whitby folk week 2006

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: GUEST,Terry Free
Date: 30 Aug 06 - 08:12 AM

Well here i am again back in diry musty fusty dusty rusty crusty London again.It's been like heaven and hell!!?! Still i'm off to Dorset tomorrow and then Brighton...... and as you know " Oh i do like to be beside the seaside"

go well

Terry

next year eh? now where did i put that bank balance...... what do you mean i'm overdrawn.. i've still got fifteen cheques left.
T.

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: GUEST
Date: 30 Aug 06 - 07:27 AM

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 30 Aug 06 - 05:55 AM

You're not on your own, Northerner!

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: Northerner
Date: 30 Aug 06 - 04:25 AM

Oh my goodness! I should go on a diet!!!!

Seriously, thanks Jane!!

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: Splott Man
Date: 30 Aug 06 - 04:21 AM

Thanks for the flattering shots, Mrs Duck! I suppose they show how good the beer was.

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: Partridge
Date: 30 Aug 06 - 12:49 AM

Anne is not a director, she is the company secretary.

pat x

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 07:55 PM

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: Col K
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 06:19 PM

Badger got 5 out of 6 correct. Not John Boden but John Howson.
There is only a committee of SIX.
I hope this clears everything up.

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 05:51 PM

Hope this works

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 05:26 PM

Guest you are starting to annoy me either say something or stop submitting.

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: r.padgett
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 05:26 PM

Ann Clancy as I said is a director, financial person also Shepley FF 2007

Ray

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 04:59 PM

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: GUEST,Folks"O"shields
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 03:32 PM

Agree Les and what about Mick Ryan who's productions over the years was the highlight of the Festival for many people. The proof is there in that the songs from these productions are now widely sung.

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: LesB
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 03:14 PM

I had heard that John was in charge of bookings, & I confess to being a little worried that he may have a bias.
I know Whitby has always had a lot of 'source' singers, and has always had a good balance of new & old, but I have felt in the last couple of years there have been a few omissions in the usual stalwarts, which has, in my opinion, upset the balance slightly.
I would like to see the balance restored by bringing back a few of the missing names (Steve Tilston, Pete Morton, Brian Peters etc),and adding others that didn't 'fit in' with the old regime. Such as Pete Coe, Jez Lowe. In other words a few more good 'club acts'.
Cheers
Les

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: Charmion
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 03:01 PM

I'm back at the office, and Whitby seems like a noisy, bright blue dream. Edmund and I had the best time, and I hope some day we can return and stay the whole week. We had to leave for London on Friday so we could spend half the day Saturday getting to Heathrow and standing in line at Heathrow ... !

I loved playing with the Scratch Morris band, although I doubt anyone heard my one little mandolin through the bellowing of boxes. Melodious bellowing, of course.

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: Surreysinger
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 02:54 PM

Well according to one edition of the Whitby Wailer John Howson was shown as being responsible for Bookings next year - so I would reckon it must be he!!!

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: GUEST,Squeezebox
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 09:45 AM

The "guy called John Howson" will presumably be the banjo playing other half of Katie Howson both from the Old Hat Band who runs Veteran music and is deeply involved with the East Anglian Trad Music Trust, I would have thought(?). Via John we have access to such things of archieve recordings of people like Oscar Woods and Bob Cann (I'm looking at this from a melodeon player's perspective)and all sorts of things like that. He should be an asset to the team though I'm a little suprised at his involvement as he's based in Suffolk as far as I know...

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 08:36 AM

Well no doubt with the new IT specialist the website will be far superior and we will all find out soo enough who is doing what. Good luck to them all from us.

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 07:13 AM

I did notthink Jon Bowden was in a its a guy called Jon Howson and I understand that there is now a Patron

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: Red and White Rabbit
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 04:13 AM

thanks Ray - but thought it was your round that had become the pint of cider!!

Badger that still only makes 6

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: The Badger
Date: 28 Aug 06 - 07:50 PM

Graham Pirt, Barry Evans, Chris Stephenson, Kathryn Atkinson, John Boden, Val Marsden

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: CET
Date: 28 Aug 06 - 07:16 PM

I remember the bloke with the red T shirt and yellow shorts at one of the earlier shanty sessions. he practically squashed me into the fireplace.

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Aug 06 - 05:00 PM

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 28 Aug 06 - 04:41 PM

I think Val is one of the group so it must be seven.

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: r.padgett
Date: 28 Aug 06 - 04:38 PM

Red and White Rabbit, Booker is a right nana!

I still owe you a pint R & W

I was told by Barry it was 7 directors (you know the one whose flippin name I got wrong)

Other helpers I suspect will be the likes of:
Val Marsden, Chris Sugden, Elaine Wood, Martin Bull, Sam Pirt also heard
Sam Dodds, Paul Davenport all possibles

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 28 Aug 06 - 04:32 PM

Mudgather didn't finish until gone 5pm!! Timing is so those doing early workshops can get there while those going to 3pm starters can also make it. It was poorly attended this year which suggests people aren't really that bothered so unless someone else wants to organize something there won't be one next year.

