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Thread #12717   Message #103723
Posted By: GeorgeH
10-Aug-99 - 12:48 PM
Thread Name: Cambridge Folk Festival
Subject: RE: Cambridge Folk Festival
Sorry to disagree, Jane, but I thought the JT Band at Sidmouth were remarkably undistinguished . . certainly the least exciting/least musical band I've seen John in, and a bitter disappointment. And his re-workings of "Lay me low" and "Hold your banners high" were pale shadows of the previous versions. (At least he had the sense not to re-work "Scarcrow"!!). Also - if Cambridge could have "Rolling Home", why was it left out at Sidmouth? As it was the band played a distinctly short set . . .

All credit to them, though, for how they coped with the house light problems . . And we can think ourselves lucky the tent wasn't cleared for safety reasons (believe me, if the "rules" were followed that would have happened).

G.