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Subject: portaferry gathering From: GUEST, Belfast fiddle. Date: 05 Feb 05 - 10:17 PM I have just got home from the most enjoyable evening I can remember this last few years! I must admit two years ago I went to the first Portaferry meeting and I was quite disapointed, this time WOW! everyone I met (including locals) were very talented, AND very nice to meet! what a night. The music was magic, the three folk from Iceland (with exception of the WHITE SHARK MEAT) I enjoyed. The Icelandic music was fantastic, their harmony was flawless. Lead fingers stole the show!! A gentleman and a VERY talented musician. Fibula (Katy)and her parents put us up and fed us, what a lovely family. All I can say is I hope next year I can get time off to go back (even if the gathering isn't on) I fell in love with the village and the folk who live there. The locals who Katy organised to play for us were very talented. Thanks Fibula. Guest fiddle. I supose this isn't a thread but more a statement! nice to hear from everyone else who was there. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Sorcha Date: 05 Feb 05 - 10:20 PM Oh, to be in Portaferry in February..... |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: GUEST,wrinkles Date: 06 Feb 05 - 04:56 AM that's right, make us more jealous than we already were....grrrrrr wrinkles |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Herge Date: 06 Feb 05 - 07:43 AM Just back home myself and suffering from a bit of a hangover! Briliant nights music. Good variety of tunes and songs. The icelantic contingent were very entertaining. It also was nice to hear some lovely English folk tunes that are not normally heard in these parts. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Skipjack K8 Date: 06 Feb 05 - 08:13 AM Masquerading as Liz the Squeak... We're still partying!! It's Sunday lunchtime and the catters are gathering again in the Fiddlers... The Lard Magnate has this wonderful wireless contraption which means you can get a live, blow by blow account (almost literally last night!)... Skarpi, Helgi and Rosa are fantastic musicians, the Icelandic schnapps is something out of this world (it goes by the name of 'Black Death'.... I can't think why!!) but as mentioned above, the shark meat was rather different! Don't worry Micca & Khatt, we've saved you some! (Schnapps, not shark meat, but I'm sure we can bring you a jar if you like!) Now, where did my beer go?! LTS |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Fibula Mattock Date: 06 Feb 05 - 12:10 PM 'lo folks, I've nipped out from the pub to pen this missive. The weekend has been great. The music last night was absolutely cracking - I was torn about which room I should listen in as everywhere I went there was such an amazing standard. Thanks very much to all who turned up, old friends and new. It was an honour to have the Norn Iron musicians there again, and a pleasure to have met with the Mudcatters once more (especially since we even got surprise Mudcat visitors - more names to faces!). I would like to say I was taking sneaky pictures, but there was nothing surreptitious about it - my camera has a flash that'd burn out your retinas at 500 yards. Anyway, soon as I've deposited the raffle proceedings (around 60 quid) into my high security bank vault (a jar in the kitchen) I'll be back down t'pub to gatecrash the regular monthly comhaltas session and drink restorative hot whiskeys. Don't forget - this weekend next year for "Loughstock 80" (my 30th and the lovely Bassic's 50th). |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: GUEST,FIDDLE4 Date: 06 Feb 05 - 03:47 PM GOT HOME SAFELY HAD A REALY GOOD TIME THANKS TO YOU ALL. FIRST TIME I EVER PLAYED A HARDANGER FIDDLE THANKS ROSA AND HER FRIENDS FROM ICELAND =GOT VERY INTERSTED IN THE ENGLISH TRAD= TUNES ...HAD A NICE TIME THANKS AGAIN FIDDLE 4 JIM MCAULEY WOULD GO AGAIN .... |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Eric the Viking Date: 06 Feb 05 - 05:35 PM Am home. Bloody great, can't think where the hours went but they flew by! Precious little sleep for most of us, but so much fun. Great musicians, great place, great people, but very few sheep. Though having said that Davey looked a bit wooley backed in my sleeping bag this morning! More of that later. Kate, just wonderful. Thanks to you, John and Lilli for a wonderful wreckend. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Big Mick Date: 06 Feb 05 - 05:46 PM HEY JIM, WHY ARE YOU YELLING?????? Mick |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: GUEST,YELLING. Date: 06 Feb 05 - 06:26 PM big mick and co.. sorry Sorcha has already told me off for this it will not happen again ? jim mcauley fiddle 4 |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Sorcha Date: 06 Feb 05 - 07:23 PM LOL, well, I tried to be nice about it. But, where are the pics???? |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: GUEST,Brendy Date: 06 Feb 05 - 08:41 PM Well, I surfaced late, and didn't make it back across, Kate. Thanks to all for the music and craic, especially Skarpi (will you remember that diminished chord, do you think? ;-)), Rosa, mooman, and last but not least, Skipjack, whom I eventually got to meet after all this time. Thanks to the owners of the pub, Kate, for the hospitality, and all the mugs of coffee. I had a great night, altogether Back to the porridge in the morning.......... B. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: GUEST,Kate-who-is-Fibs (very-tired-and-at-work) Date: 07 Feb 05 - 08:37 AM Next year's gathering is now under the working title of LOUGHSTOCK 4-SCORE! (Thanks, LtS.) |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: GUEST,Giok in Sligo town. Date: 07 Feb 05 - 11:33 AM I echo the general felicitations, and as it took me 3 years to get there it was even more enjoyable. I left this morning and am now in Sligo have driven round Mourne mountains, and admired all the lovely fortified policew stations in Armagh etc. Tomorrow the Giants Causeway etc, don't you wish you'd given up work like me? Fibs ye must be shattered, PM soon to thank you personally. Lovely to meet everybody it was brill!! Giok |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: My guru always said Date: 07 Feb 05 - 01:15 PM Knew you'd all have a Fantabulous time!!! I really wish I could have joined you all this year, I am Green with Envy. Next year is a definite if you're still letting singers come along... |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Letty Date: 07 Feb 05 - 01:28 PM ah, another thread I nearly missed. Back in Cork after a 7-hour drive. Thanks everyone for a great weekend! Enjoyed myself immensely. Good to see old friends and make new ones. Hope to be back next year, with more tunes in my head. Pity I didn't get to examine the Hardanger fiddle... Letty PS Kate-who-is-Kate, do you have my email address? |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Peter K (Fionn) Date: 07 Feb 05 - 02:59 PM Alas, I didn't realise Brendy WAS Brendy till big Nigel snapped in his