Moseley Folk Festival 2007

The second annual Moseley Folk Festival took place in Moseley Park this weekend.

Lots of fun was had by all and the it remained dry until 7.30pm on Sunday evening which isn't bad going considering the summer we've had.



I found it particularly noteworthy for a number of, quite different, reasons.

It was the first occasion in a long time I walked away from a live gig feeling equally inspired and excited by the performance/performer(s) on stage - in this instance the truly fantastic Rory McLeod (above).

I shall be purchasing CD's very soon and hoping that the recorded version captures the talent and personality of the live show.

Other acts which stick in the mind include Nizlopi (who notably did not perform the JCB song), Findlay Brown (who was very kind to the little boy who asked him for an autograph), John Smith (similar in many ways to Ray LaMontagne), and Simon Fowler who performed some great acoustic versions of old Ocean Colour Scene songs.



The festival also proved a reminder yet again of how popular knitting appears to become when it's offered to a group of people sat in a field drinking cider for two days - or maybe it's got more to do with the cider than the wool/needle mixture itself.