Other Blues Fest Gossip

Just quietly, Kasey was really good (see Adam's comments below - she is such a sweet girl, and he has so many derogatory comments about her)! She did an A Capella version of "I still cry for baby Jesus" with her dad and base player which was really beautiful. Admittedly I was sucking on my smuggled hip flask through her set, so I think even Normie Rowe would have sounded good...

Other great moments;

Three girls debating whether they should smack Andrew on the arse - I leaned over and said "He loves a smack" - so they gave him a short, sharp whack.

CW Stoneking muttering to the crowd that tuning the guitar is "not one of my skills, so give me 30 seconds"

Ben Harper hushing his band (and the crowd), discarding the mike, and singing a verse of 'power of prayer' to a crowd of 10,000 (the mike picked up enough of the sound for the crowd to hear)

Guest singers - Bernard Fanning on a Kasey song, John Butler on a Ben Harper song, and Jack Johnson on a passionate version of 'Masters of War' with Ben.

Rowan dragging Glenn into the middle of the mosh pit of a cool Reggae band.

Glenn being at the festival.

Taj Mahal proving himself as the most lecherous old blues man around - He likes 'critical mass in the back field', and uses dirty old man voices in his songs.

Ash discovering all of the 'easy access' routes to the fronts of the crowd - "There's one through the portable toilets near the crossroads stage, and there's one near the main stage beer tent. People stay clear of that area to avoid the drunks spilling out of the tent!"

The 'Flogging Molly' lead singer (Loud Punk / Traditional Irish Band) cracking his second Guinness, saying "Ahh, a freshy - this one's for the hangover!"

I'm with Ad. I really enjoyed the camaraderie, and the music was just special. I definitely recommend it to anyone for future years (especially while the Woodlawn ball rolls on!)

Following is a selection of pictures that punters may or may not have seen.