Swinton Folk Festival

Subject: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 06 Oct 06 - 10:58 AM

It's that time of year again folks! Doesn't time fly when you are enjoying yourself;-)

Friday 20th, Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd. Oct. All sorts of stuff going on.

Friday evening
Singaround
Blues concert

Saturday
All day singaround and session
Afternoon concert
Evening concert

Sunday
Recovery workshop!

Guests include
Fred Wedlock
Fiona Simpson
Geoff Higginbottom
Pete Ryder
Dai Thomas
Joan Blackburn
Phil Atkinson
Feet in Mouths

See here for more details.

See you there:-)

DtG

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Sooz
Date: 06 Oct 06 - 12:44 PM

Sorry Dave it clashes with Gainsborough Folk Festival

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 07 Oct 06 - 05:21 AM

Ahhhh = but it's our 22nd or 23rd year and we're cheaper;-)

Never mind the quality - feel the width...

Looks like no-one's interested in eiter of us, Sooz so I'll refresh yours as well!

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Sooz
Date: 07 Oct 06 - 07:41 AM

Thanks Dave - we might be more expensive but we are 95% non-smoking (Only one sigaround venue lets us down!)

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 07 Oct 06 - 07:46 AM

Aye - true. Looking forward to next year when we will all be 100% smoke free:-)

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Sooz
Date: 08 Oct 06 - 06:19 AM

I'll second that.

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 08 Oct 06 - 06:26 AM

I'll third that.
Hoping for an announcement soon re the date it's to come in. Maybe tomorrow when the bill goes to parliament we'll know more?

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Mo the caller
Date: 08 Oct 06 - 04:18 PM

Sorry Dave, I couldn't read your website.
That annoying moving heading wouldn't go away. Probably wasn't going to the festival anyway (though it is nearer than Gainsbr) but I would have read all about it

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 08 Oct 06 - 04:49 PM

Ah well, probably just as well, Mo. People moving up and down the pub all day probably would have been too annoying:-)

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Richard in Manchester
Date: 09 Oct 06 - 01:10 PM

Dave, on the 'History' page of your website, do us a favour mate and take out the apostrophes from the word " it's " in the second and third paragraphs, where they aren't needed; throw one of them away, and put the remaining one in the word " clubs " in the last paragraph of the same page, where it most definitely is.

Cheers

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 10 Oct 06 - 06:13 AM

I would, Richard, but it is not my website! Gary, our webmaster, is quite approachable though - Contact him through the website and I will have a word with him in the meanwhile. Coming along to the festival? Buy him a couple of shots of Jack Daniels and he will be happy with anything:-)

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Richard in Manchester
Date: 10 Oct 06 - 12:45 PM

I'll buy him a copy of the ABC Guide to Basic English, and test him on it, before he gets any JD!

I might well be at the festival, thanks for asking. Not been before, but Swinton's only a stone's throw away, so it's about time I made the effort.

Cheers

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 10 Oct 06 - 04:47 PM

If anyone is feeling adventurous btw go to the village music project and look under 'T' for William Tyldesley (Owd Billy Tilt) and details about a manuscript in Salfords councils possesion. Owd Billy was a fiddle player who plated at regular sessions in 'the dinnering days' at Willoughbys - Or the White Lion, Swinton!

See - rooted in ancient history we are:-)

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 10 Oct 06 - 04:48 PM

Sorry - should have said under 'T' in the manuscript room.

D.

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 12 Oct 06 - 03:15 AM

I came to refresh this and the Boat Band thread and found one had 14 posts and one had 21 - How often do posts with 'Swinton' in the title go up in multiples of 7? Eh? Eh?

Oh - OK, I'm sad...

:D (tG)

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 13 Oct 06 - 02:52 AM

Just a week to go:-)

Any other 'catters coming?

DtG

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Brakn
Date: 17 Oct 06 - 04:23 AM

Ref........

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Dave Wynn
Date: 17 Oct 06 - 11:53 AM

I think I will be there Dave.............I haven't Seen Fred for over two years now....

Spot the Dog

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 19 Oct 06 - 03:02 AM

It starts tomorrow.

Gird the livers...

:D (tG)

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Sooz
Date: 19 Oct 06 - 12:26 PM

Hope you have a good weekend from all of us in Gainsborough.

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 19 Oct 06 - 12:45 PM

And you from us, Sooz - thanks a lot:-)

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 20 Oct 06 - 04:18 AM

The time has come, the Walrus said...

