5th October 2008

Winter draws on.

You can tell it's Autumn - Strictly Come Dancing has started again.

The Festival Season is almost over - just Tenterden to go.

There has not been a great deal to report on the session scene of late as everything seems to have settled to near-normality. Or as near normal as it ever gets.

Of note:

The 4 hour marathon session in the Ship in Deal over the festival weekend was very enjoyable and contained an unexpected gem. One of the few times that Desperate Measures have played again since they disbanded. Lumpy English Music at its finest and worthy of Old Swan or Tiger Moth.

On the Irish scene we lost one young talented female fiddler and gained another. Serena has left to pursue other things and Suzannah has returned (with George) from their world tour. That's not as grand as it sounds, the took a year out to go round the world. And now they're back.

I gather Tilmanstone is still a debatable issue. Will it continue or will it disband? Watch this space.....

I must mention a project before closing. It's an attempt to raise interest in and get traditional music played on St George's Day (23rd April). The idea is to play lumpy English tunes with an English place name in their title - such as Newcastle, Portsmouth, Morpeth Rant, Wiltshire Tempest etc.
More details as they emerge. This is Kent Brockman signing off.........