Sunday 16th July 06 - Humber Fest (11/11) By Michelle Dee Photographs by Roland Standaert

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He is just the right side of controlled; and has become something of an unlikely maharishi figure for many. The firm beliefs, his genuine interest in people and their lives and his unique humour inspires and delights. I have seen him strike up conversations with people from every walk of life, eager to discover more of what's out there. Onstage this boundless enthusiasm and charisma is magnified ten-fold and has the capacity to entertain huge crowds. He's the classic showman who doesn't show off. Turismo realistically have one last crack at the big time.

Last album Too Tall for Fashion so called because of the bands collective height; not the height of a single member- as someone wrote recently; bloody foreigners coming over here and writing about our bands and getting it all wrong with half baked commentary and shoddy research! had the seminal hit song Chinese Tortures on it.

This superior song could have proved the band's Magellan to success and still could with the coming reissue. But unfortunately the band became exhausted through the constant touring and nearly imploded late last year. Now they are back with a new string, so to speak, to their collective bow in the shape of Skank and Rachel ex-Supatones. They bring with them energetic dynamic brass sections to the overall sound. The brass injection features heavily on the new album, too much so I think. Time will tell whether the brass sound on Too Small For Passion will be embraced by all, but now is the time to find out Turismo, now is the time to shine.

There are probably many people who should be thanked or spanked for their involvement with the Humber Fest.

Thankees are Alan Raw and DJ Mak for the hosting of, Katy Noone for lending her considerable talents, all the DJs who played in between, the Raw Talent chaps for the recording of, the BBC chap for the filming of, the plethora of photographers (let's have a gander at your pictures) and for the bar for the intoxicating of, and the food stands for the feeding of, the bands for the playing of, HPSS for the managing of, the St John's Ambulance for the mending of, and most of all to the crowds for the coming of, Spankees are the Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph for announcing that Thursday was cancelled and that Friday and Saturday were going ahead as planned but no mention of Sunday at all. Here's to making next year's Humberfest huge!

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