... and safely home in time for tea

horsemouth is back from the leigh-on-sea folk festival (having made it out there this year). he thanks the people who organise it (it was most excellent yet again). 

he mainly focused on the fishermen's chapel (bakingly hot because the heating had been left on). 

yes today he liked - singer songwritery, violin, guitar, oboe, drums. belinda kempster and fran foote (formerly of stick in the wheel) he really liked, proper old essex folksongs, great harmonies and banter (and the correct attitude to agricultural labour - it's hard work, don't do it) . the owl service  a great set ending with wille o'winsbury. 

at this point defeated by the heating, not knowing plantman and firmly intending to get back for alison o'donnell, they headed off in search of beer and food to the main stage. (up the hill on a baking 33C day). at the main stage they were defeated by the beer queue and so headed back down the hill to the low town. there they had a pint in the shade and caught up (max, django, glyn, howard and your humble narrator). 

they then went back up the hill in search of food (but were largely defeated by the lack of vegetarian options). horsemouth and howard headed off back to the fishermen's chapel in search of united bible studies set and caught the end of evan parker and alex ward's set (most excellent). they ended out with united bible studies (featuring the guitarist from the owl service). 

thence howard and horsemouth  returned to london. back on the train to hackney horsemouth bumped into glyn. and safely home in time for tea. 

later bookpilled reviews anna kavan's ice.  he seems to have liked it (which is good). 

tonight - dinner with a friend. today a much cooler day so far.