AnnC
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Whitby Folk Week ........ Folk music, Morris dance, Ceilidhs, workshops and Fish & Chips by the sea .... who could resist? 
The Guest List includes Alistair Anderson, Dave Townsend, John Kirkpatrick, Will Duke, Anahata, Iris Bishop, Ray Padgett, George Garside and many more .... see http://www.whitbyfolk.co.uk/GuestList for the full line up. Lots for concertina and melodeon players to enjoy
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the next FILO Saturday session will be on the 1st of March, St. David's Day 
Welsh tunes and songs welcome but not compulsory
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getting ready for the first FILO session of 2014 on Tuesday 7th Jan
there should be someone there to smile a welcome from 8pm, either Charliestu, Commander Crabbe ( the organisers ) or my OH and self 
It's a playaround/singaround rather than a 'jump in' so everyone gets a go if they want but if anyone's a little shy of playing / singing in front of people they don't know well (but soon will, we're a sociable lot
) there's no pressure to 'do a turn' 
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Robin Hood's Bay Victorian Weekend on the 6th to the 8th of December
If you happen to be down 'The Bay' on the Saturday and Sunday and see a bundle of shawls with a bonnet, playing concertina do come and say hello, I'll be raising money for The Runswick Rescue Boat
edited to give total money raised for RBRB ........ a very useful £180
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in the run up to Christmas the FILO Folk are taking a short break until 2014, which will also allow the pub to put children' parties etc. on
We'll be restarting on Tuesday 7th January and weekly every Tuesday with the first monthly Saturday session on the 1st of February and on the first Saturday of each month from then on. Start time 8.30pm for both weekly and monthly sessions
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thanks to Jim the link works,
tickets from £10 -
http://www.whitbypavilion.co.uk/events/Warming-up-for-Winter-Whitby-Pavilion-December-2013 Festive Fun and Frolics at Whitby pavilion on the 6th of December
not specifically concertina related but If you like Morris , Rapper Sword and Mummers enjoy an evenings entertainment including ....The Wilson Family
The Ryburn Concert Party: Annie Dearman, Chris Coe, Chris Partington, Johnny Adams, Pete Coe, Steve Harrison, Sue Coe
Jill Pidd
Doc Rowe
Martin Holland
Goathland Plough Stots
Snark
Sallyport Rapper
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just on the off chance ..... rather than do a 4 hour drive as soon as we get off the ferry could anyone recommend an hotel or B&B on the outskirts of Dublin or half to 1 hours drive from Dublin with secure car parking (all instruments will be taken into the rooms even if it leaves no space for us) that could put up 3 couples for 1 night. Future sister in law has been looking but with no success so far.
Thanks Ann
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here's a link to the http://http://www.firstinlastoutpub.co.uk/] First In Last Out Pub to make it easier to find us in the back streets of Whitby and don't worry if you're a beginner musician/singer, the natives are friendly
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The First In Last Out Folk Club will be changing it's regular weekly evening from Saturday to Tuesday from January 2014 with an extra night on the first Saturday of each month starting in February 2014.
The landlords have ploughed the money they made over Folk Week back into the pub, redecorated, new carpets etc. and we'll be in the big main bar area
Musicians and singers welcome, any acoustic instrument, the more the merrier
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Thanks for looking David, I've bookmarked the website and will keep checking it for updates.
Ann
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Thank you, lots to go to within walking distance of where we'll be. Going to spend a happy evening looking your suggestions up on t'web and finding them on streetview.
Hope to have learned the Irish for "please, thankyou, hello and good morning/afternoon/evening" before we go so at least I can be polite
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It's early to be asking, not going to be visiting Dingle until next summer but half the fun of a trip is the planning and anticipation, can anyone recommend places to play in the town, folk clubs, sessions etc.? Would be good to meet any local cnetters while we're over there and have a cuppa
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Does anyone know where I could buy the sheet music for "Kimberley's Waltz" by Phil Cunningham to give as a gift ?
It's a beautiful tune on the " Five and Twenty' Aly Bain, Phil Cunningham CD and although I've looked on the obvious sheet music selling websites for the notation it's not there.
