Bridgnorth FF 27th -30th Aug 2004

Subject: Bridgnorth FF 27th -30th Aug 2004
From: Fran
Date: 16 Aug 04 - 02:50 PM

My programme arrived this morning and I am really looking forward to it now:-) hope it stays dry!

Subject: RE: Bridgnorth FF 27th -30th Aug 2004
From: Wuzzle
Date: 16 Aug 04 - 03:15 PM

Im going to it should be fun,

Subject: RE: Bridgnorth FF 27th -30th Aug 2004
From: Mr Red
Date: 16 Aug 04 - 03:35 PM

It always is. Early session Thurs in the Castle Inn in High Town (nr the .... er   the ... Castle - one of the ruins wot Cromwell knocked about a bit)

Subject: RE: Bridgnorth FF 27th -30th Aug 2004
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 03:16 PM

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Subject: RE: Bridgnorth FF 27th -30th Aug 2004
From: Fliss
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 04:40 PM

Soz will be in Ireland. WOuld love to go to Bridgnorth again as its only down the road from me (8 miles, but it always clashes with the Fleadh.

Have a great time all that go.... and remember its the Jackfield festival the following weekend. Down river from Ironbridge. Top of bill is Froggie... Raymond Froggatt. Nice Mr Bill Caddick and his RIverbillies and a lot of others. I will definitely be there, plus several friends who are camping on my livingroom floor.Id better give the dog some charcoal bikkies before they arrive.

cheers
fliss

Subject: RE: Bridgnorth FF 27th -30th Aug 2004
From: Abuwood
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 12:50 PM

Hope to make the best mixed session over the Bridge with Ian & Fi also they tell me Oysterband are playing in the street..
See you there if we recover from Whitby!

Subject: RE: Bridgnorth FF 27th -30th Aug 2004
From: Moonunit
Date: 20 Aug 04 - 09:33 AM

I'll ditto that Abuwood...

Ian and Fi are not only super-nice, but they run an excellent session. I believe they will be located at the Holyhead throughout most of the festival.

Huroo for them!

Bridgnorth Folk Festival

Subject: RE: Bridgnorth FF 27th -30th Aug 2004
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 20 Aug 04 - 09:44 AM

And me, and me and me!

Sal

Subject: RE: Bridgnorth FF 27th -30th Aug 2004
From: GUEST
Date: 23 Aug 04 - 11:09 AM

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Subject: RE: Bridgnorth FF 27th -30th Aug 2004
From: Chris Green
Date: 23 Aug 04 - 11:13 AM

On the subject of fine weather, I should point out that moonunit went to Boscastle on holiday last week and look what happened within an hour of her arrival! I shall be pitching my tent in High Town!

Subject: RE: Bridgnorth FF 27th -30th Aug 2004
From: GUEST
Date: 23 Aug 04 - 09:24 PM

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Subject: RE: Bridgnorth FF 27th -30th Aug 2004
From: Moonunit
Date: 24 Aug 04 - 05:41 PM

Um, I do seem to have a freakish ability to make places previously impervious to water-based disaster, flood like never before. Methinks High Town may not be safe.
Reckon I could start charging holiday destinations to avoid them.

Who'll start me at £50 (I'll even NOT bring my bombarde – now there's a bargain...)

Subject: RE: Bridgnorth FF 27th -30th Aug 2004
From: Chris Green
Date: 25 Aug 04 - 12:14 PM

The best thing that could happen to your bombarde is a flood!

Subject: RE: Bridgnorth FF 27th -30th Aug 2004
From: GUEST,briggfoot-in-cov
Date: 25 Aug 04 - 03:03 PM

see you there folks! (scribbling down session times and venues )

andy

Subject: RE: Bridgnorth FF 27th -30th Aug 2004
From: GUEST
Date: 25 Aug 04 - 06:59 PM

Its a bloody awlful festival,from experience

Subject: RE: Bridgnorth FF 27th -30th Aug 2004
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 25 Aug 04 - 07:19 PM

Oh no it's not!

#8-)

Subject: RE: Bridgnorth FF 27th -30th Aug 2004
From: pdcawley
Date: 31 Aug 04 - 04:47 AM

Seconded. 'twas jolly good fun. Modulo the BBC.

Subject: RE: Bridgnorth FF 27th -30th Aug 2004
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 31 Aug 04 - 09:50 AM

Has anyone noticed the weather today (Tues)Bloody sunny and warm isn't it! If this is God's idea of a joke, it's in very bad taste. I sold 200 cups of lemonades less than last year, because it was cold, wet and very windy. Food was good tho' wasn't it.

Sal

Subject: RE: Bridgnorth FF 27th -30th Aug 2004
From: pdcawley
Date: 31 Aug 04 - 05:59 PM

Top notch. So was the lemonade.

Subject: RE: Bridgnorth FF 27th -30th Aug 2004
From: Folkie
Date: 01 Sep 04 - 08:21 AM

My only complaint was that Cloudstreet weren't on more often! They were the highlight of the festival.

Subject: RE: Bridgnorth FF 27th -30th Aug 2004
From: el_punkoid_nouveau
Date: 01 Sep 04 - 01:05 PM

My first Bridgnorth - I only went for the Sunday, but thoroughly enjoyed the sessions in the Old Castle. Next time, I'll try to spread myself a bit...

Subject: RE: Bridgnorth FF 27th -30th Aug 2004
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 02 Sep 04 - 12:41 PM

Oh thank you, pdcawley, that's very nice of you to say so. You didn't sign my guest book did you? Are you going to Bromyard? You can sign it there.

Sal

Subject: RE: Bridgnorth FF 27th -30th Aug 2004
From: Moses
Date: 03 Sep 04 - 09:18 AM

Why were Cloudstreet not in the main Marquee or Sabrina Hall this year??

They've been booked for next year I'm told. Let's have them out of the overcrowded pubs and on to the main stage where we can all get a chance to hear them and breath at the same time!

Mostly enjoyed a good balance of music, though too many folk-rock bands for my personal taste. Food (Maureen and Eddie's Caribbean cuisine always a "must") delicious and great lemonade, Mrs Lemon.

Looking forward to next year

Subject: RE: Bridgnorth FF 27th -30th Aug 2004
From: pdcawley
Date: 05 Sep 04 - 01:00 PM

Ms Lemon. I did sign your guest book. But I didn't sign it as pdcawley. Bromyard looks unlikely.

Subject: RE: Bridgnorth FF 27th -30th Aug 2004
From: Folkie
Date: 07 Sep 04 - 08:19 AM

Yes I agree there were far too many folk-rock bands (more rock than folk usually). Generally everything I went to in the marquee was much too loud and the lighting was horribly migraine inducing. Sabrina Hall was much more to my taste even though it was so hot. I was terribly disappointed with the Damien Barber Roadshow. Damien is a fine singer and Bryony an excellent fiddle player but I couldn't hear the words of the songs and I couldn't hear the box player because of the horrid loud drums.

Subject: RE: Bridgnorth FF 27th -30th Aug 2004
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 08 Sep 04 - 04:07 PM

Thank you Moses for your compliments. I wasn't very happy with the Caribbean caterers because they switched on the very noisy generator at 8am and didn't switch it off until 2.30am. We managed to sort out the generator noise at Warwick so please, Alan and Sandra, can we have less engine and more music to the caterers/stall holders ears?

Sal