The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #112915   Message #2399328
Posted By: Banjiman
28-Jul-08 - 08:03 AM
Thread Name: Hardraw w/e 25th July (N. Yorkshire)
Subject: RE: Hardraw w/e 25th July (N. Yorkshire)
First time we've been!

Excellent fun.......we only came to play a few in the sessions/ singarounds, see a few friends and catch some of our favourite acts....and we ended up doing 2 sets....well Wendy did (she says thanks for the 1 hour notice!)I just hindered her with the banjo on a couple.

The bandstand is an amazing place to play with sound bouncing off the hills either side and absolutely beautiful surroundings. Sun burn is healing nicely.......proper festival weather at last!

Thanks to Gerry and Ani McNiece for roping us in and for making us honourary members of the Otley Crue (do we get T shirts?). Steve did a superb organisation job..... can't believe he had to go home to go to work on Sunday.

The Hall Brothers were cool (lost any CDs lately?), D McFs were everything that is right about folk rock as always........only downside was that I missed my favourite Brother Crow song and their new one......I'll blame the dog for that (it's a long and not very interesting story). Gerry was great, as was Shaun (also roped in at short notice)......what's the family fascination with ukeleles though?

We'll bring the tent and the kids next year.

Paul