Gauntlet
Day 2009, with Glastonburyradio.net and Tasmin Archer (4
Jul 2009)
A celebration of the second
anniversary of Glastonbury's premier shopping
thoroughfare - The Gauntlet - was held on 4 July 2009. The
theme for this year’s celebration of the double
award-winning complex was pirates. There was a prize for
the best-dressed pirate and there was a treasure hunt in
the local area. Pirates were fighting outside the
Gauntlet entrance in the High Street, dropping regular
hints about the day. And the Glastonbury Town Crier did
his bit. It was also the launch of the Gauntlet Sausage
and it was possible to bid to have your favourite
Glastonbury baddie put in the stocks. Doug Hill opened
the event by cracking open the champagne. The chosen
charity for the day was Make A Wish, an organisation that helps to
grant the wishes of dying children, both with experiences
and purchases. Glastonburyradio.net was broadcasting live from St.
John’s carpark, with initial live sets from Mark
Kelly and Lenny Savage. Many of the station’s
favourite presenters took part in the live broadcast,
including Ross Hemsworth (Now That’s Weird and
Moaning Old Gits), Graham Harcus (Jazzy Gee and Three Gs),
Trevor Jones (Glastonbury Today and Witching Hour) and
Liz Williams (Witching Hour). Penny from Make A Wish also
came on-stage to talk about the work of the charity.
Topping the bill was Tasmin Archer, who had been good enough to travel
down from the North of England. She played an excellent
set of five tracks. Emergency (from the album ON), After Hell (from the album Bloom) and Halfway to
Heaven, In Your Care and, of course, Sleeping
Satellite
(all from the album Great
Expectations).
"Tasmin Archer
The Best Of"
was due out on 20 July 2009. Local artist Paul was
documenting the event and his rapidly produced pictures
could be bid for. Raffle tickets had been sold throughout
the session and the draw was made on the radio. Many
local businesses had generously donated prizes, including
an Imp Radio and an iPod Nano. Overall, everyone had an
excellent day and some useful funds were raised for Make
A Wish. Thanks to all those involved, especially Tasmin
for travelling such a long way. Two videos and 40
pictures are shown below.
Update 26 Aug 2009:
Two videos added showing the songs "After Hell", "In
Your Care" and "Sleeping Satellite".
Update 10 Mar 2011:
Photo added.
R.I.P Paul the
Artist. Photo supplied by John Carter
Montage of the
complete event
Tasmin sings her songs "After
Hell" and "In Your Care" (Video: mikesey)
Tasmin sings "Sleeping Satellite"
before looking at her picture being painted and saying hello to
YouTube viewers! (Video: mikesey)
Tasmin Archer does
a soundcheck
Tasmin Archer does
a soundcheck
It's Gauntlet Day
and the debut of Gauntlet Sausage
Gauntlet Day had a
pirate theme
Passing through the
ancient walkway
Passing through the
ancient walkway
Passing through the
ancient walkway
Passing through the
ancient walkway
Passing through the
ancient walkway
Passing through the
ancient walkway
The Glastonbury
Town Crier publicised the event
Not pirate memory
games but pirate fighting games
Not pirate memory
games but pirate fighting games
Doug cracks open
the champagne
Ross, Graham and
Trevor are live on the radio
Who could resist
making a donation to Make A Wish
Penny talkes about
Make A Wish
Mark Kelly gets the
live performances underway
Mark Kelly gets the
live performances underway
Graham tells
listeners about local artist Paul rapidly documenting the
afternoon
An image of Mark
Kelly appears in short time
Trevor plugs the
Witching Hour (20-22:00 on Tuesdays at www.glastonburyradio.net)
Trevor and Ross
build up to the second live performance
Lenny Savage does
an excellent set
Lenny Savage does
an excellent set
And it's not long
before Lenny Savage appears on paper
Ross tracks down an
enthusiastic Make A Wish collector
Doug can't make his
mind up on the two pirate costume finalists, so they both win
Tasmin Archer does
an excellent five song set
Tasmin Archer does
an excellent five song set
Tasmin Archer does
an excellent five song set
Tasmin Archer does
an excellent five song set
Tasmin Archer does
an excellent five song set
Tasmin Archer does
an excellent five song set
Tasmin Archer does
an excellent five song set
Tasmin Archer does
an excellent five song set
Tasmin Archer does
an excellent five song set
Tasmin watches her
picture being completed. This is auctioned later for £100
A celebration of the second
anniversary of Glastonbury's premier shopping
thoroughfare - The Gauntlet - was held on 4 July 2009. The
theme for this year’s celebration of the double
award-winning complex was pirates. There was a prize for
the best-dressed pirate and there was a treasure hunt in
the local area. Pirates were fighting outside the
Gauntlet entrance in the High Street, dropping regular
hints about the day. And the Glastonbury Town Crier did
his bit. It was also the launch of the Gauntlet Sausage
and it was possible to bid to have your favourite
Glastonbury baddie put in the stocks. Doug Hill opened
the event by cracking open the champagne. The chosen
charity for the day was Make A Wish, an organisation that helps to
grant the wishes of dying children, both with experiences
and purchases. Glastonburyradio.net was broadcasting live from St.
John’s carpark, with initial live sets from Mark
Kelly and Lenny Savage. Many of the station’s
favourite presenters took part in the live broadcast,
including Ross Hemsworth (Now That’s Weird and
Moaning Old Gits), Graham Harcus (Jazzy Gee and Three Gs),
Trevor Jones (Glastonbury Today and Witching Hour) and
Liz Williams (Witching Hour). Penny from Make A Wish also
came on-stage to talk about the work of the charity.
Topping the bill was Tasmin Archer, who had been good enough to travel
down from the North of England. She played an excellent
set of five tracks. Emergency (from the album ON), After Hell (from the album Bloom) and Halfway to
Heaven, In Your Care and, of course, Sleeping
Satellite
(all from the album Great
Expectations).
"Tasmin Archer
The Best Of"
was due out on 20 July 2009. Local artist Paul was
documenting the event and his rapidly produced pictures
could be bid for. Raffle tickets had been sold throughout
the session and the draw was made on the radio. Many
local businesses had generously donated prizes, including
an Imp Radio and an iPod Nano. Overall, everyone had an
excellent day and some useful funds were raised for Make
A Wish. Thanks to all those involved, especially Tasmin
for travelling such a long way. Two videos and 40
pictures are shown below.
