Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: mooman
Date: 07 Nov 05 - 07:47 AM

So Claymore has motoring history? I'd better drive then!

Peace

moo

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: Leadfingers
Date: 07 Nov 05 - 10:13 AM

I have just booked my flight and a hire car for the weekend ! Any one wanting a lift to and from Belfast International on Friday afternoon and Monday morning , contact me asap - First come first served !

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: Leadfingers
Date: 08 Nov 05 - 07:07 AM

And I must say it is nice to see a few transponders looking at the possibilty of coming over . Especially when they sing and pay as well as Maryrrf and Claymore !

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: GUEST,maryrrf at work
Date: 08 Nov 05 - 08:04 AM

Yep I'm working on it. I was wondering if anybody will be taking the ferry over from Stranrar? We might end up doing that instead of Easyjet. If any Scottish 'catters are going in a vehicle, we could split the costs? Anybody interested?

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 08 Nov 05 - 01:55 PM

feresh

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: Letty
Date: 08 Nov 05 - 04:25 PM

If my car is still alive in February, I'll be passing Dublin. Would be happy to pick up some people. Will have to see if I'm able to make this, as I'm also going to Australia in April and am hosting the Eurogather in May... It's a busy life!

Letty

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: Fibula Mattock
Date: 08 Nov 05 - 05:08 PM

Letty - if you come along then we can play "Bound for South Australia"!

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: Maryrrf
Date: 08 Nov 05 - 09:17 PM

I've crossed the Rubicon and booked my flight to Belfast. Now, here's a challenge to my fellow Mudcatters on this side of the Atlantic. Am I gonna be the only Amurican there?

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: Leadfingers
Date: 10 Nov 05 - 06:01 AM

Just booked myself in to Barholme - Linda informs me that the Conservatory is 'up and running' so we could possibly have some kind of session there , in between supping the black stuff at Fiddlers Green !

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: GUEST,guest mick
Date: 10 Nov 05 - 07:41 AM

Can guests come too?

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: GUEST,maryrrf at work
Date: 10 Nov 05 - 08:43 AM

So what's the usual procedure - do most people stay at the Barholme and then go to the local pubs to make music?

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: Leadfingers
Date: 10 Nov 05 - 08:44 AM

There are NO restrictions on ANY one turning up,although it DOES tend to be Catters and their friends ! WE do of course get 'local' musicians joining in the sessions , and the hostel is open to all visitors to Portaferry , as are the pubs we play in !

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: Fibula Mattock
Date: 10 Nov 05 - 09:45 AM

Guests are absolutely and totally welcome. It's just a big session weekend, and the fact that some of the people who turn up frequent the Mudcat Cafe is an added bonus as we get to catch up with people we haven't seen for a while.

This year it's my birthday, so I'm bringing some of my mates along and they're not remotely into folk stuff.

For the benefit of anyone who hasn't been before and is unsure of the set-up: we'll amble to the pubs, have sessions... No formal organisation involved, and no song circles, or indeed tune circles. We want to play music and have songs in the mix too, but it's not some kind of enforced party-piece set up where everyone has to do a turn, hell no! It's just Irish-style sessions in pubs (i.e. the session set-up is Irish style where someone randomly starts a tune and others join in, or maybe someone sings a song, and these may not be Irish tunes or songs - we welcome all) and maybe a wee spot of dancing this year if I'm lucky as I'm really into the set dancing these days.

Guinness features largely.

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: Fibula Mattock
Date: 10 Nov 05 - 09:46 AM

(When I say that this year it's my birthday, I should be more specific and say "30th" as, like you other humans, I have a birthday every year.)

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: GUEST,eoin o' buadhaigh
Date: 10 Nov 05 - 06:21 PM

do you have a 'wish list' Fib?
or do you take 'pot luck' with the prezies?
       slan eoin

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From:
Date: 11 Nov 05 - 03:43 AM

Micca and I are definites! Booking flights and hostel today!

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 11 Nov 05 - 03:53 AM

We still don't know if we're coming, there's a family party that could be that weekend..... boo hoo!!!

LTS

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From:
Date: 11 Nov 05 - 04:48 AM

Micca and I land at Belfast International at 12:30 on Friday 3rd February. If anyone is landing around that time and wants to share a taxi or has space in their car PM me!

see you all in February!!

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: Micca
Date: 11 Nov 05 - 07:35 AM

We have accomodation booked at Barholm!!!

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: GUEST,maryrrf at work
Date: 11 Nov 05 - 11:14 AM

I've booked at Barholm too! First thing she asked when I told her the dates was "Are you a Mudcatter?"

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: Effsee
Date: 12 Nov 05 - 02:15 PM

Flight and accom. booked! Arriving approx 4.30 pm (BI), looking for a lift or share of taxi, any offers?

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: Peter K (Fionn)
Date: 13 Nov 05 - 07:26 AM

Has Bassic himself fallen by the wayside, or have I just skimmed the thread too fast?

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: Bassic
Date: 13 Nov 05 - 09:41 AM

Dont worry Peter, I`m still here and will be in attendence in Feb, just finalising arrangements.

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: Fibula Mattock
Date: 13 Nov 05 - 04:15 PM

Hello eoin, Uncle Metal-Detector of mine! Don't forget those books of yours - people will be wanting them (and bring a pen with which to sign them)! And it's presence, not presents, that I'm looking for!

Fear not, everyone, Gordon has been in on the plans right from the start. We need his 50 years to make up numbers :-)

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 13 Nov 05 - 04:45 PM

Half a century eh!!
Giok   he he

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: MudGuard
Date: 13 Nov 05 - 05:31 PM

Fibula, if I give you the present of my presence, will you do the nekkid dancing around the Februarybavarian (a/k/a Maypole)? ;-)


Btw, I booked the flights today, sent the booking email to Barholm, organized parts of the transfers to/from airports ...