:D (tG)

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Hawker
Date: 20 Oct 06 - 07:25 AM

Dave we are travelling from Cornwall to Macclesfield this evening to visit my parents, where is the festival, as the map clicky on the website doesn't work! Swinton isnt that far away from Mum and Dads to pop over for a little while........
Ans meet some Northern Catters?
Cheers, lucy

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Hawker
Date: 20 Oct 06 - 07:29 AM

Panic over, got it to work - thats assuming that it all happens at the White Lion?
Cheers Lucy

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Dave Wynn
Date: 20 Oct 06 - 12:06 PM

It's in a few hours. Hope you make the trip Hawker....

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 20 Oct 06 - 02:15 PM

It is indeed at the White Lion, Lucy. Corner of the A572 and the A6 - The Car Park is off Dorning Road if you have access to a map or GPS.

I hope you make it as well - Means we have people from the far north and the far south:-)

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 20 Oct 06 - 02:18 PM

Ooooh - just remembered. If you are coming from the M60 at Worsley up the A572 you will get there but there may be diversions via the A580. And watch for the other two white animals on the 572 - Horse and Swan. We are neither of them:-)

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 21 Oct 06 - 02:49 AM

Well, so far so good. Better than usual turn out for Friday night, especialy seeing as we had two events on! And I met a couple who actualy found the advertising I put out:-)

Next update sometime tomorrow.

DtG

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Sooz
Date: 21 Oct 06 - 03:07 AM

Isn't it great when that happens?
We had a brilliant first night in Gainsborough as well. Hope we both continue into a memorable weekend!

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Myrtle
Date: 21 Oct 06 - 05:30 AM

Have a great time, say Hi to Fred Wedlock, for me, preferably in a very dodgy Wedlock accent. Bloody well missing both Swinton AND Gainsboro, due to needs of aged parents....hope someone hits the pernod for me in my absence!
Big warm hugs to all and sundry,
Myrtle.

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: folk1e
Date: 22 Oct 06 - 04:50 AM

Well it's nearly over now..... just the survivor's session at 12 O'clock! Diddn't look like I would survive after Friday night!
Are you sure that "Double Hop" is only 5%???
Anyway just want to say Trish and I thoroughly enjoyed it!... The Festival that is..... erm i'm orf now
Well done Guys

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 22 Oct 06 - 06:10 AM

Cheers Folkie. We were up till half three at the secret venue;-) What a good concert - Fred up to his usual hilarious standard. Fiona was brilliant and what can you say about Feet in Mouths - even minus one! I'll be back there in a bit over an hour.

Myrtle - Fred says hello me dearie...

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Myrtle of York
Date: 22 Oct 06 - 09:06 AM

Cheers, Dave, I am comforting myself by drinking Mother's sherry and playing my concertina....first time the aged parents have been glad to be deaf!!!
Myrtle.

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: the fence
Date: 22 Oct 06 - 11:02 AM

Rubbish Myrtle!!! and I don't mean your playing. It's time you showed off all that practice you have been doin.

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Nick
Date: 23 Oct 06 - 05:26 AM

Thanks for the hospitality, I had an enjoyable Saturday afternoon visiting, though it got a little noisy towards the end of the afternoon.

If any of you are in contact with or see Pete Ryder would you thank him from me for the CD and explain to him that the one I gave him in return is a home produced one which is a work in progress and so won't have the polish of the one that he gave me.

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 23 Oct 06 - 09:47 AM

Will do, Nick - But Pete is on at the Club on the 6th of Novemeber. Why not come along and tell him yourself!

Good to meet you on Saturday BTW.

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Nick
Date: 23 Oct 06 - 11:14 AM

I would but it's a long way to drive from North Yorkshire on a Monday evening.

And you - nothing at all like a gnome by the way

Out of interest is the left handed guitarist and singer (Phil?) local to you too? I thought he had a really nice voice

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 23 Oct 06 - 01:07 PM

Phil is a local lad from Swinton but now works all over the world - Ireland at the moment. His home base is a bit nearer to you - Kirkby Lonsdale.

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: folk1e
Date: 24 Oct 06 - 12:26 PM

Phil has got to be one of the best!
He started the "fringe" off in the lounge at about 11 in the morning and finished at something in the following mornning! He did have a quick break for a curry at about 8pm though! It is amazing how anybody can consume Guiness like he does and still play and sing superbly. He then did a couple of hours sunday morning, and turned up fresh faced on monday (with the family) to be the guest for the folk club! And he didn't repeat himself like other acts do!
Have I mentioned that I think he is O.K.?

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 24 Oct 06 - 04:12 PM

40% of 100!

:D (tG)

Subject: RE: Swinton Folk Festival
From: Dave Wynn
Date: 26 Oct 06 - 12:07 PM

"If you can remember swinton festival 2006 you wern't there"!...Quote from Phil Atkinson on Sunday.

I enjoyed it all except that someone rang me at home to ask what a recovery session was on Sunday Morning!!!! I said it consists of drinking until you normalise and then singing until you don't.

Spot the Dog