this concludes our five day festival celebrating the muic of John Stewart and the coninued growth of The Bloodliners. This has been a celebartion of our 1,000th edition and we are hugely grateful for your support.
John was great – the sound was crisp, clear and loud and he did six of the “Havana” songs and a good sprinkling of older and newer ones. He used a twelve string Taylor and a Godin nylon strung [Acousticaster?].
Suffice it to say that all the cuts are magnificent – as you’ll agree when you hear the record
Think about John Stewart today today, listen to that incredible body of his work, think about the electric personality we experienced in EVERY show he did
In 1968 Stewart supported Robert Kennedy’s ill-fated presidential bid, singing at campaign rallies.
we have reached out thousandth edition
A PIRATE LOOKS AT 50 is a breath of fresh air and a ingenious manual for getting to 50 . . . and beyond.is covered including his passion for flying planes, and how he almost died in a watery crash.
I have always wondered if Townes Van Zandt, in a good way, might be turning Heaven into a Hell of a place., and now I wonder whether Jimmy Buffett will buy some sea-front property up there and throw barbies on Sundays.
Amazingly dates for next year´s 2024 festival have just been already announced and Festival Of Chichester aspires to the stars, and will be will once again proudly present both local and international performers of the highest calibre
Each festival and celebration of chamber music has its own unique dynamic and I think OCMF’s emanates just as much from the musicians as the atmosphere of Oxford’s extraordinary surroundings and rich historic context.
