WARWICK FOLK

report from the festival:
emma and the professor
humorous acoustic guitar and drum duo
from the river redlake in the shropshire marches
***1/2
2 duos
one british and one german duo
playing as a foursome
dark tales of kings, princesses and lovers
ominous white swans in fields
rhineland mermen
****
dark horses
irrepressible geordie comedian meets enchanting french songstress
great chemistry
hilarious song titles
such as 'can a blue man sing the whites?'
'spiderpig'
'jesus at the airport'
****1/2
the wilsons
five old timers from teeside
an acapella wall of sound that sends a chill down the spine
*****
tyde
young trio from border country
instrumental slip jigs and lilting ballads
i fall in lust with the barefoot fiddle player
as she ways erotically from side to side
her fiddle playing isn't bad either
the accordionist is out of this world
i buy the cd in the tent nextdoor
*****
the young uns
young teeside pretenders to the crown of the wilsons
sorrowful sea shanties
acapella wall of sound mark two
****
lots of laidback conversations with some very nice folk
between sets i set up my music stand
and sit strumming and writing in the sunshine
can't wait for towersey over bank holiday...