BUDE & STRATTON FOLK FESTIVAL 2012 PROGRAMME

This is the rough outline, but the organisers do reserve the right to change the programme if necessary.

WEDNESDAY 30^th MAY

9pm Friggin’ Riggin’ in the Coachman’s Bar @ The Falcon FREE

THURSDAY 31^st MAY

9pm Budefolk Session in the Coachman’s Bar @ The Falcon FREE

FRIDAY 1^st JUNE

11 am -  RUGBY CLUB - Festival Camp site and Office opens

7.30 pm – RUGBY CLUB – Open for sing / session led By Vaughan & Rosie (FREE)

7.30 pm – THE FALCON HOTEL – EFFORD ROOM - Festival opening Folk Club FREE

Guest spots from Festival Guests and floor singers – please book a spot with your MC: Lucy Burrow

8.30pm - The Tree Inn Bar - Session –FREE

With The Tree House Band 

9.30pm – THE FALCON HOTEL – COACHMAN’S BAR –  SESSION - FREE led by Budefolk, : Friggin’ Riggin’ and festival guests.

SATURDAY 2^nd JUNE

8 – 9.45 am – RUGBY CLUB – Breakfast Served

10.00am – 11.00am – Rugby Club Bodhran Workshop £3.00

9.45 to 11.15am - Neetside Centre – Ukulele Workshop – with

Hamish Currie £3.00

11am to 1.30pm – St Michael & All Angels Church – Open Stage – FREE - with short guest spots as listed:

11am Les Sullivan       12 noon Anita Foley   1pm Gillie Kemp

11.15am to 1.45pm – Neetside Centre – Storytelling Workshop – with Mike O’Connor £3.00

11.30am – 1.30pm – RUGBY CLUB – THE BIG SING - £3.00

Chorus songs to raise the roof

 MC: Peter Collins – Fest Guests 2 songs Floor singers 1

With: GU4, George Wilson, Hamish Currie , Carole Etherton & Andrew McKay

12 noon to 2pm. Tree Inn, Stratton welcomes session musicians – no leader - set up and start yourselves. - FREE

2.00 – 4.00 pm – St Michaels & All Angels Church - Concert £4.00

MCs: Ned Clamp & Pat Smith with: The Portraits, Jim McAdams, Steve Turner, Thorn & Roses, Hilary Ward

3  – 5.30pm – RUGBY CLUB – YOUNG FOLK CLUB - FREE

Folk Club style event for performers aged 25years and under…

With MC’s The Teacups & Amber Burrow.

7.30pm – 12am – RUGBY CLUB – Sing around –

MC: Hilary Ward - FREE

7.30pm to 10.30pm – TREE INN – CONCERT - £5.00

Mc: Mike Jurkiewicz  with: GU4, Dyer:Cummings, Martin Curtis,

Ned Clamp & Pat Smith

9.30pm onwards – THE FALCON HOTEL – Coachman’s Bar  - Music Session led by Budefolk & friends FREE

SUNDAY 3^rd JUNE

8 – 9.45 am – RUGBY CLUB – Breakfast Served

10am to 11am – RUGBY CLUB  - Spoons Workshop – Led By Dame Patti Smith EPNS. - £3.00

10.00am  – 11.15 Concertina Accompaniment Workshop – Falcon Hotel –Carriage Room – Led By Steve Turner - £3.00

11.00am – 12.30pm – RUGBY CLUB - HOLY JOE  (FREE)

Led By Brian & Jacqui Ross

Sing songs of praise – to whatever deity takes your fancy – this session is all bout singing those wonderful songs written in wonderment at the miracle of life and share in the pleasure that music brings………Amen!

11.30 – 1.00 pm – THE FALCON HOTEL – The Carriage Room - Music Session Led By Alex Cummings - FREE

2.30pm to 5.30pm – THE FALCON HOTEL – EFFORD ROOM – JUBILEE MUSIC HALL £5.00 with MC: George Wilson and…

Mr Peter Collins, Cubit Noah and Joan Of Ark, Swann Vesta, Pte Shorthouse, Myfamnwy & Shadwell Pugh, Dose & Catheter, Paddy O’Houlighan, Hullio Disgracias, Ethel Carlton & Micky Andrews, Little Lizzie Diamond, Carmen Geddit & Arden Long, Sir Harry lauder, Patti Spoons & Ed Clampini, La Barelo Rockenrolo Boys, Aeola Bellows & Eily Strung, William Topaz McGonnigall, Miss Demeanour & WPC Cuffs, Flounces & Fez, The Great Sullivano, Coffit & Spitt, The Cornish Nightingale.

