{"id":1215,"date":"2013-06-30T10:13:40","date_gmt":"2013-06-30T09:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?page_id=1215"},"modified":"2015-11-22T10:46:17","modified_gmt":"2015-11-22T10:46:17","slug":"friday-the-hinckley-music-festival","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/festivals\/hinckley-music-festival\/friday-the-hinckley-music-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Hinckley Music Festival Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Hinckley Music Festival report<\/h1>\n

Friday<\/h2>\n

Read our reports on The Hinckley Music festival<\/p>\n

For Saturday 22nd June<\/a><\/p>\n

For Sunday Sunday 23rd June<\/a><\/p>\n

It was \u00a0ten minutes to go to the first band. A few tents were up in the public camp-site. It was a weekday, not a holiday, and a lot of people were still be at work at the festival opened it’s gates.<\/p>\n

5 pm<\/p>\n

The festival main stage opened with The Decade Runners<\/strong>. Plenty of photographers were there to snap them. The sky was overcast but at least it was \u00a0not raining. The sound system was good. The band put on some lively songs and a few punters gather to enjoy the music.\u00a0Some rock music fans will only just have arrived back from Download.<\/p>\n

The Decade Runners (from the Ashby\/Donisthorpe area) played well, their lead singer – Rob Lea – \u00a0vocals and guitar leading the band \u00a0in a \u00a0set of lively and entertaining songs.\u00a0By the end of their set the sun had come out.<\/p>\n

On the main stage today we heard<\/p>\n

Intents<\/p>\n

Feedback voice<\/p>\n

Formal Warning<\/p>\n

Sixty Fours<\/p>\n

Black Star Bullet<\/p>\n

Over in the acoustic tent the line-up included<\/p>\n

Ian Bourne<\/p>\n

Samuel Idwal<\/p>\n

Jack The Busker<\/p>\n

Bryn Walton<\/p>\n

Thom Black<\/p>\n

6 pm and I listen to Radio Leicester news to see if the piece I recorded for them had been broadcast.<\/p>\n

On stage 1 \u00a0the band called Intents<\/strong> starts to play.\u00a0They opened their set with a cover of ‘rocking in the free world<\/em>.’\u00a0The band has a female vocalist on guitar and male vocalist on bass. Relaxing and enjoyable music with some lively songs.<\/p>\n

Already people are walking around grasping pints of beer \u2013 always a good sign for a festival.<\/p>\n

Singer Carol Leeming walks past me.<\/p>\n

The evening has warmed up now that the sun has come out.<\/p>\n

I am sitting in the press tent, at the table provided, \u00a0with my notebook, observing the main stage and writing down notes for my report.<\/p>\n

6:40<\/p>\n

Already feeling hot I find myself a refreshing pint.\u00a0There are three stages to cover so I spent some time running about the site to keep an eye on what is happening.<\/p>\n

7:50<\/p>\n

Stage two sees the appearance of the Mighty Gyrators<\/strong>. \u00a0Pete ‘mez’ Meredith lead the vocals and\u00a0I recognised one of the band members \u2013 the guitarist from Ghandi’s Flip Flop, the punk band I liked so much. They play a set of punky songs and attract an enthusiastic audience.<\/p>\n

\"Feedback
Leicester band Feedback Voice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Feedback Voice<\/strong> start up on the main stage.\u00a0The young four-piece band gave out some remarkably good music.\u00a0Though fairly new, they have developed well and their work is good, very pleasing listening.\u00a0Playing their own songs and some covers they delivered it all with plenty of verve. Andrew King,\u00a0\u00a0lead singer, \u00a0lead the band in a tightly played set of appealing music.<\/p>\n

It’s turned out nice, I wrote as I baked in the warm evening sunshine.<\/p>\n

Feedback voice played at the OBS this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

7:25 pm<\/p>\n

\"Ian
Singer Ian Bourne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the acoustic tent Ian Bourne<\/strong>\u00a0was singing, an artist I had seen a few times on the open-mic circuit and an accomplished singfer with a set of appealing songs.<\/p>\n

\"sam
Singer Samuel Idwal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Later Ian \u00a0was \u00a0followed by Samuel Idwal<\/strong>, on stage much earlier than his advertised slot so I nearly missed him. Idwal has a fantastic voice; Idwal deploys his voice with both power and subtlety.\u00a0I rate him as one of the best male acoustic artists in the county. \u00a0Back in March, Samuel broadcast live on Radio Leicester<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The HMF has done really well in attracting a line-up of top bands and singers to this event.<\/p>\n

Kontours<\/strong> come on stage 2 \u00a0to do a set. From Coventry, the band played a set a bluesy hard rock songs.<\/p>\n

Quite a few more people are around on the site now.<\/p>\n

The \u00a0time \u00a0arrived for Formal Warning<\/strong> on the main stage and a crowd gathered to support them.\u00a0They played ‘club foot<\/em>‘ – much to my enjoyment \u2013 it’s the one cover song they do and I always look forward to it.<\/p>\n

It’s beginning to feel more like a festival now.\u00a0Formal Warning is a true festival band and one of the select few local bands to have played at festivals in Europe.\u00a0The sun is shining, the sky is clear and there is good music coming off the stage and \u00a0a crowd is enjoying it all \u2013 for now it all looks pretty good.<\/p>\n

Some fans are wearing wellies; others are walking around on the soft grass in their bear feet.<\/p>\n

On stage lead singer Ash Wright was in top form, throwing those famous shapes, while Leon and Kyle ran round behind him with their guitars.\u00a0Some of the fans were singing along, \u00a0as Ash held out the mic over their heads.\u00a0Formal Warning played their song ‘twister<\/em>‘ – which has become a firm favourite with their fans and admirers.<\/p>\n

Having run out of phone charge and writing paper I decide to head back to Leicester.<\/p>\n

See also:<\/h2>\n

Read our reports on The Hinckley Music festival<\/p>\n

Hinckley Music Festival home page<\/a><\/p>\n

For Saturday 22nd June<\/a><\/p>\n

For Sunday Sunday 23rd June<\/a><\/p>\n

Dates of forthcoming festivals<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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