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Truck’s Wood off shoot pitches itself as an eco-friendly festival and it is predominantly aimed at, and attracts, families. Many people got in the environmental spirit of the weekend and biked to the festival, but still, a full car park and overflow with a standby taxi means that not everyone can be awarded a green star... Mama Rosin, Uiscedwr, KhaïraArby, Zeus and Willy Mason all provided great, exotic music from Canada to France, USA to Timbuktu, as did London roots/rock outfit Treetop Flyers, who are Glastonbury EmergingTalent winners this year, and one of only a few local acts on the bill, The Epstein. Katy Rose & The Cavalry Parade, the new project from re-named KTB, was pleasingly optimistic in sound, ending in the characteristic group singalong “I don’t want to lose my friend” they went.
The efforts the organisers make to provide solar-powered stages, rubbish recycling and compostable toilets – recycled tractor tyres as seats – and a cycle powered stage are all great initiatives, but there is certainly an underlying feeling that more local acts would go a long way to reducing their carbon footprint. There does also seem to be a gap for a local singer/songwriter type stage in the day as the workshops were predominantly aimed at families.
My main highlights were, powering Trevor Moss and Hannah Lou’s encore set by bicycle–great close harmony acoustic music from this Heavenly couple, both singing into one microphone, and also the main headline act Eliza Carthy Band, who were superb. She promoted her new album Neptune, boasting a lovely, soulful voice and a mix of upbeat and intimate numbers – she came across humbly as if she was ‘Mother Wood’. The concept behind Wood is a worthy one, and it’s an enjoyable festival especially, it looked like, for people with young families.
My main highlights were, powering Trevor Moss and Hannah Lou’s encore set by bicycle–great close harmony acoustic music from this Heavenly couple, both singing into one microphone, and also the main headline act Eliza Carthy Band, who were superb. She promoted her new album Neptune, boasting a lovely, soulful voice and a mix of upbeat and intimate numbers – she came across humbly as if she was ‘Mother Wood’. The concept behind Wood is a worthy one, and it’s an enjoyable festival especially, it looked like, for people with young families.
(TW) published OMS 14
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