A brilliant sell-out gig in Pilton Church Hall, Barnstaple, on 19th February 2010 raised £1,160, the major part towards a roof for the trailer stage owned by Pilton Festival and the rest towards a new cinema-quality projector for the Church Hall so that an arts film club can be started later in 2010. The trailer stage will also be available to hire later this year.
A raffled Fender Acoustic Guitar was won by local musician Jim Cooper who promptly sold it and put the money back in the pot. It was bought for a young lad and we hope it will inspire him to play. A big thank you is due to The Soundpad in Barnstaple for giving us a great discount on the guitar. Headlining on the night were THE DAMBUSKERS, a brilliant and energetic folk-rock-roots band from Appledore formed in 2003 after learning their trade busking around North Devon. They were preceded by rock band THE SERVICEABLE VILLAINS, a band with a name coming, perhaps, from William Shakespeare’s play ‘King Lear’. And very serviceable they were too. They had the audience of over 120 up and dancing in no time. The ‘warm-up’ band was the local rock band NO KEEF – a reference, apparently, to the absence of Keith from the line up – who got the evening off to a great start and showed their skills with lots of instrument changes.
Visit the Gallery below for pictures of the performers.
