Over the last few years we've really discovered and grown to love the south-east coast, although curiously of all the places you mention we've only been to Sandwich and Broadstairs (it has a good folk festival, and I've already put it in the diary for this year to try to see Flook). Favourites of ours (stretching beyond the Kent coast) are Whitstable, Hythe, Dungeness, Tilling and Hastings.
I would like to read your Chas & Dave article. Sadly I never managed to see them perform before the latter's death. I think I read that Dave is now performing with Chas's daughter.
I once went to the Broadstairs ff - lots of Morris dancers and pubs full of music (often local bands, not folk). Fun if a bit too jammed for my liking. I used to cycle the coast so know all the places you mention and must note that you have revealed yourself as very London and bougie! I knew Chas's daughter was promoting his legacy but unaware she was singing with Dave. They were great live at the Forum the one time I caught them. Tho i got soaked in beer as their fans were heavy drinkers who kept spraying beer from their plastic pint glasses when they got excited...
Bougie I am! Actually, Owen makes most of the holiday destination choices when we go away together, so I can blame him. I just like seeing everywhere!
Yes, it's odd that that the Broadstairs Folk Fest has so much live music but so little folk music in the pubs, compared to Sidmouth for example. Sidmouth is still the king of folk festivals for me (although I haven't been for over a decade), but Broadstairs is handy.
Here's an interesting duo from the area with a re-written version of the folk song 'Rigs of Time' addressing some of the issues you bring up in your piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-yN4TpNX24&t=1s
Over the last few years we've really discovered and grown to love the south-east coast, although curiously of all the places you mention we've only been to Sandwich and Broadstairs (it has a good folk festival, and I've already put it in the diary for this year to try to see Flook). Favourites of ours (stretching beyond the Kent coast) are Whitstable, Hythe, Dungeness, Tilling and Hastings.
I would like to read your Chas & Dave article. Sadly I never managed to see them perform before the latter's death. I think I read that Dave is now performing with Chas's daughter.
Chris
I once went to the Broadstairs ff - lots of Morris dancers and pubs full of music (often local bands, not folk). Fun if a bit too jammed for my liking. I used to cycle the coast so know all the places you mention and must note that you have revealed yourself as very London and bougie! I knew Chas's daughter was promoting his legacy but unaware she was singing with Dave. They were great live at the Forum the one time I caught them. Tho i got soaked in beer as their fans were heavy drinkers who kept spraying beer from their plastic pint glasses when they got excited...
Bougie I am! Actually, Owen makes most of the holiday destination choices when we go away together, so I can blame him. I just like seeing everywhere!
Yes, it's odd that that the Broadstairs Folk Fest has so much live music but so little folk music in the pubs, compared to Sidmouth for example. Sidmouth is still the king of folk festivals for me (although I haven't been for over a decade), but Broadstairs is handy.
Here's an interesting duo from the area with a re-written version of the folk song 'Rigs of Time' addressing some of the issues you bring up in your piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-yN4TpNX24&t=1s
I've never been to Sidmouth. Must make the effort - what's it looking like this year?