'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?

Subject: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 17 Oct 05 - 04:12 AM

Well, I'll be there for one. And Sooz with Mr. Sooz. Gwed and Mr. Gwed, Georgiansilver, Villan, Hipflask Andy, GUEST JK, The Fence, 12-String Growler, Banjo-Flower and Tutti-Flutey (we hope!), and probably others. Why don't some of you come and meet (and hear some of) us?

Oh, and by the way, Julie Felix, Bob Fox, Clodstreet, Mark Newman, The Wilsons, His Worship and The Pig will all be there too.

Come and join us, come and join us..............This week, Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday.

S:0)

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 17 Oct 05 - 04:19 AM

Pointlessy early refresh

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 17 Oct 05 - 07:01 AM

And I'll be there too! It'll be good to meet up with you all again.

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 17 Oct 05 - 07:02 AM

All publicity is good publicity Ted! I'm planning to ride naked through the market place on a white horse tomorrow at mid-day.
S:0)

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 17 Oct 05 - 07:07 AM

Sorry MM, forgot to mention you! D'oh!
S:0)

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 17 Oct 05 - 08:50 AM

You trying to frighten folk off John?.

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: John Robinson (aka Cittern)
Date: 17 Oct 05 - 08:59 AM

John, that's put images in my head which I really do not want there ....

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: HipflaskAndy
Date: 17 Oct 05 - 09:21 AM

It's the white horse I feel sorry for! ;^) - HFA

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: GUEST,BusyBee Paul at work
Date: 17 Oct 05 - 11:37 AM

Huh, so I don't get a mention either?

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 17 Oct 05 - 12:15 PM

Sorry Paul, remebered your ever-smiling countenance but couldn't remember the damn Mudcat Name! D'oh twice!

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 17 Oct 05 - 12:17 PM

Forgot Travelling Audience too. I'm going to have very sore goolies from all the kickings!
S:0)

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Travelling Audience
Date: 17 Oct 05 - 12:23 PM

You sure are SJ, we mentioned Ian too!!

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Myrtle
Date: 17 Oct 05 - 01:48 PM

I just wonder, Strollin, in view of your general continence, whether a brown horse might be less risky?
Regards, Myrtle.
PS I'll be there too.

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Rasener
Date: 17 Oct 05 - 02:20 PM

LOL Nice one Myrtle :-)
Poor ole Strollin' :-) Must be something to do with his bare back riding thats affecting his memory :-)

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 17 Oct 05 - 03:42 PM

The naked truth hits us all eh? We love ya strollin'

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Sooz
Date: 18 Oct 05 - 03:47 AM

Can I have another week to prepare?

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 18 Oct 05 - 03:58 AM

No. The time is at hand Ma'am. Just close your eyes, shout "What the hell's that f*****g indian's name?" and jump. LOL
S:0)

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Sooz
Date: 18 Oct 05 - 03:59 AM

Right then "Germolino!"

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 18 Oct 05 - 07:59 AM

LMTO!!

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Carol
Date: 18 Oct 05 - 08:05 AM

Who's this Sue Free on the programme???

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 18 Oct 05 - 11:19 AM

Que?

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Sooz
Date: 18 Oct 05 - 11:52 AM

8.30-11.30 EJB Singaround Hosted by Molly and Sue Free

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Rasener
Date: 18 Oct 05 - 12:04 PM

Is that Sue's surname then?

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Carol
Date: 18 Oct 05 - 12:44 PM

Well at least we're keeping the thread going!!

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: the fence
Date: 18 Oct 05 - 05:00 PM

True, seem to be losing the 'thread' though!!!

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: GUEST,me
Date: 18 Oct 05 - 05:08 PM

Sue Free or not Sue Free,that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of Robin Hood country to reach Gainsborough?

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Rasener
Date: 19 Oct 05 - 02:50 AM

Or does it mean entrance is free or Sue is free or the beer is free

or what?

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: MC Fat
Date: 19 Oct 05 - 04:24 AM

Sue has never been free !!! She has expensive tastes. By the way it's Sue from Docaster. Oh and I'll be there

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Rasener
Date: 19 Oct 05 - 06:37 AM

So the surname is Free and she is bloody expensive :-)

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: GUEST,Me again
Date: 19 Oct 05 - 11:29 AM

And she comes from DOCASTER, where's that?