*Audience are encouraged to wear Victorian period costume,

*Weekend ticket holders wishing to come to the Jubilee Music Hall MUST obtain tickets from the Festival office, by showing their wristband, as seating space is limited.

7.30 – 11 pm – THE FALCON HOTEL – Acland Suite – Barn Dance - £5 with The Whippletree Band,

Guest spots from: The Teacups  & Thorn & Roses.

8-later – RUGBY CLUB – Sing around  with MC Vaughan Hully (FREE)

9.30pm onwards -  THE FALCON HOTEL – Coachman’s Bar – Music Session Led By Budefolk & Friends - FREE

MONDAY 4^th JUNE

8 – 9.45 am – RUGBY CLUB – Breakfast Served

9.45 to 11.15 – NEETSIDE CENTRE – Songwriting Workshop – £3.00

Led By Les Sullivan

11.30am to 12.45pm – NEETSIDE CENTRE – Dropped D Tuning Guitar Workshop - £3.00 Led By Andy Clarke

10.00 - 12 noon – RUGBY CLUB – Lagerphone making & playing workshop - £3.00 (Plus Materials) Led By

Mary Barr and Lucy Burrow

11am – 1 pm – The Falcon Hotel - Efford Room – SHANTY SING - £3.00. MCs The Barrel Rock Boys, with:

Andrew McKay & Carole Etherton, The Bedlam Boys, Vaughan Hully, George Wilson, Peter Collins.

11am to 2pm - St Michael & All Angels Church – Open Stage – FREE - with short guest spots as listed:

11.30am GU4     12.30pm Hamish Currie      1.30pm Jim McAdams

12 noon to 2pm. Tree Inn, Stratton welcomes session musicians – no leader - set up and start yourselves. - FREE

2.00 pm -4.00pm - Falcon Hotel - Carriage Room - CONCERT - £4.00 with Peter Collins (MC), Gillie Kemp, Jon Heslop, Hamish Currie

2pm onwards – BRENDON ARMS – ‘Cornish Afternoon’ with Friggin’ Riggin’ & Friends (FREE)

4.00pm to 6.00pm – THE Rugby Club – MUDGATHER – FREE

MC Hilary Ward

5pm to 7pm – THE WEIR – Entertainment while you Eat – special reasonably priced festival menu – Beautiful food & beautiful Music in Beautiful surroundings…. FREE (apart from the food!)

With Mike O’Connor & Barbara Griggs, The Teacups,

Les Sullivan & Anita Foley

7.30 – 9.30pm The Falcon Hotel Efford Room – Music Session led by Budefolk & Friends FREE

7.30 – 10.00pm –Rugby Club – Ballads & Stories - £3.00

With Mike O’Connor, Moe Keast and yourselves.

9.00.pm The Falcon Hotel – Coachman’s Bar – Irish Music Session with Martin Cole & Friends - FREE

10pm JUBILEE FIREWORKS – visible from the Wharf and The Falcon frontage - FREE

10.15 Lighting of the JUBILEE BEACON, linking with the chain of beacons being lit around the country - FREE

10.30pm till late - Big sing –Efford Room – Falcon Hotel – FREE

MC: Barrel Rock Boys with George Wilson, GU4, Bedlam Boys

TUESDAY 5^th JUNE

8 – 9.45 am – RUGBY CLUB – Breakfast Served

10.00 – 12.30 – NEETSIDE CENTRE – Songwriters forum – £3

Come, share and talk about your self penned songs and get hints, tips, guidance and inspiration from some of our more seasoned song writers – with Andrew McKay & Carole Etherton, Jon Heslop,

Mike O’Connor, Lucy Burrow & Les Sullivan

10.00 - 12 noon – RUGBY CLUB – The GU4 Approach to Harmony Singing Workshop - £3.00 - Led By GU4

11am to 1.30pm - St Michael & All Angels Church – Open Stage – FREE - with short guest spots as listed:

11am Moe Keast      12 noon Andy Clarke     1pm Vaughan Hully

12 noon to 2pm. Tree Inn, Stratton welcomes session musicians – no leader - set up and start yourselves. – FREE

1pm – 3.30pm Concert – Falcon Hotel – Carriage Room – £4.00

MC George Wilson…. With Moe & Ern Keast, The Bedlam Boys, Lucy Burrow, Andrew McKay & Carole Etherton

3.45pm Messing About on The Canal…….. shanties in rowing boats……. If inclement weather, session in The Carriage Room of The Falcon Hotel. - Carriage Room available for those who don't want to mess about on the canal!

6.30pm. THE FALCON HOTEL – ACLAND SUITE –Supper, Music and Song…. Festival Survivors Meal & Music. FREE

MC Lucy Burrow.