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Thread #138761   Message #3176945
Posted By: GUEST,Ref
26-Jun-11 - 09:43 PM
Thread Name: Old Songs Festival 2011, big surprises?
Subject: RE: Big surprises at Old Songs 2011?
Lots of good moments. Scheduled moments include the energy of The Press Gang, Jezz Lowe's wonderful songs, the tear inducing hilarity of the Arrogant Worms, and the warmth of Finestkind's Dutch Barn performance this afternoon. Unscheduled would be the somewhat scared looking little woman who stood up at the songwriters' swap this morning and delivered a lovely piece about Mary (Jesus and Bob's mom) and a manger-mouse in a lovely, clear voice, a capella and beautifully on pitch. She should sing more. Also the woman who danced through the next to last piece at this morning's shape-note sing with two large flags, making no sound but for the faint ripple of fabric while the roof rang with a four-part hymn. It was an entrancing, if unanticipated, performance.