This month's Tyre Kickers' Ceilidh in Dunstable features the fabulous Stömp with Andrew Swain calling. Venue: St Mary's Social Club West Street Dunstable LU6...
... Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 13:00:17 -0000 From: david parsons <parsons.dinaspowys@...> Subject: RUFF ceilidh - 5th March The next RUFF ceilidh is on 5th...
In a message dated 02/03/2005 11:27:48 GMT Standard Time, adam@... writes: From: david parsons <parsons.dinaspowys@...> Subject: RUFF...
Daverhunt@...
Mar 2, 2005 3:20 pm
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Thought i`d bring up the subject of band volume as some friends and i have been talking about it. What does anyone else think? Recently a mate of mine went to...
This is an interesting topic and one I have had to confront on a few occasions as dancer, caller, musician and/or sound engineer. A few miscellaneous thoughts...
Some so called ceilidh bands are staffed by failed rockers. Up here in Northumbria, the PA is designed to give the acoustic sound sufficient support to enable...
... The volume does die off as you go to the back of the hall - try forming a set at the back. Also you could try specialist music earplugs - lots of musicians...
It's horses for courses. I can't imagine Tickled Pink fans enjoying the band quite as much at low volume levels, and there are more than enough of them to pack...
glen titmus
glen.titmus@...
Mar 8, 2005 10:51 am
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I regularly complain if bands are too quiet...if I can't hear each instrument, clearly at the back of the room, for example, or if on stage I can hear the...
Gordon Potts/Diane Mo...
gordon.potts@...
Mar 8, 2005 11:11 am
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The fact is that most people born since the mid 1950's have been brought up with music which is intended to be played loud, at discos, rock concerts, etc. &...
Gordon Potts/Diane Mo...
gordon.potts@...
Mar 8, 2005 11:15 am
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Choice of volume is one of the many choices a band makes when deciding on how they want their bands performance to come across. In terms of public gigs you do...
Don't forget that month's Tyre Kickers' Ceilidh in Dunstable on Friday features the fabulous Stömp with Andrew Swain calling. Venue: St Mary's Social Club ...
At the end of the day the audience are the ones who pay for the band to be playing at the ceilidh. If the band are financially better off staying at home,...
A member of the audience, perhaps said At the end of the day the audience are the ones who pay for the band to be playing at the ceilidh. If the band are...
Barry Parkes
bazparkes@...
Mar 8, 2005 12:08 pm
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... I'm pretty sure I make an overall loss playing for ceilidhs, but how many musicians do you know who are in it solely for the money? Ian -- Ian Roberts ...
A third of MU rates? That would be nice! But we do it cos we love it, and cos we grew up in the folk scene (did we grow up if we're in the folk scene?), and if...
Ceilidh is not an free commercial market. If it was, it wouldn't exist. We are a community that works together for the thing that we all love to do. --cjc On...
In a message dated 08/03/2005 12:19:21 GMT Standard Time, ian@... writes: ... I'm pretty sure I make an overall loss playing for ceilidhs, but how...
Daverhunt@...
Mar 8, 2005 1:00 pm
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... to be playing at the ceilidh. If the band are financially better off staying at home, then they need to look at their charges! Look at our charges! I'm...
That's the problem with folkie things in general - it has to be cheap 'cause we're not in it for the money are we? It strikes me that I've been paying 6-8 quid...
Should Ceilidh Series do the same as cinerma's with Tickets? Have a membership which lets you pay a yearly/monthly subscription for a ceilidh series which is...
OK... Let's imagine we're a dance band soundie, and that we're sitting at our whizzy megabucks blinkinglights sound desk. The band and caller are as happy as...
... I'd turn a random knob on an unused channel and tell the punter I'd done as they asked... Dave...
Dave Holland
dave@...
Mar 8, 2005 3:21 pm
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"At the end of the day the audience are the ones who pay for the band to be playing at the ceilidh." No they aren't. If you go to a dance & there aren't many...
Gordon Potts/Diane Mo...
gordon.potts@...
Mar 8, 2005 3:25 pm
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... Ah, the good old DFA channel... :-) Ian -- Ian Roberts ian@......
Ceilidh is not an free commercial market. If it was, it wouldn't exist. We are a community that works together for the thing that we all love to do. ...
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