A wide range of bands and artists debut at the Glastonbury Festival each year - count Paul Simon and Beyoncé in that group for 2011 - but for folk rockers Treetop Flyers, this weekend's big show on the Other Stage was a thrill. The London quintet won Glastonbury's prestigious Emerging Talent competition this year and spent three days wading through mud, enduring the baking sun and having the time of their lives on Worthy Farm.
TAS asked Treetop Flyers' Matthew Starritt and Tomer Danan if they'd blog about the band's memorable Glasto experience - and they kindly obliged. You can read Matthew's blog here and Tomar's below.
You can check out Treetop Flyers' new single "Things Will Change" on Communion Records and download a free track via their Facebook page. Treetop Flyers will play XOYO in London this Wednesday, June 29, with Vetiver and have two festival this weekend, Hop Farm and Blissfields.
Treetop Flyers Glastonbury Blog, Part Two (Tomer Danan):
We're in the van, headed home. Our feet are all out and breathing the fresh air. We're all in great spirits because we had the time of our lives for the past four days. We ended on a high with Paul Simon.
Six gigs, several interviews, a live radio session and a recording session in a studio made of hay didn't leave us much time to see many others play, but our highlights were Mr. Simon, Lee Scratch Perry, Cocos Lovers, Sam [Beer] accidentally drinking Reid [Morrison]'s gargled spit and salt water, and B.B. King.
The sound on stage at Other Stage was amazing. It was a privilege to sit up there and look out at the site knowing that our music was carrying on into the distance for so many to hear.
All of the stages we played were well attended. We were really fortunate and just want to thank everyone who took the time to see us. It was also great meeting all of you who we had the opportunity to. Thanks as well to all the Glasto staff, from soundmen to stewards! And a big thanks to the Eavis family.
And just to make our journey interesting through to the very end, our van has just broken down halfway home. There's smoke coming out of the exhaust pipe.
Catch up with you all later,
Tomer
Treetop Flyers on the Other Stage (courtesy Treetop Flyers)
