Dart Music Festival

Monday, 2 June 2014

Dart Music Festival - Emily's photos

DMF Star Collector Elaine at Bayards Cove Fort. Photo Emily Dickinson

Local girl Emily Dickinson has shared some kind words and great photos with us....

"Hello - I'm Emily Dickinson, I'm 16 and I'm local.

I come down to the music festival every year and I love it! It's really enjoyable, in fact so enjoyable that my parents' friends come down from the North every year.

Phil King playing at Bayards Cove Fort. Photo Emily Dickinson

I've recently got interested in photography, so this year I went around to different performances and took a few snaps which I thought you might like to see, and I do have a few more...

Thank you!"

And thank YOU, Emily! Good luck with the photography - the photos are great.

It is so rewarding and heartwarming when artists and visitors give us feedback on their experience at our wonderful Festival...

...so if you played - or visited - here this year please let us know - we'd love to hear from you.

Please send your thoughts and comments to: valdepledge@hotmail.com

www.dartmusicfestival.co.uk

Dart Music Festival - more...

More lovely feedback...

Chris from Slapface and the Hoagies says:

"Thank you once again for inviting us to play at the music festival.

I'm now sitting back at my desk wishing I was still there!

We had a great time and I must applaud you all for your hospitality and for having such a well organised festival.

The weather was on your side, but the rest of it you did on your own. The whole atmosphere was terrific. Very relaxed and chilled."

Mama Takus. Photo: www.joemurtaghphotography.com

And this lovely comment from Mama Tokus:

"Hi Hilary and the team

I just wanted to say a big thank you for booking me to play at the Dart Music Festival.

I had a ball, loved meeting some great audience members and really enjoyed the venues where I played.

Everyone was so helpful and I do hope you're getting a chance to rest up after your sun-drenched triumph!

Visitors really appreciated your efforts, let me tell you. I was really proud to be involved. Hoorah!"
- Mama Tokus

It is so rewarding and heartwarming when artists give us feedback on their experience on performing at our wonderful Festival...

...so if you played - or visited - here this year please let us know - we'd love to hear from you.

Please send your thoughts and comments to: valdepledge@hotmail.com

www.dartmusicfestival.co.uk

Dart Music Festival - more testimonials

The new stage in Royal Avenue Gardens. Photo: www.joemurtaghphotography.com

More feedback from happy festival-goers and artists - please keep them coming...

"Wow! What a gig Sunday night, place was buzzing. Great festival as always - iit was a cracking gig. Many thanks and congratulations on another triumph!" - Chris, Big Foot

"What a fantastic Festival! The weather obviously helped, but the whole weekend was magical, thank you. I was born and bred in Dartmouth and I feel very proud when I see what a wonderful music festival my small home town can put on. It is way better that my local Bath one, where most of the events are ticket only and high price at that.

From the sheer brilliance of Ji Lui on the piano to the energetic De Fuego and then the informal Harry Brown in the magnificent appropriate setting of the Castle Tea Rooms. the variety was amazing and it was often difficult to choose what to go to!

I hope that you raised enough money to carry on the great work next year and many congratulations to all the team of organisers and helpers." - J.T.

"This is just to say thank you. Me and the Torbay Folk Choir had a lovely time singing at the festival. Lovely programme, lovely staff, lovely audience..." - Rebecka, Torbay Folk Choir

Thank you!

It is so rewarding and heartwarming when artists - and visitors! - give us feedback on their experience on performing at our wonderful Festival...

...so if you played or visited here this year please let us know - we'd love to hear from you.

Please send your thoughts and comments to: valdepledge@hotmail.com

www.dartmusicfestival.co.uk

Dart Music Festival Testimonial - The First Raitt Band

It is so rewarding and heartwarming when artists give us feedback on their experience on performing at our wonderful Festival...

...so if you played here this year please let us know - we'd love to hear from you.

Please send your thoughts and comments to: valdepledge@hotmail.com

First Raitt Band

Our thanks to the First Raitt Band for entertaining us so well. Seems like they enjoyed playing here too...

"Just wanted to say a huge 'thank you' for having the band at the Windjammer this year. We cannot tell you what a fantastic evening we had, despite the real stress over the non-arrival of our bass man who was stuck on the M5. We managed to turn it round and give the audience some additional time.

The boys were blown away by the whole weekend, and the highlight for me was seeing the young Kezia at Bayards Fort, just so refreshing to hear such an amazing voice and lyrics from one so young - amazing talent. The weather was perfect, people so friendly and generally a great feel good feel to the whole weekend.

Well done to all your team, you must have been so pleased with how it all went. Bear us in mind for next year, we would be more than up for it!!!!! Got some nice gig leads from around the area, so a mini tour may beckon next spring.....

Best wishes from all the Bristol crowd"

Caroline, First Raitt Band

Says it all, doesn't it..? Thanks to Caroline for the kind words - see you again soon.

www.dartmusicfestival.co.uk

Wednesday, 28 May 2014

Dart Music Festival Testimonial - Jo Harman

Jo Harman - all photo credits www.joemurtaghphotography.com

Jo Harman and her band were simply stunning on late Sunday afternoon with their performance on the Bandstand Stage in Royal Avenue Gardens. We all had fantastic time - and it looks like they did too! Please read on...

