Lymelight Festival 2017

Fierce crowds were kept back by the security fencing!

Most of the band seemed more than a little bleary-eyed on arrival in Newcastle Under Lyme, our tiredness probably matched by the dull, drizzley skies which greeted us. We enjoyed the brilliant Kez Liddle's dreamy music before we went on. Finding we had a slightly longer slot at this, the fabulous town-center music and arts extravaganza that is The Lymelight Festival than we had originally been told,  so after a quick chat we added 'Love is the Answer' to the set list.

And... the Sun came out!

We added 'Love is the Answer' to the setlist
after the Radiohead cover.

We were super impressed with dreamy singer songwriter
Kez Liddle.

Music Reigns - The Lymelight Festival 2016.

All the fun of the fair, was there.

May 2nd, 2016.

The third outdoor festival gig I've done this spring and the third one done in torrential rain. Even the Signal One stage covering along the roof and sides of the stage area was not enough to stop serious sprayage from getting onto the stage and also wind-blown rain spraying in. The stage crew did a great continual job of trying to keep it in check but like King Cnut, it was to no avail as pools ever closenned to my pedal board and rain sprayed onto my mic.

Luckily the rain normalized a bit otherwise I think it would've either been called off for safety reasons or stopped anyway due to my sudden death. The love of music surpassed all this wet nonsense however and the music-loving crowds snuggled under umbrellas and bopped in their kagools.
Thanks all at The Lymelight Festival for making this happen! :D

I've never seen Star Wars.

May 4th 2015 - The Lymelight Music Festival (Newcastle Under Lyme).

In spite of this I introduced myself to the gathering with 'May the 4th be with you!' as seems to be the tradition now.

When I first got to Newcastle Under Lyme I was hungry for lunch and ate in one of those quintessentially English greasy-spoons untouched by our modern obsessions with customer service. I listened to the staff talk loudly about their families various ailments and achievements before finding a different kind of alement at the beer tend before my set. We were blessed with great sunshine and lovely friendly, music-loving crowds.

Thanks Lymelight!