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Rasener
Date: 19 Oct 05 - 11:39 AM

Surely you know where docaster is me again

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: R. Padgett
Date: 19 Oct 05 - 11:40 AM

Doncaster, Near Barnsley


That this weekend then eh?

EJB will be a pub will it? Never


Nice line up ~ Barnsley Lads at the Grove on Oct 21st, gawd help us plenty to drink I bet I think Im not driving (no drink if I am) try to get down on the Saturday/Sunday
Any inddor/outddor camping Sat to Sunday or safe place for my Car sleep over (in)

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: GUEST,Sooz sans cookie
Date: 20 Oct 05 - 02:15 AM

Indoor camping available Ray - ask Molly.

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: 12string growler
Date: 20 Oct 05 - 02:44 PM

Thats not Doncaster, suburb of Melbourne AUSTRALIA then?

Chris

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: 12string growler
Date: 20 Oct 05 - 02:49 PM

R Padgett, yes EJB is the Eight Jolly Brewers, purveyor of fine ales. mines an orange squash, I'm drivin'

Chris

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Rasener
Date: 21 Oct 05 - 02:18 AM

The day has arrived. Looking forward to it. See you all there.

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 21 Oct 05 - 05:30 AM

Standard weather then - pissing it down!
S:0)

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: GUEST,wld
Date: 21 Oct 05 - 05:37 AM

yeh it has to be the heaviest, horriblest rain I've ever seen.....since last week.

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 21 Oct 05 - 07:36 AM

Sun's out now. Might stay nice for the Morris Dancers?

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Rasener
Date: 21 Oct 05 - 07:46 AM

I hope so, otherwise their beer will get watered down a bit with this sort of rain.

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Sooz
Date: 21 Oct 05 - 08:09 AM

Forecast is reasonable for tomorrow (she said with everything crossed) and it isn't raining at the moment.

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: GUEST,wld
Date: 21 Oct 05 - 09:17 AM

sooz pleez convey my thanks to mic for the wasp joke

loved it!

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: GUEST,GS
Date: 21 Oct 05 - 12:36 PM

Wasp joke....have we heard that one?
See you all later.
Best wishes, Mike.

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: GUEST,Sooz sans cookie
Date: 21 Oct 05 - 01:12 PM

Its a goodun - you wait!

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: GUEST,GS
Date: 21 Oct 05 - 07:10 PM

So far so good but the wasp joke? where was it?

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: GUEST,Sooz sans cookie
Date: 22 Oct 05 - 02:50 AM

You left before it was told GS! Ask Mike this morning.

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: GUEST,GS
Date: 22 Oct 05 - 05:06 AM

Heard it this morning...gave me an early buzz!

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 22 Oct 05 - 02:26 PM

went to a lovely guitar workshop by Mark Newman this afternoon, bought his album, learned a few things, Steve Hicks got up out the audience and played Temptation Rag.

Drove all the way home and got on with having flu, but glad I didn't miss that.

oh yeh and saw Sooz, Mike, Strolling Johnny, The Fence and who knows maybe a few more

sorry if I forgot to mention anybody!

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: GUEST,Sooz sans cookie
Date: 23 Oct 05 - 03:33 AM

Hope you feel better today Al. Sorry you had to leave early - you missed some great music. Highlight for me was Cloudstreet but Bob Fox, Mark Newman, the Wilsons and Duncan McFarlane were great as well!Looking forward to another feast today.

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Rasener
Date: 23 Oct 05 - 04:24 AM

Unfortunately, I won't be able to make today (Sunday).

However, I have to say what a lovely Friday and Saturday I had.

I am not going to single any one artist out as I think they all contributed to a smashing 2 days of folkmania. Its a team effort.

I would like to praise the committee of the Gainsborough Folk Festival for the unselfish hard work that they put in to make the two days that I saw work so very well. I was well impressed :-) It is so easy just to go to the festival and enjoy it, with very often little thought to the massive amount of hours put in unpaid to make it a success.

The real ale on the Friday evening must have been really good, becuase the buggers drank it dry before the evening had finished :-)

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: GUEST,Sooz sans cookie
Date: 23 Oct 05 - 05:49 AM

I think the bar man was working on the "one for you, one for me" principle!!!:-)
Seriously Les, you did a great job, sorry you can't get a pass-out for today and many thanks for your kind words.

