In what is fast becoming a new tradition we again went along to the Towersey Village Festival where we slept drunkenly under canvas in a damp field after enjoying the musical talents of a wide and varied selection of artists.
Just the few of the many that we managed to see…
- Cara Dillon – sweet voice, lovely tunes
- The Spooky Men’s Chorale – great fun, silly Aussie humour, talented singers
- Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick – old school traditional folk, talented but not our tastes
- Lau – lively and youthful exuberance
- 17 Hippies – there are more than 17 of them, they are not hippies but they are great foot stomping band
- Karine Polwart – lovely voice full of passion
- Tim Edey and Brendan Power – superb talents, and Power is a Kiwi!
- Kate Rowe – fun, playful lyricist
- Saltfishforty – exciting and salty tunes from the northern isles
- Roy Bailey - a stalwart of the folk scene with a large following
- Emily Portman – dark and haunting lyrics sung with the lightness of an angel’s voice
- The Old Dance School – talented bunch of youngsters who are set for big things
- David Ferrard – charming and moving songs
- Alasdair Roberts – complex and interesting songs with great soul
And at the Three Horseshoes Pub – here we met my uncle and his band mates who sing and play along in a jam session with other talented musicians while we attempt to drink the pub dry.
We are already planning to go again next year.
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