festivals

It's been a long time since I blogged, but there are absolutely no reasons to continue in this way, so I'm back!
Over the summer I've been lucky enough to have spents lots of time at various folk festivals. Fareham for Easter is a great festival and I bought a season ticket, although had to miss the early events owing to prior engagements! Sounds rather grand, but just a party...vey good nevertheless. My particular finds of the weekend were Maggie Adamson and Brian Nicholson and the David Munnelly Band. that's not to say there weren't many grat performers, but these were new to me, so worth a mention. Maggie is a 16year old champion fiddle player and what flair and the David Munnelly Band were just so full of life, they were a joy.
I was pleased to be involved in a George Gardiner presentation with Bob Askew and the Askew Sisters...always a pleasure.
Big names appearing included Show of Hands, Mawkin Causley, Martin Carthy, Roy Bailey..all of whom I enjoyed. Then Eliza Carthy and Heidi Talbot with Kris Drever who I thought were very disappointing...oh well can't enjoy all the people all of the time!!!!
Others worth a mention were Craig, Morgan and Robson, The LarkRise Band and Michael McGoldrick....all very good.
So, apart from all of this it was really good to feel "I'm back".....having missed mixing with friends spontaneously for the last couple of years....no more.....