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 13 Nov 05 - 05:58 PM

Andy, how on earth can we get you unstuck from that May(well, February)pole? Kate will soon be too grown up for capers like these! (And so should you be ...)

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: MudGuard
Date: 13 Nov 05 - 06:15 PM

The only way to cure me is that a nice young woman dances nekkid around me ;-)

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: Leadfingers
Date: 13 Nov 05 - 06:57 PM

Come Andy - You're not old enough to be a Dirty Old Man yet - Unlike some of us !!

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: MudGuard
Date: 13 Nov 05 - 06:59 PM

Terry, I accept that you are dirty. And old. But a man? ;-)

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: Leadfingers
Date: 13 Nov 05 - 09:01 PM

Andy ! Did I SERIOUSLY offer you a lift ?? Watch it or you're walking ! )r more likely LIMPING !!

Just checking who is definate (and there's still a couple of months to go) - Fibs and Bassic , Me , Mudguard , Letty , Micca and CatsPhiddle , Giok , Herge , Skipjack8 ,Maryrrf plus One , Mooman and Mrs Mooman ,Effsee , PeterK(Fionn) , with Liz and Manitas ,Eric the Viking and Claymore as possibles !

Looks good to me , with lots of time for others to get involved !

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 14 Nov 05 - 04:12 AM

MudGuard - does the woman have to be young and nice? (Nekkid depends on the weather)

LTS

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: mooman
Date: 14 Nov 05 - 04:27 AM

Andy, we can arrange for that nice local girl from last year to do that for you I'm sure!

Peace

moo

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: Fibula Mattock
Date: 14 Nov 05 - 04:45 AM

Oh yeah, you were a bit more hesitant then Andy!

Add to the list of attendees: my beloved, 2 or more of my mates (don't quite know who's booked yet, but 2 definitely have), and eoin o' buadhaigh and the rest of the family entourage, I hope! I also met Philippa at a set dancing weekend recently and she said she'd try and get down.

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: GUEST,Giok
Date: 14 Nov 05 - 08:46 AM

Gosh Frank Mills will be there, I must try to be there!!
G

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: MudGuard
Date: 14 Nov 05 - 02:16 PM

No, Liz, "young and nice" is not obligatory, "young and beautiful" is acceptable as well. Nekkid is not negotiable ;-)

Richard, that nice local girl? You can't mean that drunk old bitch in Dumigan's?

Bed in Barholms is booked, Portaferry - here I come!

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 14 Nov 05 - 04:20 PM

Can I be nekkid under my clothes?

We're still not sure if we'll be there, it's all dependant on a family party getting a venue, they've had to say they'll go for a weekend either side as well, so we really just can't say yet!

Here's hoping!

LTS

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: mooman
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 06:17 AM

Flights, car hire and Barholm all now booked for the Good Lady and myself!

Looking forward to the weekend and the celebrations!

Peace

Richard

P.S. Will Andy make a cake or will that be the Rt Hon Sir jOhn from Hull (if he can be arsed)?

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: manitas_at_work
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 08:35 AM

I'm sorry to say that Liz, Phoebe and I won't be able to make it this year as it's my parent's Golden Wedding Anniversary party that weekend.

Maybe next year.

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 09:41 AM

Bugger.

LTS

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: MudGuard
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 03:02 PM

You will meet at least one of the participants, Paul!

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: skarpi
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 03:16 PM

Mudguard are you gonna bring your Organ :>))
I am not shure yet , about coming me and Rósa have been thinking about this becouse we both liked it whery much last time .

The session we had at The Maharainn in Newcastle was unforgetable
and ofcourse meeting all of you good people.

I don´t know how much money I have left after the trip USA
getting a new guitar and some other stuff, it is danger to be near John Giock in a guitar store hahahaha :>))) I got a guitar 12string
Taylor amazing instrument.

I am going back to the US next October, and I am trying to find away to go to Cork, but it all have to go through the better half of my life
( my wife ) she would like to come also this time . She´s coming to US.
Scotland is also on my list , to visit a great man a great friend
John Giock and his better half.

Well wehave to see about this , we are getting a new people
into the group , so we might bring them along also.

All the best Skarpi Iceland.

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: MudGuard
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 03:53 PM

Skarpi, as long as I am a man I will have my organ with me.











(does the English word "organ" have the same meaning as the German word "Organ"? I mean especially that "Organ" in some context refers to the body part that women don't have ...)

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: GUEST,maryrrf
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 04:38 PM

Oh Skarpi you have to come! Icelandic should have some nice, cheap fares that time of year. And yes "organ" has the same connotation in English as it does in German.

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: skarpi
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 05:20 PM

oh dear , I think you know what I mean " Mudguard "

oh dear .

HAHAHAHAHAH.

All the best Skarpi Iceland.

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: MudGuard
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 06:06 PM

No, skarpi, not at all. Absolutely not! I swear it, right hand on my heart, left hand on one of those - what are they called - church instruments ... ;-)

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: Leadfingers
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 07:40 PM

Andy - You are a naughty man !!!

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: Effsee
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 09:18 PM

"Oh Skarpi you have to come!".....takes on a new kinda meaning the way this thread is going!

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: Maryrrf
Date: 15 Nov 05 - 10:09 PM

Oh geez....this group is starting to sound kind of kinky.

Subject: RE: Loughstock 4-score (N. Irish meet)
From: Leadfingers
Date: 16 Nov 05 - 06:55 AM

After the 100th post it gets worse Mary !!