Folk Festivals UK

Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK
From: Carol
Date: 11 Feb 06 - 05:49 AM

Plus we're not puting them at risk because we don't go to that type of folk festival but if we are allowed to join in the fringe perhaps we do add to the festival. By the way I'mot talking about a few pence in the collecting tin - I try to contribute al least £10 towards a fesival that will allow me to go into singarounds.

Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK
From: Rasener
Date: 11 Feb 06 - 08:34 AM

Is ther soemthing wrong with the Moor & Coast Festival at Whitby. Nobody seems to mention that one. 28/29/30 April 2006.

moorandcoast Whitby/

I like that one because of the variety of musicians.

Good line up this year
Waterson Carthy
Vin Garbutt
Last Nights Fun
Jez Lowe
Sid Kipper
Marie Little
Widdershins
Hall Brothers
George Papavgeris
Copper Kettle
Ember
Derek & Dorothy Elliot
George Welch
Something Nasty in the Woodshed
Ruth Price & Sadie Greenwood
Geoff Turner
Sheila Lum
David Livingstone
Coblers Monday
Judie Knight
Jim McDonald
Ken Johnson

Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK
From: GUEST
Date: 11 Feb 06 - 10:11 AM

Chippenham has everything - Socialdance/ceilidh/concerts/music sessions/sing arounds/displays. And all within easy walking distance of each other via a chippy.
All it lacks is time to do all these things at once.

Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK
From: GUEST,Diva
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 05:36 AM

Girvan and Moniaiave in May, Newcastleton, Rothbury and Cullerlie in July and Authermuchty in August....ohh and Both sides of the Tweed in October and Denholm in November. I think its about time we started going to a few "new" ones, one of these years we are going to go to Whitby!!!!

Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK
From: Aelfleda
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 05:49 AM

Thanks Villan - Been meaning to post something about Moor & Coast on this thread but other things have kept getting in the way.
But yes - Moor & Coast offers a wide range of concerts, ceilidhs, singarounds & musicians sessions. Set, of course, in the beautiful backdrop of Whitby where the sun always shines and the beer it is free (well, actually, I lie but don't let that put you off).
hope to see lots of you here this year
Cheers
Jude

Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK
From: GUEST,Bob
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 05:58 AM

Sorry Diva but I think you may find the excellent 'Both Sides of the Tweed' isn't being staged in 2006.

Like you I keep going to my old favourites but am thinking of trying one or two new ones this summer, Beverley perhaps, the new Wickham Festival in Hampshire looks promising, Shrewsbury (ex-Bridgnorth) most certainly.

All other recommendations considered.

Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK
From: GUEST,noddy
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 07:13 AM

Glen Farg for the World Puff-A-Box Championships.

Orkney for the late night singarounds

Middlewick Folk and Boat for Fun.

Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK
From: GUEST,Diva
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 10:00 AM

Aye I know Bob that it isn't officially on but there will be sessions and such in Selkirk to keep the momentum up until Hector gets back

Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 12:25 PM

Check out www.selkirksessions.com for news of the above. It seems the good folk of Selkirk so much enjoyed having us there that they want to keep it going....which is what happened in Innerleithen after they hosted BSOTT for 2 years, and subsequently developed their own festival after BSOTT moved on to Eyemouth.
TB

Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK
From: GUEST,Bob
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 12:45 PM

Glad to hear there's still life in Selkirk.

You can't keep a good festival down!

Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK
From: GUEST,Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 01:42 PM

Get yersel doon te Broadstairs Man!! If ye divvent want te gan te the concerts ye can get aall ye want musically aroond the pubs - Outstanding pubs, particularly The Wrotham Arms and The Dolphin but thor aall gud! Outstanding bands are The Phatt-B-Stards (12 years at B'stairs this year), Viagra Fools, Junk & Disorderly and just aboot anywhere Hartley Morris are deein' a 'sing-oot'.

It has te be one o' the best 'value for money' festivals in the world - If ye divvent want te gan te the main concerts there's lods of other stuff te dee.

Gerramonxtit man!!

Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK
From: GUEST,Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 01:45 PM

Ah thowt it was AALL 'still life' in Selkirk!!!

Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK
From: Mr Red
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 04:49 PM

Upton upon Severn has pronounced for this year and that is singers and musicians and two main celidhs. Plus the hoards of Morris.

