Julie stole the show at the 2005 Gainsborough Folk Festival - an absolute star and, off-stage, a lovely, gentle woman. Still got a fantastic voice with that lovely smokiness. Her performance of 'Boots of Spanish Leather' was one of the most intense and powerful I've ever heard. Anyone going to see her and expecting a twee, spent, played-out artist is in for a shock - she's still truly a force to be reckoned with, and it was a privilege to stand beside her on stage to introduce her, and thank her at the end for a great performance. And her old Martin 12-fret is to die for! GAS attack alert! S:0)
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