BS: festival withdrawa'l

Subject: BS: festival withdrawa'l
From: muppett
Date: 07 Sep 04 - 08:47 AM

Back at work now after a full week (plus 4 days)in Whitby followed by a weekend at the Blacksmith Arms @ Farlington and a Sunday sess. in Beverly. Had a brill time and met up with a whole bunch of folk,new and old. Counting the days now to Otley. Hope to see a lot of you there.

Subject: RE: BS: festival withdrawa'l
From: greg stephens
Date: 07 Sep 04 - 09:31 AM

I dont know what that "Eats, shoots and leaves" woman would have made of the apostrophe in the title of this thread. It might have got a whole chapter of it's own in the book. I have, by the way, left a small hostage to fortune in this message.
   Fesitival addiction, I must say, must be reaching terrifying proportions in the country: with many festivals on evevry weekend, and disposable income reaching such dizzy heights these days (among the folkie clases, at least), it is small wonder that some people are getting a lot more than is good for them. The worrry is that fans from the more financially challenged areas of society will start having to resort to street crime in order to raise the money for Sidmouth, Cambridge, Whitby et al. Where will it end?

Subject: RE: BS: festival withdrawa'l
From: muppett
Date: 07 Sep 04 - 09:56 AM

Nay greg,

Just in case you are not being sacastic, I did all that on a shoe string budget.Went to fringe events at whitby,they were just as good if not better and the other events were free any way and got there and back either on public transport or by lifts off of good mates. I camped & ate fish n chips. My biggest expense was for my booze.

As for the apostrophe in the title of the thread Oops my finger slipped.

Subject: RE: BS: festival withdrawa'l
From: MAG
Date: 07 Sep 04 - 09:59 AM

We're going through withdrawal over this side of the pond too, after our Labor Day weekend just past. back to the grind today.

Subject: RE: BS: festival withdrawa'l
From: greg stephens
Date: 07 Sep 04 - 10:03 AM

Whitby on a shoestring: I crept into the festival campsite under cover of darkness a good many years bck, hoping to avoid anyone finding out I didnt have a ticket. I pitched the tent in what appeared to be a suitable spot, and went to sleep. To be awoken at some unearthly hour of the morning by someone waking us up and shouting. My God, I thought, it's the festival police police, come to make me buy a ticket. But in fact we had made camp a few yards downhill of the latrines (which were fairly primitive).. Which had unforunately overflowed in the night, as a result of rain and excessive use by loose-bowelled beer fuleed folkies. And a sluggish tide of turds and looroll was just started to lap round our uphill tentpegs. We struck camp in record time. And we never did buy a ticket.

Subject: RE: BS: festival withdrawa'l
From: Sttaw Legend
Date: 07 Sep 04 - 10:23 AM

Hello muppett good to meet you at Whitby. Your Freddie Mercury impression will be remembered for a long time - excellent.

Subject: RE: BS: festival withdrawa'l
From: mooman
Date: 07 Sep 04 - 10:25 AM

Freddie Mercury impression? The mind boggles!

Subject: RE: BS: festival withdrawa'l
From: Cllr
Date: 07 Sep 04 - 10:27 AM

I'm going to Bromyard FF this weekend then I might try to get to Whittlebury song and ale after that Banbury canal side folk festival then Bedworth FF after that I might start suffering from festival withdrawal. Cllr

Subject: RE: BS: festival withdrawa'l
From: Red and White Rabbit
Date: 07 Sep 04 - 11:06 AM

Muppett dont forget we expect to see you at the first Sheffield folk festival at the end of October - there is indoor camping - some very good booze great pubs for fringe singing and of course I will be there!! So once you're over Otley you have a little recouperation time and you can do it all again!

Sue

Subject: RE: BS: festival withdrawa'l
From: muppett
Date: 07 Sep 04 - 11:10 AM

I'll look forward to that RWR, Let me have the details ASAP.

Subject: RE: BS: festival withdrawa'l
From: GUEST,Sooz (at work)
Date: 07 Sep 04 - 11:34 AM

Don't forget Gainsborough 15th - 17th October

Subject: RE: BS: festival withdrawa'l
From: muppett
Date: 07 Sep 04 - 11:36 AM

Any camping Sooz?

Subject: RE: BS: festival withdrawa'l
From: Rasener
Date: 07 Sep 04 - 02:47 PM

Greg
Just had me dinner and just read your post and whilst highly amusing, it has just made me almost throw up :-)

Gainsborough Festival is not to be missed - some very good artists on.
So come on all you mudcatters lets see you there.

Subject: RE: BS: festival withdrawa'l
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 07 Sep 04 - 02:49 PM

Having been to Warwick (day trip), Sidmouth (over a week), Grove (day trip), Whitby (a week), Towersey (day trip) and Wareham Wail (last weekend), am definitely suffering from being back at work. Looking forward to Banbury, and the 23 October session at the White Horse, Maplehurst.

Kitty

Subject: RE: BS: festival withdrawa'l
From: MBSLynne
Date: 07 Sep 04 - 03:51 PM

Yep Banbury next for me (another day trip) then Bedworth then that's it for this year. Disposable income not being a thing I have, festivals have to be fairly few and far between

Love Lynne

Subject: RE: BS: festival withdrawa'l
From: Sooz
Date: 07 Sep 04 - 03:53 PM

Indoors and out, Muppett.

Subject: RE: BS: festival withdrawa'l
From: el_punkoid_nouveau
Date: 08 Sep 04 - 03:01 AM

With all these good Catters suffering Festival Withdrawal, maybe we should revive the Donisthorpe weekend...

Subject: RE: BS: festival withdrawa'l
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 08 Sep 04 - 06:47 AM

I've only been to five festivals this year. I only do the fringe stuff,and we sleep in my beautiful Fiat Scud. If you get it right, it need not be more expensive than staying at home.

Subject: RE: BS: festival withdrawa'l
From: MBSLynne
Date: 08 Sep 04 - 07:15 AM

The Donisthorpe weekend to which EPN referred was free. We held it for five years but gave up due to venue problems and the fact that the two of us were organising it on our own. I still miss it....perhaps we should revive it?

Love Lynne

Subject: RE: BS: festival withdrawa'l
From: GUEST,Mr Red - at work (for a week)
Date: 08 Sep 04 - 07:44 AM

There is always Bromyard this week for those needing there Festival fix.

And not forgetting the Bristol Cajun weekend (Oct 9-10th ish) See ya there Greg - hopefully. I found the Folk House on a walkabout in Clifton - jeeze - tucked away down an alley running between shops.