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The twin microvox pickups on mine are positioned just above the handrests on either side, the little black square in my profile picture is the bit of velcro it sticks to. It's worked fine for the past 20 years, 10 of those were playing in a ceilidh band
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there has been a very enjoyable French/Euro tunes fringe session running during the festival for the past few years, the following info comes courtesy of a post by Tufty on melnet
Whitby Folk Week Euro Session (3 - 5pm) each day from Saturday, 17 Aug onwards at The Yacht Club. There will be someone in the clubhouse so that everyone will be able to get in all right. Coffee and drinks will be available at the bar and out of courtesy can we please not eat our own food on their premises. The entrance to the club is at the bottom of the The Khyber Pass and the room is on the first floor looking out over the bandstand -
Euro session update
info from Tufty over on Melnet ...........
Whitby Folk Week Euro Session (3 - 5pm) each day from Saturday, 17 Aug onwards at The Yacht Club. There will be someone in the clubhouse so that everyone will be able to get in all right. Coffee and drinks will be available at the bar and out of courtesy can we please not eat our own food on their premises. The entrance to the club is at the bottom of the The Khyber Pass and the room is on the first floor looking out over the bandstand -
a quick look through the programme for concertina events shows the following ...... apologies for any I miss ....
Sunday:
10.00 - 11.20 Spa Theatre bar upstairs Beginners English Concertina Workshop with Alex Wade £5
11.30 - 12.50 Spa Theatre bar upstairs Tunes of Scan Tester with Will Duke £5
11.30 - 12.50 Coliseum Tunes of William Clarke of Feltwell Nick & Mary Barber with Mary Humphries and Anahata leading the session £5
1.00 - 2.20 West Cliff School class 1 Children's concertina workshop with Alex Wade, 11 starter concertinas to have a go on £5
1.00 - 3.00 Consevative Club bar Music session with Alistair Anderson donations
5.00 - 7.00 Middle Earth Music session Will Duke with Derrick Hughes and Joy Lewis donations
Monday:
11.30 - 12.50 Conservative Club bar Concertina Workshop Part Playing (intermediate) with Spare Parts Concertina Band £5
1.00 - 3.00 Fisherman's Rowing Club Music Session with Spare parts Concertina Band donations
Tuesday:
10.00 - 11.20 Spa Theatre bar upstairs Intermediate Anglo Concertina with Brian Peters £5
11.30 - 12.50 Conservative Club Bar Concertina Part Playing (intermediate) Spare Parts Concertina Band £5
1.00 - 3.00 Conservative Club bar Music session with Mary Humphries and Ananhata donations
5.00 - 7.00 Fisherman's Rowing Club Music session with Brian Peters donations
Wednesday:
10.00 - 11.20 Spa Theatre Bar upstairs Beginners English ConcertinaWorkshop with Alex Wade £5
11.30 - 12.50 Consevative Club bar Concertina Part Playing Spare Parts Concertina Band £5
5.00 - 7.00 Middle Earth Music Session with Spare Parts Concertina Band donations
Thursday:
11.30 - 12.50 Conservative Club bar Concertina part Playing with Spare Parts Concertina Band £5
5.00 - 6.00 Spa Theatre and Hour with 'The Sultans of Squeeze' Alan Ball introduces John Kirkpatrick and Chris Parkinson £9
5.00 - 7.00 Fisherman's Rowing Club Music session with Dan Quinn and Will Duke donations
Friday:
11.30 - 12.50 Conservative Club bar Concertina Part Playing Spare Parts Concertina Band £5
plus all the impromptu sessions in pubs throughout the week
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a quick look through the programme for concertina events shows the following ...... apologies for any I miss ....
