Pontefract Liquorice Festival - The Buffalo Skinners

The Buffalo Skinners outside of the Red Lion Inn, Pontefract, and not a microphone in sight, and it was loud enough!  I enjoy live music, but if I'm in a small venue like a pub and I see a drummer miking up his kit I usually leave.  My brother was a drummer at one time, working in the pubs and clubs around Bradford, he would practise at home, in his bedroom, and I can remember people in the next street complaining about the noise.  I realise I'm going a bit off topic here as this blog is supposed to be about Bradford and it's more about drum kits, but you really don't need to mike up a drum kit in a pub!

Positive Bradford Day

Positive Bradford Day took place today in Centenary Square in the centre of Bradford.  As the name suggests, the aim of the event is to promote Bradford, the good things things that are happening in the City.  A combination of music, dance, food, stage performances by local schoolchildren and lots of information about local voluntary organisations made for a very informative and entertaining afternoon.  The weather wasn't very good, heavy driving rain and strong winds (a bit of a recurring theme lately).  I took the picture above when I nipped into one of the tents to escape the rain, a group of (Bradford) Punjabi musicians were drawing quite a crowd, these are two of the band.