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Escape to the wilds of Fife and discover The Fence Collective

An ‘arts' festival can mean many and varied attractions - take the daddy of

them all in Edinburgh. But if things are scaled down to fit the confines of, say, a Fife fishing village, a more motley collection of watercolours and home baking is what you might expect. Not so at Pittenweem. Yes, paintings, jewellery and ceramics are all on the menu, but so re torchlit processions, drama and dance, street theatre and fireworks.

But no festival would be complete without some form of music. Blending contemporary credibility with the local folk tradition might seem a tall order, but Pittenweem is, fortuitously, a mere stroll or boat trip if you prefer from Anstruther, home of alt.folk acolytes the Fence Collective. And this year‘s curator, Crail-based artist John Lowrie, has enlisted said musicians to haul the festival into the 21st century.

For the uninitiated, Fence are a band of troubadours highly acclaimed worldwide and fast becoming a local and national institution. Taking their native folk music, they add the slightest modern twist via new-tangled electronic instruments to a mix of ambient sounds, bluegrass, countryesque stylings, delta blues and evocative seascapes.

The label's best-kent artist, James Yorkston, shares a London-based record label with current fashionistas Franz Ferdinand, but Fence is firmly Fife. Head honcho King Creosote is one of the main attractions, but beyond that the Collective is a multi-faceted, many-headed beast - so expect the lovely songs of HMS Ginafore to enchant, and Pinkie McLure and John Wills to deliver edgy and slightly spooky folktronica. Radio DJ Vic Galloway appears with his new band the Deaf Mutes, while guest acts from far and wide visit the East Neuk - including current UK music press darlings, Sweden‘s the Concretes, who perform under various guises throughout the week. In redefining ‘art', Fence will put Pittenweem firmly on the musical map. (Stuart McHugh) I Pffomaeent ArTs Fest/tall 8.." '5 Aug: C: 8.7? .9, '.:?.'. Prrer‘ueew‘. T‘x, 72—83: 7.1 Aug. 6.304 :F :5-1 s :c . s: 2'. v. strewn. ee'r‘arfs‘es.‘ i. at co. .m. ‘e":9"9—:.".7s so"

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Wednesday 18

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