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18 Nov 10 - 07:30 AM (#3035038) Subject: Bracknell Folk Festival 79/80 ish From: Raggytash I've been searching for a song for years that was performed at Bracknell Folk Festival in Southill Park many many years ago. Max has suggested I might try a different tack and see if I can find the performers and thus trace the song. I went to Bracknell in 79/80/81/82 and 86 and I think it was either in 80 or 81 I saw two female Canadian singers who performed a folk about a sailor being ravished by a woman and he ended up lamenting "mother I am quite undone". If anyone has old programmes for Bracknell for this period perhaps the two singers can be found and I will have another avenue to follow. The people I met and remember for the festivals are such as Leadfingers, Dave & Pearl Houlden, Len and Barbara Berry. I stayed with Nigel & Christine Stephenson at the time and "Butch" worked at least one of the bars, I also recall the "Wanks" Security man with his empty leash ! Any help would be very much appreciated Cheers Raggy |
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18 Nov 10 - 07:53 AM (#3035060) Subject: RE: Bracknell Folk Festival 79/80 ish From: GUEST,Burton Coggles Raggy, there was some discussion and links to video of the 1988 Bracknell FF. I realise it's later than the one you need, but it might be worth a follow-up, possibly with Ian Anderson either here or via fRoots Link to the mudcat discussion Here Pete |
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19 Nov 10 - 03:07 AM (#3035718) Subject: RE: Bracknell Folk Festival 79/80 ish From: Raggytash refresh Thanks Pete |
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19 Nov 10 - 12:47 PM (#3036062) Subject: RE: Bracknell Folk Festival 79/80 ish From: GUEST,Tig Sorry I can't help you with this Raggy, but I HAVE still got my 'Moldywarp' pottery ticket, signed by quite a few of the artistes. |
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19 Nov 10 - 02:26 PM (#3036128) Subject: RE: Bracknell Folk Festival 79/80 ish From: Herga Kitty I wonder if Bob Berry or Sylvia Watts might know.... Bob Berry has occasionally posted here as jesterbob (and as a member), otherwise can be reached via the Chippenham festival website . Sylvia (who ran the Bracknell folk club in the cellar at South Hill Park but is now living in Wiltshire, I think) was booked at Chippenham this year, so Bob should have contact info. Kitty |
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20 Nov 10 - 08:14 AM (#3036616) Subject: RE: Bracknell Folk Festival 79/80 ish From: Leadfingers Raggy - I CAN remember the festival but dont recall the singers OR the song ! |
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21 Nov 10 - 04:13 AM (#3037217) Subject: RE: Bracknell Folk Festival 79/80 ish From: Raggytash I'm surprised you can remember the festivals Terry, I have a vague recollection of you and me being in a constant state of drunkness in the cellar or terrace bar ! |
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24 Nov 10 - 04:04 AM (#3039299) Subject: RE: Bracknell Folk Festival 79/80 ish From: Raggytash refresh |
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26 Nov 10 - 06:36 PM (#3041107) Subject: RE: Bracknell Folk Festival 79/80 ish From: GUEST I think that was during the period when Don Morgan was running the festival. could the duo have been Salal? I think one of them was Canadian. Sarah Morgan |
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29 Sep 13 - 01:28 PM (#3562525) Subject: RE: Bracknell Folk Festival 79/80 ish From: GUEST It might have been Sara Gray & Ellie Ellis. I recall hearing them at Swindon Folk club around 1983, a couple of years or so after I had left Bracknell. I'm pretty sure that they were Canadian and they might have been touring the UK in the years before or after. |
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29 Sep 13 - 02:47 PM (#3562548) Subject: RE: Bracknell Folk Festival 79/80 ish From: GUEST,Raggytash Those names ring a bell, does anyone have any contact details.....Please !! |
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29 Sep 13 - 03:15 PM (#3562562) Subject: RE: Bracknell Folk Festival 79/80 ish From: GUEST,Raggytash Sorry I should have said Thank you !!! |
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29 Sep 13 - 03:19 PM (#3562563) Subject: RE: Bracknell Folk Festival 79/80 ish From: GUEST,Ex The Villan (Faldingworth Live) I lived 5 minutes walk from South Hill Park in the 80's I stewarded one of the festivals when June Tabor was on. Just trying to rack my brains. Les Worrall |
