The Martin Simpson Trio (Martin Simpson, Andy Cutting & Andy Seward) set the standard for what was to prove a vintage Wessex Folk Festival weekend in Hope Church, Hope Square, Weymouth, Dorset last Friday (5th June 2009) with their fine musicianship and singing rewarded with rapturous and well deserved applause from a packed audience.
Like a sip of fine wine, the Friday evening concert gave a taste of the musical feast that was to follow over the rest of the weekend and which was to brew the Wessex Folk Festival 2009 into a truly vintage folk festival and possibly the most successful ever for the Wessex Folk Festival Committee and their enthusiastic and hard working band of volunteers.Over the next few days, we will be documenting the dancers, fine musicians, singers, buskers and other performers that contributed to making the Wessex Folk Festival 2009 memorable so be sure to keep in touch and come back often.
Were you there? We would love to hear from you about your experiences.
Bye for now
Dave
Dave Milner- Wessex Folk Festival Committee
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We braved the awful weather forecasts and had a super time! The location, in Hope Square and along Trinity Road beside the harbour is just perfect, and the free entertainment made for a lovely day. Lots of local, young talented musicians as well as established visitors! My hearty congratulatio0ns to all the volunteers who made it happen, and I hope the sponsors feel they made enough from my spending at the pubs and stalls to carry on supporting the event. Long may it continue! I'm definitely looking forward to next June already.
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