direction and the entertainment kind of fizzled out (it being 2.30am after all, so no wonder if tempers finally got a bit frayed). I've got to say that Sorch, Hardanger fiddling Rosa and I were blown away by Brendy's guitar playing, even it was sometimes a bit dominant for some tastes. Rather like having Arty McGlynn in the company, without having to pay a booking fee. Saturday night was certainly a real belter of a session, fortified by, among others, the three cracking musicians from Iceland, the three from Larne and the three from Bangor - not to mention Greg (Skipjack K8) and Eric the Viking, whose visits briefly overlapped; Giok; "Leadfingers" Terry, and various other assorted mudcatters. Manitas unaccountably peaked early, and missed most of the night, but made up for it as a mainstay of most of the other sessions of the weekend. In fact the back-room at Dumigan's was just not big enough for all the excitement on Saturday night. Not even all the musicians could squeeze in, never mind others who just wanted to listen. If Portaferry happens again on this scale, I'd be happy to organise a bar with a bigger room, unless someone else wants to do it - but I hear a whisper that the Iceland Three might be persuaded to host a Mudcat gathering on their home soil? Or home ice? Portaferry turns out to have various well-established connections with Iceland, as do the Bangor contingent, and easyJet do flights from Stansted to Reykjavik.... By the way, who is "Belfast fiddle" who started this thread? |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: katlaughing Date: 07 Feb 05 - 03:31 PM Any pix yet, folks? |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Herge Date: 07 Feb 05 - 03:44 PM I think the venue was great - got to look at the fabulous starry night when out for a pee! I think the cabaret at the end of Sat night was amusing - that's what you get when you mix talent, passion, Guinness and a small amount of ego (on all sides) :-) The music on Sat really was excellent - over 8 hours of continuous music in the one pub, and hardly a song or tune repeated. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Liz the Squeak Date: 07 Feb 05 - 03:47 PM Well, here I am, back home on my own computer, rather than the laptop of the Lard Magnate. We had a little live link up on the Chat, with Micca, EmmaB and Rumanci, but had to cut it short because the above mentioned Lard Magnate needed to look at his shares. It was indeed a wonderful weekend, I'm so glad I had my operation before I went though, I'd never have lasted as long as I did! We continued the tradition of dubious song material... Morticia penned a little number some time ago called 'Oh damn it all, the pipes, the pipes are frozen'..... it went down well, after the initial sharp intake of breath! The sessions were something to behold... they went on for hours and were incredible.... a few songs were sung, but it was mostly music. I can't remember when last I played so much. The town of Portaferry is very pretty, the weather was sunny and clear, but cold. The only time it rained was Saturday night, and even that was 'soft', just a small shower. Dawn coming up over the Lough is stunning. Hopefully the Barholme will be scaffold-less for next year's Poratferry 4 score, the back room of the Fiddlers' is already booked! LTS |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Liz the Squeak Date: 07 Feb 05 - 04:01 PM Pics were taken, will edit the naughty ones out and send to Pene to put up.... except the pictures I took of Eric the Viking gave the message 'disk error' so I doubt they'll be there! LTS |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Peter K (Fionn) Date: 07 Feb 05 - 04:57 PM Not sure how much Guinness you got through Herge, but it was pissing down whenever I went out for a leak, so never a star to be seen! |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: MudGuard Date: 07 Feb 05 - 05:13 PM Made it safely home. Too tired now. More tomorrow ... |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: White tiger Date: 07 Feb 05 - 05:24 PM Hello It was a great weekend, that Michael guy was funny!!!LOL Sorry you missed it(Cat&Micca)can't wait till next year too tired to write more!!!LOL Sorch |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Liz the Squeak Date: 07 Feb 05 - 05:53 PM Michael was the town drunk who turned up at every session and generally acted like the town drunk... he's a millionaire who seems intent on drinking it all away..... But a nice guy nonetheless.... Pictures have been sent to Pene Azul, hopefully there will be a link to them when he gets round to it. LTS |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Brendy Date: 07 Feb 05 - 06:19 PM 'Big Nigel', Fionn, thought that where I was from was somehow relevant to the situation. Considering that a fair percentage of the people at the gathering were from somewhere else other than there, I thought it relevant to the situation to mention to him that it was irrelevant to the situation as to where I (and by association, 90% of that room) was from. As for 'cutting across' other musicians playing..., no one seemed to give a good God damn about it happening all the way up to that moment, from all corners. 'Big Nigel' probably weighed up the arguments for and against, did the sensible thing, and withdrew from the situation. People get their noses put out of joint for one reason or another in sessions, Fionn. Where I come from, sessions were used to pass music on from one to another. It's what was done to me by some incredibly magnanimous souls, when I was cutting my teeth in sessions as a kid, and it is what I naturally do when in the presence of able and willing musicians, myself, the 'Big Nigels' of the World notwithstanding. As for egos, Pete, I didn't have anything to prove, and you don't know me well enough, anyway, to be able to make that judgement. I wasn't going to bring this up, Fionn. So you can congatulate yourself bigtime, here. I also noticed you never introduced yourself. Well done. B. