Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: Soldier boy
Date: 26 Apr 06 - 08:15 PM

Bugger P.B you beat me to the 100 mark!! How quickly it grows!
I bet you stayed up to do that.
I'll be very happy to give good custom to the nook,bridge and picturedrome and a few places in-between.
Very well done eveyone. I take my pith helmet off to you.
Super, great, fantastic.
Nighty night.

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: Raggytash
Date: 26 Apr 06 - 10:17 PM

96 or is that up side down

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Apr 06 - 03:40 AM

da darr

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Apr 06 - 09:46 AM

Da Daarr

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: GUEST,holmfirther
Date: 27 Apr 06 - 10:25 AM

Just a quick one..If we ..thats us of the regular users of this thread..all choose 10 threads and simply state that H F o F and dates plus webite..It would mean every thread got a festival hit so to speak..Any offers ?..I have'nt a problem doing the first 10..?It would highlight the fact to everyone thats a mudcat user..

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: GUEST,padgett
Date: 27 Apr 06 - 10:42 AM

No No No!!
this is spamming and youll get us thrown off the site!!

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: GUEST,holmfirther..
Date: 27 Apr 06 - 11:07 AM

Okay..Just a thought..You will have to excuse me as I have never used one of these forum thingies'..Wules are wules no probs..Cheers.

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Apr 06 - 12:53 PM

yak yak yak yak yak

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: squeezeboxhp
Date: 27 Apr 06 - 03:28 PM

thanks for the help in spelling the word i was just guessing.
i am trying to talk bradshaw mummers into coming up on the sunday to do a spot with kirkburton as i shall be there anyway as musician for KRD

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Apr 06 - 09:24 AM

Ho ho ho

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: Hamish
Date: 29 Apr 06 - 01:50 PM

Hi, Holmfirther:

Looking forward to putting a face to the name at the Corner Cafe on Sunday....   ~8^)

Hamish

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: r.padgett
Date: 30 Apr 06 - 05:27 AM

So any definite Mudcatters meetings? at Holmfirth Fest of F

Times and dates please before I get stuck into the beer and other activities?

Ray

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: GUEST,holmfirther
Date: 30 Apr 06 - 10:33 AM

I'll be there..After John Martyn at the cinema on Saturday plus a load of booze..I'll be in need of a fat fix.......pc

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: Cath
Date: 30 Apr 06 - 12:10 PM

I'm afraid you don't make it sound too appetising!

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: GUEST,Pauline
Date: 01 May 06 - 07:40 AM

I am coming to the festival with my daughter, i notice there are "T" Shirts for sale, It mentions childrens sizes! what sizes are these!

Pauline

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: Cath
Date: 01 May 06 - 10:46 AM

I suggest you click on the link on the web site in the bit that tells you about the tee shirts - the person at the other end should be able to tell you.
I'm afraid I don't know because, as you know, children come in all sorts of shapes and sizes!!

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: alanww
Date: 01 May 06 - 12:57 PM

Hello squeezeboxhp
So you play box for KRDs, eh, ie the men who I got out of the Swan at Upton FF in order to show everyone some propper dancing?
I have just had a very nice day dancing Cotswold and playing for Shakespeare MM, on a tour with Ilmington, Chipping Campden & Pebworth MM. Malcolm Smith of your days gone past was there, along with another of your ex-men as a guest (was his name Richard? - I'm terrible on names)! Malcolm told the "Battle of Hastings" in the pub after breakfast and said that the money from being Treasurer of KRDs had all been spent and p*ss*d down the drain!!!
Look forward to seeing you again at Holmfirth FF. Great if you could get Bradshaw Mummers to come too - pity I couldn't persuade our mummers to come aswell!
"Come fill up your glasses ...!"
Alan

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: squeezeboxhp
Date: 01 May 06 - 01:07 PM

look forward to seeing you also shame i couldn't get to Upton this year but will certainly make Holmfirth

Ken

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: panurus biarmicus
Date: 01 May 06 - 02:56 PM

just got back from whitby- moor & coast fest - seems plenty of folk knew about holmfirth FoF and are planning to come along.

alos got back to find that yet another morris side are coming and if bradshaw put in a show we will get to 20 sides of sorts on the streets - not bad i guess.

