Sheff Folk Fest soon !!! 29-31 October

Subject: Sheff Folk Fest soon !!!
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 20 Oct 04 - 08:27 AM

Sheffield Folk Festival is almost upon us. Friday 29th to Sun 31st Oct.
Visit the web site www.sheffieldfolkfestival.org.uk.
Hope to see you there.

Subject: RE: Sheff Folk Fest soon !!!
From: Sooz
Date: 20 Oct 04 - 09:11 AM

Tell us more!

Subject: RE: Sheff Folk Fest soon !!!
From: GUEST,MCP
Date: 20 Oct 04 - 09:16 AM

Address not quite right above. Details can be found at Sheffield Folk Festival.

Mick

Subject: RE: Sheff Folk Fest soon !!!
From: BanjoRay
Date: 20 Oct 04 - 09:18 AM

Fiddlin' Dave Young has asked me if I want to join him in an Old Time/maybe Bluegrass session for the festival on Friday night. No idea where or what time yet. I'll have to get some new fingernails.
Cheers
Ray

Subject: RE: Sheff Folk Fest soon !!!
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 20 Oct 04 - 07:13 PM

Soree theere is an old timey bluegrass sesh a hillsboro hotel on Fri plus oodles of other events

Subject: RE: Sheff Folk Fest soon !!!
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 21 Oct 04 - 05:59 AM

Festival programmes now on sale at fagns, Kelham Island Tavern, Gardeners Rest, Cask & Cutler, Hillsborough Hotel price at £2.50

Subject: RE: Sheff Folk Fest soon !!!
From: Les from Hull
Date: 21 Oct 04 - 01:42 PM

Any suggestions for accomodation (other than the indoor camping) for the Saturday night? Are there any cheap B&Bs in the area? It's for me and our lass.

Subject: RE: Sheff Folk Fest soon !!!
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 22 Oct 04 - 04:06 AM

Les will look into it for you we've put you down for an iced gems session so don't worry about tickets. Will try and see if we can sort somthing out . E-mail me at my new address [e-mail] your phone number so we can chat

Subject: RE: Sheff Folk Fest soon !!!
From: GUEST,Mads
Date: 22 Oct 04 - 06:01 PM

Thanks for info!!! Will be there! Hurrah! Fesival!!!

Subject: RE: Sheffield Folk Festival soon
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 22 Oct 04 - 10:34 PM

The rest of the festival committee have been wondering for quite some time who "Iced Gems with Les and Maggie" might be; Jim only knows your first names (and hasn't told us what you do), so I'm afraid that the listing in the programme is rather vague and you won't have been contacted formally. Good to have that wee detail cleared up, if a little late in the day. I look forward to meeting you. Jim has put you down for Saturday, 5-7 pm, at the Red Deer.

Most new festivals encounter the odd glitch of this sort, of course. Sheffield will be a particularly good place to be on the weekend of 29-31 October. Those who survive will have stories to tell their grandchildren.

Subject: RE: Sheff Folk Fest soon !!!
From: Red and White Rabbit
Date: 23 Oct 04 - 02:48 AM

its good to have a bit of mystery at a festival - lots of people who go to singarounds at festivals up and down the country do know the mysterious Les and Maggie and those who dont - have a treat in store!

Subject: RE: Sheff Folk Fest soon !!!
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 23 Oct 04 - 07:38 AM

Iced Gems was born a good few years ago out of the legendary Tap and Spile singarounds. On one particular sesh someone sang an absolutely fantastic song to which our own Jude (Lady Aelfleda) said that it was an 'Iced Gem' the phrase stuck and the next year the landlady even provided the sweet little biccies at around teatime. We then started using the term for an allsorts of teatime session sometimes as the only opportunity to get together at other festivals (it sometimes was the only chance to meet if people were working at different events). We've had some meorable 'Iced Gems' ;- the back gardeen of the Zetland at Warwick and the Peples Voice at Beverley spring to mind.
By the way Les have sorted out your accomodation for Sat.

Subject: RE: Sheff Folk Fest soon !!!
From: Les from Hull
Date: 23 Oct 04 - 12:18 PM

That's excellent news Jim. I'd sent you a PM before I rediscovered this thread. We arrive in Sheffield mid afternoon as the poor wee lass has to work in the morning.

Malcolm - that's fine for the programme. There's only one rule about Iced Gems and that's there are no rules! Really we would like to encourage anyone to come and sing, play, recite, dance etc anything that they would like. Hopefully it's a catch-all for anything that doesn't quite fit any of the other sessions, or perhaps it's just a place for people who don't eat at tea-time.

