Festival Saturday
Jul. 12th, 2009 02:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jaceyBirdsedge Village Festival.
Every year I think, "This will be my last year as Artistic Director. Someone else can book the acts for the blooming thing!" And then I get suckered into doing it again... and again.... Just sometimes you know why you do a job that takes much of your time, some of your money and most of your energy, because sometimes it all goes right. Such was Saturday!
The forecast pelting rain held off until 9.00 p.m.on Saturday night by which time we'd had a hugely successful event. Bright weather with occasional overcast skies brought out loads of people to the festival field (more than ever, I think) and we got lots of compliments and very few grumbles. There was a constant crowd around the main ring for the outdoor events. We had the Green Howards (redcoat military reenactors), three dance teams (Appalachian, Sword and Clog and Garland dancers), The Jolly Jester children's entertainer and The Mighty Zulu Nation. Plus craft stalls, games and general fundraising stuff like cake-stalls and tombolas. There was a bouncy castle for the kids and a beat the goalie for all ages. St John Ambulance reported that they had no work to do - not even a grazed knee or a cut finger - which is exactly as we like it.
The Mighty Zulu Nation danced and sang:
Music in the Marquee included the dynamic Canadian singer Cara Luft
And Tanglefoot pulled us a full house for the Saturday evening concert - their last northern gig.
And now I'd like to sleep for a week, please.
Every year I think, "This will be my last year as Artistic Director. Someone else can book the acts for the blooming thing!" And then I get suckered into doing it again... and again.... Just sometimes you know why you do a job that takes much of your time, some of your money and most of your energy, because sometimes it all goes right. Such was Saturday!
The forecast pelting rain held off until 9.00 p.m.on Saturday night by which time we'd had a hugely successful event. Bright weather with occasional overcast skies brought out loads of people to the festival field (more than ever, I think) and we got lots of compliments and very few grumbles. There was a constant crowd around the main ring for the outdoor events. We had the Green Howards (redcoat military reenactors), three dance teams (Appalachian, Sword and Clog and Garland dancers), The Jolly Jester children's entertainer and The Mighty Zulu Nation. Plus craft stalls, games and general fundraising stuff like cake-stalls and tombolas. There was a bouncy castle for the kids and a beat the goalie for all ages. St John Ambulance reported that they had no work to do - not even a grazed knee or a cut finger - which is exactly as we like it.
The Mighty Zulu Nation danced and sang:
Music in the Marquee included the dynamic Canadian singer Cara Luft
And Tanglefoot pulled us a full house for the Saturday evening concert - their last northern gig.
And now I'd like to sleep for a week, please.
