Yep, that is the day before day 1 but there was still some action.

We arrived at approximately 3pm and settled into our small part of the Folk Festival world, right behind the cattle judging pavillion. (It is held in the show grounds) Fortunately this year the pavillion had been well mucked out and the aroma of cow manure was not too overwhelming.

Folk Festivals draw their inspirations from the global community and the approach to electricity is drawn straight from the third world. The trick is to go, armed with your extension chord and double adapter, in search of a connection between two existing extension chords. Then, deftly, you unplug, insert your double adapter, connect up your extension chord and Bob's your uncle so to speak.

The evening was marked by the opening concert which was attended after the important task of testing that the Guiness at the Guiness tent was up to scratch, which after 3 or 4 large glasses (Guiness doesn't come in small glasses) I deemed it was. It is amazing how the lay back feeling of the festival overtakes you so quickly.