Beverley Folk Festival 2012

**Derek** · 18th June 12, 09:50 PM

Great pics John.
Yep Steeleye are still playing and usually tour once or twice a year. We always go along and see them when they play in town or new our locality. So we usually get to see them once a year. Also worth looking up on youtube is Maddy Priors Carnival Band and Peter Knights Gigspanner ... both brilliant outfits. We have seen them several times and recommend to any one if they are playing near you, pop along and see them. You will not be dissappointed.
Iechyd Da

Derek

**Derek** · 18th June 12, 09:53 PM

Meant to ask John ... how long you had that acoustic bass.
Derek.

**MacMillans son** · 18th June 12, 10:14 PM

Very nice John! You must have been crazy chuffed to be on stage with "your" band. Well done, thanks for sharing the photos!

**English Bloke** · 19th June 12, 04:42 AM

Originally Posted by Derek

Meant to ask John ... how long you had that acoustic bass.
Derek.

I bought it in Germany in 2008 from a shop called Musik Produktiv in Ibbenbüren, Nordrhein-Westfalen. It's not the finest quality instrument but it does for bashing about on.

**Chas** · 19th June 12, 06:38 AM

Steeleye Span! I am so jealous! I have been in love with Maddy Prior since before I was born.

Great pictures, John. Thanks.

Regards

Chas

**McClef** · 19th June 12, 10:17 AM

I hope they sang Thomas The Rhymer that's my all time fav of theirs!

I also hope you had a Burgess ice cream!

**Baldybrown** · 19th June 12, 10:41 AM

Is it going to be any dryer on that side of the pond when I get there in late July?

**Jock Scot** · 19th June 12, 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by Baldybrown

Is it going to be any dryer on that side of the pond when I get there in late July?

North and West of the Great Glen we could do with rain. I know down South have had serious amounts of rain but we are dry. Probably by July it will be pouring with rain up here! Perhaps we might be able to drown several trillion trillion midgies(I kid you not!) with a good deluge.

**Jack Daw** · 19th June 12, 12:34 PM

I enjoyed those pics! It must be quite a kick to perform onstage with one of your fave groups.

**SlackerDrummer** · 20th June 12, 12:02 PM

Thank you, John, for sharing these (and your many other) photos. You are definitely living the life and in sharing it, you encourage me to do the same. Cheers!