getting closer. Arrrrgh! The things I still have to do! Stewarding anyone? I'd be really grateful.

Sal

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 07 May 04 - 07:41 AM

Hello, anyone out there coming to this then???

Be quick, I think the campsite will fill up pretty quickly!

Sal

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 14 May 04 - 07:15 AM

Life's hard. We have very little money to spend on the things that we enjoy. I asked a some people at the big folk festivals what they like and dislike about the events. They dislike paying a lot of money to camp, and watching concerts they're not really interested in, when all they really want to do is go to the pubs and join in with the sessions and singarounds. This gave me an idea. What about organising a fringe without the main event. So here it is; Bishop's Castle Folk Weekend. This is our third year; the last two have been very successful.

An event that is inexpensive, and a chance to sing , play and tell stories and poetry. An opportunity to step outside of life for a while and have fun. I know that if you join in and sing with lots of other people it's very difficult to feel unhappy at the same time.

So if you enjoy singing in the bath or when washing up, this event in Bishop's Castle on 11th, 12th and 13th June is designed for you. The folk weekend is a throw-back to the days of music and song while drinking ale in your favourite pub. We have both English and Irish music sessions, and singarounds too. Come and stay on our campsite. (£12.00 per adult, Free for kids under 14, for the weekend) Leave your car and have fun in this pretty little market town on the Welsh border. Listen and join in with the old songs and music that will echo in your mind. Chorus songs to swing your pint pot.

This is a weekend to take advantage of all Bishop's Castle has to offer. Real ale brewed on site, good food in the pubs and restaurants, swimming pool, interesting shops and the songs and music of Old England.

Do you like folk/rock ceilidh music? We have it on the Friday night at the Three Tunns Public House. (£6.00 per adult under 14s free when accompanied by an adult). We present Ardvaark from Coventry, returning by popular request, because they are a brilliant ceilidh band that must not be missed.

On the campsite Jan's Blackboard Van from Cornwall will be entertaining the children, again back by popular demand, with weird and wonderful imaginative things to do. You can paint her van any colour you like, it's a big blackboard! Her labyrinth and sausage socks will boggle your minds!

This year we've asked local historians Mike and Terry, (who run a free open Rhyme and Tell session on the 4th Sunday of the month in the Six Bells) to run a session for us. So come and listen or bring your stories, poetry and prose and join 'The Winged Word' in the Town Hall, along with craft stalls from England and Wales in our Trade Market. Come and relax for the weekend.

Contact Sally on 01588 638438 or visit www.bcfolkweekend.co.uk

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 19 May 04 - 09:58 AM

8-)

Got to keep it bumping up to the top

Sal

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: vectis
Date: 19 May 04 - 05:54 PM

I am due to visit some friends in a nearby village and will try and make it your weekend so we can come over and join in.
Mary

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: Col K
Date: 19 May 04 - 08:34 PM

Wish I could make it this year, but I am sure that those who do will enjoy the weekend.
As one gentleman said after the first weekend " Its the best Festival I've ever been to "
Go along and enjoy

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: GUEST
Date: 20 May 04 - 04:46 PM

Right-o, I shall.

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 21 May 04 - 01:45 PM

Great remind loads of other people please. Anyone want to be a steward?

Sal

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: Hawker
Date: 21 May 04 - 03:43 PM

Sal,
I am having a knee operation on the 7th of June and may not be terribly mobile, if I can persuade KB to drive all the way there and back we would love to come, but I will have to see how I feel..... are the pubs a long walk from the camp site? Do we have to book in before or can we just turn up?
I have it on good authority that it is worth the journey from Cornwall.
Cheers, Lucy

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 24 May 04 - 12:37 PM

Wow Hawker, what can I say? The singaround isn't that far from the campsite, about 50yds. You can just turn up it should be ok. I do hope the op goes well and that you feel up to the long journey.

Sal

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: Schantieman
Date: 24 May 04 - 01:56 PM

Really looking forward to it now - good beer and good singing. What more could a man want?

Answers on a postcard.....

S

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 25 May 04 - 01:03 PM

8-D Maybe I know how to answer that!!

