Holmfirth Festival of Folk

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: dozy rozy
Date: 26 Jan 06 - 11:53 AM

I am a female folkie and I always sing with my finger in my ear.Incidentally, everyone has their fingers in their ears when I sing as well.
I always wear my hair long.
And there seems to be a profusion of cracked mirrors wherever I go.
I dont own two drinking dogs but I can eat two taties more than a pig.

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: panurus biarmicus
Date: 26 Jan 06 - 05:27 PM

seems it is a long story - and i dont know the details !

but basically it is an old cartoon drawn by a reknown artist and was based on sessions at the nook which has always been at the heart of the festival

so was probably drawn when men had long hair and women stayed at home and drank sherry at xmas

sure no offence intended towards female folkies or even elephants - all will be welcome

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: dozy rozy
Date: 27 Jan 06 - 12:20 AM

Am I to believe that elephants will be present at the holmfirth festival of sherry drinkers?

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 27 Jan 06 - 07:35 AM

I like to play the guitar with one finger in my ear. It's a bad habit I ought to break!

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 27 Jan 06 - 08:13 AM

I like to play the guitar with one finger in my ear. It's a bad habit I ought to break!

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: GUEST,Soldier Boy
Date: 27 Jan 06 - 08:49 AM

Can we stop all this piffle please.

Let's get back to the core subject of the Holmefirth Festival of Folk.

ANY MORE NONSENSE AND YOU WILL BE SUMMONED TO MY BARRACKS FOR A GOLLY GOOD SEEING TOO !!

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: GUEST,SoldierBoy
Date: 27 Jan 06 - 08:54 AM

Sorry, I meant Jolly not golly !

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: GUEST,dozy rozy
Date: 27 Jan 06 - 08:54 AM

Soldier boy, you fruity devil!
The good lord only knows where you put your finger.

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: GUEST,raggytash
Date: 27 Jan 06 - 09:14 AM

it's not true that Ted plays Guitar with one finger in his ear, it may sound better if he did ........

See you in May Ted, if not before, don't forget the Runswick Bay do on Saturday March 11 at Milnsbridge Socialist club, not very far away from Holmfirth ........... was that a blatant plug ..... I believe it was !

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 27 Jan 06 - 09:21 AM

Ta Raggy,
         We are hoping to attend both.The problem we have is finding a bloody kennel that will take an un-tagged half wild 10stone lurcher!
          Red writing, the true path!

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 27 Jan 06 - 09:22 AM

"The good lord only knows where you put your finger" (dozy)... "a blatant plug" (raggy)...What kind of a festival is this, I am getting a little nervous!

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: GUEST,Raggytash
Date: 27 Jan 06 - 10:42 AM

hey Grecko baby you remember the sixties man, jusy chill out, go with the flow, don't knock it till you've tried it.

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: dozy rozy
Date: 27 Jan 06 - 11:06 AM

I personally feel more worried about the antics in soldier boys barracks.Lets hope hes confined to them so were all safe to get on with the show.

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: GUEST,r.padgett (who's pinched me name?)
Date: 27 Jan 06 - 01:57 PM

Well its coming together int it!

Nice place for those who haven't yet been and if the camp site really is re-instated to near the swimming baths a great plus

There is a private camp site on the same road anyone know of his attitude to the festival goers?

Any sing around venues sorted yet?

Is the Bridge usual room being used for Guest spots?

Potential for main Bridge pub area being used as informal singaround or session?

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: steve_harris
Date: 28 Jan 06 - 06:31 AM

It is Traditional that when there is *any* uncertainty about a Festival's existence/management, a certain question gets asked!


Here goes!



Have they got a licence?

:-)

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: Cath
Date: 28 Jan 06 - 01:40 PM

I've got a driving license and a TV license - what other kind would you be wanting?
I'll get round to Raymond's questions in due course when I've got sorted out from my trip to visit new grandchildren.

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: dozy rozy
Date: 28 Jan 06 - 04:34 PM

Will there be any licentious conduct at the homfirth festival of sherry drinking elephants?

