The support band starts the night off
The Whiskey Shivers at The Crown, Burston, Norfolk - 1st August 2018
Almost implausibly, Texas band "Whiskey Shivers", who had gone from playing to a few hundred at WoW festival a few weeks ago to appearing before 4,000 at Womad, were back to play the tiny Burston Crown, the day before they played at the Cambridge Folk Festival. And so we were there, having cycled over, for a night of crazy music and beer in the sweltering pub - most likely the lowest-ceilinged venue the band has ever experienced. Isobel happens to mention to the band after the gig that she "was in Cambridge the next day and could stop by to say hello" when they were playing at the Folk Festival, and only goes and manages to wangle an invitition including free entry. Thus she gets to see them for the third time and then hang out at the festival catching some more of the Thursday warm up
next album: A Trip to Da Gorls, Monkstown Farm, County Dublin, Ireland - 4th August 2018
previous album: Blustery Beach Trips, Walkford and Highcliffe, Dorset - 29th July 2018
Banjo playing
Isobel at the bar
Sandie, Gaz and John have a beer
The Shivers set up
There's so much going on in the view through the window, it looks like some sort of collage
Thumb's up from the Shivers' banjo player, James Bookert
The pub is packed
The band is announced
Cheers for beers
Some serious guitar
A smile from the guitar player, Jeff Hortillosa
Crazy double-bass action
Bobby Fitzgerald's got something in his eye
Andrew Van Voorhees on double bass takes a break
It's time for tequila
Tequila shots are done
Jeff Hortillosa on guitar
Bobby Fitzgerald plays a bit of harmonica
Fiddle concentration, whilst the orange light outside makes for some other-worldly scene
More Trashgrass action
The band is filmed by mobile phone
The string section
After the gig, Billy Fleming dismantles the PA
Banjo player James Bookert, with a super-fan
Outside, James Bookert gives an impromptu banjo lesson
Isobel and Hannah with Jeff Hortillosa
The next day, Isobel sees the Whiskey Shivers again at the Cambridge Folk Festival
Post gig, Bobby Fitzgerald shouts out for Isobel to come over and say hi
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The support band starts the night off