Topic: Whitby workshops and sessions 2016 (Read 13284 times)

Mike Carney · « **Reply #80 on:** August 27, 2016, 06:43:40 PM »

Also thanks to Bob Ellis for a splendid and very entertaining workshop on the tunes of the Yorkshire Dales. Not many people can pack in so much stuff in such a stimulating way, with humour, plenty of info to take away and then finish on time!
M

pbsalt · « **Reply #81 on:** August 27, 2016, 10:13:15 PM »

Many Thanks to Ken and all the other workshop and session leaders at Whitby although timetable clashes meant I missed lots of interesting stuff.
I had a smashing time and hope to see you all again next year.
Off to catch up on sleep now ..
Paul

george garside · « **Reply #82 on:** August 27, 2016, 10:27:08 PM »

good to hear everything went well!

george

Steve_freereeder · « **Reply #83 on:** August 28, 2016, 01:28:53 AM »

Quote from: Bob Ellis on August 27, 2016, 05:49:57 PM

Steve: I am glad that your one-row workshop was not scheduled for 10.00 because it would have clashed with my Tunes from the Yorkshire Dales workshop and I would have been unable to attend yours. Even scheduled when it was, I could not make the start of your workshop, as you know.

Aha! yes of course. I was forgetting that when I made my previous remark; sorry Bob!
As it happened, it was probably the best option in a set of tight schedules. I would have liked to have attended your YD tunes workshop too...

Steve_freereeder · « **Reply #84 on:** August 28, 2016, 01:36:08 AM »

Quote from: pbsalt on August 27, 2016, 10:13:15 PM

Many Thanks to Ken and all the other workshop and session leaders at Whitby although timetable clashes meant I missed lots of interesting stuff.
I had a smashing time* and hope to see you all again next year.
Off to catch up on sleep now ..
Paul

* So you did!
(you had to have been there to understand this....)

Hope to see you next year too, Paul.
(Let me know where you are going to sit...)

Jack Campin · « **Reply #85 on:** August 28, 2016, 02:24:15 AM »

And thanks to Pikey for leading off so many of the tunes at the flat key session - it all got a bit chaotic at times with so many people trying to connect with their Inner Flatness, but great fun. Another one next year? (A few people came up to me afterwards asking if there was going to be another one later in the week, so it must have worked).

Sage Herb · « **Reply #86 on:** August 28, 2016, 08:51:18 AM »

Thanks to all who played or sang at workshops chaired by Vic Gammon or me, and a special thanks to those who turned up the short-notice Phoenix Dance Band performance/ session.
Cheers
Steve

Steve_freereeder · « **Reply #87 on:** August 28, 2016, 08:55:03 AM »

Quote from: Sage Herb on August 28, 2016, 08:51:18 AM

Thanks to all who played or sang at workshops chaired by Vic Gammon or me, and a special thanks to those who turned up the short-notice Phoenix Dance Band performance/ session.
Cheers
Steve

That was a really good concert/session - thoroughly enjoyed it!
Nice to meet you properly Steve and everyone else too. Looking forward to the new Phoenix CD.

Bob Ellis · « **Reply #88 on:** August 28, 2016, 05:32:59 PM »

Quote from: Mike Carney on August 27, 2016, 06:43:40 PM

Also thanks to Bob Ellis for a splendid and very entertaining workshop on the tunes of the Yorkshire Dales. Not many people can pack in so much stuff in such a stimulating way, with humour, plenty of info to take away and then finish on time!
M

Thanks very much for the kind words, Mike, and also to those of you who provided positive feedback to me after the workshop (and hopefully to the festival management as well!) If they are willing, I'll run another one next year because there are plenty more good tunes where those came from!

Thanks also to those who contributed to my Well Known Tunes at a Steady Pace sessions and helped to make them an enjoyable experience for all concerned. I was especially heartened by three people, unconnected with each other, who said that this was either the first session they had ever attended or that it was the first one where they had felt comfortable. Comments like that make it all worthwhile!

Bob Ellis · « **Reply #89 on:** August 28, 2016, 05:36:16 PM »

Can I add my thanks to Steve for his excellent one-row workshop and to Ken for the session of his I was able to attend. I enjoyed both immensely and wish I had been able to attend Ken's other sessions, but other commitments got in the way.

John MacKenzie (Cugiok) · « **Reply #90 on:** August 28, 2016, 05:41:38 PM »

Well I enjoyed those meets I could get to. Stewarding duties got in the way of so much. Next year, I may give up on the stewarding, and go as a punter.
I MC'd a couple of evenings at the Festival Folk Club, as cover for Andy Casserley, as he had to go home, due to a family bereavement ( I believe )
But all in all a great week, and nice to meet Mike Rowbotham, in the flesh, as it were

Sir John

pikey · « **Reply #91 on:** August 31, 2016, 09:43:38 AM »

Feedback time - did the Structure of the Melnet meets work for you ? Any comments ? Any improvements needed for next year ?

It was good to see and meet you all at the events we had .

Tufty · « **Reply #92 on:** August 31, 2016, 10:38:49 AM »

Worked fine for me. Opportunity for chat/introductions seemed about right.

John MacKenzie (Cugiok) · « **Reply #93 on:** August 31, 2016, 10:49:56 AM »

Thought the preamble at Middle Earth worked well.

Sir John

Ebor_fiddler · « **Reply #94 on:** September 01, 2016, 01:22:53 AM »

I seem to remember that some people wanted name badges for all for the meet, but very few wished to put this into practice, if it meant writing on a plain sticky white label!

AnnC · « **Reply #95 on:** September 01, 2016, 11:03:03 AM »

my white sticky label is still stuck to the festival ticket badge holder ready for next year

it was lovely to meet so many people in real life rather than via a computer

Bob Ellis · « **Reply #96 on:** September 01, 2016, 03:56:21 PM »

Quote from: Ebor_fiddler on September 01, 2016, 01:22:53 AM

I seem to remember that some people wanted name badges for all for the meet, but very few wished to put this into practice, if it meant writing on a plain sticky white label!

Far too complicated for me!

Ebor_fiddler · « **Reply #97 on:** September 02, 2016, 01:22:31 AM »

Jack Campin · « **Reply #98 on:** September 02, 2016, 11:45:01 AM »

One day I am going to find out what Chris Ryall looks like. At Todmorden?

Anahata · « **Reply #99 on:** September 02, 2016, 01:49:11 PM »

His current avatar is a real photo of him.

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