SUNSHINE

WIZARDMARRAS SOLFEST DIARY

FOREPLAY

DAY summet or other, mebbe 3

Monday 20^th of August.

I actually got out of bed with a bit of enthusiasm today, that little breath of magic and joy that being onsite had brought to my heart has grown overnight. I can't believe how good I feel, I feel happier and fuller of life than I have for months. There is REAL MAGIC
IN THE AIR OF
THIS SOLFEST.

I endeavoured to finish my sign painting, but I had on umpteen occasions the necessity to go and do something else... To continue reading this post, please go to my website: Alan Whittaker is The Wizardmarra - Compère, Curator and Performer

IT’S A KIND OF MAGIC.

WIZARDMARRAS SOLFEST DIARY

FOREPLAY

DAY 1

Sunday 19^th of August.

5 days and counting...

In truth I haven't been able to get round to writing anything regularly or anything near, as it has suddenly become too damn busy.

The lists that must be made of names

                    And names

                            And names

                                    All the same

                                    For

This

&

That

And for meals, Drystone passes (all cumbered with Wainwright Walls and herdwicks) Mainstage back passages to sit among the Glitterati of badly drawn boys and chalked menu upon a blackout board... To continue reading this post, please go to my website: Alan Whittaker is The Wizardmarra - Compère, Curator and Performer

COUNTDOWN

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Wizardmarras SOLFEST DIARY 1

WIZARDMARRAS SOLFEST DIARY
FOREPLAY
DAY 1
Tuesday 14^th of August.
10 days and counting...

 

...Rain the size of peanuts has been falling on West Cumbria today creating mini rivers on the roads and small lakes wherever it could stop and party. Regardless of this in three days we begin to build a festival. A prospect I am finding incredibly daunting, looking back over my Solfest Diary for last year I was shocked to find that this time last year I had been living onsite for nearly a fortnight and things had begun... To continue reading this post, please go to my website: Alan Whittaker is The Wizardmarra - Compère, Curator and Performer

HOLIPOP HOLIPOP OO LALLY HOLIPOP

Well, this is Holipops fault.

She asked on the Solfest message board when my blog was starting again.

I have, like with so many other things left my blog unattended this year. Yet there has been so much that has happened to me that I should have kept it up... To continue reading this post, please go to my website: Alan Whittaker is The Wizardmarra - Compère, Curator and Performer

A BEAUTIFUL GRAND-DAUGHTER

LEAH PATTINSON... To continue reading this post, please go to my website: Alan Whittaker is The Wizardmarra - Compère, Curator and Performer