Folk fans, anyone?

by **jonny_boy34** on Thu May 24, 2007 2:26 am

Good evening, good lord it's 2.22am, I'll make this quick.

Are any boys or girls here fans of the folk genre? I am, and so are a few of my friends. I was thinking just now, some of us are heading down to Sidmouth Folk Festival at the beginning of August - have a gander here: http://www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk

It's basically a week of wonderful fun. It isn't a 'festival' as such in the sens that we know it, it's more of a whole town music thingybob, where different events are going on all week. So you pay for the camping, and then just pay for any events that you want to go along to. Apprently theres also music in pubs and such around the town too. Also, Show of Hands, an amazing folk duo who are bloody amazingly brilliant, are playing on the first night Friday 3rd August.

So my question is of course, does anyone here fancy joining us? It's not exactly a thrashing event, but it'd still be a great holiday week of joy and fun for everyone to meet up and get up to all sorts of shenanigans. What say you?

by **Resilience Records** on Thu May 24, 2007 2:35 am

Sidmouth or Wacken...

by **jonny_boy34** on Thu May 24, 2007 2:54 am

Oh shitting crikey, are they on at the same time?

by **boovidge** on Thu May 24, 2007 9:59 am

I'll think i'll be heading to Wacken...maybe :wink:

by **The Fourth Norseman** on Thu May 24, 2007 12:24 pm

lol, i used to go to a folk camp thing like this every year for about 10 years.

but yeah..wacken. :doh:

by **Herzeleid** on Thu May 24, 2007 12:54 pm

The Sidmouth Folk Festival is ok purely for the getting drunk/hanging around seeing stuff part of it, and since i'm from Devon like 20 minutes from the place too, I may well go.

The music however, makes me envy the deaf.

by **jonny_boy34** on Thu May 24, 2007 1:42 pm

Well that's the great thing about it, you don't even have to go and see any of the music, it can easily just be a great camping week of fun and madness. And there's quite a few of us going, so it could be great fun.

Wacken finishes the day after Sidmouth starts, so if people have enough cash and free time off work, you can still make it!

And Jamie's actually coming too, I just think he's worried he won't look as cool if he admits he likes folk music because it's only for old people. :eyes:

by **The Fourth Norseman** on Thu May 24, 2007 2:37 pm

jonny_boy34 wrote:Well that's the great thing about it, you don't even have to go and see any of the music, it can easily just be a great camping week of fun and madness. And there's quite a few of us going, so it could be great fun.

Wacken finishes the day after Sidmouth starts, so if people have enough cash and free time off work, you can still make it!

And Jamie's actually coming too, I just think he's worried he won't look as cool if he admits he likes folk music because it's only for old people.

never

by **Metalbrew Stu** on Thu May 24, 2007 2:44 pm

I enjoy a lot of folk music, but there are a hell of a lot of freaks at the folk week. It's basically the stereotypical of english people being realised. That adds to the fun though. There's actually loads of great acoustic music everywhere, thousands of pubs, beaches, sea and camping. Basically a lovely relaxed weekend.

by **thrash metal maniac** on Thu May 24, 2007 2:47 pm

hmm, looks pretty cool, my mate likes folk too and he has a car, maybe he'll be up for it!

by **Resilience Records** on Thu May 24, 2007 2:55 pm

jonny_boy34 wrote:Well that's the great thing about it, you don't even have to go and see any of the music, it can easily just be a great camping week of fun and madness. And there's quite a few of us going, so it could be great fun.

Wacken finishes the day after Sidmouth starts, so if people have enough cash and free time off work, you can still make it!

And Jamie's actually coming too, I just think he's worried he won't look as cool if he admits he likes folk music because it's only for old people.

oh dear jon.

by **MartinC** on Thu May 24, 2007 3:03 pm

YOU'RE A PUFF JAMIE YOU DON'T LIKE PROPER METAL FOLK IS GAY BWAAAAAAAAP!!!!

by **Resilience Records** on Thu May 24, 2007 3:05 pm

MartinC wrote:YOU'RE A PUFF JAMIE YOU DON'T LIKE PROPER METAL FOLK IS GAY BWAAAAAAAAP!!!!

by **Dian Wei** on Thu May 24, 2007 3:12 pm

I like the banjo..... not so sure about folk though.

by **Herzeleid** on Thu May 24, 2007 3:42 pm

The folkies at Sidmouth are all crazy drunks to be fair, they give most camping crowds a run for their money.