A Sound Track to the Festival That We Didn’t Have …
L2F Lichfield Festival of Folk Weekend 23-25th October 2020
DESERTED FESTIVAL DISCS
The weekend of 23-25 October should have been an action-packed few days of folk music and other activities in Lichfield. Like so many other festival organisers, we weren’t able to bring you that, but to keep you in the mood, below you’ll find a selection of tracks from the artists that you would have seen. To keep the event alive, we did organise a Songwriting Challenge, and were delighted with the number and quality of the entries we received on the theme of L2F Lockdown to Freedom. You’ll find all the entries here.
Friday Evening – The Guildhall
Karen Pfeiffer and Paul Walker
When Stuttgart meets Stoke. Just what a half German needs for a start to a festival weekend, with a sentiment that we hope you share with us: ‘see you next year’.
Auf Wiedersehen Me Duck
John Tams and Barry Coope
What would L2F be without our Patron and friend John Tams rounding the night off? Here he is with his partner in crime Barry Coope.
Will I See Thee More
Rolling Home
Saturday afternoon – The Guildhall
Roving Crows
Sometimes you’ve got to dance … even in Lichfield!
Up Heaval
A Different Thread
Lichfield, Staffordshire meets Durham, North Carolina. A beautiful version by talented couple, from both sides of the pond.
Potters Field
Time to grab a bite to eat in town, and ready yourselves for an energetic evening.
Saturday Evening – The Guildhall
The Lost Notes
All the way from Moseley, with a warning from your mother
Demon Barbers
You want energy? Coming up!
XL Live
You want anthemic stomp and an animation? They have it!
Rise Up
Sunday afternoon – The Guildhall
Rob McHale
A perfect, chilled start to a Sunday afternoon with the American singer-songwriter.
The Ghost of Jessie James
Chuck Micallef and Dave Luke
Not sure if they are referring to the Guildhall Bar with this song …
Where the Soul of Man Never Dies
Sherburn, Bartley and Saunders
This might remind you of sunny, Sunday Sidmouth days, with a pint in hand.
Gerry Colvin Band
A reflective end to the afternoon, after which time to grab a bite to eat and prepare for the evening finale.
House of the Setting Sun
Sunday Finale – The Guildhall
Gathering Tides
Fiddle -Fusion – a jazz-rock tinged, get up off your chair, musical melange to start the evening off, from a band capable of feet-moving rhythms and great reflective pieces. Check out their new EP Adjust the Sun.
Stop Motion
Rangari
That’s it for the year that sadly never happened . So let’s say farewell with Rangari inviting guest singer (and adopted local lad) Tony Christie to perform with them.
Star of the County Down