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13 Apr 25 - 01:22 PM (#4220821) Subject: Whitby FF 2025 From: Jack Campin Haven't been to Whitby for a few years - hotel booked this year. Who's going from here? I've posted in the Eurosession group in FB, if you want to be part of that let me know. |
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14 Apr 25 - 02:39 AM (#4220843) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Dave the Gnome I'm hoping to be there Mon-Fri |
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14 Apr 25 - 07:43 AM (#4220854) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Fred We'll be there. One of our daughters lives in Whitby, and we'll be at her place from 7-14 August. Fred |
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14 Apr 25 - 07:45 AM (#4220856) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Raggytash That's no go Fred Whitby Folk Week doesn't start till the 16th |
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14 Apr 25 - 08:09 AM (#4220861) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: GUEST www.whitbyfolk.co.uk/book/ |
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14 Apr 25 - 09:06 AM (#4220862) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: John MacKenzie I've had to give Whitby up unfortunately, as I find the hills just too much to cope with nowadays. Sad, it's my favourite English festival. |
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14 Apr 25 - 09:10 AM (#4220863) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Fred Raggy, No problem - we’ll just alter out dates. Thanks for that mate, Fred |
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14 Apr 25 - 09:24 AM (#4220864) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Fred Guest, Thanks for the link. Fred |
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14 Apr 25 - 10:10 AM (#4220866) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: r.padgett Not going this year ~ probably after 50 years ~ last 2 years at WFW have been bad for me and no longer has the magic of olde Anything can happen and I do hope newcomers find what they are looking for ~ Be Good Ray |
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14 Apr 25 - 03:21 PM (#4220884) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: cujimmy Im planning to come along with Bridie, also my friends Andrew Wilde and Kate. |
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14 Apr 25 - 03:40 PM (#4220885) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Steve Gardham That's a shame, Ray. We will be showcasing the new Yorkshire Song Book and you are mentioned in despatches. |
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15 Apr 25 - 04:24 AM (#4220912) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: r.padgett Good to know Steve and well done ~ let me know when if possible thanks Ray |
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15 Apr 25 - 05:43 AM (#4220914) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Fred This will be my first time there, so educate me please. Am I allowed to get on the stage and do a couple of songs? Cheers Fred |
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15 Apr 25 - 06:31 AM (#4220919) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Raggytash Whoa Fred, Whitby Folk Week is fabulous and is basically split into two parts. One the organised festival in spread across the town in about 25 venues, about 700-800 individual events totalling well over 1000 hours of entertainment. In addition is the fringe which in itself it brilliant, different bars have their different followers, one bar will be mainly tunes, another mainly trad, another mainly Americana etc etc There is something for everybody ! |
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15 Apr 25 - 07:33 AM (#4220922) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Fred Raggy, I'll bring my D-18 then. Should be a good week :) Thanks for the info. Fred |
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16 Apr 25 - 09:53 AM (#4220986) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Nick Dow We are organising two concerts on Weds and Thursday. We are waiting for details of which day for what. The Yorkshire Songster will be launched by Steve, Ruairidh Greig Alice and Bryony, Pip and Will Noble, Cohen and maybe a song from me. MC will be Clive Boutle. The Marrowbones concert will celebrate the entire series of books, and will have a number of singers including Matt Quinn, Cohen, Mossy Christian, Steve, and myself plus maybe one or two other singers. Full details when I have them. |
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17 Apr 25 - 03:45 AM (#4221050) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Jack Campin That looks wonderful. I hope you've booked a big enough venue for it. |
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17 Apr 25 - 08:15 AM (#4221061) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Tattie Bogle Sadly not going this year, nor to Sidmouth, which were always my big two festivals along with many other smaller ones. Hearing gone is my excuse: wearing 2 powerful hearing aids, but music all sounds out of tune, so it's tricky to sing or play any more. But have just had a nice week's holiday which took in both Sidmouth and Whitby - nice to see them as they are out of festival time. |
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17 Apr 25 - 03:50 PM (#4221084) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Dave the Gnome Hope to see you there, Nick, if not before. |