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Skipjack K8 Date: 07 Feb 05 - 06:25 PM It's kinda funny how something so good is underlined by something not so good. My Monday started with precious few hours kip, a tour-de-force 5,000 calorie Ulster Fry from the skillet of the redoubtable Mrs A, a lovely gentle drive to Belfast in the company of the delicious Fibs, the latte that herself says one cannot get in Portaferry. The the calls started, and lard futures went haywire, and to cap it all, I got Denver booted in Liverpool John Lennon (ho ho) International (ho ho) Airport Long Stay car park. After some chimpanzee in dayglo relieved me of forty quid, I was released to return home, planning my written invective all the way, and readjusting my position on Boris Johnson. Highlights for me were two twelve hour sessions, pretty much back to back, and meeting Brendy five years after he guided me round Norway by phone. Jaysus, he's a powerful good performer, that one. The standard of the musicians was yet again awe-inspiring, and topped off by Diana and Nigel, who delighted us again this year. As one here who coined the peon of praise would have it, 'it was really nice'. Thanks Fibs |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Eric the Viking Date: 07 Feb 05 - 06:44 PM Brendy, you were stonking, about as good a dadgad guitar player I ever saw. You reminded me of listening to Denny Bartley and I really rate him. Greg told me you were "Brendy", but I was stuck pretty much in the corner so sadly never got to meet you or try a pathetic attempt at trying to watch how you were doing it so bloody excellently. I was out with Helge from Iceland in the last minutes of the session.There were so many good musicians there I was just, as usual, on a learning curve re-enforcing just how far I have to go yet! But it was a wicked day and night of playing all round was Saturday, even though it stretched far into Sunday morning. It was so much fun that my troubled head melted away, or was it the rotten fish and schnapps or the odd pint o black stuff? Ah,it don't really matter, I just can't wait for next year.That Fibs really knows how to organise a party! |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Eric the Viking Date: 07 Feb 05 - 06:49 PM By the way, ain't that a bloody good Cd from skarpi's band? Hope you all got home safely from London without any troubles. Tell Helge he promised me a cigar-I'll just have to come and collect it sometime. Great to meet you all. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: katlaughing Date: 07 Feb 05 - 07:16 PM Thanks, LtS. I look forward to seeing them! |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: skarpi Date: 08 Feb 05 - 03:32 AM Halló all , we just came home last night 2 a clock after midnight going from such a wonderful wheather to a frosty the snowman and the cold brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr but this memory of this weekend will warm us up , Rósa and Helgi as long as me will just say thank you all for such unforgetible time I am about to go to work so I have to go , I new I had friends on Mudcat but to meet you all like this gives more than it will ever be on the Internet, I learned alot about my Bodhrán and how to play I ahope also that you liked our music. with lots of love to all of you I am not gonna take someone out but your all very special friends thanks again for all hroo hrooo rhoooo ..... sorry All the skarpi Iceland. P.s Rósa and Helgi send you all a best whishes. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Liam of the Ferry Date: 08 Feb 05 - 03:35 AM Holy pants batman- brilliant weekend. It as nice to see you all again and enjoyed the music immensely. I will be encountering Michael (Portaferry's own Prince of Darkness) again tonite no doubt as we're playing in Sands Bar at the top of the village. Remember to keep the photos away from the dole office. Decided to change my name to this as most of you only know me as Liam anyway. All the best |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: MudGuard Date: 08 Feb 05 - 03:37 AM Ok, feel a bit less tired now. A big thank-you to all involved in the planning/organisation/participation of that lovely weekend! Especially thanks to (in more or less random order): Kate (Fibula) for creating and running Loughstock Max for creating Mudcat (without that I'd not been in Portaferry) Kate's parents for creating Kate ;-)) Peter (Fionn) for organizing the cottage Liz and Paul (Manitas) for providing a bed in London and organizing travel (cab/bus/car) from there on Whoever it was that gave the Cara CD "Long Forgotten" as a raffle prize Letty (?) for the bottle of German wine which is now back in Germany ;-) Fiddler's Green's Landlord for providing loads of sandwiches The locales for putting up with us Arthur Guinness for the pints ;-) And of course (last but definitely not least): all the musicians for great tunes and songs I will work through the photos in the afternoon so you will have to wait a bit til they will be available. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Liz the Squeak Date: 08 Feb 05 - 05:16 AM I suppose the 'rotten fish' and references to shark need some explainations.... Rosa, Skarpi and Helgi turned up at Dummigans - known as 'All night Eddie's' - dressed in their finest and bearing gifts of food and drink. Apparently, in Iceland, on that night (it was Saturday, but don't ask me what date it was!!), it is the tradition to eat a meal with dried fish, pickled white shark and drink schnapps. Plates of fish and a jar of shark cubes were passed around, along with the schnapps... they were eaten with various amounts of gusto. For my part, Honour was satisfied, but to be perfectly frank, I'd rather see the whole shark swimming in the sea rather than in cubes in a jar! The dried fish was a lot more palatable, but not as good as the schnapps! I managed to abscond with about a quarter of a bottle, so that Manitas could have a swig and we had some to bring home for Micca and CatsPhiddle. We still have some, I didn't drink it all. As to the whereabouts of the second bottle, I can give no information at all. It was wrested from my grasp by person or persons unknown. I am presently engaged in sewing a Mudcat Patch to a hat, to send to the Fiddlers, so they can nail it up over the bar, with their collection. We were very lucky not to lose Giok's lovely felt number, Bassic's leather jobbie and Skarpi's knitted beauty to the collection! LTS |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Brendy Date: 08 Feb 05 - 05:22 AM Got your PM, Fionn. No worries, my man. :-) B. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Brendy Date: 08 Feb 05 - 06:11 AM Eric, were you the guy in the glasses with the Yam(aha), who asked me about The Tinkerman's Daughter'?. I was talking to Giok for a bit, and John from Cornwall, who knows a friend of mine, here in Oslo.. I've a great story, though, from the road home.... I'm sitting way off in the 5th row, or something, at Gate 17 in Aldergrove airport, with the sunglasses on, so as I can doze off for a bit, un-noticed. The Easy Jet flight to Stansted is delayed a bit, and there's loads of people milling around, getting on to their mobile phones, and stressing to their colleagues about being late for meetings, and such mundane things.. I look up at one stage, and there's this stocky bloke walking himself to the front of the queue, with guitars and luggage and things... I was half-asleep, but one thing struck me about the guy.. He was wearing a Green, White and Gold wolly hat with GW&G braids down the side. I said to myself, "that guy's got bollocks!... Aldergrove airport, RUC all over the place, and yer man waltzes in with his Green White & Gold 'Cyap'" "Fair play to him" I thought He had a nice 'girlfriend', though! And there was another slightly older guy there, with glasses on. I've got sunglasses on, remember, so I'm watching these ones..., and the faces of the ones looking at them, and I was grinning from ear to ear at the surreallness of the situation!!! Next thing I know, yer man's 'girlfriend' looks directly