Seth was playing at the National Forest Folk Festival and the venue is less than five miles away so it would have been rude not to go. I saw him once before and immediately took to the rhythmic modern folk music he delivers. The subject is often folky - cornish mining disasters, sea rescues, weird nightime phenomena on the moors, but the music is full of energy and pace. He has a distinct violin sound providing an edgy but driving rhythm to the songs.
Hand on Heart Band and The Monster Ceilidh Band provided the support.
Seth Lakeman's set majored on "Poor Man's Heaven" CD with some tracks from "Freedom Fields" and "Kitty Jay" all delivered with gusto.
The stand out track for me was "King and Country" - one of the slower songs and a powerful swipe at the effects of war. "Colliers" and "Poor Man's Heaven" were also memorable.
The audience responded energetically to the music and there was a lot of dancing at the front and the band seem to be enjoying the atmosphere.
I felt slightly short changed by the length of the set - I wanted more than an hour and ten minutes of music but no complaints about the quality.
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