Read this in the tone of one of those TV documentaries where the journalist is speaking quietly into a portable tape recorder with the lights turned down low and everybody can tell its late at night and this is a special bit of the programme:
Well its just about 1am now on Monday morning and we're just winding down with a nice cup of tea and reflecting on what has been a hectic week of events. It's not the right time to put out any detailed comments, but lets just say that tonight Bob Fox was brilliant at The Old Manor Folk Club and we had a lovely time this afternoon in Vale Park, where Garva were particularly good and the sun just shone and shone.... and the session in (and outside) the Perch Rock pub last night was an absolute delight.
I've been fielding compaints all week about the lack of new reports here (Bob, Jim, Ian et al)- its not because we've been slacking or anything, but we had to take a short break to cope with a bout of illness, but we're both on the mend now and it's a good time to say thanks to allthose who have sent good wishes and kept our spirits up these last few weeks. Now the FolkingAbout notebook is bursting with my scribbles from loads of events, noteably the Wychwood Festival, the Wirral Folk on the Coast mentioned above, Karine Polwart and Reckless Elbow. I'm going to get stuck in this week and try to catch up because its summer and there's so much to see and hear.
So keep checking in - thanks for bothering - hopefully there will be some interesting stuff for you all - there's at least one minor shock for regular readers to look forward to.....
Next up is Africa Oye! in Sefton Park, Liverpool - thats next weekend - check their website at www.AfricaOye.com - (we're in the picture gallery but you can only tell its us if you've had at least 5 pints of beer first cos its all fuzzy. ) This is Liverpool's best kept secret and if you like your music rythmic, get along - its free, its great, and the sun (nearly) always shines.
Just as an aside - the other blog I write is over at ItsJustPlayingTrains - I few people have asked where it is - so now you know - its even more behind than this one, but I've got some new pictures to put in there, so that will be done asap.
Thanks again - see you out there in the real world soon!
John & Gilly
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