This is from Jo's agent:

"Can you kindly pass on our sincere thanks to everyone involved. Jo remarked to me that she felt the on stage sound she had at Dart Music Festival was the best she can remember ever having. When you consider some of the festivals and venues (Royal Albert Hall, playing to 300,000 people at Parkpop in Holland included) Jo has played, internationally, that is quite some kudos to your sound crew.

I have to say the out front sound was quite magnificent too so please pass on our appreciation to the guys - they were even kind enough to give us a recording of the show.

It was a wonderful day, in wonderful weather, at a wonderful setting. We thought Nick, the compere, was hilarious - what an introduction! - first time I needed a dictionary to understand an MC ('happen chance', 'apposite', etc etc) and please pass on our thanks to everyone, not least the lovely Hilary and the bookers for booking us."

Well - what can I say? Except thank you so much to Jo and the band - your great feedback has given us the feel-good factor!

It is so rewarding and heartwarming when artists give us feedback on their experience on performing at our wonderful Festival...

...so if you played here this year please let us know - we'd love to hear from you.

Please send your thoughts and comments to: valdepledge@hotmail.com

www.dartmusicfestival.co.uk

Dart Music Festival Testimonial - Meet on the Ledge

Meet on the Ledge on the Bandstand Stage

Everyone really enjoyed Meet on the Ledge on the stage on Sunday, and they were brilliant later on in the evening in the Windjammer pub - what a great way to end a Festival..!

Here's what the band have to say about the event:

"On behalf of all the members of Meet on the Ledge, I'd like to thank the organisers of the Dart Music Festival for what was a very enjoyable weekend for us.

All of the band commented on how well organised the festival was, and that it was obvious that a great deal of work must have gone into it.

There was such a variety of artists for people to see. The atmosphere was really good, and it was great to see the town bustling with people enjoying the music.

The fact that everyone joins in the festival spirit for the weekend, (including the parking warden), certainly added to the experience for us, and even the weather was in our favour, so many thanks for having us at the festival."

Thank you so much for the great feedback guys - we really enjoyed having you here!

It is so rewarding and heartwarming when artists give us feedback on their experience on performing at our wonderful Festival...

...so if you played here this year please let us know - we'd love to hear from you.

Please send your thoughts and comments to: valdepledge@hotmail.com

www.dartmusicfestival.co.uk

Dart Music Festival - Testimonial from Slim Semora

It is so rewarding and heartwarming when artists give us feedback on their experience on performing at our wonderful Festival...

...so if you played here this year please let us know - we'd love to hear from you.

Please send your thoughts and comments to: valdepledge@hotmail.com

Slim playing at the Guildhall - photo credit www.joemurtaghphotography.com

Thank you to Jayne, Slim Semora's wife, for these kind words:

"On behalf of Slim and myself we wish to thank you for putting on such a great event.

Slim ended up on Radio Devon just before his 2pm set at The Guildhall and between that, and getting lost en route, we ended up running quite late. However, Val and the others at the Guildhall were great at handling things. Everything went smoothly and there was an appreciative audience at both venues, which is always nice.

It seems we may also have some future bookings in the area as a result, so thanks so much for booking Slim and we hope that he can come back again – if he remains in the UK or tours here.

I would like to add that it was a pleasant surprise to see you had taken advantage of using one of Slim’s songs on your Dart Festival CD. "

http://suitcaseslim.com

Slim - known as the 'One Man Texas Band' - played the most amazing slide guitar and with his bass suitcase-drum and harmonica had the audience at the Guildhall spellbound.

Thank you Slim for your great music! We hope to see you again.

www.dartmusicfestival.co.uk

Dart Music Festival 2014 - Testimonial from Ji Liu

It is so rewarding and heartwarming when artists give us feedback on their experience on performing at our wonderful Festival...

...so if you played here this year please let us know - we'd love to hear from you.

Please send your thoughts and comments to: valdepledge@hotmail.com

Ji Liu - Photo credit www.joemurtaghphotography.com/

Here is what the brilliant young concert pianist Ji Liu had to say after he wowed the audience with his Friday concert in St Saviour's Church:

"I have had a most lovely time in Dartmouth, and experienced a wonderful concert here with these supportive and nice audience.

I have to say that it was such a great joy and pleasure to share my playing here, and the piano and the acoustic in the church is fabulous. It would be superb if I could come back again and share my music-making to the sweet audience here at some point in the soon future. And another good news is that I sold lot of CDs.

And I am VERY MUCH grateful to Marilyn's kind hospitality and support during my short but happy stay - great thanks!

By the way, I think our programme with different things including modern, classical and jazz worked quite well, and I very much enjoyed playing it!" - Very best wishes, Ji

Thank you Ji - we 'very much enjoyed' listening to you! Please come back soon...

www.dartmusicfestival.co.uk