Think Mayday. the whole weekend. or look on cresby.com

Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK
From: Pete_Standing
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 05:01 PM

Oxford, 7th-9th April with Bellowhead, Waterson:Carthy, Andy Irvine, Flook, Black Umfolosi, Steve Ashley with Chris Leslie & Al Fenn, The Old Swan Band with caller Dave Hunt, Chris Wood, Rachel Unthank & the Winterset, Steindór Andersen with Hilmar örn Hilmarsson, Andy Cronshaw, Magpie Lane, The Oxford Waits, Bill Caddick, Pete Cooper & Richard Bolton, The John Dipper Band, Horses Brawl, Hand to Mouth Theatre, On English Ground.....
details here

Wallingford Bunkfest, 1st-3rd September.

Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK
From: Mr Red
Date: 14 Feb 06 - 05:04 PM

GUEST,Festival Organiser

I would point to Bromyard and many other festivals where you will see many sessions populated by people wearing season tickets. In fact if there were no ceilidhs my choices would be limited. I steward to put something back - but for that I use the ticket for camping, free sessions and ceilidhs (when I have the free time) - ask others and you will get a mix of free shows - cruising, schmoozing and events - rarely all ticketed. It needs the rounded list and if that means some get a free show - well the casual performers have as much say in it as organisers - don't I? Anyway sessions work best in the public domain (all meanings meant).

I do Bridgnorth - now Shrewsbury - because the organisers treat me more like folk than anything I experienced at Towersey and the two are comparable in many ways. But it has to be said - big undertakings are "entertainment". "Folk" is Joe public entertaining themselves - freely. Loose sight of that and you no longer have folk.

Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 15 Feb 06 - 06:41 AM

For a great small festival with a big festival line up Moor & Coast -Whitby... www.moorandcoast.co.uk   Who would want to be anywhere else on the May Day Bank Holiday weekend but in Whitby for a great party...

Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK
From: Rasener
Date: 15 Feb 06 - 07:00 AM

Cleethorpes Folk Festival looks good this year and you are by the sea.

Cleethorpes Folk Festival

May 26th to 29th 2006

Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Feb 06 - 07:13 AM

There's only one, Windy Bottom get your self there the week after Otley

Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK
From: Grab
Date: 15 Feb 06 - 07:59 AM

Broadstairs is always good. They have a great mix of music, performers, singarounds and playarounds, and the whole town gets taken over with musicians so it's a real carnival atmosphere.

If my experience last year is anything to go by, Whitby is 100% "traditional" only, and is very short on young talent (and not so long on "old talent" who were really talented, to be honest). Also you could walk round the town and not realise there was a festival happening at all. I prefer a good mix of traditional and more modern stuff, and also the whole party atmosphere of a festival. Whitby just didn't do it for me.

Cambridge is fun, but it's really a rock concert that just happens to be playing folk. There's some participatory stuff at the campsite, but not really on the main site. The Guinness tent *should* be an option, but in practise (from when I was last there) it's full of guys who are too drunk to stand, shouting rugby songs. If you're going to a festival to listen to performers then Cambridge is very good, but if you're after workshops and stuff then Cambridge has nothing like that.

Graham.

Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK
From: muppitz
Date: 15 Feb 06 - 11:04 AM

Mansfield!

This year boasting - The Bushbury's, The New Rope String band, Anthony John Clarke, Bit on the Side and a host of local talent.
Small festival, but hopefully growing.

muppitz x

Subject: RE: Folk Festivals UK
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Feb 06 - 11:32 AM

I would just like to add to 'Grab's post. Whilst I realise that his impression of Whitby festival is just that - his impression only and he has not set out to make a sweeping condemnation of the festival, I would say that I find it to be one of the most enjoyable events on the calendar, both for the mix of performers (and it has always encouraged a great many new young performers as well as supporting and respecting the older performers who are largely responsible for the scene we enjoy so much today)and for the atmosphere around the town.

Yes, there is a strong 'tradtional element to Whitby. But as a consequence there are performers there that I am unlikely to see at any other English festival in the year as it draws strongly on people from Ireland, Scotland, USA etc. The town itself provides a real holiday atmosphere and so members of the family who might not be quite so folk orientated can have a good week as well. All in all, Whitby offers something quite special.

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