What a brilliant festival! The day ticket, although great for trying out something new, did not really allow enough time to see, smell, get in touch with and get under the skin of everything that was going on at WOMAD 2009. To become submerged in this festival and to find out what's going on in the undergrowth, so to speak, a whole weekend is required; a whole long weekend that is. Don't get me wrong, the day was a great one but it was a long day of trying to see everything, which of course is impossible, as a lot of everything was happening all at the same time. In this field of dreams then, there were five different music stages, one World Rhythms stage plus a myriad of World market stalls that offered a wide range of ethnic clothing and foods etc. and of course there was the obligatory 'real ale' bar. There was also a proper steam fair, a Spa for the better off and kids and adult workshops to go to as well. In amongst the trees surrounding the main arena, the World Of WellBeing could be found, a place where a wide range of alternative therapies could be tried out at leisure; if you had the time that is. The camping facilities were good too and ranged from your basic tent pitch right through to the Tangerine Fields where, for loads of money, you could rent your own Yurt, Pod or Tepee to dwell in for the weekend. I'm going back next year, hopefully in a camper van and I'm going to stay for whole weekend, a long weekend that is and I'm going to get lost in the undergrowth for a while.
Sunday 26 July 2009
WOMAD 2009
What a brilliant festival! The day ticket, although great for trying out something new, did not really allow enough time to see, smell, get in touch with and get under the skin of everything that was going on at WOMAD 2009. To become submerged in this festival and to find out what's going on in the undergrowth, so to speak, a whole weekend is required; a whole long weekend that is. Don't get me wrong, the day was a great one but it was a long day of trying to see everything, which of course is impossible, as a lot of everything was happening all at the same time. In this field of dreams then, there were five different music stages, one World Rhythms stage plus a myriad of World market stalls that offered a wide range of ethnic clothing and foods etc. and of course there was the obligatory 'real ale' bar. There was also a proper steam fair, a Spa for the better off and kids and adult workshops to go to as well. In amongst the trees surrounding the main arena, the World Of WellBeing could be found, a place where a wide range of alternative therapies could be tried out at leisure; if you had the time that is. The camping facilities were good too and ranged from your basic tent pitch right through to the Tangerine Fields where, for loads of money, you could rent your own Yurt, Pod or Tepee to dwell in for the weekend. I'm going back next year, hopefully in a camper van and I'm going to stay for whole weekend, a long weekend that is and I'm going to get lost in the undergrowth for a while.
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