Beverley Fringe Fest

Subject: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: GUEST,Jane, thisisull.com
Date: 14 Jun 06 - 01:34 AM

Anyone know any artists playing Beverley Folk 'Fringe' fest? There doesn't seem to be any info on it on the festival website. I know there was some stuff going on at Oddfellows last year.

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: Gedpipes
Date: 14 Jun 06 - 04:01 AM

Musicians session
Tiger and
Woolpack saturday afternoon
See Beverley festival site for others

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: Daithi
Date: 14 Jun 06 - 07:21 AM

Hi Ged - I'm in Hull the night before, so am hoping to drift over to Beverley to see if there are any sessions on Saturday noon onwards. Maybe I'll bump into you at one of these venues then..should I bring a B flat whistle?
I don't think i know many of the other mudcatters by sight, but if anyone spots me please make a wandering paddy welcome!
Dáithí

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: GUEST
Date: 14 Jun 06 - 07:25 AM

Now then no need to bring B flat just your D
Cheers
Ged

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 14 Jun 06 - 08:09 AM

if you pop into The Woolpack on saturday you'll easily recognise me by my frock.

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: The DeanMeister
Date: 14 Jun 06 - 08:45 AM

Can I come?

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: Les from Hull
Date: 14 Jun 06 - 09:06 AM

Jane - the fringe part of the Beverley Folk Festival is an informal series of singarounds (people taking it in turns to sing songs) and musicaians sessions (people playing tunes together) or mixtures of the two taking place in pubs throughout the weekend. It doesn't feature 'artists' as such, though there will quite a few excellent singers and players taking part.

Your website should concentrate on the offical artists playing the festival, but you could mention informal pub sessions in Monks Walk, Hodgsons, the Sun, the Tiger, the Woolpack, and on the 'Syntan', a barge moored on Beverley Beck. I apologise if I've missed any out - perhaps other will post here with better information.

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: Gedpipes
Date: 14 Jun 06 - 09:15 AM

Peter
You are all promise!

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: Cod Fiddler
Date: 14 Jun 06 - 10:56 AM

Fringe info below. Les, you missed out Shiftipig at Hodgesons on sunday (12-2pm) (shameless plug)! A 7-piece band with flutes, whistles, fiddle, guitar, cittern, bodhran, cello, we recorded our first CD a few weeks ago - the young shiftipiglets get better and better. We will be playing fast and furious Celtic sets with tunes such as Maggie's Pancakes, Andy Renwick's Ferret and MacArthur Road as well as some more chilled out songs and tunes.

See you all at the weekend.

Richard.

HODGSONS
FRIDAY - WELCOME SESSION FROM 1800 hrs TO CLOSE
SATURDAY 1200 –1400 OPEN HOUSE.
1400 ONWARDS LADIES DAY, (MEN WELCOME) SONGS ABOUT LADIES.
SUNDAY 1200-1400 SHIFTYPIG -TRADITIONAL SONGS AND TUNES WITH A CELTIC FLAVOUR
SUNDAY 1400 ONWARDS OPEN HOUSE.            

THE TIGER.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 1200 ONWARDS
ALL SESSION PLAYERS WELCOME.

FORESTERS ARMS
SATURDAY 1400 ONWARDS OPEN HOUSE ALL MUSICIANS WELCOME
SUNDAY 1400 ONWARDS.
SONGWRITERS AND MUSICIANS
COME AND PERFORM YOUR OWN WORKS
PIP & MERRY, MERV & MARTIN, WILL BE THERE.
WE HOPE TO MAKE THIS AN ANNUAL EVENT

THE SYNTAN
HAS OPENED IT HATCHES TO ALL PLAYERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO EXPERIENCE THE UNIQUE SOUND THAT THE BARGE PRODUCES.
BRING YOUR OWN WINE, THE HATCH WILL BE OPENED 1200 EACH DAY.

MONKS WALK
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
BIG MICK WILL BE HOSTING THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND BRING YOUR SONGS / MUSIC AND WEAR YOUR MUDCAT BADGE , WATCH OUT FOR OSSONFLAGS THAT'S MICK.

