Beards Again

Beards Again

Reading Time: 2 minutesSo, with somewhat better weather this year, after the horrors of the Tornado of 2009, we’ve just got back from Bearded Theory. This year we’ve had  The King Blues, New Model Army and Dreadzone, plus The Wonder Stuff, Pama International, Neville Staple, Dodgy, Banco De 

Reindeer

Reindeer

Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s not often you get to meet a real reindeer, but we have had some visiting at work this week!

Light Night 2009

Light Night 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutesLight Night is an annual event in Leeds, that has been going for a few years now in which spaces in the city are taken over and become art installations and performance spaces. I had a play with my new(ish) camera and got a few 

Solfest

Solfest

Reading Time: 2 minutesJust a few shots from This year’s Solfest – more as a quick comment than any quality photography. As ever, the festival was brilliant fun. I will say this year, there were a couple of issues though – mainly due to space. The Campsites open 

Moor Music Festival 2009

Moor Music Festival 2009

Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s festival time again. I have been running the stewards for the annual Moor Music Festival up near Skipton and camping with the Northern Green Gathering crew. It’s been hard work, but lovely weather and a lot of fun. Here’s a taste of the crazy…

Kirkstall Festival

Kirkstall Festival

Reading Time: 2 minutesHaving a new camera, and a big event to play at is perhaps both good and bad. Kirkstall Festival with its very varied mix of sights was a great chance to play, with the Tamron lens, to get in close to the falconry (and the 

Solfest

Solfest

Reading Time: 4 minutesAnother visit to Solfest, up near Aspatria on the cumbrian coast. This really is a good event – It gets the right balance between size and scale, being big enough that there’s plenty going on, without being crowded to hell. There’s a 24 hour arena/cafes, 

Unity Day 2008

Unity Day 2008

Reading Time: 2 minutesIts that time of year again, when all the city’s munters and loons congregate on Hyde Park. Hyde Park Unity day began as a community kick back to the 1995 riots in Hyde Park, though over the years it has become bigger and more messy, 

Northern Green Gathering

Northern Green Gathering

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe’ve just spent 10 days living in a field. Yes, it’s that time of year again. This year’s Northern Green Gathering has been at the lovely Lime Tree Farm, which I have posted about before. More chilled than the environs of Pontefract last year, but 

Faerie Pixie Wedding

Faerie Pixie Wedding

Reading Time: 2 minutesA more personal set, but I wanted to just post a little more of the beautiful Lime Tree Farm, and a recent wedding we attended in the stone circle. And wo can resist (not even some of the veggie types it seemed) spit roasted spring