JustMe Posted April 1, 2006 Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 Two points both about the programme leaflet. First I think it is getting boring. Not the festival but the leaflet. Same design year after year. Time for a change. 2nd point concerns the small print. It is just too small. Using the same glasses that I wear for reading everything else I could not read the descriptions of the visiting artistes. Print is just too small. So small that it probably breaks eurolaws on access for disabled people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutopian Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 I think its a tad unfair to call the programme boring. Mind you I'm slightly biased seeing as I put it together Its there to serve a purpose and personally I feel it does a pretty goodjob. We have a limited amount of space available and a lot of information to put on it so we try to make the best of what we've got. I do agree with you about the small print though and it was a concern when we were putting the programme together, especially the bios page for the visiting artistes but we'll try and rectify it for next years version. All of the information is also available on the festival website. It would be great to have something shiny & colourful like some festivalsbut we simply don't have the budget for producing it. Bare in mind thatwe're a voluntary committee of a charitable organisation who rely onmemberships, the generousity of our sponsors & grants to fund the festival. However if you have any suggestions for improvements to the programme please feel free to PM me on here, or e-mail the festival office and I'll take a look at them and see if theres anything we can do for next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 Two points both about the programme leaflet. First I think it is getting boring. Not the festival but the leaflet. Same design year after year. Time for a change. 2nd point concerns the small print. It is just too small. Using the same glasses that I wear for reading everything else I could not read the descriptions of the visiting artistes. Print is just too small. So small that it probably breaks eurolaws on access for disabled people. Isn't it terrible when you slag something off and then the person that created it comes on in defense and you start to feel really bad about what you wrote! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeriebryan Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 Maybe a large print edition of the booklet could be made available for download and printing from the SFF website (not much use for shortsighted oldies who don't use the net thought!) If fact, I couldn't find a standard copy of the booklet for download on the website. Maybe something which could be done in future....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutopian Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Large print version is a great idea and a fairly easy one to implement for next year. At the moment we tend to only put up the concert details page and the memberships/ticket book form on the Internet site as those are the pages made most use of, however I'll change that for next year and add the option of downloading the full thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeriebryan Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Just in case anybody missed it, the SFF peeps have produced a podcast (a downloadable mp3 radio show) to publicise the the event. You can download it an leave your feedback here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMe Posted April 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Good to see some answers about my little moan. The small print thing was serious. Sitting in the same place (and with the same light) where I had just been reading the Shetland Times I just could not read the descriptions of the artistes. Ok so I have ways round that (magnifying glass or scan into the computer) others might well use the waste bin instead. Boring is not so much a moan as a comment. People get used to doing things in a similar way year after year and sometimes they will only notice when people start to comment. Could also remark that the canned music at the burning site is, to me, something that the UHA people need to think about. If it is feasable then having the programme and the booking form downloadable sounds good and the podcast is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mhari P Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Hi Just Me Yep, we take all comments such as these on board and will no doubt discuss it after this year's festival. I too think a downloadable version (with larger print) is a great idea.Thankfully, plenty of programmes have not gone in the waste bin though as tickets are flying off the shelf! Yippee and less than 21 days to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutopian Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Just in case anybody missed it, the SFF peeps have produced a podcast (a downloadable mp3 radio show) to publicise the the event. You can download it an leave your feedback here Just want to correct this slightly The podcast is all Hambone's own work. He asked the committee's permission to go ahead with it and we helped in sourcing some of the music he used but other than that we weren't involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeriebryan Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Just in case anybody missed it, the SFF peeps have produced a podcast (a downloadable mp3 radio show) to publicise the the event. You can download it an leave your feedback here Just want to correct this slightly The podcast is all Hambone's own work. He asked the committee's permission to go ahead with it and we helped in sourcing some of the music he used but other than that we weren't involved.I stand corrected Good work Hambone. A true altruist, as are the committee themselves. I tip my hat to you all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeriebryan Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 Article about the SFF from the shetland-news website Tuning up for 26th folk festival and some pictures of last years festival from the BBC Celtic Roots website http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/musicscotland/celticroots/standard/shetland05/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavieG Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 However if you have any suggestions for improvements to the programme please feel free to PM me on here, or e-mail the festival office and I'll take a look at them and see if theres anything we can do for next year. Hi there I have a budget for marketing in the Music Development Project so maybe we could look at doing something like this together for dual benefit. As long as we could get our contacts on it then the rest could be up to you. We have the facilities to create stuff here too using photos etc so it might jazz the thing up a bit and give our website etc more publicity. Just a thought - especially as the new Arts Agency cant give you direct grant aid any more. Worth a discussion at least. Davie G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutopian Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 Interesting stuff Davie. I'll mention this at the meeting we have tonight if thats alright ? I heard you're not going to be around for the festival weekend, america beckons I believe, so I'll get back to you once this years one is done and dusted, and our bodies/minds have recovered Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavieG Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Interesting stuff Davie. I'll mention this at the meeting we have tonight if thats alright ? I heard you're not going to be around for the festival weekend, america beckons I believe, so I'll get back to you once this years one is done and dusted, and our bodies/minds have recovered Andrew Yes sadly going to miss it this year for I think the first time since I started going in the mid-80's but there we go. Let me know what they think though and it's maybe one way we can help and hit a dual benefit button. good luck with it I'm sure it will be brilliant as usual and will be thinking of you when I am 'dry' on tour with wir young musicians in the States. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 Anyone have details of the schedule for the bands playing late at the Festival Club? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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