Topic: Which festivals are you going to this year? (Read 43367 times)

j mobot · « **Reply #20 on:** June 01, 2008, 12:01:04 PM »

I'm getting quite excited about the 'Hohner Night' at Sidmouth - John K, Pete Coe, Tony Hall, Mark Bazeley and Jason Rice, Chris Parkinson and Ed Rennie in the Manor Pavillion on Tuesday.

Other than that - Bideford (only in its second year, but last year was great), Towersey, Dartmoor, and Bromyard.

Lin Leighton · « **Reply #21 on:** June 01, 2008, 01:31:33 PM »

Ebor Fiddler ............. Ive already mooted that on the Whitby thread which George started, but no takers yet .. however its early days for Whitby yet

Lin

mikesamwild · « **Reply #22 on:** June 01, 2008, 02:54:59 PM »

Quote from: Lin Erica on May 31, 2008, 08:25:38 PM

mmmmmmmmmmmm ... getting back onto topic folks ....
already done Holmfirth, which was great
Ellie, Im at Southwell too, well Gate to Southwelling with Rattlejag Morris on the Saturday, but otherwise there all weekend ... did u go last year??? it was a good new festival, lots going on all in the same huge field, so Im expecting great things this year ha ha

also doing Whitby, again , so hopefully will bump into you Guy, again hows that Loffet doing??
dont understand those of you saying youve been going there for years .. when we tried to get a Meeting of Mel.net people a couple of years ago, only Mike Gott, George, me and a couple of others turned up!!!

We were goinfg to the secret non melodeon sessions all those years!
happy playing to one and all
Lin

Ebor_fiddler · « **Reply #23 on:** June 01, 2008, 11:14:08 PM »

Lin:
I have obviously missed the Whitby thread. Whereaboust can I find it please?

Thanks, in advance.

Lin Leighton · « **Reply #24 on:** June 02, 2008, 10:20:07 AM »

hah ha Mikesamwild - I totally understand your feelings there!!!

Ebor Fiddler The thread is called Two Festivals at Whitby, begun by George Garside and is in Events

and speaking of events, shouldnt this thread be in Events and not general discussion

?

Malcolm Austen · « **Reply #25 on:** June 02, 2008, 11:51:11 AM »

when we tried to get a Meeting of Mel.net people a couple of years ago, only Mike Gott, George, me and a couple of others turned up!!!

Lin [/quote]

I was all set to go to the meeting but we had to miss Whitby at very short notice, I was looking forward to there being one last year but nothing happened so it gets my vote for this year.
Just a suggestion but we could hold it at Theo's stand so as he is not left out and some of us may even be tempted to spend a bit of money.

I will also be doing Sidmouth again this year.

malcolm

Ellie · « **Reply #26 on:** June 02, 2008, 12:04:46 PM »

Quote from: Lin Erica

Ellie, Im at Southwell too, well Gate to Southwelling with Rattlejag Morris on the Saturday, but otherwise there all weekend ... did u go last year??? it was a good new festival, lots going on all in the same huge field, so Im expecting great things this year ha ha

Nope, first year for me, but really enjoyed Shepley which is I'm guessing on a similar scale to Southwell. Will keep an eye out for you :) Guy managed to recognise me from the photo on my siggie website - albeit wearing more clothes at a festival

Bill the Farmer · « **Reply #27 on:** June 02, 2008, 12:15:05 PM »

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Other than that - Bideford (only in its second year, but last year was great)

We'll be at Bideford with our morris side, and hopefully on the trip to Lundy too.

Theo · « **Reply #28 on:** June 02, 2008, 12:32:34 PM »

Quote from: Malcolm Austen on June 02, 2008, 11:51:11 AM

Just a suggestion but we could hold it at Theo's stand so as he is not left out

I seem to remember suggesting that in a previous year, and the offer is still open.

I've been informed recently that the Whitby trade fair will be in a different venue this year. Instead of the rather remote lower hall in the Spa it will be in the leisure Centre which is just across the car park from the Festival Office and the Rifle Club.