Certainly more than was out at whitby on any one day.

All credit to the moor & coast gang the place was bouncing and the fest seems to go from strength to strength.

So lets make May in Yorkshire the place to be...

Apols to Raggytash - i had this idea to do an impromptu procesion against the traffic flow to get a beer at the Black Horse - it means our side move seamlessly from pub to pub and dont go shopping - pity was that when we arrived in the side door the sound of my bass drum and 24 clog irons ruined your song !

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: GUEST,Raggytash
Date: 02 May 06 - 04:10 AM

Not a problem Panurus, when you've fought against people with Bodhrans who can neither play the damned things or keep the same rythym as yourself a troupe of morris dancers, even with clogs and huge drum, is but a slight distraction. Thanks for the thought anyway

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: GUEST,Raggytash
Date: 02 May 06 - 04:14 AM

Incidentally Ronnie, the chap who recites poetry and monologues in such wonderful style suffered far more than I, it seemed every time he started one dance side or another would start up outside. Don't know whether you heard any of his stuff but he's brilliant, should be booked as a guest.

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: joshuarobbo
Date: 02 May 06 - 05:33 AM

Hi panurus don`t forget to arrange to pick up ale from H v ales

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: GUEST
Date: 02 May 06 - 11:39 AM

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Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: panurus biarmicus
Date: 02 May 06 - 01:44 PM

re ale pick up was gonna ask alexis- but just heard he has had he landrover nicked again - that is 2 in 2 months and pretty careless !

worse we still think the bass drum that causes so much distress might be inside it !

Raggy - is ronnie the baldy chap who was in the endeavor and black horse ? -heard a couple of his monlogues and enjoyed it muchly. If he comes to holmfirth I will buy him a pint and drum from a distance.

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: Soldier boy
Date: 02 May 06 - 04:10 PM

Raggytash - just endorsing what panarus biarmicus said - Ronnie who did the poetic monologues in't Black 'Oss at Moor and Coast was brilliant.
Not sure that you can book anyone as a guest at this late stage (maybe next year) but this is a festival for everyone and I know he would be very welcome and would go down a treat.
What about Ray's Sat afternoon recording session of local traditional songs and singers [Bridge Hotel : 1.00-4.00pm].
I would think they'd like to include traditional humourous monologues as well and Ronnie knows plenty of those!
Not sure what they mean by "local" though i.e local to Holmfirth or wider afield but anything "Yorkshire" would probably fit the bill.
If he turns up I'll buy him a pint as well and refrain from drumming within his earshot.
P.S: I saw Tony Morris in Whitby and have invited him too.

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: GUEST
Date: 02 May 06 - 05:16 PM

Bad news music lovers, Billy's drum had been taken out of the landrover before it was stolen. So you will have to endure the portly git banging it very loudly, a split second out of time with the band.
Raggy - "or keep the same rythym as yourself a troupe of morris dancers,etc" - the drummer I mean can't even keep in time WITH the morris dancers!
It was the echo under the archway that gave the impression it was intime.

Beer under control - spoke to Barney's missus this evening

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: GUEST,holmfirther
Date: 02 May 06 - 05:33 PM

On a vehicle note.I've just been in a weird car crash....We are all okay, but my arm has gone a bit sore..My car is a write off..So I am proud to say that I am currently carless..I intend to be at meeting tomorrow.Please dont phone as I have a load of issues to contend with

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: Cath
Date: 02 May 06 - 06:22 PM

Get better soon Holmfirther, you have a lot of things to enjoy this weekend!

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: Soldier boy
Date: 02 May 06 - 07:56 PM

GUEST ; whoever you are!! - I don't agree - the PORTLY Slubbing Billys git banging the bass drum is actually a very fine drummer [when he's pi**ed!!].
We had a meeting between us in Whitby [when we were pi**ed] this weekend and decided unannymously that we were the best drummers in the universe. So now it's official.
P.S: Archways and back passages have always assisted our playing.
It is something to do with echos or acoustics or reverberation or satellite delay. We're not sure. But it's one of the secrets of the universe that will always confound mankind.

