Thursday, June 15, 2006

Wimborne folk festival


It was great!!!
well for anyone who doesnt know what is wimborne folk festival, here is a press release:
Every year in the weekend of the second week of June Wimborne, Dorset, England hosts a festival of folk traditions. The Wimborne square is closed for vehicle, stalls of every kind (selling stuff, tombola and charity raffles) spreads all over the town centre. Different attraction is performed, punch and judy for the children and lots of circusey type of thing. Morris and Folk dancing groups shows of their talents are also scheduled to perform continously in various location of the town. Ussually there are more than 30.000 people visits the festival during the whole weekend.

Pubs are normally full with people, some pubs (such as the white hart)provides bands as entertainment all weekend long The big event for locals however happens in cricket pitch just in the outskirt of the town centre. A massive tent, with a long bar and a big stage (not as big as pop concerts but big enough), is where people gather around to socialise and enjoy FOLK Bands. In peak time the queue to get in the cricket pitch takes abour 1 - 2 hours.
This year is my second year of folk festival its getting even more fun. We spent the whole weekend, going down to pub and every night in the Cricket pitch. Of course to avoid queue we would go rather early. On saturday night, we were getting a little bored and considering to go home, however the Pronghorns was going to perform!!. And when they did they were amazing, I know some people will say folk music is not cool, but I can guarantee you this is. I think its cooler than some EMO PUNK stuff. You could not not do the pogo!! honestly if you were there, if you wouldnt be able to even keep your head still.People were actually crowd surfing and stuff.
It was rough!! I even nearly get into a fight with someone!! (as people would say Im that wouldnt hurt a fly..well thats not true, anyway I don't really like fighting) and no!! I wasnt even drunk!!

In 3 words : it was fun!! then the next day the pronghorn played in the afternoon. Again we dance and dance and dance!! Even my friend's dad was dancing !!

We dance so much that our muscles were hurting and we could walk without "aw..oo..aw"ing.

Couldn't find any pictures, just have to wait till my friend sends me one

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