Grass Roots main event Sunday 25th August 2003 By Mo

To say Sunday's event was an incredible success, in more ways than one, would be no exaggeration to the thousands of attendees from every cultural group in Hull who experienced a day of musical delights delivered by Grass Roots. For me, it felt like Central Park, Manhattan, an air of optimism, people from all races mixing together freely, enjoying the wonderful festival.

I arrived at the main stage arena in time to be invited in by Phil the Stage Manager to take some shots of Mug Punter who had just taken the stage. Pearson Park was starting to fill with people attracted to the energy of the band like bees to honey. So I got my www.thisisUll.com digital camera out and crawled into the back stage area popping up to take a snap, check out Mug Punter photos here.

With so much going on in the park, beyond the main area was the Full Flava Marquee, I had to get over there and see the third co-founder of Grass Roots, Dave, in action. Check out Full Flava photos here.

Back to the main arena to catch Pave, and boy was I glad, they have a terrific sound and I'm sure will succeed. Pave photos .

Another pairing from Kurdistan and Morocco gave Grass Roots music a middle eastern flavour, saving the day. The violinist from Gul Naz, Nahro Zagros and the drummer from Maghribibeat provided an impromptu session when another performer broke down on the motorway and was unable to make their slot. Naz photos.

It wasn't just music going on but all sorts of activities across pearson park all part of the Grass Roots day. Suzanne, dancing with the poi, demonstrates to children, she's also an author for www.thisisUll.com! Event's photos.

The Gul Naz performance drew in a huge crowd joining in with local Kurdistan dancing adding to the festival atmosphere. Huge crowd photos.

Sam Pirt BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award winner 1999, Sam has been playing the accordion for eleven years, interpreting folk music from Spain, Denmark, Sweden, England and Scotland.

Photograph Index Go to Full Flava shots. Go to Mug Punter shots. Go to Pave shots. Go to Other Events shots. Go to Gul Naz shots. Go to Kurdistan Musicians shots.

Photographs courtsey and Copyright © Mo thisisUll.com

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