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The Weeley Festival. Clacton On Sea . Essex. August 27th-29th 1971.

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King Crimson.
 

KING CRIMSON, is a legend, and a live one too., In July this year they reappeared after one and a half years off the road. On "Truckin" the Grateful Dead point out, "Lately it occurs to me what a long, strange trip it's been." which could be applied to King Crimson. In December, 1969, King Crimson found itself minus Ian McDonald and Mike Giles. Hardly later Gregg Lake upped in the direction of Keith Emerson.

In nine months "Crimso's" music had re-assembled many a mind. Donovan played with them, Hendrix became a fan and Peter Townsend called their first album, "An uncanny masterpiece .. . incredible." The album was "In the court of the Crimson King." Now, early 1970, and King Crimson down to Fripp, and Pete Sinfield, lights and sounds, plus new recruit Mel Collins. "We'll be back on the road soon," they say, while a headlining tour with Traffic is being organised and Lennon is asking them to play at the Albert Hall--in aid of "Release." One and a half years 13 later, via their highly ~ acclaimed "In the Wake of Poseidon" and "Lizard" L.P.s, King Crimson returned to the road, with Fripp (guitar, mellotron and a electric piano), Pete Sinfield (lights, sound and VCS3), Mel Collins (saxes,flute and mellotron), lan Wallace (drums) and Boz (bass guitar and lead vocals). And... Meanwhile, from the back of someone's mind comes the cry, "Enough of this. Let us hear the music!'

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Mike Maran .

MIKE MARAN is from all accounts something of an intellectual. Which doesn't mean to say that he's so self-involved he can't communicate . . . or you wouldn't get influential writers on the pop scene saying things like "It's fascinating how he keeps his audience engrossed in the preamble to a song as much as the song itself." Other things said have been: "He gave the impression that he was singing for you and you alone" . . . "There are few acoustic singers who could get an encore from an audience who had come along to have their minds blown out by electric music" . . "Mike Maran is the pop man's folk singer, whose songs have a chlidlike quality musically and lyrically they can match anything that is being written today."

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Updated Jan 2021

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Weeley Menu.

• Crowd,Site and Hells Angels PhotosUPDATED Jan 2021
• Crowd photos
• Frendz coverage
• International Times article
• Marshall PA system - Updated April 2004
• Recollections of festival attendees -read what they remember and add your own memories to the list -now with many new photos of the bands onstage ! Updated Jan 2011 .
• Dick Wolff's diary : New May 2004! Another brilliantly detailed account of life backstage at the festival. Includes site map and Groundhogs photo.
• Geoff Noble's Recollections August 2009
• Lin Bensley's recollections - check this out, most extensive personal account of the festival so far.
• Bill Greenwells Recollections - The highly entertaining account of how a student in an Afghan coat became a key member of the 'security' team
• Weeley Recordings and set lists -Known recordings of the festival -updated , May 2009
• Where's Wally ?-click to find out the origins of this silly chant .
• Festival program- photos and text from the original program .
• Festival site map
• Weeley press
• Weeley home
• External site with lots of great photos
• Technical preparation for the Weeley Festival by Nick Gilbey - new Jan 2021

Thanks to Celia Bouquet , Keven Herridge ,Rich Deakin , Garry Bodenham , Redrich, Bill Greenwell ,John Sellick, Kieran McCann, Lin Bensley ,Brian Nugent, Steve Cook , Bill Greenwell and Phil Jones for the donation of articles and pix that have enabled the construction of this site.