There was a distinct Caribbean flavour to this year’s festival. I think Simon managed to negotiate a job lot of artists from St Lucia, prise them out of the St Lucian tourist board at a good rate. It certainly added a bit of spice and flavour. The bands he brought over were young, vibrant and exuberant. I loved it.
The first up was Claudia Edwards and the Naked chords. Fortunately the day was warm and sunny so she felt at home. The crowd gave her a warm welcome too.
The Naked Chords got the ball rolling with some scintillating guitar work from the dreadlocked guitarist. Claudia gave a varied programme ranging from jazz standards to reggae and it all went down well.
