04/01/2025
Where do I start ..
I am the bearer of bad news to some of you who were looking forward to another year at Muddifords..
After 3 great years I took the very hard decision to leave my festival organising behind me for the foreseeable future.
As you all know, it was a year round thing and there was always something to sort, promote or organise.. and my solo singer songwriter career was getting seriously neglected along the way.
The chances as it happened were that we may have needed to find a new site anyway, and the beautiful muddifords played such a big part in the success of us.
Perhaps if it wasn't such a slog to sell tickets, we just sold out in the last few days in 24 despite having brilliant acts and headliners.. perhaps if we made a profit, I wouldn't be ending it..
I was absolutely gutted once I'd made the decision, I cried for several days, but now it is a bit of a relief!
I don't know how I ever had time!
It was a big ambition and it was so much fun a lot of the time, I learnt loads, but blimin ek it was a huge amount of work. I could have done it half heartedly and not put the finer touches in, site dressing, booking trade stands etc, they took the most time.. but that's not me. If I do something I put my all into it.
There are so many acts and bands in the UK that were on my list that I didn't get chance to book..!
To all the festival family, especially the A team, Dave, Helen, Tom, Chris, Simon, Geoff, Victoria, Donna..and Claire, Trevor and Kieren at Muddifords.. Fantastic photography by Jill, Jim clive, Cassandra and John and all the extended team on the day, ( too many to name and I'm bound to miss someone) i couldn't have done it with out you ALL!
Thank you to the loyal supporters across the country who came in every kind of weather!
Keep supporting live music, especially in this genre.. that is the whole reason I did it.. to give acts a platform in Devon.. and we definitely did that and a whole lot more! πππ
Onwards and upwards.. I love organising things (it's my bossy nature)so it won't be long before I am doing something music related again! Perhaps smaller scale next time π
Feel free to post your highlights and memories below, let's celebrate what we all created.... One big amazing festival family π₯°
Sarah ###