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20 Apr 25 - 02:22 PM (#4221294) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Mo the caller Whitby is the highlight of my year. There are concerts for those who want to sit down and be entertained but a lot of the organised festival as well as the fringe is based on participation, dances, sing-arounds, tunes sessions, workshops. There are so many folk legends who are there to share their expertise. The hills and the spread of events through the town are a problem, it pays to study the programme, mark a 'must' for each day then plan around it. The year I wanted to go to 2 piano accordion workshops which had 10 minutes between them, one on the West Cliff, the other across the harbour was fun. Cliff running / weightlifting and a swung bridge. And parking is a problem, so the car isn't much help. |
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20 Apr 25 - 02:40 PM (#4221298) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Mo the caller And usually Shape note and West Gallery workshops |
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21 Apr 25 - 05:01 AM (#4221331) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: FreddyHeadey ^ Shape Note & West Gallery https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=14533#4221296 btw Mo Best place to create a link to mudcat pages is DaveRo's linkifier. It sorts out all the quirks that confuse the official mudcat blue clicky machine ;) https://revad.github.io/linkifier.html |
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21 Apr 25 - 05:10 AM (#4221333) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Tattie Bogle The last time my friend and I were there, we were lucky to get a B&B close to the Leisure Centre, with parking available. She was hampered by foot/ankle problems, so we divided our time between the Conservative and Rifle Clubs , the Metropole and Spa. I think we only got across the bridge once in the whole week. |
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21 Apr 25 - 06:23 AM (#4221336) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Fred I'm lucky, in that one of our daughters lives in Whitby. I'm a bit concerned though as with talk of cliff running and weightlifting, Mo made it sound like an heptathlon :) Fred |
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24 Apr 25 - 07:57 PM (#4221563) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Jack Campin We've booked a room in the George, which is dead central and will probably be very noisy. Anybody in contact with the Yacht Club? That was the best venue the Eurosession ever had but I think some personal bad feeling got in the way? I don't know the details and don't want to. |
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09 Jun 25 - 08:05 PM (#4223958) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Jack Campin Who's interested in fringey things? Previous years I've been, the Eurosession was great. Anybody organizing it this year? I organized a flat-keys session once, anybody into that? Maybe a session in C for East Anglian and Scan Tester repertoire? Idioms from way outside the British Isles? |
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10 Jun 25 - 04:19 AM (#4223970) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Fred I'm ready for this. My Martin D-18 and Ome North Star are in fine fettle. It's my first time there - and probably my last once they've witnessed my performance! :) Fred |
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13 Jun 25 - 09:22 AM (#4224110) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Jack Campin My Martin is a C melody sax - they made musical instruments too. |
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13 Jun 25 - 10:30 AM (#4224115) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Fred Now, now :) |
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16 Jun 25 - 03:26 AM (#4224227) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Jack Campin Warning from the WFW FB group: there are now no bank branches in Whitby, and almost all of them have taken their ATMs away. There is still an ATM at the Co-Op, but it was never adequately stocked before and is even less reliable now. WFW will try to take payments by contactless terminal, but mobile internet coverage is uneven. So fill your codpiece with enough doubloons, denarii and groats to last the week. Given the sort of tourist influx they get, this will be payday for pickpockets. |
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16 Jun 25 - 05:06 AM (#4224229) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Fred Thanks for the info, Jack. |
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16 Jun 25 - 05:45 AM (#4224230) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Dave the Gnome I think it said there is also an ATM in Boyes but I could be mistaken |
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16 Jun 25 - 10:43 AM (#4224248) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: John MacKenzie One can draw money at a Post Office. |
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17 Jun 25 - 05:35 AM (#4224286) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: GUEST,Cujimmy If you are camping at the Rugby Club field or have accom nearby there is an ATM at the Shell petrol station just up the road accross from lldl supermarket. |
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18 Jun 25 - 09:58 AM (#4224354) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: GUEST,FreddyHeadey Cash in Whitby ____________________ outside : Co-op ,,, if it is working - Langborne Rd, YO21 1YW https://maps.app.goo.gl/cFLcu2MY15fivCJr7 NatWest ATM - "in a purple BT Phone Box" !? "between Wetherspoons & harbour"- Newquay Road, YO21 1DH www.natwest.com/search-results/locator/atm.html?sortcode=N310151 a photo of this would be handy... ____________________ inside : Spar\Stakesby Garage - Castle Road Stakesby YO21 3LG www.spar.co.uk/store-locator/hal23145-spar-stakesby Sainsbury's - Stainsacre Lane YO22 4NL https://stores.sainsburys.co.uk/2272/whitby Heron Foods - 52-53 Baxtergate YO21 1BL https://heronfoods.com/store/whitby/ [? not Boyes & Heron - Station Square YO21 1DU https://www.boyes.co.uk/whitby-ec9/ ?] Morrisons Daily 07.00-22.00 - 31 Helredale Road YO22 4JG https://my.morrisons.com/storefinder/61271/morrisons-daily-whitby-helredale-road & check Millers Amusements(Funland\Pleasureland) - 24 Pier Road YO21 3PU www.link.co.uk/cash-locator ____________________ post offices; not with their own atm 31 Helredale Road, Whitby, YO22 4JG(Morrisons) Endeavor Wharf, Whitby, YO21 1DN 2-3 The Parade, Whitby, YO21 3JP 87 Church Street, Whitby, YO22 4BH (Mon-Fri 'Banking Hub') 4-5 Bridge Street, Whitby, YO22 4BG (John Anderson Toy Masters) (7days) www.postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder FreddyHeadey ____________________ |
