It was so short notice, I barely had any time to tell anyone about it. I enjoyed playing at the food festival last year, but didn't expect to get the chance to do it again this year.
After a couple of turbulent days, I was thinking of giving it a miss. I'm glad I changed my mind. It's such a buzz to play on a big stage. The crowd seemed much bigger this year - and a lot of them were listening, which was even better.
The doubts disappeared with the first line "I don't care if I get arrested, I'm coming into town all the same!" of Rory Gallagher's "Barley and Grape Rag". People gathered and stayed to listen. It was also the first time I played "All On Me" to a live audience. There were friendly faces in the crowd and people came up afterwards to say how much they had enjoyed the music.
A few days later the person in charge rang me to say that they'd had quite a bit of positive feedback, and that there may be another festival gig for me during the summer. I'll keep ye posted.
