Jamie is co-organising a music festival at Dounce Castle, largely I think because this is the kind of music he likes, and it sounded fun. Makes me wish I were young again. Acts confirmed so far include
Francois and The Atlas Mountains
Glider
Les Bof!
The Junipers
Adam Stearns
My Old Blue Terraplane
The Fast Camels
The Koolaid Electric Company
Punch and the Apostles
The Higher State
Paul Messis
The One Ensemble
The Wise Guys
Sunken, Drunken, and the Broken Boat
While the pitch is enticing:
Doune the rabbit hole is a two day tea party situated in the beautiful countryside surrounding Doune Castle, Stirlingshire. Come sit at our table and let me tell you what treats we have in store. Expect the tea to be strong; a blend of the finest psychedelic music complimented with a dash of folk brewed to perfection in a big pot of sunshine. And we mustn’t forget the cakes; indulge yourself in a delicious array of freshly baked delights comprising of poetry, dancing, philosophy, forests, stories, lights, trees, cows, theatre, comedy, dressing up boxes, whisky, games, face-painting, giant mushrooms, rainbows (but no rain), local ale and cider, lovely organic food, and many more surprises to come.
http://www.dounetherabbithole.co.uk/Doune_the_Rabbit_Hole/Home.html
Interesting to see how they get on with a festival featuring a style of music rather than anybody famous.
Egyptian Gardens. Belly-dance with a difference. Float fast into the cellar…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YxyZn1X_gM&feature=related
And then with Peter Daltrey up into the sky.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGiJNN33-Hw
There were two Kaleidoscopes, you see, one in Britain and the other in California. Mighty Baby were dubbed, ‘Britain’s Grateful Dead’. The guitarist, Martin Stone, also ex-of Savoy Brown and other outfits, is now an antiquarian bookseller in Paris.
Here, for those of you who, like me, at some level have lived doune the rabbit hole for decades, are the Shamen, whom I saw live around 1986 in Edinburgh: Omega Amigo: “My time is yours…”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUyAfsPl2cQ
Okay, that’s it, folks! Groove on.
Is anyone into wax cylinders? The earliest recorded songs and music is here:
http://www.tinfoil.com/cms-info.htm
It’s makes for fascinating listening and is truly very deep down the rabbit-hole.
hi,
watch the official Doune the Rabbit Hole 2010 Animation Promo here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekjxs_5GG0k
🙂