Musician Mark started playing the drums around 12 years ago and now plays with blues/rock trio Sidewinder, alongside Stage Manager Mike Dodd. His former band The Answer opened the festival two years ago. Mark began his comparing career at the festival's Battle of the Bands contests in 2006 and 2007.

The set consisted of mostly original songs featuring the guitar of Lotta Partapuoli and vocals and harmonica of Little Jenny. As stated by the band most of the bands songs were about sex and food, such as, I Ain’t No Left Over, Surgery Blues (about cosmetic surgery), In My Head and Good Rocking Daddy. An original take on playing drums was demonstrated with the drummer and bass player playing drum solos on their ample bellies. Intriguing!

Chuck and his band ran through a selection of well known songs including; No Particular Place To Go, Sweet Little Sixteen, Reeling and Rocking, You Never Can Tell. A number of blues standards were also aired including Everyday I Have The Blues, Rock Me Baby and Keys to the Highway. The one song many of us were hoping that Chuck would not play was of course included as an audience sing-along – My Ding A Ling. However, it was good to see a legend of rock n roll in Cumbria.