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Barrule at WOMAD... by Adam Rhodes

03 Aug 2013

Barrule and dancers onstage at WOMAD
Barrule and dancers onstage at WOMAD

After weeks of glorious sunshine throughout the UK, the weather forecast for last weekend was looking slightly dodgy, with rumour of thunder and rain on the way. That wasn't going to stop us though, with all manner of camping regalia, we were destined for Charlton Park in Wiltshire for the 31st WOMAD festival.

We were very lucky to have been asked to perform on the BBC Radio 3 stage, set in the beautiful arboretum of Charlton Park. It's a venue that myself and Jamie are quite familiar with, having played there two years ago with Mabon, so we were very much looking forward to it! Wanting to put on a good show, we asked Greg Joughin to join us on vocals, and also had the pleasure of being joined by Manx dancers Grainne Joughin and Ali Caroon for a few sets, much to the audience's delight!

The crowd couldn't have been any warmer, they absolutely lapped up the music and dancing. The gig was also recorded for BBC Radio 3, and a snippet was broadcast that evening, finishing the day's highlights show.

Unfortunately, Tom had to leave us to go and save his car, which had been abandoned in a garage in the highlands of Scotland somewhere. But we stayed on for the weekend, come rain or shine! Unfortunately there was quite a bit more rain than shine, but we soon got over that.

All in all, it was a very enjoyable weekend for us, not only as performers, but as visitors to one of the world's most respected World music festivals.

Check out our video here

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