Went over to this fantastic little festival about Sunday tea-time. Saw the tail end of Tessa Bickers set as the sun started to sink slowly toward the horizon - very laid back.
Next up were Patchway Theft we played the Cheese and Grain with them earlier in the year and these boys can really play but they are better when they don't noodle on too much. Very tight and gifted players with a great sound.
We were on next and the sound decided to go all wrong, Andy's squeeze box fed back like a bastard so we just knocked a few songs out of the set and carried on. We were nearly finished by the time the sound got a bit better but people still enjoyed it i'm told - we'll come back next year and do a bit better.
Stiffs up next and Grant started on the audience and d.j.s before a note had been played. The band were properly fired up and got the audience dancing into the dusk. Only five complaints about Grant's swearing but, as he said, "nine o clock - right it's after the f***ing watershed".
Big G only swears between the songs but Up the Rebels swear during theirs, songs about living in Frome accompanied by acrobatic stage climbing antics, most entertaining!
Last up were the Rock Pirates who took an age to get ready. They were like a cartoon of a hair metal band and performed an irony free set of eighties style metal anthems - no thanks lads.
Look forward to next year and promise to do a ten minute sound check rather than the usual five so we can get all the gear working.
Next up were Patchway Theft we played the Cheese and Grain with them earlier in the year and these boys can really play but they are better when they don't noodle on too much. Very tight and gifted players with a great sound.
We were on next and the sound decided to go all wrong, Andy's squeeze box fed back like a bastard so we just knocked a few songs out of the set and carried on. We were nearly finished by the time the sound got a bit better but people still enjoyed it i'm told - we'll come back next year and do a bit better.
Stiffs up next and Grant started on the audience and d.j.s before a note had been played. The band were properly fired up and got the audience dancing into the dusk. Only five complaints about Grant's swearing but, as he said, "nine o clock - right it's after the f***ing watershed".
Big G only swears between the songs but Up the Rebels swear during theirs, songs about living in Frome accompanied by acrobatic stage climbing antics, most entertaining!
Last up were the Rock Pirates who took an age to get ready. They were like a cartoon of a hair metal band and performed an irony free set of eighties style metal anthems - no thanks lads.
Look forward to next year and promise to do a ten minute sound check rather than the usual five so we can get all the gear working.
No comments:
Post a Comment