The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #60643   Message #974798
Posted By: Gloredhel
30-Jun-03 - 09:04 PM
Thread Name: Old Songs Festival 2003 coming up!
Subject: RE: Old Songs 03 coming up!
The Arrogant Worms were absolutely hilarious! Trees and rocks and rocks and trees and trees and rocks and rocks and trees and...water! Really makes you want to visit Canada, doesn't it?

A lot of people did leave early when Fairport Convention was performing. I was one of them, and in my case it was because they started half an hour later than they were supposed to. I was planning on leaving when they were done, which was supposed to be at 11pm, because I was tired and had to drive an hour to get home. I also had my dad with me, who doesn't like to stay out too late. If they had started anything resembling on time, I would have been there for the finish. But I know that musicians, especially folk musicians, can't really be expected to abide by schedules.

What I did hear of Fairport Convention was great, except that the instruments were louder than the singing and I couldn't understand any of the lyrics, and I couldn't understand anything that was said in introducing the songs because whoever happened to be talking was mumbling (which is another annoying habit of folk musicians...can't they be a bit more courteous to the people who came to listen?). Ah, well. The music was great.

Anyone for Old Songs, the Reality Show?