Green Fields of England

TheSilverSpear · Post by **TheSilverSpear** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:22 pm

So I've left Colorado for England. I'm currently in DC until Friday and then I fly to the UK by way of Frankfurt and Amsterdam and ride in a trailer with my horse all the way to England. Oy.

Life is very weird right now. Oh, my goodness! What in the world? was I thinking and what am I doing here when I could have gone to grad school at the University of Colorado or at least another uni in the US. But off we go.... I am committed now.

I'll miss my Colorado Irish music people, but hopefully will make more connections in England. It should be fun after the transitiony travelly hellish bit.

Flyingcursor · Post by **Flyingcursor** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 4:03 pm

TheSilverSpear wrote:So I've left Colorado for England. I'm currently in DC until Friday and then I fly to the UK by way of Frankfurt and Amsterdam and ride in a trailer with my horse all the way to England. Oy.

Life is very weird right now. Oh, my goodness! What in the world? was I thinking and what am I doing here when I could have gone to grad school at the University of Colorado or at least another uni in the US. But off we go.... I am committed now.

I'll miss my Colorado Irish music people, but hopefully will make more connections in England. It should be fun after the transitiony travelly hellish bit.

The best of luck!

Coffee · Post by **Coffee** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 4:04 pm

What part of England are you going to mate? I'm in Suffolk myself.

Innocent Bystander · Post by **Innocent Bystander** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 4:24 pm

Buckinghamshire.
What are you going to be doing with the horse, exactly?
(These inter-specific relationships rarely turn out well...)

Charlene · Post by **Charlene** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 5:51 pm

Innocent Bystander wrote:Buckinghamshire.
What are you going to be doing with the horse, exactly?
(These inter-specific relationships rarely turn out well...)

Especially for those on the recieving end: http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/108863.html

TheSilverSpear · Post by **TheSilverSpear** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:51 pm

I'm going to Durham for postgrad studies.

Either I was completely out of my mind or brilliant. Haven't decided which.

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:40 pm

TheSilverSpear wrote:I'm going to Durham for postgrad studies.

Either I was completely out of my mind or brilliant. Haven't decided which.

they are not mutually exclusive

brianholton · Post by **brianholton** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:04 am

Durham is a very pleasant place to live. There are weekly sessions, with one wonderful one specialising in local songs (it used to be in Colpitt's Hotel, but they moved somewhere else - they'll be easy to find in such a small town).

You'll be less than 15 minutes by train from Newcastle, which is full of music, too - the Bridge Hotel used to have good sessions.

I had 7 happy years in the NE: there is a wonderfully rich traditional culture - think northumbrian smallpipes - and an amazing variety of songs.

you're well placed for some of the better folk festivals - Durham's is small but very friendly and very informal. about an hour's drive north is the Newcastleton festival, one of the earliest and best of the Scottish folk festivals, and about an hour south you have Whiby, a great little festival in a lovely little town.

and you will understand the local dialect eventually, trust me.

good luck

brian

brianholton · Post by **brianholton** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:05 am

ooops - I meant "Whitby"

sorry to all the Whitby folk out there

b

Innocent Bystander · Post by **Innocent Bystander** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 1:52 am

Aye, Durham is a lovely place, right enough.

mukade · Post by **mukade** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 3:22 am

Durham Ye gods! My hometown.

I have very fond memories of St Aidans college and the East Asian Studies dept.

There used to be a regular session in the Colpitts Hotel in Durham, but heard it has stopped.

Mukade

djm · Post by **djm** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 8:47 am

Isn't there some really beautiful cathedral or something in Durham? Weren't there really old monasteries and stuff? - loads of history? And you're near Yorkshire, which is supposed to be very beautiful as well. And, dare I say it? - James Herriot country!

djm

dubhlinn · Post by **dubhlinn** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:16 am

Durham Cathedral is an absolute joy.

Lovely place, lovely people and as Brian Holten mentioned, once you get used to the dialect/accent you'll be fine.

A good move.

Slan,
D.

Martin Milner · Post by **Martin Milner** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:40 am

dubhlinn wrote:Durham Cathedral is an absolute joy.

Lovely place, lovely people and as Brian Holten mentioned, once you get used to the dialect/accent you'll be fine.

A good move.

Slan,
D.

Oops, he meant Holton. Sorry to all the Holton folk out there.

Hope you settle well in Durham, there are Chiffers all over the UK, so you shouldn't be too far from a friendly face.

chas · Post by **chas** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:15 am

Denny wrote:
TheSilverSpear wrote:I'm going to Durham for postgrad studies.

Either I was completely out of my mind or brilliant. Haven't decided which.
they are not mutually exclusive

Yep, that thin line between genius and insanity. I do my best to stay on it.

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