Bedworth

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 24 Nov 04 - 08:36 AM

well i am ready for anything Splott Man,see you later.Sorry about the car though after you spent so much on her:-(.

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: Morticia
Date: 24 Nov 04 - 07:09 PM

Jack has had his annual bath and is ready for the fray.......he isn't sure what a fray is but he reckons he's ready for it

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 25 Nov 04 - 02:24 AM

Isn't it something you get at school between lessons?
Or is it between 2 and 4 in Whitechapel?

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: MBSLynne
Date: 25 Nov 04 - 02:34 AM

No, it's what would happen to your mouth if you didn't have lips.

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: Snuffy
Date: 25 Nov 04 - 08:41 AM

I'm a-frayed you're wrong there.

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: webfolk
Date: 25 Nov 04 - 08:43 AM

will us newbies be able to collect a badge while we're there, our band 'bit on the side' will have badges for sale at 50p each, so ladies you know you want to wear them.
webfolk.net

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: Snuffy
Date: 25 Nov 04 - 09:21 AM

Order your Mudcat badges from Badger and/or Tig. I'm not sure if they'll be there or whether they'll have the machine with them.

The best thing would be to PM them

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: Richard Atkins
Date: 25 Nov 04 - 08:28 PM

Looking forward to seeing Merek and Dairy. Venues Fest around the town should be brill Malk. Will raise a glass for Pete though.

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: MBSLynne
Date: 26 Nov 04 - 02:52 AM

Just getting started on the alcoholic strawberry chocolate and the chocolate covered celery!!! See you later!

Love Lynne

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 26 Nov 04 - 03:13 AM

Have safe journeys,see you all later.I am looking forward to this chocolate celery.

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 26 Nov 04 - 04:18 AM

Only hours to go now!
See y'all upstairs in the White Swan tonite - traffic/weather permitting....
i'll try and get there earlyish and help start things off (=practise!).
But i'm right out of choclate (shucks).

Safe journeys all!
M

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: Gillie
Date: 26 Nov 04 - 05:15 AM

Yeh, I'll be there. Two hours to go to start of journey!!

See you all later

Gillie

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: MBSLynne
Date: 26 Nov 04 - 06:42 AM

Hehe! I've just made 75 alcoholic strawberry chocolates, and a "Special celery Selection". I'm SURE you'll be looking forward to that!! See you all later!

Love Lynne

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: My guru always said
Date: 26 Nov 04 - 09:21 AM

Oh dear, what have we done? Lynne & Scooby with Chocolate covered Celery. Doesn't bear thinking about!!!!

Safe journeys all!

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 26 Nov 04 - 09:30 AM

It must be worth trying Hil's.
See you all later.

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 28 Nov 04 - 11:36 AM

When you're feeling down, the best way up is chocolate.... the chocolates with crunchy celery centres, provided by Lynne at yesterday's Mudcat gather, were really rather good. As was the singing.

Many thanks to Malc for programming the session, to Morty for doing most of the work running it, to Madcat and Piddling Pete for realising that other people's fingers would do the walking for Jack to keep the singing going. And to everyone who sang, and/or brought chocolate.   

Kitty

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: MBSLynne
Date: 28 Nov 04 - 11:59 AM

Amazing! The celery covered chocolate ALL went, while I took a few of the alcoholic strawbverry ones home! Great weekend altogether! Thank you everyone.

Love Lynne

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: MuddleC
Date: 28 Nov 04 - 01:50 PM

Hello you raving nutcases, wandered into the White Horse by mistake, soon found the Swan, didn't leave till it chucked out!
-anyway, found, one scarve (scarf, for you common types) left after Mudcatters squashed the cat.
Claims on the back of a £10 note to me :-
Napoleon Bonaparte,Room 101,Maudlin Hospital
-or similar value in crayons, ....they don't let us have sharp things here , even Csharp isn't allowed, we have to make do with Dflat

If you can identify it, or the location it was left in I'll post it.

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 28 Nov 04 - 02:14 PM

What a brilliant weekend,Thanks to the organisers of mudcat gathering and Lynnes celery chocolate.

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: Wuzzle
Date: 28 Nov 04 - 02:52 PM

Thanks to every-one for a great weekend, Good company Good song,
             Great Chocolate :-)

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: Moonunit
Date: 28 Nov 04 - 02:58 PM

I agree. Music, company and chocolate... a choice mix.

Thanks to all who lightened up a dark corner of Warwickshire.

Cheers
A satisfied and sleepy M-unit x

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: GUEST,mandotim
Date: 28 Nov 04 - 03:21 PM

Thanks for a great time everyone, from Webfolk and Mandotim; collectively, 'Bit on the Side', the duracell bunnies of session playing! Remember; wear the badge with pride! Thanks especially to the organisers, both festival and Mudcat, and of course not forgetting the breweries, without whom folk music would not be possible.
Tim

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: MBSLynne
Date: 28 Nov 04 - 04:14 PM

It was lovely to meet you Mandotim and Webfolk....and I shall wear my badge always!

Love Lynne

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: Sue M
Date: 28 Nov 04 - 04:20 PM

Hi Everyone,

Great session at the White Horse in spite of Bedworth Town Council trying to blow up the town centre (well it sounded like that). Nice to see Mudcatters in person - but can we have name stickers next time so we can work out who is who as I only caught a few names.

Looking forwards to the next one (hopefully without the French Market so we can find a parking space).

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 28 Nov 04 - 04:26 PM

It was great to meet you Mandotim and Webfolk but whos sending me to sleep with your lovely music tonight.Take care all of you and i will wear your badge with pride.

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: MBSLynne
Date: 29 Nov 04 - 02:45 AM

Oh no!!! Keep the French Market!! I'm already looking forward to next year's dose of that lovely Provencal food!