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: Dave4Guild
Date: 25 May 04 - 05:14 PM

That's enough, you two!!
Brenda and I will be there to keep an eye on you!
Oh, and we'll join in the singing and the beer-drinking, too.
We're both looking forward to the whole weekend 'cos it's the first B/C FF we will have been to.

Can't wait.

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 27 May 04 - 09:55 AM

Thanks for looking forward to it. I know it's worth looking forward to.

Come on sun, shine for us please.

Sal

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 04 Jun 04 - 08:26 AM

just a little memory jog.

8-)

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: Snuffy
Date: 04 Jun 04 - 09:05 AM

How could we forget, Sal?

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: alanww
Date: 05 Jun 04 - 06:37 AM

Enjoyed your lemonade at Chippers, Sally. Now looking forward to your folk weekend!
"I fell in love with ...!"
Alan

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: Emma B
Date: 05 Jun 04 - 11:27 AM

Have a lovely weekend Sal, wish I could be with you but will be dancing an Andro or two with Prego at the Fest Noz in Leicester.
Hope to see you again this way sometime.

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: GUEST
Date: 05 Jun 04 - 11:54 AM

For those who are (still) wondering ... Bishop's Castle is in Shropshire, in England. Might be a good idea to put it on the website front page.

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: Snuffy
Date: 05 Jun 04 - 12:23 PM

People would never guess that from the UK in the website address,
www.bcfolkweekend.co.uk/ would they?

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: Mr Red
Date: 05 Jun 04 - 01:03 PM

Might be a good idea not to have to click to get the info.

I always reckon that good websites say what they are on the first page, right at the top, to catch the curious, or uncommitted. The whole point about not knowing where BC (apart from Shropshire) is that it tells you it is a sleepy little town far from suburbia that is not overrun by commerce. It has two real ale breweries.

and two real Shropshire lemonade purveyors. So good they write songs about it.

There is a ceilidh which I probably won't be at - torn muscle (ceilidhing). But I have just finished redifying the crutch!!!!!

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 05 Jun 04 - 01:48 PM

I can't see any way I'm going to make it, sorry! I hope you all have a fantastic weekend.

Kitty

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 06 Jun 04 - 05:53 PM

I agree that the web site www.bcfolkweekend.co.uk tells one that it's in the UK!!!

Sal

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 07 Jun 04 - 07:56 AM

Whoops we have an alteration to the web site... The ceilidh is on the FRIDAY 11th June NOT Saturday night. Please tell anyone you know who's coming.


Thanks

Sal

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Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: Mr Red
Date: 07 Jun 04 - 08:01 AM

Still say the first page should be the info page. If there is a technical reason for it not being so there is a technical fix. See how cresby.com does it for one solution.

Torn muscle getting better already.

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: Llanfair
Date: 07 Jun 04 - 05:23 PM

I'll be there, in the market hall, selling my crafts. I'm still trying to get someone to cover so I can come and have a listen and a sing.

Cheers, Bron.

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: My guru always said
Date: 08 Jun 04 - 04:49 PM

Still not sure if I can make it this time *sigh*
Such a good festival, am keeping my fingers crossed!!!

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: Mr Happy
Date: 09 Jun 04 - 12:56 PM

When is the campsite open from?

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: Col K
Date: 09 Jun 04 - 05:10 PM

Hope you all have a brill weekend

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: Schantieman
Date: 10 Jun 04 - 03:29 PM

Twenty four hours from BC.....

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 10 Jun 04 - 04:09 PM

Sal:

Mick and I intended to be there but he has gone and got himself a cold! Hopefully next year ...

Rhiannon

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 11 Jun 04 - 05:07 AM

only a cold? call out the monks to carry him home. Remember the advert?

you can arrive any time today the campsite is now open and the water is on and the loos have arrived.

thanks for your best wishes guru, we'll miss you if you don't come 8-(
sal

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: Snuffy
Date: 11 Jun 04 - 08:18 AM

Hope to get there by about 7 - save me a camping space, Sal

WassaiL! V

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: My guru always said
Date: 11 Jun 04 - 11:18 AM

Woe, woe & thrice woe! Cannot join you this year *sob*, maybe next....