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: fi_in_nz
Date: 03 May 06 - 01:14 PM

Hey Cath, hope to meet you Fri night at the Folk Club then - we've just found a babysitter (yay). I'm the one with the long (usually plaited) hair and I might be singing with dozy rozy if we can get our sh$t together; I might be tagging along with hubby who is the bald git with a banjo, guitar, whistles and ukelele in tow (oh and he doesn't have a beard).

Panurus, it really singles you out when you say you're the bearded tit. Will single you out like a beered up person at a folk festival with that description. Unless of course you're planning on going topless and you really do have a bearded tit (just the one).

Hmmm don't suppose I'm too singular at a FF with long plaited hair either ;-)

I now know who Soldier Boy is, I think I've met Mr Padgett, I know Raggytash, Haven't come across Holmfirther yet though or some of the others....... Maybe we should all wear bells round our ankles.... damn, that ain't gonna help ...... F

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: GUEST,Guest Ian
Date: 03 May 06 - 02:23 PM

It would be good to see some of you in the Carcineria 12.30 to 2.30 on Sunday.
Good Harmony/sing session - Plenty of chorus stuff planned from Four 'n' Aft
By the way fi in nz. Loctup Together are part of afformentioned group.
Have a good weekend one and all

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: Cath
Date: 03 May 06 - 03:35 PM

Well I know Panurus, Holmfirther and Ray but I will look out for fi_in_nz (is that right?) Dozy Rozy, Soldier Boy and Raggytash.
I plan to be in the Old Bridge on Friday night and the White Hart on Saturday night for Jake Thackray Experience, The Brian Lawton Concert in the Picturedrome on Sunday afternoon and then chillin with the Doonans on Sunday night.
The rest of the weekend is a mystery yet.

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: joshuarobbo
Date: 04 May 06 - 03:34 PM

Fence as gone up at the camp site almost ready to rock ?

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: fi_in_nz
Date: 04 May 06 - 03:40 PM

Owwww, how exciting. We'll be there for the Fore n'Aft sing on Sunday. I'll probably be the one with the baby on my back - he's a fine, seasoned shanty singer (attended his first Auckland Homebrew Shanty Session at 8 days old). See ya tomorrow night then Cath. F

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: fi_in_nz
Date: 04 May 06 - 03:43 PM

PS Any chance of a summary of any amendments/additions to the programme. I remember reading about some in one or other of these threads but can't find them now. Cheers F

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: Albert O'Balsam
Date: 04 May 06 - 03:58 PM

Anyone going to the "Any Questions Ceilidh" on Fri?

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: joshuarobbo
Date: 04 May 06 - 05:08 PM

cant wait to try suss name to face this weekend

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: Cath
Date: 04 May 06 - 06:29 PM

I should be at the Any Questions session but I shan't be.

I can't think of anything major in the changes to the programme department.

There's an extra session at the new Canvas Bar on Upperbridge organised by James Cannon on Saturday tea time starting at 5.00.

Katus has been added to the bill tomorrow night at the Picturedrome. I've just seen John Senior again who is doing 'official' support - he really is very good, well worth a listen.

It is possible that the Doonans might need to start earlier on Sunday evening - something to do with planes and Spain but I haven't had confirmation or details of that yet.

We are hoping to be able to keep up to date with any changes at the office. I've done that many notices today that I ran out of paper, ink and laminating sleeves and it's now time for bed.

See you all in a day or so.

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: Tyke
Date: 04 May 06 - 07:10 PM

Hooray it's Holmfirth Festival of Folk today
TGI Friday in the UK.
HOLMFIRTH FESTIVAL OF FOLK CLICK HERE!

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: panurus biarmicus
Date: 04 May 06 - 07:41 PM

still up tho on duty tommorow - just watching outcome of local elections - dunno why tho as we can be sure a bunch of knobs will get in - just hope that the BNP are not on the up !

if you get lost round town you can blame me as Cath has done a host of signs and after i have found a cool cellar for the dancers beer i will stick the arrrows up - looks like some of t'committee will have marshall badges but no mudcat names. As most of you have sussed now I am the bass drumer with slubbing billys, poss the most portly performer on the programme. Comedy beard and a full head of hair.

see you all round over the weekend

Wassail

Duggs

STOP PRESS

One more dance side confirmed - rhubarb tarts ! and it looks like we deff have a festival first - a dance side made up entirely of head teachers so come along and heckle !

