Folk Clubs in the Orkneys

Subject: Folk Clubs in the Orkneys
From: Alio
Date: 19 May 05 - 04:41 PM

We're off to the Orkneys - yippee!! - next Thursday as the Roaring 40's are appearing at the Festival, but staying for 10 days as it's an awful long way!!

Does anyone know of any folk clubs on the islands which we could get to?

Ali

Subject: RE: Folk Clubs in the Orkneys
From: Jim Martin
Date: 19 May 05 - 10:06 PM

The only one I've heard of is in Stromness but I'm not sure if it's on at Folk Fest time.

Johnny Mowatt, the organiser of said Fest should be able to help on this, look up Orkney Folk Festival website for contact details.

Incidentally, the Orcadians aren't very keen on the islands being called Orkneys, they prefer just Orkney or Orkney Islands, but they are great people, very friendly. Also not very keen on Westminster or even Scotland, they often seem to prefer being connected with Norway because of their historical connections and I think Norway is closer than London!

You'll have a great time there, it's one of the best!

Subject: RE: Folk Clubs in the Orkneys
From: Jim Martin
Date: 19 May 05 - 10:12 PM

www.orkneyfolkfestival.com

Subject: RE: Folk Clubs in the Orkneys
From: GUEST,Rob Wright
Date: 20 May 05 - 04:22 AM

hello Alio we will be there as well. Better get tickets NOW before they are all sold out.
Expect the place to be buzzing. We arrive Wednesday and leave Monday.
Hope to see you. Watch out for the Taggart and Wright T-shirts. Only half the duo is going Anne is still busy with college work, poor thing.
Try and catch Tarneybackle while you are there.

www.sky-web.net/taggartandwright/

Subject: RE: Folk Clubs in the Orkneys
From: GUEST,Rob Wright
Date: 20 May 05 - 04:24 AM

OH meant to say we are popping into the Taybank hotel in Dunkeld for a song or two tonight (Friday) on the way up. Usually a great night.

Subject: RE: Folk Clubs in the Orkneys
From: GUEST,John from Tarneybackle
Date: 20 May 05 - 06:28 AM

Hi Rob, Angie, Alio,

Looking forward to catching up with you in Orkney. We will be there on Wednesday.

Having seen the number of events Tarneybackle are involved in, I'm not sure if we'll be up for sessioning a week on Monday - lets see.

I was in The Taybank last week and bumped into an old school pal - Alan Steen, who I had not seen in over 25 years.

I can't make it today as I've got a solo gig in Auchterarder.

Remember to wrap up warm for Orkney - temperatures have been in the single figures.


Cheers


John

Subject: RE: Folk Clubs in the Orkneys
From: GUEST,Rob Wright
Date: 20 May 05 - 07:19 AM

Hi John, Got ticket for at least two concerts with Tarneybackle on the list.

Alio got tickets for Icebound. Looking forward to it.

PS What was I thinking we will be there Saturday 20th night(tomorrow) till Monday 30th.

Subject: RE: Folk Clubs in the Orkneys
From: GUEST
Date: 20 May 05 - 11:59 AM

Hi All

What's the potential for a singaround/session on the Thursday evening ferry?
If you miss us at the Orkney F.F. you can see The Roaring Forties at Maryport Festival June 4 - 5 on the way back down.

All the best

Jim

Subject: RE: Folk Clubs in the Orkneys
From: GUEST,John from Tarneybackle
Date: 21 May 05 - 06:46 AM

Hi Jim,

We are travelling over on Wednesday lunchtime. We are doing a workshop at a school on Thursday morning and then have the opening concert on Thursday night.

Rob and Angie will be on Orkney today.

Cheers


John

Subject: RE: Folk Clubs in the Orkneys
From: Alio
Date: 23 May 05 - 06:20 PM

See you all up there - we'll be arriving on the 7p.m. ferry on Thursday.
I've heard excellent reports of the festival, so I'm really looking forward to it.
Ali

Subject: RE: Folk Clubs in the Orkneys
From: GUEST,John from Tarn
Date: 24 May 05 - 03:18 AM

Hi Ali,

We are setting off for Golspie this afternoon then the 1.15 ferry tomorrow.

Come and introduce yourself when you find us.

Wrap up warm and waterproof - temperatures of 10 daytime, 4 night with lots of rain are forecast.(as if anyone will notice)


Cheers


John

Subject: RE: Folk Clubs in the Orkneys
From: Alio
Date: 24 May 05 - 03:22 AM

No good bringing the bikini then?!! (Not that it would be a pretty sight!!)

Subject: RE: Folk Clubs in the Orkneys
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 24 May 05 - 03:57 AM

Visit the museum in Stromness if you get a chance, It's at the western end of the main st, small but perfectly formed as they say.
Giok

Subject: RE: Folk Clubs in the Orkneys
From: Don Firth
Date: 24 May 05 - 03:34 PM

Side note:   I'd love to visit Orkney. That's where my great-grandfather came from. He hired on with the Hudson's Bay Company in the mid-1850s, then settled on San Juan Island in Puget Sound. Maybe it reminded him of Orkney--but with trees.

Don Firth

Subject: RE: Folk Clubs in the Orkneys
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 24 May 05 - 07:28 PM

There's a pub close to the ferry at Stromness that used to have a weekly hosted session on a Thursday night, but the night we were there last June (just after St Magnus Festival) there was a certain footie match on TV(?Portugal involved) which went to extra time and therefor B*ggered up any prospect of a decent live music session!
TB

Subject: RE: Folk Clubs in the Orkneys
From: Alio
Date: 25 May 05 - 03:21 AM

We'll definitely be going to the museum as the Roaring 40's are presenting Icebound there.

Think we might be staying near there, at the Stromness bay Hotel.

Can't wait!

Ali

Subject: RE: Folk Clubs in the Orkneys
From: GUEST,DK
Date: 25 May 05 - 01:22 PM

The Auld Motor Hoose (I believe that's how they spell it) in Kirkwall often has good folk/rock, that gets more folk and then more rock as the evening goes on (they also have Dark Island Ale on tap).

Subject: RE: Folk Clubs in the Orkneys
From: Alio
Date: 06 Jun 05 - 05:35 AM

I'm back from the Orkneys now - what a wonderful place! And the festival was superb - the young musicians there are just amazing! We're definitely going back there again.

Ali

Subject: RE: Folk Clubs in the Orkneys
From: GUEST,John from Tarneybackle
Date: 06 Jun 05 - 06:43 AM

Orkney was fantastic.

Highlights for us were the ceilidh at Harray and the closing concert.

This was followed by a singers session in The Stromness Hotel that included the fabulous Angie Wright, Stephen Quigg, Nick Keir, Doris Rougvie, The Linties, Sandy Marshall and others too many to mention.

The islands are beautiful and people so friendly. Add this to some superb musicians and great festival organisation - fantastic.


Cheers

John

Subject: RE: Folk Clubs in the Orkneys
From: GUEST,Hen Harrier
Date: 06 Jun 05 - 12:38 PM

That's what I said (more or less)!