THE SUN
FRIDAY (NORMAL FRIDAY NIGHT SESSION)
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
SIR ROGER DE BEVERLEY WILL BE YOUR HOST THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND, THIS WILL BE A OPEN HOUSE, I DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENS AT THE SUN I JUST HOPE THAT YOU CAN GET TO THE BAR.

ROSE & CROWN (NORTH BAR WITHOUT)
SATURDAY FROM 1400 – 1700hrs
THIS IS A NEW SESSION BEING SET UP FOR THE YOUN-GUNS A LITTLE MORE CONTEMPORY, WHERE FOLK MEETS ROCK THE ROSE & CROWN IS THE FIRST PUB OUTSIDE THE BAR

THERE ARE OTHER VENUES FROM HODGSONS, FORESTERS AND THE SYNTAN ALL WILL WELCOME ANY MUSICIANS TO DROP IN AND GIVE A SONG OR PLAY A TUNE.
WELCOME TO ALL FROM OOMBANJO.

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: Bloke in the Corner
Date: 14 Jun 06 - 02:53 PM

Daithi, I wil be there on Friday evening at Hodgson's and Saturday lunchtime at the Tiger. Perhaps I might go to Mr McGarry's shindig at Monk's Walk later in the afternoon. The sessions are generally very good, look forward to seeing you there.
BY THE WAY, WHERE IS HODGSON'S?

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: danensis
Date: 14 Jun 06 - 02:54 PM

Right outside the leisure centre

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: Les from Hull
Date: 14 Jun 06 - 03:05 PM

It's the nearest pub to the Festival Camp Site. In fact the back of the pub adjoins the campsite (how very civilised). Friday's shenanigans will be hosted by the lovely and fragrant Maggie and myself and will be in whichever room we are allocated (hopefully the one at the front as the acoustics are good. At other times we have had to use the main room because we've had too many people, but that room is massive and much harder to work. See you there!

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: ossonflags
Date: 14 Jun 06 - 03:35 PM

You are always welcome "Bloke"

Loads and loads and loads and loads of people have been asking me what time the "iced gems" will be served on Friday Les?

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: Les from Hull
Date: 14 Jun 06 - 03:51 PM

We'll get there as soon as we can. I'll be there mid-afternoon, with Mags as long as she's not working. The fringe prog has us down for 6pm, and we can do that easily.

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: Kampervan
Date: 14 Jun 06 - 03:53 PM

Hodgsons sounds like a cert to kick off the weekend on friday night.

But, for later on, is Monks Walk a bring your own alcohol?

If you're part of the Fringe then don't forget to be subversive - (see Tilley in the main festival thread).

I never knew that having a great time just singing and listening to others singing, could be such a machiavellian, dark experience.

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: Les from Hull
Date: 14 Jun 06 - 04:00 PM

Monks Walk is a pub and the landlady is a mudcatter, so be very careful what you say, even if you are being subversive.

All the fringe places are licensed except SYNTAN, and the campsite itself.

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: Kampervan
Date: 14 Jun 06 - 04:18 PM

Whoops!!!!!

Sorry about that -- nice Monks Walk landlady. Didn't realise.

I'll try to make up for my deadful mistake by buying lots of liquid lubricant when I visit your renowned establishment.

Cheers for putting me right, Les from Hull.

Bigbird and I are looking forward to getting back up there. (Hopefully won't need a jumpstart from Deanmeister this year!)

K/van

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: Bloke in the Corner
Date: 14 Jun 06 - 04:45 PM

Thanks for the info about Hodgson's. Is it a song session or a instrumental one? Also I can't find out when Brendan Power is on - apparently it is act 19, but is that in the main venue on Sunday evening or when?

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: Les from Hull
Date: 14 Jun 06 - 05:32 PM

It's both, Laurie, very much depending on who's there. It'll be around the room, pointee's choice; a song, a set of tunes, a poem, a monologue or a slow strip to music. You could try an email to the Beverley Folk Festival office, but we'll try to have a programme available at the session.

Mr Van - Deanmeister is on the staff at Monk's Walk, which serves a delightful choice of Guinness (both types) and several skilfully hand-drawn real ales.

