Glastonbury Festival Emerging Talent Competition 2010
Saturday 27th to Sunday 28th March 2010Worthy Farm, Pilton, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4AZ, England MAP
Last updated: Mon 29th Mar 2010
Tonight is the first night of the Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition. Last night saw the competitions also rans put on a show for locals, so a quick overview of those acts follows.
These included the costumed Yearner Babies who put on a high energy show that's just the sort of act you want to see at festivals. They were followed by the folky Americana of the rather excellent Owl In The Sun, Bert Miller and The Animal Folk split the crowd like marmite, and I was one that just didn't get this novelty act. But don't let that put you off they're crazy antics have to be seen to make your own mind up and are certainly something different.
Bebe And Paolo would make a good late night festival act who shift from blues through to ska and end with a crowd pleasing kazoo fuelled ska medley. The Cedar are the first proper indie styled act of the night with emotive squeeze box and fiddles it works well. London drum 'n' bass outfit Brascoe close the show, and are the only dance act over the whole weekend. All in all the night was a good showcase of festival pleasing acts.
The first night proper begins with The Phantom Light that bring their Cardiff based ethereal indie to the stage, it's relaxing and ambient and holds my attention without delivering anything that stands out. Despite that I suspect they'd suit a slot on a line-up festooned with indie landfill as this lot at least provide something a little more emotive and restrained.
Next up is a break and we get a badly filmed video of entrant Dizraeli who had to pull out to travel overland to a gig in Cairo, the man doesn't fly anywhere. The video message is quirkily film as is his song for us and it leave me wanting to hear more from him and his Small Gods.
And so the first night draws to a close, festival organiser Michael Eavis thanks the bands, and looks as though he's found a winner. I wonder if the fact the ETC has turned up so many alt-folk bands means he and his fellow judges will go with something new. I rather supect that they won't.
review by: Scott Williams
photos by: Karen Williams
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