at me, and points to me, and waves. She then nudges the fella with the 'Cyap', and points me out to him as well.... I said "Hang on.... thats Rósa and Skarpi.!" And so it was!!!! I left my seat, and went straight up to them. Excellent!!! I met Helgi, then, as I didn't meet him on Saturday ... And because the ground staff were letting people on to the plane according to the boarding card numbers, we all waltzed right past the begrudging element in that little room, and off we went to claim the window seats, just behind the wings, on the right-hand side, as you're flying out. We parted company in Stansted, as the lads went off into London for a bit, killing time while waiting for their connection. While my Ryanair flight back to Oslo was about 3/4 of an hour in the air (we were flying up the Dutch coast), a Virgin Airways 737, travelling in the opposite direction, flew incredibly close under our wing. And as I remember, the pilot banked upwards about 30 secs before this. There was nowhere near 1000m clearance between those two planes... Again, thanks for a great session on Saturday night, folks. I was glad to meet those of you that I did get talking to, and I'll see a few of you from time to time, no doubt. B. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: mr. weekend Date: 08 Feb 05 - 10:24 AM Hello folks. I'm Helgi from Iceland. I like to thank you all for a great time I had this weekend. I really enjoyed all these sessions and I'm very lucky I had opportunity to meet all of this nice and friendly people and having good fiends after this time. I met great musicians, I'm sure I will never forget these moments. Best regards. p.s. Eric you must come to Iceland to collect this great cigar I promised you. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Eric the Viking Date: 08 Feb 05 - 04:30 PM Yes Brendy I was playing the Yam,and asking asking about the tinkerman's daughter. I'd love to heard you play and sing it. I can travel without too much fear for that box,the Yam, but left my newish Avalon at home. Helge, I will try my best if I am invited. Skarpi, helge and Rosa, glad that your trip to london went smoothly. Did you get what you wanted? What a great weekend! |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: skarpi Date: 08 Feb 05 - 05:48 PM Eric , we got what looked for . Helgi got Mandolin and Banjo for a good price. i have to got to sleep. All the best Skarpi Iceland. P.s where shall we send the pictures to let seen at Mudcat ? |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Bassic Date: 08 Feb 05 - 05:53 PM Skarpi, email them as jpeg files to jeff@mudcat.org |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: mooman Date: 08 Feb 05 - 08:08 PM Dear Friends, Well...just got home meself after a detour via the North Antrim Coast and the Inishowen penisular in Donegal where we stayed with good friends of 27 years standing last night. Have to echo what everyone else said and to thank especially Kate-that-is-Fibula, John and Lily putting up with us and putting us up. I entirely missed the reported excitement in the early hours of Sunday morning as I was in the other bar of Dumigans playing some blues and jazz with Helgi, Kate-that-is-Kate and Lady McMoo. Anyway ...mighty sessions all weekend and praise to all involved! It was a great pleasure to meet new friends especially White Tiger, Giok, Bassic, Rock Chick, Louise, Liz, Manitas, Skarpi, Helgi, Rosa and Brendy and we both especially enjoyed Brendy's singing and ace guitar playing...hope to meet again and swap some DADGAG ideas with you! Also the great Icelandic harmony singing. Looking forward to Portaferry 4-score next year and to getting to me bed now! Peace moo (and from The Good Lady) |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Leadfingers Date: 08 Feb 05 - 08:43 PM I have just sent off a selection of the piccies I took at Loughstock to Pene Azul - If any one who was there PM's me an e-mail addy I will send them any I have with them in . And how soon can we start booking for Loughstock Fourscore ?? |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Liz the Squeak Date: 09 Feb 05 - 04:15 AM Easy Jet don't take bookings past October '05 and we're waiting to hear about the Barholme restoration before we commit to B&B again. I bagsy the four poster in the Fiddlers if we can't get Barholme!! I sent Pene some photos on Monday, I'll keep checking to see if they're up. LTS |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: MudGuard Date: 09 Feb 05 - 04:25 PM My pictures are on their way across the atlantic to Jeff as I write this message! Once again I want to thank you all for that great weekend! I hope to see many of you again in May in France for the Eurogathering! |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: skarpi Date: 09 Feb 05 - 05:17 PM Halló , still trying to get some sleep I am a wreck, b-flat I think I could sleep for a week i think oh I just gonna get tickets for us In October so I ´ll see you there I hope. All the best Skarpi Iceland. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: mr. weekend Date: 09 Feb 05 - 06:50 PM Good old Skarpi always sleepy |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: John MacKenzie Date: 10 Feb 05 - 11:39 AM Hello again fellow revellers, I just arrived home about an hour ago, bringing with me a real stinker of a cold, unfortunately I don't remember getting close enough to Mandy to have caught it from her; shame! Went across the Porta-ferry, and toured around, spent two days in Killybegs, and I can recommend it, good Chinese, and Indian food. Went to visit the Giant's Causeway yesterday cold windy and sunny it was, but an enjoyable visit. The campsite near Carrickfergus was closed in spite of advertising being open all year, so I thought F**k it! and jumped on the ferry back to Stranraer. It was a great weekend, which would have been entirely ruined if somebody had nailed my genuine Akubra hat to the joists. Especially as it cost about £80, and I had to go to Australia to get it. Lovely to meet so many nice people. Giok |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: MudGuard Date: 10 Feb 05 - 11:43 AM John, as long as it is just your hat and not yourself that ends nailed to the beam, it should be bearable ;-) |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: mooman Date: 10 Feb 05 - 12:13 PM Does the beam still exist after Andy walked into it...? moo |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: John MacKenzie Date: 10 Feb 05 - 12:34 PM I was always taught that rubbing two bits of wood together like that, can start a fire! Giok ;~) |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Den Date: 10 Feb 05 - 12:53 PM Well yiz can all fuck off;-) I'm just mad with envy (I didn't want to say green). Maybe next year or the one after but I'm determined to get to Portaferry. Brendy I would have paid to see Skarpi in his hat at Aldergrove, it brings a whole new meaning to LOL. Cheers Den |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Liz the Squeak Date: 10 Feb 05 - 04:30 PM I'm a bit concerned