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01 May 07 - 10:49 AM (#2040361) Subject: Any 'free' festivals on May Day weekend? From: John J Last year we spent much of the summer going to festivals, many of them 'free'. They seemed to entail an organiser sorting a suitable campsite (near a decent pub) and then inviting singers, musicians, audience etc to attend. Mr Happy runs a successfull bash in Derbyshire (unfortunatley we had to miss his recent do). These were really great fun and we'd love to try some more. Does anyone know of any such events - ideally in Northern England? Thanks, John |
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01 May 07 - 12:19 PM (#2040429) Subject: RE: Any 'free' festivals on May Day weekend? From: oombanjo John If you are an Old time music player there is a get together of FOAOTMAD. Friends of old time American music and dance. at Sewerby park just above Bridlington. However it's mostly session tunes and not much singing. Cheers Oombanjo |
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01 May 07 - 04:15 PM (#2040593) Subject: RE: Any 'free' festivals on May Day weekend? From: collierlad Not this weekends, but spring bank holiday this well worth a visit: Norwell Happening |
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01 May 07 - 05:18 PM (#2040661) Subject: RE: Any 'free' festivals on May Day weekend? From: John J Norwell was the first of the free events we went to last year - and what a wonderful time we had! We were made to feel very welcome, even though none of the Norwell regulars knew us. Lots of singing, too much drinking, excellent company - and loads of fun. See you at the end of May. Cheers, John |
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01 May 07 - 06:16 PM (#2040707) Subject: RE: Any 'free' festivals on May Day weekend? From: GUEST If you make it to the states, Cinco de Mayo* is celebrated all over! *It commemorates the victory of the Mexican militia over the French army at The Battle Of Puebla in 1862 on the 5th of May. |
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02 May 07 - 08:00 AM (#2041148) Subject: RE: Any 'free' festivals on May Day weekend? From: Trevor There's going to be a fair bit of music around the Green Man Festival in Clun, Shropshire. Here's a link - it's a good do. |
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02 May 07 - 10:24 AM (#2041274) Subject: RE: Any 'free' festivals on May Day weekend? From: Leadfingers There will (I HOPE) be live music in a few pubs on the Cheshire Ring Saturday Sunday and Monday (and the rest of the week). We Start at Middlewich and are travelling anti clockwise ! |
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02 May 07 - 11:49 AM (#2041345) Subject: RE: Any 'free' festivals on May Day weekend? From: Carol It's a bit too late I would think to organise camping near Whitby for the fringe of the Moor and coast weekend but how about these as fee or nearly free! 11 -13 the May, Alwinton near Rothbury, Northumberland, at Clenall Hall, £10 for camping and I'm running a Saturday afternoon session themed on Lust and Depravity!! 19th May York day of Folk 26th May Norwell Happening 8th - 10th Robin hoods Bay Free apart from camping I think or Blaydon £25 per ticket - no conc. for unwaged but not a bad price for a weekend 15 - 17th Beverley fringe free but camping hard to find 22nd - 24th June Croxdale Traditional Music, Durham, £10 per van for camping Thursday 19th until 23rd July Staithes Weekend £22 camping for the 4 nights Durham Folk Party 27 - 29th July cost about £10 per person including camping I think 10th - 12th August Yorkshire Traditional voices weekend about £12 per ticket including camping And then Whitby fringe! Hope I have helped a bit - if you know of any others could you please let me know? |
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02 May 07 - 01:30 PM (#2041449) Subject: RE: Any 'free' festivals on May Day weekend? From: The Sandman balydehob jazz festival,may 4 5 6 7. |
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03 May 07 - 11:12 AM (#2042308) Subject: RE: Any 'free' festivals on May Day weekend? From: John J Thanks folks, very helpful. Mr Red has proved himself a fine chap with all sorts of practical suggestions. If we can't get into anything this weekend we'll go to the Anchor Inn @ High Offley in Staffordshire. Although I've not been for a while, it's a splendid pub in the finest tradition of 'proper' pubs. Most weekends would see a bunch of musicians & singers descend on the place for some great sessions. Carol: the Norwell Happening is a lovely do, we went last year and we'll certainly be there this year. Thanks all, John |
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03 May 07 - 11:25 AM (#2042322) Subject: RE: Any 'free' festivals on May Day weekend? From: GUEST,.muso Carol: "11 -13 the May, Alwinton near Rothbury, Northumberland, at Clenall Hall, £10 for camping and I'm running a Saturday afternoon session" Session or singaround? Thanks M |
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03 May 07 - 02:14 PM (#2042497) Subject: RE: Any 'free' festivals on May Day weekend? From: Carol It's a singaround but if someone has a tune based on Lust and Depravity they would always be asked to play it! If you go to Clennelhallhotel.com and look at the festival pages there's allsorts going on and on the last page it says there are rooms available for sessions, workshops etc. Sounds a really good weekend and the Hotel itself looks beautiful - there's even a course fishing lake within 3 miles so my partner can go and enjoy himself while I do the Lust and Depravity!! |
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03 May 07 - 02:48 PM (#2042533) Subject: RE: Any 'free' festivals on May Day weekend? From: Schantieman Terry - if I find myself at a loose end I might drive down for a session - only an hour or so to much of Cheshire from here. Do you have any idea where it will be on which night? Or maybe we could swap mobnile phone numbers and get in touch? Anywhere to stay? Steve |
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04 May 07 - 07:24 AM (#2043053) Subject: RE: Any 'free' festivals on May Day weekend? From: GUEST,muso Carol - aha! - trying to lure us musos to a singaround by billing it as a session! :-)) Hope it goes well M |
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04 May 07 - 08:26 AM (#2043086) Subject: RE: Any 'free' festivals on May Day weekend? From: Snuffy We have song sessions; you have tune sessions. They are both sessions. |
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04 May 07 - 09:04 AM (#2043124) Subject: RE: Any 'free' festivals on May Day weekend? From: GUEST,muso "We have song sessions; you have tune sessions. They are both sessions." I'd venture to suggest that by "session", most of us understand that to mean a 'tune session' as you put it. Even Snuffy himself (in the Upton thread) says : "Always lots of fringe at Upton, John - just about every pub has sessions or singing. Come and join us. " - sessions OR singing. Snuffy - may well join you for a tune (or a song) at Upton :-) M |
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07 May 07 - 07:37 AM (#2045110) Subject: RE: Any 'free' festivals on May Day weekend? From: John J Just got back from the Anchor Inn at High Offley, Staffordshire. Excellent beer, good music and singing, great company - oh, and cheap! John |
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08 May 07 - 04:06 AM (#2045876) Subject: RE: Any 'free' festivals on May Day weekend? From: Carol Just got back from the Railway in Whitby, great singing, good company and there probably were some musicians sessions but I didn't hear them! |
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08 May 07 - 02:29 PM (#2046303) Subject: RE: Any 'free' festivals on May Day weekend? From: GUEST,Puck Re-Muso's and Snuffy's posts I think music or song sessions on their own can be boring, and a mixture of both together is the ideal set- up. P |
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09 May 07 - 10:02 AM (#2047001) Subject: RE: Any 'free' festivals on May Day weekend? From: Dave the Gnome Ooooooh - don't go on about cheap or free weekends in some circles here, John. How do you expect folk music to survive if you don't pay the going rate. Anything free must be rubbish. Artists have mortgages to pay as well. Etc. Etc. (Not me talking - just overheard on other threads!) :D |
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09 May 07 - 07:59 PM (#2047445) Subject: RE: Any 'free' festivals on May Day weekend?N. England From: John J Hello Dave! :-) |