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Chorusgirl
Date: 23 Oct 05 - 11:50 AM

I agree about all the hard work that goes on by the stalwarts of the Gainsborough Folk Club - I think Friday night at the Old Hall went really well - nice to see so many in attendance swapping between listening to some class acts and dancing their little legs off. Called at EJB's Sat. that was ace - especially rousing was the Nelson's Blood song - really raised the roof. The White Hart was also visited and things were going along nicely. Particularly liked the funny poem about McDonald's - brilliant and the response to our request for the Elephant Man song. Concert was great Sat. night (some even managed to have forty winks whilst there)!

Haven't partaken of much more folk today, other than a quick half in EJB's at lunch time where there was a little gathering still going strong. Lovely fiddler, able to accompany any singer with ease - think they were from Sheffield way most of them. Thanks alot enjoyed that. I'm sure I won't be alone in saying that everything was much appreciated and all the hard work by the organisers certainly paid off. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.   You'll probably be still going strong trying to sort the stragglers out. Cheers.

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Travelling Audience
Date: 23 Oct 05 - 04:28 PM

What a weekend!! What a great atmosphere...everyone so friendly. And the artistes, Cloudstreet, Wilson Family, Duncan McFarlane,Julie Felix, Mark Newman, Bob Fox were all so very brilliant, not to mention Skatz, His worship and the Pig and Copper Kettle. A big Thankyou for the Week-end.

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: GUEST,BusyBee Paul
Date: 24 Oct 05 - 02:46 AM

Yes TA, what a great weekend. Finally found the strength this morning to look at Mudcat!.
See you all on Friday for some more. Now off to listen to my new Dunc CD before work!
D

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 24 Oct 05 - 04:22 AM

Excellent but always disappointing when it's over! Look forward to next year. Best wishes, Mike.

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Myrtle
Date: 24 Oct 05 - 04:35 AM

Always a shame when something wonderful ends, but in this case isn't it an inspiration?! Right, off I go to do some serious practice in the hopes that by next year I may feel able to loose my concertina playing upon an unsuspecting world, and might even be able to sing and play at the same time......might even be the same song, you never know......Thanks to each and all for a wonderful experience.
Regards, Myrtle

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: the fence
Date: 24 Oct 05 - 04:47 AM

Amazing weekend, thanks to all the organisers far too many to mention but they know who they are, also thanks to TA for making the weekend that little bit special, and to all the artists, enjoyed every one of them. The vocal workshop, the guitar workshop and the fantastically friendly atmosphere all went together to make a wonderfull weekend of entertainment. Many thanks to all involved. (SAVE ME A TICKET FOR NEXT YEAR SOOZ).

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 24 Oct 05 - 04:54 AM

Another cracking festival Gromit - too many stars to mention them all but we had some major-league stuff going on there. All of the performers punched above their weight, some well above, and they're all stars as far as I'm concerned.

Also stars were the audiences, who sang loud and long in all the right places and made the hard work well worth-while. The buggers drank us out of beer, but our bank manager says we can forgive them for that! :-)

And, of course, all those concerned with climbing the mountain of organisation were superstars - thanks guys, you know who you are.

And so to next year.......................................!

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 24 Oct 05 - 05:05 AM

Still recovering but must just post my brief but hearty endorsement to the above highly complimentary posts. Fantastic friendly atmosphere, some great singing, Duncan McF and Cloudstreet definitely big hits, and the Friday Folk Club event went specially well this year.... Very well done Sooz and Mike, and see you again soon.

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: HipflaskAndy
Date: 24 Oct 05 - 06:00 AM

Many thanks to the marvellous Soozes!

I had an absolutely fabulous weekend.
Cracking festival, grand folk everywhere.
Huge thanks to every one involved.
Landlords, staff, workers, artists, paying public..
I met so very many wonderful people...
Arrrgh, the mind boggles and by making a list I'll miss summat out!

Been before? Keep going!
Never been? Go next year, feel it for yourself.

Congratulations - a beautiful festival.
Thankyou one and all.
(I notice there are two threads on this 'line', so I'll copy and paste this to t'other as well - as it's worth saying twice).

Cheers! - HipflaskAndy - Duncan McFarlane

Subject: RE: 'Catters at Gainsborough Folk Festival?
From: MC Fat
Date: 24 Oct 05 - 06:19 AM

Really enjoyed the Festival although my visit was slightly curtailed this year due the visit of 'our kid' from Edinburgh. However he really enjoyed it to. Best expeience for me was the Wilson's 'Wall of Sound' doing the harmonies when I was singing 'The Beaches of Saint Valery' it was mega double fantastic