Larmer Tree Festival
The MüVs went to the Larmer Tree festival and bagged two slots playing in the Acoustic Roots Cafe in the main village. Also caught some of the best live music I've ever seen thanks to The Martin Harley Band, Son of Dave, Holly Golightly and Badger Ales to name but a few.
Those of you who fancy a laugh can download a short film of me trying to erect our 3-second tent. Needless to say it took me longer than 3 seconds to complete the job and more like an hour once I'd finished whacking the pegs into the granite-hard ground with my converse. My practical skills continue to contradict my age as do my planning and organising skills (which is why I didn't bring a mallet).
The Larmer Tree attracts an amazing crowd; civilised enough that the bogs are never set on fire/turned upside down/not used how Portaloo intended, a great ear for good music and always up for a party despite the suffocating heat. The set list for my first slot on Thursday night went as follows:
I'd been gigging solo for about a year before meeting up with Barney and can honestly say I've never had a reception like this. Butterfingers silenced a lively crowd whilst Chav Song and Just Your Luck brought cheers, standing (I played stood up and nearly fell over due to heat exhaustion and probably those Badgers didn't help much either) and cries for more. I was working hard leaving the stage trying to supress my smile and was surrounded in minutes by punters desperate for a CD. Got rid of about 50 that night, most of them signed. This was as close to the old days as I can remember and infinitely more enjoyable playing music I can really believe in. The only real drawback was that we didn't bring enough CDs for everyone and had sold out by the time we got to the next slot on Friday afternoon. Thanks to everyone who was there, it was an amazing experience. Particular thanks to those who've got in touch since, we'll be replying to you all but please patient.
Oh and yes, those are my knees you can see on the shot from Friday afternoon. The best comment so far has been "...legs so skinny he looks like a pair of hosepipes holding up a beanbag" but i'm sure that wont be the end of it!
Coming Soon: New songs on the Myspace player. Gig at Olivers Bar 25th June. New Podcast. A break in the weather. A blog to announce all of this.
Those of you who fancy a laugh can download a short film of me trying to erect our 3-second tent. Needless to say it took me longer than 3 seconds to complete the job and more like an hour once I'd finished whacking the pegs into the granite-hard ground with my converse. My practical skills continue to contradict my age as do my planning and organising skills (which is why I didn't bring a mallet).The Larmer Tree attracts an amazing crowd; civilised enough that the bogs are never set on fire/turned upside down/not used how Portaloo intended, a great ear for good music and always up for a party despite the suffocating heat. The set list for my first slot on Thursday night went as follows:
- Butterfingers
- Just your Luck
- The Commuter
- Chav Song
I'd been gigging solo for about a year before meeting up with Barney and can honestly say I've never had a reception like this. Butterfingers silenced a lively crowd whilst Chav Song and Just Your Luck brought cheers, standing (I played stood up and nearly fell over due to heat exhaustion and probably those Badgers didn't help much either) and cries for more. I was working hard leaving the stage trying to supress my smile and was surrounded in minutes by punters desperate for a CD. Got rid of about 50 that night, most of them signed. This was as close to the old days as I can remember and infinitely more enjoyable playing music I can really believe in. The only real drawback was that we didn't bring enough CDs for everyone and had sold out by the time we got to the next slot on Friday afternoon. Thanks to everyone who was there, it was an amazing experience. Particular thanks to those who've got in touch since, we'll be replying to you all but please patient.
Oh and yes, those are my knees you can see on the shot from Friday afternoon. The best comment so far has been "...legs so skinny he looks like a pair of hosepipes holding up a beanbag" but i'm sure that wont be the end of it!
Coming Soon: New songs on the Myspace player. Gig at Olivers Bar 25th June. New Podcast. A break in the weather. A blog to announce all of this.
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