Thousands brave rain for Wimborne Minster Folk Festival
He thanked everyone who came along to the event on the weekend.There were marching bands in the form of Gugge 2000 and The Quarterjacks, whose youngest member is only seven years old. "Busk stops" popped up around the town with buskers performing in the streets.The town's Allendale House was also taken over by art displays and stalls from local artists.There was original music from singer-songwriters such as Rob Clamp and Rachel Hill and comedy music from The Polly Morris Band, Matt Black and Dorset Phil.Andrew James ,who was running the Irish music session at the Allendale Café on Saturday, said: "The Room was already full of musicians, then the heavy rain started and everyone came in. "Suddenly we were running a music session in a sauna."Polly Morris, who was performing with her band on the Microbrewery Stage on Saturday afternoon, said: "It was wonderful. I thought the rain would stop people coming but they were dancing with their umbrellas in the puddles. "It was really heart-warming."
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