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Thread #106108   Message #2394420
Posted By: Pistachio
21-Jul-08 - 02:47 PM
Thread Name: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
Subject: RE: Saddleworth Folk Festival 2008
Hazel and Ann - home and dry!!    Tee-pee dry too!!
Thanks to the vG's for a bed space above eye level!!
Snorkel and goggles packed away and 'The Kelly' updated and continuously hugged for about 27 minutes to pass on all the wishes I received for her!

I had a brill time - and it was a fantastic festival AGAIN Ali, even fighting the war?? now that was a v.e.r.y. long campaign!!! Meeting 'new to me' artists and hearing songs/tunes old and new is what it's all about. Zoe, Hamish and Mr AJClark.
Mentioning the word 'new' - The talented 'Young' bands amazed me. Energy, ability, versatilty and sheer brilliance of timing, precision and .............(fit in your own definition),with voices that cut through the air.I'll not name names, suffice to say Wow!
I had prepared to sit for the first song or two in a set...before planning to head off to a singaround...but found myself mesmerised and effectively glued to my seat in awe of the talent on stage. Take a bow. Hope to catch up with some of you again soon.
Many thanks for letting me 'go solo'. It was awkward without Linda leading the songs and selecting the starting note... and special thanks to Mo&Joe and Shimian(sic)for letting me fit in two songs in the Commercial. and now, with the thought of a certain Moor and Coasters 'comment' coming to mind... , I'll stop chatting and head for my own bed.
I have to say I attended my first Guitar workshop and tho' short and interrupted it was a most worthwhile exercise. Many thanks to Phil Chisnall for his patient teaching style, a lesson in itself!
PS Looking forward to seeing everyone (with the glaring exception of 'La Kelly'),at Warwick. Maybe if I pray for rain the opposite will happen! Now, where's that inflatable dinghy?
H.xx