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 OK I'll be really honest I set off to see
the Festival because Moke were playing. Well I ended up staying past midnight and
shot loads of excellent artists. A huge round of applause to the organisers and
volunteers who kept everything running smoothly at an event that in terms of size
rivals the biggest festivals. What's more is that this was a totally free festival
so everything that you read about here was yours for the price of the transport
to the venue.
You can see the full line up on the official site, I did not manage to photograph
all the artists so I'm sorry if your favorite is not included. The site was spread
across three stages, the main, a smaller stage, and a childrens festival. I really
don't know the official figures but it has to be in the many tens if not hundreds
of thousands. [OK I've been mailed by Jan to say the official figure is 130,000
people, that's a huge crowd.]
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As I've said, these guys were the reason I came to festival. The guys were already
on stage setting up when I managed to clear the various security procedural hurdles.
As this was earlier than I'd anticipated it was something of a rush but I managed
to catch the entire act.
I've seen the guys in action on a couple of occasions recently (you can see more
about this here). They are appearing in Patronaat in
Haarlem in a couple of weeks and I plan to go along and see them in a club environment.
Personally I'm quite taken by the style and I think the crowd were too. I have a
gallery of other pictures here
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were 6 girls playing mostly covers but also some of their own material and a large
dose of choreographed action. They announced they have a single (their own material
not a cover) so there is a good chance that we should hear more of them.
You can see their gallery from the festival here
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I won't mention names but the bass player really does look like someone I used to
work with :-). Some more pictures of Boris and the rest of the band can be found
here
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playing on the smaller stage. A few other pictures of them are here
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is an Irish band (well actually I'm not sure about that they say they are UK based
but their site is Irish) I'm not familiar with but at first I thought they were going to
be an AC/DC cover band but was quickly proved wrong. Certainly they are an established
act known for supporting some big names. Their gallery is here
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Steve plays the blues. Steve was not only one of the best things I saw all day he
was probably the funniest. The first picture shows Steve and his equipment, that
is a guitar, a microphone, and a box he stamps on for the rhythm. The second picture
shows the guitar he bought from Sherman Cooper. The story of this guitar was that
having been ripped off by Sherman he vowed to tour the world and tell everyone about
this three string guitar. He still made the guitar make an awesome sound and the
look on the faces of the guys from The Answer who had stayed at the stage side showed
complete respect. Finally the last picture shows Steve throwing the guitar still
falling to the ground as Steve finishes his act and simply leaves the stage. Believe
me we were all in hysterics by the end. I spoke to Steve afterwards and he told
me he is touring parts of Europe. If you get the chance go and he him you really
won't regret it.
I know that Steve is not a fan of his own pictures but there are a few more in the
gallery here

including some nice shots of him 'adjusting' his guitar by hitting it on the amplifier.
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whole festival was great but for me the highlights were Moke who I'll be off to
see again. C-Mon and Kypski who were barking mad but great music. Seasick Steve
who made me laugh so hard it was difficult to carry on taking pictures. Paul Carrack
whose music really does touch on nearly all the styles I've grown up with. Finally
Don Diablo who managed to get the entire crowd into party mood if they were not
already.
I'll be publishing more pictures of the various artists over the coming days so
check back later.
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My brother in law is a partner in a music store in Bristol called Jam Guitars. They
specialise in top quality guitars and accessories so if you are in the area then
check out their site. In fact, as they do mail order too, why not check out their
site anyway. There are some fantastic looking guitars on the site even if you are
not in the market for one. If you are looking for something really special they
can arrange sessions where you can try before your buy.
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