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29 Sep 13 - 03:30 PM (#3562566) Subject: RE: Bracknell Folk Festival 79/80 ish From: GUEST http://www.harbourtownrecords.com/grey.html |
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29 Sep 13 - 03:31 PM (#3562567) Subject: RE: Bracknell Folk Festival 79/80 ish From: GUEST Sorry that was me Les Worrall (Villan) |
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29 Sep 13 - 03:39 PM (#3562572) Subject: RE: Bracknell Folk Festival 79/80 ish From: GUEST,The Villan Raggy, it might be worth Talking with Elizabeth Padgett and Martin Browne from Spalding Folk Club. Sarah Gray & Ellie Ellis have been on there several times in the 80's Worth a try. Their FB accounts are https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/elizabeth.padgett.165?fref=ts https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/bruinbrowne?fref=ts Are you on Facebook? Les |
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29 Sep 13 - 05:03 PM (#3562593) Subject: RE: Bracknell Folk Festival 79/80 ish From: GUEST,The Villan Could it be this Sara Grey, Raggy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNCTfAGtwmw |
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30 Sep 13 - 03:21 AM (#3562690) Subject: RE: Bracknell Folk Festival 79/80 ish From: GUEST,Raggytash I've received a reply to an email from Sara and unfortunately it wasn't her. The search continues ! |
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30 Sep 13 - 04:05 AM (#3562705) Subject: RE: Bracknell Folk Festival 79/80 ish From: GUEST Oh damn. Thought that would be her. Wow think I may have found it. Keiran Means is her son and guess what I came up with. http://www.saragrey.net/ I think you have everything now to help sort it. Good luck Les |
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30 Sep 13 - 04:06 AM (#3562707) Subject: RE: Bracknell Folk Festival 79/80 ish From: GUEST Thast was me re last post The Villan |
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30 Sep 13 - 07:33 AM (#3562759) Subject: RE: Bracknell Folk Festival 79/80 ish From: GUEST,Raggytash No Villan, I meant she hadn't sung the song, I'm still looking. Alas alack, woe is me !! |
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30 Sep 13 - 02:01 PM (#3562907) Subject: RE: Bracknell Folk Festival 79/80 ish From: GUEST I'm the 'GUEST' who suggested Sara Gray and Ellie Ellis . . . I'm pretty sure that the names are/were spelled as I have spelled them, because one or two references appear on Google, in particular this: http://www.musicscotland.com/cd/Flash-Company-25-Years-Fellside.html (sorry, doesn't seem to have displayed as clickable) which mentions a track by Sara Gray and Ellie Ellis entitled 'Going To the West / Peach Bottom Creek'. Anyway, if I have helped at all you're very welcome. I'm no longer a regular folk club attendee but stumbled across this site while looking up a few references after seeing BBC4's program about Nic Jones last Friday. It's funny what sticks in one's mind after thirty or so years :-) Best Wishes, Phil W |
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30 Sep 13 - 02:07 PM (#3562911) Subject: RE: Bracknell Folk Festival 79/80 ish From: GUEST,Raggytash Hi Phil, I've e-mailed Sara and she denies any knowledge of the song and I'm sure if she sang it she would revel in the glory of a cracking number. I'll keep on looking and asking! Thanks anyway |
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30 Sep 13 - 02:10 PM (#3562913) Subject: RE: Bracknell Folk Festival 79/80 ish From: GUEST Sorry, me again . . . looking at the saragrey.net link it must have been Sara Grey, rather than Sara Gray. ALso it looks that she and Ellie Ellis made three records, namely A Breath of Fresh Air, Making the Air Resound and You Gave Me A Song. See: http://www.musicstack.com/records-cds/sara+grey+and+ellie+ellis Phil W |
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01 Oct 13 - 04:00 AM (#3563097) Subject: RE: Bracknell Folk Festival 79/80 ish From: GUEST,Raggytash I doubt if Sara GRAY was born when I heard the song and Sara GREY says it wasn't her, so I'm still looking. |
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01 Oct 13 - 04:27 AM (#3563114) Subject: RE: Bracknell Folk Festival 79/80 ish From: GUEST Good luck Raggy. |