- New Living Traditions -

Welcome to a page celebrating Ilkley's 2009 Uncut Fringe

Some of the below will appear at Ilkley's Summer Festival. News to follow.

What a lovely idea... warms the cockles of one's cockles to know its going on...

Press praise Pie and brushes up Uncut Fringe

International Ilkley Moor Baht 'at Day on ilkley-more

A celebration of Yorkshire's unofficial anthem. A song about a man who loses his hat whilst courting Mary Jane on Ilkley Moor, catches his death of cold, is eaten by worms, which are eaten by ducks, which are eaten by his friends.

UK Hat Throwing Championship. From 12.30 at White Wells

Of Hats and Hymns 4.00 Baptist Church, Kings Rd. LS29 9AD The story of the song, the hymn it came from, and a chance to sing both, singing led by Rev. Stuart Jenkins (note: some versions have a last verse which starts That's wheear we get us ooan back. We will not be singing this because: (a) It is a modern aberration, and (b)It is rubbish.

Public performance of ON Ilkley Moor Baht 'at, and the hymn it is based on.. Ilkley Bandstand, The Grove.

Solely self supporting
But extremely open.
ANY EVENT WELCOME
Organise an event in the first few weeks of Oct. & tell Glyn Watkins. You can use the logo & be included in UNCUT FRINGE publicity.

Ilkley More thread with news and allowing you to comment

Intent

The Ilkley Literary Festival is successful, has been going for decades, and as is a genuine testament to hard work, and is an event worthy of praise.

On the other hand it is, basically, a celebrity writers festival, uses only a limited number of venues in Ilkley; and runs a 'fringe' that it vets and controls, but does not pay anything for, and which does not allow artists and promoters to charge entry.

So there is nothing to stop people who can organise an event from doing so.

I have been contacted by hot band The bacchae asking if they could be in my fringe! They are fixing a venue, and I have a Ilkley Festival Uncut Fringe logo as a result.

Do something for yourself

Sort a show. Find a venue (I can make suggestions) and book it (the basic Edinburgh Fringe principle). If you tell me about it you can use the logo, and I will include the show in my publicity. All I ask is that you try and avoid clashes with other Uncut Fringe events, and that you help publicise those other events. I am not looking to make masses of unpaid work for myself, create a new festival, or direct anything but myself; but I enjoy helping people, and if other events link to mine it helps all of us. I always do flyers and posters for my own shows, and am getting good at getting shows listed.

I can offer help and advice.

There is less than no money in this fringe! But we can help each other; share costs for posters &c, or simply use the logo on our own stuff. Also, as you will be producing your own shows, you can choose to charge in, have a whip round, collect or do it all for free.

'Any event' means any event. I would love to have a bracken bashing day, and would love to organise a Ford Zodiac cavalcade to celebrate Peter Tinniswood's Uncle Mort.

Please . if you want to know more or ask questions.