Bomyard folk festival this w/e (1 Viewer)

[berni109]

Any funsters going to be there?
Weather's looking good and some great acts lined up.
Can't wait.

 

[berni109]

come on!
surely i cant be the only ageing folky on fun?

 

[BONZO]

May be they are all their and not took there iPads .....

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[irnbru]

Where is it?

 

[berni109]

just realised I cant spell should say bromyard Herefordshire

 

[tonka]

If you put a link or more info we could have a look and decide.

Just finished fitted my air suspension so the van needs a run out and Bromyard is Cider country so i may be able to do some shopping..

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[Muddibootz]

May be they are all their and not took there iPads .....

I don't they have much of a mobile signal at Bromyard. They've only just had post boxes installed.

 

[TheCaller]

I've been meaning to go for years & not made it yet. Sister lives near & often goes.

Good when the weather is good. Not so much fun when it isn't - the site suffers badly if it rains (which if often does in September in the west of England!).

Can't go this year either. Will stagger of the boat at Dover Fri am, then half an hour down the road to the Train meet. Fortunately, I've seen a lot of the headliners elsewhere this year already.

A good festival for any uke players though.

 

[berni109]

@Muddibootz do u mean those strange red box things with a slot in and little timetable things on the outside? Now what's 'post' as in post box?

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[berni109]

@TheCaller you've missed a treat as I am sure u'r sister must have told you.
I have attended the best part of the 49 years its been running and only 2 yrs stand out in my memory for the bad weather. A bit of rain never causes problems but monsoon conditions is another thing altogether.
@tonka its www.bromyardfolkfestival.co.uk but if your not particularly into folk music its a bit expensive for a field to park up in although the cider is very good if I remember correctly.

 

[ianthebuilder]

With a hey nonny no, and hey nonny nigh, and all around my hat I, unfortunately will not be able to make the said meet,,, I'm still having nightmares about the Morris men I had the pleasure to share a field with some time ago!!!! Enjoy!!

 

[mustaphapint]

Shame, it's only about 10 miles from our home in the UK, but we're in France at the moment.

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[berni109]

@ianthebuilder each to their own eh mate.
I hate watching Morris dancing definitely more boring than watching a bricklayer build a wall.
Thankfully theres a lot more to a folk festival than having to watch Morris dancing.

 

[tonka]

@TheCaller you've missed a treat as I am sure u'r sister must have told you.
I have attended the best part of the 49 years its been running and only 2 yrs stand out in my memory for the bad weather. A bit of rain never causes problems but monsoon conditions is another thing altogether.
@tonka its www.bromyardfolkfestival.co.uk but if your not particularly into folk music its a bit expensive for a field to park up in although the cider is very good if I remember correctly.

Thanks.. I found it.. Looks to " hard core" for me and as you say expensive if not our "scene" lol.

 

[ianthebuilder]

@ianthebuilder each to their own eh mate.
I hate watching Morris dancing definitely more boring than watching a bricklayer build a wall.
Thankfully theres a lot more to a folk festival than having to watch Morris dancing.

I know berni, I actually saw a smallish festival in Redditch pubs, a good few years ago, to be honest I thought the participants were very good, some interesting aspects,, I seem to remember much alcohol was drunk!! Lol. Enjoy.

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[TheCaller]

Thankfully theres a lot more to a folk festival than having to watch Morris dancing.

True - and Morris dancing, like most other forms of dancing, is a lot more fun to do than it is to watch. It also requires a lot more strength than most people realise.

 

[TheCaller]

@TheCaller you've missed a treat as I am sure u'r sister must have told you.

Yes, I know it's a good one. It's just never fallen right for me to get there. It's a fair way from me too (even when I'm in the right country).

I have attended the best part of the 49 years its been running and only 2 yrs stand out in my memory for the bad weather. A bit of rain never causes problems but monsoon conditions is another thing altogether.

I think my sister must have been at both of them then! I know she has enjoyed the festival, but has had some bad experiences with the weather.

 

[berni109]

@ianthebuilder I remember going to Redditch festivals at least a couple of times and I also remember going into the unicorn and another time the gate hangs well at headless cross.
Cant ever remember coming out though!

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[berni109]

@TheCaller best not to mention what pastime I indulged in for very many years and what a good craic we had. Perhaps explains why I really cant stand watching it