Topic: Which festivals are you going to this year? (Read 43366 times)

Keithypete. · « **Reply #60 on:** February 12, 2010, 02:34:44 AM »

I will probably go to Upton as my morris side will be dancing there, and Shrewsbury looks likely too. If only Windy Bottom would happen again - 'Burn the beast', the Kazoo band that everyone could join in, Stephenson's Rocket,the mini beer festival, even a scratch-morris outing to various hostelries on the saturday, and whats more Theo would even fettle your box while you waited. Please do it again Chris.

GuyWyatt · « **Reply #61 on:** February 12, 2010, 07:48:05 AM »

For me, Shepley, Wimbourne, Whitby, Sidmouth so far. Don't think I can cope with more.
Hope to see some of you there.
Guy

smiley · « **Reply #62 on:** February 12, 2010, 10:41:43 AM »

If you happen to be in Australia during Easter then head for the National Folk Festival. The session bar is an unforgettable experience.

Anahata · « **Reply #63 on:** February 12, 2010, 02:23:00 PM »

Belper Music Festival - not a folk festival as such but Pig Dyke Molly went there last year, had a great time and are doing it again this year, and additionally Mary and I are booked for a concert spot on the Sunday in the only valguely "folk" event.

And Sidmouth - we'll arrive on Sunday, not sure what we'll be doing on Monday/Tuesday but with Pig Dyke Molly for Wednesday - Friday.

Looks like that's it for this year, so far.
Anahata

MadDogMurdock · « **Reply #64 on:** February 12, 2010, 03:52:40 PM »

I'm headed off to Dance Flurry this evening. http://www.danceflurry.org/festival/
Looking forward to Old Songs http://www.oldsongs.org/festival/index.html

If I can swing it I'll be at Irish Arts Week...it's just up the road a piece and I feel ashamed I've never been. Maybe I'll see you there Ajay.

WendyG · « **Reply #65 on:** February 12, 2010, 06:07:53 PM »

Towersey, camping for the weekend.

Wendy

george garside · « **Reply #66 on:** February 13, 2010, 12:28:21 PM »

Whitby for the full week as usual!

george

mikesamwild · « **Reply #67 on:** February 13, 2010, 12:37:34 PM »

Bradfield, Whitby and hopefully Warwick

juker · « **Reply #68 on:** February 13, 2010, 10:19:53 PM »

Cobargo Folk Festival (end Feb), National Folk Festival, Woodford Folk Festival

Ebor_fiddler · « **Reply #69 on:** February 13, 2010, 10:53:41 PM »

Whitby and any other one which may be authorised by the Household Authorities.

joe · « **Reply #70 on:** February 14, 2010, 02:03:49 PM »

Beverley - 5 minute walk!

sqwzboxstudent · « **Reply #71 on:** February 15, 2010, 06:02:04 PM »

dartmoor, dulverton and bampton folk festys this year, cant wait!

Matt Langley · « **Reply #72 on:** February 15, 2010, 06:58:02 PM »

GuyWyatt · « **Reply #73 on:** February 16, 2010, 12:04:30 AM »

I think Whitby is a tremendous festival.

Camping - pretty good, although we always rent a house - largely because there are always enough of my friends that I want to share with there. I have camped there and it is fine.

Workshops for the not too technical - George Garside of this forum always does a beginners workshop spanning the week. First class and essentially I date my playing from doing one of George's courses. Every year there have been intermediate courses. The ones I have done have been first class, although I haven't done that many as every year for the last five years I have had either dancing or playing commitments with one or more sides.

Sessions - plenty of them.

Other pros - If you take the family plenty for them to do, the moors, the beach, sea trips, superb steam railway through the best countryside in the world, the abbey, where most of the novel "Dracula" was set, other nearby towns / villages such as Robin Hood's Bay. Plenty of good dining.

Fantastic.

Guy
(perhaps I will see you there)

**DTN** · « **Reply #74 on:** February 17, 2010, 09:32:28 AM »

Oxford
Rochester
Winchester
Chippenham
Wimborne ?
St Albans
Sidmouth ?
Whitby
Wallingford Bunkfest
Swanage

george garside · « **Reply #75 on:** February 17, 2010, 09:55:44 AM »

Quote from: Matt Langley on February 15, 2010, 06:58:02 PM

Festival campsite is at a aschool within walking distance of all venues.Showers , bogs etc. Only available to season ticket holders. See festival website for info. Moor & coast have a temporary festival site ,again within walking distance, at the community college see moor & coast website. List of festival guests ( aartists) on website and will be added to over next few months, so far John K & Brian Peters are booked. I will probably do a crash course for beginnersmon to thurs & an intermediate workshop on friday.
I usually do 2 or 3 lead sessions that can best be described as 'well known tunes at a steady pace giving everybody the chance to join in ( & all is in D or G!) At least 3 lead sessions of various sorts daily plus informal pub sessions. - something like 600 events during the week!

george

tim54 · « **Reply #76 on:** February 17, 2010, 02:09:36 PM »

Hi all,

Work and weather permiting I'll be at the following (in no particular order)

Blowzabella's knees up at Thorsby
Southwell
Whitby
Towersey

If the weathers nice I'll add in a trip to Sidmouth.

Bill the Farmer · « **Reply #77 on:** February 17, 2010, 04:56:31 PM »

Just got the list from our bagman, looks like Ely, Wickham, and Faversham. No Bideford this year.

Ollie · « **Reply #78 on:** February 17, 2010, 06:01:57 PM »

Quote from: tim54 on February 17, 2010, 02:09:36 PM

Blowzabella's knees up at Thorsby

Bob Ellis · « **Reply #79 on:** February 17, 2010, 11:21:23 PM »

Quote from: george garside on February 17, 2010, 09:55:44 AM

I usually do 2 or 3 lead sessions.
george

Are these 'lead' sessions Whitby's version of heavy metal music?

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