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Date: 12 June 2005 00:41:47
I've just come back from the Gower Folk Festival. It was great! All of the artists have kind of merged into one, but the groups that stand out in my memory include Crosscurrent, a group of students studying for a degree in folk and traditional music (WOW!), who were very good. And Spiers & Boden, who did a brilliant final slot. Unfortunately the day was twinged with sadness because Old Rope String Band were supposed to be the main folkies, but one of their members (Jo) had died only a few days before. At the end several artists from the day joined together and sang a few songs for him.
On a slightly more cheerful note, there was a ceilidh in the afternoon, which was great! Its amazing how quickly and easily you can talk to complete strangers when dancing in a ceilidh with them. It was funny because the room they were using was quite small and it had a fair amount of people squashed in, so all the usual ‘personal space barriers' just vanished completely. It was good fun, especially when everyone got the dances very wrong - you just end up in stitches!
In the shop at the Gower Heritage Centre, where it was held, I found a very cool placard with this poem written on it:
Smiling is infectious
You catch it like the flu
When someone smiled at me today,
I started smiling too.
I went around the corner,
And someone saw my grin,
When he smiled I realised,
I'd passed it on to him.
I thought about my smile and then,
I realised its worth,
A single smile like mine could travel,
Right around the earth.
If you feel a smile begin,
Don't leave it undetected,
Let's start an epidemic quick,
And get the world infected.
I thought that was great, so I bought the placard and now have it up in my bedroom - YAY!!!
*Diving Update*
Although I've still not officially started swimming yet, I am feeling more confident in the water. Lets just say that the lifeguard is showing an interest in my swimming ability, so I am feeling more at ease in the pool.