Literature Network » Christopher Morley

Culture: Time up for 'crusty' festivals; Christopher Morley finds a growing belief that it's time people felt festive about festivals.(Features)

Content courtesy of

From: The Birmingham Post (England)
Date: 20030814
Author:

Byline: Christopher Morley

Whisper it quietly, but there is a growing feeling in some quarters that the summer music festival scene in this country is greatly in need of a shake-up.

An article a week or so ago in one of the London dailies complained of the proliferation of festivals, with valuable financial resources directed towards events created specifically to satisfy the latest buzz-word pronouncements of cultural gurus. These are foisted onto an already sated public whether they are wanted or not and often, if the frequently pitiful attendance at many of these ...

Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.

Other Articles on Christopher Morley

About Our Articles: We've partnered with Highbeam Research to provide these article excerpts for your research needs. However, due to copyright laws, we cannot publish the whole article. To view these articles in full length you'll need to use the link above to access the free trial at Highbeam.