Himmerland at the Fairbridge Festival

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The photo shows the main venue at the Fairbridge Music Festival which we attended recently. On stage is a group Called Himmerland. From memory, two of the front-liners are from Denmark (the country, not the West Australian town) and one from Sweden. The drummer was West African I'd say. He was extremely energetic, dancing and tumbling back and forth across the back of the stage if he wasn't actually drumming. He was incredible to watch. It might sound unkind but he reminded me of a monkey let loose and stealing the show in the background. The first time we saw Himmerland, the girl looked like she should still be at school – quite petite in black tights and a red tunic - but it was soon obvious she was the 'glue' in the group. She sang and played a very mean fiddle. The next day she and the guitarist were in a 'conversation' with an excellent interviewer and we learnt that the two were husband and wife. They had two children, she had a Masters degree from Ireland and their career had reached a stage where they had been able to give up teaching music. They could pick and choose their gigs a bit more and travelled with a nanny for the children. So much for a school-girl! Have you ever been totally wrong about someone?