memories of DEAL maritime folk fest

Subject: memories of DEAL maritime folk fest
From: GUEST,FloraG
Date: 20 Sep 16 - 02:54 AM

Just returned from a weekend at Deal in Kent where they do a festival each year raising money for the RNLI. Its well supported locally.


My best memories are of a concert in the café at the end of the pier when the heavens opened - wind; rain; thunder and lightening; sea rushing below the pier at a good rate of knots and the windows of the café feeling somewhat insecure - and the band played on.

I wondered what are the best memories other people have of this festival.

Subject: RE: memories of DEAL maritime folk fest
From: doc.tom
Date: 20 Sep 16 - 09:10 AM

Singing lifeboat songs in the lifeboat shed. (Actually, that's always very special whichever lifeboat shed we're in.)

Subject: RE: memories of DEAL maritime folk fest
From: GUEST,FloraG
Date: 21 Sep 16 - 03:06 AM

The acoustics are surprisingly good in the shed.
FloraG