" The venue had a fantastic atmosphere throughout the day, a very enthusiastic crowd greeted all artists on stage and participated when necessary. Dark, dingy Club atmosphere added to the grittiness of this event. The room’s acoustics adding to the ambience and sound was great throughout the day. This was an unqualified success, summed up by those attendees and artists. Opening such an event is a daunting prospect for any artist and especially when there has been a dearth of live music. Enter Robbie Reay and Willie Cran who gave an excellent performance intermingling traditional blues songs from the Mississippi Delta and some originals. Barefoot Blues was the first tune, Robbie was inspired by a trip to Mississippi and even wrote a book about his experiences. This was an upbeat set peppered with audience participation numbers like, Grinning In Your Face and The Jeckyll Can’t Hide, full of humour and a real feel for traditional blues values, they are a very entertaining duo. Robbie’s expertise at using the cigar box guitar is most noticeable in the closing song Willie Brown, segueing this with Baby Please Don’t Go, interplaying well with Willie Cran’s powerful harmonica style, a feature of a few bands playing this Festival. A rousing start indeed enjoyed by an appreciative audience."