The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #92973   Message #1825449
Posted By: Steve in Sidmouth
02-Sep-06 - 12:56 PM
Thread Name: Shrewsbury Folk Festival
Subject: RE: Shrewsbury Folk Festival
I heard a lot of negative comments about marquee 1 and have had some by email since the festival - mainly too loud, poor quality sound, poor quality acts and no spaces left. So maybe lots of people were happy or did they just sit it out to the end hoping it might get better? Overcrowding was apparently an issue on one occasion - stewards told not to let people back in if they went out (!?). What was going on?? It all seemed a sharp contrast to the Ham concerts at Sidmouth - I've heard nothing but the highest praise - and on the odd occasion I listened in for half and hour the sound was superb.