Sunday:
10.00 - 11.20 Spa Theatre bar upstairs Beginners English Concertina Workshop with Alex Wade £5
11.30 - 12.50 Spa Theatre bar upstairs Tunes of Scan Tester with Will Duke £5
11.30 - 12.50 Coliseum Tunes of William Clarke of Feltwell Nick & Mary Barber with Mary Humphries and Anahata leading the session £5
1.00 - 2.20 West Cliff School class 1 Children's concertina workshop with Alex Wade, 11 starter concertinas to have a go on £5
1.00 - 3.00 Consevative Club bar Music session with Alistair Anderson donations
5.00 - 7.00 Middle Earth Music session Will Duke with Derrick Hughes and Joy Lewis donations
Monday:
11.30 - 12.50 Conservative Club bar Concertina Workshop Part Playing (intermediate) with Spare Parts Concertina Band £5
1.00 - 3.00 Fisherman's Rowing Club Music Session with Spare parts Concertina Band donations
Tuesday:
10.00 - 11.20 Spa Theatre bar upstairs Intermediate Anglo Concertina with Brian Peters £5
11.30 - 12.50 Conservative Club Bar Concertina Part Playing (intermediate) Spare Parts Concertina Band £5
1.00 - 3.00 Conservative Club bar Music session with Mary Humphries and Ananhata donations
5.00 - 7.00 Fisherman's Rowing Club Music session with Brian Peters donations
Wednesday:
10.00 - 11.20 Spa Theatre Bar upstairs Beginners English ConcertinaWorkshop with Alex Wade £5
11.30 - 12.50 Consevative Club bar Concertina Part Playing Spare Parts Concertina Band £5
5.00 - 7.00 Middle Earth Music Session with Spare Parts Concertina Band donations
Thursday:
11.30 - 12.50 Conservative Club bar Concertina part Playing with Spare Parts Concertina Band £5
5.00 - 6.00 Spa Theatre and Hour with 'The Sultans of Squeeze' Alan Ball introduces John Kirkpatrick and Chris Parkinson £9
5.00 - 7.00 Fisherman's Rowing Club Music session with Dan Quinn and Will Duke donations
Friday:
11.30 - 12.50 Conservative Club bar Concertina Part Playing Spare Parts Concertina Band £5
plus all the impromptu sessions in pubs throughout the week
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The Eurosession moved to the Yacht Club halfway through the week last year (WAY better than the Elsinore) and there were thoughts about keeping it there for this year. Among other things, it has room for people to dance.
Spot? Is that arranged?
Not heard anything definite yet, my source of info is with the Morris sde at Sidmouth and won't be back until the weekend, will post on this thread and http://www.concertina.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=15135] .....the other Whitby thread .... when there's any news
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handy links for Whitby ....... will keep updated between now and Folk Week ;D
Weather reports and Tide predictions for Whitby will show tide times (GMT, add 1 hour for BST) for next 28 days and updates itself ..... hopefully saves anyone going for a stroll on the beach and getting cut off by the tide
map of Whitby Car Parks and the page with the details of Off Street Car Parks Advance Tickets , how to get them, how much they cost and which car parks they're valid for
The Local Drs Surgery at Spring Vale Medical Centre .... for those little emergencies
the minor injuries unit at Whitby Hospital is open from 8am to 11pm daily
** note ...the Co-op car park .... the car park is now restricted to a maximum stay of 2 hours and is for customers only. An ANPR system will automatically issue parking tickets to vehicles staying for longer than 2 hours.
Bus Timetables for Whitby useful ones are ....
91 Castle Park circular which goes up past Stakesby School to Castle Park then down White Leys Road past the Rugby Club entrance and back to the bus station
98 West Cliff circular which will also pass the Rugby Club on the Stakesby Road and Love Lane sides before going along the cliff top past the Spa Pavilion and back through town to the bus station (
and the 1, 1a tour bus which is handy as a day ticket will allow you to hop on and off as many times as you like
lWhitby Yacht Club Webcam so you can see what's happening down the pier
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provisional update for concertina friendly sessions during folk week (they're used to me turning up every week for the Saturday FILO Folk)
Chris Coulter and Stu Tonnar hope to be running twice daily mixed tune/song sessions, 1pm to 3pm and 7pm to midnight every day of Folk Week in the First In Last Out any acoustic instrument welcome. The pub is conveniently close to the festival campsite at Airy Hill school and only a short walk from the Community College ...... any more info will be posted as soon as I hear of it
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thank you Mo
there's plenty there to go at and we'll probably be staying in Fradley Do you go to any of the sessions?
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will be visiting near Lichfield with friends sometime this year and wondered if there were any regular sessions or Folk clubs that we could drop in on. Friends sing and play mandolin/guitar and I'll have the concertina with me, tunes/songs range from Morris, English, Irish and Australian to Northern European
Visiting The Isles
in General Concertina Discussion
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This UK Folk Music site http://www.ukfolkfestivals.co.uk/index.php has a good database of events in Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland for the coming year, searchable by month as well as country.