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 28 Aug 06 - 04:00 PM

Ok, here's my topical (and never likely to be sung again) shanty from Jim Mageaan's silly shirts and shanties lunchtime session in the Endeavour on Wednesday lunchtime. (Jim did plaintively comment that it was supposed to be a silly shirts and shanties session, not a silly shanties and shirts session...)


Kitty

MALCOLM'S FINAL FOLK WEEK (Whitby, 23 August 2006) Tune - the Rosabella

On Monday evening down in Robin Hood's bay x 2
I'm sure I heard a young man say
A Polish migrant stole my job today

So I'm off to have a sing at Whitby festival x 2
I'm off to have a sing at Malcolm's final fling
At Malcolm's final folk week

It's his 25th festival with all the old crew x 2
What will happen next year, will the old change to the new
After Malcolm's final folk week?

We walked to the Dolphin, it's a bloody long way x 2
Cos that's not the one in Whitby but in Robin Hood's Bay
In Malcolm's final folk week

The Pakistani bowlers made me grieve the other day x 2
They tampered with the ball, and then refused to play
So I came to Whitby folk week

And I'm here to have a sing at Whitby festival x 2
I'm here to have a sing at Malcolm's final fling
At Malcolm's final folk week

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Aug 06 - 03:20 PM

The festival was only spoiled by the huge bloke in red T shirt and yellow shorts rthat pushed his way THROUGH Cherie to get into the sing after she had told him that the room was full. The room limit is there to keep the room safe and comfortable, she doesn't do it to spite anyone. The room has to be evacuable through the only door quickly in case of fire. I'm glad he walked out when he didn't fget a sing when he wanted one and refused to wait his turn like everyone else. Folk doesn't need rude people like him.

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: GUEST,Vectis sans cookie
Date: 28 Aug 06 - 03:19 PM

I had a fantastic week. The T&S had some really excellent sings. The Endeavour shanty sessions were great fun and raised over £1300 for the lifeboat.
I'm sorry I didn't make the gather but it clashed with the shanty session. How about making it a bit later next year, say 3ish?
Caught some good workshops for a change but there was a shortage of singing workshops again. Whitby is certainly instrument orientated.

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: The Vulgar Boatman
Date: 28 Aug 06 - 03:13 PM

Excellent week, ditto weather and we even got a table at the Magpie before we died of old age...
Only one downer - the goon at John Kirkpatrick's session at the Fishermen's Rowing Club who greeted JK like a long lost brother and then proceeded to ruin about 75% of the session by beating the crap out of a very loud banjo at every opportunity. Learn the tunes, Oh son of no father, then you won't have to vex our spirits with block chords better suited to an outdoor jazz band performance. Or even play a bit more softly - I have it on good authority that if you put a pair of old underpants in the back, it works wonders.
Many thanks to all those who made it happen yet again.

Chris

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: Partridge
Date: 28 Aug 06 - 02:32 PM

Its Chris Stephenson of Windy Bottom fame who is named to be a director also Val Marsden

cheers

pat

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: Red and White Rabbit
Date: 28 Aug 06 - 02:12 PM

The directors are also to be supported by a troupe of Whitby regulars advising them from what I gather - Julia who runs play time and a guy- whose name I forget for the moment - who has taken over as editor of the wailor to try to name but 2 - still thought it was 6 directors but I will bow to your greater knowledge Raymond (thanks for the pint and remind me not to send Booker for a pint of TIGER again - I got a pint of cider!!)

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 28 Aug 06 - 11:04 AM

Guest - Snob.
Many thanks for letting us know that you will not be in Whitby during school holidays. It will save us the effort of looking out for you.
Welcome again to the so-called oikies. We of the Whitby Scratch Morris Men will be out dancing to entertain you next year. We welcome the push chairs and toddlers who join in with the clapping (ballon stick sound effects) and put their hard earned pennies into the collection boxes which help to keep the festival finances afloat.
Welcome to the elderly folk who tell us how much they enjoy being able to watch the dancing and listen to the musicians. How it is a pleasure to be entertained by people who are also enjoying what they do and not in it for personal financial gain. We have you to thank for the fact that town wide festivals can take place at all.
Finally - thank you to the chip shops for feeding us something which all the family will eat.
Quack!
GtD.

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: GUEST,buspassed
Date: 28 Aug 06 - 10:32 AM

Great weather, great week! The terrific dance teams much in evidence but where was the street music? We saw one bloke strumming solefully on the West Cliff one evening and spent a joyous moment or two watching a young girl complete with music stand and sheet music fiddling her heart out [and being justly rewarded with a case full of not so small change!] and that was all the street music we encountered. Are all those musical instruments being endlessly carried around merely for show or just for use in enclosed spaces?

Now for the embarrasing moment of the week, I noticed a sign outside the Met which said 'Sat. night Bouncy Castle in Ballroom'. looking thro' programme I could find nothing referring to this act/band so I ventured in to ask for details. Following what passes in Yorkshire for an 'old fashioned' look I was informed on normal Sat. nights a bouncy castle was erected in the ballroom to entertain the kids! Exit me quickly stage left!