about Pene, he's usually pretty quick off the mark at posting photos, but there's been nothing all week..... Is he waiting until he's got them all in? Any one know how he is?? LTS |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Peter K (Fionn) Date: 11 Feb 05 - 07:32 AM Den, I'm reminded of a wedding reception I went to near Portrush. A friend (whose first names were "Bridie Concepta") had to have her hand stamped when she left the building for an hour or so. She was so proud of the stampmark, she didn't wash her hand for a week. It said "Passed by Ballywillan LOL." |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Eric the Viking Date: 11 Feb 05 - 02:05 PM Was it one week ago I arrived at Belfast posing as a 12 year old girl? Hasn't the time flown by? |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Liz the Squeak Date: 11 Feb 05 - 02:45 PM Gosh.. my lungs are still in recovery! Erik - I think the short skirt and the thong was going a bit far.... LTS |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: MudGuard Date: 11 Feb 05 - 03:01 PM Eric in a short skirt? Are there any photos of this? I must have missed it ... |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Eric the Viking Date: 11 Feb 05 - 03:42 PM titter ye not! |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Hardanger-Rose Date: 11 Feb 05 - 04:13 PM Hello! I`m Rosa:-) Now I`m joying this new world..Mudcat. I will try to do my best writing here, but forgive me if I do not answer as quickly as ....well let`s rather say I will try to write back as soon as I can:-) It was so nice meeting you all at Portaferry. Love greetings to all of you:-)and thank`s for a lovely weekend! Where can I find pickures taken from this weekend..? By by, Ròsa. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Sorcha Date: 11 Feb 05 - 04:21 PM They aren't posted yet Rosa |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: MudGuard Date: 11 Feb 05 - 04:49 PM Welcome to the Mudcat, Rósa! As I told you in Portaferry, it was a great pleasure seeing you and listening to you! The sweetest Rose that I ever met is the |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: John MacKenzie Date: 11 Feb 05 - 05:00 PM Smooth bastard;~) |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: skarpi Date: 11 Feb 05 - 05:11 PM Halló all , halló Rósa velkominn á Mudcat, vona ad ther líki vel thad sem thu lest. One of the best song i ever heard is Rose of Allendale and maybe Rósa is her? Rósa the song you need from eurogathering the song number one is I am told Mayfly? and I can´t find it yet so we all let you know when that happens. I think I will be back to Portaferry next Year but I´ll stay In a HOTEL PORTAFERRY A PLACE i HOPE I CAN SLEEP iN and have a noce shower to. I hope also that i can play my bodhrán In mohara inn In Newcastle on fridaynight totally unforgetable. Well have to go, Ijust had a taste of Powder Whyskey and it´s okei ?"#$%&!"$##% All the best Skarpi Iceland P.s Rósa I think I like Gammel dansk better Hahahahaahahahhah |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Big Mick Date: 11 Feb 05 - 05:18 PM I love these Icelanders. I can see the Conklin Ceili Band is going to have to do a tour stop in Iceland. Welcome Rosa. So happy you are here. All the best, Mick |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: MudGuard Date: 11 Feb 05 - 06:42 PM The first pictures are up! |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Big Mick Date: 11 Feb 05 - 06:48 PM Wonderful pictures!!!!! Damn, I am jealous. Mick |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Hardanger-Rose Date: 11 Feb 05 - 06:59 PM Whau I love this, I`m trying to be modern (I`m so old fashioned) and how sweet hearing these "Portaferry-sound" I`m already hearing...I mean it`s good to hear from you who have already written a note now. Ok. I look forward to see some pictures later:-) Skarpi..now we can talk in english..:-), ja ja Brennivin og Gammel Dansk, but I liked Bushmills too:-) ..Rose of Iceland..:-)thanks:-), but how about.. Rose of Reykjavik..:-) Good night people, Ròsa. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Liz the Squeak Date: 11 Feb 05 - 07:03 PM Why thank you Mick... *blush*... I've left a few queries because I didn't catch everyone's names. There was a Geoff the (Rubber) Duck raffle prize too, but it missed its photo opportunity. Thought I'd put in a picture of the Lough, just to prove we didn't spend ALL the time in the pub and that the weather was fantastic. Skarpi - I would recommend 'Adair's for next year.. it was wonderfully warm, the breakfasts were amazing and the room Manitas and I had was the family room, en suite shower room and toilet, with a double bed and 2 single beds. LTS |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Liz the Squeak Date: 11 Feb 05 - 07:22 PM And the prize goes to Leadfingers who noticed that in one picture Skarpi is mislabelled as Manitas.... I can dream can't I?! Sorry Skarpi... I was very tired when I downloaded the pictures! LTS |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Peter K (Fionn) Date: 11 Feb 05 - 07:26 PM One or two of the captions have got a bit muddled at that link provided by MudGuard. (Are they your pictures, MG?) Part 1, second pic: "Skippy" should be "Skipjack K8" (ie Greg) to be strictly accurate. Part two, second pic: "Manitas" should surely be "Skarpi"? Part two, third pic: This caption should be ditched and replaced as follows: Colin (no Mudcat handle as far as I know), mooman, Herge, Jim the fiddler, Manitas, Peter K (Fionn). |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Liz the Squeak Date: 11 Feb 05 - 07:46 PM No Peter, they were my photos and I'd already apologised for the mis labelling a whole 4 minutes before your post. LTS |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Leadfingers Date: 11 Feb 05 - 08:30 PM In part 2 Piccy 3 the guy in the black shirt with grey hair is Gerry Rees , and the the big guy in the grey shirt is Herge , while the other fiddler is Jim McCauley - these are the lads from Larne ! |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Liz the Squeak Date: 11 Feb 05 - 08:39 PM Well that explains a lot, I was never introduced to them! Bear in mind it was very late by then and I'd been at the pickled shark meat... LTS Alright.. and the schnapps too.... |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Peter K (Fionn) Date: 11 Feb 05 - 08:46 PM Yes, it's "Gerry" not "Colin." Apologies to him, and thanks Leadfingers. The rest of the caption I suggested still holds good - ie it puts Herge and mooman in the right order I think. Looks like Pene has been busy - the sequence now goes up to Part Nine! |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Liz the Squeak Date: 11 Feb 05 - 08:53 PM I would like to point out that in the first picture of part 8, that is not me having a very bad hair day, it is in fact, the resident dog 'Fiddler'. He is a lovely thing unless you try to touch the coat he sits on.... then he's a snarling ball of fangs.... There the resemblance resumes. LTS |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Peter K (Fionn) Date: 11 Feb 05 - 09:12 PM A few more details on captions.... Part 8, pic 5: "?"