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22 Jun 25 - 05:10 AM (#4224506) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Dave the Gnome Remember that some pubs are card only. I think that The Waiting Room is. |
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22 Jun 25 - 08:05 AM (#4224518) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Jack Campin Helps to know which ATMs charge a fee. |
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22 Jun 25 - 09:30 AM (#4224523) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: GUEST,Geoff the Duck Hi Jack. The Ducks will be there! A number of pubs have changed management in recent years, which played havoc with old regular fringe song or music sessions. Roy Hardaker has tended to use Facebook as a place to update information about folk friendly venues during the actual week. We probably won't get a clear picture until much closer to the actual dates. Quack! |
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24 Jun 25 - 07:39 PM (#4224675) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: GUEST,JoJoFolkaGoGo I go to Whitby every year and never pay by card ... Cash Is King ... but correct about waiting room - card only in there, so I give it a miss. The Festival is as good as ever ... never pay for a ticket (£405 plus £70 camp this year) because you cannot possibly see all the events. Every day sees me in Endeavour for the Shanty Session, then it's traipsing around the pubs ... Enjoy ?? ?????????????? |
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24 Jun 25 - 08:21 PM (#4224677) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Jack Campin My guess is that there are no cash-only pubs and very few cash-only retail premises, is that right? I really can't be dealing with Cash Is King types. My worry was specifically about event door admissions. It isn't WFW's fault that portable card readers or point-your-phone-at-a-QR-code might not work. |
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25 Jun 25 - 04:53 AM (#4224682) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Tattie Bogle Lucky if you can get a mobile signal down at the Spa! And I’m not into using unsecured Wifi networks. |
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25 Jun 25 - 05:05 AM (#4224683) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Dave the Gnome Get a VPN! You can use Proton on 1 device for free :-) |
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18 Jul 25 - 05:24 AM (#4225822) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Dave the Gnome Refresh as the 2020 thread seems to have resurfaced! |
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18 Jul 25 - 08:26 AM (#4225829) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: GUEST Jack asked about Euro sessions. I've just had an email. From Mandi Johnson who contacted me via Facebook (the Whitby chat page?) Church Sessions from 3 - 5pm starting on Saturday 16th - not Sunday - then Monday to Friday. West Cliff Church, Skinner St, Evening session at the Royal: Monday 18th 8pm - please do not go in earlier, because people will still be eating in that area. Then Friday to Friday at the Conservative Club (not Monday) at 7:30pm |
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19 Jul 25 - 03:15 AM (#4225874) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler The trouble with Whitby for me is not knowing what is on the programme far enough in advance. My situation is that I want to go for about 3 days and I want to know which 3 days to go for. How do you decide if you don't know what is on? I just have to guess and hope that I'm not missing out. Robin |
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19 Jul 25 - 05:07 AM (#4225877) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Fred Well we (Mrs F and myself) are lucky in that one of our identical twin daughter, Laura, lives in Whitby, and we'll just stay there the whole time. I'm quite looking forward to it. -F |
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19 Jul 25 - 05:10 AM (#4225878) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Fred Note to self: DaughterS dummie |
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19 Jul 25 - 06:05 AM (#4225880) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Jack Campin The full programme is out now. We're going to be there the whole week so we don't need the full details in advance as "black belt caterpillar wrestler" does. I should be at the Eurosession in the church on Saturday afternoon and we'll take it from there. In previous years I've organized a flat-key session and this year I'd like to organize one for the Tunesday Tuesday FB group as well - but I can't remember how I did it. Finding a venue in advance when you're not in town isn't easy. |
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19 Jul 25 - 11:35 AM (#4225909) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Jack Campin Previous years, there has been a rehearsal for the West Gallery service on the Saturday afternoon, not listed in the programme but easy to find if you get to Whitby in time. Is it happening this year? (It may clash with the opening Eurosession). |
