| | | Stonehaven Folk Festival 2003
The 15th Festival started off on Thursday 10th July with a superb solo concert from Dougie McLean from Dunkeld.Dougie performed at the first festival in 1988 and was delighted to perform at this years event despite having just returned from Washington USA two days before this concert.
Town Hall Concerts on Friday Saturday
and Sunday were well attended and enjoyed
by everyone.
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This years event seemed to attract even more musicians to the Jamming Sessions in the local pubs.
Charlie Watson of the Belvedere Hotel reported that the Saturday was his best ever day since he took over the hotel about 16 months ago.
Tom Wilson of the Queens Hotel reported a fantastic weekend. He has never seen so many musicians in his pub. He said everybody had
such a great time they vowed to return next year.
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Two events which are unique to Stonhaven Festival are
The World Paper and Comb Championship.
Now in it's seventh year, this was well attended at the St Leonards Hotel on Sunday afternoon and Stonehaven woman Anne Palmer was this years winner.
The Aqua Ceilidh
Excellent Summer weather brought the crowds to this unique event at The Open Air Pool
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The Saturday afternoon concert at the Plainstones in the Market Square featured a wide variety of entertainment - dancers singers pipe band etc
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The Traditional Bearers' Concert at the St Leonards on Sunday afternoon was a sell out.
The Festival organisers were delighted with their 15th Festival and now after a short break will get down to planning next years event.
Congratulations to the Festival Committee for all their hard work in staging this event which just seems to get even more popular each year.
Sandy Splitt shown on the right came from Devon to Montrose 5 years ago to visit his niece who took him to Stonehaven for the day not knowing anything about the Folk Festival.
He enjoyed himself so much he has returned every year since and involved himself in the jamming sessions.
' I just love the atmosphere', he said.
That sums up the view of most people attending and that can only be good for Stonehaven.
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