The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #113765   Message #2513698
Posted By: bubblyrat
12-Dec-08 - 02:45 PM
Thread Name: Review: Sidmouth '08
Subject: RE: Review: Sidmouth '08
Well,I have been thinking about it ,and I have to say that I ,personally,miss the "Arena" venue-----part of its charm was the fact that it WAS remote from all the other things,and one could,actually,spend a whole day there without getting bored (especially if one went to events in the adjacent town hall venues as well !!).As for the Bulverton and the LNE "ceilidhs"----well,I love playing in bands for,and attending, ceilidhs, but certainly NOT at the DREADFUL level of amplification that has been used in recent years !! For me (and, I know ,many others), it ruins the music--in fact I have had to leave as it has been PAINFUL !! Either DUMP it, or turn the bloody volume down I say----I don't know what it is,but it aint FOLK !!And the camp-site is much noisier and unruly than it used to be,especially with regard to the endlessly "thrumming" generators. I didn't stay on it this year,(couldn't face it)'but I did when stewarding (box office) the previous year and I was both alarmed and disgusted when some fellow stewards,responsible for NIGHT TIME CAMPSITE SECURITY,told me,with apparent pride,that they had been so drunk (on duty) that they couldn't stand up,and didn't remember what had happened ! If things are allowed to continue like that (Ruth take note !)it can only be a matter of time before there is some kind of "incident" ( punch-up,sexual assaault,fire etc) there.Come on people,let's start taking things seriously,shall we ??