From: cave49_at_btconnect_dot_com
Sent: 30 June 2012 07:47
Subject: OYSTERNEWS - JULY 2012
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Hi
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IN THIS ISSUE The Big Session 2012 - Upcoming summer festival
appearances John Jones' |
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THE BIG SESSION Wasn't
it fantastic? We're still buzzing. There was some fairly serious rain, but
the site held up well - a bit squelchy, but no knee-deep mud - and the
atmosphere was just terrific. Intense, even, on the Sunday night, when we
finished with a glorious sunset. We
have been swamped with enthusiastic messages from festival-goers and
musicians, and the consensus is: we must do it again. You can see how great
the site will be with even normal English summer weather! As it was, we had a
total blast. A
particularly big thank you to the site crew, who toiled day and night to set
everything up, keep it running and dismantle it afterwards, about 10 days in
all - way beyond the call of duty. Thanks also to everyone who came,
everyone who played and sang, everyone who did all the other things that make
festivals memorable, from good food and ale to a pretty efficient shuttle bus
service. And
it was a pleasure to find so many visitors from outside UK. Without even
trying, we ran into people from the US, Ireland, Germany, Denmark, Norway,
Austria??the more the merrier, and long may that continue. The
next Big Session will be 14-16 June 2013. We'll let
you know when tickets go on sale. First we need a pause, then a grand meeting
to analyse all the feedback you kindly gave. Meanwhile
please spread the word. Tell your
friends they missed the start of something remarkable. See
you next year at Catton Hall. |
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MORE SUMMER SHOWS Coming
right up: Sun
July 01???VORSELAAR [BE] Na
Fir Bolg Festival www.nafirbolg.be Sat
July 07???SKAGEN [DK] Skagen
Festival www.skagenfestival.dk Sun
July 22???WESTBURY [UK]
Village Pump Festival www.villagepumpfolkfestival.co.uk Fri
July 27???CAMBRIDGE [UK] Cambridge
Folk Festival www.cambridgefolkfestival.co.uk
with June Tabor Sun
Aug 05???WICKHAM [UK]
Wickham Festival www.wickhamfestival.co.uk
023 8071 1818 Thu
Aug 09???SIDMOUTH [UK]
Sidmouth Folk Festival www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk
with June Tabor Fri
& Sat Aug 10 & 11???SHREWSBURY
[UK] Shrewsbury Flower Show [sic]
www.shrewsburyflowershow.org.uk Sun
Aug 12???GAWSWORTH [UK]
SK11 9RN (near Macclesfield) Gawsworth Hall Open-Air Theatre Tue
Aug 14???BROADSTAIRS [UK]
Broadstairs Folk Festival www.broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk Fri
Aug 17???BOCHUM [DE]
Zeche Bochum Sat
Aug 18???GROSS-GERAU [DE]
Volk Im Schloss www.volk-im-schloss.de Fri
Aug 24 to Sun Aug 26???T?NDER [DK]
T?nder Festival www.tf.dk
2 shows, 1
with June Tabor |
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JJ WALKS AGAIN Immediately
before the Village Pump Festival show on 22nd July, John walks off stage and
out into some of the most glorious landscape in England. With a rucksack,
fellow musicians, fans and friends he will follow the ancient Ridgeway from
Oxfordshire into Wiltshire, taking in White Horses, stone circles and
monuments to a different age, stopping each evening to round off the day with
a gig and ending in Westbury. John
will be debuting new songs especially written for the occasion and will be
supported by his band The Reluctant Ramblers: Dil Davies, Al Scott, and Tim
Cotterell. Special guests will join him on different nights: Rowan Godel, who
sang on Rising Road
and is the beautiful second voice on Oysterband's Street
of Dreams; Benji Kirkpatrick from
Bellowhead; and Boff from Chumbawamba. Come along for the gigs, a walk, a
pint....or all three. Full details here: www.jj-rr.org
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More
soon... John,
Alan, Chopper, Ian, Dil x OYSTERBAND
c/o
Running Man, PO Box 32100, London N4 1GR email:
oysters_at_oysterband_dot_co_dot_uk URL:
www.oysterband.co.uk Big
Session: www.bigsessionfestival.com |
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