Otley folk...

It’s the folk festival weekend in Otley, so I spent yesterday afternoon with Howard, my oldest chum. We managed to avoid the music altogether for the first two pints, sitting in September sunshine, but the lure of a badly-sung sea-shanty eventually proved too strong. The highlight was a group of about twenty ukelele players who tackled pop hits of the 1980a with infectious enthusiasm: the Bangles, Belinda Carlisle, Human League, etc. Impossible to watch without a smile on your face. Finished off with a curry and an early night…

The River Nene at Peterborough...