The picture used on the Holmfirth Festival of Folk of a crumbling interior of a Public Bar filled with Folkies. May be a little bit of tradition associated with the Holmfirth Festival. How Holmfirth has changed over the years with its trendy Bars and restaurants. In this changing world it amused me to think back to how things were not just in Holmfirth were the Nook 25years ago may well have been one of the last bastions of a spit and sawdust Drinking Pub.

Allegedly I was told by Gus who was at the 2nd Holmfirth Folk Festival the floor of the Nook was so rotten. That the landlord seeing how popular and extra busy his pub had become on the Friday Night of the festival quickly organized a gang of his regulars to come in on the Saturday morning before the Pub opened to Tarmac the floor. Perhaps someone could confirm if this is true or not if it is true perhaps the final song of the festival should be Mac Alpines Fusiliers.

Gus was at the time recollecting that the Holmfirth Festival originally focused round sing in the local Pub's. What do I think well Yorkshire men are well know for telling tall tales that do have a trace of truth. It may well be however that the putting of a name to the traditional singing around Holmfirth has just helped to keep an already established tradition alive.

I'm all for a Greenfield Folk Festivals anywhere however the thought of one obliterating a Traditional Festival Like Holmfirth is abhorrent to me. Fortunately the hard work this year of the local people in Holmfirth have convinced me that a Money and profit driven festival on the same weekend has the most to loose.What you missed!