Apr
14
2009
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OK, well you know what we mean by a tour! Basically, we go to an event and have fun and then tell you all about it. Do you remember we posted about the Canterbury Faerie Festival? It was a two-day festival and we went to the second day. We missed the amazing Pentacle Drummers and the Parade, but we caught some amazing music and saw some absolutely fascinating things on display. So what did we see? |
| There must have been over 50 stalls set up in the Hall, with some wonderful craftsmen and some of the most famous fairy artists showing their wares. There was a man I talked to who was inspired to carve walking sticks; intricate and beautiful. Jewelery makers, leather goods (with astounding Celtic design on them) and such wonderful artists as Linda Ravenscroft, Esther Remmington, Josephine Wall and Cerri Lee (Partner to Damh the Bard). We hope to bring you some galleries by these talented ladies later on. Everywhere you looked there were fairies of all ages and sizes and Ruthie and I were persuaded to have our faces painted by some very talented fairies, the Phizzog girls and Sparkle! |
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We met some lovely people and I’d like to say a big hello, thank you and wave at those listeners who came up and said ‘Hi’. It was wonderful to meet you all and it really made the day for us! Thank you.
We also saw some very powerful and stirring music being played. Damh the Bard was there as well as Kim Thompsett – and hopefully you’ll recognise these guys from the Show. Also appearing were Lyz Le Fay, highly talented lady called Electra doing some belly-dancing and Alquimia, who are famed for their atmospheric medieval and Celtic folk music. |
Damh the Bard
Damh The Bard is a wonderful musician whose folk music combines elements of all the best folk and whose songs often contain a strong mythological theme. Show listeners will be very familiar with his work – he is much loved. His set included many of his classics and I think we might have had a preview of a track from his new album during his sound check? He belted these wonderful tunes out with such raw emotion and conviction that he soon had the whole hall singing along with him. He even demonstrated the Druidic power of rain-making inside the hall  |
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Kim Thompsett
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The Kim Thompsett band entertained us with some absolutely beautiful arrangements. Kim’s ethereal vocals accompanied by the intricate guitar work of Dave, the soft, stirring percussion of Andy and Naomy’s cello providing a solid bass gave us a set of magical pieces. Kim has appeared on our show before and it was great to hear the tracks we played on the Show from her album Songs from the Uglee Meadow played live. |
All in all it was a great day out – and we’ll certainly do our best to go next year!
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