="Frank" - mine host at Fiddler's Green. Part 7 pic 5: Caption should be replaced with: "Gerry, Nigel, Herge, Jim the fiddler, Dianna, Peter K." Part 6, pic 3: the un-named two on left are Herge and Jim the fiddler. Part 6, pic 4: The two question marks are, respectively, Gerry and Herge. Part 6, pic 5: "Jackie" not "James" Boyce |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: MudGuard Date: 12 Feb 05 - 03:34 AM Thanks Peter for the corrections, I just sent a mail to Jeff with the corrections. Parts 1 to 3 are from Liz, Parts 4 to 9 are from me. Rosa, I wasn't sure whether you were from Reykjavik or some other place in Iceland. Of course Rose of Reykjavik fits the tune much better, so from now on you will be known (at least by me) as the Sweet Rose of Reykjavik! |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Liz the Squeak Date: 13 Feb 05 - 04:58 AM A list of those Mudcatters (old and new) who attended is now available. (I found the notepad!) In no particular order than that's how they signed the list! Liz the Squeak London Mooman (Richard) Brussels Lady McMoo Brussels Fibula Mattock (Kate who is Fibs) Portaferry, via Bristol White Tiger (Sorcha) Bangor Co. North Down Letty Cork Skipjack K8 (Greggie) Barrow Herge Larne Jim the Fiddler Larne MudGuard (Andreas) Munchen, Bavaria Vic White Kilkeel PeterK(Fionn) Newark Rosa Johannesdottir Iceland Helgi (sorry, can't read) Iceland Skarpi Iceland Mandi Yorkshire RockChick (Shelagh) Bromley Bassic (Gordon) Hull Eric the Viking Cleckheaton Manitas (Paul) London John 'Giok'MacKenzie No fixed abode Leadfingers (Terry) Middlesex Kate 'who is Kate' Leeds MikeoDevon Cornwall/Devon border Phillipa Derry Also there but didn't sign: Brendy Diann Gerry So about 25+ Mudcatters all told... how many next year? LTS |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: John MacKenzie Date: 13 Feb 05 - 05:18 AM Liz I know I used to keep moving to avoid the paternity suits, but I now have an abode fixed, and it is Lairg in the county of Sutherland. Another 50 miles further north and it gets wet, and cold, next stop Iceland [and Brennevin] Giok |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: GUEST,MudGuest ;-) Date: 13 Feb 05 - 06:27 AM For the record, Liz: Rosa has signed on as Hardanger-Rose Helgi (Kristjánsson) has signed on as mr. weekend Liam of the Ferry (Fib's brother) I'm not sure whether Mandi/Vic have signed up on Mudcat, as the 'cat is down at the moment I can't check (I use the "Send a PM" to check which is not available when not logged in, and the backdoor doesn't let me log in) Nigel (husband to Dianne) is also missing on your list. (My list shows 24 mudcatters, plus me that makes 25 Mudcatters present) |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: GUEST,Kate-who-is-Fibs at home Date: 13 Feb 05 - 08:10 AM Backdoor posting, hence no cookie. Liam of the Ferry may resemble me in terms of good looks and talent etc (snort - I wish I had some of his!) but he's not actually my brother, although we've known each other for years an' years AND he's an archaeologist too, so he is part of the scenery and is the sort of brother I'd love to have. Because then I could steal his cittern. I will post my photos soon, when I actually get a spare minute to label them. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: GUEST,MudGuest ;-) Date: 13 Feb 05 - 08:46 AM Uuuuups. Sorry about messing up your family ;-) |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Peter K (Fionn) Date: 13 Feb 05 - 12:55 PM Mudguard, Vic is not a mudcatter. Neither are Gerry, Nigel, Dianna and Davey Graham. Jackie Boyce (the sean nos singer from Comber who is Fibs's uncle) is a signed up member, but mostly lurks without posting.... Can't remember his Mudcat ID, though he did tell me. I'm still puzzled about "Belfast fiddle" who started this thread. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: MudGuard Date: 13 Feb 05 - 01:05 PM Thanks, Peter! There is a "Jackie B" signed up ... Did Vic get a lift home? Btw, Jeff just made the corrections to the picture headings. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Fibula Mattock Date: 13 Feb 05 - 02:24 PM Dug out my fiddle today and realised that in the case was the cloth mudcat badge that was supposed to go in the raffle - sorry about that Richard, we'll have to save it til next year (or stick it in the raffle in Niort9). |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Liam of the Ferry Date: 13 Feb 05 - 02:43 PM Hey Mudguest i know Portaferry is a small town, but no ones playing deliverance there just yet eh Kate? But you're very welcome to play it on my cittern all the same. Any good looks i once had have now been wasted down the great white telephone today (rough night in Dumigans last night - Paul Brennan (piper) is over at present so no doubt there'll be a few more good sessions. February is a great month. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: John MacKenzie Date: 13 Feb 05 - 02:50 PM Good job it's a short month then Liam, or the telephone might get wore out:~0< Giok |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Fibula Mattock Date: 13 Feb 05 - 02:50 PM Don't listen to him! I am first generation Portaferry, but Liam is not. He is inbred and has 6 toes. Why was there never this many sessions at home when I was growing up, eh? EH? Glad to hear you're still going strong this weekend too mate! |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Fibula Mattock Date: 13 Feb 05 - 02:53 PM (p.s. Don't forget to watch Dalziel and Pascoe tonight - it's set on an archaeological excavation, with murder a-plenty: how tempting. BBC1 at 9pm. I'm off dancing so I'll be taping it.) |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Liam of the Ferry Date: 13 Feb 05 - 02:53 PM Speak to you again soon, i can hear/feel the phone ringing. Arthur Guinness has much to answer for. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: MudGuard Date: 13 Feb 05 - 05:15 PM More pictures have arrived! |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Herge Date: 13 Feb 05 - 05:24 PM Jim McAuley is down on some photos as Jim McDonald |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Big Mick Date: 13 Feb 05 - 05:50 PM 2 years running I have had every intention of going to this gathering, and life got in the way. Shall we try for three? I just love these pictures of so many old friends, as yet unmet. One can feel the good feelings, and imagine the sound of wonderful music in the air. And what's the matter with shark meat????? I can't wait to share some with skarpi. Thanks for the vicarious good time, my friends. I will do my best to be at the next one. All the best, Mick |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Liz the Squeak Date: 13 Feb 05 - 05:52 PM Maybe we should just forget the captions and make up our own?! LTS |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Leadfingers Date: 13 Feb 05 - 06:24 PM I