Love Lynne

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: JudeL
Date: 29 Nov 04 - 04:00 AM

yeah it tasted nice but we'll be staying away from that provencal chicken if it's there another time. It upset both of us on Sat Afternoon/evening & was still making it's presence felt on Sun. & no it wasn't overindulgence in alcohol as on Sat by the time I wasn't stewarding I was starting to feel uncomfortable & the beer was going down very slowly to the point where I gave away the last one as I just didn't want it.

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: Splott Man
Date: 29 Nov 04 - 04:25 AM

A great festival, thanks Malc.

I've put a few more Mudcat names to faces (I haven't got a complete set yet).

Thanks to Covonia and Vocalzones, Pat & I managed to get a few songs out. Great seshes in the White Swan yesterdy afternoon.

Didn't get any chocolate covered celery or strawberries though, were they in that gold box you were keeping tight hold to, Lynne?

See you all soon

Splott Man & Pat Spoons

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: webfolk
Date: 29 Nov 04 - 04:33 AM

Thanks to all at Bedd'uth,
Webfolk [Geoff] and Mandotim [Tim] and adpopted double bass player [Justin]had a great time [see Mandotim's entry above.

'Bit on the Side' [the Duracell Bunnies of Folk Music] are currently recharging their batteries before another session in Leek tonight [Monday]. Do they never stop I hear you ask? Well actually, no they don't.

For anyone who didn't get one of our badges and want's one please go to our website www.webfolk.net and you can order one.

Maybe we'll get a muddy badge soon too.

Take care all!

Geoff [webfolk]

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: Gillie
Date: 29 Nov 04 - 08:02 AM

What a wonderful time we had. Great Mudcat gather sing in The White Horse. Nice room. Meet numerous mudcatters, to numerous to mention.

Thanks to Malc the new format really works. Well done!! Look forward to the next one.

Gillie

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: Selchie - (RH)
Date: 29 Nov 04 - 11:55 AM

Thanks to all concerned for a really good festival, especially the singarounds & the Mudgather. Well done Kitty & Morticia ~ great fun & great singing.

M

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 29 Nov 04 - 05:00 PM

Just wanted to add my voice to the many others in appreciation of Malc, his excellent achievements and Herculean efforts! Not to mention his band of stewards, coping specially well this year I thought....
What a great festival, with some fine singarounds in particular. Shame I missed the official gather, due to hosting commitments elsewhere throughout the gather period, but we managed to get a nice alt. gather going on Fri evening and at least I caught up with some of you over the weekend at various places. Special thanks to Morticia, El Greko and of course Guru. Oh how I wish there was more time. See y'all again soon.
M

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: Chris Green
Date: 29 Nov 04 - 05:22 PM

I can only second what moonunit's already said. Cracking festival - well done Malc (and team!)

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: My guru always said
Date: 29 Nov 04 - 06:35 PM

Wonderful weeknd & an excellent Gather! Many thanks to MalcBedworth & his team & also to Morticia & Herga Kitty!!

Thanks too to all the people came along, gathered, sang & played & who willingly brought chocolate, this is now a tradition.......

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Nov 04 - 06:40 PM

Bedduth, The Day After: – I drove back from the Festival with a song in my heart. Bedworth was SO fantastic – the asbestos threat rendered the Civic Hall unusable, the rail-less steps were a mountaineering challenge and the one-way system around the town must have been designed by a sadist – and yet whatever obstacles they faced, the organisers kept smiling!
Thanks, Malc, for all your unflappable and efficient gaffership. It rubbed off on the punters, too – there was an overwhelming ambience and feeling of general goodwill to all persons.
Sorry about my persistent cough – I've been sucking Vocalzones until I'm blue in the face. Pat Spoons and Splott Man both picked up colds in the past week and I didn't want to be the odd one out.
Oh – hope you arrived back safely, SM and PS. Was Scooby on the train? The M50 was closed and I - like thousands of other drivers - endured queues, a slow detour around the Herefordshire countryside and then more queues. I drove back two hours late – but Bedworth made it all worth it. What a delightful way to spend a weekend!

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: Morticia
Date: 29 Nov 04 - 06:42 PM

just back.......( long story)......thanks to everyone who came to the Mudgather, and all those who brought chocolate, especially the celery(!) and the purple quality street, which I nobly shared with Kitty, without even sulking (much). I counted about 32 Catters at one point.It was a cracking session and we had a great time, sorry to those who had to compete with the fireworks though.Jack has a hangover the size of a planet...but mumbled he's had a good time too.

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: GUEST,Dr Price
Date: 29 Nov 04 - 06:45 PM

Bedduth, The Day After: Whoops, sorry. It was me all the time...

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: Splott Man
Date: 30 Nov 04 - 04:22 AM

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: Splott Man
Date: 30 Nov 04 - 04:24 AM

Sorry about the previous post, my computer's got wind...

Thanks Dr Price, we got back OK, the M50 was clear for us, but we left a while before you so you were dead unlucky there. Scooby Doo is sporting two lovely black eyes (she's a drummer, you have to punch.... well, you know).

Cheers all

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: mandotim
Date: 30 Nov 04 - 04:41 AM

Remiss of me; big, big thanks to Malc and all the team for a fantastic effort! Difficult to organise a festival at the best of times, but in winter, with a major venue hors de combat; sensational! Well done!
Tim from Bit on the Side

Subject: RE: Bedworth
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 30 Nov 04 - 06:22 AM

Thanks Splott Man,I am looking lovely now with my glued up nose,two black eyes and fractured finger.I am looking forward to folk club tomorrow night to see how you you and Pat spoons get out of this one,taking me away for a weekend and coming back worse for wear so to speak.
Scooby