LEOPARDS SPOTTED ON THANET 2009

We had a wonderful week at Broadstairs Folk Festival. Trevor has got three new instruents... a flat back mandolin, a wooden resonator guitat,..... and wait for it.... a pink ukelele !!!. We didn't do any busking this year, to the disappointment of our followers, but we did get to play in 2 pub gigs, in support of our friends
The Winsocks


This band is the sucsesor to "Norcsalordie". Check 'em out...
We also sang in the Festival Song Club, The Woodshed Sessioons, and the late club on the campsite. Ben did a Shooting Roots Workshop which culminated in two short performance at a Ceilidh, and the final folk concert at The Bandstand,
We were able to attend several excellent concerts too.

My Festival Highlight was witnessing Paul Downes playing "Cousin Jack", on Trev's uke, whilst singing it as George Formby! You had to have been in the Beer Tent at the time to witness the scene!
Trevor is torn between that extraordinary and surreal moment,
and , whilst emerging from the cellar toilets in The Royal Albion,
being greeted by an unfamiliar gentleman saying "Too late, whilst
shaking his leg. (A la "Wee and a Shave"!)

Sue Oh, and once again, the meteor shower was blacked out by heavy cloud.