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: ossonflags
Date: 15 Jun 06 - 04:09 AM

See yer at six then - or before. Do you wanna a lift Les?

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: Les from Hull
Date: 15 Jun 06 - 07:51 AM

I won't be sure of the time, Mick (depends on if our lass is working) so I'll hop on a bus. But we did visit Pocklington this week, and we have a small gift for you and Mrs Flags.

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 15 Jun 06 - 08:22 AM

I bet the gift is a hair care product eh Les?

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: ossonflags
Date: 16 Jun 06 - 03:20 AM

Aint got a lot of hair to care for these days elteddo.

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: Daithi
Date: 16 Jun 06 - 06:54 AM

I'll look out for the frock or pinny then Flamenco Ted!

Blerk - I'll aim to catchup with you in Hodgson's at 12noon then - although my preference is for session rather than singaround, so may well try to take in other venues in the afternoon.

Slán go foill!
Dáithí

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: GUEST,Domnull
Date: 16 Jun 06 - 07:15 AM

Just wanted to ask - what differences are there likely to be between the sessions at the Tiger and Woolpack on Sat afternoon?

Different format? Different types of music?

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: Les from Hull
Date: 16 Jun 06 - 08:02 AM

Not a great lot of difference, probably. Again it all depends on who turns up at which session. I imagine that the Woolpack will include some fine Northumbrian tunes and that both sessions will have plenty of standard session tunes. There should also be quite a few tunes on the barge 'Syntan'.

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: Daithi
Date: 19 Jun 06 - 05:00 AM

Well, didn't manage to track down Blerk or others at Hodgsons as planned...but spent a cracking afternoon in the Monks Walk beergarden at a singaround looked after by Ossonflags.
Many thanks Mick- a cracking way to spend the day!
Dáithí

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: Willa
Date: 19 Jun 06 - 09:41 AM

Made it to the Monks Walk twice on Saturday-the perfect venue on a hot day Thanks to Mick and to Maggie for their compering and to all those who sang/played.

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: John J
Date: 19 Jun 06 - 06:10 PM

I'll drink to that! (Mind you, I'll drink to anything).

A superb weekend made all the better by the nice people we met....especially the ones who asked me to sing and didn't complain when I did!

Many thanks to all,

John

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 20 Jun 06 - 07:04 AM

It was a fab weekend all round, my new frock got many admiring glances.

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: Nick
Date: 20 Jun 06 - 08:17 AM

Similarly - thanks to Mick and others who compered etc

Enjoyed Saturday afternoon in Monks Walk it was great fun. Daithi, you'd be the chap with the whistle and the Irish conversation with the lad who was sitting at the table we were on then I presume? (Enjoyed your whistle playing)

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: the one
Date: 20 Jun 06 - 09:06 AM

Thanks to everyone who turned up for the songwriter's session at the Forrester's on Saturday afternoon.Musicians from near and far. It was a delight to listen to some really good original songs. Hopefully this will become an annual event

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: Daithi
Date: 20 Jun 06 - 10:35 AM

Yes Nick, that was me - glad you enjoyed the day!

It was lovely to bump into another Irish speaker too - I think Andy was as surprised as I was - and yes, we were having a natter in Irish just outside the beer garden. Did you hear us then? We usually try to be discreet around the English!! ;^)

Slán go fóill
Dáithí

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: Nick
Date: 20 Jun 06 - 11:50 AM

Yes - but I wasn't listening.

Were you really talking about England's chances in the world cup or did I mishear that bit?

:)

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: GUEST,Karlos
Date: 21 Jun 06 - 11:43 AM

I have to say the performance level at the Fringe festival was superb. I thought the Saturday session at The Foresters stood out. It was a very busy session full of songwriters who played some great originals. It was the best session I've been to since The Sun used to get really busy and lively! How about a Sunday session at The Foresters from now on??
Well done everyone.

Subject: RE: Beverley Fringe Fest
From: Hand-Pulled Boy
Date: 21 Jun 06 - 12:32 PM

I thought Saturday's session actually happened on Sunday? Maybe I had too much beer last weekend!