It’s like a tradition really. I have to take pictures of the flags at WOMAD every year. I just gravitate towards them. But they are lovely, and this really is a great picture of them too.
Category: Festivals
This is mainly going to be music festivals, but it could be any kind of festival I suppose.
Inside the Tiny Tea Tent
The Tiny Tea tent is a favourite place during WOMAD. Their Apple and Cinamon drink thing is fantastic and it is always a great place to hang out.
I didn’t get to spend much time there on Saturday, but it was good to visit anyhow.
The Steam Fair at WOMAD last night
I liked this shot, just as the light was starting to fade.
Final piece from the Dirty Electronics performance at the Roundhouse
The Machines are playing themselves – Dirty Electronics at the Roundhouse
That was a great day out
Bro Ar Men at Beyond the Border
I saw this band at Beyond the Border in the summer, and I really enjoyed them a lot. The guy playing the Mbira was a real character and really funny. He was also a great Mbira player amongst other instruments he played.
I wish I’d got their CD now.
More about beyond the border
Here are a few more posts about the Beyond the Border festival if you’re interested.
Beyond the border postponed
The wonderful story telling festival Beyond the Border has been postponed like so many events in 2020.
Not getting to Beyond the Border this year
I am not going to be able to get to Beyond the Border this year
If you have never eaten one of these then you’ve never lived
The last time I went to Beyond the Border I discovered these. That was back in 2014. I’ve waited two years to have the pleasure again, and it was worth the wait. I’d hoped that these would be available again at Beyond the Border, and they were, possibly one of the best foods I’ve ever…
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Tall Tales from Beyond the Border
I was at the Beyond the Border International Storytelling Festival recently, which was great as it I had seriously thought it would never run again. The festival has had a few years off due to funding woes and for most festivals that normally means that they won’t be seen again. Not so for Beyond the Border. This year they were back just like there had been no break at all and I was very happy to be there.
It was a superb festival with lots of amazing music and stories from all over the world. Whenever I get to events like this I’m amazed at how riveting storytelling can be. How just listening to one person telling a story can captivate your imagination.
I’m so impressed at the immense cultural heritage that’s gathered in one place. It also reminds me of how easy it is to forget our own cultural heritage, and how in large cities we can forget our stories.
Stories are important, they help us to understand where we are in the world and make sense of things. Living in cities can disconnect us from our stories, and being at an event like Beyond the Border helps reestablish that connection, helps us remember our own stories and reminds us to continue to tell them.
It feels good that Beyond the Border is back. It should be on again in 2012, and I hope I’ll be there.
I am Ashley Elsdon 