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Womad festival 2011-Reviewed
The last weekend of July in what has been a decidedly uninspiring summer turned out to be a scorcher. The Friday night was hot and humid and the many colourful
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Womad festival 2011-Reviewed
The last weekend of July in what has been a decidedly uninspiring summer turned out to be a scorcher. The Friday night was hot and humid and the many colourful
samueljudge · Read
Kendal Calling has something for everyone
Looking one way to the Lakes and the other to the Pennines, the ancient valley of Lowther is steeped in English history. The parks 3,500 acres of Cumbrian soil,
M Jones · Read
Cambridge Folk Festival kicked off with a bang
This year’s Cambridge Folk Festival kicked off with a bang when festival favourites Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs took to the stage with their own brand of s
Ned Mansfield · Read
An Exceptional Day at Folk By The Oak
The sun, the field, the stage, the people, the stalls, the food and most importantly the fun. This year’s Folk By The Oak was an exceptional day in most peopl
julianc · Read
The Deer Shed Festival 2011-Reviewed
Before rocking up to the Deer Shed Festival on Friday evening I didn’t really know what to expect. Billed as a family friendly music festival that is only in it
Becca Leisk · ReadMainsquare
I have never been one for keeping secrets and last weekend in a small town in the North of France I was let into one of the European Music Festival scenes best.
RussellOakley · Read
Secret Garden Party-The best kept Secret
The Secret Garden Party- where to start? "An extravagansa for the senses", "a grownups playground", "like stepping into Narnia" - just some of the comments I he
Cathi Moore · Read
Ben and Jerrys Manchester 2011
Manchester’s Heaton Park plays host to it’s first ever double scoop Sundae, a two day musical extravaganza, running consecutively with the same line-up in anoth
iamchronos · Read
Truck Festival 2011-Reviewed
For yet another year running Truck Festival has been an incredible success, Truck is and always has been an event for everybody to enjoy, from students to famil
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Wickerman 2011 A Fantastic Weekend
We reached the Wickerman festival late one Thursday evening, getting sniffed and checked for drugs, in which we had none. What we did have was ten tonnes of bag
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Manchester International Festival
‘True Faith’: the celebration of Manchester established and emerging talents. Pavilion Theatre, Albert Square, Manchester Hosted by Dave Haslam, Close Up wa
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Larmer Tree 2011 Review A stimulating glorious feast
Following a rapturous opening by Jools Holland on Wednesday, the Larmer Tree festival reached a climax on its last night yesterday with an incredible performanc
sarahpeace · Read
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