Subject: RE: Sheff Folk Fest soon !!!
From: Les from Hull
Date: 25 Oct 04 - 10:12 AM

Jim - this accommodation, does it include a bed or do we have to bring our owm? I'm sorry I can't email you as my email has gone poorly.

Les

Subject: RE: Sheff Folk Fest soon !!!
From: muppitz
Date: 25 Oct 04 - 10:34 AM

Unfortunately a wedding in Leicester prohibits me from attending this darling of a festival.
I'm gutted, specially since I'll be missing Les and Maggie's 'Gems'!

Sorry Jim

Muppitz x

Subject: RE: Sheff Folk Fest soon !!!
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 25 Oct 04 - 12:12 PM

Bloody wedding probably only going so you can sh*g the bridesmaid. Get thee sen t'Sheffield lad tha knaws.

Subject: RE: Sheff Folk Fest soon !!!
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 02:31 AM

Yes it includes a bed of the double variety as I presume you are still sleeping with the fragrant one. You'll be stopping with Richard (our treasurer) at Hunters Bar a short taxi ride from the City Centre. I suggest however that you may want to head to Fagans for the afternoon singaround hosted by Little Legs and Our Lady Aelfleda. Get the tram from the station Blue Route to Malin Bridge and get off at West Street cross road head back towards the city and turn left at the 80's bar downhill and Fagans is on the right at the bottom. A short walk back to Red Deer for Iced Gems sesh. I'll sort out that you get your tickets.

Subject: RE: Sheff Folk Fest soon !!!
From: muppitz
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 03:00 AM

Unless the bridesmaid is in drag, I would have problems with the aforementioned sh*gging you were talking about!

All the best for the festival in any case, say ello to the better half for me (And I'm not talking about Ken!)

Muppitz x

Subject: RE: Sheff Folk Fest soon !!!
From: muppett
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 04:32 AM

Hiya Muppitz, sounds like there's another case of mistaken identity.

Jim, still not sure whether I'm coming t' Sheffield or t' the Capt. Fest in Baytown & Whitby, come on sell it to me, where are the sessions in relation t' Train station.

Appen I might be there.

Cheers MUPPETT (NOTE HOW I SPELL ME NAME)

Subject: RE: Sheff Folk Fest soon !!!
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 07:13 PM

happen that tha goes from't train station and goes on't tram ta West Streeet then tha knaws tha goes t'Fagans pub on't Saturday afters like get three sen dawn tha pillock

Subject: RE: Sheff Folk Fest soon !!! 29-31 October
From: muppett
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 04:19 AM

Oh thank you vey much old bean for those directions.

Subject: RE: Sheff Folk Fest soon !!! 29-31 October
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 07:06 AM

jolly good old chap

Subject: RE: Sheff Folk Fest soon !!! 29-31 October
From: muppitz
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 11:15 AM

I'm sure it won't be the last time Muppett!

MUPPITZ x

Subject: RE: Sheff Folk Fest soon !!! 29-31 October
From: Les from Hull
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 05:07 PM

Thanks Jim (and Richard!). We'll be in Fagan's towards the end of the afternoon sesh (we can't leave Hull till about 2). And if Muppett don't go then he's a big softy!

Subject: RE: Sheff Folk Fest soon !!! 29-31 October
From: muppett
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 04:22 AM

Les, looks like I'm a big softy, as it looks like I'll be in Ilkley playing trains with me Grandson on Saturday. Still a possibility of coming down on Sunday though, where will it be all happening singaround wise.

Subject: RE: Sheff Folk Fest soon !!! 29-31 October
From: padgett
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 07:13 AM

padgett alias 'Little legs' been a bit busy, but shouild make it in accordance with McFat's direction all w/e'd ~~
Down to be with Jude in Fagan's and a workshop of Yorkshire Song, not sure which version, on the Sunday am god help us!
Ray Padgett

Subject: RE: Sheff Folk Fest soon !!! 29-31 October
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 29 Oct 04 - 05:06 AM

Starts today first sesh is at 4p.m. at Kelham Island Tavern with Chris McMahon and Sue Cain

Subject: RE: Sheff Folk Fest soon !!! 29-31 October
From: BanjoRay
Date: 29 Oct 04 - 06:17 AM

I'll be at the Hillsborough Hotel tonight at eight with fiddlin' Dave Young for the Old Time/Bluegrass session.
Ray

Subject: RE: Sheff Folk Fest soon !!! 29-31 October
From: JulieF
Date: 29 Oct 04 - 06:56 AM

Should make it to Kelham Island by 5.30 (work allowing) then onto Fagans or Red Deer or perhaps elsewhere- who knows.