Comments on: Fence Collective Homegame Festival, April 17th-19th 2009 http://songbytoad.com/2009/05/fence-collective-homegame-festival-april-17th-19th-2009/ Independent music from Edinburgh, Scotland - with added gin and swearing. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:38:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: valentine http://songbytoad.com/2009/05/fence-collective-homegame-festival-april-17th-19th-2009/#comment-21551 valentine Sun, 17 May 2009 12:45:35 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=5912#comment-21551 Without wanting to minimise your efforts, standing on that table for hours with your camera at the Town Hall, my favourite bit in the video is the fish and chip shop. That brought me right back. Huw Scott was definitely the loveliest place, it felt like a campfire every time i went. Well to think about it Homegame did feel like one giant campfire. I loved Adrian Crowley, the Pictish Trail, Slow Club, Frightened Rabbit, even that guy Hard Sparrow who played a piss-take of a set at Huw Scott, James Yorkston... So many good acts, and i barely saw anything on friday either. And I fell in love with Viking Moses - but can't seem to find any tracks that are half as good as his/their set on that night. Maybe that was the booze, or the magic of the place? Anyway thanks again Matthew for the tip off, i wouldn't have been there if it hadn't been for this blog. Without wanting to minimise your efforts, standing on that table for hours with your camera at the Town Hall, my favourite bit in the video is the fish and chip shop. That brought me right back.
Huw Scott was definitely the loveliest place, it felt like a campfire every time i went. Well to think about it Homegame did feel like one giant campfire.
I loved Adrian Crowley, the Pictish Trail, Slow Club, Frightened Rabbit, even that guy Hard Sparrow who played a piss-take of a set at Huw Scott, James Yorkston… So many good acts, and i barely saw anything on friday either. And I fell in love with Viking Moses – but can’t seem to find any tracks that are half as good as his/their set on that night. Maybe that was the booze, or the magic of the place?
Anyway thanks again Matthew for the tip off, i wouldn’t have been there if it hadn’t been for this blog.

]]> By: » Toadcast #69 - The Fifecast Song, by Toad http://songbytoad.com/2009/05/fence-collective-homegame-festival-april-17th-19th-2009/#comment-21533 » Toadcast #69 - The Fifecast Song, by Toad Sat, 16 May 2009 17:40:43 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=5912#comment-21533 [...] Homegame review is pretty brief, but it is here, and there is a wee video thingy as well for you to enjoy.  This is of course the accompanying [...] [...] Homegame review is pretty brief, but it is here, and there is a wee video thingy as well for you to enjoy.  This is of course the accompanying [...]

]]> By: Graeme http://songbytoad.com/2009/05/fence-collective-homegame-festival-april-17th-19th-2009/#comment-21371 Graeme Fri, 15 May 2009 07:59:43 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=5912#comment-21371 I caught about half of James Yorkstone's set and it was one of the highlights really. The sound was great, the band was in full swing and the audience were really going for it (as much as you can to James Yorkston). It more than made up for the fence club where the caves were to busy and I was too drunk to see or hear a note of theirs. I caught about half of James Yorkstone’s set and it was one of the highlights really. The sound was great, the band was in full swing and the audience were really going for it (as much as you can to James Yorkston). It more than made up for the fence club where the caves were to busy and I was too drunk to see or hear a note of theirs.

]]> By: Coriander http://songbytoad.com/2009/05/fence-collective-homegame-festival-april-17th-19th-2009/#comment-21342 Coriander Thu, 14 May 2009 16:15:15 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=5912#comment-21342 ... and I missed James due to stewarding duties, but I imagine he'll have been as professional as ever, despite walking around in a new-father-of-baby-that-really-doesn't-want-to-sleep kind of a fug. Not watched the vids yet - work deadline - but cheers for including the link to the Olo's one, Matthew. I would sooooo love to exist in their universe for a few days. … and I missed James due to stewarding duties, but I imagine he’ll have been as professional as ever, despite walking around in a new-father-of-baby-that-really-doesn’t-want-to-sleep kind of a fug.

Not watched the vids yet – work deadline – but cheers for including the link to the Olo’s one, Matthew. I would sooooo love to exist in their universe for a few days.

]]> By: Coriander http://songbytoad.com/2009/05/fence-collective-homegame-festival-april-17th-19th-2009/#comment-21338 Coriander Thu, 14 May 2009 16:05:45 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=5912#comment-21338 Things in Herds had to cancel at the last minute due to illness, which was a real shame. Seen them there and in Edinburgh a few times before, though, and they were always great. They somehow manage to combine heartbreaking material with being really quite funny in the inbetweeny bits. Things in Herds had to cancel at the last minute due to illness, which was a real shame. Seen them there and in Edinburgh a few times before, though, and they were always great. They somehow manage to combine heartbreaking material with being really quite funny in the inbetweeny bits.

]]> By: Campfires & Battlefields http://songbytoad.com/2009/05/fence-collective-homegame-festival-april-17th-19th-2009/#comment-21334 Campfires & Battlefields Thu, 14 May 2009 15:39:49 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=5912#comment-21334 Jesus. That looked really nice. I am seething in an agony of envy. Did anyone see Things in Herds or James Yorkston play? If so, how was it? Jesus. That looked really nice. I am seething in an agony of envy. Did anyone see Things in Herds or James Yorkston play? If so, how was it?

]]> By: Dylan http://songbytoad.com/2009/05/fence-collective-homegame-festival-april-17th-19th-2009/#comment-21325 Dylan Thu, 14 May 2009 13:01:08 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=5912#comment-21325 Lovely video, I'm welling up again. A few points. - Nice to see Frase briefly playing the floor tom in its more traditional upright position, before he switched to his favoured horizontal-rolling-around-bending-over-it technique. - Where was I when Jake was handing out birthday cake?! - If you'd panned the camera slightly further to the left during Emily Scott's set you'd have seen me standing next to Ian Rankin! - Who <i>is</i> that singing Flower Of Scotland?! - Where was I when you were filming most of this? - Is there more Slow Club coming? - <a href="http://bluebackhotrod.com/2009/04/17/homegame-2009/" rel="nofollow">Some photos here</a>. (Not many though!) Can you make another video? I liked that one. Lovely video, I’m welling up again.

A few points.

- Nice to see Frase briefly playing the floor tom in its more traditional upright position, before he switched to his favoured horizontal-rolling-around-bending-over-it technique.

- Where was I when Jake was handing out birthday cake?!

- If you’d panned the camera slightly further to the left during Emily Scott’s set you’d have seen me standing next to Ian Rankin!

- Who is that singing Flower Of Scotland?!

- Where was I when you were filming most of this?

- Is there more Slow Club coming?

- Some photos here. (Not many though!)

Can you make another video? I liked that one.

]]> By: Rampant Chutney Consumerism http://songbytoad.com/2009/05/fence-collective-homegame-festival-april-17th-19th-2009/#comment-21321 Rampant Chutney Consumerism Thu, 14 May 2009 12:55:11 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=5912#comment-21321 i heard Dylan was 'sizzling' all weekend i heard Dylan was ‘sizzling’ all weekend

]]> By: Euan http://songbytoad.com/2009/05/fence-collective-homegame-festival-april-17th-19th-2009/#comment-21313 Euan Thu, 14 May 2009 12:12:52 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=5912#comment-21313 some enjoyed the sun a bit more than others. eh Dylan! some enjoyed the sun a bit more than others. eh Dylan!

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