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Alan Whittaker is the resident compere on the Black Barn Stage at Off Tracks, spring and summer festivals.

Totally OTT

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Totally OTT - The Wizardmarra's Wireless Show - Se6 Ep6

Track List Sean Taylor – London Stuart Forester – Bramble Foot Hot Feet – Wood House MuHa – Let’s Talk About The Weather Strangeworld – Green Loch-Bouree De Aurora Sands Wizardmarra – Song Of The Ganges 5 Days Of November – Breaking In The Middle The Fallows – Cast The First Stone Two Man Ting – African Gospel The Po Boys – (couldn’t quite catch the title) Wizardmarra – Sailing In The Mellow Fruitfulness Of Autumn Some festivals need to keep a constant process of re invention on a yearly basis, most need to have regular change to keep things Continue reading Totally OTT→

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OFF FESTIVALS AND FESTIVITIES AND CATCHING THE INTERNET IN A JAR.

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Yes, I know it’s been too long away again, but it’s never too late to do it and it’s slowly building up over the years so maybe when I’m dead and gone my great great great great grandson or daughter can read about me and my exploits, thoughts my hopes and fears for our future world and say to themselves “and I thought me dad was a Looney!” Three reasons for this missive Three reasons to break silence Three gifting’s to reveal The First is one of music, of giggling and singsong celebrating from machine to ears and inside for Continue reading OFF FESTIVALS AND FESTIVITIES AND CATCHING THE INTERNET IN A JAR.→

A CRACKING COUPLE OF FESTIVALS

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It has been my very great pleasure in the past fortnight to go as a guest to two excellent festivals… OFF THE TRACKS at Isley Walton in Derbyshire and THE DOCK OF THE BAY at Glasson Dock near Lancaster, the former so called because it’s slap bang next the the Donnington Park racecourse and these days can be considered one of the elder statesmen among festivals as it has been going twice yearly for twenty three years and has established itself very nicely as one of the good ones serving up a decent helping of good music washed down with Continue reading A CRACKING COUPLE OF FESTIVALS→