Aire Do - Georgette Hilton

My apologies as I am about three weeks late with this post.  The Aire Do, an annual music festival held in the grounds of the recently refurbished Cliffe Castle museum at Keighley was held over the weekend of 3rd-4th August.  I was only able to attend on the Sunday but thoroughly enjoyed the performance by talented singer/songwriter Georgette Hilton.

Aire Do - Samantha Binns

A good performance from singer/songwriter Samantha Binns in the Musicians Centre marquee at the Aire Do. 

Aire Do - Dawn Chorus

Talented Acoustic duo Dawn Chorus in the Musicians Centre Marquee on Saturday, and they are from Bradford.

Aire Do - Madonna

Not actually Madonna, but Jam Radio presenter Sharon Cooper who happens to be a really big Madonna fan, and does a pretty good tribute to the pop superstar too.  Sharon is originally from Dublin and hosts the Friday evening 'Suki Sounds' slot on Jam Radio, Keighleys community radio station.

Aire Do - Jam Community Radio

This is Jordan Cooper outside of the Jam Radio marquee at the Aire Do in Keighley.  I had not heard of Jam Radio before today, so my thanks to Jordan for telling me a little bit about it. It's a community radio station based in Keighley (about eight miles west of Bradford) which is available to listen to via the internet, and Jordan is one of the presenters.
The Aire Do is an annual two day open air music festival held in the grounds of Cliffe Castle on the outskirts of Keighley, hosting bands, singer songwriters and tribute acts both from the Keighley area and further afield.  I did visit the festival last year and it rained, heavily, all day, but today the weather was much better and there was a much larger crowd.  I will hopefully be able to post some more pictures of the event in the next few days (I'm having some computer problems at the moment, so don't hold your breath).

Luke Hirst and Sarah Smout - Aire Do

I really enjoyed the set by Luke Hirst and Sarah Smout. The duo write their own material and the combination of guitar, cello and excellent vocals made for a very enjoyable session at the Aire Do on Sunday.

Aire Do

There was heavy rain at this music event yesterday which was held in the grounds of Cliffe Castle near Keighley. As you can see from the picture, the crowd of spectators was a little on the small side. The weather did improve a little as the afternoon went on, and more people did turn up and seemed to enjoy themselves despite the heavy showers. As for myself, I spent most of the afternoon in a nearby marquee listening to acoustic musicians, out of the rain.