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Off The Tracks Summer Festival 2010 Efestivals review

Tuesday 7th September 2010
review by Phil Lenthall ...

Made it back to the Main-stage in time to catch No Right Turn. Well, what can I say about this lot? Screens either side of the stage..very hi-tech… I was probably one of the last to know that No Right Turn are the heart and soul of O.T.T. – the 2 main organizers - Andy Cooper, playing bass and Andy 'Boz' Borys on drums. Jayne Cooper, who sings with such grace and passion, is behind the Energy Orchard healing area. These were joined by Mick Doyle who played mandolin, (sat down with his ankle in a cast- and sweating) and Adrian Dent on guitar.

Well, this was truly one of the highlights of this year. What a pleasant surprise and they really were brilliant.  welcome back!

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Nigel Powlson

Andy Cooper says: "We were doing very well at the time we split but basically we fell out and that was that.

"But time's a great healer and Jayne fell seriously ill 18 months ago and it got everybody talking.

"Out of the blue late last year, Mick and Boz said they would like to do a show this year as No Right Turn and that started the ball rolling.

"I didn't want to just fall into taking over from Neverland (the band that features some ex-members of No Right Turn).

"When we split up, Neverland carried on and did a lot of stuff we were doing as No Right Turn.

"But when we went through the material we realised it was things Neverland weren't doing and also Jayne and I had written two more albums that we wanted to introduce.

"I said to the others that if we did a show it should be a good one, like Off The Tracks, and said 'what do you think about this compilation of material?' – some early No Right Turn stuff, some we did at the end and then these songs Jayne and I had written after we split up.

"Everyone was really happy about it and the music seemed good and relevant."

Things quickly began to snowball from that original discussion.

"As soon as we announced to one or two people that we were rehearsing for Off The Tracks we got offered other things," says Andy.

"We are all a bit long in the tooth and we didn't want to start going back into pubs because the bands we play in now are all doing festivals in their own right.

"We didn't want to start again which is why we initially only thought of Off The Tracks. But promoters got wind of it and here we go."

So No Right Turn now have the three festivals to play but, if time had permitted, it could easily have been more.

Andy says: "We enjoy each other's company so it will be great to get in a van again and do a few gigs.

"But that's all we can do. I'm sure now with a few calls we could do a lot more but we all have other work on. But if these shows are successful at the end of the summer we will sit down and say 'where do we go from here? Did we just have a great time and a good laugh and shall we leave it at that or carry on?'

"The feeling I get is that everyone wants to carry on. So we will assess what we are doing and think about next year. It's all looking promising really."