Tom Hall Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 This year's festival will be happening on 27 and 28 September in Portsmouth New Hampshire. While we've always had concertina players in the ranks of performers, this will be a banner year for our favorite instrument in that fourteen of the scheduled singers are also concertina players, amounting to what John Roberts once called "...an embarassment of concertinas." In addition to the usual run of Wheatstone, Lachenal and Jeffries ECs and Anglos, there will be some more uncommon boxes to include a Dipper baritone, a Dipper McCann duet, and a Crane duet, maybe a Morse or two as well. Late September is the nicest time of year in New Hampshire; foliage is starting, room rates are down, lobster is less dear. Portsmouth is only an hour north of Boston, and the festival is free! Check out the website at: http://www.newenglandfolknetwork.org/pmff/ Questions & queries to: pmff@comcast.net Hope to see some of you fine folks there - Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Evans Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Looks very interesting Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Worrall Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Looks very interesting Tom. I agree. I wish some of you fine shanty folks would come visit our Elissa (Galveston) so I could hear you sing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Evans Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Looks very interesting Tom. I agree. I wish some of you fine shanty folks would come visit our Elissa (Galveston) so I could hear you sing! Fine ship that! I was living in Houston when she came back to life. It makes my heart tighten a bit to think back on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crane Driver Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Delighted to be there, Crane akimbo. Anyone wanting a look at how the Crane works, come up to me and say "You are Crane Driver and I claim my prize" Should get yourself a reputation quite quickly Andrew McKay Crane Drivin' Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellowbelle Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 I hope to be there! I went to the first festival, I think, and it was great. Didn't make it to any since then, but things should work out this year. Looks like a great lot of performers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellowbelle Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 I may drive up for just one of the days, now, of the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival. Had to cancel my reservation to stay one night in Rye, N.H. (a short drive away -- couldn't seem to land a good reservation right in Portsmouth) so as to be there both days. Husband's in the hospital and I don't know what September will bring... must be around to feed the pitbull, etc., etc.! I'll check the website for info... waiting to see the schedule for 2008 (last check, it was still for '07). Though, if I just get there, I know it will be easy to find something good at any time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Hall Posted August 27, 2008 Author Share Posted August 27, 2008 The schedule for this year's Matime Folk Festival is now available at the website, http://www.newenglandfolknetwork.org/pmff/ The concertina players now number fifteen, and we will be having a "Concertina Event" on saturday. Hope that some of you can make it - Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crane Driver Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Well, we're setting off for the States in a day or so, really looking forward to this festival. An 'embarassment of concertinas' indeed. Hopefully there'll be some more players amongst the attendees as well as the performers. This is us Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Hall Posted September 27, 2008 Author Share Posted September 27, 2008 In the event of rain, a most likely event, the "Concertina Jam" and other events scheduled for the Warner House garden, will be moved to the Discovery Center (the old public library) at the corner of Islington and Maplewood - parking across the street. We only had six concertinas at last night's session, but lots more are due today - Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellowbelle Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 (edited) Ahoy! 'T'was a fun time this afternoon in Portsmouth. (edit added) ...didn't join any concertina playing today, just had fun listening and eating too much. My husband enjoyed our few hours there, too. Drove home before dark so I could figure out where I was going. At least I know to keep the ocean on the right when going TO, and on the left of me when going FROM.... that helps... Edited September 28, 2008 by bellowbelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animaterra Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 It sounds as though a wonderful time was had by all! Someday I'll get back there! This year I was a bit... busy. But next year.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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