The Big Green Gathering

My son ‘fronts’ a band called Bad Science. They do a fusion of ska, funk, hip-hop, poetry – whatever it is, they make a fantastic sound and I am a fan. They are serious musicians and every song has a message. They were starring at the Big Green Gathering high up on the Mendips recently and I witnessed a delightful fusion of modern angst and green vulnerability: the horse and cart (no cars allowed) bringing their instruments decided to down tools. It is hard to be ‘chilled’ when you are due on stage, the audience is throbbing, and the horse and cart doesn’t appear. And a touch galling.