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: Soldier boy
Date: 04 May 06 - 08:22 PM

Night night panarus, raggytash, dosy rosy, holmfirther, alexis, r.padgett. I can put a face to all these names.
As for the rest of you rascals whose faces I cannot put to names/handles/micheivous disguises I look forward to unfrocking you over the weekend ( no sexual innuendo intended !)
You can't miss me. I'll be alongside Panurus. B thrashing my snare drum with the Slubbing Billys Morris side and wearing a very obvious red soldiers jacket with a pith helmet.
So introduce yourselves to me and reveal you mysterious mudcat ghosts on't t'internet.
It's been fun. Let's have a grand and very memorable weekend.
Long live Johnny Spitfire !!

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: panurus biarmicus
Date: 05 May 06 - 04:05 AM

morning all - have we forgot owt ??

best bring yer so'westers its gonna piss itdown - well so says all the forecasts.

But i have lived on the edge of the pennines for the last 15 yrs and we always have different weather to the rest. So when it shines for you it is chucking it down here - equally when it rains all over the north this weekend the sun will be cracking t'flags in Holmfirth.


And long may it shine !

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: Hamish
Date: 05 May 06 - 05:22 AM

Have a great Fri/Sat, and I'll see you Sun.   ~8^)

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: Cath
Date: 06 May 06 - 04:24 AM

As I sit by my lonely garrett (!!) window the sun is trying to break through the gentle haze in preparation for another sunny day.

Everything seemed to go well yesterday unless someone tells me otherwise. There are lots of familiar faces around and a lot of people happy that the festival is on.

The Nook was heaving (literally at one point but Sheila is her mother's daughter and coped admirably), the Strawbs were going down well in the Picturedrome and Ray and the Barnsley people were hosting what looked like a popular participatory session in the Bridge. Duncan had a hard time in Carniceria without PA but took it in good part and we will learn from that experience - sorry Duncan.

I didn't make it to any other gigs - there is only a certain amount a body can do on a Friday night.

I have unmasked everyone now but Soldier Boy and I intend to do that today.

Right now time for the boiled egg and soldiers - see you all later today.

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: Cath
Date: 06 May 06 - 05:25 AM

Further to my earlier posting the sun is almost out so get yourselves over here before it's too late.
And the egg and soldiers were delicious so I'm already for the rigours of the day.

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: squeezeboxhp
Date: 06 May 06 - 12:39 PM

5.30 pm so far so good some good sesions without having to enter the irish one in the nook. shame about the power failure (could it be sabotage by HFF)
one drum if you must but a team of them at length is testing to say the least.
see you all Sunday

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: Raggytash
Date: 07 May 06 - 04:00 AM

Sadly couldn't make yesterday my little Wombat is poorly, (never use NHS Direct, it took 6 1/2 hours to get her to hospital using that system, we only live 3 miles from HRI). Also unlikely to be able to get out to-day

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: squeezeboxhp
Date: 07 May 06 - 04:01 AM

could be worse halifax would add more miles

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: Cath
Date: 07 May 06 - 04:12 AM

Unless anyone knows anything different, all is going very well. Lots of very positive feedback from locals and visitors alike about the atmosphere and the amount of things happening.
The White Hart was packed for Treebeard and Silverwheel and the Jake Thackray Experience. Dave Burland and Brian Ledgard really enjoyed the John Martyn gig and Herveys and Old Bridge were host to excellent singarounds. I didn't make it anywhere else - there is only a certain amount a body can do!
Van Dunk Brothers are hilarious, still chance to catch them today.
Let's hope we can give Brian Lawton a fitting memorial this afternoon in the Picturedrome from 1.00 - 5.00.
And what more could you ask than the Doonans to round it all off?

Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk TWO
From: BusyBee Paul
Date: 07 May 06 - 02:04 PM

I know I've already told you this Cath, but here it is in writing - A great Festival - thanks to all the organisers. Thoroughly enjoyed my first trip to Holmfirth and it's nearer than I'd imagined so hope to come back again.

Well done everyone.

Deirdre