Scarborough Beached Festival 2005 Sunday By Michelle Dee (5/9) By Michelle Dee Photographs by Roland Standaert and Michelle Dee

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I too retreated to the safety of the sea wall where an artist sat drawing the spectacle with quick deft strokes on a sketchpad. The technical considerations of staging this event must be huge everyone knows that water and electricity don't get on. When I had arrived that morning I had watched teams of people digging a trench to the sound booth some fifty or so metres from the front of the stage for electrical cables to be laid in. Now the sea had completely cut off both the booth and the engineers inside. They would have to wait until the tide turned, underneath their sound booth on stilts.

Livingston - This band arguably had the best time slot of the day; they played after the festival resumed, as the scenery made its transition from seawater to sand again. A wail of guitar captured the imaginations of the first few rows back, and as more joined from the sea front we witnessed the accomplished artists rocking emotively at the front of the stage.

This was the moment to stand mesmerized by the sheer expressions of emotion; the pure moment that seems to come from nowhere that embodies what makes live music so potent. This enjoyment was underlined when he started throwing free CDs into the crowd remarking on the glorious setting of the Beached festival. The orange sun slowly sinking on the horizon as yet more lines of people settled in waiting for the unfolding night. The lead guitarist showed of his rock credentials with a sexy display of axe posturing, whist the hand drum sections revealed the musical versatility, which had been hitherto hinted at.

They played good strong rock songs of the sing along variety and created quite a furore on the beach. I couldn't help noticing the symbols on the guitar were akin to the kind found on a kanga, a large wrap around shawl, from South Africa. I later found out that the group were made up of both South African and Scandinavian as well as European nationalities, making for a truly original melting pot of musical styles. The must have ballad was a slow burner which had the lead singer on all fours crawling across the stage.

His body contorting with the sheer depth of feeling contained within his performance. At that moment I was overwhelmed by feelings of such unbridled euphoria that I looked around me to see others seemingly entranced by the majesty of Livingston. I'm sure this special moment will stay with me for many years to come.

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