Tuesday, 10 June 2014

Bearded Theory 2014 - Sunday


Irishman Colm Gray had the honour of opening the main stage today.  The planned world false beard attempt was postponed till later in the day so there would be more people around as the mud meant turnout was low this early.  Playing to a small crowd he went down well.  Tarantism were next with anIrishman Colm Gray had the honour of opening the main stage today.  The planned world false beard attempt was postponed till later in the day so there would be more people around as the mud meant turnout was low this early.  Playing to a small crowd he went down well.  Tarantism were next with an interesting performance – it's not often you'll see someone playing two whistles or wind instruments at the same time, especially while wearing a false beard.  It's an interesting sound from the band – and a catchy one too. The Beard competition came next and the area in front of the stage was taken over by lots of people in fancy dress with many sporting false beards.  After selecting a few finalists, the winners were chosen and won a very nice prize – a pair of free tickets for next year's Bearded Theory. The Ratells were next with some indie/alternative rock.  It was a good performance that was well worth watching.  Duke Special was up next.  Duke Special is singer/songwriter Peter Wilson, and he plays piano while singing, and while he's good at what he does, it didn't really interest me that much, so I took [...]

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