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|  | 1st British Slide Guitar Festival w Michael Messer
« Thread Started on Oct 29, 2009, 2:14pm » | |
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On the 5th of January 2009 MM started the thread ‘Where in the World are You?’ in ‘Talking Blues’.
“I have been thinking about putting an event together where we could all meet for a day. There could be instruments and accessories exhibited and some performances, classes and lectures. This is something that I have wanted to do for a while, but not done anything about making it happen!”
'The 1st British Slide Guitar Festival'
A general get together, workshop, and evening concert
23rd of January 2010.
Michael Messer with Ed Genis
Tom Doughty.
Lucy Zirins
Michael Messer workshop and 'face to face' with Mark Makin.
Two of the foremost experts on instruments made by National, Dobro, Supro & Valco.
'The History of Slide, From beef bones & rail track nails, to plastic wonders'.
Ian McWee of Diamond Bottlenecks with Slidin' Steve Thompson.
Doors open at noon.
During the afternoon session Tom Doughty & Chickenbone John will be on hand for one to one and group tuition.
Everyone is invited to take part in the 'Open Mic' Sessions and those with a little less experience of live performance confidence can take part in 'Partnered Jams'.
We now have access to three discrete areas for Performance, Tuition, Demonstrations, Sales, Practice, Jamming, Discussion, and Escape! (There is also a chemist over the road that sells asprin!).
A ‘Diamond Bottlenecks’ Slide will be raffled
The proceeds will go to to Music Machine - ‘music for the community’ an open access project which in conjunction with the Chelmsley Wood Baptist Church provide instruction and support as well as access to instruments in the B33,36 & 37 postcodes.
The Red Lion, Long Street, Atherstone, North Warwickshire,
Attendees may take advantage of a special single occupancy tariff
£49 per night with B&B at the 500 year old coaching Inn
3 star hotel. Restaurant & Bar Meals available.
01827 713 156 Fax: 01827 711 404 E-mail: info@atherstoneredlion.co.uk .
Atherstone is situated on the A5 between the M6 M1 and M42.
Rail super saver return tickets to Atherstone Station from London, York, Leeds, Cardiff, Exeter, Bristol, Southampton, and Liverpool cost no more than £17 .
Admission by prepayment.
a unique reference code will be issued to gain entrance.
Advance subscription of the full fee of is £25 required.
If paying by Paypal please add £1.50 to cover handling fees
This is very much a community event.
If we can make this work once, we can all move on to organising the bigger better 2nd British Slide Guitar Festival. Its all up to you............
For details of how to register please send a PM to PercytheWonderAnt
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| | Re: 1st British Slide Guitar Festival w Michael Me
« Reply #1 on Oct 29, 2009, 3:14pm » | |
Hi Percy, sounds great, im up for it  just before my birthday what a treat 
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« Reply #2 on Oct 29, 2009, 6:08pm » | |
perc so will My Creole Belle will be heard at last.omb
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« Reply #3 on Oct 30, 2009, 9:43am » | |
What a great idea, I'm sure that will be helpful. I will for sure try to attend, do I need to book a ticket?
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« Reply #4 on Oct 30, 2009, 10:53am » | |
£25 paid in advance covers the whole afternoon, buffet, workshop and evening concert.
Payment may be made via cheque or paypal.
If paying by Paypal please add £1.50 to cover handling fees. I am keeping the price so close to the margin that it is the difference between breaking even and making a loss.
Registration will be limited to the first 100 people to pay.
There will be no physical tickets issued.
Once payment has been made a unique identification code will be sent to you. This will need to be kept and brought with you to be matched against records at the venue, (just like check in with Ryan Air but without the uniform).
After verification a fabulous souvenir, yours to keep, for always, 1st British Slide Festival token* will be issued to enable re-entry.
Cheers Percy
*In time this rare artefact may become very valuable and benefit your descendants greatly.
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| | Re: 1st British Slide Guitar Festival w Michael Me
« Reply #5 on Oct 30, 2009, 3:57pm » | |
Count me in, perce...
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« Reply #6 on Oct 31, 2009, 6:17am » | |
Hi
really want to be there!!!!!!!!!! would birmingham be the nearest international airport???? for us who dont live in the uk....
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« Reply #7 on Oct 31, 2009, 10:01am » | |
Hi Al,
We would love you to come too. Birmingham is the nearest airport.
Shine On
Michael
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« Reply #8 on Oct 31, 2009, 12:02pm » | |
Hi
ok ill be confirming within the next 4 or 5 days then .....really want to be there
al
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« Reply #9 on Oct 31, 2009, 12:20pm » | |
me too! pm me re payment Perce
regards david
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« Reply #10 on Oct 31, 2009, 2:17pm » | |
This souds great - well done for getting it organised, Percy.
I'd love to be there, but it's not looking at all possible (just bad luck on the timing). Maybe next time...
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« Reply #11 on Oct 31, 2009, 5:53pm » | |
Oct 31, 2009, 6:17am, thebluesbear wrote:Hi
really want to be there!!!!!!!!!! would birmingham be the nearest international airport???? for us who dont live in the uk....
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Atherstone is about 15 road miles from Birmingham International. Trains don't run direct, but the airport and station are side by side for an indirect service which takes a maximum of 1h20m each way. Given the price of a taxi, a hire car might be an idea if you can get used to driving on the proper side of the road.
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« Reply #12 on Oct 31, 2009, 6:18pm » | |
Hi
Thanks for the directions ....yes i can manage driving on the proper side of the road lol......in bath where i am from orginally , it happens unless the locals have been on the scrumpy .... hehehehehe
so if you see a red mitsubishi with belgian plates on it .......with a few guitar cases ......wave or something .....or jump out of the way
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« Reply #13 on Oct 31, 2009, 7:11pm » | |
I'll have some of that. Looks like a grand day out!
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« Reply #14 on Oct 31, 2009, 7:14pm » | |
PM me Percy, I'll send you a cheque.
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