Priddy Good Day

Went to Priddy Folk Festival on Sunday - I really wanted to see Martha Tilston and the Woods, as I hadn't seen them for ages. We just about got there on time for Martha, who was excellent. The crowd was quite small due to a clash with a guided walk, but she brought the house down with 'All the Angels' and 'Artificial'. Martha told us she was carrying a little person - let's hope the baby inherits the Tilston folk gene too.
Sieze The Day were the discovery of the festival - hard-hitting folk-protest with a bit of pagan mysticism thrown in for good measure. They have obviously been touring for a long while - surprised I hadn't come across them before. Patrick bought the live album which is great - my favourite track is 'Designer Baby' but you might want to cover a little-one's ears as it gets quite graphic!!
Nancy Kerr and James Fagan were very good, the sound was far better than last time we saw them. They had a very different set and some new songs for us - which were very enjoyable. Mike Scott, whom we'd seen before at the Bath Folk Club as a floor spot act, was very popular and proved that you can have a folk song about how good in bed you are!! Everyone sang along to 'Old Ones Still Doing It' too. Dubious...
All in all it's a good little festival, at the heart of the little village, with a variety of things for people to do as well as listen to music. Hope to be back for the whole weekend next year!