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In praise of the Festival Song – the four-minute wonder that can sustain a career for decades

23 September 2023

9:00 AM

23 September 2023

9:00 AM

Connect Festival; Paolo Nutini

Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh

As the sun sets on another too-long summer festival season, let us take a moment to reflect on the Festival Song.

This is the one tune by a band that even the most reluctant festival attendee will know. It is the song producers stick on the TV highlights package for bored insomniacs surfing the red button.

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