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: Cath
Date: 29 Jan 06 - 01:16 PM

Now to reply to Ray's queries.
There will be singarounds somewhere but as yet the location isn't finalised.
The Bridge will be used but not on Saturday night as they went ahead and booked a private function some time ago when they were told the festival was off. But the function room can be used on Friday night and there will be some sort of singing session in the bar on Saturday night after food is sorted - about 9 pm.
Sessions are likely to be in the Nook as usual.
All the finer details are to be sorted but, don't worry, they will be posted as soon as we know.
The campsite further down towards Huddersfield is not very big and doesn't tend to have many tents I don't think but it could be worth asking as I don't think they are anti-folkies.
Things are coming together nicely so we will keep you posted so that as soon as we know - you will!

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: GUEST,r.padgett
Date: 29 Jan 06 - 01:45 PM

Thanks Cath!

Any assistance I can be let me know

Ray

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: nutty
Date: 29 Jan 06 - 02:53 PM

I don't think Ray's question was fully answered. I think he was referring to the license required to perform live music and PRS registration and other similar issues. Are you expecting the venues to
deal with that personally and individually???

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: GUEST,bobcat
Date: 29 Jan 06 - 02:59 PM

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: GUEST,bobcat
Date: 29 Jan 06 - 03:02 PM

Looks last my message went blank!! Are the Peatbog faeries confirmed..hope so . LooKing forward to the Strawbs...Hope lots of session venues booked. Great stuff!!

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: Cath
Date: 29 Jan 06 - 06:21 PM

Ray didn't ask about licences but the venues have the appropriate licences as they already stage performances of live music. PRS has to be looked into.
Afraid the Peatbogs are not on - arrangements had been made with one of the group which were not approved by the agent so I'm told. Events in venues being sorted in a few days.
Thanks to all for good wishes and offers of help.

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: holmfirther
Date: 30 Jan 06 - 07:11 PM

5660409728....Punch that into ebay....Interesting.... regarding a bit of Holmfirth

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: GUEST,Another Guest
Date: 31 Jan 06 - 10:26 PM

Message to Cath re: PRS.

You'll need to register the Festival with the PRS and pay three per cent of your nett box office receipts plus VAT to them at the conclusion of the Festival.

Sorry but there's no way of avoiding this so do allow for it in your budgetting.

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: Cath
Date: 01 Feb 06 - 05:04 AM

Thanks for the message - that is something that Peter is already on to.

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: Mr Happy
Date: 01 Feb 06 - 12:08 PM

cant get your website to work.

says 'page not found' etc

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: Hamish
Date: 01 Feb 06 - 04:37 PM

Mr Happy:

It's okay for me right now. You need to ignore the early claim of .com and use the later, correct one of http://www.holmfirthfestivaloffolk.co.uk/.

And a very nice site it is, too.

--
Hamish
www.hamishcurrie.me.uk

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: Hamish
Date: 01 Feb 06 - 04:40 PM

Now why didn't the blue clicky work? Try this:
http://www.holmfirthfestivaloffolk.co.uk/

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: Cath
Date: 01 Feb 06 - 06:09 PM

It worked just fine for me earlier today.
Not everything is there yet but we think it's coming along nicely.

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: holmfirther
Date: 02 Feb 06 - 12:23 PM

For those that may be interested..A jam jar of air from Holmfirth went to someone in Birmingham apparently for £3.20..some folk will but owt'..

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: Alexis
Date: 02 Feb 06 - 02:55 PM

Not widely known yet, but £250 has just been donated, from the proceeds from the New Year's Eve ceilidh, towards workshops in schools to help the youth of Holmfirth to perform at the festival.

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: Cath
Date: 02 Feb 06 - 04:27 PM

That's excellent news.
Well done to all those who attended.
Things are beginning to come together nicely with lots of support from the locals and wider folk community alike.