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20 Jul 25 - 05:22 AM (#4225947) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Dave the Gnome Hope to see you in The Waiting Room, Fred. I will message you with my phone number so we can either text or WhatsApp arrangements |
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20 Jul 25 - 07:55 AM (#4225951) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Fred As I said in my PM, Dave, it's not yet a given that I'll be there. It's my intention to be, but I've several things to deal with first. Cheers Fred |
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11 Aug 25 - 06:22 AM (#4226999) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Dave the Gnome Only a week off my going :-D Looking forward to it |
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11 Aug 25 - 06:52 AM (#4227002) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Fred I hope to be there with my Ome North Star open back 5-string banjo, and Mrs F with her fiddle. Unfortunately my Martin D-18 will be in hospital by then. He's developed an A string buzz :( -F |
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11 Aug 25 - 07:07 AM (#4227004) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Fred I'm taking him to Stuart Palmer in Doncaster. Anyone with info on him (or someone they recommend more in North Lince/ Sth Yorks) I'd love to hear from you. Cheers -F |
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11 Aug 25 - 07:14 AM (#4227005) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Fred Note to self: Nth LincS, dummie! -F |
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11 Aug 25 - 08:24 AM (#4227008) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Dave the Gnome Hope to see you there, Fred |
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15 Aug 25 - 07:27 AM (#4227162) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Fred It looks like we won't be able to make it. It's a great sadness. But have a good one, and we'll see you there in 2026 :) All the best Fred & Aileen |
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22 Aug 25 - 02:52 AM (#4227465) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: r.padgett Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Nick Dow - PM Date: 16 Apr 25 - 09:53 AM We are organising two concerts on Weds and Thursday. We are waiting for details of which day for what. The Yorkshire Songster will be launched by Steve, Ruairidh Greig Alice and Bryony, Pip and Will Noble, Cohen and maybe a song from me. MC will be Clive Boutle. The Marrowbones concert will celebrate the entire series of books, and will have a number of singers including Matt Quinn, Cohen, Mossy Christian, Steve, and myself plus maybe one or two other singers. Full details when I have them. Folk music books Went to the book launch ~ packed Coliseum on Wednesday Ray |
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23 Aug 25 - 02:51 PM (#4227547) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler Did I imagine it or were there some posts on here regarding complaints about the dance organisation at Whitby this year. I was going to reply. Robin |
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23 Aug 25 - 11:08 PM (#4227558) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Jack Campin It was great to meet up with people from before but I got to almost none of the events I wanted to. The problem wasn't the programming, it was the geography. Almost all the venues beside the harbour have gone, leaving things spread out up the hill. I wasn't well enough to get between them in time and my wife had it even worse. This interacted with other problems to make 90% of the content inaccessible. It's turned into a fellwalking festival with a musical theme. I can't see us going back unless more events can be scheduled close together and low down again. |
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24 Aug 25 - 03:31 AM (#4227565) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Dave the Gnome Did you get to the European music sessions at the top of Skinner Street, Jack, and have you seen my PM? |
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24 Aug 25 - 10:10 AM (#4227587) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Jack Campin Thanks Dave - the Eurosession was the main thing I got to and I've got your picture. I don't usually have a melodeon face when playing but that thing requires thought. |
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26 Aug 25 - 09:18 AM (#4227684) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: cujimmy Had a very enjoyable week this year along with my friend Bridie, we were mostly in the singarounds and sessions. There seamed to be more of them this year, but our favorite was in the Black Horse and then the Station late in the evening. |
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26 Aug 25 - 02:34 PM (#4227696) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Dave the Gnome I discovered, for the rirst time in umpteen years of going to Whitby, the wonderful English tunes session in the Granby. It will be my go to in future :-) |
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27 Aug 25 - 07:56 PM (#4227734) Subject: RE: Whitby Folk Week August 2025 From: Tattie Bogle Sorry to miss it this year, though I was beginning to find the hills a bit taxing last time there. If Facebook is to be believed, there have been a fair few cases of COVID since, so maybe it was best to stay at home! Re the Granby, we did form part of a small session there the last time we were there: a mixed bunch of people who knew different tunes from each other and each did their own thing, so it’s good to know that it has achieved some sort of session identity. And a very good and reasonable place for a meal! |