Plead Guilty ! I had a touch of Brain Fade and got Jim's name crossed for which I apologise most profusely ! Or I will do a Liam and blame the Guinness , which was , as ever in Dummigans and Fiddlers green , Excellent . |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: GUEST,Jackie B Date: 14 Feb 05 - 04:37 AM Thanks Peter, caught out at last! it's nice to sit on the fence and watch all the other children playing at times. I do get involved some times under eoin o'buadhaigh, but very rarely! Keep in touch and let me know when you get your new chanter, I will need a week or so to get everything made. By the way now I am out in the open, what a GREAT weekend in Portaferry! can my niece organize or what? The shark meat put up a 'helluva' fight with my digestive system but the little blue bottle of Icelandic water that Skarpi provided settled it down. It was great to meet all the faces that only up to now have been names on threads. What a family! Good to see Jim McAuley again, been a while Jim. Jackie B (eoin o'buadhaigh) |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: MudGuard Date: 14 Feb 05 - 05:59 AM Jackie, I guess you had too much of that Brennivin, because the bottles were bright green, not blue ;-) (see, for example, last picture on this page) |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Letty Date: 14 Feb 05 - 09:28 AM Pff, can't believe it's a week ago now. Hey, Kate, I joined the Archeoptics team last Friday to scan some monuments in Lismore, acting out my secret wish to be an archaeologist (rather than a philologist...). Letty |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Fibula Mattock Date: 14 Feb 05 - 09:33 AM Nice one Letty - now you are sucked in! Turns out our laser scanning trip to Libya made The Guardian this week: Article: In the Valley of Life, oil is death to the art of a lost civilisation, so now the whole Guardian-reading world knows I spent Christmas locked in a Libyan toilet. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: MudGuard Date: 14 Feb 05 - 09:42 AM What I especially like about that piece from the Guardian is the advertisment they placed right next to the paragraph about you, Kate. It is for health insurance - in German! See here: Kate in the (toilet) papers (Insurance = Versicherung, health insurance = Krankenversicherung) |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Fibula Mattock Date: 14 Feb 05 - 09:44 AM ROTFLM(crypto)AO! |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Fibula Mattock Date: 14 Feb 05 - 09:45 AM p.s. 101 - I thank you! (Pipped to the 100 post by myself. DAmmit.) |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: MudGuard Date: 14 Feb 05 - 09:51 AM How can you still LYAO? I thought you lost it in Libya ;-) |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Fibula Mattock Date: 14 Feb 05 - 09:53 AM It's growing back. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: John MacKenzie Date: 14 Feb 05 - 11:04 AM It's behind you!! |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: GUEST,JIM McAULEY Date: 14 Feb 05 - 12:09 PM Good to see you again Jackie, brilliant singing...It has been a long time, I ment to ask you, are you still breeding the Irish Wolfhounds. I'll try and get down at next years mudcats portaferry thing. Hope I see you before that old friend..... yours Jim McAuley FIDDLE4 |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Liz the Squeak Date: 14 Feb 05 - 04:21 PM Them protozoids will get you every time.... LTS |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: GUEST,Mikeodevon Date: 14 Feb 05 - 05:00 PM Lovely to meet all at Portaferry, just dried out and capable of writing again,just.Thanks to all who organised the event.As a singer I must say you instrument players are really not bad.Regards to all. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Peter K (Fionn) Date: 14 Feb 05 - 06:06 PM Jackie, it's high time you were "outed"! As for the chanter etc, watch out for postie - a letter's on its way, even as I sit here typing. I like that phrase "a week or two," by the way. Can I hold you to that?! Jim, is your Mudcat ID lost beyond retrieval? |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: GUEST,jim mcauley Date: 14 Feb 05 - 06:39 PM Peter Mudcat ID lost beyond retrieval? yes tried everything ???? jim mcauley x fiddle4 |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: MudGuard Date: 15 Feb 05 - 09:50 AM Btw, who provided part 10 and 11 of the pictures? Parts 1 to 3 are from Liz, Parts 4 to 9 from me, Parts 10 to 11 from anonymous? Parts 12 to 17 from Terry. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Ella who is Sooze Date: 16 Feb 05 - 03:01 AM Hi Fibs Never mind being stuck in the lav in Libya (that could be a song)... I'm more impressed that you're referred to as a Laser expert... I see a opening for one of those 'cheesy' business cards that men use to try to impress the girls... How's about.... (said in a deep american voice over artist kind of way) Kate Devlin.... Laser expert Cool... impressed of South Wales... It sounds like an interesting trip, though slightly gauling they have to write about your galloping gut rot! All the best Ella aka Suzie |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: GUEST,Micca Date: 16 Feb 05 - 08:29 AM Fibs Blues " I've always dug archeology Its the glamour I suppose but I am stuck in the Lav in Libya with my jeans around my toes" Expedition Laser expert is the best job here for me but I'm stuck here in the dunny with Amoebic dysentry" |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: GUEST,Giok Date: 16 Feb 05 - 08:48 AM L stands for lavatory A stands for arse S stands for you know what, how quickly it does pass E stands for emission,nocturnal or otherwise R stands for running, 'Christ it's nearly reached my thighs!' Three cheers for poo! For who? For poo I'm sorry but I've forgotten Three cheers for poo! Why what did she do? The world fell out of her bottom! I think it's a good thing that Bristol and Lairg are so far apart. Giok ¦¬] |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: GUEST,Fibs-who-is-cured-of-such-diseases Date: 16 Feb 05 - 09:42 AM Hello all. Lovely poetry. Just lovely. Very, er, visual. I think Lairg must be rather boring this time of year... I have put some photos online at the wonderful flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kate_d/ Ella/Sooz - since you are the first mudcatter I ever met in the flesh, I demand that you come along next year! Micca - it was such a shame that you (and Khatt, and indeed, the other regular types, if I may use such a reference to toiletry habits) couldn't make it. I hate to tell you that it was the best one yet, but it was actually the best one yet, and since they keep getting better each year, I hope you all make it to an even better one next year. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Catherine Jayne Date: 16 Feb 05 - 10:28 AM Fibs.....we will definately be there next year!...Just waiting for Barholme to be reopened and then we will book a room! |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: mr. weekend Date: 16 Feb 05 - 01:27 PM I provided parts 10 and 11. Helgi. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: MudGuard Date: 16 Feb 05 - 02:46 PM Thanks Helgi! |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Ella who is Sooze Date: 17 Feb 05 - 03:09 AM I'll make me best efforts to come over for next year and the big celebration. Hopefully I'll have some holiday left by then... if not I'll have to work me **** off doing flexi to supply myself with 2 days off either side. Micca and Giok... great poems. I told mum about your trip, she laughed and then said 'ooooo in Libya', I think she's imagining strange toilet facilities, but who knows. Nice photies, if I come over for next years I might try and persuade the mad Bavarian (not mudguard) who's now living in Belfast to come along... How's it in sunny Bristol orrible ere today. All the best Sooze ooops ella... oh bugger it... just sooze! |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Ella who is Sooze Date: 17 Feb 05 - 03:15 AM erm... I'm thinking of changing my name |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Liz the Squeak Date: 17 Feb 05 - 03:25 AM Can the world of Portaferry cope with two Bavarians in the same pub? (Does he have lederhosen and will he wear them??) Plans have not been sorted yet, but the Saturday night looks set to be one hell of a hooley, the Loughstock Four Score party.... Two birthdays to celebrate at one party - so if you've never been before, I suggest next year is the one you move heaven and high water to be at! LTS |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: MudGuard Date: 17 Feb 05 - 03:32 AM The only people in Bavaria wearing Lederhosen are the tourists ... ;-) |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: skarpi Date: 17 Feb 05 - 03:33 AM I think I am baci next year ! So get ready for another round of shark and brennivín and folks no " no thank you ,this time " this jussssst good for you heart yeeeeehey. All the best Skarpi Iceland. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: GUEST,Giok Date: 17 Feb 05 - 09:15 AM Well I hope they sell Brennevin at the 'Duty Free' at Keflavick airport, as I shall be spending a whole one and a half hours there 13th October on way to the Getaway. Hold the shark meat! Giok |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: skarpi Date: 17 Feb 05 - 03:51 PM Hallo Giok I think I go on 12th of October to the Getaway one day before you , shall I leave a mark??? All the best Skarpi Iceland. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: MudGuard Date: 17 Feb 05 - 03:56 PM Leave a mark? a pee at a certain tree? ;-) |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Ella who is Sooze Date: 18 Feb 05 - 02:44 AM he's a she... and I don't think she's ever worn ledherhosen, but will have to ask. .. So sorry Liz... perhaps you can Mudguard will oblige to send some over... express delivery for your household? Ella who is sooze |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Liz the Squeak Date: 18 Feb 05 - 02:48 AM Damn... back to the Kilt thread then.... LTS |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: MudGuard Date: 18 Feb 05 - 03:54 AM Liz, you are terrible - you can't decide what to wear. One moment you want a Lederhose, next moment a kilt, next moment one of Phoebe's dresses ... Which might look best on you? My guess: Phoebe's dress ;-) |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Ella who is Sooze Date: 18 Feb 05 - 03:55 AM ha haaa... kilts... NOW you're talking... corrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr especially kilts with thick socks, and clumpy boots... Ella who is sooze has now gone off into a hazy dreamworld of kilts, thick socks and clumpy boots... they'll never get any work out of me now ... hairy legs... hairy legs... I'll have to snap out of it too much work this morning! Ella who is sooze who is hoping to find the kilt thread... |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Liz the Squeak Date: 18 Feb 05 - 03:38 PM I know MudGuard.... and so often I get so confused that I end up wearing none of the above! LTS |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 18 Feb 05 - 09:46 PM From this thread, I wish I could have got there. And fibula's great set of pictures on Flickr makes that even more so. Incidentally Flickr is an incredible site, and I urge everyone to visit it and take bit of time exploring it, to see how it works, and then start using it(tag your pictures Mudcat so we can run into each other over there.) |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: eoin o'buadhaigh-inactive Date: 19 Feb 05 - 05:22 AM Peter I have started on the bellows, I usually make six at a time due to orders that come in, so I will be a couple of weeks as I said earlier. The bag takes no time at all to make, I have two main designs of bag that I usually work to, the traditional 'squarish' type (a copy of Willy Clancy's bag, so I'm led to believe) and a more roundish type that was designed by pipemaker Geoff Wooff. I must admit that I prefer Geoff's design, it takes slightly longer to make but the neck comes right round like a 'swan's neck' and doesn't cut of the air when using regulators etc. I haven't started your bag yet so if you have a preference you can let me know. Do you know what type of wood your chanter is being made from, it's so that I can have the stocks made to match, please let me know as soon as you find out. I received your letter yesterday and hope to deliver the book this weekend. I will be in touch soon. JackieB (eoin o'buadhaigh) |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Peter K (Fionn) Date: 19 Feb 05 - 06:07 AM Seen your note thanks, Jackie. I've sent you a private message, which you should see next time you're logged on to Mudcat. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Fibula Mattock Date: 07 Mar 05 - 08:47 AM Couple more photos up: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kate_d/ |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: John MacKenzie Date: 07 Mar 05 - 09:25 AM Thank goodness for wide angle lenses, cracking pix Dr Phibes. Giok |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: MudGuard Date: 07 Mar 05 - 09:36 AM Thank goodness for wide angle lenses Yes, otherwise one would need to take several photos to get all of you, Giok ;-) cracking pix Dr Phibes. Yes. |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: John MacKenzie Date: 07 Mar 05 - 10:13 AM Ditto for people who emulate beanstalks Andy Giok |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: MudGuard Date: 07 Mar 05 - 10:22 AM No, wide angle lenses do not help there - it needs high angle lenses for that ;-) |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: Liz the Squeak Date: 07 Mar 05 - 01:51 PM Or for you to lie down Andy.....! LTS |
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Subject: RE: portaferry gathering From: MudGuard Date: 07 Mar 05 - 02:54 PM Or for the photographer to lie on a table ;-) |
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