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Thread #115242   Message #2629689
Posted By: GUEST,Rob the Roadie
12-May-09 - 05:42 AM
Thread Name: Holmfirth Festival of Folk May 8 - 10th
Subject: RE: Holmfirth Festival of Folk May 8 - 10th
We Came We sang We Enjoyed.

Yes Taggart and Wright behaved themselves for once.

Our week-end went like this
Friday Night Angie sang at No.11 in the Open Mic. A nice little venue.
We then wandered around hoping to find somewhere else but they were all packed so we wandered back to camp and early bed. It was FREEZING!

Saturday
Anne arrived and they did an hour or two in the campsite going over about a dozen songs they used to sing all those years ago . A few lyrics gave them problems. Old age affecting their memory no doubt. Then into town. I carried both guitars.
They sang in Stamps in the afternoon then lunch upstairs and into town for a spot at the folk club in the White Hart and the open mic at No.11. A wander around town where we found it packed again. Trying to get in anywhere carrying two guitars was a problem so we went back to Stamps to drink all the beer!!!!
Oh yes the worst of it was they NEVER used their guitars anywhere that day. I must have walked miles carrying them!!!

Sunday
Missed the spoons workshop due to lunch or was it breakfast!! But they did go to Stamps AGAIN. We left early to grab a bite to eat before heading off and actualy managed to catch some of the dancing.

Thanks to everyone for putting up with them. Thanks to Dave of Fryish for giving them time at both No11 and the White Hart and to Steve and Ray at Stamps.
Special thanks to the lovely ladie we met in the Postcard on FRiday night when they saw we were frozen and soaked and they offered us a bed for the night when they heard we were under canvas !!

Thanks for a great friendly welcome some even remebered them from years back when they guested at Rhuddlan Festival and all those years ago when they opened at the Picturdrome.

If they behave can they come back next year??