All Blog Posts Tagged 'hall' (7)

Saturday Morning, and Michael gently awakens me from my shivering slumber by hammering on the side of the van... "Morning Michael" - I recognise his M.O. by now... It appears the Sun has started to shine and the rain is dwindling to a few scattered and isolated showers, the flooding on the site has started to subside, and the sky has a mostly blue, rather than a mostly grey colour. Hurrah! But! we understood that there was to be a drumkit there for 2 days, but the drummer took it home the nigh… Continue

The lineup for the Gathering on 6th August 2009 (in no particular order yet) is as follows; Each of these artists can be found within the AFC membership. Clicking the links below will generally take you to their MySpace Page, which will open in a new tab or window. Colin Clyne Joe Cassady & The West End Sound Chris Grant… Continue

Well, it's been a long drive of some Thirteen hours back from Spratton Folk Festival, where we had great fun, and especially bumping into people we only have ever seen online. It's good to smell you all again, he he he... We've had precious little sleep, Maria even less than me, since I've been dozing off in the back of a car most of the day (10 of 13 hours back of car, and the last 3 in cramped front with beagles (usually Brain-Dead, the youngest of the 3) sniffing at my ear and threatening to… Continue

Well I'm just getting the last things done in preparation for travelling down to Spratton Festival for the 2nd Spratton Gathering. I'm harrassed but incredibly excited, so looking forward to meeting all the lovely AFC people, some old friends and some new. For this reason, The Gatherings are always wonderful events, no matter the weather, venue or country. The camaraderie and sharing is the real magic of a Gathering. It's probably costing me at least £400 and 4 days travelling to drop off my 5 d… Continue

There has been a change of venue for the AFC Highland Gathering. I had talks with the owner and management of the Riverview at Mundole. They also own the Silver Sands Camping & Leisure Complex at Lossiemouth and we decided that it would be the best venue for this size of event. They regularly stage entertainments there, also it's much bigger, so we'll be running 2 stages at either end of the complex, (much better considering we have 20 acts) and has loads of family-friendly facilities and la… Continue

Hi folks, I'm still getting used to this site, but thought I'd start by sending you a press release I prepared for our upcoming trip to Toronto...when I get back I'll become more acquainted with all of you and the AFcollective! Dream for Real Invited to Perform at Toronto City Hall by Step By Step After singing their songs “Stand Together” and a “Miracle or Two” at the Obama Welcome Rally in Ottawa , Halifax-based Dream For Real songwriters Melanie Donnelly, Catherine Kinsman and Joanna Butler… Continue

My friend Phillip Hartley who's music I much admire had referred me to this website. I look forward to venturing out and listening to the artists here!!! I am really enjoying what I hear so far!! Just a short Bio of me: I started out on classical violin when I was younger and mostly self taught on guitar, mandolin, keyboards etc. I don't really know much cover music ..but have mostly enjoyed noodling around on various instruments over the years and composing as I go. The songs posted here are n… Continue