City Pulse – Nottingham music festival photos

Every year, Nottingham City Council hosts a free music festival across various outdoor locations. It mostly features older or less well-known acts but is no worse for it – the standard of the music and the talent of the bands has been great in previous years.

This year was no exception with ‘the best blues band in Britain’ (or so the brochure says), Paul Lamb and the King Snakes, taking centre stage in the Market Square. They really were very good – here’s their lead guitarist, Ryan Lamb:

And here’s the eponymous Paul Lamb on harmonica alongside Chad Strentz, rhythm guitarist:

Meanwhile, over at Trinity Square the Baghdaddies (gypsy ska) and Railroad Bill (wild west?) were playing to a smaller crowd:

The guys from Baghdaddies were enthusiastic posers – definitely not shy! And the lead singer/washboard player… well, until you’ve seen a grown man leap into the air while finishing his washboard solo, you haven’t seen anything.