It was a 220 mile round for us to attend this fundraising day - we had been scheduled a 30-minute slot in the evening venue - and we turned up in good time (as always) to give us plenty time to ensure the guitars were tuned and acclimatised to the room, and that we had good seats from which to enjoy the evening's entertainment.
There were ten acts in the evening session and we were treated to an array of different styles of music - traditional, unaccompanied, contemporary, pop, country, singer/songwriter and a fine array of guitars, keyboards, fiddles, percussion, accordions, banjos, mandolins etc.
Good friend Terry Ferdinand (of Bishop FM) and his wife Catherine made the trip and it was good to have them in the audience and have a natter during the multiple raffle breaks. Terry was kind enough to email us the next morning and we're sure he won't mind if we quote him:
"It was good to see you last night, and you were superb as always, both Catherine and I thoroughly enjoyed your set. Even though they were songs we knew backwards, they were still delivered with the usual jiva panache and unfaltering professionalism."
The fundraising day event raised almost £800 - so a big thank you to the organisers, musicians, sound engineers, prize donors, audience, and everyone for helping make a great day and evening of it... funds raised will help ensure the financial viability of the festival.
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