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 28 Aug 06 - 08:16 AM

Other name I've heard is Jon Boden but I thought it was only six.

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: r.padgett
Date: 28 Aug 06 - 07:06 AM

right Jane ta

Hello Jude!

Judy refers to one of Terry's songs (I hope)for those not in the know! and confused

Ray

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 28 Aug 06 - 06:46 AM

Well I hope no plans are afoot to put it anywhere other than school holidays otherwise noone with children could attend!!!!
Yes, Ray, Chris is an IT specialist and thoroughly nice bloke who has been going to the festival for years and given us one of the best folk guitarists on the scene today - Ian Stephenson of 422 and the Kathryn Tickell band.

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: GUEST,aelfleda
Date: 28 Aug 06 - 06:24 AM

Pleased you all had a good time in the Tap - wished I'd been well enough to make all the sessions!
Terry - sorry - we found bits of sausage & a little bit of cucumber in the room but no heart!
Jude

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: GUEST, call me a snob, but .......
Date: 28 Aug 06 - 06:23 AM

The biggest problem is that Whitby can't any longer cope with the festival during school holidays.

The place is already full of the oickies who go there for their holidays or on day trips. The streets are full of them - they've all got a bawling infant in a pushchair, a misbehaving youngster and a sullen teenager. And they've all got at least one dog, and most of them have an elderly person or an invalid with them. What is it about Whitby's cobbled streets that attracts so many pushchairs and wheelchairs? The sole purpose of their visits seems to be to coat the whole surface of the place with a variety of noxious substances - dropped ice-creams, fish 'n chips, chewing gum, vomit and dog shit being the most obvious. There are far too many cheap food outlets - if you keep feeding them they will keep coming back; feed them enough and they breed. The town council seems determined to attract more and more low-life, sending the town further and further downmarket.

Oh, and the car parks are totally inadequate, it was taking me 20 minutes of queuing to park the car no matter what time of day.

Whitby is too good to be wasted the way it is, so I'm not going during school holidays ever again.

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: r.padgett
Date: 28 Aug 06 - 04:47 AM

Thanks the Ducks

Barry Evans not Callaghan (sorry!!) Barry I have known for years and is a dance caller

Chris Stephenson is I think a local chap with IT and business interests (or is he?)

Ray

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: Barb'ry
Date: 27 Aug 06 - 06:36 PM

We had a fantastic festival - thanks to everyone for making it such a great week. Could we have more daytime singing sessions next year, please.
Terry (Free) we miss you already, please take our love back to NZ.
Barb'ry (and Andy)

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 27 Aug 06 - 04:41 PM

Barry Evans and Chris Stephenson.

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: CET
Date: 27 Aug 06 - 04:21 PM

I got to hear my favourite female singer, Janet Russell. I also enjoyed meeting the gang at the Tap and Spile. The standard of singing was very high. I would have stayed later on Thursday night, but the front room was already solidly packed and I was squeezed into the corner by the door when three or four more people piled in and stood about three inches in front of my face, so I had to bail.

I also had a great time retracing the steps of Mina Harker, Lucy Westenra and Count Dracula.

Whitby is a wonderful town. I would love to go back some day.

Edmund

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: Leraud
Date: 27 Aug 06 - 03:46 PM

I had a lovely 'last night' in the Tap and Spile, and hope to see you all again somewhere. There was some excellent singing and a wonderful atmosphere. Thanks everybody.

Lynne

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: r.padgett
Date: 27 Aug 06 - 03:38 PM

Seven Directors I thought can anyone confirm

Kate Atkinson, Ann Clancy, John Howson, Barry Callaghan, Graeme Pirt

other two? any wrong?

Ray

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: Northerner
Date: 27 Aug 06 - 02:08 PM

Hello everyone! It was lovely to meet you all. I particularly enjoyed the trip to Glaisdale; goodness knows how many years it had been since I was there last.

Looking forward to seeing you all again next year!

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: Tig
Date: 27 Aug 06 - 01:42 PM

A great week - thanks to everyone on the Artists Campsite who didn't mess up the loos! I've done nothing but sleep since we got back yesterday.

Shame I didn't meet up with more of you even though I made the Gather. The times I got down town the Tap was packed and too hot for me. Hope to do the Campsite stewarding again next year - it was fun despite late nights and early starts.

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: r.padgett
Date: 27 Aug 06 - 09:41 AM

Terry you were brill!!

Ray

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 27 Aug 06 - 07:51 AM

No way, Terry. We insist you come back and claim it yourself! Sadly, Mo the one thing our children didn't make was the parade. Unfortunately the showcase overran by quite a long time so the children involved in the clog or whistles were too late to join the parade. Some of the playtime children were in tears and ours were disappointed as they had spent every morning making costumes and instruments in the kids with bits workshop. Also most of the audience at the Spa had gone to see the parade. Tighter scheduling and ensuring each group knows how long they have including changeover time should avoid this happening again.

Subject: RE: whitby folk week 2006
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 27 Aug 06 - 07:36 AM

You were a star Terry !!!!
Jim