Chris Armstrong · « **Reply #29 on:** June 02, 2008, 12:41:18 PM »

Done so far---Rochester Sweeps, Jack in the Green, Chippenham then off to Wimborne in a couple of weeks. Crawley at the end of month. Eastbourne Lammas Festival then Towersey as a punter!! Phew one more to go, Tenterden.
Another fun packed year

Funny, never seems a lot when you doing it

Lin Leighton · « **Reply #30 on:** June 02, 2008, 01:56:32 PM »

Qote Nope, first year for me, but really enjoyed Shepley which is I'm guessing on a similar scale to Southwell. Will keep an eye out for you :) Guy managed to recognise me from the photo on my siggie website - albeit wearing more clothes at a festival

[/quote]

Ellie what is your siggie website? there doesnt seem to be a link?

re Whitby ... last year I couldnt make Whitby, and Mike Gott has moved to foreign parts (well the other side of the Pennines anyway!!!

)

Theos stall sounds a good one, but wont the other stall holders object to a cacaphony of melodeons?

??

Lin

Ebor_fiddler · « **Reply #31 on:** June 02, 2008, 11:24:12 PM »

Is that the correct collective noun then?

Gary · « **Reply #32 on:** June 03, 2008, 02:11:13 PM »

Thinking of travelling down from North Scotland to my home town festival Fylde at Fleetwood at the end of August. Although it is looking like Whitby is the main box session place for the north?
Does anyone here know if Fylde has any sessions?

Mike Gott · « **Reply #33 on:** June 03, 2008, 06:50:36 PM »

Quote from: Lin Erica on June 02, 2008, 01:56:32 PM

...and Mike Gott has moved to foreign parts (well the other side of the Pennines anyway)...

Lin

We've actually been living in Lancs since way back in 1989 but get back to Lincolnshire to see family and do me bit as a volunteer driver on the Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway when I can, so I've still sort of got one foot in the county. I feel like I have trans-pennine citizenship. All being well, will be over in a couple of weeks commuting via the Humber Bridge to Beverley FF to be with Rivington Morris.

Mike

Lin Leighton · « **Reply #34 on:** June 04, 2008, 10:03:50 AM »

Hello Mike

I hope you realised my comments were only tongue in cheek - the written word is so difficult!!

We are not going to Beverley FF this year - we asked if we could go but they didnt want us :'(
a great shame 'cos we loved it when we did come- great festival ( I think it was too soon, cos they like to have different sides appear each year, nothing personal!! well thats what they told us anyway!! ha ha)
Lin

Howard Mitchell · « **Reply #35 on:** June 07, 2008, 09:47:58 AM »

Everything's changed this year.

In a couple of weeks I'm off to a festival in Madeira with the Manchester Morris Men. A big gap in the Summer but then I'll be at the Derby Traditional Arts and Music Festival, 24-26 October. Expanded from last year's one day event.

Unashamed plug - I'll be with The Ram Company www.ramcompany.co.uk . 4 melodeon players in the line-up but not all at once.

Mitch

Steve_freereeder · « **Reply #36 on:** June 08, 2008, 09:07:08 AM »

I hope to see some of you at the EATMT Traditional Music Day in Stowmarket on 30th August. Always a great day - brilliant sessions, great location and wonderful concert in the evening.

http://www.eatmt.org.uk/traditional_music_day.htm

Be there or be a regular orthogonal quadrilateral

Lin Leighton · « **Reply #37 on:** June 09, 2008, 02:40:12 PM »

yes Steve

ladydetemps · « **Reply #38 on:** August 06, 2009, 04:49:13 PM »

Thought I'd join the end of this thread then start a new one for 2009

So anyone else going to shrewsbury FF?

Steve Fox · « **Reply #39 on:** August 06, 2009, 05:53:49 PM »

I'm going to Shrewsbury. Really looking forward to it - the line-up is great. I went last year for the first time and was very impressed. The session is good fun too.

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