Herne Bay Festival 2013: Acoustic Bandstand

Was a mostly cool and grey day in Hernia Bay, with rain a constant threat which thankfully held off much of the time.

Snapping under the bandstand isn't ideal at the best of times but the light is truly shocking when it's grey and gloomy.  Even the Yazoo was struggling by the time the final band, Coco & the Butterfields, appeared.

Standard of music was excellent.  Had never heard The Boxing Octopus & Friends before but they were great.  Mimi Grace Aria was apparently struggling with a dodgy throat but sounded fine to me.  Felt a little sorry for George Ogilvie, who came on just as the one bit of significant rain fell and ended up playing to a much reduced audience as a result.

Had a bit of time between acts to wander about.  Not entirely sure the pair of huge inflatable lobsters were the best use of presumably scarce festival funds but they seemed popular with those who saw them.

It was another headline event for Coco & the Butterfields.  Unfortunately the light was absolutely abysmal by 7pm.  Fiddled with a few of the snaps in a vain attempt to disguise just how low the light and high the ISO was ;)



Herne Bay Festival: Acoustic Bandstand (82 pics)

Herne Bay Beach Hut Day 2013

The sun mostly shone for Beach Hut Day.  As well as the various entries in the competition, I noticed that lots of huts have been given a colourful makeover since last year.  Particularly like the sunshine one :D

The Interseptors played at the Heron Angling Club in what has become a regular gig for them now.  Unfortunately it was pretty well impossible to get a shot of the band (some would say that's a good thing, if you'd seen them - hahahahaha).  Managed a few snaps of the singers, between clouds of barbecue smoke wafting past (lol)

Great to see the cracking Cap'ouse Colliery hut win.  These guys also came up with the brilliant Summer Wine themed hut a couple of years ago but somehow didn't win on that occasion.

There were some fabulous entries this time round.  This is one of my favourite events of the season.  Only down side is the pebbles.  Walking on them is exhausting when you're knocking on a bit, as I am ;)



Herne Bay Beach Hut Day 2013 (102 pics)