Wessex Folk Festival blog 2009

sounds great

2010-01-05T18:44:28.344Z

sounds great

Hi Paul, we are visiting Weymouth this wekend and ...

2009-07-28T19:48:05.215+01:00

Hi Paul,
we are visiting Weymouth this wekend and wonder if there are any sessions on in the area this Friday (31st).
Allan Porter
allan.porter21@tiscali.co.uk

Hi, I found the blog very useful in the days leadi...

2009-07-19T16:57:49.432+01:00

Hi, I found the blog very useful in the days leading up to the festival and since I was one of the "street performers" I thought you might like to read my own blog entry on the event, at:

http://dr-turbervilles.awardspace.co.uk/turbsblog/2009/06/7th-june-wessex-folk-festival/

In summary, "Great event, thanks to some hard-working organisers and a few noble sponsors. My thanks to all of them."

Cheers,
Alan

PS I did try to send a "trackback" but I suspect you have this facility switched off?

That session was great! Thank you!

2009-06-30T10:48:03.250+01:00

That session was great! Thank you!

We had a great time at both the Excise House sessi...

2009-06-15T20:27:57.077+01:00

We had a great time at both the Excise House session on the Saturday and part of the Kings Arms session on the Sunday. Just a shame we couldn't join our friends Ruth and Colin for the English session in the Sailor's Return on the Saturday, but we had the kids with us so the landlord asked us to leave!

Thanks to all who came to the "gentle song session...

2009-06-12T21:53:49.774+01:00

Thanks to all who came to the "gentle song session ,it was a privilege to be invited to host it again this year!Hope to see you all again next year it was just the best of times!Dawn

Fame! I'm on the front page of the official Wesse...

2009-06-10T23:13:50.368+01:00

Fame! I'm on the front page of the official Wessex Folk Festival website!

We braved the awful weather forecasts and had a su...

2009-06-08T13:29:19.035+01:00

We braved the awful weather forecasts and had a super time! The location, in Hope Square and along Trinity Road beside the harbour is just perfect, and the free entertainment made for a lovely day. Lots of local, young talented musicians as well as established visitors! My hearty congratulatio0ns to all the volunteers who made it happen, and I hope the sponsors feel they made enough from my spending at the pubs and stalls to carry on supporting the event. Long may it continue! I'm definitely looking forward to next June already.

Hi Paul, I have put a short piece on my blog about...

2009-05-28T09:57:36.507+01:00

Hi Paul, I have put a short piece on my blog about your Festival with a link back to here for you. I am getting a lot of enquires about what is on around Weymouth. Hope you have a great weekend. We always pop down to watch the dancers. Regards Paul From the Olympics are coming to Weymouth Blog. Link is via my name.

Any news of further details yet?

2008-11-15T23:47:55.475Z

Any news of further details yet?

Your comments are welcomed below on how you would ...

2008-08-19T16:13:18.651+01:00

Your comments are welcomed below on how you would like to benefit from and work with the Wessex Folk Festival 2009

Do you know of other great folk music sessions in ...

2008-08-18T11:52:54.338+01:00

Do you know of other great folk music sessions in the Weymouth area people who visit here might want to know about?

After such a successful festival, it's perhaps a b...

2008-08-16T10:57:28.194+01:00

After such a successful festival, it's perhaps a bit challenging to see how it could be improved.

As with all folk festivals, however, there are probably a lot of different stakeholders and each perhaps needs to be considered separately.

Examples of some stakeholders could include:

the general tourist who sees the festival in passing

the tourist who comes to Weymouth because of the folk festival

the dedicated folkie who specifically enjoys any one of either sessions, concerts or workshops

the hoteliers and tourist industry that get extra bookings because of the festival

the local bands who get public exposure because of the folk festival

even perhaps local businesses who may currently feel they are not benefiting from the festival or who feel they are being adversely affected.

I'm sure there are many other stakeholders whose individual cases could be considered and their needs catered for and improved.

However, there is one stakeholder that it is easy to forget and that is all the hard working people who make the festival possible. Better could mean less strain or less work for them - or a bigger or more complex festival could mean even more work and stress, which could be seen as a negative.

Just a few thoughts ...

It will be really interesting to see how it develops over the next few years :-)

Thanks Guys and Gals. Another successful year and ...

2008-08-15T17:07:14.908+01:00

Thanks Guys and Gals. Another successful year and I was, again, proud to be a part of it.
Nige Canter

Your comments are welcomed here

2008-06-12T09:32:33.429+01:00

Your comments are welcomed here