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: joshuarobbo
Date: 02 Feb 06 - 05:08 PM

Things seem to be pulling together nicely on
all fronts .
   Even , All quiet on the Holme valley express this week.
good work .

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: holmfirther
Date: 02 Feb 06 - 06:32 PM

What a fantastic gesture from the New Years eve crowd....Well Done! to all involved

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: Mr Happy
Date: 02 Feb 06 - 07:33 PM

thanks hamish,

got it now

http://www.holmfirthfestivaloffolk.co.uk/.

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: Mr Happy
Date: 02 Feb 06 - 07:41 PM

nice cite-b beter wen revelant info's up:

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Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: Cath
Date: 03 Feb 06 - 04:16 AM

That can't be denied Mr Happy and as soon as information is available it will be there. But you must admit it has the makings of an excellent site.
I particularly like the accommodation and eating bit where you can connect up to the various establishments and they can make their contribution by taking an advert.
Isn't technology a wonderful thing?
And to think we used to do all this with bits of paper and pencils not so long ago!!

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: BusyBee Paul
Date: 03 Feb 06 - 05:19 AM

Just a friendly and hopefully helpful observation - I contact a couple of places re accommodation using the email addresses shown on the site - both emails were returned as undeliverable. Perhaps the addresses need to be checked?.

I have booked accommodation now (by phone!). Any idea when tickets go on sale please?.

Deirdre

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: Cath
Date: 03 Feb 06 - 05:55 AM

Thank you for these helpful comments.

If you would like to send an email to [e-mail] to say which ones you found didn't work then they can be changed.

On the ticket front - most events will be free apart from those at the Picturedrome, Cragrats and the Saturday ceilidh - there will be no weekend tickets or day tickets.

I have just this morning suggested that a link for ticket sales would be helpful but in the meantime you could contact the Picturedrome web site on www.picturedrome.net

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: Hamish
Date: 03 Feb 06 - 06:23 AM

I love the Picturedrome's reference to "Coming soon - Holmfirth Folk Festival Website: www.holmfirthfestivaloffolk.co.uk - for fourth-coming events taking place over the traditional Holfirth Folk Festival weekend" (sic) and eagerly look forward to the fifth-coming events.   ~8^)

btw: blue-clicky for www.picturedrome.net

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: Cath
Date: 03 Feb 06 - 01:08 PM

I've told him about this but - you know what it's like - you just can't get the staff!!

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: GUEST,Polly Partridge
Date: 04 Feb 06 - 09:51 PM

They're just like folk singers who get their mucking fords wuddled after a few pints of Yorkshire Bitter.

I'm delighted Homfirth is happening again.

A great little festival that deserves our full support.

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: GUEST,Top Cat
Date: 05 Feb 06 - 01:19 PM

I'll drink to that!

Holmfirth like Beverley, Chippenham, Towesey & Broadstairs is now a fixture in my diary (when dates don't clash).

Now I've stopped going to Sidmouth I'm discovering many other fantastic festivals throughout the land.

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: GUEST,Soldier boy
Date: 05 Feb 06 - 08:07 PM

Good lad/lass T.C
Make sure this particular festival you and your mates don't miss !!

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: BusyBee Paul
Date: 06 Feb 06 - 03:53 AM

OK, I'll do the tonne honours then.

Cath, saw your note about emailing, will get on to it this evening when I check which ones it was.

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: Cath
Date: 06 Feb 06 - 05:53 AM

Thanks a lot it would be very helpful.

Don't want to appear dim about this but how do you know you are 100? I just have a list of emails showing and they don't have numbers. Don't tell me you sit there and count them?

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: BusyBee Paul
Date: 06 Feb 06 - 08:18 AM

Doh - look at the thread on the main page - it shows the number of posts beside it!

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: holmfirther
Date: 06 Feb 06 - 08:25 AM

Jar of..[Holmfirth] air sells to someone in Warrington for £3.20..Some one has issues..

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk
From: Cath
Date: 06 Feb 06 - 01:48 PM

OK so I was being dumb!!