Will content myself with nipping down to the first Wat Tyler fest in Maidstone which I can cope with as a day trip. Must be supported as the local council helped to instigate it from what I've read - wonderful stuff!!!

Hope you all have a brill time, enjoy Bishop's Castle!!!
Hil *green with envy*

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: GUEST,vectis
Date: 13 Jun 04 - 06:28 PM

Just back from BC. Enjoyed the Saturday sing. See you all again sometime, someplace soon.
Mary

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: Snuffy
Date: 13 Jun 04 - 07:08 PM

Great Festival, as ever. Many thanks to Sal and all her helpers. Great singing, great beer in an absolutely delightful setting. Who could ask for more?

Lovely to see Mary, Liz , Denis and the other Travelling Folk on Saturday as well as other friends old and new

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: alanww
Date: 14 Jun 04 - 07:42 AM

So laid back, I fell off my chair ...!
Great to see so many good friends and a pity some others could not attend this time.
Well done Sally! I'll sing you Salley Gardens another time ...!
"In a field down by the river ...!"
Alan

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: Mr Red
Date: 14 Jun 04 - 07:50 AM

Watch-out for the photos........................

(I can be bribed not to send tham to Sal - they are web bound, some of them anyway)

Alanww - I think the field down by the river is the "garden" (sic) at the 6 Bells.

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: Selchie - (RH)
Date: 14 Jun 04 - 09:46 AM

A lovely weekend. My first but definitely not my last. Nice to meet new friends & a big thank you to all who worked hard to make it such a good event.

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: alanww
Date: 14 Jun 04 - 06:49 PM

Next year you will be playing your box, Mairi!
"... my love and I did meet!"
Alan
xxx

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: Selchie - (RH)
Date: 14 Jun 04 - 07:11 PM

I hope so Alan, & more singing. Great do wasn't it? Mairi xx

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 15 Jun 04 - 12:02 PM

Thanks all for your lovely comments. It was fun wasn't it. Jan's van left today after having help from the local kids to advertise her next gig; Ashby de la Zouche. Lovely name that!

Oh the tails I could tell about things that happened over the weekend. We had a great 'usual' session in the 6 Bells Sunday evening too. It was the usual 2nd Sunday in the month 'do' and it was great fun too.

Looking forward to the photo's Mr R.

Sal

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: Mr Happy
Date: 15 Jun 04 - 07:58 PM

Brillfest! Sally well done + super weather too! How did u arrange that??!!??

An excellent time had by all in Mr Happy's fringe troupe, almost exclusivly based at the Crown & Anchor- fab acoustics & lovely beer Big Nij! Marvellous!

Any chance of a mid-winter do in the offing?

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 18 Jun 04 - 09:00 AM

Mr. Happy... Mid Winter? Where would you sleep? Indoor camping? Could be a possibility. Anyone else interested?

Answers please.

Sal

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: Mr Happy
Date: 18 Jun 04 - 01:53 PM

me & chums often camp in winter - usually sleep in cars though& use tent for cooking etc.

indoor caping ok with us too.

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 22 Jun 04 - 02:17 PM

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: alanww
Date: 22 Jun 04 - 07:41 PM

Yes, how about a mini winter fest, Sal?
"When snows transform ...!"
Alan

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: Selchie - (RH)
Date: 23 Jun 04 - 05:02 AM

Sal,

A mid winter do sounds good if you can find a friendly place to camp indoors.

Will watch this space.

M

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: Snuffy
Date: 23 Jun 04 - 05:23 AM

Sal

Sounds just the thing to brighten up those dark days, but I don't fancy bringing a tent!

WassaiL! V

Subject: RE: Bishop's Castle FF 11-13 June 2004
From: alanww
Date: 23 Jun 04 - 07:00 AM

If you want more responses, Sally, I would suggest that you start another thread with a title something like "Winter Festival at Bishop's Castle?". I do not think everyone will be looking at this thread now ...
" ... good men and true the firelogs hew!"
Alan