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Posted By: GUEST,Frank Lee
21-Sep-11 - 02:37 AM
Thread Name: Otley folk festival 2011
Subject: RE: Otley folk festival 2011
We called on our way north from Sheffield on Sat. evening. Enjoyed a lovely meal in The Black Horse, and then stayed at the sing/playaround. Yes, a lot of Beatles, Everley Bros. Eddie Cochrane, Donegan, etc..   But all nicely sung, and all-in-all a lovely mixture of allsorts delivered by folks sharing whatever 'floats their boat'. Made me feel grateful to the concert-going public who buy tickets to watch 'Big Names' , allowing the festival to happen, and thus have a fringe where, from where I stand, real folk music happens. There were singers like Ben Needham - I'd made a point of finding out his name - whose voice outclasses that of any male singer I know on the so-called 'folk' (but I prefer to call it showbiz) scene, sharing songs for the hell of it, and there were other great performers too. There was an electric piano, but sensitively played by all who used it; yes, 'there's as good a fish in the sea.....'