{"id":965,"date":"2013-06-13T20:39:59","date_gmt":"2013-06-13T19:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?page_id=965"},"modified":"2015-10-11T11:39:05","modified_gmt":"2015-10-11T10:39:05","slug":"western-park-festival-2013","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/festivals\/western-park-festival-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Park Festival 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Western Park Festival<\/h1>\n

The Western Park Festival took place on Saturday 6th July, from 12 noon to 8 pm<\/p>\n

See Western Park Festival on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0| See the festival website<\/a><\/p>\n

Photos from our media team at the festival. Scroll down for reviews.<\/p>\n

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Photographs: copyright Kevin Gaughan<\/p>\n

Western Park festival<\/p>\n

Reviewed by Pete Coombs<\/p>\n

Titan<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"Titan\"<\/p>\n

Leicester band Titan<\/p>\n

Arriving just in time to hear Lead singer; James Shaw, announce that they are \u201cready to be one of the best bands in Leicester\u201d I was immediately put off by the arrogance. Titan have created musically tight, well-constructed rock, however they are at risk of being a little too generic for my liking.<\/p>\n

Vocally they lack a lot of depth and are seriously in need of more backing and harmonies. This being said; there is no doubt these guys have talent and are definitely one to keep an eye on, of course once the vocalist has climbed down from his pedestal.<\/p>\n

Mondigreen<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"mondigreen
Leicester band Mondigreen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although only catching the final three songs, these guys sound really good; I am gutted I missed the rest of their set.<\/p>\n

Cleverly constructed indie rock; catchy and interesting throughout; emphasised by cleverly swapping the lead vocalist for almost every song, maintaining a constantly engaging, thoroughly enjoyable set.<\/p>\n

Becky Edwards<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"Becky
Becky Edwards at Western Park Festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Time to find some shade, sit down and enjoy some acoustic music; so naturally I head over to the band-stand stage, where I am greeted by the vocal tones of Becky Edwards; melodically strumming her acoustic guitar, she performs piece after piece of subtly passionate compositions; all sung over with her crystalline voice and beautiful lyrics.<\/p>\n

Friendly Enemies<\/span><\/h2>\n

Although seriously lacking confidence, the young Friendly Enemies play one of the strongest sets of the day; the only thing that could have improved it is if they knew it too; they looked scared, like they couldn\u2019t wait for their set to end.<\/p>\n

Frontman Eddie Cohen is yet another talented Leicester musician with real potential, and Drummer Isaac is flawless in his performance.<\/p>\n

Once they get some stage presence and confidence (and swap the multi-effects unit for single pedals) they could be playing much further afield than Leicestershire.<\/p>\n

Flying Kangaroo Alliance<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"Flying<\/p>\n

Leicester band Flying Kangaroo Alliance<\/p>\n

Finally a bit of attitude; Meri Everitt and her band F.K.A. perform an excellent set of 90s\u2019esk alt\/grunge\/rock\u2026.in fact; I\u2019m not quite sure what their \u2018genre\u2019 is, but whatever it is; they do it well.<\/p>\n

Meri\u2019s voice is aggressive and captivating as she spills cleverly written anti-mainstream, f-you lyrics. Under which the band play exceptional music; very clever discordant figures and contesting parts between the two guitars and the bass give a very interesting textures for the listener\u2019s ear.<\/p>\n

Lead guitarist Ali Findlay, is nothing but outstanding, generating layer upon layer of musical \u2018noise\u2019, along with a fitting amount of solo twiddling; creating a thick, full sound to each piece.<\/p>\n

The band, admittedly, were a little unpractised, but their on stage mistakes were professionally laughed off and joked about with the crowd. All in all a really good, fun set of real music.<\/p>\n

Skunk-Boy Project<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"Nate
Skunk Boy Project at Western Park Festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Back to the bandstand for the inquisitively named \u2018Skunk Boy Project\u2019; his set starts with his ukulele, which he describes as the instrument of sunshine; very fitting for the sunny Saturday, and once his impeccably powerful voice kicks in we all know we are in for something special.<\/p>\n

Easy listening, very well written songs, with highly relatable lyrics, and when mixing in some elaborate rapping, he makes it seem like we are listening to more than just a solo artist.<\/p>\n

Three songs in, Skunk-Boy swaps to his piano for a cover of John Mayer\u2019s Stop This Train, emphasising his musical talent and amazing vocal ability; followed by another great original before swapping back to his ukulele for the rest of the performance.<\/p>\n

With every song he brings something new, each as impressive as the last, making for an absolutely outstanding set that I (as well as many others) was very sad to see end.<\/p>\n

En Route<\/span><\/h2>\n

Dubious to watch as they were billed as an \u2018acoustic covers\u2019 band; I am immediately annoyed at myself for missing the first half of En Route\u2019s set.<\/p>\n

Made up of exceptional musicians, clever instrumentation and an absolutely fantastic vocalist; En Route have created an inspiring performance of folky goodness. The only negative is their use of sheet music on stage, but I\u2019ll forgive them as they really are an example of the talent we have hidden in Leicestershire.<\/p>\n

Previous information<\/h2>\n

Mainstage and Bandstand together with Marquee Stage will host an array of the wealth of local talent on Leicester’s newest Festival. We have selected acts from this years obsunplugged acoustic event and the OBS, and what an amazing array of talent has been involved this year!
\nA fun packed day is scheduled for this, the newest family friendly festival with something for everyone to enjoy.
\nThe WP “Kidzone” will host an array of fun and interactive activities for the youngsters and young at heart
\nReal Ale tent and quality food outlets as well as a variety of stalls will all be on site.
\nThis is a free event, show your support by sharing and publicising and of course, coming along on the 6th July to enjoy what is set to be a fantastic family festival. Please click the link and invite your friends to join the page.<\/p>\n

BANDSTAND ACOUSTIC
\n11.35 – 12.00 Greg Gent
\n12.30 – 12.55 Rosie Doyle
\n01.25 – 01.50 Becky Edwards
\n02.20 – 02.45 Rainy Day Gallery
\n03.15 – 03.40 Skunk Boy Project
\n04.10 – 04-35 Dan Wright
\n05.05 – 05.30 Eaves & the Thieves
\n06.00 – 06.25 Siobhan Mazzei
\n06.55 – 07.20 Simpletones<\/p>\n

MAINSTAGE BANDS<\/p>\n

12.00 – 12.30 THEIA
\n12.55 – 01.25 Mondigreen
\n01.50 – 02.20 Midnight Wire
\n02.45 – 03.15 Stop That Train
\n03.40 – 04.10 Mysterians
\n04.35 – 05.05 Violet Cities
\n05.30 – 06.00 The Fallows
\n06.25 – 06.55 Brandy Thieves
\n07.20 – 08.00 Leaving Party<\/p>\n

Marquee STAGE 10 ACTS
\n12.15 – 12.40 Chris Armson
\n12.50 – 01.20 Titan
\n01.30 – 02.00 Friendly Enemies
\n02.15 – 02.45 Rusty and the Cheese
\n03.00 – 03.30 Ash Mammal
\n03.45 – 04.15 Incidents
\n04.30 – 05.00 Son of Glenn
\n05.15 – 05.45 The Harrowbrooks
\n06.00 – 06.30 Smokin the Profit
\n06.45 – 07.15 Echolocation<\/p>\n

See also:<\/h2>\n

The home page for Leicester festivals<\/a><\/p>\n

Look for dates of festivals in 2013<\/a><\/p>\n

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