Middlewich Folk & Boat Festival 2004

Subject: RE: Middlewich Folk & Boat Festival 2004
From: GUEST,IanN
Date: 24 Jun 04 - 05:40 AM

Well I don't know. You turn your back for a weekend or so to organise a festival & your thread gets hijacked by a load of nutters going on about Chimps. I personally don't like Chimps and think they should be evacuated from Middlewich. Shouldn't even be there in the first place if you ask me.

For me the highlight of the festival was not seeing much chimp activity although there was some. Which was dissapointing.

Subject: RE: Middlewich Folk & Boat Festival 2004
From: GUEST,noddy
Date: 24 Jun 04 - 11:50 AM

I would have thought that the dragons would have eaten the chimps.

Subject: RE: Middlewich Folk & Boat Festival 2004
From: GUEST,Peter Cox
Date: 24 Jun 04 - 08:49 PM

I think M-FAB should come clean and tell us just what this 'chimp' thing is all about. Is it just one of those daft publicity things which happen a lot on Mudcat? You know what I mean; people going on and on about something just to keep a thread going? Good God, if there's much more of it I might get to thinking I'm a chimp myself...

Subject: RE: Middlewich Folk & Boat Festival 2004
From: GUEST,Dave Roberts
Date: 24 Jun 04 - 08:52 PM

Peter,

You're right, of course.

Subject: RE: Middlewich Folk & Boat Festival 2004
From: GUEST,IanN
Date: 25 Jun 04 - 04:25 AM

Noddy - we live in hope.

Subject: RE: Middlewich Folk & Boat Festival 2004
From: GUEST,Andy Mac
Date: 25 Jun 04 - 04:41 AM

Well...

What a weekend! A wonderful little festival. Congratulations to IanN and the rest of the organisers for what must be one of the best festivals around.

I was looking at line-ups for other festivals and, with the possible exception of Cropredy, the line up at Middlewich must be the best. What's more having now been to the "Folk & Boat" Festival I realise how much more there is than the main concerts - you just don't get that anywhere else.

Aside from the sessions and "fringe" concerts I loved seeing all the narrow boats and the French Market means I now have a fridge full of (smelly) cheese!

See you next year - hopefully the weather will be better.

Andy (Gloucester).

Subject: RE: Middlewich Folk & Boat Festival 2004
From: Josher
Date: 25 Jun 04 - 07:07 AM

Andy,
Thanks for the compliment, we do try to make our festival a little different from others but it's difficult for those who haven't been just to see how different it really is.

Andy Roscoe,
(AKA Josher)

Subject: RE: Middlewich Folk & Boat Festival 2004
From: GUEST,Andy Mac
Date: 25 Jun 04 - 09:11 AM

Andy Roscoe! The winner of the Open Mic prize thing on the Saturday afternoon. Congratulations - from what I heard it was well deserved.

Subject: RE: Middlewich Folk & Boat Festival 2004
From: Josher
Date: 25 Jun 04 - 09:45 AM

Well thank kind sir!!!

Subject: RE: Middlewich Folk & Boat Festival 2004
From: GUEST,DAve Roberts, Salt Town Poets
Date: 30 Jun 04 - 05:40 AM

There are loads of pictures of the 2004 Folk & Boat Festival at http://middlewichfestival2004.fotopic.net
They were all taken by John Davies and they're excellent.


Dave Roberts

Subject: RE: Middlewich Folk & Boat Festival 2004
From: GUEST,IanN
Date: 30 Jun 04 - 08:57 AM

There is also a link to the photos from the festival's web site
www.middlewichfestival.org

and the Salt Town Poets web site
www.salttownpoets.co.uk

Ian.

Subject: RE: Middlewich Folk & Boat Festival 2004
From: Visionary
Date: 03 Jul 04 - 09:45 AM

There are lots of pictures of that horse pulling the narrowboat. It isn't Chimpion the Wonder Horse is it?

Subject: RE: Middlewich Folk & Boat Festival 2004
From: GUEST,coltish ankle
Date: 04 Jul 04 - 09:43 AM

So we're back to the chimp thing again...