Shetland Folk Festival 2007 review shows

Well that is the SFF over for another year.

My darling daughter asked if it could happen every month but I had to tell her my body couldn't take a weekend like that every month. When we told a committee member about this comment they reckoned they could do it every six months...food for thought.

Anyway what a weekend of great live music in the isles. Due to the cutting of the festival by one day couldn't see as many full sets as I would have liked, but I can tell you we have some amazing recordings from all the bands that appeared over the festival and if I can bear to let folk hear my voice some conversations with the bands as well.

Not a bad band at all over the weekend, maybe the only low point might be Mary Black's concert on the Saturday night at Clickimin, which seems to be getting some mixed reaction from folk. It also didn't help that people left the venue early to get back to the club, very disrespectful no matter who the artist is.

I'd like to give a big thanks to all the sound guys that have helped myself and Marvin out over the festival, the committee and all the artists at this years festival.

A review podcast will be out next week and then a new show should be seeing the light of day every two weeks, until we run out of material.

It seems strange that the festival only started for me this time last week when I went along to The Lounge for a few drams and to hear some of the best local musicians pay a session and 4 Men and a Dog paid a visit to the pub as well.

Also if you live in Edinburgh get along to the Queens Hall on Friday the 11th to see Terrafolk, a Slovenian band who went down a storm at the Festival.