The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #112736   Message #2388550
Posted By: Richard Bridge
14-Jul-08 - 12:00 PM
Thread Name: Review: Ely Folk Festival
Subject: RE: Review: Ely Folk Festival
Largely agreed. For my taste more English 1954 definition FOLK would be nice, but Last Night's Fun again demonstrated what superb musicians they are, with a precision matched with dynamism beyond compare. Show of Hands pretty good. Spiers and Boden also pretty good (but I didn't like the "stomp box"). Some lovely harmony singing from the African band. Some nicely done English folk from Shambolica, mixed with a quantity of Americana. Mawkin Causley also very good, do like Jim Causley's vocals.

A fine session on Sunday night into the small hours with a range of stuff from folk to "guilty pleasures" 60s and 70s pop.