Win tickets to Folk by the Oak 2010 - CLOSED

My perfect picnic guests would be the wonderfully talented duo Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman, often overlooked and underated Kathryn has the most sublime voice and a warm and witty personality. Sean would be a perfect counterfoil, he is so often the ’other’ Lakeman in brother Seth’s band yet is a fabulously gifted guitarist and a has never knowlingly turned down a drink ! A perfect picnic with wit, wine, music and laughter

Robin Williamson - great tales, great music, and would make a lovely cuddly back-rest when I dozed off in the sun.

i’d have sam larner, anne briggs, cyril tawney , bert lloyd and kathryn tickell , all played music untainted by the hand of commercialism

All to sing of course Eddi Reader would provide the humour Ewan MacColl would provide the history lesson. John Martyn would certainly liven things up a bit and John McCusker’s so versatile he could play most instruments. Sounds like great company and great music.

Norma Waterson of course. The one, true, first lady of folk & a genuine national treasure. I suppose she could bring the rest of the family too.

I’d like to have a folky picnic with Anon. It would be a bit risky, catering wise, not knowing exactly who was going to show up or in what numbers - a great multitude of people or just the one representative? - but the quality of the company and his/her/their wisdom would be guaranteed.

The legend that is Mr Jon Boden. Would love to discuss music with him over a cheese sandwich.

Woody Guthrie-so much to teach,not just about folk but life in general.
Ralph Mc Tell-the first folk singer i ever heard and the first i saw live.
Kate Rusby-for the most beautiful voice in music and her wonderful humour

I’d like a folky picnic with lots of fiddlers - Eliza Carthy, Dave Swarbrick, Aiden O’Rourke, Jon Boden, James Delarre, Jackie Oates, John McCusker... I’d make them all teach me something and no-one would be allowed to leave until I was a better violinist. Might be a long picnic!

I think my ideal guests for a folky picnic would have to include Bert Lloyd for all his great stories and experiences, I’d then want to see Swarb their for a few tunes and because from the stories I’ve heard he’s a good laugh after a beer or two. I’d also love the delightful Jim Causley to pop along and not just for his cheaky glint. Oh and for some added fun it would be nice to have all the White Lion session there as well!