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16th October - The ITV Documentary "Truly,
Madly,Deeply Vale" is now scheduled to be broadcast in the Granada region
on Friday 19th November in the late evening! |
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| The following musicians/ media people have provisionally agreed and will
hopefully take part in interviews- Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy,Grant Showbiz
[who was soundman for Here and Now at the time] Mark E Smith of The Fall who took
his band on tour with Here and Now after meeting them at Deeply Vale,Andy McCluskey
of OMD [ who was in Pegasus at the time he played Deeply Vale] Jimi Goodwin of
the Doves who was aged eight in the audience at the time he went to Deeply Vale,Steve
Cowen of the Mock Turtles who was in the audience aged 14 at the time, Luke Bainbridge
[ ex City Life journalist] and now Deputy Editor of the Observer Monthly Music
Magazine- who was aged four at Deeply Vale, Pete Farrow- legendary Stockport folk/blues
troubadour and busker,Trevor Hyett who was both a compere at the legendary 1978
festival and covered the first festival for Granada in 1976,Vinni Reilly of Durutti
Column,Stanny and Phil Odell of legendary Whitworth punk band Wilful Damage,Henry
Kledjys who was involved in Street Theatre at Deeply Vale and has recently worked
on Phoenix Nights, Alan Hempsall from Crispy Ambulance,Graham Massey from 808
State, Stuart Murray from Fast Cars, Jim Milne guitarist from ,Steve Clayton drummer
from Tractor - to name but some of the people taking part
The programme
is being researched by Tom Smetham and produced by Rockumentary Film Maker David
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Ozit
Records have released a DVD which features a recent full length performance by
Tractor. There is also a section about the history of the Deeply Vale festivals,
which features music by a variety of bands such as Misty in Roots, Fast Cars and
The Trend as well as many stills from the festivals. You can 
Steve
Hillage's entire performance at the 1978 Deeply Vale Festival. This as Hillage
at his most psychedelic and trippiest. The playing here is really unique, Hillage
experiments with the structure of the songs and the music visits some strange
and exotic places that are rarely explored on his studio albums. Although there
are a few minor rough spots sound wise, this soundboard recording is a treasure.
The music alternately swirls, explodes and oozes from the speakers from the word
go. A real cracker of a set and the accompanying booklet about the festival is
also a joy to behold.