Wychwood: bloggers’ view

The Wychwood bloggers wanted to share some of their festival highlights with us. More than happy to share – check out the official Wychwood blog at wychwoodfest.posterous.com.

First evening at Wychwood
We had so much fun tonight discovering different areas of Wychwood Festival!:) People were relaxing when we go there. By the time Levellers were on the stage we managed to find the press tent and set this blog up;) as we finished first post we already had to leave, but actually maybe it was a better idea as we were forced to look around the remaining bits of the festival.Enjoying elderflower and plum soda, later a beer in the BBC tent, finally closing the day with the @byronhamburger!:) And now, back in the tent, tweeting, blogging…in silence as we are in the quiet area;) Nitenite!

First morning
Waking up in the sun was great!:) The slow morning in the grass, with all possible devices, discussing the day! Coffee, Black Balsam and banana pancakes – best morning EVER!:)

Day 2
We talked to few charities, we listened to the gigs, but mainly started to talk to people asking them, why do they really come back to Wychwood every year? Personally I start to see the reasons behind this loyalty – safe and clean venue, plenty kids activities, quality niche music (niche, but good for everyone), plenty of choice when it comes to food, as well as  – or maybe MOST OF ALL wonderful, friendly people, who will support you, chat to you and advise you on best bit of the festival. I had a simple situation last night on the way back from the tent to the main venue – dead tired I stumbled on someone passing by, who turned around and apologized just as warmly as I did. This kindness and warmth is what I keep on picking up all around. There is no need to prepare before this one, just come over and enjoy the magic:) Thrill Collins have performed for campervan attendees today in the morning, just to reward them for the additional costs they had to pay for their camping tickets. Tony and his wife have kindly agreed for the band to perform in their ‘front garden’ which was situated in front of one of the main paths – so not only did we, geeks; press and neighboring families enjoy the gig, but also anyone else who was passing by on the way to the main venue;) Awesome! To the organisers: feedback on the gig was great. The more artists hanging around tents and vans and playing their music, the better;) Thank you!

Overall
It was a privilege to be there, listen to great music, meet NGO’s and share the experience with extremely interesting people!

If you missed Wychwood, keep an eye out at http://www.wychwoodfestival.com for 2011 tickets.